Continuing with their mandate to index the World’s data, Google has rolled out yet another data sharing resource, the Google public data explorer.
New Geodata and maps for Canada including 2010 Olympic maps and webmaps
An update from Natural Resources Canada provides us with some tips on maps and webmapping resources from Canada including maps for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
GIS Data Spotlight – USGS and a new generation of Topo Maps – A primer on US Topo
Downloading “free” USGS topos from around the web?? Are you getting the new, enhanced USGS topos – US Topo? Read on for details on the new, US Topo data product as well as pointers and a detailed user guide.
Openness via Data.gov – Access A Wealth of Geospatial Data and a Cool ESRI SHP file Viewing Tool
You may have heard about the recently launched data.gov web portal – a resource from the Feds designed to increase public access to high value, machine readable Geospatial datasets and tools.