What data is expected?
High level map at a scale of 1:250,000 or better (1cm = 2.5km)
What data is available
- Does the data exist? Yes
- Is data in digital form? Yes
- Publicly available? Yes
- Is the data available for free? Yes
- Is the data available online? Yes (Here)
- Is the data machine readable? Yes (Shapefiles)
- Available in bulk? Yes
- Openly licensed? Yes (No URL given)
- Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis? Yes
Details
There is a very substantial amount of geographic information openly provided by the US Government. The most relevant to this specific question is probably the US Census' TIGER (Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing) Database which provides vector data covering features such as "Boundaries, roads, address information, water features, and more". In addition to TIGER there is also substantial geographic data available from the US Geological Survery (USGS) at: http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod/. This includes topographic maps as well as aerial and satellite imagery (such as the global Landsat data).
Contributors
Reviewers
- Tracey P. Lauriault
- Katelyn Rogers
- Daniela Mattern
Submitters
- Tracey P. Lauriault
- Rebecca Williams - XFB
- Josh Tauberer
- Daniela Mattern