Where do I get FREE DATA (like from USGS) from outside Purdue? [ HERE ]

IMS services: http://edcommunity.esri.com/data/arcims/

Geodatabase data : 1000 gigabytes of aerial photos, landuse, elevation models, 100+map layers.

The database is available in ArcCatalog or ArcMap, add GIS Server and use the address watershed.agriculture.purdue.edu [ FAQ on geodatabase ]

ECN available file-based data sets: Map network drive:\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis then navigate to folder.

Look for the data you want in the table, and mount the listed drive.

Metadata is available as listed.

Dataset	ECN Network Location	Tiling	Index Map	Format	Projection	Datum	Spheroid	Metadata	Resolution
Census Tiger95 All Counties	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\tiger_95	Counties		Arc cover	UTM&DD	NAD83	GRS80	tiger.doc
Zip Codes as polygons	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\national\us_zipcodes_99			Arc cover	UTM&DD	NAD83	GRS80	tiger.doc
FEMA floodplains	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\femaflood
Topographic Maps ( DRG) nad83  collarless  (quads and above)	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\drg\nad83\	1:24k Quads		Image	UTM	NAD23	GRS80	../metadata
Topographic Maps ( DRG) nad27  with collars (quads and above)	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\drg\nad27\	1:24k Quads		Image	UTM	NAD27	Clarke1866	../metadata
Digital Elevation Models watersheds from quads (includes 150 METER position uncertainty!)	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\dem\30m\watersheds
Digital Elevation Models 1 degree sheets (scale 1:250,000 - regional maps at 90 meter cells) (includes 1000 METER position uncertainty!)	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\dem\90m\	1:250k sheets		Grid	UTM	NAD83	GRS80
Digital Elevation Models, NAD83, 30 meter cells Statewide map,	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\dem\30m\state_mosaic
Digital Elevation Models, NAD83, 30 meter cells seamles NED data, edited by Indiana Geological Survey	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\dem\NED\2005
Digital Elevation Models, NAD27, 94 meter cells Statewide map merged from 1 degree sheets, integer meter elevation. indiana_clp is clipped to state outline. grid named "dem" includes surrounding area. (regional map includes ~1000 METER position uncertainty!)	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\dem\90m\indiana_clp
Digital Ortho Quarter Quads (MrSID format) cd set on sale here: http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~frankenb/orthophoto/index.htm	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\doq\sid	1/4 1:24k Quads		Image	UTM	NAD83	GRS80	"quad".txt
DLG	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\dlg	Counties		Arc cover	UTM	NAD27	Clarke1866
National Wetlands Inventory	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\wetlands	1:100k Quads		shape, cover	UTM	NAD83&27	GRS80,1866	nwi_meta.txt	1:24000
Public Land Survey System (Township, Range, Section)	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\plss	1/2 1:100k Quads		shape	UTM	NAD83&27	GRS80,1866	plss.txt	1:100000
SSURGO Soils (may not be current set)	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\ssurgo	Counties		shape, cover	UTM	NAD83 OR NAD27	GRS80,1866
STATSGO Soils	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\statsgo	Counties		Arc cover	UTM	NAD27	Clarke1866
8 digit watersheds	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\hua_watersheds	state		shape, cover
11 digit watersheds	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\hua_watersheds			shape, cover
14 digit watersheds	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\hua_watersheds	state		Arc cover
Water features	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\water_features			shape,
GIS Projects Data Sets
Hydrogeological settings (As on CD for sale here)	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\indiana\geology	state / counties		Arc cover	UTM	NAD27
Tippecanoe County GIS dept. data available from them on request.								590 GIS class page
Purdue Agronomy Research Center MrSID orthoimage	http://danpatch.ecn.purdue.edu/~caagis/ftp/gisdata/Purdue_arc.zip
Baker Animal Sciences Farm MrSID Orthoimage	http://danpatch.ecn.purdue.edu/~caagis/ftp/gisdata/baker.zip
IFSAR radar data set, image and DEMs of wildcat creek watershed	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\aggrass\ftp\
Indian Pines Project	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\project\indianpine
Lake Schafer Project	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\project\lk_shafer
Ft. Bragg Project	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\project\ft_bragg
Campus Trees Database Project	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\project\campus_trees
NAPRA workshop	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\project
Hydro Workshop	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\project\hydro_workshop
Wildcat Creek Project	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\project\wildcat
Fall Creek Project	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\project\fall_creek
Extension Wellhead Training Project	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\project\extwellhead
wellhead protection project, Battle Ground IN	\\pasture.ecn.purdue.edu\abegis\project\battle_gnd_whpa

Indiana Digital Orthophotography Compressed with MrSID, organized by county on CD-ROM You can obtain digital orthophotography of several entire counties for only $15 (price includes shipping and handling). Orthophotography for the state of Indiana is available on 29 easy-to-use CD-ROMs. The following gives an overview of ordering options (more information can be found at the Media Distribution Center Web page): To order by phone, call toll free, 1-888-EXT-INFO (398-4636). Be prepared to give the publication number. Orders may be purchased using your Master Card, Visa, or Novus charge card, or an invoice will be sent if amount of order is $5.00 or more. An invoice will follow approximately four to six weeks after you receive the shipment. Charges against credit cards (Master Charge, Visa, Novus) must be accompanied by the full card number and expiration date, the cardholder's signature, and a daytime phone number on the order form. To order by mail, print the order form and mail to the address printed on the order form. To order by E-mail, send your order to Media.Order@ces.purdue.edu. Be sure to include the quantity, publication number, title, unit price, and total. Same rules as above apply. To order by fax, dial (765)496-1540. Be sure to transmit the quantity, publication number, title, unit price, and total. Same rules as above apply. (Right) Iindex map of the 29 CD-roms in the set	The orthophotos are available for ordering (check or credit card) from Purdue's Media Distribution Center. The numbers for ordering are CD-AE-1 through CD-AE-29, following the numbering system on the map below the image.
Statewide data sets This set includes highways, roads, rails, transportation lines, streams/rivers, general depth-to-watertable, basement geology, hydrologic setting, effective clay thickness, wetlands, STATSGO (regional) soils data, Glacial geology, land use, digital elevation map, hydrology for Indiana, and Hydrologic Unit Areas from national and state coverages.	Indiana Natural Resources and GIS Data CD-ROM We offer the comprehensive 2 CD set of ArcView compatible environmental data. This data set is available from Purdue Media Distribution or directly from us. Created by a team including Purdue's Bernie Engel, Brian Cooper, Jill Jackson, and Leighanne Hahn from the Office of the Indiana State Chemist. For details on the data sets, click here.
To buy this GIS data CD, ask for item number CD-7-1 from Purdue Media Distribution, by phone at 1-888-EXT-INFO (1-888-398-4636.) or from the web page at http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/AgCom/mdc/howto.html

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For FTP instructions, contact us at caagis@ecn.purdue.edu