Data and Reference Information

黑料不打烊's  is an interactive Story Map where users can choose the data theme and download data by municipality for Broome County. We do have other world, national and local datasets stored on CD, DVD, and our server. However, much of this data is also available online. Please contact us if you have a specific request or question.

Good Sites for Data and Mapping

  • - This site presents a series of historical aerial photographs of the state of New York. It was produced under a Cornell University Library Faculty Grant.
  • - Guide to mostly on-line and mostly free U.S. geospatial and attribute data.
  • - ESRI's Internet Mapping and Data Site. This site contains a wide assortment of geographic information that users can access to create map images and download data.
  • - A variety of downloadable map layers across several topics.
  • - Provides access to many data sets from agencies in New York state.
  • - Online repository providing geospatial data and metadata for New York State.
  • - Includes population, housing, economic, demographic and geographic data.
  • - The Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) consists of fifty-nine high-precision samples of the American population drawn from fifteen federal censuses, from the American Community Surveys of 2000-2007.
  • - Social Explorer provides easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to present.
  • - The National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2000.
  • - A variety of economic data from national to local levels.
  • - Includes population, economic, social and some geographic data.
  • - A large list of data holdings including environmental, health, and pollution data.
  • - Includes environmental health, disease, and public health data.
  • - A directory of earth science data
  • - An international confederation of data centers housing data generated by the 1957-8 International Geophysical Year.
  • - National repository for global environmental data from satellites and other sources Includes NESDIS and NOAA data sites.
  • - Includes geospatial, natural hazards, resources, and environmental data.
  • - Includes agricultural, population and environmental data.
  • - World development indicator data.
  • - Site devoted almost entirely to satellite imagery and aerial photography.
  • - Federal Government Statistics by category and links to many government agencies.
  • - Listings of free and mostly free data for the U.S.
  • - Comprehensive international mapping links provided by the University of Texas at Austin.
  • - The world's largest online map catalog.
  • - Listings of everything GIS provided by the University of Texas at Dallas.
  • - This site makes it easy for citizens to access historical records anywhere at anytime. The site is fully searchable and contains a wide variety of data.

GIS Books

The following is a preliminary list of books recommended by GIS Campus Core Facility staff. These books range from introductory GIS concepts to software specific information and tutorials.

In addition, the has a large listing of GIS Related books grouped by subject that can be purchased online.

  • Clemmer, Gina, , ESRI Press, 2013.
  • Ormsby, Tim. Updated for ArcGIS 10. ESRI Press, 2010.
  • Zeiler, Michael. . ESRI Press, 2008.
  • Tomlinson, Roger. . ESRI Press, 2007.
  • Brewer, Cynthia A. . ESRI Press, 2005.
  • Clarke, Keith C. . Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002.
  • Shuble, Todd.

GIS Tutorial and Career Sites