Contact Information Dept. of Geography, Geology and Anthropology Indiana State University 159 Science Building Terre Haute, IN 47809 Phone:    812-237-2444 Fax:    812-237-8029 E-mail Site Maintained By:    Jared Kluesner	Indiana State University Center for Remote Sensing and  Geographic Information Systems Founded in 1973, the Center for Remote Sensing and GeographicInformation Systems is located in the Department of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology.  The Center is comprised of a research facility and a teaching facility for the applications of remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS).  Remote sensing refers todata acquired at a distance from an object and includes aerial photography, digital video data, and satellite data.  GIS is a computer based information technology that is designed to manage,  analyze, and display spatial data.  The Center assists students andfaculty with analysis and modeling of environmental problems. The Center maintains a large inventory of digital remote sensing data,including Landsat TM and MSS data, USFWS National Wetlands  Inventory data, SPOT, TIGER/Line, Eastwide Forest  Inventory Database, STATSGO data, USGS land use/land cover,  USGS digital elevation models (DEMs), USGS transportation, USGS digital raster graphics (DRGs), US EPA stream reach files for Indiana as well as several more specialized databases such as vegetation and soil coverages developed for specific projects,  and alarge aerial photography library.   Several databases for Indiana are available.  GIS generated maps are used by resource  managers, land use planners, and government representatives to  make informed decisions concerning the use of natural  resources.