Guide to Mostly On-Line and Mostly Free U.S. Geospatial and Attribute Data

Page author: Stephan Pollard Page designer: Snow Ballard

Comments, Additions, and Corrections to: spollard@comp.uark.edu

Last modified: July 2, 1999 URL: http://www.cast.uark.edu/local/hunt/index.html

Compilation sponsored by: Center For Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST)

Non-java version: http://www.cast.uark.edu/local/hunt/index_alt.htm

Important! This list isn't exhaustive, nor was it intended to be. Its purpose is to provide a starting point when beginning to track down sources of digital geospatial data and attributes related to the US. It isn't meant to suggest one data set or source over another. I've tried my best to bring you as close as possible to the data and metadata. Please expect some duplication of links. At this time there is no "major" concerted effort being expended on developing this page though I do tinker with it from time to time.

TABLE of CONTENTS

 

CATALOGS

 

SUBJECT-ORIENTED LIST
GENERAL LEVEL return to top

 

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
This is an excellent source of tabular data but it is a membership based organization.

The ARGUS Clearinghouse: Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides
ARGUS Associates, Inc.

On-line Resources for Earth Scientists
by Bill Thoen and Ted Smith

MetaData and WWW Mapping Home Page
by Sol Katz

INTERNATIONAL CATALOGS LISTING U.S. DATA return to top

 

Global Data Set Catalogue
United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) GRID

The Supersite for Geographic Data
GIS Data Depot

Digital Elevation Catalogue
by Bruce Gittings

Data Resources
Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)


U.S. ORGANIZATIONS WITH NATIONAL LEVEL/SCALE DATA return to top

 

FGDC Manual of Federal Geographic Data Products
Federal Geographic Data Committee

 

USGS Products
USGS node of the National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse

 

Products Available From The USGS EROS Data Center
USGS EROS Data Center

 

EPA Spatial Data Library System (ESDLS)
US Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Region 2 GIS Data Atlas
(New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands)
EPA Region 3 GIS Data and Information
(Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia)
EPA Region 4 Map Library
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee)
EPA Region 10 Public Access Data Library
(Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington)
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) Data
EMAP Geographic Reference Database
1990-1995 Data & Metadata
MRLC Databases
Toxic Releases Inventory (TRI) 1993 - ARC (GIS) Coverages by State

ATSDR's Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) Data
US Fish and Wildlife Service

NRCS Data Clearinghouse
National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

NOAA Data and Information
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

US National Park Service Digital Data
US National Park Service

Land Status
Bureau of Land Management

Master Environmental Library (MEL)
US Department of Defense

EPA' Access to Spatial Data Sites
US Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Environmental Statistics

 

 

STATE GIS AND BASE MAP DATA return to top

 

 

Alabama:

Geological Survey of Alabama

Alaska:

Datasets
Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse (AGDC)

 

Arizona:

GIS Data
Arizona Land Resource Information System (ALRIS)

 

Arkansas:

Arkansas GeoLibrary and
Catalog of Digital Geospatial Data
Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST), University of Arkansas

 

California:

Geographic Data Library
State of California Teale Data Center

LUPIN: Spatial Data
California Resources Agency

California Geographical Survey
California State University, Northridge

California Watershed Information Technical Systems
Maps, metadata, and spatial data covering biology, habitat, physical, and adminstrative data

Information Center for the Envirnoment
UC, Davis

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Colorado:

Regional GIS Databases
Southwestern Colorado Data Center, Inc.

Environmental Land Based Evaluation and Research Technology (ELBERT)

Colorado GIS Data Online
Colorado Geographic Information Coordinating Committee (GICC)

Maps, GIS, and other Landuse Information
Colorado Natural Resource Information System

 

Connecticut:

Map and Geographic Information Center (MAGIC)
University of Connecticut Libraries

 

Delaware:

State of Delaware FGDC Clearinghouse Node
University of Delaware

Spatial Analysis Lab
University of Delaware

 

Florida:

Florida Data Directory
Florida Geographic Information Board

Florida Geographic Data Library
GeoPlan Center, University of Florida

 

