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Starting the Hunt

STARTING the HUNT

Guide to Mostly On-Line and Mostly Free U.S. Geospatial
and
Attribute Data

Second Edition

Contact Info

Data sources have been organized into two broad classifications: State and Local Aggregations and National Aggregations. If you don't find what you're looking for under one classification don't give up! Try looking under the other. Both contain local level data.

STATE AND LOCAL AGGREGATIONS

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho

Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri

Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania

Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

ALABAMA:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

Alabama Agricultural Statistics Service
Alabama Geological Survey
NOAA Coastal Services Center
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey
- Eastern Region - Geologic Information
U.S. Minerals Management Service - Gulf Cadastral Data
U.S. National Park Service:
- GIS Data and Metadata
- National Historic Trails Data
U.S. National Geodetic Survey: NOAA Shoreline Data Explorer
U.S.D.A. Forest Service: Geographic Data Center

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

ALASKA:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

Western Region Mineral Resource Program

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

ARIZONA:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

Western Region Geologic Information Server

Western Region Mineral Resource Program

U.S. National Park Service: GIS Data and Metadata

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

Arizona Agricultural Statistics Service
Arizona Dept. of Health Services: Vital Statistics
Arizona Secretary of State
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

ARKANSAS:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

City of Fayetteville
GEOSTOR
Spatial Analysis Laboratory - Univ. of Arkansas, Monticello
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey
- Central Region Publications - Digital Maps and Databases
- GAP Analysis Program
U.S. National Park Service:
- GIS Data and Metadata

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

CALIFORNIA:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

COLORADO:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

Boulder County Colorado
Bureau of Land Management, Colorado
City of Fort Collins
City of Grand Junction
Colorado Agricultural Statistics Service
Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment
Colorado Dept. of Transportation - Geographic Data
Colorado Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Niwot Ridge GIS Database
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Region 8
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. National Park Service:
U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service:

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Colorado Counties Inc.
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment
Colorado Dept. of Transportation - Statistics
Colorado Secretary of State
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

CONNECTICUT:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

Connecticut Dept. of Public Health
Connecticut Secretary of State
Connecticut State Data Center
New England Agricultural Statistics Service
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

DELAWARE:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research
Delaware Agricultural Statistics Service
Delaware Census 2000
Delaware Dept. of Elections
Delaware Economic Development Office (Census State Data Center)
Delaware Health Statistics Center
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
U.S. Geological Survey
- Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment (MAIA) Project

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

Washington D.C. Dept. of Health
Washington D.C. Office of Planning (Census State Data Center)
Washington D.C. - Crime Statistics
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
U.S. Geological Survey
- Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment (MAIA) Project

FLORIDA:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

Florida Agricultural Statistics Service
Florida Census Data Center (Census State Data Center)
Florida Dept. of Health
Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement
Florida Dept. of State
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

GEORGIA:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

Appalachian Trail Conference
Georgia GIS Data Clearinghouse
NOAA Coastal Services Center
- Digital Shoreline of the United States
- Land Cover Change
- LIDAR Data
- Marine Protected Areas of the United States
- Ocean Planning Information System
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey
- Eastern Region - Geologic Information
U.S. Minerals Management Service - Atlantic Cadastral Data
U.S. National Geodetic Survey: NOAA Shoreline Data Explorer
U.S. National Park Service: GIS Data and Metadata

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Georgia Division of Public Health
Georgia Secretary of State
State Data and Research Center (Census State Data Center)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

HAWAII:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

City and County of Honolulu, Dept. of Planning and Permitting
Hawaii Statewide GIS Program
NOAA Coastal Services Center
- Digital Shoreline of the United States
- Land Cover Change
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey
- Western Region Geologic Information Server
- Western Region Mineral Resource Program
U.S. National Geodetic Survey: NOAA Shoreline Data Explorer
U.S. National Park Service: GIS Data and Metadata

