Quick Start - Maps and Data
The resources listed below will get you started in finding GIS and spatial data.
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PolicyMapAn interactive map viewer allows you to look at data that is focused on various issues around policy, including data on demographics, income and spending, housing, lending, quality of life, economy, education, health, and more.
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Social ExplorerAllows users to visually display demographic data in theU.S. from 1790 through the present at a variety of geographic levels, createreports, maps and animations that can be downloaded.
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SimplyAnalyticsThis database from Geographic Research, Inc. enables non-technical users to quickly create thematic maps, reports, ring studies and location analyses using extensive demographic, social, business and marketing data from many sources including the US Census, Experian Simmons and more. Access to the database is limited to 10 users.
Quick Start - Articles
The resources listed below will get you started in finding GIS and spatial related literature.
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Wiley Online LibraryAn interdisciplinary collection that features collections in Earth and Environmental sciences as well as Architecture and Planning. This database also provides access to "Transactions in GIS" a key journal for spatial and GIS research
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Web of ScienceInterdisciplinary collection of journal articles, conference proceedings, and books. Collection of seven online database: Conference Proceedings Citation Index, Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Index Chemicus, Current Chemical Reactions, and Book Citation Index. Coverage is 1900-present.
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JSTORA growing full text collection of core social science, humanities, and science journals and books.