Georgia:

Data Discovery
Georgia GIS Data Clearinghouse

Statewide Environmental Resources Digital Data Atlas
Georgia Department of Natural Resources

 

Hawaii:

Downloadable Coverages
Hawaii Statewide GIS Program

 

Idaho:

Spatial Data Metadata System
Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR)

 

Illinois:

Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
Illinois State Geological Survey

 

Indiana:

Indiana Geographic Information Server (INGIS)

 

Iowa:

Iowa Department of Natural Resources Natural Resources Geographic Information System Library (NRGIS)

 

Kansas:

CORE Data Catalog
Data Access and Support Center, Kansas Geological Survey

 

Lousiana:

The Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office Data Catalog
Environmental, watersheds, administrative, as well as oil related data layers available in Arc formats.

 

Maine:

Data Catalog
Maine Office of GIS

 

Massachusetts:

MassGIS
Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs

 

Michigan:

Michigan Data & Maps
University of Michigan

 

Minnesota:

Data Catalog
Minnesota Land Management Information Center (LMIC)

 

Mississippi:

On-line Data Catalog
Mississippi Automated Resource Information System (MARIS)

 

Missouri:

MSDIS Dataset Listing
Missouri Spatial Data Information Service (MSDIS)

 

Montana:

GIS Data
Montana Natural Resource Information System (NRIS)

 

Nebraska:

Geospatial Data
Nebraska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse

Data Bank
Nebraska Natural Resources Commission

 

New Hampshire:

GRANIT Data Catalog
New Hampshire

 

New Jersey:

New Jersey GIS Resource Guide: Inventory of Existing Data Sources
New Jersey Spatial Data Clearinghouse

 

New Mexico:

Clearinghouse Data and Metadata
New Mexico Resource Geographic Information System (RGIS) Clearinghouse

 

New York:

New York State Spatial Data
New York State GIS Clearinghouse

 

North Carolina:

The North Carolina Geographic Data Clearinghouse
NCCGIA

 

North Dakota:

North Dakota Spatial Data Clearinghouse
North Dakota Geological Survey

 

Ohio:

GIS Resource Analaysis Section
Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Real Estate and Land Management

NEO-EDEN Metadata Catalog
Northeast Ohio Environmental Data Exchange Network

 

Oklahoma:

Spatial Data for Oklahoma
Spatial and Environmental Information Clearinghouse (SEIC), Oklahoma State University

 

Oregon:

Oregon Spatial Data Library
State Service Center for Geographic Information Systems (SSCGIS)

 

Pennsylvania:

Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Pennsylvania State University

Penn State University Libraries Maps & Data: Interactive Data Sources
Pennsylvania State University

 

Rhode Island:

Rhode Island Geographic Information System Data (RIGIS)
University of Rhode Island

 

South Carolina:

Department of Natural Resources GIS Data Clearinghouse
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research
The University of South Carolina

 

Texas:

Department of Natural Resources On-Line Data
Texas Natural Resources Information System

 

Utah:

Automated Geographic Reference Center
State of Utah Information Technology Services

 

Vermont:

VGIS Data Access
Vermont Center for Geographic Information (VCGI)

 

Washington:

Washington State Geospatial Data
Washington Geographic Information Council

 

Washington State Geospatial Data Archive
University of Washington Libraries

 

West Virginia:

GIS Data Repository
West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection

 

Wisconsin:

Wisconsin Data
Wisconsin Land Information Clearinghouse (WISCLINC)

 

Wisconsin DNR GIS Database User's Guide
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

 

Wyoming:

Wyoming Spatial Data Clearinghouse
Wyoming Geographic Information Advisory Council (WGIAC)

CITY GIS AND BASE MAP return to top


Austin, TX (City of Austin, Infrastructure Support Services Department)

San Fransisco Bay Area Regional Database (BARD)

Bay Area Digital Resource (BADGER)

San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)

AGRICULTURE return to top


1992 Natural Resources Inventory (NRI)

US Department of Agriculture
Product Information



1987 and 1992 Census of Agriculture

UC Berkeley Library
Web Access



1987 Census of Agriculture Data on:

USGS and US Census Bureau
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL USE IN COUNTIES (AG_CHEM)
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

