Tuesday, January 22, 2013

International Architecture Database

http://eng.archinform.net/index.htm

With over 44,000 projects chronicled, the International Architecture Database is a formidable online delight. This remarkable database allows users to browse around by architect, town, or keyword, using its online indices. Along the top of the homepage, visitors can use the Persons, Locations, Keywords, and Info tabs to get acclimated to the site. In the Locations area, visitors can use the buttons to look around at projects from Boston to Bangalore. Why not look around through the Keywords area? The items here range from "14 stories" to "zoological building." Also, visitors can use the right-hand side of the page to look over the Most Viewed offerings, which unsurprisingly include structures like the Sta tue of Liberty and Versailles.

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USDA: Plants Database

http://plants.usda.gov/java/

The United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service has created this remarkable database to provide standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the United States and its territories. As there is a wealth of information here, first-time visitors may wish to start with the I Want to… area. Here they can make their way through shortcuts that include "See a list of the plants in my state" or "Search for and view images of plants." On the left-hand side of the page, visitors can look over topics that include Cover Crops, Documentation, and Culturally Significant. Moving on, the News area contain s links to newly released resources, such as the annual National Wetland Plant List and the plant hardiness map. Of course, visitors should not miss the Image Gallery, which contains over 40,000 plant images available for general use.

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