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[Seattle GIS data] - UW restricted UW restricted
1990 census data on housing and population
Aborginal Mapping Network
A collection of resource pages to help share information throughout the aboriginal mapping community. It has a British Columbia focus, but is not limited to this geographic region
Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse [Web site] /
Alaska paleoglacier atlas a geospatial compilation of Pleistocene glacier extents /
Summary of Pleistocene glaciation across Alaska with maps depicting the extent of glaciers during the late Wisconsin glaciation as well as the maximum extent reached during the last 3 million years by valley glaciers, ice caps, and the northwestern Cordilleran ice sheet
Alaska State Geo-Spatial Data Clearinghouse
Alexandria Digital Library
Based at the University of California, Santa Barbara's Map and Imagery Laboratory (MIL) in the UCSB Davidson Library, the Alexandria Digital Library provides access over the World Wide Web to a subset of the MIL's holdings, as well as other geographic datasets
Antarctic digital database
"The Antarctic Digital Database (ADD) is the premier source of vector topographic data for Antarctica. First published on CD-ROM in 1993, the current version is available for download from this site."
ARC/Info point coverage of mineral resource data system (MRDS) locations in eleven Western states
Baltic Sea Region GIS, maps, and statistical database
Highlights a database on the Baltic sea region, including geographical information systems (GIS), maps, and statistics, provided by Sindre Langaas. Offers information on administrative units, arable lands, land and ocean, land cover, pasture lands, population density, and wetlands
Biological atlas of the Arctic Seas 2000 plankton of the Barents and Kara Seas /
Presented are physical and biological data for the region extending from the Barents Sea to the Kara Sea during 158 scientific cruises for the period 1913-1999. Maps with the temporal distribution of physical and biological characteristics of the Barents and Kara Seas are presented. Changes in the plankton community structure between the 1930's, 1950's, and 1990's are discussed. Multiple tables of Arctic Seas phytoplankton and zooplankton species are presented, containing ecological and geographic characteristics for each species, and images of live cells for the dominant phytoplankton species.
Biological atlas of the Arctic Seas 2000 plankton of the Barents and Kara Seas /
Presented are physical and biological data for region extending from Barents Sea to Kara Sea during 158 scientific cruises for period 1913-1999. Maps with temporal distribution of physical and biological characteristics of Barents and Kara Seas included. Changes in plankton community structure between 1930's, 1950's, and 1990's are discussed. Multiple tables of Arctic seas phytoplankton and zooplankton species are presented, containing ecological and geographic characteristics for each species, and images of live cells for dominant phytoplankton species
Bull trout
Cal-atlas geospatial clearinghouse
California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection, Fire and Resource Assessment Program GIS Data
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
Features the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS), part of Natural Resources Canada (NRC) based in Ottawa. Offers access to a staff directory and information on the CCRS' organizational structure. Describes technology, research and development, and image and data services offered. Includes the CCRS bibliographic database with citations of all of the publications written by CCRS scientists from 1971 to the present, and the CCRS remote sensing glossary. Lists 200 relevant companies under the title Canadian remote sensing companies. Includes images of Canada, a satellite list and links to other remote sensing Web sites
Cartographic boundary files
Selected generalized extracts from the Census Bureau's TIGER geographic database and designed for use in a GIS, or similar mapping system
Census 2000 TIGER/line data
"GIS users can download Census 2000 TIGER/Line Data in shapefile format for an area of interest. Users can choose mulitple data layers for a single county or a single data layer for multiple counties and analyze them using GIS software."
