Free Sources

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Free Sources

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Free Sources of Map Data:

http://data.geocomm.com/

GIS Data Depot offers a wide variety of maps from satellite views to vectorial files.

http://seamless.usgs.gov/

Free maps from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Mapping Division.

http://edc.usgs.gov/products/aerial.html

Alternate site for USGS free maps download.

http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tiger2004se/tgr2004se.html

Free vectorial maps from the US census Bureau. You will find Californian maps on the JViews Maps for Defense free map DVD.

http://geoengine.nima.mil/geospatial/SW_TOOLS/NIMAMUSE/webinter/rast_roam.html

Free maps from the US National geospatial Intelligence agency (NGA, formerly NIMA). You can download:

DTED0 earth elevation (also provided on the map data DVD).
VMAP level0 and level1 vectorial maps (also provided on the map data DVD).

http://www.nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html

Free maps from the National Atlas of the USA including:

Agriculture: Agriculture Census 2002 - Crops, Expenses, Farmland.
Biology: Bat Ranges, Butterflies, Forests, Invasive Species, Land Cover.
Boundaries: Congressional Districts, Counties, Federal lands, States.
Climate: Precipitation, Hazard Events, Hurricanes, Sea Temperature.
Environment: Air Releases, Hazardous Waste, Toxic Releases.
Geology: Earthquakes, Landslides, Shaded Relief, Volcanoes.
History: Presidential General Election 2000 County and State Results.
Map Reference: Cities and Towns, Urban Areas...
People: Census, Crimes, Energy Consumption, Mortality.
Transportation: Airports, Parkways and Scenic Rivers, Railroads, Roads.
Water: Aquifers, Dams, Watersheds, Streams and Waterbodies.

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/

Free satellite views of the earth from the NASA web site.

http://onearth.jpl.nasa.gov/browse.cgi?wms_server=wms.cgi&layers=modis&srs=EPSG:4326&width=600&height=300&bbox=-180,-90,180,90&format=image/jpeg&styles=&zoom=

Free satellite views from the OnEarth program of the Jet propulsion laboratory from the Californian institute of technology.

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