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Geographic Information Systems, Maps and Cartographic Information

This research guide is intended to help researchers find GIS data and learning resources.

GIS Data for States

GIS Data by U.S. State

GW Databases for FINDING Datasets and Statistics

The linked list is here.

GIS Software

Quantum GIS (free, open source)
ArcGIS Explorer (free)
ArcGIS
CartoDB
Free and easy to use online map software.

Data by TOPIC

Geo Platform
General: USGS: National Map Viewer and Download Platform
Health: Centers for Disease Control GIS Data Access Tools
Crime: Bureau of Justice Statistics
Climate & Weather: NOAA National Geophysical Data Center
FEMA Flood Map Service Center
North American Transportation Atlas Data
Agriculture & Natural Resources: Geospatial Data Gateway
Environment EPA Environmental Dataset Gateway
Business: US Census County Business Patterns
NASA: Earth Observing System Data and Information System
Aerial Photography: USGS LandsatLook Viewer
. . .allows comprehensive searching and downloading of full-resolution LandsatLook images.
New York City: NYC OpenData
Terrorism: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and the Responses to Terrorism
Datasets include: Global Terrorism Database (GTD), Minorities at Risk Organizational Behavior (MAROB), Profiles of Perpetrators of Terrorism in the United States(PPT-US), and more.
Geography: Federal Geographic Data Committee Data and Services
Geology: Color Landform Atlas of the United States
Religion: Digital Atlas of American Religion
Wetlands: Wetlands Mapper
from the US Fish & Wildlife Service, National Wetlands Inventory
Administrative Areas: GADM Database of Global Administrative Areas
Historic: National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS)
Historic: Association of American Geographers Historical GIS Clearinghouse

International Cartographic Data

World Bank: Data Catalog
UN Environment Programme: Global Resource Information Database
UN Food and Agriculture Organization: GeoNetwork GIS Gateway
Global Land Analysis & Discovery
Access early observation imagery and land cover datasets and imagery
The Correlates of War
"The Correlates of War project seeks to facilitate the collection, dissemination, and use of accurate and reliable quantitative data in international relations."
European Environment Agency: Datasets
Downloadable data about Europe's environment.
Europe: EUROstat
UK: Maps and Data
Canada: GeoGratis
Latin America: GeoSUR
The GeoSUR Portal provides an entry point to spatial data published by Latin American and Caribbean agencies.
India:National Spatial Data Infrastructure
Empirical Studies of Conflict (ESOC)
"The Empirical Studies of Conflict Project (ESOC) identifies, compiles, and analyzes micro-level conflict data and information on insurgency, civil war, and other sources of politically motivated violence worldwide. "

Last Updated: Feb 11, 2021 12:44 PM
URL: https://libguides.gwu.edu/maps
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Subjects: Geography, Statistics & Datasets

Tags: cartographic_materials, cartography, data, gis, maps

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