Census watch
Provides access to information about Census-related data resources, redistricting, GIS online mapping, training opportunities, and news reports
Center for International Earth Science Information Network CIESIN
CIESIN works at the intersection of the social, natural, and information sciences, and specializes in on-line data and information management, spatial data integration and training, and interdisciplinary research related to human interactions in the environment
China Data Center
The China Data Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is an initiative to promote Chinese studies and increase the understanding of China. The center provides access to statistics, data, electronic publications, a bibliography, and more
China in time and space (CITAS)
"China in Time and Space (CITAS) is a project to create and maintain databases of spatially- and temporally-referenced data on China. CITAS aims to provide access to a wealth of contemporary and historical information on China at minimal cost to scholars and other non-commercial users. The project utilizes state-of-the-art geographic information system (GIS) technology to integrate tabular and vectorized map data. An unusual aspect of CITAS is its emphasis on the temporal dimension: one project goal is the capability of reconstructing Chinese administrative geography for specific historical dates, and the ability to compare spatial data at two points in time, whether over years or over centuries."
City of Seattle data - UW restricted UW restricted
Climate Source
Climate Source PRISM data sets provide complete, grid coverage of more than 30 variables for the United States and beyond. PRISM data are the most accurate in existence, and account for topography, rain shadows, coastlines, lake effects, temperature inversions, and more. Variables include precipitation, temperature, humidity, snowfall, freeze dates, climate extremes, and many more. The Climate Source Inc. is the only organization that is constantly bringing you the latest and most accurate spatial climate data sets produced by the highly regarded PRISM Group at Oregon State University
Coastal and marine geology program internet map server
"usSEABED provides data on sediment and rock distributions in the waters off the United States ... The datasets of usSEABED currently hold georeferenced point data for more than 300,000 data sites in U.S. waters from the beach to the deep sea, rivers, lakes, and estuaries ... The usSEABED database incorporates a wide variety of information about: seafloor sediment texture, composition, and color, biota and biological effects on the seafloor, rocky areas and seafloor hardness, seafloor features, such as ripples, seafloor acoustic properties, sediment geochemical analyses, and sediment geotechnical analyses."
Current distribution of sagebrush and associated vegetation in the Columbia Basin and southwest regions
Digital aerial photography
Provides access and links to GIS data for the State of Washington and other selected areas
Digital elevation data catalogue
Catalog of available elevation and bathymetric data, together with a section on available software for the display and manipulation of these data
Digital raster graphics DRGs /
Digital representation of the Washington state geologic map a contribution to the Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project /
Digital representation of the Washington state geologic map a contribution to the Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project /
Earth resource permit locations
Provides access to mapping of oil and gas exploration drillhole locations and surface mine reclamation permit sites. This application allows the user to create, save, and print custom maps, find out more information about map features, and download data for use in a geographic information system (GIS)
Earth science data interface
Web application for searching, browsing, and downloading data from GLCF's online holdings
EconData.Net
"EconData.Net is designed to help practitioners, researchers, students, and other data users quickly gain access to relevant state and substate socioeconomic data. The site aims to be a convenient, comprehensive first stop for anyone searching among the vast, disparate array of public and private data sources on the Web." Links to data sites can be browsed by subject and provider and there is also a top ten list of the best places on the web for locating economic data
EIM Environmental information management
Search over 1.7 million environmental records on Washington's air, water, soil, aquatic animals, and plants from over 10,000 monitoring locations throughout and adjoining Washington State. Access data from over 400 studies including information about where samples were collected, study details, and data quality
EPA Geospatial Data Access Project
Fish Passage Center
The Fish Passage Center provides technical assistance and information to fish and wildlife agencies and tribes, in particular, and the public in general, on matters related to juvenile and adult salmon and steelhead passage through the mainstem hydrosystem in the Columbia River Basin. The Fish Passage Center (FPC) coordinates the Smolt Monitoring Program (SMP), and data from this program is intended to provide the information basis for federal, state and tribal recommendations for anadromous fish passage in the Federal Columbia River Hydro-electric System (FCRPS). The FPC web site provides data on salmon, steelhead, bull trout, and lamprey throughout the FCRPS. In addition to SMP data, the FPC web site provides data and analysis for the Gas Bubble Trauma (GBT) program, the Comparative Survival Study (CSS), adult migration, environmental conditions, hydrosystem operations, hatchery releases, and spawning and emergence for certain groups of anadromous fish
Fisheries inventory
This site contains standards and data-entry tools for freshwater fish and fish habitat inventories, digital base maps, and fish and fish habitat database queries. It is primarily aimed at fisheries inventory contractors, government biologists, and fisheries researchers; also includes FishWizard, a map display tool to access some of the data available at the site
FSGeodata Clearinghouse
"The FSGeodata Clearinghouse provides searching, viewing and downloading of geospatial datasets and metadata created and maintained by the USDA Forest Service over lands of the National Forest System."
