GIS Resource Links 

Updated: June 5, 2007 


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Contents

 

 


Elevation (DEMs) and Relief (DTMs)

Bruce Gittings' digital elevation data catalogue

Color Landform Atlas of the United States (Ray Sterner-JHU/APL)

DEM Information from RM Mapping Center

Digital Wisdom Incorporated: U.S. digital topography

Geomatics landscape visualization software

Shaded relief images at USGS

USGS 1:25,000 DEMs Fact Sheet (aka 7.5-Minute DEMs)

USGS 1:250,000 DEM Download (aka 1-Degree or 3-arc-second DEM)

USGS National Elevation Database

Web Resources Compiled For Terrain Modeling

Wilbur DEM display software (reads USGS DEM files)

...more links (in this category).

 

Landuse data

1:250,000 EPA GIRAS land use data

Major Land Resource Areas (USGS MLRA)

Metadata for 1:250,000 scale quads of LULC/GIRAS for CONUS

USGS Land Use and Land Cover data (1:250K, 1:100K)

...more links (in this category).

 

Census data

Demographic Data Viewer Home Page

Point population coverage (1990) for the Conterminous U.S. (USGS)

US Demography (Center for International Earth Science Information Network

...more links (in this category).

 

Point data (places, polluters, monitoring sites, etc)

1990 census block group centroids in the conterminous U.S.

1992 TIGER miscellaneous points features layer for counties in the conterminous US

1995 USGS GNIS2 data for counties in the conterminous US

Five-Digit ZIP code points for the conterminous U.S.

GEONet Names Server (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)

Stability Array (STAR) meteorological stations for the conterminous U.S.

Toxic Chemical Release Inventory of Facilities in 1987 to 1993 by States and Territories

U.S. EPA Regulated facilities point locations from Envirofacts for the Conterminous U.S.

U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS database)

...more links (in this category).

 

Geophysical data

LAND INFO GIS products

GNIS (Geog. Names) server

...more links (in this category).

 

Coordinate Systems & Map Projections

Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Map Projection of Earth

Coordinate System Overview by Peter Data (Univ. of Texas at Austin)

Map Projection Exercise from Univ. of Texas at Austin (CE 394K.3)

Map Projection Info from Wikipedia

...more links (in this category).

 

GPS links

Clickable Map with Trimble GPS Community Base Stations

Global Positioning System (Wikipedia)

GPS CITY ON-LINE

GPS FAQ.com (reviews, forums articles)

GPS Overview by Peter Dana (Univ. of Texas at Austin)

GPS World Home Page

Trimble Navigation

...more links (in this category).

 

Spatial Data Analyis

Geostatistical Software for the PC

Spatial Statistics and Image Analysis

...more links (in this category).

 

GIS Training

Accessing Spatial Data Tutorial, Index

Dictionary of GIS/RS Acronyms

ESRI Live Training Seminars

Map Projection Exercise (CE 394K.3)

...more links (in this category).

 

GIS, image processing and scientific visualization software

ERDAS

ER Mapper

ESRI

GRASS

IDRISI

MapInfo

TNTAtlas

...more links (in this category).

 

Agricultural data

Agricultural chemical use by county AG_CHEM (1987)

Agricultural land by county AG_LAND (1987)

Agricultural livestock holdings by county AG_STOCK (1987)

Herbicide Use Estimates from USGS: Top 20 (HERBICIDE1)

Nitrogen-Fertilizer Sales from USGS (1991)

NRCS National Resources Inventory (USDA - 1997, 2003)

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

U.S. Crop Acreage and Yield Maps and Data

...more links (in this category).

 

Hydrology and Hydrographic data

Hydrologic Unit Project (MSU)

Hydrologic Units of the U.S. (NationalAtlas)

Inland Electronic Navigation Chart (USACE)

Map Service Center, Flood Maps (FEMA)

National Atlas Map Layers for Water (aquifers, dams, glaciers,...)

