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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at the UA Libraries
- What is GIS/What is ArcGIS
- Interactive & Static Maps
- Spatial Datasets
- GIS Services at the UA Libraries
For assistance, contact Chris Kollen at kollenc@u.library.arizona.edu
Spatial Datasets
Arizona -- Other States -- United States -- International
Arizona
ARIA: Arizona Regional Image Archive ARIA provides access to image data, such as satellite imagery, DOQQs, DEMs, DRGs for the Sonoran desert region, including the US Southwest and northern Mexico.
Arizona Geographic Information Council (AGIC)
Arizona Geospatial Data and Maps The Arizona Geospatial Data and Maps is the successor to the Arizona Electronic Atlas. This new site provides geospatial data to download and simple prepared maps you can view, save, or print. You will find all of the geospatial data you previously could download on the Arizona Electronic Atlas and the Arizona Historic Census GeoDatabase plus additional data not previously available. All maps previously available on the Atlas’ Gallery of Maps are available on the new site.
Arizona Land Resource Information System (ALRIS) Online maps services (Land Ownership maps) and GIS data.
Arizona State Cartographers Office This site allows you to download geospatial data, static maps, and interactive maps in areas such as redistricting and biological infrastructure. The site also contains a plethora of links to local and national data and mapping sites.
Southern Arizona Data Services Program Provides access to a wide range of geospatial data -- preview data as a .gif, view metadata, or download. Must be on campus to access.
Bureau of Land Management (Arizona) Provides access to geospatial data as ArcInfo coverages (.e00), survey plats and field notes, and GPS data.
Conservation Science (The Nature Conservancy) Provides access to geospatial data and documents generated by the Nature Conservancy's Conservation Science Program.
Pima County Department of Transportation GIS Access to Pima County GIS data and maps , such as parcel, street, wildland fire maps. Also contains links to other local GIS maps such as the Pima County Assessor maps, Floodplain maps, an Subdivision Plat maps.
Santa Rita Experimental Range (SRER) This University of Arizona College of Agriculture website contains maps, photographs, charts, reports, and metadata pertaining to SRER studies on vegetation, precipitation, grazing, soil, water, and more.
Other States
Louisiana Geographic Information Center
New Mexico Geographic Information Systems Advisory Council
North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
Oregon Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access
San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
Texas Natural Resource Information System
United States
ArcGIS Online Share, find, and use GIS content across the Web; access free maps and reference layers; find, purchase and download imagery into ArcGIS.
ESRI U.S. Street Database [UA Main Library on GIS Computer in the Information Commons]
Cancer Mortality Maps and Graphs Cancer death rates for the time period 1950-1994 for more than 40 cancers and geospatial boundary files.
Census TIGER (U.S. Census Bureau) Download the 2000-2008 TIGER/Line files in ArcGIS shapefiles.
CensusCD Neighborhood Change Database: 1970-2000 tract data [Located in the UA Main Library Information Commons Reference CD-ROM cabinet]
Census CD - 1970 [Located in the UA Main Library Information Commons Reference CD-ROM cabinet]
Census CD - 1980 [Located in the UA Main Library Information Commons Reference CD-ROM cabinet]
Census CD + Maps - 1990 [Located in the UA Main Library HA201 1990 .C42]
Census CD Blocks - 1990 [Located in the UA Main Library HA201 1990 .C43]
Census CD 2000 Short Form [Located in the Main Library Information Commons Reference CD-ROM cabinet]
Census CD 2000 Redistricting Data [Located in the Main Library Information Commons Reference CD-ROM cabinet]
Census 2000 Blocks [Located in the Main Library Information Commons Reference CD-ROM cabinet]
Census 2000 Short Form Blocks [Located in the Main Library Information Commons Reference CD-ROM cabinet]
Basins (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Can download data for performing watershed and water quality based studies.
GeoCommunicator (U.S. Bureau of Land Management) Provides searching, accessing and dynamic mapping of data for federal land stewardship, land and mineral use records, and land survey information. GeoCommunicator provides spatial display for land and mineral cases from BLM's LR2000 system.
Geospatial One Stop (GOS) This portal provides a gateway to an enormous amount of geospatial data at the federal, state, county, local, and tribal levels. You can create geographic maps with details such as land cover and elevation.
Land Survey Information (U.S. Bureau of Land Management) Geographic information from the BLM's Geographic Coordinate Data Base (GCDB) representing the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) of the United States.
National Atlas (U.S. Geological Survey)
Provides comprehensive map-like views of data collected by the U.S. Government, focusing on natural and sociocultural landscapes. The data can be downloaded for use in GIS software in shapefile format.
National Map (U.S. Geological Survey)
Includes data on boundaries, elevation, ortho-imagery, land use, land cover, transportation, geographic names, hydrography, and structures. The maps created can be viewed and printed, and the data can be downloaded.
National Map Seamless Server (U.S. Geological Survey)
View and download data from US (National Map) and international. Draw box around the area you want to download data. If your box is too large, will get an error message.
National Hydrography Dataset (USGS and EPA)
National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Maps, Imagery, Data, & Analysis
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin (NOAA) Bathymetry, Topography & Relief Download nautical charts, bathymetric maps, and a variety of ocean survey data.
NOAA Nautical Charts Includes current nautical charts that you can download in a variety of GIS formats and historical charts available as image files to either view or download.
SocioEconomic Data and Application Center (SEDAC ) Includes 1970-1990 census boundaries and data, Central American vegeation data, China data, environmental data, Georeferenced population datasets of Mexico, world population data, distribution of species, and urban satellite imagery.
EROS Center (U.S. Geological Survey) Includes aerial photography, satellite imagery, elevation data, land cover data, digitized maps, and image gallery collections.
International
ArcAtlas [Located at the UA Library Information Commons Reference CD-ROM cabinet]
Baltic Sea Region GIS, Maps and Statistical Database Includes interactive map, metadata, and data in Idrisi, ArcInfo, ArcView, and MapInfo formats.
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Includes 1970-1990 census boundaries and data, Central American vegeation data, China data, environmental data, Georeferenced population datasets of Mexico, world population data, distribution of species, and urban satellite imagery.
ConserveOnline ConserveOnline is a "one-stop" online, public library, created and maintained by The Nature Conservancy in partnership with other conservation organizations. Their Library has images, documents, data available to download. There are also Workspaces where user communities can set up individual websites for environmental or conservation projects and members can post preliminary data, documents, maps etc.
ESRI Data and Maps [UA Main Library Information Commons Reference CD-ROM cabinet]
Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) Satellite data, some is available for download, other for purchase.
Geospatial Files and Tools (Directions Magazine)
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