The following links should help you to navigate the world of GIS more confidently. These sites are listed soley for their informational content. Tompinks County GIS does not endorse any organization, product or procedures contained herein.

Local/State/ Federal

• City of Ithaca Maps– Most Frequently Requested Maps of the City of Ithaca
• Dryden Mapping/GIS- static maps for the Town of Dryden
• Ithaca Town Maps – List of maps created for the town of Ithaca
• CUGIR – Cornell University Geospatial Information Repository. Search for New York county level data.
• Erie County, NY – well designed site which provides interactive access to County GIS layers.
• New York State GIS Association- Professional society that promotes GIS as an industry and helps to provide opportunities for GIS professionals.
• New York State GIS Clearinghouse – the New York State Office for Technology hosts this statewide GIS site and provides access to the New York State GIS Metadata and Data Repository.
• New York State GIS Conference (for both students and professionals)- meet fellow New Yorkers active in the GIS field, exchange information and real world experiences, and seek solutions to geographic data management needs
• Prince William County, Virginia – Examples of GIS Web Mapping Application.
• Massachussets GIS – Good Maps, and good advice for municipalities starting their own GIS.
• Richland County, SC – Very extensive site, interesting design.
• SanDiego GIS – responsible for maintenance of and access to regional geographic databases.
• U.S. Census Bureau – Lots of information and resources
• United States Geological Survey – natural science expertise and vast earth and biological data holdings GIS layers
  

Education/ News

• David Rumsey Map Collection – contains to date over 6,400 maps online and focuses on rare 18th and 19th century
• GIS.com – Everything GIS (run by ESRI)
• IDRISI Project (Clark University) – geographic modeling technology that enables and supports environmental decision making
• Directions Magazine – GIS News Source
• GISCorps – Volunteer your GIS Professional expertise to help those in need
• ESRI Higher Education – Resource for future, current, or graduated students of GIS

General Reference

• GISuser – National data clearinghouse and more …
• Freegis-free GIS software, and development, plans, and information
• GIS Cafe – Lots of Links and Info About GIS and the Profession
• Parts Geek GIS Resources- Useful GIS links and general info
• Geo Community – “The premier portal for Geospatial Technologies”
• GIS Dictionary – on-line dictionary of GIS terms by the Association for Geographic Information and the University Of Edinburgh Department of Geography.
• Maptech - Historical USGS topographic maps and Interactive USGS topographic maps.
• Topozone – Online topographic maps
• Google Earth- A Planet’s worth of imagery and other geographic info right on your desktop
• Urisa- GIS professional organization, and certification resources

Favorite Web Mapping Applications

Below are some of our favorite web mapping applications. They are from all over the States and most of them were taken from a sampling of the ESRI GIS Users Web App Site List. Tompkins County has the technology in place to develop similar sites so watch our interactive mapping page for more info on those.

• Google Maps- Driving Directions, Images, Streetview
• Oregon Stimulus Tracker- Click on a County see where the stimulus funds are going
• St. Lawrence County Open Geoportal Initiative- Uses free and open source technology to enable County and municipal governments to maintain web-based maps at a significantly reduced cost to taxpayers.
• Schoolsite Locator (main site), Stockholm School District Example – Enter you address find the closest schools
• Swine Flu Healthcare Resources Map- Confirmed cases of H1N1 across the US
• City of New Orleans Property Viewer- Provides Property and ownership info to citizens of New Orleans
• City of Hudson, Ohio Cemetery Application- Zoom in on a plot for more info
• Provo City Webapp- A simple flex based web application for finding properties and related information
• Sarpy County Crime Mapping App- Example of web-based crime mapping
• San Bernardino Crime Mapping Online- Great example of a web-based crime mapping application