United States data sources
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This is a listing of data sources (Category:Data sources} that are free and in the public domain. Specifically this is data that is commonly used in the process of design for analysis and design purposes. The data includes but is not limited to GIS, mapping, and image sources. If you are adding a data source that is not in the public domain please indicate to the best of your knowledge the copyright associated with the source.
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Anthropology
Archaeology
Biology
Climate
- World Monthly Surface Station Climatology, 1738-cont almost 200 MB of weather data from over 4700 stations starting in 1738.
Culture
Ecology
Economics
Energy
- From the World-wide Information System for Renewable Energy (WIRE), which is a service provided by the International Solar Energy Society (ISES - [1])
Engineering
Geography and maps
Vector data
Raster data
Geology and Earth science
History
Images
Panoramic images
Historical images
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html Library of Congress American Memory site (Check copyright information for the separate items before deciding to use them!)
- http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/ - public domain images of American Political History
- http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/dl_crosscollex/ Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library's online collection of digital images. Most will be {PD-art}. 90,000 images from rare books and manuscripts, search by keyword.
- http://digitalgallery.nypl.org NewYork Public Library. Over 370,000 images scanned from books. Including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more. There is a per-image usage fee even for public domain images.
