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ArcWorld
ArcWorld database contains cartographic and statistical data needed to generate country-level thematic maps of the world accessible through ArcView, ARC/INFO, and other ESRI software.The ArcWorld database contains cartographic and statistical data needed to generate country-level thematic maps of the world structured for rapid on-line display

call # G3200.A73 1992
 
Digital Chart of the World
Database for use with Arc/Info and ArcView ESRI software - a 1:1 million scale basemap.

online system at www.maproom.psu.edu/dcw/World for GIS
          High quality .tiff images for use with Arc view and Adobe Illustrator.
call# G3200 1997.C45

Global ARC
The database contains 147 layers of environmental indicator data covering soils and terrain, distribution of vegetation and animal life on land and in the ocean and limited layers on land use. 

call # GE140.R87 1996
International
Africa Data Sampler
Africa data sampler Contains PC ARC/INFO GIS data sets and views for each of the 53 African countries. In addition to the mapping layers based on the Digital Chart of the World 1:1,000,000-scale, the CD contains biodiversity data sets including protected areas, tropical moist forests, production forests, and wetlands. This prototype of future releases contains a sampling of data sets and Arc View Views for 53 African countries (in Robinson Projection), PC ARC/INFO export files for all countries (in geographic format) and a data set providing political and ocean boundaries. 

call #G2446.A25 1995.A4 Asia for GIS
           High quality .tiff files of Asia for Arc View and Adobe Illustrator.
call# G7400 1997.C53
 
Black Sea GIS
The system consists of thematic blocks representing different sides of the Black Sea ecosystem: geography, geology, meteorology, physical oceanography, chemical oceanography and contamination, biology, fisheries; and in each block a set of map layers illustrates different aspects of the functioning of the Black Sea ecosystem. 

call # G5692.B5 1997.P761
 
Digital Chart of the World
Database for use with Arc/Info and ArcView ESRI software - a 1:1 million scale basemap.

online system at www.maproom.psu.edu/dcw/

RegioMap:GIS data for Europe
Downloadable datasets for use with GIS or other mapping programs. The data in RegioMap is Eurostat's regional database (REGIO) compiled from statistics produced by Member States. They cover the principal aspects of the economic and social life of the Community, divided into seven main subject areas: Demography, Economic Accounts, Unemployment, Labour Force Sample Survey, Industry, Agriculture and Forestry, Transport.

call # HA1107.5.R4
United States
ArcUSA
ArcUSA database is a comprehensive vector base map of the United States at the scale of 1:2 million. It contains attribute data suitable for perfoming a wide range of analyses and for generating thematic maps for counties and states throughout the conterminous United States. The database consists of cartographic, attribute, and textual data provided on compact disc accessible through ArcView, ARC/INFO, and other ESRI software.

call # G1200.A9A71 1992
 
DLG, 1:100,000-scale: Hydrography and transportation
U.S. Geological Survey digital mapping data for 14 regions covering the entire USA, exclusive of Alaska. Comes in Standard and Optional Format CDs. Contains 1:100,000-scale digital line graph hydrography and transportation data for the continental United States and Hawaii 

call # G1201.P5U5 1991
 
DRG of capital cities of the United States
Contains raster compressed tiff images, software and documentation, viewable with ArcViews and Aerial View Lite. 

call # G3701.A1 1995.U7
 
Ecological units of the eastern United States
The first approximation contains ArcInfo coverages of state boudaries, National Forests and Grasslands, and ecological boundaries along with ASCII and WordPerfect data files and bilbliographies. 

call # G3705.E19 1995
 
National Wetlands Inventory
Sample wetland maps from National Wetlands Inventory Center. Contents: 1. NWI sample maps 2. NWI digital data for GIS 3. NWI maps database 4. Photointerpretation conventions manual 5. Cartographic conventions manual 6. Digitizing conventions manual 7. Wetlands classification manual.

call # G3701.L1 1995.N3

Southern Appalachian Assessment (SAA) : GIS data base
Prepared by the Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Program (SAMAB) contains files on the ecological conditions of the southern Appalachian region. GIS files formats include Arc/Info, ASCII, Microsoft Excel, and Postscript.

call # QH541.5.M65s68 1996 U.S. Digital Topography for GIS
         High quality .tiff images for use with ArcView and Adobe Illustrator.
call#  G3700 1996.C45
States
Coastal Changes Analysis Columbia River Estuary
C-CAP : changes in land cover in the Columbia River Estuary : 1989-1992 / Coastal Change Analysis Program. This CD-ROM provides an interface to view coastal resource information about the Columbia River Estuary. It integrates satellite-derived land cover data with other map data layers in one file that can be viewed on a desktop computer. Contains all of the source data ready for input into a wide range of image-processing or geographic information systems (GIS) including vector and raster data for use with software such as ArcView.

call# QH541.5.C65C33 1997
 
Coastal Change Analysis Program : changes in land cover in the Yakutat Bay, Alaska Region
1986-1993 Using self-contained browser technology, CD-ROM provides interface to view coastal resource information about Yakutat Bay Region. It integrates satellite-derived land cover data with other map data layers in 1 file. In addition it contains all of source data ready for input into wide range of image-processing or geographic information systems. Users may interactively view, analyze, and create maps, charts, and reports. It contains an Environmental Systems Reasearch Institute ArcView project file and coverages that allow users to open all vector and raster data layers in ArcView.

call # QH541.5C65C34 1997
 
DOQ Olmsted County Project, Minnesota
JPEG compressions of 60 quarter quadrangles including demonstration samples.

call # G1200.A405 1994
 
Digital atlas of Oklahoma
Digital map set of basic statewide geographic data suitable for use with GIS software. Second disc provides only this data in transferrable formats (chiefly Digital Line Graph formats) for use with user-provided GIS software.

call # G1365.R42 1997
 
DEM - Digital Elevation Model (PA)
DEM - Digital Elevation Model data for selected 7.5-minute quadrangles of Pennsylvania. These and others are also available for download from the USGS. The USGS also has additional information on DEMs.

call #GA139.D37 1986
 
DLG - Digital Line Graph, 1:2,000,000-scale (PA)
1:2,000,000-scale Digital Line Graph (DLG) Data. These are available for download from USGS U.S. Geological Survey digital mapping data for 21 regions covering the entire USA on 1 CD.

call # G1200.A25G4
 
DOQ: Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle (PA)
Data in JPEG compressed format. 3.75-minute DOQs requires approximately 55Mb of storage space to reconstitute. Holdings include counties for various U.S. states arranged by FIPS Code. These and others are also available for download from the USGS. Present coverage map is vailable from the USGS.

call # G1200.A4.U5 1994
 
DRG, Digital Raster Graphic (PA)
Data contain tiff graphic images for the USGS 1:250,000, 1:100,000 and associated 1:24,000 topographic quadrangles. These and others are also available for download from the USGS.Selected U.S coverage only.

call # G1200.A25G46


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