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NAME
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NOTES
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COVERING
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DATA TYPES
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METADATA
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FREE / NOT FREE
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DATA ACQUISITION
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VOTE
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AS SEA
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ALL
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Y
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F
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E
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****
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a lot of empty files
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ALL
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*
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especially USA
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NO
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ALL
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**
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Theme maps
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ALL
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LC
V
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N
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F
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D
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ALL
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DTM
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Y
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F
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E
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ALL
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SAT
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N
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F
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D
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Information about
underground resources- small scale
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ALL
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SAT
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Several satellite data types
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ALL
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SAT
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P
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Precision 1 Km
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ALL
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DTM
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N
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F
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D
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ALL
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ALL
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Search using map
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ALL
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LC,SAT
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Y
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F
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D
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Mostly
USA
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FA
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Y
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*
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ALL
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V
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P
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D
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*
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ALL
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ALL
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P
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CD
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*
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Mostly USA
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ALL
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ALL
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Catalogue under construction
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ALL
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P
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**
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It’is necessary to fill a form
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ALL
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ALL
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P
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ALL
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ALL
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P
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D
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****
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Samples and prices only
after request
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Good resolutions
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ALL
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SAT
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Y
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F
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D
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****
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ALL
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ALL
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P
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***
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600$ each sat image
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ALL
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SAT
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P
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****
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Along
Track Scanning Radiometer
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ALL
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SAT
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Small scale
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ALL
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SAT
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F
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D
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**
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ALL
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SAT
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Y
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F
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D
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Few available material
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ALL
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ALL
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P
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Broad range of surveys - small scale
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ALL
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SAT
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F
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ALL
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SAT
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N
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F
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D
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ALL
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ALL
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It stacks
vectorial data - small scale
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ALL
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V
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It refers to Russian military maps
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ALL
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ALL
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P
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USA and Europe only |
NO
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ALL
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P
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ALL
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SAT3d
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P
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CD
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Login required
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ALL
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F
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D
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ALL
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SAT
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Good resolutions
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ALL
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SAT
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LEGEND:
COVERING:
ALL
AF Africa
AS South America
SEA South-East Asia
NO it does not provide data for the above mentioned areas
DATA TYPE:
ALL several data types
DTM
SAT satellite images
V vectorial data (hydrography, boundaries,…...)
OF orthophoto
MP thematic maps
FA aerial imagery
METADATA:
Y yes (most of the times)
N no
FREE / NOT FREE:
F free
P pay
E both
ACQUISITION DATA:
D download
CD CD-Rom
E both
VOTE (based on data availability and scale):
**** best
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* poor
AFRICA
ADDS - Africa Data Dissemination Service
Environment Information Systems Program in Sub-Saharan Africa not many GIS data
Internet GIS resources for East African Lakes
CARPE Products Web Page good (vegetation maps, satellite maps,...)
The South African National Land-Cover Database good with metadata
Africa topographic and climatic databases on CD with minimal prices
Miombo Home Page >>>>> MIOMBO Network: TRFIC Data Hosting rainforest satellite images
Egyptian Geological Survey and Mining Authority(EGSMA) only one part about GIS: it provides especially thematic maps
GIS services, products and solutions africa GIS
North Africa GeoNet - GIS / Satellite images it directs to other sites
LYNX it sells complete GIS datasets with underground data of several north-african countries (for example Algeria, Libia, Egypt)
SOUTH AMERICA
INPE-DGI satellite images about Brazil: best
GeoArgentina complete: aerial imagery, dem, raster,.. not free
inegi_mexico complete: aerial imagery, dem, raster,.. not free
SOUTH-EAST ASIA
surveyofindia…not many useful data
china a bit of all data type
ACASIAN - Asian Spatial Information and Analysis: GIS Data for China, South-East Asia, Soviet Union good: not free,…land use, vectorial data,...
China in Time and Space (CITAS) a little of all data type, it directs to other sites
ILUD - Indonesian Land Use Databank at B P N land use, good
Bakosurtanal_indonesia complete english translation is not avaible, however it provides vector data
eurasia satellite images
Geoscience Australia good, not free, with metadata
9 arc-seconds Australian Digital Elevation Model good
EUROPE
eurimage all about Europe...good
Baltic GIS: Arc/Info GIS data only baltic
GISDATA.com only Albania, Croazia, Bosnia,..