GAP Analysis Program
GAP Analysis Program, maps, data & reports
Geobase
GeoBase is a federal, provincial and territorial government initiative that is overseen by the Canadian Council on Geomatics (CCOG). It is undertaken to ensure the provision of, and access to, a common, up-to-date and maintained base of quality geospatial data for all of Canada
GeoConnections Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure
GeoConnections discovery portal
GeoConnections Discovery Portal is a gateway to millions of geospatial data products worldwide. Enables users to browse or search metadata records by subject, coverage or product type
GeoGateway the search tool of the Minnesota Geographic Data Clearinghouse
Searches many of the FGDC metadata nodes for Minnesota data
Geographic Data BC
geographic face of the nation--land cover land cover of the conterminous United States, 1992 /
Geographic information systems
Includes demographic, health, housing, political and statistical data
Geographic information systems
GIS information for the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
GeoGratis
GeoGratis is a web and file transfer protocol (ftp) site that distributes geospatial data of Canada. Data is available for download, without charge. Vector mapping data is available in scales ranging from 1:250 000 to 1:30 000 000 in a variety of file formats. Similarly, several types of full resolution satellite imagery are on-line. Designed, operated and maintained by the GeoAccess Division, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Canada
Georeferenced population data sets of Mexico
Data of Mexican states, municipalities, and islands, 1990, in Arc/Info export format. Attributes include selected demographic and socioeconomic variables from INEGI. Available for export by FTP
Georgia spatial data infrastructure GaSDI /
Provides access to GIS data, maps, and information
Geospatial data for Washington State
GIS data at the Washington State Department of Ecology
The Washington State Dept. of Ecology provides data sets which describe the diverse natural and cultural environment of the state. In addition to a state base map, counties, tribal lands, and USGS quadrangle boundaries, other data layers include rivers, shorelines, lake bathymetry, water flow data, dams, and air quality data. Spatial datasets are available in ArcInfo export format (zipped E00), metadata files are in FGDC format, and view files are in GIF format. All coverages are in Washington State Plane, South Zone, NAD 27, unless otherwise noted
GIS Data Depot
Free data downloads
GIS data download library
GIS data server & clearinghouse
GRID-Ardenal: Online GIS and Maps Database
GIS datasets and maps from the United Nations Environment Programme in Ardenal, Norway
GTOPO30
Guide To Mostly On-line And Mostly Free U.S. Geospatial and Attribute
Historical census browser
Data from the historical volumes of the U.S. Census of Population and Housing; state and county data by census (1790-1960). User can produce tables of data by state and county, sort data by selected categories (general population, education & literacy, economy/manufacturing/employment, ethnicity/race/place of birth, agriculture, and slave population), produce time series tables by state, county and topic; and generate maps of selected data
IBGE Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica
INSIDE Idaho interactive numeric & spatial information data engine
Features a digital geospatial and numeric data library for the state of Idaho which contains digital geographic and statistical information collected from libraries and agencies statewide
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica
INEGI provides geographic, demographic, and economic information about Mexico. The website supplies direct access to some of this data, as well as links to related sites and an online product catalog
Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project home page
At the direction of President Clinton in July 1993, the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project was initiated by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. The Project is responding to several broad-scale issues and through an open public process, is working to develop a new management strategy for public land administered by the two agencies in eastern Oregon and Washington, Idaho, western Wyoming, western Montana, and portions of northern Utah and northern Nevada. This home page includes information about the Project, Project documents, environmental impact statements, and geospatial data for the interior and upper Columbia River Basin, upper Klamath Basin, and northern Great Basin
Interrain Pacific NW Watersheds GIS Data
GIS data search from a network of information on local watersheds, estuaries and forests
Jackson County Oregon geographical information system
King County data - UW restricted UW restricted
King County GIS Center
King County Washington GIS geographic information system - UW restricted UW restricted
