Online GIS Data by Topic
GISTA Members - please feel free to add subject-specific online data sources here - this is a collaborative effort!
- To add a data source to an existing topic, first click on the topic to go to that section, then click on Edit - Edit this Page. Make your changes and Save. Use the Insert link button to add a web link. Here is a video of the Edit Existing Page process.
- To create a new topic, click on Edit - New - Page on the menu above, and add your information, including title and text. Click SAVE when you are finished. When you return to the main topic list below, your new topic heading will automatically appear in the list . Here is a video of the Add New Topic process.
Subject Themes
- Agriculture
- Biodiversity data
- Business Data
- Census (US) - Current and Historical Data
- Climate Change and Biogeochemical Dynamics
- Coastal Zone and Marine Data
- Education
- Elevation Data
- Energy
- Environmental Analysis Tools for ArcGIS
- Environmental Data - Facilities and Pollutants
- Food Access and Food Security Analysis
- Forest Mapping and Analysis
- Global Data Sets - Base Maps, Physical, Topography, Natural Resources, and Ecosystems
- Global Data Sets - Demographics, Economic, Health, Poverty, Development
- Health-related data
- Historic Maps - New England, Massachusetts, and Boston
- Housing Data
- Land Characteristics (land cover, impervious cover, vegetation)
- Middle East
- Transportation
- US Cities and Metropolitan Regions - GIS Sites
- Water
- Weather Data