Resources
Esri K-12 license
The Geospatial Research and Information Laboratory (GRAIL) hosts the Esri statewide educational license makes ArcGIS software available for free to all Arizona public, charter, private, and home schools, as well nonprofit, youth-serving organizations.
Listserv
HIGHERED-L is a moderated list created for the ESRI higher education user community. This list provides an opportunity to post information and questions related to teaching and research at colleges and universities. This includes questions about the use of all of ESRI’s software products, curriculum, pedagogy, lab set up, and program development and support.
To subscribe to HIGHERED-L, send an email to listserv@esri.com with in the following text in the body of the email: SUBSCRIBE HIGHERED-L
To unsubscribe from HIGHERED-L, send an email to the address above with the following text in the email body: UNSUBSCRIBE HIGHERED-L
Links
State-specific GIS data Accordion Closed
Arizona
Arizona Regional Image Archive – Resource system for digital image and map data for the Sonoran Desert region, including the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
Arizona State Cartographer’s Office – Serves as a clearinghouse for information about and links to Arizona data resources
AZGEO Clearinghouse – GIS layers for administrative boundaries, demographic, environmental factors, hydrology, imagery, indices, mining, natural features, transportation and more
Southern Arizona Data Service Program – Serves Gap Analysis Program (GAP) data, Arizona general reference data, and data collected by researchers at the Sonoran Desert Research Station
Colorado
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment GIS – GIS data and maps developed by programs within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
ColoradoView – Remote sensing and geospatial data, including Landsat, MODIS, aerial remote sensing, and aerial photography of selected Colorado features; political and natural resources geospatial data for Colorado and the United States; and extensive library of links to GIS data sources
Nevada
Nevada Natural Heritage Program – Biological data for threatened, endangered, rare, and at-risk plants and animals in Nevada; links to other data sources; and downloadable GIS software
Virtual Clearinghouse for Nevada Geographic Information – A clearinghouse for geographic information, including GIS coverages
New Mexico
New Mexico Resource Geographic Information System Program – New Mexico digital, geospatial data acquired from local and national public agencies or created expressly for the New Mexico Resource Geographic Information System Program
Utah
Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center – Central clearinghouse for all of Utah’s GIS data
National GIS data Accordion Closed
Data.gov – Download datasets that are generated by the federal government. Metadata, information about how to access datasets, and tools for developers are provided.
Forest Inventory Data Online (FIDO) – Provides access to the National Forest Inventory and Analysis Program databases
GEO Portal – Find, access, and share geospatial data that allows the user to search data from all over the world
Geospatial Data Gateway – One-stop source for environmental and natural resources data
GIS Data Depot – Download for free or purchase data at both state and county levels, including DEM’s, DRG’s, and DOQQ’s.
National Atlas – Mapping professionals can select from hundreds of map layers containing geographic information collected by federal agencies in areas ranging presidential election results and crime statistics to land cover and precipitation
The National Map – Available geographic information includes orthoimagery (aerial photographs), elevation, geographic names, hydrography, boundaries, transportation, structures, and land cover.
USGS Core Science Clearinghouse – A metadata repository holding thousands of records describing scientific datasets, projects, or software tools used in biological and ecological scientific analysis
GIS software Accordion Closed
FreeGIS Project – Links to free GIS software and publicly available geographic data
GRASS GIS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System) – Free and open source GIS software suite used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics and maps production, spatial modeling, and visualization
Additional resources Accordion Closed
Center for Rapid Environmental Assessment and Terrain Evaluation (CREATE) – Acquires near real-time remote-sensing imagery and provides rapid assessment of changing environmental conditions in New Mexico and other parts of the southwestern United States
Great Lakes Environmental Indicators Project – Uses satellite images and remote sensing to develop and test more sensate environmental indicators for assessing the condition of the coastal wetlands and shoreline habitats of the Great Lakes
The Society for Conservation GIS (SCGIS) – Assists individuals worldwide using GIS and science to conserve natural resources and cultural heritage through communication, networking, scholarships, and training
US Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology – Promotes interdisciplinary research and communication among scientists, planners, and other professionals concerned with landscape ecology