Miscellaneous Data

These sources of geographic data are made available by private companies or organizations.

• Area Resource File - health-related data compiled by the Health Resources & Services Administration.
  
  
• Data and statistics at FirstGov - FirstGov.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal.
  
  
• GIS Data Depot - provides free GIS data. Includes some boundaries.
  
  
• Managed Areas Database - a comprehensive GIS database for the conterminous United States which includes all types of managed areas (e.g., Wilderness Areas, Indian Reservations, Military Reservations, National & State Parks, National & State Forests).
  
  
• National GIS data sets from the National Park Service - includes satellite imagery of parks and Civil War locations.
  
  
• Up-to-date telephone area code maps - from the North American Numbering Plan Administration.
  
  
• World Health Organization mortality database application - includes cancer mortality statistics by county or regions.
  
  
• CINA+ Online - national cancer data from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR), including NCI SEER data.
  
  
• Mapping Resources - from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
  
  
• The Atlas of Canada - includes free data and mapping services.
  
  
• Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Geography Network - a clearinghouse for geographic data and services.
  
  
• Gridded Population of the World - from Columbia University.
  
  
• LandScan - a worldwide population database compiled on a 30" x 30" latitude/longitude grid, from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Global Population Project
  
  
• GIS File Library - a compilation of tools and data from Directions Magazine.
  
  
• GISuser.com Data Directory - information and pointers to publicly available data products.