GIS Links
These links provide access to helpful web based information and resources on a wide range of GIS subjects. This page is intended to be a collaborative work in progress, please email your favorite links to Bill Winston and we'll consider adding them to our list.
- Data Access
- MSDIS : Access to Missouri statewide datasets
- Missouri Geographic Information Office
- The National Atlas : Access to nationwide datasets. See the "Products and Services" tab to access data including orthoimagery, elevation, hydrography, and more.
- GLCF : Global Land Cover Facility (satellite data products)
- Private Data Sources: Many offer free data downloads but files may need to be uncompressed and converted to appropriate format.
- Geo Community : Free state and county level datasets, including elevation contour lines (hypsography).
- GIS Projects at Washington University
- CISTL : The St. Louis Center for Inquiry in Science Teaching and Learning
- UNREAL City : Online access to historical St. Louis Fire Insurance maps.
- Online Help, Tutorials, Training, Etc.
- What is ArcGIS (pdf)
- ESRI Resource Center : Portal to ESRI content, tips, tricks, support and information.
- ESRI's Online Tutorials : Step by step guides to common GIS tasks.
Also available through the ArcGIS help system under the "Getting Started" topic. - WU Library's GIS Guide : Lists WU GIS resources and links to other data sources.
- Discussion Groups and Blogs
- ArcGIS Online Blog : News about ESRI's online data resource.
- O'Reilly Radar
- James Fee GIS Blog
- Online Mapping Tools : Free tools for online map creation and data analysis.
- GIS Consortiums
- MGISAC : Missouri Geographic Information Systems Advisory Committee
- NSGIC : National States Geographic Information Council
- Federal Agencies
- US Geological Survey : The National Map
- Federal Geographic Data Committee : FGDC
