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Earthlab GIS and Remote Sensing Lab |Changes [Oct 02, 2008]
Sara PapamarcosThere are several methods to access the geospatial data files that are already available on our GIS / RS server. Here are three:
The folder \\xipe\gisdata contains two other folders. The folder rigisdata contains all the geospatial for Rhode Island from the RIGIS database. These data duplicate what can be downloaded from the Rhode Island Geographic Information System (RIGIS).
Access the \\xipe\gisdata folder via one of the methods outlined above. Within the "othergisdata" folder you will find some basic national and global geospatial data files (such as the boundaries of states, and countries). If you don't find what you need here, you'll have to hunt for it on the web. See below for various links to get you started.
Tremendous amounts of geospatial data in "GIS-ready" format are available for download from various web sites. It is impossible to list them all, but here are some good ones: