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*[http://www.wri.org/publication/pilot-analysis-global-ecosystems-forest-ecosystems#data| '''Forest GIS'''] - Data includes: percentage tree-cover, population density and tree cover, share of wood in fuel consumption, etc. | *[http://www.wri.org/publication/pilot-analysis-global-ecosystems-forest-ecosystems#data| '''Forest GIS'''] - Data includes: percentage tree-cover, population density and tree cover, share of wood in fuel consumption, etc. | ||
*[http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/LUC/External-World-soil-database/HTML/index.html?sb=1| '''Harmonized World Soil Database'''] - Combines regional and national soil databases and maps under the Land Use Change programme of the UN FAO. Includes pH, depth, and texture parameters. 30 arc-second resolution. | *[http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/LUC/External-World-soil-database/HTML/index.html?sb=1| '''Harmonized World Soil Database'''] - Combines regional and national soil databases and maps under the Land Use Change programme of the UN FAO. Includes pH, depth, and texture parameters. 30 arc-second resolution. | ||
| − | *[http://datadownload.unep-wcmc.org/datasets| '''Datasets from the United Nations Environment Programme'''] Includes global wetlands, distribution of coral reefs, mangroves, and more. | + | *[http://datadownload.unep-wcmc.org/datasets| '''Datasets from the United Nations Environment Programme'''] - Includes global wetlands, distribution of coral reefs, mangroves, and more. |
| − | *[http://tin.er.usgs.gov/mrds/| '''Mineral Resource Data System'''] "A collection of reports describing metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources throughout the world." Includes names, location, commodity, description, geologic characteristics, production, reserves, and more. | + | *[http://tin.er.usgs.gov/mrds/| '''Mineral Resource Data System'''] - "A collection of reports describing metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources throughout the world." Includes names, location, commodity, description, geologic characteristics, production, reserves, and more. |
| − | *[http://velluminformation.com/2012/01/28/google-earth-world-bank-data-and-kml-files/| '''World Bank Geodata'''] A wide range of World Bank datasets (schooling and financial data, etc.) | + | *[http://velluminformation.com/2012/01/28/google-earth-world-bank-data-and-kml-files/| '''World Bank Geodata'''] - A wide range of World Bank datasets (schooling and financial data, etc.) |
| − | *[http://gadm.org/| '''Global Administrative Areas'''] Administrative areas in this database are countries and lower level subdivisions such as provinces, departments, bibhag, bundeslander, daerah istimewa, fivondronana, krong, landsvæðun, opština, sous-préfectures, counties, and thana. | + | *[http://gadm.org/| '''Global Administrative Areas'''] - Administrative areas in this database are countries and lower level subdivisions such as provinces, departments, bibhag, bundeslander, daerah istimewa, fivondronana, krong, landsvæðun, opština, sous-préfectures, counties, and thana. |
| − | *[http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/es/aglands.html| '''Global Agriculture Lands'''] | + | *[http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/es/aglands.html| '''Global Agriculture Lands'''] - Dataset representing extent and intensity of use of agricultural lands in 2000. |
| + | *[http://www.iwmigiam.org/info/main/index.asp| '''Global Irrigated and Rainfed Crop Areas'''] - Vector mapping of global irrigated and rainfed cropland. | ||
| + | *[http://www.geog.mcgill.ca/~nramankutty/Datasets/Datasets.html| '''Past and Present Agricultural Land Use'''] - Multiple datasets showing agricultural land use dating from 1700 to 2007 for 175 crops. | ||
| + | *[http://www.gwsp.org/85.html| '''Global Water Systems Project - Dams and Reservoirs'''] - Vector data on all reservoirs with a storage capacity >0.1 cubic km. | ||
| + | *[http://www.acleddata.com/data/| '''Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset'''] - Contains all reported conflict events in 50 countries in developing world, from 1997 to present. | ||
| + | *[http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/| '''Gridded Population of the World'''] - Includes raw population, population density, historic, current and predicted. | ||
| + | *[http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/| '''Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project'''] - Based on the above data, but includ | ||
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=== United States Regional === | === United States Regional === | ||
| − | [http://www.reo.gov/gis/data/gisdata/index.htm Northwest Forest Plan GIS Data] | + | [http://www.reo.gov/gis/data/gisdata/index.htm '''Northwest Forest Plan GIS Data'''] |
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=== Washington State === | === Washington State === | ||
| − | *[http://Wa-node.gis.washington.edu|Washington State Geospatial Clearinghouse] -Metadata catalog portal<br> | + | *[http://Wa-node.gis.washington.edu|'''Washington State Geospatial Clearinghouse'''] -Metadata catalog portal<br> |
| − | *[http://www.ofm.wa.gov/localdata/default.asp Office of Financial Managment] | + | *[http://www.ofm.wa.gov/localdata/default.asp '''Office of Financial Managment'''] |
**Census data; economy; county government finance; human services; etc. | **Census data; economy; county government finance; human services; etc. | ||
| − | *[http://wagda.lib.washington.edu/data/geography/wa_state/ Washington State GIS Data] --University of Washington Libraries | + | *[http://wagda.lib.washington.edu/data/geography/wa_state/ '''Washington State GIS Data'''] --University of Washington Libraries |
| − | *[http://gis.ess.washington.edu/data/ Geomorphological Research Group] --University of Washington[http://coal.ess.washington.edu/ <br>] | + | *[http://gis.ess.washington.edu/data/ '''Geomorphological Research Group'''] --University of Washington[http://coal.ess.washington.edu/ <br>] |
