Category Archives: GIS Resources

NOAA Coast line data for bathymetry mapping

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/shorelines/gshhs.html

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Spatial Data Resources; Geospatial volunteer?

The American Red Cross web pages are a great resource if you are looking for a links to geospatial data warehouses–particularly data sets used in responding to disasters.  Check out the following for more info: http://maps.redcross.org/website/Links/ARC_Disaster_Links_Resources.html Volunteer your geospatial skills at:  http://www.redcross.org/support/volunteer/opportunities.  The American Red Cross also has internships and paid positions; some are for [...]

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NOAA Forecasts in GIS Format

HPC products in shapefile format:  http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/html/about_gis.shtml  

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GeoSpatial Platform

The Geospatial Platform provides shared and trusted geospatial data, services, and applications for use by government agencies, their partners and the public. http://www.geoplatform.gov/home/  

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NOAA Climate Data

Reliable, user-friendly climate data and information for the world. http://www.climate.gov/#dataServices

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NatureServe- Non-profit Conservation Organization

NatureServe and its network of member programs are a leading source for reliable scientific information about species and ecosystems of the Western Hemisphere. This site serves as a portal for accessing several types of publicly available biodiversity data. http://www.natureserve.org/getData/index.jsp NatureServe Vista is a powerful, flexible, and free decision-support system that helps users integrate conservation with [...]

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NOAA Southeast and Caribbean Data Explorer

The Southeast and Caribbean Data Explorer provides public access to NOAA geospatial data within the land areas of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, and the marine environment directly adjacent to these lands. This one-stop shop for NOAA geospatial data within the region can be searched by keyword, [...]

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Another great link for remote sensing students!

http://gfl.usgs.gov/

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Attention Remote Sensing Students!

Please check out IRI’s climate data library:  http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/ The IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library contains over 300 datasets from a variety of earth science disciplines and climate-related topics. It is a powerful tool that offers the following capabilities at no cost to the user: access any number of datasets; create analyses of data ranging from simple [...]

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