May 10, 2001

11:59 AM

Map enthusiasts might enjoy The Geography Network, a new venture from ESRI, vendor of the most used GIS system. The site includes an in-browser viewer, so you don't need to own any ESRI products to see the free data. If you do, though, the data's yours for the downloading. They've already got the latest TIGER census maps as well as a ton of maps and information from around the globe. They hope to create a central location for GIS data sharing, and they're off to a good start.
posted by ewagoner (4 comments total)

Another great source for GIS data is the US government's National Atlas.
posted by Aaaugh! at 12:09 PM on May 10, 2001

Oh, joy!
posted by iceberg273 at 12:56 PM on May 10, 2001

Yay! I love maps!

Another fun resource is National Geographic's Map Machine. (Unfortunately, it's not as fun on slow connections.)

The census maps are really neat. Thanks for the link!
posted by jennyb at 1:05 PM on May 10, 2001

Coolness. This is going to help me at work, I think. Thanks!
posted by eckeric at 3:20 PM on May 10, 2001