GIS Resources: Finding Data

Aerial photography, elevation, and transportation/ownership data for Utah

Aerial photography, elevation, hydrology, and transportation data for the United States

Land cover, wildlife/habitat, and fire management data

High resolution topographic/lidar data and processing tools, courtesy of the National Science Foundation

Ever-growing nationwide lidar dataset

Climate observations including temperature and precipitation data from 1985 – present

Spatial data on the cryosphere, including snow depth, extent, sea ice, and soil moisture

Long-term climate data including land surface temperature observations

Geospatial data on physical and natural sciences collected by the USFS

Geospatial data on physical and natural sciences collected by the BLM

Geospatial data on physical and natural sciences collected by the NPS

Repository for historic aerial imagery compiled by the USGS

Repository for historic and current topographic maps compiled by the USGS

Spatial information on land cover across the United States

Spatial data on current, forecast, and historic weather conditions in the US

This resource from the Department of Homeland Security provides open access to non-restricted/non-sensitive critical infrastructure geospatial information that is essential for the functioning of society and economic stability. Within the public domain, users can access federally derived and acquired data on critical infrastructure, agriculture, borders, boundaries, chemicals, communications, education, emergency services, energy, finances, transportation, water, etc. Users can download as a CSV, KML, Shapefile, and access web services to support application development and data visualization.