Libraries GIS Data Collection
The availability and extent of the data sets listed below are indicated in parentheses. Data Server indicates networked access via the Geodata Server. CD-ROM indicates offline availability. Follow the links for additional information about the data sets. Licensing provisions require that some of the data sets be made available online only to NCSU affiliated users. To look up data resources by layer or theme rather than by source consult GIS Lookup.
ArcAtlas
(Data Server) 
Over 40 layers of global physical and cultural data at 1:10 million to 1:25 million scale.
ArcUSA
(Data Server)
Contains geographic and attribute data for the coterminous United States at two scales: 1:2,000,000 and 1:25,000,000.
ArcWeb Services
(Web)
Regularly updated data, streamed via APIs. Includes street maps, topo maps, imagery, geocoding, routing, and spatial query.
ArcWorld
(Data Server)
Contains global geographic and attribute data at two scales: 1:3,000,000 and 1:25,000,000.
BasinPro (Data Server, CDROM)
NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis GIS data (CGIA database and more) in State Plane meters or feet, shapefile.
Block to Zip Correspondence File (Data Server)
Census geography to Zip Code correspondence file for North Carolina, based on Nov. 1998 Zip Codes.
BusinessMAP 4 (DVD)
Standalone ESRI software & data for basic GIS viewing, mapping, and business decision-support.
Census 2000 Data (CD, Web, Data Server)
U.S. Census data for 2000.
CensusCD Data & Software (DH Hill GIS Workstations)
Mapping and data extraction tools for 2000 census data, estimates & projections, census blocks, 1990, 1980, and 1970 censuses.
CGIA See: North Carolina Center for Geographic Information & Analysis
Climate Atlas of the United States (CD-ROM , Data Server)
ArcExplorer projects and shapefiles, climate data.
C-MAP: Clean Air Mapping and Analysis (Web)
Air, land, water, deposition, climate, emissions, etc. GIS data from EPA.
Coastal Change and Analysis Program (C-CAP) (Web, Data Server)
Land cover change data for coastal NCm SC, GA, VA, others.
Community 2020 (HUD) (DH Hill GIS Workstation 4)
HUD program data, census, streets & boundaries, demographic estimates and projections. HUD community planning software.
County Government GIS Data (CD-ROM, Web)
Growing collection of local government orthophotos, parcel data, street centerlines, etc.
Digital Chart of the World (Web)
A 1:1,000,000 scale geographic and tabular database of the world.
Digital Elevation Models (DEM)
(Web, Data Server)
Digital elevation data by 1:20k and 1:24k quad, see also: Elevation data .
Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles (DOQQs) (CD-ROM, Data Server)
Digital images containing orthorectified aerial photography at a resolution of 1 meter.
Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs) (Web, CD-ROM)
Digitized, georeferenced 1:24k, 11:100k and 1:250k quad sheets.
Dynamap Traffic Counts (Data Server)
Traffic counts (point shapefile) for North Carolina, mostly 1995.
Dynamap 2000 (by request)
Added value streets, address, boundary & landmark data for North Carolina, class use only.
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) (Data Server, CD-ROM, Web)
Coastal habitat data and PDF maps (NC, SC, GA).
EPA BASINS Data (Web, CD-ROM)
Reach 3 Alpha hydrology, LULC data, and various environmental data sets, downloadable by river subbasin.
ESRI Data & Maps and StreetMap USA for ArcGIS (Data Server, CD-ROM)
A wide variety of world, U.S., Canadian, Mexican and European data.
FCC License Areas and Database Extracts (Web, Data Server)
FCC license areas and point extracts from TV, cellular and wireless databases.
FEMA Q3 Digital Flood Data (Data Server, Web, CD-ROM)
1:24,000 scale digital flood zone and flood plain data for 53 North Carolina counties.
FEMA HAZUS-MH Data (Data Server, CD-ROM)
Hazard mitigation software and data. Includes flood, hurricane, shelter, facilities, instrastructure, and background data. NC and national coverage.
Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) (Data Server, CD-ROM, Web)
A point database containing locations for almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States.
Geology, Oil and Gas Fields and Geological Provinces (CD-ROM, Web)
A USGS world data series in various ESRI formats.
Geology of the Conterminous U.S. (CD-ROM, Web)
Geology data at 1:2.5m scale in ArcInfo, DLG formats.
