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Geospatial Data & GIS

A guide to help you discover geospatial data, visualize geographic data, and GIS resources and use 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.