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New York State Resources

  • New York State GIS Clearinghouse - a service of the NYS Office for Technology hosted by the NYS Library.
  • NYS Gazetteer & GeoData Collection
    University of Buffalo provides free access to the NYS Gazetteer and GeoData Collection, a searchable database of places, providing names, feature types, grid coordinates and other geographic information. Over 38,000 NYS geographic features are searchable by name, county, or USGS map quadrangle. The digital collection includes downloadable USGS topographic maps, such as georeferenced Digital Raster Graphics (DRG's), and are suitable for both general use and GIS applications.
  • map-NY - assists users in locating New York State government services geographically.
    Capital District Census Tract Maps - from the Capital District Regional Planning Commission website.

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Worldwide Resources

  • United Nations Cartographic Section - links to regional world maps, country maps, and also a link to current UN peacekeeping deployment maps.
  • World Factbook - from the Central Intelligence Agency, includes reference maps for all regions of the world.
  • Background Notes - Background Notes are brief informational reports on a country. These are also available in our Reference Collection (REF G 59 U5).
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Last Update: March 3, 2008