Geologic Maps of North Carolina (Web)
Hundreds of scanned and georeferenced maps showing the geology of NC at many different scales, extents, and from multiple sources.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) (Web, Data Server, CD-ROM)
Data related to political science, economics, sociology, psychology, education, social work, public administration, criminal justice, etc.
Labels & Lists Voter Registration Data (Data Server)
Voter registration data for North Carolina.
Land Use/Land Cover (LULC)
(Web, NC data on Data Server)
USGS land use/land cover data in Arc/Info, GIRAS or CTG format.
Landscan Global Population
(Data Server, CD-ROM)
30 arc second gridded population data.
Landsat 7 Satellite Imagery
(Data Server, Web, CD-ROM)
Multispectral satellite imagery, in GeoTIFF, UTM.
LandView III
(CD-ROM, DH Hill GIS Workstation 4)
Environmental data and mapping software package including TIGER 95, EPA data and census tabular data.
National Atlas of the United States (USGS)
(Web, Data Server)
Predominately 1:2,000,000 scale physical and cultural data layers in shapefile format.
National Elevation Dataset
(Data Server, Web)
USGS 10 meter/30 meter DEM's reworked as seamless Grid mosaics.
National Geochemical Atlas
(CD-ROM, Web)
TIFFs, shapefiles and original DBF data.
National Highway Planning Network (NHPN) (Web, Data Server)
1:100,000 coverages of current and planned highways, including freeways, urban arterials and minor rural arterials.
National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) (Web)
New 1:100,000 and 1:24,000 nationwide hydrography/hydrology.
National Land Cover Dataset (Data Server, CD-ROM, Web)
Landsat-derived land cover data, MRLC program.
National Transportation Atlas Database (Web, CD-ROM, Data Server)
A collection of mostly 1:100,000 infrastructure and boundary data layers.
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Data (Web, Data Server)
National Resources Inventory (NRI), State of the Land maps and coverages, STATSGO and SSURGO soils.
Neuse Basin 1998-99 Land Cover/Use (Data Server)
Landsat and SPOT derived data, ArcInfo Grid format.
NOAA Digital Nautical Charts (CD-ROM, Data Server)
Digital Nautical Charts for coastal North Carolina and South Carolina, ArcView compatible.
NOAA Climate & Weather Data (CD-ROM, Data Server)
Various climate and weather data resources.
North American Transportation Atlas Database (Data Server)
A collection of mostly 1:100,000 infrastructure and boundary data layers. Also data for Mexico and Canada (1:1M).
North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (CGIA) Data (Netware, FTP)
Layers from the North Carolina state government corporate GIS database.
North Carolina DENR Data (Data Server)
Various GIS and image resources.
North Carolina Dept. of Transportation Data (Data Server)
Various GIS, CAD and image resources.
NC Division of Coastal Management Data (Data Server)
Coastal wetland types, potential wetland restoration data, beach access sites, coastal marinas, and interactive Web mapping sites.
Ocean GIS Southeast (Web, Data Server)
Over 50 ARC/INFO or Shapefile data layers for NC, SC, GA, FL coasts and offshore areas.
Protected Areas GIS (CD-ROM)
Estuarine reserve boundaries, DRG's, DOQQ's, nautical charts.
Raleigh City GIS Data (Web, Data Server, CD-ROM)
Topographic, planimetric, utilities and zoning data in DXF format.
Southern Appalachian Assessment (SAA) GIS Data Base (CD-ROM, Web)
Over 200 ARC/INFO data layers for an eight state area, including 22 NC counties.
SPOT Panchromatic Imagery for NC (Data Server)
A satellite-imagery-based black-and-white mosaic of the entire State of North Carolina with a resolution of about 10 m.
State Climate Office of NC Weather & Climate Data (Web)
AgNet and Cooperative Observation Station data.
TIGER/Line (Data Server, CD-ROM, Web)
TIGER/Line contains the geographic data that accompanies U.S. Census data. TIGER 2000R, 1998, 1997, and 1995 are available.
UNEP GRID Data (Web, Data Server)
Global and regional environmental and human data.
USGS Report Series Data (CDROM, Web)
Various national and regional data resources.
Wake County GIS Data (Data Server)
Topographic, parcel, soils and other data in DXF or ARC/INFO format.
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