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Geospatial Data & GIS

A guide to help you discover geospatial data and GIS resources and services available for your research

Citing Geospatial Data and GIS Products

Citation of Cartographic Materials (via Univ. of Waterloo)
A recommended guide in citation of cartographic materials based on ACMLA (Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives).
Citation on Maps, Atlases & GIS produced Map (via NCSU)
Examples of citation styles in a variety of cartographic materials (via NCSU).
Guide to Citing Maps and Atlases (via McMaster Univ.)
Cartographic Citation Style (via McMaster).

Citation for Computer Spatial Data Files (ALA-MAGIRT)
ALA_MAGIRT Citation Style Guide, 2nd Edition (2010).

Citing Data (in General)

Infoguide on Citing Data
A guide on citation for datasets or statistics.
Data Citation and Attribution (via DataOne)
A guide on data repository citation.
Citation for numeric data (via UNC)
Including data & maps from Social Explorer.