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Key Databases
These databases are good places to start searching for journals and articles about geography-related topics.
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GeoRefSelectively indexes and abstracts the geoscience literature of the world including journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, theses and dissertations. Coverage for North America is 1785 to the present; coverage for the rest of the world is from 1933 to the present.
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Academic Search CompleteIndexes and abstracts more than 9,300 journals with full-text content for more than 5,300. Also indexes/abstracts over 10,000 monographs, reports, and conference proceedings. Highly multidisciplinary, this resource covers social sciences, humanities, computer science, engineering, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
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ScienceDirectProvides full-text access to approximately 2,400 journals, and 9,200 of e-books published by Elsevier. Indexes and abstracts articles from more than 1,800 journals in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences.
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Web of ScienceSearch current and retrospective information from 12,000+ high-impact research journals worldwide. Provides seamless access to Science Citation Expanded (1900- ), Social Sciences Citation Index (1900- ), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975- ), Conference Proceedings Index (1990- ), and Emerging Sources Citation Index (2015- ). Cited reference searching enables tracking prior research, gauging the impact of research, and to locate articles that share common references.
Datasets
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Texas Demographic CenterFocal point for the distribution of Census information for Texas. Distributes population estimates and projections as well as other information from the federal & state government and other sources. Monitors demographic and socioeconomic changes in Texas to better inform the Texas executive and legislative branches.
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Data.govProvides access to datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Review the catalog for content or request additional datasets.
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Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS)A clearinghouse for Texas natural resource information. It was created by the Texas Water Development board, but includes information on water, geology, census information, and other natural resource information.
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Nationalmap.gov USGSA collection of small-scale datasets that can be downloaded for free. This raw data and its most up-to-date documentation is accessible from an index on the site.
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ESRI Free Data PageLinks to online and downloadable data, provided by ESRI, vendor for popular GIS software.
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National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS)Provides, free of charge, aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2010.
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Federal Geographic Data Committee, Data and Services PageFederal interagency committee that promotes the coordinated development, use, sharing, and dissemination of geospatial data on a national basis.
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The National MapA collaborative effort among the USGS and other Federal, State, and local partners to improve and deliver topographic information for the Nation.
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GIS Data > City of San AntonioThe data created by the City of San Antonio is available to download in the ESRI ArcGIS 9.3 File Geodatabase format and is in the NAD 1983 State Plane Texas South Central FIPS 4204 Feet coordinate system.
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Data-Planet Statistical DatasetsProvides access to a repository of standardized and structured statistical data to dynamically compare and manipulate statistical indicators from U.S-based and international public and private organizations. Shapefiles can be downloaded to ArcGIS.
Free GIS Viewers
UTSA Faculty and Staff can request ArcGIS 10 ArcInfo Desktop or Workstation for their UTSA computers from OIT at no charge. The form is available through the Office of Information Technology. UTSA has a campus-wide license for ArcGIS software (installed on selected computers) and access to ESRI. Online use is available through MyAppsVDI.
ArcGIS software is available on all the Engineering Computers on the 2nd Floor of the John Peace Library. A list of software loaded on these computers is found on the College of Engineering site.
Engineering computers also available at the AET Library.
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ArcGIS ExplorerArcGIS Explorer is a free, downloadable GIS viewer that gives you an easy way to explore, visualize, and share GIS information. ArcGIS Explorer adds value to any GIS because it helps you deliver your authoritative data to a broad audience. (Description from ArcGIS Explorer homepage.)
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TatukGIS ViewerDesktop GIS Viewer - a free application for viewing and querying GIS data and creating projects. The Viewer is a slimmed-down version of TatukGIS Editor, without the data editing and programming features. (Description from TatukGIS products homepage.)