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The UC Atlas of Global Inequality Database
University of California Santa Cruz

The Atlas of Global Inequality explores some aspects of inequality using online, downloadable maps and graphics. All these materials can be used freely providing they are attributed to the UC Atlas of Global Inequality. The data is in table format that can be copied and pasted into Excel and then added as a table in ArcGIS and joined to a shape file.

CountryWatch

Provides country specific geopolitical intelligence on each of the 192 countries of the world. Can be downloaded as a table and join to ArcGIS shape files. Login and password (available from the Technology Department) required for some data.

Census 2000 TIGER/Line Data

Download shape and database files for census tracks.

2000 US Presidential Election Data

View election results by county and other demographic data.

Geostat Center: Collections Historical Census Browser

View census data from 1790 to 1960.

2004 US Presidential Election Data

View election results by county and other demographic data compiled by graduate student at Penn State.

UNICEF The State of the World's Children

Download Excel files with economic and social statistics on the cn’s well-being.ountries and territories of the world, with particular reference to children

Hurricane Data from ESRI

Links to various sites with maps and data on hurricanes

GIS Data from the Washington State Department of Ecology

Data and maps on various topics related to water quality, air quality, shorelines, rivers and streams.

NOAA’s National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)

Some downloadable data describing the sea floor, solid earth, solar-terrestrial environment and Earth observations from space.

Geography Network Main Page

Managed and maintained by ESRI to support the sharing of geographic information. View and download several data sets that you can use in ArcView. Some of the data sets are free and others are available for a fee.
Downloadable Data Page of the Geography Network

Math Forum Data Collections

Downloadable Excel files that can be added as a table in ArcGIS and joined or linked to a shape file.