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

IDAHO:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

Idaho Dept. of Water Resources
Idaho Gap Analysis Project
Idaho Geologic Survey
Idaho Geospatial Data Center
INFORAIN
Interactive Numeric and Spatial Information Data Engine
Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project
StreamNet: Fish Data
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Region 10
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey
- GAP Analysis Program
- Western Region Geologic Information Server

Yellowstone Caldera Area

U.S. National Park Service:
- GIS Data and Metadata
- National Historic Trails Data

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

ILLINOIS:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
NOAA Coastal Services Center
- Land Cover Change - Coastal Great Lakes
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey
- Eastern Region - Geologic Information
U.S. National Geodetic Survey: NOAA Shoreline Data Explorer
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: GLERL
U.S. National Park Service:
- GIS Data and Metadata
- National Historic Trails Data

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

INDIANA:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

Attribute Data If you don't find it below try here!

Indiana Agricultural Statistics Service
Indiana Secretary of State
Indiana State Dept. of Health
Indiana State Library (Census State Data Center)
Indiana Statistics
Indiana University - Indiana Business Research Center
Indiana Youth Institute
STATS Indiana
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

IOWA:

Geospatial Data If you don't find it below try here!

Iowa State Univ.; GIS Support and Research Facility
Iowa Cooperative Soil Survey
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources
Iowa Geographic Image Map Server
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey
- Central Region Publications - Digital Maps and Databases
U.S. National Park Service:
- GIS Data and Metadata
- National Historic Trails Data

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Child and Family Policy Center

Iowa Agricultural Statistics Service

Iowa Dept. of Public Health

Iowa Dept. of Public Safety

Iowa Secretary of State

Iowa State University - Census Services

State Library of Iowa (Census State Data Center)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)

Surf your Watershed

KANSAS:

    Geospatial Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Kansas GIS Data Access and Support Center (DASC)

KanGIS

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

Central Region Publications - Digital Maps and Databases

U.S. National Park Service:

GIS Data and Metadata

National Historic Trails Data

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service

Kansas Kids Count

Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment

Kansas Secretary of State

University of Kansas - Policy Research Institute

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)

Surf your Watershed

KENTUCKY:

    Geospatial Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Kentucky Office of GIS

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

Eastern Region - Geologic Information

U.S. National Park Service:

GIS Data and Metadata

National Historic Trails Data

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Kentucky Agricultural Statistics Service

Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services - Dept. for Public Health

Kentucky State Board of Elections

Kentucky State Data Center (Census State Data Center)

Kentucky Youth Advocates

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)

Surf your Watershed

LOUISIANA:

    Geospatial Data     If you don't find it below try here!

ATLAS: The Louisiana State GIS

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

NOAA Coastal Services Center

Digital Shoreline of the United States

Land Cover Change

LIDAR Data

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Region 9

Sole Source Aquifers

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

GAP Analysis Program

Central Region Publications - Digital Maps and Databases

U.S. Minerals Management Service - Gulf Cadastral Data

U.S. National Park Service: GIS Data and Metadata

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Agenda for Children

Louisiana Agricultural Statistics Service

Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals - Office of Public Health

Louisiana Dept. of Elections and Registration

Louisiana Population Data Center

Louisiana State Data Center (Census State Data Center)

Mississippi Genealogy Network

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)

Surf your Watershed

MAINE:

    Geospatial Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Appalachian Trail Conference

Maine Office of GIS

NOAA Coastal Services Center

Benthic Habitats

Digital Shoreline of the United States

Land Cover Change

LIDAR Data

Marine Protected Areas of the United States

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service - Forest Inventory and Analysis

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

Eastern Region - Geologic Information

U.S. Minerals Management Service - Atlantic Cadastral Data

U.S. National Geodetic Survey: NOAA Shoreline Data Explorer

U.S. National Park Service: GIS Data and Metadata

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Emergency Department Internet Query System

