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New York State

Cornell University Geospatial Information Repository (CUGIR): An FGDC/NSDI Clearinghouse node
NYS Agencies
- Adirondack Park Agency - Geographic Information Systems and Services
- Education Department State Archives | State Library
- Empire State Development - GIS on-line application - NY State Site Finder
- General Services, Office of - GIS contracts and services available from the OGS Web site.
- Military and Naval Affairs, Division of
- Transportation, Department of
Local Government
- Compendium of Community Models for GIS Development A Quality Communities Partnership Project
Other
- Digital Atlas of New York City: Part of the American Cities Atlas Project, this site has approximately 130 color maps of the city's five counties, displaying 1990 census data related to population, race, ancestry, income, poverty, commuters, adult educational achievement, and household types. Data are mapped by census tracts.

State GIS Data Centers

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Federal Government

GeoData Alliance - The GeoData Alliance (GDA) is a not-for-profit organization developed under the auspices of the Federal Geographic Data Committee to "assume the national role of advancing the National Spatial Data Infrastructure".
GeoSpatial One Stop (GOS) - Geodata.gov is a web-based portal for one-stop access to maps, data and other geospatial services that will simplify the ability of all levels of government and citizens to find geospatial data and learn more about geospatial projects underway.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention This link provides information on GIS, or Geographic Information Systems, at NCHS and in the larger public health community. This site also includes gis links for the National Center for Health Statistics.
US Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Census Bureau
- TIGER files
USDA Aerial Photography Field Office - The Aerial Photography Field Office, Farm Service Agency is the primary source of aerial imagery for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Over 10,000,000 gifs are libraried at the APFO, dating from 1955 through the present.
Environmental Protection Agency
- NY Data: Long Island Sound Program
- Great Lakes Regional Program Office
- Surf Your Watershed: An EPA service to help users locate, use and share environmental information.
Federal Geographic Data Committee
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- National Wetlands Inventory
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Geological Survey
- NY Data: 1:250,000-scale Land Use Land Cover for New York
- NY Data: Water Resources for New York (includes Surface Water Data)
- Downloadable digital and raster USGS products
- Downloadable hydrologic units maps
- Geographic Names Information Service (GNIS): Query form for the GNIS database, which contains information about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States.
- Geospatial Data, Information and Related Products
- Maps, Imagery, and Publications
- TerraServer: A joint project between Microsoft, Compaq, USGS and several other companies that allows users to view USGS digital orthophoto quadrangles (DOQs) on the web.
- U.S.G.S. Explanation of GIS
- Water Resources Division
- On-Line Store
Department of Justice
- Crime Mapping Research Center
- Mapping Crime: Principle and Practice (pdf document)
NASA
- Earth Observing System
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NY Data: NOAA Climate Charts for New York
- NY Data: Historical Map and Chart Collection
U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Bureau of Transportation Statistics - Office of Geographic Information Services

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Universities

Geography Departments
Projects
- California Geographical Survey -- California State University, Northridge
- Cornell University Geospatial Information Repository (CUGIR): An FGDC/NSDI Clearinghouse node that includes TIGER/Line Data for streets, hydrology, and Census tract, block group, place, and minor civil division boundaries for all 62 counties in NYS. (Arc/Info compressed export format)
- Color Landform Atlas of the United States (Shaded Relief Maps) -- Johns Hopkins University
- Inside Idaho - University of Idaho Library: Interactive Numeric and Spatial Information Data Engine
- National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis -- A joint project of SUNY Buffalo, UC - Santa Barbara, and the University of Maine
- National Spatial Database -- University of Arkansas
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection -- University of Texas

GIS Hotlists

ClearMaps GIS Directory: GIS Listing of Businesses and Organizations for the industry.
GeoCommunity: This site includes a GIS-specific search engine and GIS data, software and job postings.
GeoData Alliance: The purpose of the GeoData Alliance is to foster trusted and inclusive processes to enable the creation, effective and equitable flow, and beneficial use of geographic information.
GISuser.com: The most comprehensive news and information-rich resource for the GIS, geopositioning, and geospatial technology user.
Odden's Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping: A collection of cartographic links from Utrecht University, in the Netherlands.
Resources for Geographers: Maintained by the Department of Geography at the University of Texas at Austin.
U. of Arkansas Guide to On-line and Mostly Free U.S. Geospatial Data

GIS Job Resources

GIS in Education (K-12)

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