Research Guides: Locating Data Sets & Raw Data: GIS Data

GIS Data

FGDC (Federal Geographic Data Committee)
The FGDC coordinates the sharing of geographic data, maps, and online services through an online portal, GeoPlatform.gov, that searches metadata held within the NSDI Clearinghouse Network.
GIS Data Download Sites from NCSU
A listing of GIS data sites from North Caroline State University.
National Weather Service GIS Data Portal
Data sets from the National Weather Service. Includes links to data that are distributed via web server technology in the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).
USDA Geospatial Data Gateway
Environmental and natural resources data from the United States Department of Agriculture.
USGS GIS Data
Find data and information presented both spatially and geographically.
USGS EarthExplorer
Satellite and aerial imagery data including outside of the United States.
USFWS Geospatial Services
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National GIS Data.
Open Topography
High resolution topographic data and tools with most data being in the United States but some data is available for Europe, Australia, and Asia.