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Vector Data
GeoCommunity
    The GeoCommunity Web site is the premier resource for GIS/CAD professionals. It's a must visit for FREE downloads from over a terabyte of geospatial datasets, a high-powered, industry-specific search engine, GIS industry news, discussion forums, classifieds, and software utilities.
Directions Magazine - Directions Data Center
    Directions Magazine offers free mapping data, in a variety of software formats, to their readers in the following catagoies:
    Demographics, Elevation, FEMA Q3 Flood Dat, Geographic Features, Grids, Map Annotations, Miscellaneous, Postal Codes, Telecom, Weather / Catastrophe
GIS Data Depot (now part of GeoCommunity)
    Download data from a catalog of over one million domestic and international datasets, including nearly all digitally available USGS 24K, 100K, 250K DLG quadrangles, numerous statewide datasets, DEMs, DRGs, DOQQs, and satellite imagery. Most of the vector data is available in E00, SHP, MIF, DXF, or DLG SDTS format with the raster data being either TIFF or JPEG format.
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS National Mapping Information
USGS Global Land Information System
    DLGs, DEMS, Landsat, orthophoto quads, etc.
Specs on Digital Line Graphs (DLGs)
The Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies
CAST, University of Arkansas, Online Data Catalogue. Among its high-tech offerings, CAST maintains a catalog of Arkansas, U.S. national and global data. For example, GIS data in areas of archaeology, agriculture and population are downloadable as .GIF files across the Internet. Obtain a map of historical land coverage data. Obtain data sets including Environment, Prehistoric and Historic Climate Reconstruction, Historic Census, and Tabular databases.
Earth Resources Observation Systems
The EROS Data Center will be providing FTP access to a variety of USGS digital data sets.
Geographic Correspondence Engine
    Relate U.S. Counties, MCDs, Zips, Census Tracts, Congressional Districts, etc.
Cartographic Data Archive
Starting the Hunt for US Spatial Data
Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network
Spatial Data Sites
Social Science Data Archives
Dr. B's Wide World of Web Data
Polk - Compusearch (CompuStreets)
DigiMap
DMTI Spatial (CanMap)
Magellan Geographix
GeoWEB Geographic Information Retrieval (GIR)
    Its mission is to study methods and approaches to making digital geographic data and information more easily accessible to GIS researchers and the general public.

Raster Imagery
Triathlon Mapping Corporation
WorldSAT International Inc.
The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Subway Maps
Ski Maps

Translation Software
SHP2MIF Converter - Shapefile to MapInfo mid/mif
A DOS utility for converting Shapefile (arcview) to Mif/Mid files (mapinfo interchange format). The file is self-extracting and contains a readme file for it's use. The product is not supported, but has been tested extensively.
Sol Katz's GIS Translators
A single site with several DOS based translators/converters plus some other GIS utilities. These include: SDTS Converters (SDTS2MIF.EXE, ATTR2MID.EXE, SDTS2DXF.EXE, and SDTS2DLG) and a TIGER Convertor (TIGR2MIF.EXE).
Atlas Geo File (.AGF) Translators from ESRI
To help integrate Atlas GIS into the ESRI product family, ESRI provides freely downloadable Atlas Geo File (.AGF) translators. There are both an Atlas Geo File to ESRI Shapefile Translator and an ESRI Shapefile to Atlas Geo File Translator.
MIF to Shape Convertor from ESRI
    This program lets you use MapInfo MID/MIF data by converting it to Shapefiles.
Open Geospatial Datastore Interface
OGDI is a new standardized access, transfer, and integration technology making its way into the GIS industry. Developed by LAS Inc. in Montreal, Qc, Canada with the help of the US and Canadian Military, OGDI provides a workable solution that allows transparent access to a wide variety of geospatial data, regardless of the native file format. What is extremely exciting about OGDI is that it is freeware. Users, application experts and software developers can obtain, for free, summary information, technical documentation, the source code and sample demonstration data via the website. OGDI is provided to the benefit of the GIS community.
ArcInfo Coverage to and from DXF
    This is an online translator developed by the University of Edinburgh. You must have your files on an internet accesssable server. The nice thing is that it's platform independant, all you need is a web browser.
DXF to Postscript
    A utility for converting DXF data into a format usable by both Illustrator and FreeHand. This saves layers, but it can also prune points from a polyline. Developed by Pat Dunlavey, and distributed as freeware. It is provided by the Society of Cartographers.
MapInfo-L Files
    Provides many useful translators to aid in moving files two and from MAPInfo.
Blue Marble Geographic Calculator
    Supports comprehensive data format translation and coordinate system conversion from AutoCAD DWG & DXF, MapInfo Table & MIF, and ESRI Shape format to MapInfo TAB & MIF, DXF (r13) and Shape. An evaluation copy is available for download.
ERSIS
ERSIS is a Queensland based, Australian owned company that provides: AIMI - A two way Arc/Info to MapInfo translator. Translates both ways and runs as a stand-alone Windows application. GeMI - A two way GenaMap to MapInfo translator. Translates both ways and runs as a stand-alone Windows application.
US Census Bureau
A mixed bag of shareware and commercial products from the GIS-FAQ. This link is to a section of the frequently asked questions (FAQ) about Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The FAQ is a resource of the comp.infosystems.gis newsgroup.
Bill Thorn's GIS Utilities
Several translators/converters plus some other GIS utilities. Many of these utilities are specific to MapInfo.