National Hydrography Dataset (USGS)

National Inventory of Dams (USACE)

National Wetlands Inventory (USFWS)

Spatial Data Sets for Water (USGS)

STORET Water Quality Data (EPA)

The National Map - Hydrography

USGS Hydro1k Elevation Derivative Database

USGS Land Cover data (water classifications)

USGS Metadata for HUC2M (1:2,000,000)

USGS Metadata for HUC250 (1:250,000)

USGS Metadata for Large Reservoirs

USGS Water Data for the Nation

Water Management Records (USACE)

WBD - Watershed Boundary Dataset (USDA-NRCS)

...more links (in this category).

 

DLG & DRG sources

Digital Line Graphs (USGS)

DLGV32 Digital Data Viewer software (USGS)

DRG (and DOQ) ArcView Extension (MN Dept. of Natural Resources)

Gecko Software Mapping Solutions (USGS DRG, DLG, DEM, GNIS and CAD)

Geo Data - Geographic Data Download (USGS)

USGS Digital Line Graph ( DLG) Guide

...more links (in this category).

 

Satellite and Aerial image data

Microsoft TerraServer

Google Maps Satellite Image Viewer

Global Land 1-KM AVHRR Project

MODIS Airborne Simulator data

National Mosaic Enhanced Radar (NOAA)

NOAA/CDC Satellite Research: Climate Products

Landsat Tables

NASA Space Shuttle Earth Observations

NOAA Satellite Active Archive

...more links (in this category).

 

Transportation data

TIGER Products (U.S. Census Bureau)

NTAD Transportation Networks (1997)

NTAD Transportation Facilities (1997)

North American Transportation Atlas Data NORTAD (DOT-BTS)

...more links (in this category).

 

Boundary data

Cartographic Boundary Files (U.S. Census Bureau)

USA_Counties via FTP - CD products (CIESIN)

ZIP Code Boundaries for the Conterminous US

...more links (in this category).

 

Climate data

Atmospheric Research Data Support Section (NCAR)

Climate Analysis Branch (NOAA-ESRL)

Crop-Weather (National Agricultural Statistics Service)

EPA SCRAM Meteorological Data

Global Change Master Directory (GSFC-NASA) 

Global Surface Air Temperatures (GISTEMP)

IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library

NCEP/NCAR reanalysis project data (monthly mean composites)

NCDC Climate Visualization

NCDC Contour/Vector Graphing Options

NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC Information

NOAA/CDC Satellite Research: Climate Products

OLA/IGES Weather & Climate Images

Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model (PRISM)

Regional Climate Centers (NOAA)

SeaWiFS Surface Solar Irradiance (NASA)

Solar Irradiance Research Network: MFRSR Measurements

Stratospheric Aerosol Optical Thickness (NASA)

Surface observed global land precipitation variations

Surface Radiation Network (NOAA-SURFRAD) 

US Ecosystem Provinces (USFS)

...more links (in this category).

 

Soils and Geology

Distribution Maps of Dominant Soil Orders

National Hydric Soils List (USDA-NRCS)

National Soils Characterization Database (USDA-NRCS)

NRCS Soils Website (USDA)

PSU ESSC database

SSURGO - Soil Survey Geographic Database (USDA-NRCS)

STATSGO - U.S. General Soil Map (USDA-NRCS)

STATSGO Description (from PSU-CEI)

Western Region Geologic Information Server (USGS)

USGS National Geologic Map Database

...more links (in this category).

 

Environmental data

GAP Analysis Home Page

PRISM Precipitation Products for the U.S.

Energy and Environment Specialty Group (AAG)

BASINS System, data manuals and documents

North America Land Cover Characteristics Database

...more links (in this category).

 

Sites with links to other sites

BASINS Metadata Page

GIS Resources over the internet (DuBois)

Keyword List for Spatial Data Sets for Water

Other GIS Information (USFWS)

Regional Forest Ecosystem Surveys

Spatial Data Sets on the WRD NSDI Node (USGS)

Spatial Data Sources (USFWS)

Water Resource Maps and GIS Information (USGS)

...more links (in this category).

 

Miscellaneous Links


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