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RESEARCH GUIDES

GIS Data and Websites

Where can you get data to use in a GIS? The UM Libraries have geospatial data in the collections, many websites have free data, and data can also be purchased.

Natural/Environmental

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Geospatial Services
EPA Envirofacts
EPA Environmental Dataset Gateway (EDG)
National Inventory of Dams
Continental USA Ecoregions
USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service - Geospatial Data
Global Risk Data Platform
Downloadable spatial data on global risk from natural hazards.
National Conservation Easement Database
Landfire
Data Basin
Polar Geospatial Center (PGC)
National Biomass and Carbon Dataset (2000)
Tree Species Distribution Maps
Shapefiles of the ranges of tree species in North America from the Atlas of United State Trees.
Nature Conservancy Conservation GIS Data
EJSCREEN

Climate

Hydrology

National Hydrology Dataset
Water Resources of the United States
National Inventory of Dams
HydroSHEDS
Ground Water Atlas of the United States
Water Resources of the United States and Current Streamflow Conditions by State

Flood Maps

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides flood mapping for purchase through their Map Service Center.

FEMA Map Service Center