GeoMapping: USA
The rapid growth in the acquisition and use of geospatial data now applies to many disciplines and this unit offers expertise in GIS, map/illustration design, GPS, terrain modelling, air photo interpretation and other areas.
USA Maps and GeoSpatial data
- USA National Map – range of National topographic and anthropic data http://nationalmap.gov/
- National Geophysical Data Centre - geophysics, marine geology, geohazards http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/
- USGS for maps, satellite imagery, aerial photos, data download http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/
- Open Topography high resolution Lidar data covering the US http://www.opentopography.org/
- Geology.com- news and information about geology and earth science http://geology.com/
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n.b. many USA datasets are available through individual state agencies