Data and GIS Resources

Monday January 01st 2007
Filed Under Data, Link Library 

Sources to data and GIS resources available on the web. Organized by type.

African Data
Data sources, both commercial and free, in GIS format of Africa. Find cadastral, environmental and cultural data.

Airport Data and GIS Resources
Links to airport location data, associations and articles on the use of GIS in the aviation industry.

Census Data
Links to Census related datasets. Sources include TIGER files.

Data Warehouses
Resources to web sites that host large amounts of datasets both at the nationwide (United States) and global levels. Most of the data is available for free or for little cost.

Digital Elevation Models
Links to Digital Elevation Model datasets.

GIS File Formats
Guides to the various file formats and tools for data format conversions.

Imagery
Digital imagery can greatly add to the visualization of GIS data. In addition satellite imagery can be utilized to derive layers via classification processes such as vegetation, land cover and temperature.

North American Tribal Data
Free sources of data for North American Tribal regions.

Time Zone Data
Free and commerical sources of Time Zone Datasets.





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    2 Responses to “Data and GIS Resources”

    1. Be Aware of Where : GIS Lounge - Geographic Information Systems on November 15th, 2007 9:28 am

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    2. J Spalding on November 25th, 2007 12:20 am

      For a comprehensive Florida GIS Data Resource site visit http://www.findgis.com

      The site includes GIS sources, Data Download Sites, FTP sites for all 67 Counties and all 418 Incorporated Areas (Cities, Towns, Villages, etc.) where available in Florida. I also have links for the GIS divisions of multiple government agencies within the state including all 11 Regional Planning Councils and all 5 Water Management Districts.

      For full details please see the welcome message at the top of the home page.

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