Subject: [NEXTEL-1] MapInfo in the Bodleian Library Map Room - data sources on the web

From: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 23:18:40 -0400

Bob,

Here is a website with tons of data and links to more data.

The data at these sites is often in
other formats, but most vector data
 is in Arc/Info Export format: .e00.
  This data can be converted to
 MapInfo .tab format using the
 ArcLink tool or Universal Translator
 supplied with MapInfo.

Any problems let me know I have a few other sources.

http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/guides/maps/mi_data.htm

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Bodleian
Library Map Room home page

maintained
by Nigel James

Web sources for
free downloadable MapInfo data

All GIS users need data!
The Map Room has a range of datasets for users, but if you
are working elsewhere or need other data, then these links may point
you in the right direction. All these links have data which can be
downloaded at no charge - however some sites require (free) registration.

The data at these
sites is often in other formats, but most vector data is in Arc/Info
Export format: .e00. This
data can be converted to MapInfo .tab format using the ArcLink
tool or Universal Translator supplied with MapInfo.

GeoTIFF data can be registered in MapInfo
using the GeoReg tool which is also supplied with the software
(MI 6.5 onwards registers geotiffs automatically)

If you find any of these links are broken or have moved, or
you are aware of other sources of free downloadable data, please
let us know.

If you are a MapInfo
user, then have a look at the MapInfo
guides.

World
data

DirectionsMag

A good source of World data including World population
gridded raster data, ETOPO5 : 5-minute gridded elevation data, airports
and more. Some of the other data on the site is for the USA
only. Data is in MapInfo and .e00 formats.

Earth-
Info

An unclassified seamless dataset of orthophotos, made
from rectified grayscale aerial images at 10m resolution, TPC and
ONC rasters and other data. Coverage is not complete so you may not
find your area. The images are georeferenced rasters and can be geo-registered
in MapInfo using the GeoReg tool. The site also links to the Geospatial
Engine on the NUMA website, but it is quicker to go stright to
the NIMA site.

Geography
Network

Links to free (and not free) downloadabledata from ESRI,
US Census etc.

Geospatial
Engine

The Geospatial Data Engine provides access to imagery
of the Earth, maps and other geospatial information produced by the
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA). Vector data includes VMAP
Level 0 (1:1 000 000) and VMAP Level 1 (1:250 000), along with Digital
Orthorectified Imagery 10 meter (DOI 10), Digital Terrain Elevation
Data (DTED®) Level 0 30 Arc Second Terrain Data, and raster data (TPC,
ONC etc) in GeoTIFF format. Availability is variable, especially for
the more detailed products and download files can be huge (100Mb+)
so a fast connection is essential. Data can also be ordered on CD-ROM.

VMAP data is supplied in Vector Product Format (VPF). This can be
translated to MapInfo .tab format using the Universal Translator supplied
with MapInfo. See how to use this
data in MapInfo

GISDataDepot

Download data from the Digital Chart of the World -
one of the oldest World data sets still available. The first version
of DCW has been released for public use and is available from a number
of sources. The data is ca. 1993 and compiled from ONCs. Note that
there are gaps and errors in the coverage, notably drainage and contours.
The scale is 1:1 000 000 so it is a good source of base mapping and
a later version is sold by ESRI. DCW can also be downloaded from
Penn State University Maps Library (warning: some of the files
are very large!). Data is in ArcInfo .e00 format. For more up-to-date
and detailed data see NIMA's Geospatial
Engine.

Grid-Arendal:
Online GIS and Maps Database

A good collection of datasets for the World, Arctic
and Africa. The World data includes new versions
of World Databank I and II, CIA datasets of international boundaries
which have been updated. WDB I has been smoothed and generalised,
WDB II is unsmoothed. There is also global wilderness and lat/lon
grid data. Data is in .e00 format.

Measured
and estimated seafloor topography

Download xyz data for seafloor topography. The data
is in space-delimited text format (rename the file extension to .txt
to open it in MapInfo).

Marine
Geology and Geophysics Coastline Extractor

Download World Vector Shoreline (1:250 000) data from
the Marine Geology and Geophysics site. MapInfo users should download
the data in Mapgen format, then use the tool CoastCon
to convert the data to MapInfo MIF format. Other data including boundaries
and rivers 2M and 1:5M is also available (from WDB dataset).

VDS
technologies

World outline map in Arc/Info .shp format (SHP files
can be converted to MapInfo TAB using the Universal Translator supplied
with MapInfo)

Africa
data (see also the World
data)

General

Africa
Data Dissemination Service

Data includes administrative boundaries
at three levels, climate, hydrology, DEMs etc. Some data is only available
for selected countries. Data is in .e00 format.

Grid-Arendal:
Online GIS and Maps Database

A good collection of datasets for the World,
Arctic and Africa. The Africa data includes
city population and population density for West Africa. Data is in
.e00 format.

Antarctic
/Arctic data (see
also the World data)

Antarctic
Digital Database

Coast and ice-contour datasets of the Antarctic in .e00
format. Registration (free) is required to unlock files.

Grid-Arendal:
Online GIS and Maps Database

A good collection of datasets for the World,
Arctic and Africa. The Arcic data includes
basemap, lakes, rivers and individual islands. Data is in .e00 format.

