Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Resources/GIS sources and palettes

'' This Gis sources & palettes page aims to collect, list, and describe quickly suitable GIS files available online, but also to provide styles/palettes files to use within our softwares. So: If not indicated otherwise, these resources are under PD license. The few files preceded by have either copyright restrictions or technical issues (bug). Better, those preceded by are wonderful tools and must have of the wiki-GIS mapmaker.
 * 1) if an interesting GIS files is available online, please add its description and download link using the fresh GIS data for Graphic Lab template
 * 2) since the Graphic labs developed a set of Map Conventions with encouraged colors, the page will be completed accordingly.

GIS sources
The GIS files found online are described using the GIS data for Graphic Lab template, with the following parameters when available: For ⁰arc (arc-second), and 'arc (arc-mintute), see Minute of arc.

Palettes
To use the QGis palettes, simply copy-paste the code into a text document, then save as PALETTENAME.qml. Then, in QGis and while working on a layer :
 * QGis > Layer > Properties > Load a style > [browse, select the .qml file, load] > Apply

It is advised to create a specific '/Mapcolors' folder to store these .qml files.

Files types

 * Shapefiles : are a data exchange format created by ESRI and one of the most widely used GIS/geodata formats. One "shapefile" usually include four different files : .shp, .shx, .dbf, .prj. First three files must all be present in order to use the data. Each shapefile can hold only one geometry type. The projection information contained in the .prj file is critical in order to understand the data contained in the .shp file correctly. Because shapefiles are widely used they can be combined with other geodata and used inside GIS (Geographic Information Systems), such as the open source QGIS application.

Topography/Bathymetry
Scope: positive (topography), neutral (coastlines), and negative (bathymetry) altitudes. Exclude: Mars, Moon, and water bodies (rivers, lakes), for this, see specific sections.



Files

NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Digital Elevation Model. Including SRTM1 (1 arch-sec = 31m), SRTM3 (3 arch-sec = 93m), SRTM30 (30 arch-sec = 930m). Documentation, introduction. WGS84/EGM96 geoid?
 * Citation: “Amante, C. and B. W. Eakins, ETOPO1 1 Arc-Minute Global Relief Model: Procedures, Data Sources and Analysis. NOAA Technical Memorandum NESDIS NGDC-24, 19 pp, March 2009.”









Water bodies
Scope: Major rivers, lakes, coastlines. Exclude: sea's bottom (bathymetry), for this, see #Topography/Bathymetry.

Rivers Lakes: Coastline:
 * https://hydrosheds.org - very detailed data at the world level.
 * Rivers https://www.hydrosheds.org/page/hydrorivers & https://www.hydrosheds.org/page/gloric
 * Basins (and rivers?) https://www.hydrosheds.org/page/hydroatlas



Bathymetry

Areas (polygons)
Scope: Admin level 0 : Countries polygons ; Admin level 1 : State/Provinces polygons ; Disputed area ; other local GIS resources (for sub provincial resources).

All countries with many depths available: Countries: Provinces: Disputed areas:

Borders (lines)
Scope: Admin level 0 : Countries borders ; Admin level 1 : State/Provinces borders ; other local GIS resources.

Countries borders: Provinces/States borders:

Others cultural
Scope: parks, urban areas, roads (OSM), buildings, towns, etc.



Other physical or biological
Scope: rain, heat, pollution, geology, animals presences. Exclude: positive altitude (topograpahy), and negative (sea's bottom, bathymetry), for this, see #Topography/Bathymetry.

Mars

 * Files
 * Citation: « Smith, D., G. Neumann, R. E. Arvidson, E. A. Guinness, and S. Slavney, "Mars Global Surveyor Laser Altimeter Mission Experiment Gridded Data Record", NASA Planetary Data System, MGS-M-MOLA-5-MEGDR-L3-V1.0, 2003. ».
 * Citation: « Smith, D., G. Neumann, R. E. Arvidson, E. A. Guinness, and S. Slavney, "Mars Global Surveyor Laser Altimeter Mission Experiment Gridded Data Record", NASA Planetary Data System, MGS-M-MOLA-5-MEGDR-L3-V1.0, 2003. ».



Mercury, Venus, Moon, Mars, Jovean
Links to explore, GIS to find :
 * https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/planetary-geologic-mapping/interactive-planetary-maps : Mercury, Venus, Moon, Mars, Io, Ganymede, Callisto
 * https://ode.rsl.wustl.edu : Mercury, Venus, Moon, Mars

Former links (broken) :
 * http://webgis.wr.usgs.gov/pigwad/down/index.html
 * http://webgis.wr.usgs.gov/pigwad/down/venus_dl.htm
 * http://webgis.wr.usgs.gov/pigwad/down/moon_dl.htm
 * http://webgis.wr.usgs.gov/pigwad/down/mars_dl.htm

Links

 * GIS data for Graphic Lab — template used on this page to GIS data for Graphic Lab files.
 * List of GIS data sources