Research Guides: Data & Statistics: Geospatial Data

Rhode Island Geospatial Data and Resources

Brown University GIS Resources

Connecticut GIS Council
Links to several different sources of GIS data for Connecticut.
GIS.NY.GOV
GIS data from the state of New York.
Get MassGIS Data
Geographic information system and map data from the state of Massachusetts

Coastal Elevation Models
Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data for coastal locations in the US.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center
Flood insurance maps and geospatial data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
National Historical Geographic Information System
Dates: 1790-2011
Free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States.
The National Map Data Delivery
GIS data, maps, and geospatial visualizations from the USGS.
Census FTP Site
CSV files to add to geographic layers.
Census Reporter
2023 ACS data
State, County, and City FIPS Table
Download Excel spreadsheet

GADM
Spatial dataset of the world's administrative areas/boundaries for GIS.
Natural Earth Data
Vector and raster data of global cultural and physical features at a number of different scales.
WorldClim Global Climate Data
GeoTIFF files for 1970 to 2000.
Red List of Endangered Species Spatial Data
Part of the IUCN Red List project.
Protected Planet
Geographical interface for viewing and download data from the IUCN's World Database of Protected Areas.