Geographic Information Systems (GIS)  Tags: gis mapping geographic_information_systems geographic_information_science  

 Geospatial (GIS) format

• 1990 and 2000 Data- ESRI
• Boundary Files- U.S. Census Bureau
• KS Demographic and Socio-economic Data- IPSR
• National Historical GIS- University of MN

Tabular (spreadsheet) format

• American FactFinder- Guide
• Detailed (IPUMS) Data
• Historical Data- University of Virginia Library
• State Data Centers

• Boston, MA Data- Boston Redevelopment Authority
• New York State Data- Cornell University
• Wisconsin Imagery, Etc.- WisconsinView
  

• Africa Satellite Imagery and Administrative Data- Map Library for Africa
• Africa Satellite Imagery, Vector and Tabular Data- Africa Data Dissemination Service
• Australia Data- GeoScience Australia
• Canada Data- GeoGratis
• Canada Soil, Climatic, Etc. Data- Canadian Soil Information System
• Central America GIS Data - Columbia University CIESIN, SEDAC, NASA- The Map Library for Central America
• Central American Vegetation/Landcover Data- Columbia University CIESIN
• China Historical Data- China Historical GIS
• China Socioeconomic Data
• Ecuador GIS Data- L'Institut de Recherce pour le Developpment
• Puerto Rico GIS Data (in Spanish)- Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
• Thailand GIS Data- L'Institut de Recherce pour le Developpment

• ESRI Global Basemap Data- use online data via ArcGIS
• GIS Data for World, US, Europe, Canada, Mexico- ESRI Data and Maps
• Johnson County, KS Data- AIMS
• Kansas Data- KS Geospatial Community Commons
• Lawrence, KS Aerial Photographs, Rectified- KU Libraries (through KGCC)
• Lawrence, KS Aerial Photographs, Non-rectified- KU Libraries
  
• Sedgwick County, KS Data
• U.S. Topos and Air Photos- for custom areas- TerraServer USA

KU Libraries Statistics and Data Guide

• Air Photos and Topos- U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Air Photos, Elevation Data, Topos, Etc.- U.S. Geological Survey through Geocommunity
• Fish and Wildlife Service Data- refuge boundaries, National Wetlands Inventory, etc.
• Geology Data- U.S. Geological Survey
• Land Cover (NLCD) 1992- 21 classes, by state- U.S. Geological Survey
• Land Cover (NLCD) 1992, some 2001- 21 classes, custom download- U.S. Geological Survey
• Land Use Land Cover (LULC)- U.S. Geological Survey
• Meteorological GIS Data- NOAA National Weather Service
• National Park Service Data
• Place Names Data (GNIS)- U.S. Geological Survey
• Soil Data (SSURGO)- Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Transportation Data- U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics

KU Libraries has geospatial data on CD/DVD, many from government agencies such as USGS, NOAA and the US Census Bureau. See tips below to find these in the catalog.

1. Click 'Set Other Search Limits' button.

2. Set Location to 'Anschutz Library (all collections)' and click 'Set Limits' button.

3. Click on the 'Advanced Search' tab and try the following:

• In the first search box, enter: dvd or cdrom or cd rom
• In the second search box, enter: soil, landcover, data, etc.; Search by: Keyword Anywhere, Titles (all), Subject Headings, etc.

• City of Lawrence, KS Web Map
• Douglas County, KS Web Map
• Unified Government (WY Co. and KC, KS) Web Map
• Johnson Co. KS Web Map- AIMS
• Environmental Regulation Maps- US EPA
• From the Ground Up Map- IPSR
• Global Climate Data- Click 'Launch Map Viewer'- NCDC of NOAA

Various

• Bathymetry, Topography & Relief (also by US State)- NOAA
• Climate Data- Geographic Information Support Team
• Climate Data- numerous raster datasets- NOAA
• Digital Chart of the World- Harvard University
• Elevation- most of the world at 90 m (SRTM)- CGIAR CSI
• Environmental Data- United Nations Environment Network
• Places Names- NGIA
• Wetlands, Lakes and Reservoirs- University of Kassel, Germany

Satellite Imagery

• EarthExplorer- U.S. Geological Survey
• Global Land Cover Facility (use Internet Explorer)- University of Maryland 
• Global Visualization Viewer- U.S. Geological Survey, NASA