Data available in the Special Collections folder
represent provacative or hard to find datasets gathered by the Spatial Analysis Lab, or in some cases, by a faculty member or student(s).
File Locations: Q:\data\special_collections\ or \\geo\datavol\gis\data\special_collections
In many cases, "starter" map documents have been created to get users up and running with these data. Starter Maps are found in the \special_collections\1_starter_maps\
Data |
Description / Notes |
Source |
Africa_history
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Colonial regions and tribal area boundaries. |
D. Sinton (NITLE) |
ArcAtlas/
ArcWorld |
Global data compiled by international team of experts. Includes the following broad categories:
atmosph--atmosphere map themes
hydrosph--hydrosphere map themes
lithosph--lithosphere map themes
resource--resources map themes
society--society map themes
socinfra--social infrastructure map themes
see pdf and pc help files for more information |
ESRI |
ArmyRecruitment
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Recruitment data provided by the National Priorities Project |
NPP |
CommunityInfo |
Composed of industry-tailored datasets that include demographic data, business information, and spending data.
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ESRI |
election_data |
2000 & 2004 Presidential Election results by County |
ESRI and Various |
elevation |
Global elevation images useful for background in global mapping applications. |
Patterson? |
farnsworth
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invasive or exotic plant species in New England |
Elizabeth Farnsworth, Hardvard Forest |
historic_town_maps |
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invasive_plants |
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historic_ma15min_quads
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Georeferenced historic (1890's) 15 minute (1:62,500 scale) Massachusetts quadrangle maps from USGS. |
Harvard GeoSpatial Library |
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national_atlas |
Selected datasets from the National Atlas included US mortality by Health Service Areas, 1988-1992 and US cancer mortality by county, 1970-1994. See metadata text files for details and code explanations. |
USGS - National Atlas
"Like its predecessor, this new atlas provides a comprehensive, maplike view into the enormous wealth of geospatial and geostatistical data collected for the United States. It is designed to enhance and extend our geographic knowledge and understanding and to foster national self-awareness." |
reefs |
The Reefs at Risk in Caribbean (RRCARIB) Data CD reflects the range of data
assembled and model results developed under the RRCARIB project. January 2005 |
World Resources Institute |
walmart |
Locations (by zipcode) of all walmarts stores in the US (current to spring 2006). Provided by Diana Sinton, NITLE |
D. Sinton, NITLE |
smith_students |
Smith students locations (street level addresses - no names)
Class Years: 2004-2007
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Admissions |
smith_alumnae |
Smith Alumnae locations by zip code (includes major and year of graduation - no names)
Class Years: 1922-2005 |
Alumnae Association |
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us_settlement |
US County population 1790 - 2000. Includes animation capabilities to view settlement distribution by time. |
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world_history |
Historic kingdom, chiefdoms and nation state boundaries in shapefile format.
Time span: 2000 BC - AD 2000 |
Thinkquest
References:
1. Haywood, John. The Complete Atlas of World History, Vol. 1-3. Oxford: Sharpe Reference, 1997
2. Compact Atlas of World History. New York: Random House, 1999
3. Times Atlas of World History, The. New Jersey: Hammond: 1993
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