[gis] GIS Data For Cavers

This posting is an index of places to find GIS data relevant to cavers. The following location-specific depots should have topographic, geologic, hydrologic, etc. data in some usable raster or vector format, and the data should be available for free. I'll try and keep this list up to date as I become aware of more relevant sources.



West Virginia:

• WV GIS Data Clearinghouse - The place for WV data. If you're getting topographic maps, I recommend the USFS maps over the USGS maps if available, as they're of higher quality.
  
• WVDEP GIS Server

Tennessee:

• TN Spatial Data Server

Alabama:

• AL Metadata Portal

Georgia:

• GA GIS Clearinghouse - Login required (no fee)
  
• Center for Spatial Analysis Technologies - Topo maps, no login required

Virginia:

• Radford U's GIS Spatial Data Server - note that many VA sites have outdated (broken) links to Radford's GIS site, this is their new URL
  
• Hoakie Library GIS Data
  
• VA Dept. of Forestry
  
• VA Division of Mineral Resources - Data not available for download?

Kentucky:

• KGS Geospatial Data Library
  
• KY Division of Geographic Information
  
• Kentucky.gov - lots of great interactive GIS mapping utilities

Canada:

• GeoBase
  

General:

• David Doyle's GIS Links - very comprehensive, state-by-state listing of GIS data resources