GIS - Using Spatial Data

Access data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau. The vision for data dissemination through data.census.gov is to improve the customer experience by making data available from one centralized place so that data users spend less time searching for data content and more time using it.

TIGER/Line®Shapefiles are spatial extracts from the Census Bureau's MAF/TIGER database, containing features such as roads, railroads, rivers, as well as legal and statistical geographic areas. They are made available to the public for no charge and are typically used to provide the digital map base for a Geographic Information System or for mapping software.

The Earth Observatory’s mission is to share with the public the images, stories, and discoveries about the environment, Earth systems, and climate that emerge from NASA research, including its satellite missions, in-the-field research, and models.

As one of the cornerstones of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Geospatial Program, The National Map is a collaborative effort among the USGS and other Federal, State, and local partners to improve and deliver topographic information for the Nation. It has many uses ranging from recreation to scientific analysis to emergency response. The National Map is easily accessible for display on the Web, as products and services, and as downloadable data.

Some of these maps can be accessed freely by anyone, others, for example the Demographic Maps, require an ArcGIS Online paid or trial subscription.

The SSURGO dataset is a compilation of soils information collected over the last century by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.

LANDFIRE, also known as the Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools Project, is a five-year, multi-partner project producing consistent and comprehensive maps and data describing vegetation, wildland fuel, and fire regimes across the United States. It is a shared project between the wildland fire management programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service and U.S. Department of the Interior.

Find climate and weather; statellite imagery; and national and regional radar images that provides hourly images from 1995 to present.

Includes: Coastal Barrier Resources System;Critical Habitat; USFWS Ecosystem Regions; Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs); Migratory Bird Conservation;National Wetlands Inventory (NWI); National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS);Regional Boundaries

The Geospatial Data Gateway (GDG) is the One Stop Source for environmental and natural resources data. The Gateway allows you to choose your area of interest, browse and select data from our catalog, customize the format, and have it downloaded or shipped on CD or DVD.

The GEO Data Portal is the authoritative source for data sets used by United Nations Environment Programme and its partners in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report and other integrated environment assessments.

Find Geospatial & Oregon Framework Data. State parks, transportation, city limits, urban growth boundaries, zoning, wetlands, and more.

Includes the Oregon Spatial Data Library, web mapping services and utilities, Oregon Imagery Explorer, 30 Meter Digital Elevation Model files, and Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles.

ODOT roads, bridges, railroads, rest areas, and more

High resolution color aerial photography is available of the entire state. The imagery, flown in the summer of 2005, can be viewed or downloaded from Oregon Imagery Explorer.

Natural Resources Information Management Program: Subjects include fish, habitat, wildlife, ODFW-specific data, and other/misc

Sponsored cooperatively through OSU's College of Forestry, the US Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station, and the Oregon Department of Forestry.

University of Oregon Libraries - UO campus, Mt Pisgah, FEMA flood data, transportation.

The City of Corvallis publishes GIS data weekly in several formats for download; Esri file geodatabase v.10.1 (FGDB), Shapefile, Keyhole Markup Language (KML) and Drawing Exchange Format (DXF).

Data from the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest and Long-Term Ecological Research Site has been collected, curated, and archived for more than 60 years. Data are available for download and use, with appropriate acknowledgements.

Tillamook County Geographic Information System (GIS) Team provides services and coordination relating to the storage, retrieval and analysis of geographically reference data.

A collaboration between Oregon State University Libraries and the Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon Explorer helps inform decisions and actions affecting Oregon's natural environment.

This keyword searchable tool allows you to create images and tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings.

Visit the site to create maps; find and use maps, applications, and tools; and share your maps and applications with others.