Data and Information

The CIESIN Web site and its hosted Web sites offer several ways to look for data, data applications, and online tools and information products.

Browse by Subject
Browse all data and information products and resources developed by CIESIN; and CIESIN projects indexed by thematic area.

Online Tools and Applications
Data conversion tools, database query applications, and online mapping tools.

Search for Data
Search for downloadable spatial and tabular data, available free of charge from our ftp servers.

Metadata Catalogs
Metadata records provide a detailed description of a data or information resource, along with access and ordering information. Numerous catalogs from data centers, government and international organizations, including CIESIN, are available for searching though our search system.