Select GIS Resources by Subject
Here are just some datasets and books that pertain to geospatial information and specific fields of study.
(GIS Data Sources compiled by Jamie Henkhaus, Texas State University Graduate Student)
Data Resources
Some GIS have data preloaded, such as basemaps. There are several different resources for datasets, including, but not limited to:
- Local Government
- Federal Government
- Nonprofit Organizations
- University Data Repositories
- For-Profit Companies
- Make Your Own
Some prominent sources of GIS data:
- Data.gov
- USGS
- U.S. Census
- TIGER Shapefiles
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Texas Natural Resources Information System
- Digital Atlas of Texas Counties
If you have access to it, Data Citation Index is a great resource for finding datasets.
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Data Source |
Examples |
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Local Government |
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State Government |
Texas Natural Resources Information System, Texas General Land Office, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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Federal Government |
Data.gov, USGS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Census Bureau |
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Non-Profit Organizations |
ORNIS, OpenStreetMap, David Rumsey Map Collection, FAO GeoNetwork |
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Commercial Companies |
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Make Your Own! |
Data from GPS (Global Positioning System) devices, spreadsheets, images |
