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The UNCW Library
Finding Data subject guide
provides general guidance on how to locate and access data from a variety of sources, including the library.
UNCW Library maintains a comprehensive list of licensed datasets available to library patrons.
View the complete list of datasets.
You can use the
Find a Library Expert
page to help you identify subject matter experts in the library that can assist you.
GISGeography Datasets
Data USA
USGS National Map
USDA Geospatial Data Gateway
CEC North American Environmental Atlas
EarthStat
US Census Bureau
TIGERweb
National Historical Geographic Information System
United Nations Data
NOAA DigitalCoast
NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts
NOAA Historical Hurricane Tracks
NOAA Shoreline
British Oceanographic Data Centre
CropScape
EPA Facility Registry Service
EPA EnviroMapper
EPA BASINS
Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium
NOAA Climate Data
USDA Web Soil Survey
US Fish & Wildlife Service
USGS Enhanced Historical Land-Use & Land-Cover
USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center
USGS TopoView
USGS GTOPO30
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
National Transportation Atlas Database
United States Building Footprints
Urban Observatory
Ethical Data Use
Reviewing Recent Documents on Trust and Ethics in Geospatial Data
- Spatial Reserves: A Guide to Public Domain Spatial Data (2025)
Integrity, Provenance, and Trust Framework
- Open Geospatial Consortium
The Locus Charter
- EthicalGEO
Data Ethics Framework
- US Federal Data Strategy
Ethical Considerations in the Use of Geospatial Data for Research and Statistics
- UK Statistics Authority
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