Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Map Resources
Library User's Guide

A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a system for the management, analysis, and display of geographic information. GIS involves many elements including hardware, software, and data which allows the user to create customized, detail maps on a variety of topics. Listed below are GIS interactive mapping sites at the local, national, and international levels and other useful Web sites with relevant documents and additional resources.

IOWA  top

• Geological Survey
• GeoTREE (GeoInformatics Training, Research, Education, & Extension Center)
• Iowa Environmental Mesonet
• Iowa Geographic Information Council
• Iowa Geographic Map Server
• Iowa Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
• Iowa Rivers Information System (IRIS)
• Maps and Geographic Files (State Library of Iowa)
• Natural Resources Geographic Information Systems Library (NRGIS)
• Office of Transportation Data
• STORM Project (Remote Sensing Data)

UNITED STATES  top

• Geodata.gov: U.S. Maps & Data
• Geographic Information Systems Laboratory (MIT: by State)
• GIS Gateway (U.S. Census Bureau)
• GIS and Public Health (National Center for Health Statistics)
• National Atlas of the United States of America
• National Map Viewer
• Google Maps
• NRCS Web Soil Survey
• TerraServer USA
• TopoZone (Maps a la carte, Inc.)
• U.S. Census Bureau: Geography
• U.S. Gazetteer

INTERNATIONAL  top

• Global Health Atlas (World Health Organization)
• Globalis (United Nations)
• MapMachine (National Geographic)
• Maptech MapServer
• Multi-Map
• National Atlas of Canada
• NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
• Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
• United Nations: Online Atlas
• USGS Global Visualization Viewer

DOCUMENTS  top

• Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing
• GIS Dictionary (AGI)
• GIS Dictionary (ESRI)
• Importing Spatial Data

TUTORIALS  top

• Getting Started with a GIS (RGS)
• Geographic Information Systems (Poster - USGS)
• GIS Tutorial (GIS Development Pvt. Ltd.)
• GIS Tutorials (NOAA)

OTHER WEB RESOURCES  top

• GIS Internet Resources (Topographic Engineering Center)
• GIS WWW Resource List (University of Edinburgh)
• Odden's Bookmarks

RELATED LIBRARY DOCUMENTS  top

• Library GIS Policy
• Campus Referral Document (GIS - Geographic Information Systems)
• How to Get Started Using GIS Software (Quick Help)

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