{"id":898,"date":"2025-02-19T15:25:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/emarcano\/?page_id=898"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:52:49","slug":"gis-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/emarcano\/mhcgis\/gis-data\/","title":{"rendered":"GIS Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>GIS Data Sources (V.13)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not a complete list and it\u2019s a work in progress with more links added as they are found.&nbsp; Some data will be easily incorporated into your GIS software, other will need some processing.&nbsp; Ask your instructor for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong>: this is a collection of links that were current on the date shown below. Links in the internet come in and out of existence constantly. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtholyoke.edu\/directory\/faculty-staff\/eugenio-marcano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact us<\/a> to report a broken link or to suggest new one(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last updated: <strong>4\/1\/26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Return to <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.mtholyoke.edu\/emarcano\/gis\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"939\">Resources for learning GIS @ MHC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Index<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#world\">Worldwide\/Europe\/USA data<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#mass\">Massachusetts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#census\">Census Bureau<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#us\">Other US Government institutions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#international\">International Organizations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#ngo\">NGO\u2019s and Universitiy centers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"world\">Worldwide\/Europe\/USA data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check the Q:\\ drive and find some interesting data in the folders <strong>\\Data&amp;Maps2023<\/strong> (general data provided by ESRI with ArcGIS) and <strong>\\USA_2024_2029_Demographic_Data<\/strong> (very extensive census data for US)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free GIS Data&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/freegisdata.rtwilson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/freegisdata.rtwilson.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mass\">&nbsp;Massachusetts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Massachusetts Office of Geographic Information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/info-details\/massgis-data-layers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MassGIS <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"census\">&nbsp;Census Bureau<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>United &nbsp;States Census Bureau&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/data.census.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/data.census.gov\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statistical Abstract of the United States <a href=\"http:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/publications\/2011\/compendia\/statab\/131ed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/publications\/2011\/compendia\/statab\/131ed.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>State Data&nbsp; Center <a href=\"http:\/\/www.census.gov\/sdc\/www\/\">http:\/\/www.census.gov\/sdc\/www\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United&nbsp; States Public Elementary-Secondary&nbsp; School Data <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/school-finances.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/school-finances.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>US Census International Programs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/international-programs\/about\/idb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/international-programs\/about\/idb.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"us\">&nbsp;Other US Government institutions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>US Government\u2019s Open Data. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.data.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.data.gov\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United States Bureau of Justice Statistics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjs.gov\/index.cfm?ty=kfa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bjs.gov\/index.cfm?ty=kfa<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United States Department of Labor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/data\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Center for Disease Control <a href=\"http:\/\/wonder.cdc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/wonder.cdc.gov<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CDC county level data for diabetes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/data\/county.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/diabetes\/data\/county.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Environmental Protection Agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/data<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Federal Geographic Data Committee <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fgdc.gov\/dataandservices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.fgdc.gov\/dataandservices<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>North American Transportation Atlas Data <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bts.gov\/geospatial\/national-transportation-atlas-database\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.bts.gov\/geospatial\/national-transportation-atlas-database<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United States Fish and Wildlife Service seamless wetlands data <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fws.gov\/wetlands\/Data\/Data-Download.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.fws.gov\/wetlands\/Data\/Data-Download.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Center for Education Statistics <a href=\"http:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Department of Homeland Security (legal immigration data) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/data-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/data-statistics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"international\">&nbsp;International Organizations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>World Health Organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/data\/GIS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/data\/GIS<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United Nations Statistics Division <a href=\"http:\/\/unstats.un.org\/unsd\/default.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/unstats.un.org\/unsd\/default.htm<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global Health Observatory (GHO) data <a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/gho\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.who.int\/gho\/en\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International Organization for Migration <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iom.int\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.iom.int\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UN Refugee Agency (check the link to UNHCR Statistical Online Population database) <a href=\"http:\/\/popstats.unhcr.org\/en\/demographics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/popstats.unhcr.org\/en\/demographics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net)&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fews.net\/data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.fews.net\/data<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USGS FEWS NET Data Portal <a href=\"https:\/\/earlywarning.usgs.gov\/fews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/earlywarning.usgs.gov\/fews<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uppsala Conflict Data Program <a href=\"http:\/\/ucdp.uu.se\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/ucdp.uu.se\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demographic and Health Surveys <a href=\"https:\/\/dhsprogram.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/dhsprogram.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ngo\">NGO\u2019s and University centers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The GDELT Project&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Inventory of events happening all over the world) <a href=\"http:\/\/gdeltproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/gdeltproject.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhgis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nhgis.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AAG Historical GIS clearinghouse and forum <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aag.org\/cs\/projects_and_programs\/historical_gis_clearinghouse\/hgis_projects_programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.aag.org\/cs\/projects_and_programs\/historical_gis_clearinghouse\/hgis_projects_programs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General Social Survey <a href=\"http:\/\/gss.norc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/gss.norc.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National Archive of Criminal Justice Data <a href=\"http:\/\/www.icpsr.umich.edu\/NACJD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.icpsr.umich.edu\/NACJD\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Odum Institute data archive <a href=\"http:\/\/odum.unc.edu\/archive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/odum.unc.edu\/archive\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inter-University&nbsp; Consortium&nbsp; for Political and Social Research <a href=\"http:\/\/www.icpsr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.icpsr.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Panel Study of Income Dynamics<a href=\"http:\/\/psidonline.isr.umich.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> http:\/\/psidonline.isr.umich.edu\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciesin.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.ciesin.org\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demographic and&nbsp; Health Surveys (DHS) Program Spatial Data Repository <a href=\"http:\/\/spatialdata.dhsprogram.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/spatialdata.dhsprogram.com\/home\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)&nbsp; ( home of the Gridded Population of the World) <a href=\"http:\/\/sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu\/data\/collection\/gpw-v4\/sets\/browse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu\/data\/collection\/gpw-v4\/sets\/browse<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pew Research Center (Unauthorized Immigrants in the U.S. 2012) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewhispanic.org\/interactives\/unauthorized-immigrants-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.pewhispanic.org\/interactives\/unauthorized-immigrants-2012\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global Administrative Areas <a href=\"https:\/\/gadm.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/gadm.org<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Country level data from DIVA-GIS&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/diva-gis.org\/gdata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/diva-gis.org\/gdata<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The International Disaster Database. Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters \u2013 CRED. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emdat.be\/database\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.emdat.be\/database<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Humanitarian Data Exchange <a href=\"https:\/\/data.humdata.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/data.humdata.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UC Berkeley Geospatial Innovation Facility <a href=\"http:\/\/gif.berkeley.edu\/resources\/data.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/gif.berkeley.edu\/resources\/data.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciesin.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.ciesin.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poverty Mapping Collection <a href=\"https:\/\/sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu\/data\/collection\/povmap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu\/data\/collection\/povmap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Adapted (expanded) in part from Robert N. 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