Geospatial Resources (GIS)

Geospatial Resources for North Carolina

Geospatial Coordinating Committees

• NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis
• NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council
  • Federal Interagency Committee

Geospatial Data Sources

• NC One Map
  • NC One Map Viewer
• NC Stream Mapping Program
• NC Floodplain Mapping
• NC State GIS Library
• NC Department of Environmental and Natural Resources: GIS Unit
  • Topo Map Viewer
  • Image Server
• NC Department of Transportation GIS
• NC Geological Survey Maps and aerial photographs

Geospatial Resources for the Nation

Geospatial Coordination and Research

• Federal Geographic Data Clearinghouse
  About Federal Geographic Data Clearinghouse:
  A collection of over 250 spatial data servers that have digital geographic data primarily for use in GIS, image processing systems, and other modeling software.
  
  • National Geospatial Advisory Committee
• National Geospatial Program
  About National Geospatial Program:
  USGS coordination activities for geospatial production and services. Promotes consistent and accurate geographic data creation to share among all users.
  
• Open Geospatial Consortium
  About Open Geospatial Consortium:
  A non-profit, international, voluntary consensus standards organization that is leading the development of standards for geospatial and location based services.
  
• National States Geographic Information Council
  About National States Geographic Information Council:
  An organization of all US States; members are actively involved in the coordination and application of geospatial technologies in their States.
  

Data Portals

• Geospatial One Stop
  About Geospatial One Stop:
  Maps, data, and other geospatial services to help all levels of government and citizens find geospatial data and learn more about geospatial projects underway.
  
• EarthExplorer
  About EarthExplorer:
  Locate USGS imagery data by interactive map or place name. Query and order satellite images, aerial photographs, and cartographic products from the USGS.
  
• Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS)
  About Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS):
  Leading source for aerial, topographic, elevation, satellite, and land cover data, including the EROS Earth as Art photo galleries.
  
• The National Map / National Map seamless data
  About The National Map:
  An interactive map service which allows data sharing of nationally consistent datasets. Includes orthoimagery (aerial photographs), elevation, geographic names, hydrography, boundaries, transportation, structures, and land cover.
  
• Geographic Data Download
  About Geographic Data Download:
  Download site for national base map data.
  
• Spatial data sets available on the WRD NSDI node
  About Spatial data sets available on the WRD NSDI node:
  Archive of GIS spatial data and metadata of water assessment and research projects.
  

Data Sources by Theme