Data includes administrative, agricultural land use, boundaries, census, district, environmental, hydrology, political, property, Sensitive Areas Ordinance, streets, survey, transit, wastewater treatment division, and parcel
Land Cover Digital Data Directory for the United States
List of spatial data sets for water Water Resources NSDI node /
Search rectangle is West=-127.90613546, South=22.8757219, East=-65.32190735, North=48.28250713. Search cover is huc250k. Presented in order of relevance based on density of information in the search area
MABLE/Geocorr2K geographic correspondence engine with census 2000 geography
"The MABLE/Geocorr geographic correspondence engine generates files and/or reports showing the relationships between a wide variety of geographic coverages for the United States ... The application permits the user to specify the geographic scope of the correspondence files (typically, one or more complete states, but with the ability to specify counties, cities, or metropolitan areas within those states), and, of course, the specific geographic coverages to be processed. The latter include virtually all geographic units reported in the 1990 U.S. census summary files, and several special "extension coverages" such as 103rd Congress districts, PUMA areas used in the 1990 PUMS files, Labor Market and Commuting Zone areas, and even hydrol[o]gical unit codes (watersheds). The application creates a report file and a comma-delimited ascii file (by default) which the user can then browse and/or save to their local disk"--Help page
Managed areas database
Comprehensive GIS database for the conterminous United States which includes all types of managed areas
Mapping resources
Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program MDEP
The U.S. Department of Defense offers information about the Mojave Ecosystem Database Program (MDEP), an effort to create a database of shared scientific information to be used in sustainable land management decisions. The goal of the project is to maintain military preparedness and readiness while protecting the environment
Mount Saint Helens DEMs
National Geodetic Survey Data Sheets
Various interfaces for finding geodetic survey points in the U.S
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency products and services
National historical geographic information system NHGIS
The National Historical Geographic Information System is a project to create and freely disseminate a database incorporating all available aggregate census information for the United States between 1790 and 2000. The data being incorporated into NHGIS covers social and economic topics, such as income, education, labor, housing, elections, religion, and agriculture. When complete, NHGIS will provide data for various levels of geography
National Land Cover Data Availability
National Land Cover Data Availability from the USGS Land Cover Characterization Program
national map seamless server
A seamless national elevation dataset and land cover dataset may be found here
National Soil DataBase (NSDB)
NSDB is the set of computer readable files which contain soil, soil surveys, landscape, and climatic data for all of Canada. It serves as the national archive for land resources information that was collected by federal and provincial field surveys, or created by land data analysis projects
National Wetlands Inventory
Includes links to the Interactive wetlands mapper site which allows users to download and print maps and database files. Also includes directions for procuring printed maps, and other information about the center and it's activities
Natural resources geographic information systems library
New Zealand active faults database
The Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences maintains the New Zealand active faults database. This database has been designed to hold all data collected from investigations of active faults. Along with the locations of active faults, the active faults database contains the results from field measurements of offset features, trenching, and dating. It also stores interpretation of these results in the form of the average fault recurrence interval, slip rate, and date of last movement. This detailed information, which is collected at many points along a fault, has been summarised and presented here for each fault
NOAA ENCEO direct to GIS
NOAA ENC Direct to GIS web portal provides comprehensive access to display, query, and download all available large-scale NOAA ENC data in a variety of GIS/CAD formats for non-navigational purposes using Internet mapping service technology. Nautical chart features contained within a NOAA ENC provide a detailed representation of the U.S. coastal and marine environment. These data include coastal topography, bathymetry, landmarks, geographic place names, and marine boundaries
NOAA's Coastal Geospatial Data Project
Providing data, interpretation, and interactive mapping for the nation's estuaries and coastal watersheds
NOAA's National Ocean Service Data Explorer
Provides direct Internet access to primary NOS imagery and data holdings for coastal photography, nautical charts, historical maps, coastal survey maps, environmental sensitivity index maps, hydrographic surveys, water level stations, estuarine bathymetry, and geodetic control points
