Binghamton University's GIS Data HUB is an easy to use interface to locate and search for campus and local datasets. These datasets are available by themes to download and/or view as interactive maps. Please contact us if you have a specific request or question.
Good Sites for Data and Mapping
- Historical Aerial Photographs of New York - This site presents a series of historical aerial photographs of the state of New York. It was produced under a Cornell University Library Faculty Grant.
- ESRI's Living Atlas - ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World is the foremost collection of geographic information from around the globe. It includes maps, apps, and data layers to support your work.
- The National Map - The National Map is a suite of products, services, and applications that provide access to base geospatial information representing the topography, natural landscape, and built environment of the United States and its territories.
- New York State GIS Clearinghouse - Provides access to many data sets from agencies in New York state.
- Cornell University Geospatial Information Repository - Online repository providing geospatial data and metadata for New York State.
- U.S. Census Bureau - Includes population, housing, economic, demographic and geographic data.
- IPUMS - The Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) consists of fifty-nine high-precision samples of the American population drawn from fifteen federal censuses, from the American Community Surveys of 2000-2007.
- Social Explorer - Social Explorer provides easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to present.
- NHGIS - The National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2000.
- Bureau of Economic Analysis - A variety of economic data from national to local levels.
- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Data Holdings - Includes population, economic, social and some geographic data.
- Environmental Protection Agency - A large list of data holdings including environmental, health, and pollution data.
- Centers for Disease Control - Includes environmental health, disease, and public health data.
- NASA's Global Change Master Directory - A directory of earth science data
- World Data Centers - An international confederation of data centers housing data generated by the 1957-8 International Geophysical Year.
- National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service - National repository for global environmental data from satellites and other sources Includes NESDIS and NOAA data sites.
- U.S. Geological Survey - Includes geospatial, natural hazards, resources, and environmental data.
- World Bank - World development indicator data.
- FedSTATS - Federal Government Statistics by category and links to many government agencies.
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Comprehensive international mapping links provided by the University of Texas at Austin.
- Omni Resources Map Catalog - The world's largest online map catalog.
- U.S. National Achives & Records Administration - This site makes it easy for citizens to access historical records anywhere at anytime. The site is fully searchable and contains a wide variety of data.
GIS Books
With the frequently changing book editions and new publications we no longer offer a list of recommended books.
The ESRI Online Bookstore has a large listing of GIS Related books grouped by subject that can be purchased online.