Vector Data Sources

See also this page, which will be more current.

Sources of free vector data

• US Data
  • Census economic data
  • BLM PLSS--geo coords (might work best in Internet Explorer) (shapefiles)
  • Historical census tract data
  • Digital Obstacle File (DOF, Terrain and Obstacles Data (TOD) Team, FAA: text file that could be converted into a database in a spreadsheet converting Deg/Min/Sec to decimal degrees.
• World vector data
  • Natural Earth Data
  • Easy VMAP1 downloads (really old data by now)
  • Boundaries and administrative regions in developing countries (Africa and Central America)
• MGRS grids
• Energy GIS data (includes wind power potential, solar power potential, and electric transmission lines)
  • Wind turbines: (CO, http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/597/; NM, http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/596/
• GEO: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK
• US Transportation: http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/publications/national_transportation_atlas_database/2014/index.html