NOAA/NGDC Global Relief Data
Data and maps from NOAA's National Data Centers
North American Transportation Atlas Data (NORTAD)
Datasets available for download are accompanied by a data converter developed by BTS to convert NORTAD files into several GIS file formats
Northwest Habitat Insitute GIS data
Oregon climate service
Provides maps, forecasts, observations, climatic data, summary reports and other publications and links for Oregon, as well as sources for the western U.S. and beyond. Includes GOES images of Oregon, the Northwest and the North Pacific, MPEG movies, NEXRAD images, annual precipitation by state, and AVN, ETA, ECMWF, MRF, and Pacific Northwest Mesoscale models. Features text reports on aviation weather, watches and warnings, ultraviolet forecasts, pollen and air quality, marine forecasts, fire weather, avalanche, water supply, road conditions, drought summary, upper-air soundings, snow conditions and ski reports, river/lake conditions, technical reports, and model forecast discussion. Also provides daily temperatures and monthly data for recent years for selected cities and stations
Oregon Department of Forestry commonly requested GIS data sets
Oregon Geospatial Data Enterprise Office GEO spatial data library
Under the direction of the Statewide GIS Coordinator, helps to coordinate GIS activities in the state, facilitates communication about GIS issues, and maintains the website that hosts statewide geospatial data for the State of Oregon
PNW Hydrography Framework
PRISM Climate Group
The data sets available on this web site were created using the PRISM (Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model) climate mapping system, developed by Dr. Christopher Daly, PRISM Group director. PRISM is a unique knowledge-based system that uses point measurements of precipitation, temperature, and other climatic factors to produce continuous, digital grid estimates of monthly, yearly, and event-based climatic parameters
Puget Sound LIDAR Consortium
Puget Sound river history project
The Puget Sound River History Project studies the historical landscape of Puget Sound's lowland rivers and estuaries as a dynamically linked geophysical, ecological, and human system. The historical emphasis is on conditions at the time of earliest Euro-American settlement in the mid-19th century, but also includes the landscape's post-glacial, Holocene (10,000 yrs BP) evolution and the last century and a half of change
record of American democracy, 1984-1990 (ROAD) /
The Record Of American Democracy (ROAD) provides a wide variety of data, including election returns, socioeconomic summaries, and demographic details about the American public at unusually low levels of geographic aggregation. The NSF-supported ROAD project covers every state in the country from 1984 through 1990 (including some off-year elections). One collection of data sets includes every election at and above State House, along with party registration and other variables, in each state for the roughly 170,000 precincts nationwide (about 60 times the number of counties). Another collection has added to these (roughly 30-40) political variables an additional 3,725 variables merged from the 1990 U.S. Census for 47,327 aggregate units (about 15 times the number of counties) about the size one or more cities or towns. These units completely tile the U.S. landmass. This collection also includes geographic boundary files so users can easily draw maps with these data
RGIS, New Mexico Resource Geographic Information System Program welcome to the RGIS Clearinghouse
Russian Federation digital data
SAGEMAP a GIS database for sage-grouse and shrubsteppe management in the Intermountain West
Snake River Field Station of the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center developed and now maintains this database of the spatial information needed to address management of sage-grouse and sagebrush steppe habitats in the western United States. This site is a portal for spatial data needed for research and management of sage-grouse and shrubsteppe systems
Salmon critical habitat GIS data
The GIS data are based on information used by NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service to identify areas designated as critical habitat under the U.S. Endangered Species Act for 12 evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) of Pacific salmon and steelhead. The data are provided in two ESRI formats - shapefiles or coverages. Each ESU has a zipped data package that contains metadata and two data layers
Soil survey
SouthWest Data Center Data Integration Project
The Data Integration Project is a regional collaborative effort to integrate maintained GIS data across political and organizational boundaries and provide a means for public Internet access to such data. The SouthWest Data Center, Inc. (SWDC), as a non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation, is the developer, coordinator and maintainer of the Data Integration Project
