Resourses Outline

Humboldt County and Northern California
California Centric
National Data
International Data
Thematic Data
Other Data Warehouses and Search Engines
Digital Map Libraries
Multimedia Maps
Data Tools
Technical Resources
Miscellaneous
Map Symbols
Tutorials and other General Information

Humboldt County and Northern California

Eureka Weather Forecast Office - National Weather Service Office

City of Arcata - Through the ASAF Lab

Humboldt Bay Net and Online GIS

Humboldt Data from the ASAF Lab - NRPI Dept

GIS Data for Northern California - Plethora of Links

North Coast GIS IC - some online data

California Centric

GIS/Cartography

CERES - California Environmental Resources Evaluation System. You can search via: By Organization, Geographic Area, Theme, and Data Type.
CDEC - California Data Exchange Center. Part of the California Dept. of Water Resources.

SF Bay Area Statistics

7.5 minute Digital Elevation Models for California

California GIS Data by County from the GeoCommunity
Teale Data Center - GIS Solutions Group
Digital Atlas of California. CSU Northridge.
CA Geo Survey Digital Map Bases . CSU Northridge.

California GAP Analysis Home - avaliable in the Kosmos Lab.

Statistical Data

SF Bay Area Statistics

California Resources Facts and Figures

California Resources Agency - links to many well-know departments.
California Dept. of Fish and Game
California Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection Data
CDF Databases and Statistics
California Dept. of Water Resources
Wildlife and Habitat Data Analysis
Land Resource Maps and Statistics

California Environmental Protection Agency
Information Center for the Environment
California Air Quality Board >> Air Quality Data

California Agricultural Statistics Service

California Economic Indicators
California Technology, Trade, and Commerce Agency
CTTCA Links to Economic Data
California Dept. of Finance - Financial and Economic Data

Electricity in California, California Enery Commision
California Energy Maps
California Gasoline Prices Statistics

General

GEOSPATIAL RESOURCES - Maps and Atlases: California Maps
Humboldt State University Library

National Data Providers

GIS/Cartography

National Mapping Geospatial Data Clearinghouse - Quality links to government mapping data and programs
USGS National Mapping Information Home Page - Info about USGS in general with specific links to mapping resources.
National Geodetic Survey
TIGER - US base maps

NOAA National Virtual Data Center - specializes in geo-physical
NOAA Map Database Catalog
National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Home Page - From the USDOC/ NOAA/ NESDIS
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - links to base map coverages and data
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - GIS coverages

US National Atlas - Map Layers Warehouse. A wide range of topics.

National Dam Inventory - Info on 76,000 US dams. Includes online GIS for viewing data.
Map of National Dams - ArcView shapefile format from US National Atlas

NIMA - National Imaging and Mapping Agency. Try their Geospatiol Engine.

General GeoData at Northridge http://geogdata.csun.edu/cart.html Maintained by Bill Bowen.

Statistics

US Census Bureau

Fish and Wildlife Spatial Data and Statistics

USDA National Agricultural Statistics
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - data on plants, water, climate, soil, general maps

US Office of Trade and Economic Analysis
US Bureau of Economic Analysis
US Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Home Page

US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Crime Mapping Research Center

National Weather Service data

State Level GIS Clearinghouses

UC Boulder Data Links - US State Databases and on-line Archives (SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE)
UC Boulder Data Links - State Agencies, Research Teamps, and Organizations

International Data

GIS/Cartography

The United Nations Cartographic Division - PDF maps and GIS data resources
Digital Chart of the World - ArcView and EPS format base maps from around the world. PSU.
Demographic Data Cartogram Service - base maps by county from CIESIN, SEDAC

ComputaMaps: The source for African geospatial data

British Columbia, Canada - GIS at BC Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks

Statistical

United Nations Statistical Division - Economic, environmental, demographic
UN Development Program - Human development index and other stats
UNICEF Statistics - Country level development indicators
UNESCO Institute of Statistics - education and literacy, science and technology, culture and communication.
UN Environmental Programme - DEWA / GRID for geo-spatial data and information
UN Food and Agricultural Organization - statistical data and links. Includes sustainable development.
UN FAO Natural Resources and Environment - country stats for crops, soil maps, terrain

WHO Statistical Information System - Health and health-related statistical information from the WHO Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy

World Bank Data and Statistics - Country level, topical, searchable, sample maps
WB World Development Indicators - PDF data tables on people, environment, economy
IMF County Information - Haphazard information. good if nothing else is successful

International Energy Agency - statistics and country studies. Includes international gas prices.
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries - oil and energy production stats

OECD - Economic, empolyment, and education databasese
Foreign Trade Information System - global and national economic info and links

Organic Farming Links - global data links from FOA
Organic Agriculture Statistics Worldwide - from the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements

US Census International Data Base (IDB) - Statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world

CIA World Factbook - updated yearly. Maps and statistics

Global Statistics - from Xist.org. Includes regional, national, and lower-level data.

