University of Guelph Library
Provider
American Geological Institute
The Global GIS Database Series is a digital world atlas consisting of seven regional CD-ROMs. The atlas was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey and published by the American Geological Institute.
The database contains a wide range of information from the USGS archives and from other public domain sources, including geology, hydrology, volcanoes, seismicity, ore deposits, energy resource data, climate data, and ecological regions. Other useful geographical and cultural data, such as country boundaries, locations of cities, elevations, population density, roads, airfields, and utility lines, are also included in the atlas.
Scale: 1:1,000,000 or 1 Km resolution
Regions
Africa | North America | South Asia | Central & South America | North Eurasia | South Pacific | Europe | South Asia
Metadata
Available on the CD-rom
Access
To access the data come to the Data Resource Centre located on the first floor of the McLaughlin Library.
The Global GIs Database is designed to be used with the full version of ArcView 3.x, or the included free software, ArcView Data Publisher. Data layers may also be used in ArcGIS 9.
Citation
Reprinted/abstracted/excerpted with permission from United States Geological Survey, ([Year]) and Web sites (CCGM.org and UNESCO.org. UNESCO authorization.
Data Access
Contact
519–824–4120 ext. 56417
Visit
The DRC is located behind the Research Help desk in the McLaughlin Library.