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GIS Data

Find datasets for GIS mapping applications recommended by the library's subject specialist. It features current and historical data in the library’s collections and in public repositories.
  • GIS Data
  • Data Sources for the New England
  • Data & Mapper Sources for U. S. States
  • Data Sources for U. S.
  • Historical GIS Data
  • TIGER Files
  • Data Sources for Mexico
  • Data Sources for Canada
  • Data Sources for Foreign Countries
  • Internet Data Sources for Foreign Countries
    • Disaster data
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  • Data for Polar regions
  • Dowloadable Data
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • United States
    • World
  • Data by ZIP Code
  • Environmental data
  • Historical Census Data
  • Remote Sensing Images
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Topographic maps

  • National Map Seamless Server
    Unlike The National Map, there are no obvious joins between the various topographic maps the USGS produces. Using coordinates is best to get the area(s) you want.
  • The National Map
    You can download individual topographic maps in GeoPDF format.

Geographic data for the US (2008)

Most of the files available for download are zipped files. They either contain all the available files for a country or region or a theme layer. These are data layers from ESRI that accompany the ArcGIS software. For definitions about the different layers, please see the ESRI Data & Maps 9.3 White Paper.

  • Airports - 2008
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  • Block groups - 2008
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  • Buildings - 2008
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  • Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA's) - 2008
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  • Cemeteries - 2008
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  • Churches - 2008
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  • Cities - 2008
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  • Congressional districts - 2008
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  • Drainage - 2008
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  • Federal lands - 2008
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  • Golf courses - 2008
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  • Highways - 2008
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  • Institutions - 2008
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  • Interstates - 2008
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  • Landmarks - 2008
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  • Parks - 2008
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  • Places - 2008
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  • Populated places (Ppl's) - 2008
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  • Public survey (2008)
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  • Railroads - 2008
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  • Recreation areas - 2008
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  • Rivers - 2008
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  • Schools - 2008
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  • State plane zones - 2008
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  • States - 2008
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  • Summits - 2008
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  • Topographic map quadrangle grids - 2008
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  • Census tracts - 2008
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  • Volcanos - 2008
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  • Water - 2008
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  • Zip codes (ZCTA's) - 2008
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Historical United States County Boundaries (HUSCO)

For more information about these boundary files, look at the record in the online catalog.

  • HUSCO - 1790
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  • HUSCO - 1800
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  • HUSCO - 1810
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  • HUSCO - 1820
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  • HUSCO - 1830
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  • HUSCO - 1840
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  • HUSCO - 1850
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  • HUSCO - 1860
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  • HUSCO - 1870
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  • HUSCO - 1880
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  • HUSCO - 1890
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  • HUSCO - 1900
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  • HUSCO - 1910
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  • HUSCO - 1920
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  • HUSCO - 1930
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  • HUSCO - 1940
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  • HUSCO - 1950
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  • HUSCO - 1960
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  • HUSCO - 1970
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  • HUSCO - 1980
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  • HUSCO - 1990
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  • HUSCO - 1999
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