Lab 11

 

GIS datasets can be found from many online sources that are hosted by federal, state, and local government agencies.

Many times you will be able to gather multiple datasets from 1 website but for the purposes of this lab you will want to explore multiple

data sources and their individual extraction methods for downloadable data as well as how (file format and delivery method) the data is acquired.

 

To gather GIS data, many times you can Google the area of interest with “GIS data” in the search. 

This is a good place to start.  Below is a list of websites that we will cover in class and that might be of use for you.

 

  1. USGS Seamless Data Distribution Website (aerials, NED, roads, and more)

http://seamless.usgs.gov/

 

2.  USDA - NRCS Soil Data Mart (county SSURGO soils data)

http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/ 

 

  1. USDA – NRCS Geospatial Data Gateway (County Aerials, Common Land Units, SSURGO Soils)

http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/GatewayHome.html

 

  1. Nebraska GIS Data Bank (Nebraska datasets by State, County, Quad, Quarter Quad, Drainage Basin…..)

http://www.dnr.ne.gov/databank/spat.html

 

  1. UNL Conservation and Survey Division (NE statewide data sets)

http://csd.unl.edu/ (click Nebr.Data Sets.)

 

  1. Iowa NRGIS website (Iowa Data by theme or county)

http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/nrgislibx/gishome.htm

 

  1. Nebraska Geographic Information Systems Steering Committee, Nebraska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse

http://www.calmit.unl.edu/gis/geospatial.html

 

  1. Iowa DNR website (multiple thematic interactive mapping services – Ex. Watershed Atlas)

http://csbweb.igsb.uiowa.edu/imsgate/introduction/home.asp

 

  1. UNL Libraries, GIS Data Sites, A collection of websites organized to help you better find what you're looking for in the wide world of GIS information

http://www.unl.edu/libr/gis/gisdata.shtml

 

  1. Nebraska View - The Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies (CALMIT) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

http://nebraskaview.unl.edu/neview02.php or http://neview.unl.edu/mserv/maps/viewer.htm

Allows users to identify and copy images.