State University of New York at Stony Brook
University Libraries
West Campus

The Map Collection

GIS Data and Information on the World Wide Web 

Long Island

• LIGIS
  Long Island Geographic Information Systems Users Group.
• Suffolk County GIS
  Suffolk County maps to view and download.

New York City and New York State

• GISMO
  New York City GIS users' group. Many links to regional resources.
• New York State GIS Clearinghouse
  Metadata and data sets available for downloading.
• The Cornell University Geospatial Information Repository
  Another source of GIS data for New York State.

General Sources of GIS Data and Information

• Environmental System Research Institute.
  Home page of ESRI, makers of ArcInfo and ArcView. Includes downloadable software and data files.
• GIS Data Depot
  Extensive collection of commercial and non-commercial GIS data.
• Looking for Free Data?
  Annotated links to data sources.
• Guides to GIS Software and Data
  Annotated list from Map and Geography Roundtable, American Library Association.

Some Interesting GIS Applications on the Web

• American Factfinder
• David Rumsey Collection
• Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative (ECAI)
• Enviromapper
• The London GIS
• Massachusetts Electronic Atlas
• OASIS New York City
• University of Virginia Geospatial and Statistical Data Center

Geographic Positioning Systems (GPS)

• GPS Nuts
• Joe Mehaffey and Jack Yeazel's GPS Information
• National Geographic Map Exchange
• OziExplorer

Revised
11/21/02

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