Resources and Links

GIS Data Resources

• Iowa DNR's NRGIS Library - download free GIS data of natural resources and the environment
• Iowa State University - Iowa Geographic Map Server - online aerial imagery and map services
• Iowa DOT GIS Data - download free Iowa DOT GIS data
• ICIT GIS Data Repository - download Iowa county GIS data
• NRCS Soil Data Mart - download NRCS Soil Surveys

Data Inventories

• Iowa Geospatial Data Clearinghouse - a search tool for Iowa GIS data
• NSGIC GIS Inventory - a search tool for GIS data across the US
• Geo.data.gov - a search tool for federal GIS data

Metadata Tools

• The EPA Metadata Editor
• Iowa DNR's Metadata Resource Page
• Metadata Wizard

GIS Help

• Iowa State Extension Geospatial Technology - Quick Task Sheets
  

GIS Organizations

• Iowa Geographic Information Council (IGIC)
• Iowa Counties Information Technology (ICIT)
• MidAmerica GIS Consortium (MAGIC)
• National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC)
• Eastern Iowa GIS Users Group