Asia
data (see
also the World data)

China

China Dimensions

Administrative regions, base maps, population, public
health and economic data at 1:1M scale or smaller. Data is in .e00
format.

VDS Technologies

India (with states and districts) and Japan in Arc/Info
.shp format (SHP files can be converted to MapInfo TAB using the Universal
Translator supplied with MapInfo).

Australia
data (see
also the World data)

VDS Technologies

Australia in Arc/Info .shp format (SHP files can be
converted to MapInfo TAB using the Universal Translator supplied with
MapInfo)

Central
America data (see
also the World data)

Mexico

Georeferenced
Population Data Sets of Mexico

GIS of Mexican states, municipalities, and
islands, 1990, from CEISIN. Data is in .e00 format.

VDS
technologies

Mexico in Arc/Info .shp format (SHP files
can be converted to MapInfo TAB using the Universal Translator supplied
with MapInfo)

Europe
data (see
also the World data)

Baltic Sea region

The
Baltic Sea Region GIS

Admin. units, arable lands, coastline, landcover, population
and more. In MapInfo format.

Russian Federation

Washington
State Geospatial Data Archive

Russian Federation Digital Data which includes: republics,
krays, oblasts, cities of federal significance (Moscow and St. Petersburg),
autonomous oblasts and autonomous districts. The data includes locations
of 1858 rayons, 6 ethnic administrative rayons, and 441 gorsovets.
Thematic data is also included, mostly population and voter trunout.
Data is in .e00 format.

VDS
Technologies

Europe and Europe countries in Arc/Info .shp
format (SHP files can be converted to MapInfo TAB using the Universal
Translator supplied with MapInfo).

North
America data (see
also the World data)

Canada

National
Atlas of Canada

A selection of basemap themes for Canada at 1:2M, VMAP
0 data for Canada and North America & North Circumpolar Region datasets
in ArcInfo .e00 and DXF formats

PFRA
Gross Watershed Boundaries, version 2.0

The Gross Watershed Product is a digital compilation
of watershed boundaries and hydrometric gauging stations for the Canadian
Prairies and adjoining areas. Data is in ArcInfo .e00 format.

VDS
Technologies

Canada in Arc/Info .shp format (SHP files can be converted
to MapInfo TAB using the Universal Translator supplied with MapInfo)

United
States

General

Geography
Network

Links to free (and not free) downloadabledata from ESRI,
US Census etc.

GISDataDepot

State and county data.

National
Atlas of the United States - Map Layers Warehouse

Download map layers from the US national atlas. Most
layers are in Arc/Info shapefile format and SDTS. There are some datasets
in .dbf format as well.

US
Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory Center

The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) of
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service produces information on the characteristics,
extent, and status of the Nation’s wetlands and deepwater habitats.
Not all the US is mapped so far, but new data is being added regularly.
The data is in ArcInfo .e00 format.

USGS
Geographic Data Download

Download DEMs and DLGs for the US.

VDS
Technologies

US States, counties and counties-by-state in Arc/Info
.shp format (SHP files can be coverted to MapInfo TAB using the Universal
Translator supplied with MapInfo)

Alaska

US
Environmental protection Agency

Cities, tribal areas, mines etc. in Arc/Info .shp format
(SHP files can be coverted to MapInfo TAB using the Universal Translator
supplied with MapInfo).

Massachusetts

Internet
Geo-Image Library for the Massachusetts Coast

GeoTIFF orthophotos with MapInfo or ArcView headers
for the Mass. coast.

Massachusetts
GIS

Data layers include: Political Boundaries, Indexes,
Infrastructure, Topography, Physical Resources, Hydrographic (water-related)
Features, Conservation/Recreation Regulated Areas Environmental Monitoring
Coastal and Marine Features, Demographics and Miscellaneous. Data
is in .e00 format.

Montana

Montana
State Library NRIS

Counties, drainage, land use, river basins, watersheds
etc. for Montana. There is also some regional data. In ArcInfo .e00
format.

New York State

New
York State GIS Clearinghouse

Download quad-based Geo-registered TIFFs with accompnaying
MapInfo .tab file (.ESRI .tfw files are also available if your GIS
does not support GeoTIFF)

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
Spatial Data Access

DRGs, DEMs, boundaries, drainage etc. Rasters in GeoTiff
format, vector data in .e00 format.

Rhode Island

Univ
of Rhode Island Natural Resources and Environmental Management

A range of GIS data. Registration required.

South Carolina

South
Carolina Department of Natural Resources GIS Data Clearinghouse

DRGs, DLGs, boundaries, hydrography, communications
etc. Data layers are in .e00 format and GeoTIFF rasters.

Texas

Texas
Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS)

Vector data for boundaries, land use, transportation,
drainage etc. in .e00 format. DOQs and DRGs in MrSID format.

Wyoming

Wyoming
Spatial Data Clearinghouse

DRGs in GeoTIFF format.

South
America data (see
also the World data)

VDS
Technologies

Argentina and Brazil in Arc/Info .shp format (SHP files
can be converted to MapInfo TAB using the Universal Translator supplied
with MapInfo)

Nigel
James

Bodleian Library 2001