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Sample FEMA digital FIRM Maps

geoserf — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:56:15 +0000

You can download sample digital FIRM maps here. There is a charge to aquire the full dataset. FIRM is a flood insurance rate map.

Free Traffic Volume GIS Data

geoserf — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:38:08 +0000

Below are links to free, downloadable and gis-ready traffic volume data:

North Carolina (NCDOT) Traffic Volume Data

GA STARS (Georgia State Traffic and Report Statistics)

Florida DOT traffic volume data

Maryland Traffic Data

Illinois Toll Road Traffic Volume Data

Atlantropa

geoserf — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:08:32 +0000

Seems like a good idea to me: Dam the mediterranean

the Atlantropa Project

Prism Climate Data

geoserf — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:27:35 +0000

Monthly modeled climate data from the oregon state prism project. Comes in both image and ASCII grid format. Can be easily imported into Arcview/Arcinfo using ASCIIGRID command:

http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/products/matrix.phtml?vartype=tmax&view=data

Mapping Web Trends

geoserf — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:13:54 +0000

Below is a link to a beautiful map of current web(site) trends superimposed on a schematic of the Tokyo Metro Map:

http://www.informationarchitects.jp/slash/iA_WebTrends_2007_2_1600×1024.gif

Mapping Tigers,Jaguars and Crocodiles

geoserf — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:14:45 +0000

The Wildlife Conservation Society has a few GIS datasets available with species ranges for endangered species (currently tigers, american crocs and jaguars with more to come):

http://www.wcs.org/GISData

Rotten Neigbor

geoserf — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:09:23 +0000

This google maps site seems to border on slander. I love it….

http://www.rottenneighbor.com/

Bird and Mammal Distribution Areas

geoserf — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:57:41 +0000

natureserve.org contains tons of polygon and point data displaying the distribution areas for mammals, birds and other eco data. Plant distribution may be available at a later date

Birds of North America

Mammals of North America

Shadowmaker

geoserf — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:32:01 +0000

This is an awesome tool that will create a google maps style shadow icon for your base icon.

http://www.cycloloco.com/shadowmaker/

Tree Species Distribution Shapefiles

geoserf — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:03:21 +0000

The following link contains shapefiles for download containing native range/distribution areas for various North American trees and plants.

“Maps of the ranges of tree species in North America compiled by Elbert Little, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and others (see references below) were digitized for use in USGS’ vegetation-climate modeling studies. These digital map files are available here for download.”

http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/atlas/little/