skERIC
The Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is a federally-funded national
information system that provides access to education-related literature at all education
levels. AskERIC is an Internet-based question-answering service for teachers, library
media specialists, and administrators. Anyone involved in K-12 education may send a
question to AskERIC, whose policy is to respond to all questions within 48 hours.
AskERIC
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources
Syracuse University — Center for Science and Technology
Syracuse, New York 13244-4100
(315) 443-9114; FAX (315) 443-5448
email: [email protected]
he Internet Society serves as the international organization for
cooperation and collaboration.
Internet Society
1895 Preston White Drive, Suite 100
Reston, Virginia 22091
(703) 648-9888; FAX (703) 620-0913
email: [email protected]
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) allows the user to connect to another computer and copy files
f rom that system to the user’s computer. It also allows the user to upload files. Files may
include ASCII text files, PostScript files, software, and images. Many computer systems also
allow general public access to specific sections of their files through Anonymous FTP. The
following Anonymous FTP sites contain polar and geostationary satellite images, in for-
mats such as GIF that can be used on IBM and Macintosh computers. Note that these
a d d resses are valid with World Wide Web browsers. If you are using FTP software, omit
f t p : / /f rom the following addre s s e s.
Address: Description:
ftp://ats.orst.edu/pub/weather/ Hurricane Andrew and Emily images
ftp://aurelie.soest.hawaii.edu/pub University of Hawaii Satellite Oceanography
Laboratory — Japanese Geostationary
Meteorological Satellites (GMS), AVHRR data from
HRPT stations, and public domain software for
accessing data
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