LibGuides: Data and Statistics (Yale-NUS College): Spatial Data for Mapping

Related LibGuides

Geographical Information System (GIS)
The purpose of this guide is to recommend journal article databases, books, data sources, methods and other materials for conducting research using spatial analysis and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Global Geospatial Data

StatPlanet StatPlanet includes the latest demographic, education, environment, health and socio-economic indicators as of February 2009*, for more than 200 countries. *Latest data may be from 2006.
World Health Organization Global Health Atlas
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Select from categories such as Communicable Diseases, Human Resources for Health, Noncommunicable Diseases and World Health Statistics. Additional sub-categories may be selected under each heading. Choose geographic area or country. Over 20 years of data.
Interntional Monetary Fund Data Mapper Map IMF statistics.
Google Earth: A 3D Interface to the Planet This keyword searchable tool allows you to create images and tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings. Identify schools, local business, parks and other landmarks. Software download required
NationMaster International statistics with map and charting features.
Gapminder Select world data from WHO, UN, World Bank, International Agency for Research on Cancer and journals such as Forbes with interactive charts and maps over time.
World Databank. World Bank Includes World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, Education Statistics, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics, Africa Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor and Millennium Development Goals. Includes mapping and graphing tools.
World Bank - Platform for Urban Management and Analysis (PUMA)
PUMA is a geospatial tool that allows users with no prior GIS experience to access, analyze and share urban spatial data in an interactive and customizable way.
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Developed by the East Asia and Pacific Urban Development and Disaster Risk Management unit of the World Bank’s Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (GPSURR), it adapts open-source software to the data needs of the urban development sector.
IMF Data Mapper
Free GIS Data This page contains a categorised list of links to over 300 sites providing freely available geographic datasets - all ready for loading into a Geographic Information System.
DIVA-GIS Spatial Data
Country and continental administration, population, roads, railways, elevation, riparian, land cover, gazetteer and climatic data.
NASA Global Change Master Directory
NASA's Global Change Master Directory maintains a complete catalog of all NASA's earth science data sets and services.

Earth Surfaces / Remote Sensing

Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
USGS - Remote Sensing Data via EarthExplorer A complete search and order tool for aerial photos, elevation data (SRTM https://lta.cr.usgs.gov/SRTM1Arc) and satellite products (including Night Time Light, Land Cover, Vegetation Maps) distributed by the USGS.
OpenStreetMap Data
Community-based mapping initiative, includes data on streets, transportation networks, coastlines, etc.
Planet
Satellite imagery datasets accessible through the Planet Platform. Browse or download recent and archival imagery instantly.

Country Specific

China Geo-Explorer 1
Census data by China Data Center of the University of Michigan (UMCDC)

USGS AASG National Geological Map Database
Geologic Map Database (USA only)
American FactFinder
Includes 2000, 2010 Census data along with American Community Survey data back to 2005. Data for population, housing, income, economic and geographic data and mapping tool. Geographic level varies by data but most have shapes down to census tract level.
San Francisco OpenData

Map Site of Amsterdam
Interactive maps site of the City of Amsterdam.

Climate and Weather

NOAA Historical Hurricane Records
Mapped tracks of over 6,000 historical hurricanes around the world since 1842.