Resources

resources

• resources pdf (link only works locally)
  • source: https://www.coursera.org/learn/gis/supplement/UFDWI/resources-and-help-for-gis
• https://gis.stackexchange.com/
• http://geonet.esri.com/
• reddit/askgis

Data

Data Finders

• List of High Quality Datasets: https://github.com/nickrsan/awesome-public-datasets/
• NRCS Geospatial Data Gateway: http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/GDGOrder.aspx
• List of worldwide GIS data sources from the US Geological Survey: http://education.usgs.gov/lessons/geospatialwebsites.html
• An incredible list of data links from Humboldt State University: http://library.humboldt.edu/infoservices/staff/rls/geospatial/intgis.htm
• National Map: http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/
• American Factfinder (US Census data): http://factfinder2.census.gov
• Book: The GIS Guide to Public Domain Data: https://spatialreserves.wordpress.com/about-thebook/

Datasets

• Enhanced National Hydrography Dataset (NHDPlus): http://www.horizon-systems.com/nhdplus/
• GeoNames (GNIS): http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/download_data.htm
• National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD): http://www.mrlc.gov/
• TIGER (National lines and boundaries – Census): http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/tiger.html
• USGS Water Data for the Nation: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis
• Listing of Global Terrain Data: http://vterrain.org/Elevation/global.html
• World Terrain Data: http://www.naturalearthdata.com/
• World Borders: http://thematicmapping.org/downloads/world_borders.php