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Author: Caitlin Dempsey
• 12/21/08 • Categorized as Data,Link Library
Free download sites for obtaining urban land use datasets.
State Planning
Urban datasets for the State of Delaware. Downloaded as ESRI shapefiles.
USGS Spatial Data
Free datasets from USGS including roads and boundary files.
The Look of Maps: An Examination of Cartographic Design is a cartographic classic by Arthur H. Robinson originally published in 1952. The book was based on Robinson’s doctoral research “which investigated the relationship between science and art in cartography and the resultant refinement of graphic techniques in mapmaking to present dynamic geographic information.”
If you don’t find the land use data you need in the above resources, check out these blog posts for more FREE land use gis data:
* 6 Best Sources for Local Land Use/Land Cover GIS Data
http://www.cubitplanning.com/blog/2010/06/best-sources-for-local-land-use-land-cover-gis-data/
* Atlas of the Biosphere
http://free-gis-data.blogspot.com/2009/04/atlas-of-biosphere.html
* National Land Cover Data Set: when there’s no Local Land Use GIS Data
http://www.cubitplanning.com/blog/2010/06/national-land-cover-data-set-no-local-land-use-gis-data/