GIS Resources
Additional maps and geospatial information
GIS software and data products
Government data
- Open Government Portal Free, downloadable Canadian data
- GeoNOVA “Gateway” site for geospatial information in Nova Scotia
- Data.gov U.S. Government’s open data
Online maps and atlases
National atlases
Interactive maps
Static downloadable maps (PDFs, JPGs)
Online reference sources
Gazetteers
- Geographical Names in Canada
- Geographic Names Information System
- Geographic Names Server (GNS)
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Glossaries/dictionaries
- Glossary of Geography
- Glossary of Cartographic Terms
- Dictionary of Geographical Terms
- GIS Dictionary
Citation guides
Unit converters
- Unit Conversions: Converts units of measurement such as length, temperature, volume, mass, etc.
- North American Datum Conversion: Converts latitude/longitude from NAD 27 to NAD 83 and vice versa
- Latitude/Longitude Format Conversion: Converts decimal degrees to degrees, minutes, and seconds and vice versa
- Geographic/UTM Converter: Converts geographic coordinates to Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates
Jobs
The GIS Jobs Clearinghouse is a searchable database of GIS-related job postings. Users can also post their résumés.