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GIS Data and Resources

GIS Data

• WAGDA - The Washington State Geospatial Data Archive, maintained by the UW Libraries Map Collection & Cartographic Information Services, is both a great source for GIS and census data, and an excellent resource for information about working with census data in GIS


• American FactFinder - Access data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau


• CDC Resources for Creating Public Health Maps - A comprehensive list of US state-level GIS data resources and general information about GIS in public health


• Diva-GIS Spatial Data - Collection of several very useful global GIS data layers. Note the extensive global administrative areas/boundaries data (GADM)


• Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) - SEDAC’s mission is to develop and operate applications that support the integration of socioeconomic and earth science data and to serve as an “information gateway” between the earth sciences and social sciences.

GIS Instruction

Through the University of Washington

• UW GIS Courses - The University of Washington Consortium for Geographic Information and Analysis (UWCGIA) hosts a list of courses in GIS and related fields offered at UW


• UW Extension GIS Certificate Program - The UW Extension program offers a 3-quarter long GIS Certificate program designed for working professionals


• CSSCR - The UW Center for Social Science Computation and Research offers several short introductory GIS courses on various topics

Online

• University of Arkansas Libraries - Provides a series of ArcGIS tutorials based loosley on the highly recommended instructional text, Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop