GIS Data Sites

Here is a collection of websites organized to help you better find what you're looking for in the wide world of GIS information:

General | State & Regional | National & World | Government | Other Universities

General GIS Websites

Sites which stay up to date with the latest news about GIS technology and answer your basic questions about the field.

GIS.com
"The guide to Geographic Information Systems" - a great site with F.A.Q.s, demos, recent news and case studies, and GIS career options.

GIS Monitor
"The ultimate map/GIS directory" - site with data, education, events, archives, jobs, products, and weekly GIS newsletters.

GeoCommunity
"THE place for the Geographic Information Systems (GIS), CAD, mapping, and location-based industry professionals, enthusiasts, and students to gather" - a site with GIS data, geoimaging, software, career listings, daily newsletter, and more.

The Ultimate GIS Links Database
An alphabetically-organized international GIS website database.

Geography Network
"Share geographic data and services through a global network of phblishers." - site with data, maps, web services, applications, and more.

GIS Jobs Clearinghouse
"The most-visited GIS/RS jobs site on the internet."

MapInfo
Site dedicated to providing GIS information helpful for businesses.

State & Regional GIS sites

Nebraska View
The state node of America View, offers state data, images, maps, training, education, and research application. Updated frequently.

Data Bank
From Nebraska's Department of Natural Resources.

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Has an interactive map.

Nebraska GIS/LIS Association

National & World GIS Sites

AmericaView
"A nationwide consortium for remote sensing education, research, and geospatial applications." -administered through a partnership with the USGS

National Geographic's Earth Pulse
Information, data, and images covering oceans, climate, energy, fresh water, technology, wild lands, population, humans, wild species, and ecosystems.

Africa Data Dissemination Service

United Nations Environment Programme

Government GIS-Related Sites

NationalAtlas.gov
Maps showing agriculture, biology, boundaries, climate, environment, geology, government, history, people, transportation, and water.

The National Map
From the U.S. Geological Survey, "the nation's topographic map for the 21st century."

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
"The Nation's largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency."

United States Census Bureau

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGIA)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Envirofacts Data Warehouse
A division of the EPA, contains data on waste, water, toxics, air, land, and more.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Maps and data associated with weather, oceans, fisheries, climate, coasts, charting, and navigation.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Visible Earth
NASA searchable database of animations and satellite images.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Geographic Information Systems and spatial data.

Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety (MAPS)
Applied analysis and basic research of spatial data as it relates to crime - A division of the National Institute of Justice

Other Universities' GIS Sites

University College London
Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis

University of Arkansas
"Starting the Hunt: Guide to Mostly Online and Mostly Free U.S. Geospatial and Attibute Data"

University of Virginia
Geospatial and Statistical Data Center

University of Maryland
Global Land Cover Facility - a center for land cover science with a focus on research using remostly sensed satellite data and products to assess land cover change for local and global systems.

University of Iowa
Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research

University of Washington
List of GIS-related electronic journals.