Slovenia all data type
XYZ Digital Map Company especially England
eurasia sat
USA AND CANADA
ChartTiff provides plug compatible Digital Geographic Maps. Orthophoto, dem, vectorial data, only USA (but very good)
DMTI Spatial Really Smart Spatial Solutions only Canada e USA
DataMaps only USA
TerraServer V5.0 Homepage only USA: satellite images
The National Atlas of the United States of America USA
Download NWI Data National Wetlands Inventory - USA
www.topowest.com: Welcome to the Free Topo Foundation only USA
GeoGratis - Home Page only Canada
Interactive Numeric & Spatial Data Engine only Idaho
UA Census 2000 TIGER/Line File Download Page only USA
StratMap Home Page only Texas
Yukon 90 meter Digital Elevation Model only Yukon
Map Layers Warehouse - The National Atlas of the United States of America usa
Clary-Meuser Research Network (mapcruzin.com) only USA
ADOL ArcData Guide good (ESRI) only USA
Earth Science data on the Global Land Information System(Global Land Information System) only USA
EROS Data Center only USA
Community Cartography only New York
FreeDemographics only USA
Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse Illinois
toto depot USA
Landsat4U, LLC - Public Domain Satellite Data for the Public south USA
REST OF THE WORLD
singapore good: satellite images
EOC Japan (login required)
USEFUL SITES:
mapcenter all Italy (vectorial and raster data)
GEOdati - Programma di Diffusione di Dati Geografici ALL, best
GisGroup - Il portale italiano del GIS
Le regioni di Italia regional offices
realGIS cartographic digital imagery, thematic or basic (raster and vector) data
Telespazio - servizi e prodotti satellitari under construction
Planetek Italia s.r.l. satellite images
ERODOTO the geoinformatic site
Geoesplora - Il Portale dell'Informazione Geografica
TerraItaly aerial imagery
IPT - Informatica per il Terrirorio
REGIONAL SITES:
ABRUZZO
Regione Abruzzo - Cartografia Regionale aerial imagery, land use map,...good
BASILICATA
Regione Basilicata cartografia
CALABRIA
Calabria Ambiente Home (good) color orthophoto, aerial imagery, several vector data type
CAMPANIA
cartografia Campania colour orthophoto, aerial imagery,..
EMILIA ROMAGNA
Web Server Cartografico - Regione Emilia Romagna thematic maps download
FRIULI VENEZIA-GIULIA
Regione Autonoma Friuli-Venezia Giulia catalogue with orthophoto and digital maps…expected soon
LIGURIA
Repertorio Cartografico - Regione Liguria A bit of everything, not free
ECOZERO it allows access to SIRA and SIBERA data
Regione Liguria - Territorio e Ambiente - Repertorio Cartografico SITAR site
LAZIO
Sistema Informativo Territoriale-lazio technical maps on CD
MapGuide Regione Lazio - Home Page (under construction)
LOMBARDIA
CENTRO METEOROLOGICO LOMBARDO ® not many useful data
MARCHE
Cartografia Principale Marche orthophoto B/N 88, vector data
MOLISE
Nothing
PIEMONTE
MAP (connection problems)
Regione Piemonte - Repertorio Cartografico good, many data (hydrography,...)
PUGLIA
Nothing
SARDEGNA
Nothing
SICILIA
cartosicilia not many useful data
TOSCANA
Regione Toscana - SIT a file about thematic maps
TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE
Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano - Alto Adige download thematic maps, orthophoto,...
trentino cartografia C.T.R.(regional technical maps), orthophoto
UMBRIA
Regione Umbria - Servizio Informativo territoriale thematic maps, aerial imagery, basic,..
VALLE D’' OSTA
Valle d'Aosta - cartografia (it is necessary to order data) aerial imagery, basic maps
VENETO
La Cartografia regionale - Site Ufficiale della Regione Veneto only digital c.t.r. (regional technical map)
OTHER INTERESTING SITES
SITES CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
spaceimaging all the world
landinfo good: all the world
LIST
Search Ways for Maps on the Internet list about mapps
LINKS
Oddens' bookmarks The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping
UNHCR little useful maps, all the world
UT Library Online only maps scanned from books (all the world)
Maps of the World only maps scanned from books (all the world)
Globalmaps - Maps and Data (under construction)
Dotted Eyes boundaries, however little interesting
bartholomew especially Europe
Multimap.com maps about all the world (also other data about UK)
Omni Resources - Maps & Geology Supplies best, not free
Map Town international maps
etak A Worldwide Leading Provider Of Intelligent Map Data
UNEP/GRID - Sioux Falls little interesting (it’is necessary an account for use) thematic maps but small scale
The DataStore for maps and all your GIS datasets it seems best, world, but many empty files (not free)
SEARCH ENGINES
The ultimate Search Engine for GIS,GPS,CAD,LBS and wireless information search engine (geocommunity)
Maps & GIS INFOMINE Search Screen
LISTS (lists of links)
Digital Terrain Modeling and Mapping Digital Elevation Model
GISLinx - Over 1,700 Categorized GIS Links!
GLOBIS /lista di sites geografici
CGRER NetSurfing: GeoData Information Sources
SD : Environment : Specials : GIS : Global datasets in digital format
Retail Profit Management: RPM Information Network -- GIS
Remote Sensing, GIS / LIS, Terrain Modeling
The GISPortal! Great GIS Net Sites!
Geography Network - Free Resources
Landsat TablesLandsat on internet
spatial data on the web a specific list for each country
NSIDC Data Catalog specialized on snow and ice, several satellite images...much information
Geography Home Page it links to other sites, but good
MapInfo answers for your demographic data and maps questions
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center economic data list
NSDI MetaData and WWW Mapping Sites list about metadata
Geography World only scanned maps, little interesting but huge
USEFUL SITES
Unidata Community Portal helps researchers and educators to acquire and use Earth related data
Federal Geographic Data Committee>>>>>FGDC Geospatial Data Clearinghouse Activity clearinghouse (also metadata)
>>>Status of NSDI Clearinghouse Nodes clearinghouse sites state
>>>FGDCWizard it provides sites that regard selected zone with number of data found
Geoplace - Geographic Information Systems the Authoritative Resource for Spatial Information
and Paolo Zatelli 