Library Guides: GEOG 640: Find Data

Library Stats Databases

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista.com, by Statista, Inc. provides data on over 60,000 topics from over 18,000 sources, categorized into 21 market sectors. Statista.com provides quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas.
ICPSR This link opens in a new window
ICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 250,000 files of research in the social and behavioral sciences. It hosts 21 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields.
Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Complete text of the 5 volume Millennial edition, 2006. Provides data in electronic format useful for statistical analysis.

US Census
Data from the US Census. Demographics, population characteristics, local issues, and more.
Data | US Geological Survey
Search by topic (such as Coasts, Natural Hazards, or Water) or by search term (such as Delmarva, Assateague, or Eastern Shore).
The US Geological Survey is also a great government agency to find articles and reports.
UN Stats Environment
Browse by topic to find broad data at the country level.
Data.gov
One-stop-shop for publicly available data from the US Government and various government agencies. Datasets in agriculture, business, climate, education, science, and much more. Refine the dataset options using filters - topic, dataset type, tags, format, organizations, and publisher.
Census of Agriculture
The Census of Agriculture, taken only once every five years, looks at land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income and expenditures.
National Parks GIS, Cartography, and Mapping
Data resources from the National Park Service - maps on geology, weather data, digital assets, and cultural engagement with the parks.

Maryland Maps
From the Maryland State Archives. Includes various current and historical maps for waterways, trails, cities, universities, and transportation.
Nabb Center Finding Aid Portal
Library of Congress
Search box located in the top right. The Library of Congress maintains a massive online repository that includes not only maps but articles, musical scores, legislation, film, photographs, and thousands of other historical US documents.
World Digital Library
From the Library of Congress and UNESCO. World maps and other documents.