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Data & Services
The FGDC coordinates the sharing of geographic data, maps, and online services through an online portal, geodata.gov, that searches metadata held within the NSDI Clearinghouse Network.
Searching for Geographic Data, Services, and Other Resources
The geodata.gov portal is
operated in support of the Geospatial One-Stop Initiative to provide
“one-stop” access to all registered geographic information and related
online access services within the United States. Geographic data,
imagery, applications, documents, web sites and other resources have
been catalogued for discovery in this portal. Registered map services
allow casual users to build online maps using data from many sources.
Registered data access and download services also exist for use by
those interested in downloading and analyzing the data using GIS or
viewer software.
Related Links:
- Search for international data and services using GeoNetwork
- Additional Geospatial Resources contributed by FGDC
members
NSDI Clearinghouse Network
The Clearinghouse Network is a community of distributed data
providers who publish collections of metadata that describe their map
and data resources within their areas of responsibility, documenting
data quality, characteristics, and accessibility. Each metadata
collection, known as a Clearinghouse Node, is hosted by an organization
to publicize the availability of data within the NSDI. The metadata in
these nodes is searched by the geodata.gov portal to provide quick
assessment of the extent and properties of available geographic
resources.
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