• Mapping and Data Sites of General Interest
• Government Sites
• Publications of Interest
• Resource Sites
• GIS-Related Software Sites
• Policy & Research Centers/Initiatives
• Miscellaneous Sites

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Disclaimer:
DPD provides links to the following websites, but does not verify or endorse the content of any of these sites.

Mapping and Data Sites of General Interest

• ArcData Online -- Find both free and commercial data sets that may be licensed and downloaded.
• CAST (UArkansas) Guide to Geospatial and Attribute Data -- Comprehensive guide to online data sets.
• County and City Data Books -- Socioeconomic data for individual American cities and counties.
• GIS Data Depot -- Download data by geographic area.
• Geography Network -- A global network of geo info users and providers.
• MapQuest -- Find locations and make road maps.
• Microsoft's TerraServer -- View aerial photographs and satellite imagery.
• Smart Trek -- Check on the local traffic conditions and transit options.
• UW Campus Maps

Government Sites

• DON Neighborhood Districts Map -- Maps and brief summaries of 1990 Federal Census data by tract.
• Neighborhood Crime Statistics (SPD)
• Seattle City Clerk's Office
• City of Seattle Real Property Finder
• City of Seattle GISWEB
• City of Seattle Population & Demographics Website
• Seattle Neighborhood Area Web Sites
• Seattle Parks Database

• King County DDES GIS -- This site includes a zoning atlas, land use atlas, and interactive mapping application.
• King County GIS Technical Resource Center
• Municipal Research & Services Center (GIS) -- GIS-related information for Washington cities and counties.
• PSRC Data Products -- Data and maps for the Puget Sound region that can be downloaded.
• PSRC Membership Directory -- Puget Sound area cities, counties, transit agencies, and other associate members.
• PSRC Publications -- Reports on demographic, economic, transportation and other planning topics of interest to government, citizens, and businesses in the Puget Sound region.
• Snohomish County GIS
• Sound Transit Map Site
• Thurston County GeoData Center

• Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board -- Board decisions are available online.
• Department of Ecology -- SEPA Home Page
• Department of Revenue GIS -- Tax rate information and data sets available online.
• Employment Security Department -- A source for employment and income data.
• Environmental Hearings Office
• Washington State Information -- Courtesy of the WA State Tourism Office.
• GeoDataCatalog at WSDOT -- Comprehensive list of statewide and regional data sets available for download.
• Growth Management Program at OCD -- GMA-related information.
• Office of Financial Management -- Population and other data sets.
• Office of the Forecast Council -- Economic forecast reports.
• Washington State Geographic Information Council -- WAGIC is the statewide body responsible for coordinating and facilitating the use and development of Washington State's geospatial information.
• Washington State Geospatial Data Archive -- Free data for the Pacific Northwest.

• 1990 Census Lookup -- Census Bureau site to obtain tabular listings of census data online.
• American FactFinder -- Census Bureau's new online data access and dissemination system.
• Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Geographic Information Services -- US DOT site.
• Census Bureau Cartographic Boundary Files -- Census tracts, block groups, etc., in ArcInfo and ArcView formats.
• County Quick Facts (Washington State) -- Census Bureau site.
• Economic Census (1997) -- Census Bureau site.
• Statistical Abstract of the United States -- Census Bureau site with a wealth of data for the past few years.
• Sustainable Development and Land Use Planning -- US DOE site.
• USGS Publications and Data Products

Publications of Interest

• Government E-Business -- Features news updates, articles, and links related to information technology for federal, state, and local government.
• Geospatial Solutions
• GEOWorld
• Government Technology
• Online Planning Journal
• URISA Journal -- Journal of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association.

• Metropolis Magazine
• Planning Commissioners Journal -- Online Articles
• Planning Magazine -- Online Articles

• Puget Sound Business Journal
• Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
• Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Seattle Times

Resource Sites

• AGI GIS Dictionary
• FreeGIS
• Geowarehouse
• GIS Resource List (UEdinburgh)
• GIS.com
• GISLinx.com
• Resources for Geographers (CU-Boulder)
• Spatial News

• American Planning Association
• APA Planning Research Site
• Cyburbia: Internet Resources for the Built Environment (SUNY-Buffalo)
• Links for Planners (Cornell)
• Municipal Codes Online (Courtesy of Seattle Public Library)
• PlannersWeb
• Internet Resources for City Planning Research (UC-Berkeley)
• Statistical Resources on the Web (UMichigan)
• Urban Planning Resources on the Web (UTexas)

GIS-Related Software

• Autodesk
• Avenza Systems
• Blue Marble Geographics
• Caliper
• Clark Labs
• Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
• ESRI's ArcScripts Page
• GIS and Other Software Utilities
• GRASS GIS (Baylor)
• Intergraph
• Manifold
• MapInfo
• Safe Software
• Sapient Technology: SmartPlaces -- A GIS-based decision support software for land use planning and sustainability.
• Unofficial ARC/INFO and ArcView Symbol Page
• World Construction Set

Policy & Research Centers/Initiatives

• NCGIA
• OpenGIS
• UCGIS

• Center for Urban Policy Research (Rutgers)
• Center for Urban Research & Policy (Columbia)
• Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy (The Brookings Institute)
• Crime Mapping Research Center (National Institute of Justice)
• Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington
• The Progress Project (Evans School of Public Affairs & Glaser Family Foundation)
• San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association
• Taub Urban Research Center (NYU Wagner Grad School of Public Service)
• The Urban Center (Cleveland State Univ.)
• Urban Health Initiative
• The Urban Institute
• Urban Land Institute
• Washington State Institute for Public Policy

Miscellaneous Sites

• Association of Washington Cities
• National Association of Counties
• U.S. Conference of Mayors
• Washington State Association of Counties