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GIS, WMS & Data Portals
Spatial and Numeric Data Services GIS Guide
Tracks many open data websites and portals, as well as providing links to licensed data for University of Calgary authorized users
GeoDiscover Alberta
Online access point to different types of maps, services and geographic information related to the province of Alberta
Alberta Biological Monitoring Institute (ABMI) Data Portal
Land cover, human footprint and historical orthophotos are available for download from their FTP directory
GeoGratis Download Directory
A listing of datasets available via ftp,including Canadian topographic, Landsat satellite and water data
GeoGratis Web Services
Site offers WMS and API links that provides developers with the ability to search, discover, assess and access data and information products such as maps, images, photos and documents
DataBC WMS
Several imagery, base map and thematic layers are available using either the WMS URL within a GIS, or by using Google Earth and the .kml link
GeoSask Portal
A public website that provides online access point to different types of maps and geographic information related to Saskatchewan. Free to search and download
ESRI Data Products
Free online data as well as links to ArcGIS Online mapping services and ArcGIS resources
North American Environmental Atlas
Mapping tools and GIS files to research, analyze and manage environmental issues in Canada, United States and Mexico
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Conservation GIS Data
Terrestrial and water ecoregion datasets, as well as TNC holdings and projects available
United States National Map
Links to US federal topographic data
United Nations GEO Data Portal
The GEO Data Portal online database holds more than 450 different variables, such as national, subregional, regional and global statistics or as geospatial data sets (maps), covering themes like Freshwater, Population, Forests, Emissions, Climate, Disasters, Health and GDP. Can be displayed as on-the-fly as maps, graphs, data tables or download the data in different formats
DIVA-GIS
DIVA-GIS is actually free GIS software, however the site is a good source of country-level data (hydrography, roads, land cover, elevations, administrative boundaries...)
Spatial and Numeric Data Services Home Page
Contact Information:
Spatial and Numeric Data Services
Rm 466, Taylor Family Digital Library
Telephone: 403-220-6822
Email: maps@ucalgary.ca
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