Data
         

Data From The Geography Dept Server

You must have a geography computing account in order to access these data files. Data is located at \\moon1\scratch\dept.data\ . The readme and help files contain information about the data sets. Please review and read these files before using the data. If you need assistance, contact the department's Geoscience CLT Amy Jeu in room 1090C HN or via email at ajeu@hunter.cuny.edu during normal business hours. For after hours assistance, an appointment can be made with Amy.

Contributions to the department's data collection are greatly appreciated. Please see Amy Jeu.

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Type of Data Coverage
GIS portal to all kinds of data
     Geospatial One Stop
   
     
3-Dimensional
     USGS SRTM
   
Aerosol Properties
     GES DAAC
     LaRC DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
stratospheric, tropospheric  
Atmospheric Humidity
     GES DAAC
     GHRC
     LaRC DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     ORNL DAAC
   
Atmospheric Moisture
     GHRC
     LaRC DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     PO.DAAC
   
Atmospheric Temperature
     GES DAAC
     GHRC
     LaRC DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     ORNL DAAC
   
Census Data: US
     NHGIS
     Social Explorer
     US Census Bureau
     CUGIR
   
Cloud Properties
     GES DAAC
     GHRC
     LaRC DAAC
     LP DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
amount, optical properties, height  
Digital Elevation Models (DEM)
     GeoCommunity
     USGS Earth Explorer
US
US
 
Digital Line Graphs (DLG)
     GeoCommunity
     USGS Earth Explorer
     USGS Data Download
US
US
US
 
Digital Orthophotos (DOQ / DOQQ)
     GeoCommunity
     USGS Earth Explorer
     USGS SDDS
US
US
US
 
Digital Raster Graphics (DRG)
     CUGIR
     GeoCommunity
     NYS GIS Clearinghouse
     TerraServer-USA
     USGS DRG
NYS
US
NYS
US
US
 
Fire Occurrence
     GES DAAC
     LP DAAC
     ORNL DAAC
extent, thermal anomalies  
Geochemical
      National Geochemical Survey database
 
Geologic
     GeoCommunity
     Geology of continents
     Geology of the conterminous US
     K/Ar ages of materials in US
     USGS Energy Resources Program (ERP)

US (state level)  
Geospatial One Stop US
Gravity
     PO.DAAC
 
Health
     CDC
     NYC DOHMH
     Hunter College Library
   
Heat Flux: Ocean
     LaRC DAAC
     PO.DAAC
   
Hydrography
     EarthExplorer
     GeoCommunity
     USGS NHD
US
US
US (24K and 100K)
Hypsography
     GeoCommunity
US (state level)  
Land Use & Land Cover
     ASF DAAC
     GeoCommunity
     LaRC DAAC
     LP DAAC
     ORNL DAAC
     USGS Data Download
     USGS LCI
   
Land Ice
     ASF DAAC
     LaRC DAAC
     LP DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     PO.DAAC
ice sheet topography, ice sheet volume change, glacier change  
Lightning
     GHRC
events, area, flash structure  

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

   
Multi-Parameter Data Collections
     GHRC
     LaRC DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     PO.DAAC
   

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

 

 
 
Orthoimagery
     GeoCommunity
     NYS GIS Clearinghouse
   
Phytoplankton & Dissolved Organic Matter
     GES DAAC
   
Place Name Gazetteer
     GeoCommunity
US (state level)  
Precipitation
     GES DAAC
     GHRC
     LaRC DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     ORNL DAAC
   
Radiance Brightness / Temperature / SigmaO
     ASF DAAC
     GES DAAC
     GHRC
     LaRC DAAC
     LP DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     ORNL DAAC
     PO.DAAC
   
Radiative Energy Fluxes
     GES DAAC
     LaRC DAAC
     LP DAAC
top of atmosphere, surface  
Sea Ice
     ASF DAAC
     LaRC DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     PO.DAAC
extent, concentration, motion, temperature  
Snow Cover
     LaRC DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
extent, water equivalent, depth  
Soil
     GeoCommunity
     NSIDC DAAC
     ORNL DAAC

SSURGO
 
Stratospheric Chemistry
     GES DAAC
     LaRC DAAC
ozone, CIO, BrO, OH, trace gases  
Surface Temperature: Land
     GES DAAC
     LaRC DAAC
     LP DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     ORNL DAAC
   
Surface Temperature: Ocean
     GES DAAC
     GHRC
     LaRC DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     PO.DAAC
sea surface temperature  
Surface Topography: Land
     ASF DAAC
     GeoCommunity
     LP DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     USGS SRTM
     USGS NED
     USGS SDDS
elevation, slope, DEMs

US (county level)


US
US
World
 
Surface Topography: Ocean
     LaRC DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     PO.DAAC
height, waves, sea level, tide models  
Surface Wetness
     GES DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     ORNL DAAC
soil moisture  
Surface Wind Fields: Ocean
     GHRC
     LaRC DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     PO.DAAC
   
TIGER/Line Files
     Geography Network
     US Census Bureau
US  
Transportation
     GeoCommunity
US (state level)  
Tropospheric Chemistry
     LaRC DAAC
     ORNL DAAC
ozone, precursor gases, carbon dioxide  
Utilities
     GeoCommunity
US (state level)  
Vegetation Dynamics
     GeoCommunity
     LaRC DAAC
     LP DAAC
     ORNL DAAC
   
Volcanic Effects
     LaRC DAAC
     LP DAAC
frequency of occurrence, thermal anomalies, impact  
Wetlands: NWI
     GeoCommunity
US (county level)  
Winds
     GES DAAC
     GHRC
     LaRC DAAC
     NSIDC DAAC
     ORNL DAAC
     PO.DAAC
wind speed, wind direction, vertical air motions, upper air winds  

   
       Last updated: May 5, 2008