| − | *[http://coal.ess.washington.edu/ PRISM] -Puget Sound (University of Washington) | + | *[http://coal.ess.washington.edu/ '''PRISM'''] -Puget Sound (University of Washington) |
| − | *[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/geodatacatalog/ WSDOT] (Washington State Department of Transportation) | + | *[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/geodatacatalog/ '''WSDOT'''] (Washington State Department of Transportation) |
| − | *[http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/data/data.htm Department of Ecology][http://agr.wa.gov/pestfert/natresources/aglanduse.aspx <br>] | + | *[http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/data/data.htm '''Department of Ecology'''][http://agr.wa.gov/pestfert/natresources/aglanduse.aspx <br>] |
| − | *[http://agr.wa.gov/pestfert/natresources/aglanduse.aspx Washington State Department of Agriculture] | + | *[http://agr.wa.gov/pestfert/natresources/aglanduse.aspx '''Washington State Department of Agriculture'''] |
| − | *[http://riverhistory.ess.washington.edu/data.php Puget Sound River History Project] | + | *[http://riverhistory.ess.washington.edu/data.php '''Puget Sound River History Project'''] |
| − | *[http://pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu/index.html Puget sound LIDAR Consortium] | + | *[http://pugetsoundlidar.ess.washington.edu/index.html '''Puget sound LIDAR Consortium'''] |
| − | *[http://www.census.gov/ US Census Bureau US basemaps and US demographic data] | + | *[http://www.census.gov/ '''US Census Bureau US basemaps and US demographic data'''] |
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Revision as of 17:12, 29 May 2012
Introduction
Here you will find a list of resources to get GIS data. The list categorizes the resources by location.
The list is a work-in-progress!
Global
- Natural Earth - Public domain vector and raster dataset. Supported by the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS)
- Global Map - Provides consistent coverage of all the Earth's land cover area. Includes different thematic maps such as: Transportation, Elevation, Drainage, Vegetation, Administrative Boundaries, Land Cover, Population Centres, and Land Use. Registration Required
- UNEP GEOdata - Provided by the United Nations Environment Programme. Includes: Global Forest Cover, Global Potential Evapotranspiration, Global Average Monthly Temperatures, Dams, Watershed Boundaries, and much more. Use the advanced search to select "Geospatial Data Sets"
- GSHHS - "A Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Shoreline Databse" High quality, and consistent data.
- ASTER GDEM - 30m resolution global elevation data derived from ASTER satellite images.
- Open Topography - "High-resolution, Earth science-based, topography data, and related tools and resources" Available as dense point clouds, and DEMs.
- NCAR GIS Climate Change Scenarios - Includes data used by the IPCC in their reports. Registration Required
- IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library - Collection of more than 300 datasets from various climate models and datasets.
- HydroSHEDS - Global hydrological based on the STRM elevation data. Includes river networks, watershed boundaries, drainage directions, and flow accumulations.
- USGS Land Cover Institute - Set of links for numerous land cover datasets. Although primarily US data, further down the list there is data for other continents
- Global Lakes and Wetlands Database - Vector data outlining global wetlands, swamps, bogs, reservoirs, etc.
- Forest GIS - Data includes: percentage tree-cover, population density and tree cover, share of wood in fuel consumption, etc.
- Harmonized World Soil Database - Combines regional and national soil databases and maps under the Land Use Change programme of the UN FAO. Includes pH, depth, and texture parameters. 30 arc-second resolution.
- Datasets from the United Nations Environment Programme - Includes global wetlands, distribution of coral reefs, mangroves, and more.
- Mineral Resource Data System - "A collection of reports describing metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources throughout the world." Includes names, location, commodity, description, geologic characteristics, production, reserves, and more.
- World Bank Geodata - A wide range of World Bank datasets (schooling and financial data, etc.)
- Global Administrative Areas - Administrative areas in this database are countries and lower level subdivisions such as provinces, departments, bibhag, bundeslander, daerah istimewa, fivondronana, krong, landsvæðun, opština, sous-préfectures, counties, and thana.
- Global Agriculture Lands - Dataset representing extent and intensity of use of agricultural lands in 2000.
- Global Irrigated and Rainfed Crop Areas - Vector mapping of global irrigated and rainfed cropland.
- Past and Present Agricultural Land Use - Multiple datasets showing agricultural land use dating from 1700 to 2007 for 175 crops.
- Global Water Systems Project - Dams and Reservoirs - Vector data on all reservoirs with a storage capacity >0.1 cubic km.
- Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset - Contains all reported conflict events in 50 countries in developing world, from 1997 to present.
- Gridded Population of the World - Includes raw population, population density, historic, current and predicted.
- Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project - Based on the above data, but includ
United States
United States Regional
Northwest Forest Plan GIS Data
Washington State
- Washington State Geospatial Clearinghouse -Metadata catalog portal
- Office of Financial Managment
- Census data; economy; county government finance; human services; etc.
- Washington State GIS Data --University of Washington Libraries
- Geomorphological Research Group --University of Washington
- PRISM -Puget Sound (University of Washington)
- WSDOT (Washington State Department of Transportation)
- Department of Ecology
- Washington State Department of Agriculture
- Puget Sound River History Project
- Puget sound LIDAR Consortium
- US Census Bureau US basemaps and US demographic data
