| Type of Data |
Coverage |
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GIS portal to all kinds of data
Geospatial One Stop |
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3-Dimensional
USGS SRTM |
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Aerosol Properties
GES DAAC
LaRC DAAC
NSIDC DAAC |
stratospheric, tropospheric |
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Atmospheric Humidity
GES DAAC
GHRC
LaRC DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
ORNL DAAC |
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Atmospheric Moisture
GHRC
LaRC DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
PO.DAAC |
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Atmospheric Temperature
GES DAAC
GHRC
LaRC DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
ORNL DAAC |
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Census Data: US
NHGIS
Social Explorer
US Census Bureau
CUGIR |
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Cloud Properties
GES DAAC
GHRC
LaRC DAAC
LP DAAC
NSIDC DAAC |
amount, optical properties, height |
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Digital Elevation Models (DEM)
GeoCommunity
USGS Earth Explorer
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US
US |
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Digital Line Graphs (DLG)
GeoCommunity
USGS Earth Explorer
USGS Data Download |
US
US
US |
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Digital Orthophotos (DOQ / DOQQ)
GeoCommunity
USGS Earth Explorer
USGS SDDS
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US
US
US |
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Digital Raster Graphics (DRG)
CUGIR
GeoCommunity
NYS GIS Clearinghouse
TerraServer-USA
USGS DRG |
NYS
US
NYS
US
US |
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Fire Occurrence
GES DAAC
LP DAAC
ORNL DAAC |
extent, thermal anomalies |
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Geochemical
National Geochemical Survey database |
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Geologic
GeoCommunity
Geology of continents
Geology of the conterminous US
K/Ar ages of materials in US
USGS Energy Resources Program (ERP)
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US (state level) |
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| Geospatial One Stop |
US |
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Gravity
PO.DAAC |
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Health
CDC
NYC DOHMH
Hunter College Library |
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Heat Flux: Ocean
LaRC DAAC
PO.DAAC |
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Hydrography
EarthExplorer
GeoCommunity
USGS NHD |
US
US
US (24K and 100K) |
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Hypsography
GeoCommunity |
US (state level) |
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Land Use & Land Cover
ASF DAAC
GeoCommunity
LaRC DAAC
LP DAAC
ORNL DAAC
USGS Data Download
USGS LCI
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Land Ice
ASF DAAC
LaRC DAAC
LP DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
PO.DAAC |
ice sheet topography, ice sheet volume change, glacier change |
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Lightning
GHRC |
events, area, flash structure |
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Mineral Resources
Active mines & mineral plants in US
Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF)
Coal mines and other energy resources
Mine claim activity on federal lands in US & AL
Mining claims and prospecting sites in AL
Mineral operations of Africa and Middle East
Mineral operations of Latin America and Canada
Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)
Value of mineral production by state in US
World copper smelters
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Multi-Parameter Data Collections
GHRC
LaRC DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
PO.DAAC |
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New York Data Sites
BYTES of the BIG APPLE
CIESIN
GeoCommunity
NYC.gov
NYC DOHMH
NYC DoITT
NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation
NYS DEC
NYS GIS Clearinghouse
US EPA Region 2
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Orthoimagery
GeoCommunity
NYS GIS Clearinghouse |
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Phytoplankton & Dissolved Organic Matter
GES DAAC |
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Place Name Gazetteer
GeoCommunity |
US (state level) |
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Precipitation
GES DAAC
GHRC
LaRC DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
ORNL DAAC |
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Radiance Brightness / Temperature / SigmaO
ASF DAAC
GES DAAC
GHRC
LaRC DAAC
LP DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
ORNL DAAC
PO.DAAC |
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Radiative Energy Fluxes
GES DAAC
LaRC DAAC
LP DAAC |
top of atmosphere, surface |
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Sea Ice
ASF DAAC
LaRC DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
PO.DAAC |
extent, concentration, motion, temperature |
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Snow Cover
LaRC DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
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extent, water equivalent, depth |
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Soil
GeoCommunity
NSIDC DAAC
ORNL DAAC |
SSURGO |
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Stratospheric Chemistry
GES DAAC
LaRC DAAC |
ozone, CIO, BrO, OH, trace gases |
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Surface Temperature: Land
GES DAAC
LaRC DAAC
LP DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
ORNL DAAC
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Surface Temperature: Ocean
GES DAAC
GHRC
LaRC DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
PO.DAAC |
sea surface temperature |
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Surface Topography: Land
ASF DAAC
GeoCommunity
LP DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
USGS SRTM
USGS NED
USGS SDDS
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elevation, slope, DEMs
US (county level)
US
US
World |
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Surface Topography: Ocean
LaRC DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
PO.DAAC |
height, waves, sea level, tide models |
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Surface Wetness
GES DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
ORNL DAAC |
soil moisture |
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Surface Wind Fields: Ocean
GHRC
LaRC DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
PO.DAAC |
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TIGER/Line Files
Geography Network
US Census Bureau |
US |
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Transportation
GeoCommunity |
US (state level) |
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Tropospheric Chemistry
LaRC DAAC
ORNL DAAC |
ozone, precursor gases, carbon dioxide |
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Utilities
GeoCommunity |
US (state level) |
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Vegetation Dynamics
GeoCommunity
LaRC DAAC
LP DAAC
ORNL DAAC |
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Volcanic Effects
LaRC DAAC
LP DAAC
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frequency of occurrence, thermal anomalies, impact |
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Wetlands: NWI
GeoCommunity |
US (county level) |
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Winds
GES DAAC
GHRC
LaRC DAAC
NSIDC DAAC
ORNL DAAC
PO.DAAC |
wind speed, wind direction, vertical air motions, upper air winds |
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