Find US Geospatial Data
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data.govThe US federal government's open data repository that provides access to data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop applications, design data visualizations, and more. You can narrow the results down to geospatial layers.
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USGS Earth ExplorerProvides access to various data, including satellite images, lidar, orthophotos, and DEMs. NOTE: Sign up for a free account to download data.
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USGS The National Map ViewerContains visualization and download of all eight primary themes of The National Map data sets, including US Topo elevation data sets and historical topographic map products.
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USGS National Map AppsOffers several apps for accessing elevation, contour, LIDAR, land use/land coverage, and topographic map layers.
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US Census TIGER/Line ShapefilesContains detailed administrative, legal, and statistical boundaries as well as the features used for delineating them (water bodies, roads, landmarks).
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NOAA Climate Data Online (CDO)Free access to NCDC's archive of global historical weather and climate data in addition to station history information.
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NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer DataProvides links to download data associated with the NOAA Office for Coastal Management's (OCM) Sea Level Rise Viewer, including Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), Depth Rasters, and more.
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Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS)A trusted data repository offering free public access to a curated collection of marine geophysical data and metadata related to the formation and evolution of the seafloor and sub-seafloor.
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USDA Geospatial Data GatewayProvides access to a map library of over 100 high-resolution vector and raster layers in the Geospatial Data Warehouse. It features environmental and natural resources data, allows you to choose your area of interest, browse and select data, customize the format, then review and download.