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Tuesday, July 19, 2005



Free Data and Maps for Science and Geography



We just found out about geodata.gov - a website that provides free access to lots of government data and maps. There you can find information about: administrative and political boundaries, agriculture and farming, soil resources, water resources, atmospheric and climatic data, biology and ecology data, geological and geophysical data, business and economic data, cadastral data, cultural, social and demographic data, and information on archeology and anthropology. Topics include: amphibians and reptiles, bird conservation, coastal and inland waters, ecosystems, fisheries and aquatics, forestry, invasive species, mammals, museum collections, pollinators, vegetation, wildlife disease, built environment, historical features, family and social services, law enforcement, education, elevation and derived products, conservation, land cover, meteorology, natural resources, environmental risk, watersheds, human health and disease, imagery and base maps, orthoimagery, inland water resources, drainage network, major water databases, locations and geodetic networks, oceans and estuaries, transportation networks, utilities and communication.

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Get free Government Data and Maps at geodata.gov

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