A fine collection of pointers to State Clearinghouse websites developed by the FDGC. Because there are numerous data directories available from a variety…
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State GIS Clearinghouse Directory – Update, July 2004
In order to provide the GISuser with one-click access to various State GIS and geospatial data repositories and clearinghouses, please consult this current listing of…
Automatic TerraServer Downloads with USAPhotoMaps
USAPhotoMaps is an exceptional, free tool developed and distributed by Doug Cox. Use it to automatically retrieve and display TerraServer aerial photos or…
NWI Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats Classification Codes
Are you working with US FWS NWI data? If so then this document explaining the various classification & map codes is a must…
A GISuser Primer on the National Elevation Data Product (NED)
The National Elevation Dataset (NED) is a raster data product assembled by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The NED is designed to provide…
GISuser Primer on Working With SRTM Data
The SRTM data sets result from a collaborative effort by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Imagery and Mapping…
GISuser Guide to Accessing Free 2003 TIGER/Line data
The US Census Bureau has released the 2003 TIGER/Line files by county or statistically equivalent entity based on the latest available governmental unit boundaries…
Mapping the distribution of chemical elements county-by-county
Data from chemical analyses of more than 60,000 stream-sediment and soil samples from all 50 States are now available online courtesy of the…
NASA Embarks on a Sweeping Airborne Expedition
An international team of scientists from NASA and other research institutions has embarked upon a three-week expedition that will take them from the…
GISuser Guide to downloading Free 7.5 minute DEMs
Are you searching for standard 7.5 minute USGS DEMs? You may have already discovered that the USGS no longer makes these data available…