Home - GEO 383/683 - Geographic Information Systems (Spring 2013) - Subject Guides at Syracuse University Library

Local and State links

Onondaga/Syracuse GIS
Interactive GIS of properties, land use, zoning, streets, etc.
New York State GIS Clearinghouse
DRGs, DOQs, vector files for local or State government agencies. If there are any data sets you need, contact me and I can download them for you.
CUGIR
New York State boundary files by state or by county
PA Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
NJ Geographic Information Network
VT Center for Geographic Information
MA Geographic Information System
CT Map & Geographic Information Center
Other State clearinghouse links
From Stanford Univ. - Links to all US State GIS clearinghouses

DATA.GOV
FREE USGS topo maps
Download 1:24k, 1:100k, and 1:250k topo sheets for the US
USGS Earth Explorer
Find and download aerial photography, satellite imagery, DRG and DLG data sets.
You will need to create a free access account to use this site.
EROS Data Center
Land cover, elevation, air photos, satellite imagery can be found here.
Social Explorer
SU Library database
American Factfinder 2
An updated web interface to locate demographic Census data
ArcGIS Online
You will need to download ArcExplorer to view these files
Alexandria Digital Library
GIS DataDepot
Free download link is slow but FREE, Premium download link is fast but costs you money.
USGS National Map Viewer
Download various types of vector based data sets.
National Atlas of the U.S.
Downloadable vector layers

ESRI Knowledge Base
Search ESRI's Knowledge base for answers to questions you may have about using ArcGIS.
ESRI Virtual Campus
The center boxes have links to online classes that you can get for free through ESRI's Virtual Campus. Contact me for specific course you wish to take.