AGRICULTURAL CROPPING PRACTICES IN COUNTIES (AG_CROP1)
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

AGRICULTURAL CROPPING PRACTICES IN COUNTIES (AG_CROP2)
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

AGRICULTURAL EXPENSES IN COUNTIES (AG_EXPN)
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

AGRICULTURAL LAND IN COUNTIES (AG_LAND)
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

AGRICULTURAL LIVESTOCK HOLDINGS IN COUNTIES (AG_STOCK)
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download


Herbicide Use Estimates:

USGS
TOP 20 MOST USED HERBICIDES (HERBICIDE1)
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

21ST TO 40TH MOST USED HERBICIDES (HERBICIDE2)
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

41ST TO 60TH MOST USED HERBICIDES (HERBICIDE3)
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

61ST TO 80TH MOST USED HERBICIDES (HERBICIDE4)
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

81ST TO 96TH MOST USED HERBICIDES (HERBICIDE5)
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download


Nitrogen-Fertilizer Sales:

USGS
1985
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

1986
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

1987
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

1988
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

1989
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

1990
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download

1991
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download



BASE MAP return to top

 

Digital Elevation Models (DEMs):

USGS
An Introduction to (DEMs)

Metadata for 7.5-minute DEMs
Coverage

Metadata for 15-minute DEMs:
Coverage

Metadata for 30-minute DEMs
Coverage:

Conterminous United States
Hawaii

Metadata for 1-degree DEMs
Coverage:

All the United States and it's territories

FTP Access

Metadata for Global 30 Arc-Second Digital Elevation Model (GTOPO30)
Coverage:

Africa
Antartica
Asia
Australia
Europe
Greenland
North America
South America

Web Download

National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
Introduction to 30 Arc Second Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED)
Web Download

 



Digital Line Graphs (DLGs):

USGS
An Introduction to Digital Line Graphs (DLGs)
FTP Access for all scales

Metadata for 1:24,000-scale (7.5 minute) DLGs
Coverage:

Boundaries
Hypsography
Hydrography
Manmade Features
Non-vegetative Features
Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
Vegetative Surface Coverage
Survey Control & Markers
Transportation

Metadata for 1:100,000-scale (15 minute) DLGs
Coverage:

Boundaries
Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Hypsography
Hydrography
Transportation

Metadata for 1:2,000,000-scale DLGs
Coverage:

Hydrography
Boundaries
Transportation



Public Land Survey System (PLSS):

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Geographic Coordinate Data Base (GCDB)

 



Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles (DOQs):

USGS
Introduction to DOQs
Product Description
Metadata
Coverage:

1:12,000-scale



Digital Raster Graphics (DRG):

USGS
Introduction to DRGs
Coverage:

1-Degree x 1-Degree



United States (An area database of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Web Download with Metadata



U.S. Counties (An area database of all counties in the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico)

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Web Download with Metadata



STATES2M (State Boundaries of the Conterminous United States (1:2,000,000)):

USGS
Metadata and Web Download



National Parks

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Web Download with Metadata


US National Park Service
Web Download



TIGER/Line:

US Census Bureau
Overview of TIGER
Introduction to TIGER/Line 1995
Web Download: 1992 TIGER/Line

UC Berkeley Library
Web Access

TIGER/Line 1992
TIGER/Line 1994

 



Digital Chart of the World (DCW):

USGS
Web Download

UC Berkeley Library
Web Access

CENSUS AND POPULATION return to top

 

1990 CENSUS

US Census Bureau
Web Access (Lookup)

STF3 Technical Documentation
STF3A - Detailed geography - county, place, tract, etc.
STF3B - ZIP codes
STF3C - part 1 - Nation and state totals, Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
STF3C - part 2 - Urbanized Areas (UAs) Under construction.

STF1A - Detailed geography - county, place, tract, etc.
STF1C - Nation and state totals. Not all tables are available.



