Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Maps Resources

Contents

• Iowa
• International
• Tutorials
• Related Library Documents
• United States
• Documents
• Other Web Resources

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
• MSR Maps (Microsoft Research Maps)
• NRCS Web Soil Survey
  
• TopoZone (Maps a la carte, Inc.)
• U.S. Census Bureau: Geography
• U.S. Gazetteer

International top

• Bing Maps (includes MultiMaps)
• Global Health Atlas (World Health Organization)
• Globalis (United Nations)
• MapMachine (National Geographic)
  
• My Topo MapServer
• 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)
• 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)