Maine Children's Alliance

Maine Dept. of the Secretary of State

Maine Office of Health Data and Program

Maine State Planning Office (Census State Data Center)

New England Agricultural Statistics Service

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)

Surf your Watershed

MARYLAND:

    Geospatial Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Appalachian Trail Conference

Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic from Space

Chesapeake Bay Program

Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources

Maryland State Board of Elections

NOAA Coastal Services Center

LIDAR Data

Marine Protected Areas of the United States

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service - Forest Inventory and Analysis

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

Eastern Region - Geologic Information

National Park Service - USGS Vegetation Mapping Program

U.S. Minerals Management Service - Atlantic Cadastral Data

U.S. National Park Service: GIS Data and Metadata

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Maryland Agricultural Statistics Service

Maryland Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene

Maryland State Data Center (Census State Data Center)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)

Surf your Watershed

U.S. Geological Survey

Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment (MAIA) Project

MASSACHUSETTS:

    Geospatial Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Appalachian Trail Conference

(The) Boston Atlas

Massachusetts Geographic Information System (MASSGIS)

Massachusetts GIS Data

MIT + MassGIS Orthophoto Project

NOAA Coastal Services Center

Benthic Habitats

Land Cover Change

LIDAR Data

Marine Protected Areas of the United States

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service - Forest Inventory and Analysis

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

Eastern Region - Geologic Information

U.S. Minerals Management Service - Atlantic Cadastral Data

U.S. National Geodetic Survey: NOAA Shoreline Data Explorer

U.S. National Park Service: GIS Data and Metadata

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Executive Office of Environmental Affairs

Massachusetts Citizens for Children

Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health

Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth - Elections Division

Massachusetts State Police

New England Agricultural Statistics Service

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)

Surf your Watershed

TRI Data

U.S. National Park Service: Visitation Statistics

University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research (Census State Data Center)

MICHIGAN:

    Geospatial Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Dept. of Information Technology: Center for Geographic Information

Michigan Maps and Information

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

Eastern Region - Geologic Information

National Park Service - USGS Vegetation Mapping Program

U.S. National Geodetic Survey: NOAA Shoreline Data Explorer

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: GLERL

U.S. National Park Service: GIS Data and Metadata

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

CARE Research and Development Laboratory - Crash Data

Census & Statistical Data for Michigan (Census State Data Center)

Michigan Agricultural Statistics Service

Michigan Dept. of Community Health

Michigan League for Human Services

Michigan State Police

Michigan Secretary of State

Northwest Michigan Council of Governments

Southeast Michigan Council of Governments

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)

Region 5 GIS

Surf your Watershed

Wayne State University - Center for Urban Studies

MINNESOTA:

    Geospatial Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Minnesota Geographic Data Clearinghouse

Minnesota Land Management Information Center

Minnesota Legislative Offices

Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources GIS Data Deli

Minnesota River Basin Data Center

NOAA Coastal Services Center

Land Cover Change - Coastal Great Lakes

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

Central Region Publications - Digital Maps and Databases

National Park Service - USGS Vegetation Mapping Program

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: GLERL

U.S. National Park Service: GIS Data and Metadata

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Children's Defense Fund Minnesota

Criminal Justice Statistics Center

Minnesota Agricultural Statistics Service

Minnesota Dept. of Health

Minnesota Planning - State Demographic Center (Census State Data Center)

Minnesota Secretary of State

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)

Region 5 GIS

Surf your Watershed

U.S. National Park Service: Visitation Statistics

MISSISSIPPI:

    Geospatial Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Mississippi Automated Resource Information System (MARIS)

NOAA Coastal Services Center

Digital Shoreline of the United States

LIDAR Data

Marine Protected Areas of the United States

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Region 9

Sole Source Aquifers

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

Eastern Region - Geologic Information

U.S. Minerals Management Service - Gulf Cadastral Data

U.S. National Geodetic Survey: NOAA Shoreline Data Explorer

U.S. National Park Service:

GIS Data and Metadata

National Historic Trails Data

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Mississippi Agricultural Statistics Service

Mississippi Dept. of Health

Mississippi Forum on Children and Families

Mississippi Genealogy Network

Mississippi Secretary of State

State Data Center of Mississippi (Census State Data Center)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)

Surf your Watershed

MISSOURI:

    Geospatial Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Center for Agricultural, Resource and Environmental Systems

Missouri Spatial Data Information Service (MSDIS)

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

Central Region Publications - Digital Maps and Databases

U.S. National Park Service:

GIS Data and Metadata

National Historic Trails Data

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Center for Economic Information - Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Extraction

Center for Missouri's Children

Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service

Missouri Census Data Center (Census State Data Center)

Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services

Missouri Information for Community Assessment

Missouri Secretary of State

Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis (Census State Data Center)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)

Surf your Watershed TRI Data

MONTANA:

    Geospatial Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Census and Economic Information Center

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Region 8

INFORAIN

Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project

Montana Natural Resource Information System

Montana State Library GIS Program

StreamNet: Fish Data

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

Central Region Publications - Digital Maps and Databases

GAP Analysis Program

National Park Service - USGS Vegetation Mapping Program

Yellowstone Caldera Area

U.S. National Park Service:

GIS Data and Metadata

Regional Data Sets

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Bureau of Business and Economic Research

Census and Economic Information Center (Census State Data Center)

Montana Agricultural Statistics Service

Montana Dept. of Commerce - Census and Economic Information Center

Montana Dept. of Labor: Research and Analysis Bureau

Montana Dept. of Public Health and Human Services

Montana Secretary of State

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)

Surf your Watershed

NEBRASKA:

    Geospatial Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Conservation and Survey Division

Dept. of Natural Resources: Data Bank

Nebraska Statewide Digital Data

Nebraska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse

Rainwater Basin

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

Central Region Publications - Digital Maps and Databases

National Park Service - USGS Vegetation Mapping Program

U.S. National Park Service:

GIS Data and Metadata

National Historic Trails Data

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Center for Public Affairs Research (Census State Data Center)

Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service

Nebraska Health and Human Services System

Nebraska Secretary of State

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)

Surf your Watershed

NEVADA:

    Geospatial Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Biological Resources Research Center

Bureau of Land Management

Bureau of Mines and Geology

Clark County: Southern Nevada GIS

Division of Water Resources

INFORAIN

Nevada Cadastral Data and Geographic Coordinate Data Base

Virtual Clearinghouse for Nevada Geographic Information

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

GAP Analysis Program

Western Region Geologic Information Server

Western Region Mineral Resource Program

U.S. National Park Service:

GIS Data and Metadata

National Historic Trails Data

W.M. Keck Earth Sciences & Mining Research Information Center

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Center for Business and Economic Research

Nevada Agricultural Statistics Service

Nevada Secretary of State

Nevada State Health Division

Nevada State Library and Archives (Census State Data Center)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)

Surf your Watershed

NEW HAMPSHIRE:

    Geospatial Data     If you don't find it below try here!

Appalachian Trail Conference

GRANIT

NOAA Coastal Services Center

Land Cover Change

LIDAR Data

Marine Protected Areas of the United States

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest Service - Forest Inventory and Analysis

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Geological Survey

Eastern Region - Geologic Information

U.S. Minerals Management Service - Atlantic Cadastral Data

U.S. National Geodetic Survey: NOAA Shoreline Data Explorer

U.S. National Park Service: GIS Data and Metadata

    Attribute Data     If you don't find it below try here!

New Hampshire Agricultural Statistics Service

New Hampshire Election Division

New Hampshire State Data Center (Census State Data Center)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Archived Superfund Sites

CERCLIS Hazardous Waste Sites

Record of Decision System (RODS)