Spatial data
More than 300 different Geographic Information System (GIS) data layers or themes were compiled or created in support of the ICBEMP assessment and development of the EIS
SPOT Image
SPOT Image was set up in 1982 by the French Space Agency (CNES) to distribute worldwide, satellite imagery returned by the SPOT earth observation satellite. Since 1986, more than four million images have been acquired and catalogued, building up a unique record of our planet. SPOT Image offers you up-to-date information about the French SPOT satellites: how it works, how to use and where to buy the data. SPOT Image Corporation is the U.S. subsidiary of the French company. Site provides access to the central SPOT catalogue, named DALI, which includes metadata for more than 4,000,000 SPOT images, and Quick Looks, available for browsing purpose, for over 1,000,000 of these
Statistics Canada
The official source for Canadian social and economic statistics and products
StreamNet maps & GIS data
Maps and GIS data include fish data, hydrography, and related information for the Pacific Northwest
Surficial Materials of Canada
TIGER the coast to coast digital map database
United States digital map information provided by the Census, for use with GIS software
U.S. Census grids
This site provides digital coverages of U.S. Census demographics to GIS users. Atlas GIS, ARC/INFO, and MapInfo formats are supported. The data are provided freely for research and instructional use only
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service geographic information systems & spatial data
U.S. general soil map (STATSGO2)
"Soil maps for the State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) database are produced by generalizing the detailed soil survey data. The mapping scale for STATSGO is 1:250,000 (with the exception of Alaska, which is 1:1,000,000). The level of mapping is designed to be used for broad planning and management uses covering state, regional, and multi-state areas."
U.S. vector data - UW restricted UW restricted
Selected datasets from the ESRI Data and Maps CD/DVD set
United Nations Environment Programme GEO data portal
Unofficial ArcInfo and ArcView Symbol Page
USGS geographic data download
Data files for use in geographical information systems for analysis and integration with other geospatial data. Data available include digital line graphs, digital elevation models, and land use and land cover
USGS global land cover characterization
The land cover data are provided in a generic image array format (flat, headerless, binary raster data) to maximize the flexibility for importing into a variety of software systems. Software necessary to view or analyze these data is not provided. There are many geographic information system and image processing packages available, and they commonly include modules to import generic raster data
USGS National Water Quality Assessment data warehouse
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began its NAWQA (National Water Quality Assessment) program in 1991, systematically collecting chemical, biological, and physical water quality data from study units (basins) across the nation
USGS water resources maps and GIS information
Virtual Oregon
Virtual Oregon is a data coordination center, established in May 2000 at Oregon State University with seed funding from the Northwest Academic Computing Consortium, to: *archive and distribute environmental and other place-based data on Oregon and associated areas via an innovative web interface; *identify key data sets that are not yet available to users; and *facilitate development of statewide standards for archiving, documenting, and disseminating data
Washington 1:100,000 digital geologic data for Washington State - UW restricted UW restricted
Washington 7.5 minute DEMs
Washington State Department of Revenue. GIS data downloads
Washington State Dept. of Ecology EIM Environmental information management
Search over 1.7 million environmental records on Washington's air, water, soil, aquatic animals, and plants from over 10,000 monitoring locations throughout and adjoining Washington State. Access data from over 400 studies including information about where samples were collected, study details, and data quality
Washington State geospatial data archive
Geospatial data for the state of Washington, and selected non-Washington geospatial data sets created by people at the University of Washington
Welcome to the United Kingdom standard geographic base
The United Kingdom Standard Geographic Base (UKSGB) aims to provide users and suppliers of geographic information with a standard and consistent approach to commonly used geographical units in the UK. The UKSGB also provides information about a range of datasets containing information such as up to date names, codes, boundaries, and grid co-ordinates for each of the core units. A contact is given for each supplier of these datasets
WSDOT GeoData distribution catalog
Wyoming GIS Coordination Structure


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