The Federal Geographic Data Committee coordinates the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). The NSDI encompasses policies, standards, and procedures for organizations to cooperatively produce and share geographic data. The 17 federal agencies that make up the FGDC are developing the NSDI in cooperation with organizations from state, local and tribal governments, the academic community, and the private sector.

Download GIS data and imagery for Illinois free of charge. Available data sets and documentation (metadata) include: geology, water resources, nature preserves, wildlife areas, land use, political boundaries, roads, census information, Public Land Survey, Digital Raster Graphics (DRG) files, Digital Orthophoto Quarter (DOQ) Quadrangles, and 2000 Orthoimagery for the Des Plaines River Watershed.

Alaska State Geospatial Data Clearinghouse is the source for state and local governement geographic information system data.

WHAT'S NEW - ABOUT ANZLIC - POLICY DEVELOPMENT - SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE - INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT - ARCHIVES - LINKS - SEARCH - FEEDBACK - CONTACT ANZLIC Data Access and Management Agreement has been developed to define a set of consistent and workable arrangements that can be used by cross-jurisdiction partnership projects (more..) Draft Architectural Overview Plan for the ASDI Distribution ...

Maps & Geo-images All Quad Quick Search Historical Topographic Maps of Nevada Great Basin Geoscience Database USGS Topographic Maps (DRGs) Elevation Data (DEMs and NEDs) Satellite Imagery (LandSat and SPOT) Geologic Maps of Nevada (USGS or NBMG) Request Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles (DOQs) GIS and Visualization Software Software is available for use in the Geographic Information Systems & ...

The Discovery Portal enables access to geospatial data and services from around the world to your desktop. The Discovery Portal is a comprehensive clearinghouse for suppliers of geospatial data, Earth observation data and other related services. The Discovery Portal enables users to discover, evaluate, order, purchase and obtain a product or service hosted remotely at a supplier's site ...

Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Federal Geographic Data Committee June 8, 1994 This document has been superseded. Everyone should refer instead to the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata, officially known as FGDC-STD-001-1998, dated June 1998, at the web site of the Federal Geographic Data Committee. The following is the recommended bibliographic citation for this ...

A national initiative to provide Canadians with geospatial, or geographic, information over the internet. GeoConnections has two primary roles: first, it is helping to create the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI), and second, it is establishing technologies and policies to access the collection of geospatial data across Canada. GeoConnections reflects the federal government s ...