1990 CENSUS: Population and Housing

University of California - Berkeley, Social Science and Government Data Library
Web Access



Value-added Products Derived From Original Census Files

Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
Archive of Census Related Products
Web Download



TIGER/Line:

US Census Bureau
Overview of TIGER
Introduction to TIGER/Line 1995
Web Download: 1992 TIGER/Line

UC Berkeley Library
Web Access

TIGER/Line 1992
TIGER/Line 1994



US Point Population - 1990 and 1980:

USGS
Metadata: 1990
Sample Image
Web Download

Metadata: 1980
Web Download



Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990

US Census Bureau
Web Download


Urbanized Areas (area database)

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Web Download and Metadata



Federally Adjusted Urbanized Areas (area database)

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Web Download and Metadata



Metropolitan Statistical Areas (area database)

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Web Download



Gridded Population of the World (GPW)

Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
Introduction to GPW
Web Download

 

ECOLOGY return to top

 

Aquatic Ecoregions of the Conterminous United States

USGS
Metadata
Coverage
Web Download



Hydro-Climatic Data Network Streamflow

Oak Ridge Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC)
Web Download

 



Oregon Transect Ecosystem Research (OTTER) Project (14 Datasets):

 

Oak Ridge Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC)
Web Download



Superior National Forest (SNF) Project (37 Datasets):

Oak Ridge Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC)
Web Download



First International Satellite Land Surface Climatology Project Field Experiment (FIFE) (98 Datasets):

Oak Ridge Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC)
Web Download


BIOLOGICAL return to top

 

USGS, Biological Resources Division: National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Metadata Clearinghouse

Web Download



National Biological Service GAP Program Data

State Data Handbook

FLOOD MAPPING return to top

 

Scientific and Assessment Stratege Team (SAST) (Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Database)

USGS
Metadata and Web Download

GEOLOGY return to top

 

Geologic Information

Search of Various Databases
FGDC Entry Point to Geospatial Data Clearinghouse



Various Geologic Data

USGS
Web Download and Metadata

 


National Uranium Resource Evaluation Data (NURE)

USGS
Product Introduction
Metadata



USGS Geologic and Geophyisical Digital Map Data for the Western US

USGS
Web Download

 

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE return to top

 

Toxic Releases Inventory: Releases Inventory Data

Web Download


Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource

Web Download


ATSDR's Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database

Web Download


National Park Service: Pollution Emission Sites

Web Download

HYDROLOGY return to top





















LAND USE AND LAND COVER return to top







METEOROLOGY return to top

 


PLACE NAMES AND LOCATIONS return to top

 






6630 Worldwide Airports With Lat/Long's, Elevations, and Codes

Andrew Giles
Web Download

POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE return to top




POSTAL return to top

 


RECREATION return to top

 

REMOTE SENSING return to top

 

SOILS return to top


SPECIAL THEMES return to top


Chesapeake Information Management System
CIMS
The Chesapeake Bay Program



EPA Inland Waterway Spill Response Mapping

USGS
Overview of Data and Products
Data and Product Clearinghouse

National Uranium Resource Evaluation Data (NURE)

USGS
Product Introduction
Metadata

National Water Quality Assessment Program: Study Unit Boundaries

USGS
Metadata
Web Download


Upper Mississippi River System (Environmental Management Technical Center

USGS - Biological Resources Division
Data Set Inventory

Watershed Boundaries and Digital Elevation Model of Oklahoma

USGS
FTP Access and Metadata



Scientific and Assessment Strategy Team (SAST) (Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Database)

USGS
Metadata and Web Download


National Water Summary (Report Series)

USGS
Metadata and Web Access


TELEPHONE return to top

 

TRANSPORTATION return to top

 


OTHER AVENUES return to top

"1996 International GIS Sourcebook" by GIS World, Inc.

"CD-ROM Sourcebook for the Atmospheric, Oceanic, Earth & Space Sciences" by MeteoQuest, Inc.

"The Insider's Guide to Demographic Know-How" by Diane Crispell

"Data Products Catalog" by MapINFO Corp.

"DATA: Where It Is and How to Get It" by Coleman/Morse.

"ArcData Catalog" by Environmental Systems Research Institute