QuickRef: Maps and GIS
Last update: October 8, 2007Carlos A. Diaz
- 7.5 minute DEM for Washington State
- 1: 250,000
- Notice (May 1, 2005)
- Seamless Data Distribution System (SDSS)
- American Factfinder (1990 and 2000 Census) -- U.S. Census Bureau
- Booklets, USGS
- Census of Agriculture
- DEM (Digital Elevation Models) Maps
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Earth Explorer
[formerly Global Land Information System (GLIS)] - Elevations and Distances in the United States
- Finding Your Way with Map and Compass | .pdf
- Forest Service Maps, U.S.
- Geographic Data Download
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- Geography -- U.S. Census Bureau
- Geography Fact Sheets -- U.S. Geological Survey
- Geography Information, USGS
- Map Projection Publications | .pdf
- Map Scales | .pdf
- Maps -- Library of Congress' American Memory Collection
- Maps,Imagery, Data, and Analysis
- Mapping and Spatial Data Center
- Mapping Immigration: Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs)
- Mapping Trends in U.S. Legal Immigration: 1980 - 2003 (.pdf)
- National Atlas of the United States
- National Geospatial Program Office (NGPO) (formerly National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse)
- National Park Service Maps
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Political Maps of the World
(via Perry-Castaņeda Library Maps Collection, University of Texas-Austin) - Science in Your Watershed
- Soil Surveys -- National Resources Conservation Service
- State of the Land
- Topographic Map Symbols | .pdf
- Topographic Maps
- Using Maps in Genealogy | .pdf
- Western Region Geologic Information Server
- Where You Live -- Environmental Protection Agency
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World Soil Maps
U.S. Federal | Washington State | Pacific Northwest | Canada | International
Washington State
- Digital Map Collections
- Digital Mpas Archives
- GIS Data Depot
- King County GIS
- Pierce County GIS
- Seattle GIS
- Seattle Maps (via Seattle.net)
- State Maps from the 50 States
- Thurston County Geo Data Center
- University of Washington Libraires Map Collection and
Cartographic Information Services- Washington Geographic Information Council (WAGIC)
U.S. Federal | Washington State | Pacific Northwest | Canada | International
Pacific Northwest
- Idaho State Maps
- Montana Aerial Photos
- Montana State Maps -- Natural Resource Information System (NRIS)
- Montana State Maps -- Montana Department of Transportation
- Northwest Maps
- Virtual Atlas of the Pacific Northwest
U.S. Federal | Washington State | Pacific Northwest | Canada | International
Canada
- Alberta
- AGRASID: Agricultural Region of Alberta Soil Inventory Database
- Alberta Geological Survey
- Alberta Maps
- Alberta Soil Information Server
- Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
- Alberta Sustainable Resource Development Maps
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Historical Spatial Wildfire Data (1930s - Present)
(archival website via Internet Archive) - Soil Maps and Data
- Atlas of Canada
- British Columbia
- Agriculture and Lands, Ministry of
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Base Mapping and Geomatic Services
(formerly Geographic Data British Columbia) - Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification
- British Columbia GIS
- Fish Wizard
- Geographical Names, BC
- LandData BC
- Map Place (via Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources)
- Mapping and Geography (via BC Stats)
- Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
- Canadian Centre for Topographic Information
- Canadian Geographic Names
- Cartographic Records from British Columbia Archives
- Facts About Canada
- Geoconnections.org
- Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
- Geological Survey of Canada
- Geomatics Canada