Graphics Applications
Adobe Systems Inc.
    Adobe Illustrator product information.
Macromedia
    Macromedia Freehand product information.
FreeHand Listserv
    This online mailing list is populated by FreeHand users from around the world and provides a valuable and informative resource for sharing information and tips and learning new things about Macromedia FreeHand.
FreeHand Professional Tips & Tricks
    Main goal of this site page is to help people get most of their use of FreeHand. Since FreeHand is not panacea, you will need to use some other programs while doing design, and that's why you will find some FreeHand-related problems with Photoshop and QuarkXPress covered here.
Freehand for Cartographers Page
    Information and resources for cartographers using Macromedia FreeHand to produce maps for print or the web (Flash and PDF). Complete listing of Xtras and other valuable tools.

GIS Consultants & Deveolopers
MapInfo
    Developers of MapInfo Professional and various other GIS and GIS data related products
ESRI Canada
    Earth Science Research Insitute, developer of ArcView, ArcInfo, other other GIS software applications.
AutoDesk
    Developers of AutoCAD and AutoCAD MAP.
DigiMap Data Services Inc
    A full service Geographic Information System firm which offers a complete range of products and services.
ThinkSpace Inc.
    Developers of MFWorks, raster based GIS modelling software for the MacOS and Window 95/NT PC.
GIS World Magazine
GIM International Magazine

Useful Utilities
ZipIt
ZipIt is a shareware Macintosh program developed by Tom Brown that zips and unzips archives in a format fully compatible with PKZip for the IBM and zip implementations on other systems.
Bare Bones Software Inc.
    Developers of BBEdit a simple but powerful text editor for the Macintosh. BBEdit out performs Apple's Simpletext and is useful for editing or repairing ACSII based GIS files.
Aladdin Systems Inc.
    Developers of StuffIt and Drop Stuff. These utilities provide Mac users with the ability to compress or decompress many standard file archive formats. StuffIt Expander can provide uncompression of ZIP, TAR, and GZIP archives.
SPDsoft
    Developers of MacGZip, a specialized uncompression utility for GZip archives.
Lemke Software
    Developers of Graphic Convertor, a raster image translator and editor for the Mac. It supports hundreds on image formats and comes in handy when working with air photo imagery.
GZip
    A DOS based GZip compression utility.

Other GIS & Mapping Links
SpatialNews
    SpatialNews brings timely and informative GIS related information and resources to you and takes pride in being one of the leading GIS and mapping news providers on the internet today. In addition to news, you will find valuable leads to data, utilities, web mapping resources, GIS newsletter, a GIS discussion forum, classified ads and much more.
Thoen's Web Site
    Featuring a collection of Cartography and GIS resources, utilities, updates.
University of Edinburgh GIS Site
Site and Country Codes
The Society of Cartographers (SoC)
    It is a U.K. based society with members worldwide, focusing mainly on the practical aspects of the profession. The website contains details of the Society, its activites and publications.
Historical Archaeological Research Site
Over the past six years, HAR has been involved predominantly in projects requiring expertise in electronic metal detection, GPS survey and GIS mapping of historic period archaeological sites including historic battlefields, military encampments, pioneer homesteads and Native American villages.