Some of these data sites are more specific by subject or by
region than others. However, it is suggested to first try the
links under the “National and International Data”
heading before going to more specific sites. The National and
International sites are more generic in some instances and may
have the data that you are trying to locate.
When searching these sites, the keywords of “GIS”
and the “subject” in question are usually good starting
points if you are having difficulty.
Map Collection (Regenstein Library)
The University of Chicago Libraries have access to a large
number of digital GIS datasets. Most of the data is on CD or
DVD but also available at the circulation desk in JMedia. This
link lists some of the available
data but there are others that are not listed.
Some spatial information is not in digital format.
In that case, paper maps and atlases may be the only source
data that exists. For more information or assistance, visit
the Map
Collection on the 3rd floor of the Regenstein Libary.
National
and International Data
- Atlas:
Louisiana Statewide GIS
- LIDAR, DOQs, wetland inventory, and
many more GIS data layers available for state of Louisiana
- Arizona
State Cartographers Office
- Clearinghouse for natural resource,
administrative, infrastructure, and transportation GIS
data for the state of Arizona
- Bureau
of Transportation Statistics Geographic Information Services
- A national resource for transportation
spatial data and GIS in transportation (GIS-T) information…air,
water, road, and rail
- Center
for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
- Environmental and socioeconomic data
about a number of subjects ranging from human impact to
agriculture
- Earth
Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center
- Areal photographs, maps, elevation data,
satellite data, land cover data collected from around
the world by the United States Geological Survey (USGS)
- Electronic
Cultural Atlas Initiative
- Links to numerous spatial data download
sites on subjects dealing with anthropology and sociology
- Federal
Geographic Data Committee National Spatial Data Clearinghouse
- Link to over 250 spatial data servers
that have digital geographic data primarily for use in
GIS, image processing systems, and other modeling software
- The
Geography Network
- Site connecting hundreds of spatial
data servers around the world distributing a wide range
of GIS data
- GIS
Data Depot
- Numerous GIS datasets on various subjects
but international data is not well documented
- Hawaii
Statewide GIS Program
- Clearinghouse for natural resource, coastline,
administrative, and transportation GIS data for the state
of Hawaii
- Israel
Social Sciences Data Center
- Links to social science data distribution
sites around the world
- Inter-university
Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
- Data on a large amount of political
and socioeconomic subjects
- Kansas
Geospatial Community Commons
- Large clearinghouse of environmental,
infrastructure, and transportation GIS data for the state
of Kansas
- Massachusetts
Geographic Information System
- Clearinghouse for natural resource, coastline,
administrative, and transportation GIS data for the state
of Massachusetts
- NASA
Imaging RADAR @ Southport
- RADAR images from space shuttle missions,
global coverage
-
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
(NGA) Products and Services
- Locate GIS/imagery/map data collected
by intelligence agencies over the past 50 years
- New
York State GIS Clearinghouse
- Gain access to New York State GIS metadata
and data repository
- NOAA
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
- Climate, geophysical, ocean, and coastal
GIS data collected from satellites and underwater remote
sensing
- Oak
Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center
- Biogeochemical and ecological spatial
data useful for studying environmental processes
- Rhode
Island Geographic Information System
- Clearinghouse for natural resource, coastline,
administrative, and transportation GIS data for the state
of Rhode Island
- Socioeconomic
Data and Applications Center
- Links to socioeconomic data warehouses
around the world for population and environmentally related
subjects
- Tennessee
Spatial Data Server
- Clearinghouse for natural resource, administrative,
and transportation GIS data for the state of Tennessee
- Terraserver
USA
- Topographic maps, digital orthophoto
quads (DOQ), and satellite images of the United States
- Texas
Natural Resources Information System
- Clearinghouse for natural resource, coastline,
administrative, and transportation GIS data for the state
of Texas
- Tropical
Rain Forest Information Center
- Provides NASA remote sensing earth science
data as well as digital deforestation maps and databases
- United
Nations Environment Programme
- GIS data on global population distribution
from 1960-present, soil data, land use, etc.
- University
of Arkansas Geographic Information Systems and Maps
- Starting the Hunt: Guide to Mostly On-Line
and Mostly Free U.S. Geospatial and Attribute Data
- University
of Iowa: Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research
- Large number of links to sites distributing
remote sensing and environmental data
-
University of California, Santa Barbara:
Alexandria Digital Library
- Main items cataloged are a portion of
the holdings of the UCSB's Map and Imagery Laboratory
- University
of Maryland Global Land Cover Facility
- Free Landsat satellite images with links
to other sites containing satellite and environmental
remote sensing data
-
United States Census Bureau International
Statistical Agencies
- Links to a majority of government statistical
offices around the world
- United
States Census Bureau TIGER/Line Data
- Census bureau boundaries and designations
in Shapefile format
- United
States Fish and Wildlife Service
- Various environmental and conservation
datasets are available for the US…hydrology, habitats,
ecosystems, etc.
Regional
(Chicago and Illinois) Data
International
Data
Africa
South Africa
Antarctica
Australia
- Atlas
of South Australia
- Environmental, land use, socioeconomic,
and administrative infrastructure data for the province
of South Australia
- Geographx
- Environmental and geologic GIS data
layers for New Zealand
- GeoScience
Australia
- Geologic, mining, and environmental GIS
and remote sensing data for all of Australia
Asia
- Asia
Pacific Spatial Data Project
- Administrative boundaries, elevation,
hydrology, precipitation, and transportation, and some
socioeconomic data for most Asian nations
Afghanistan
China
India
Israel
- The
GIS Center
- Data layers maintained by the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem include environmental, land use,
socioeconomic, and administrative infrastructure data
for Israel
- Israel
Social Sciences Data Center
- Socioeconomic and GIS data on Israel
Japan
Russia
Thailand
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
North America
Canada
- Canadian
Geospatial Data Infrastructure
- Similar datasets to GeoGratis, some
subject matter may be more extensive
- GeoGratis
- Agricultural, socioeconomic, transportation,
and environmental GIS and remote sensing data for ALL
of Canada
- Geomatics
Yukon
- Enivronmental, forestry, and mining
spatial data for the Yukon Territory
- MapPlace
- Facilitates easy access to the maps
and databases of the British Columbian Ministry of Energy
and Mines
Mexico
Europe
South America
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
Crime
Earthquakes
Extraterrestrial
Health
and Medicine
Historical
Data
Hydrology
Oceanography
Soils
Telecommunications
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