Regional

Statistics in Latin America - LANIC at University of Texas.
Inter-American Development Bank - economic, social, trade databases. Includes historical data.
Latin America and the Caribbean - USAID economic and social data
NTU Latin America - links from Nanyang Technology University

UN Economic Commission for Africa - economic and social development in the continent
Africa on the Internet - An annotated guide to African websites
Africa south of the Sahara - from Stanford University. By country and region.
NTU Africa - links from Nanyang Technology University

Association of Southeast Asian Nations - follow the statistics links in the navigation bar
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation - promotes open trade and economic cooperation
AsiaSource - general news and information + statistical profiles
NTU Asia - links from Nanyang Technology University

EuroStat - stats for the European Community
NTU Europe - links from Nanyang Technology University

NTU Oceana - links from Nanyang Technology University
NTU North America - links from Nanyang Technology University
NTU International - links from Nanyang Technology University
NTU Others - links from Nanyang Technology University

Other Lists of Links - Country Level

UC Boulder Data Links - global and country level organizations, mostly developed world

WTO National links - Exhaustive list of national statistical offices
WTO Other National links - non-governmental data sources (eg, Banks)
WTO International Organizations - links to banks and intergovermental organizations
MSU Statistical Links - Global, regional, and national organizations.

Xist.com's list of National and Regional Links - Like the WTO site above.

Thematic

DEMs - Digital Elevation Models

California DEMS from the ASAF lab at HSU

USGS Geographic Data Download - DEMs and DLGs nationwide
USGS Geospatial Data & Information Products - DEMs, DLGs, and other data
NOAA Digital Terrain and Bathymetry Data

Jerry Farm's list of National and International DEM sources - Very good, up-to-date
Bruce Gittings' Digital Elevation Data Catalogue - Last Updated 1997

DLGs - Digital Line Graphs

USGS Geographic Data Download - DEMs and DLGs nationwide
USGS Geospatial Data & Information Products - DEMs, DLGs, and other data

Physical Characteristics and Land Use-Land Coverages

UC Boulder Data Links - for climate, soil, vegitation, methane, temperature, wetlands

Demographics

UC Boulder Data Links -population (national, city, rural), African, Asian, USA, international

Remote Sensing, Atmospheric, and Extra-Terrestrial Data

UC Boulder Data Links - for climate, soil, vegitation, methane, temperature, wetlands

Digital Map Librarys

Multimedia Maps

Other Data Warehouses and Search Engine

Odden's Bookmarks - Cartography and geography search engine

Data Tools

GisTools - useful sofware tools for translation between and to GIS data formats
Free GIS and CAD Software - software.geocomm.com/translators/sdts/
Corpscon - MS Windows-based program which allows the user to convert coordinates between several different projections. Used in the Intro to GIS class at Humboldt.
USGS GIS software and Utilities

Technical Resources

USGS Mapping Information - National Mapping Program Standards
SDTS Home Page

Miscellaneous

Terrain Analysis Home Page
Techniques, trends and applications of terrain analysis. From Hunter College, NY.
DEM analysis
A list of internet sites concerned with the analysis and visualisation of digital levation models.
Directory of /pub/gis
BLM file transfer site with useful GIS related tools.

Map Symbols

National Park Service Symbols - The standard National Park Service cartographic symbols are presented in serveral formats.

USGS Map Symbols - Geologic and topographic map symbols, patterns, and textures for use in Adobe Illustrator. Provided in EPS format. Links near the bottom of the page.

Tutorials and General Information

General

Mother of all Geographic Tutorial Lists from University of Nottingham, UK

DICTIONARY OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS IN GIS, CARTOGRAPHY, AND REMOTE SENSING from UC Berkely

Global Positioning System Overview

Maps

What is a Topographic Map? - USGS site for map education, map reading, and specific information.

Library of Congress Geography and Maps, an Illustrated Guide

Cartography

Cartographic Communication

Coordinate Systems Overview

Map Projections

Error, Accuracy, and Precision

Managing Error

About.com's Cartography Information

General Cart Info and Links

Cartography on the Web Tutorial

Computer Based Terrain Visualisation Techniques

GIS and Remote Sensing

Using USGS Digital Elevation Models - DEMs - From UC Berkely
Terrain Modeling with ArcView GIS - Covers both DEMs and DLGs

NASA Remote Sensing Education Pages and Links
NASA Remote Sensing Tutorial - rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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