Open geospatial data
This page contains key links to geospatial datasets available on-line that are not part of the McGill geospatial data collection.
World
- Digital Chart of the World
- GEODE World Resources and Hazards
- ReefBase Homepage - A Global Information System On Coral Reefs
- GLCF (Global Land Cover Facility, University of Maryland) Earth Science Data Interface
- Global Forest Watch Data Explorer
- Free GIS Data - GIS Data Depot
- Geography Network
- NDGC Coastline Extractor
- Oceanographic Data - NODC
- Bruce Gittings' Digital Elevation Data Catalogue
- World Mineral Deposits and Geology
- FIGIS (Fisheries Global Information System)- Maps
Canada
- Atlas of Canada
- Canadian Wind Energy Atlas
- GeoConnections Discovery Portal: English
- GéoConnexions - Portail de découverte : français
- Geological Survey of Canada - Digital Geoscience Maps
- Geography Network Canada
- GeoGratis
- GeoBase
- National Climatic Data and Information Archive - Environment Canada
- National Soil Database
- Weather Maps - Environment Canada
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
- CLSC / RSS / RLS Boundaries MapInfo Format - Government of Quebec
- Hydrogeological Information System [Quebec] / Système d'information hydrogéologique (SIH)
Yukon
United States
- GOS - Geospatial One Stop
- Cartographic Boundary Files - U.S. Census Bureau
- USGS Maps, Imagery, and Publications
- STARTING THE HUNT Guide to Mostly On-line and Mostly Free U.S. Geospatial and Attribute Data
- Land Survery Information System
- Mapping and GIS data site
US Department of the Interior’s (DOI), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) - Geographic mapping data in digital format
US Department of the Interior’s (DOI), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) - Multipurpose Marine Cadastre viewer and data portal
(portal via National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
US Department of the Interior’s (DOI), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) - National Hydrography Dataset
- NCDC: National Climatic Data Center
- NODC: National Oceanographic Data Center
Latin America
Africa
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