GIS 324 Spatial Data - GIS Database Design

An educational hub for learning to effectively find demographic and economic data from the U.S. Census Bureau's main data search platform, data.census.gov, Microdata Access (MDAT), or the Census Data API

The Topographic Maps and geographical information system (GIS) data provided in The National Map are pre-generated into downloadable products often available in multiple formats. The vector datasets include: The National Hydrography Dataset(s), Watershed Boundary Dataset, Governmental Boundary Units, Transportation, Structures, Elevation Contours and Geographic Names. Raster datasets include: Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), Orthoimagery, and Land Cover. Lidar point cloud data is also available over many areas of the US.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Geospatial Business Platform Hub is a website which serves as a centralized location to explore, view, and download BLM's geospatial data. Hub can be used for keyword or geographic search of BLM data, to browse BLM geospatial resources by location or subject category, or simply to explore BLM’s featured content.

863 datasets

SEDAC, the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center, is one of the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in the Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Focusing on human interactions in the environment, SEDAC has as its mission to develop and operate applications that support the integration of socioeconomic and earth science data and to serve as an "Information Gateway" between earth sciences and social sciences.

"new york city" > 1,804
"new jersey" > 7,393

This tab contains a selection of databases that are general clearinghouses for data and contain data (or links to data) on a variety of topics at a variety of scales, from global to local.

This guide provides an introduction to GIS software, data, and resources.

General, US, International, North Carolina, and historic

Discover and explore web maps and mapping applications that are associated with environmental interests and concerns in New Jersey and export (download) GIS data that you may use in your own analysis. You can search for GIS datasets to download, view the dataset’s metadata (to see if it will suit your needs), and download the complete set of features, or filter in order to download a subset of features located in your area of interest.