Open Access Platforms for Spatial Data
Baltimore and Maryland Sources
â—‹ An open data program managed by the Baltimore City Office of the Chief Data Officer to aggregate data relevant to Baltimore City
â—‹ An organization at the University of Baltimore aiming to provide accurate data and objective research to describe the social, economic and quality-of-life issues impacting the City
â—‹ A web-based GIS application designed to provide selected spatial information about City of Baltimore overarching businesses, managed by CDO
â—‹ A mapping and GIS data portal by Maryland state government including access to spatial and non-spatial data and imagery
â—‹ An interactive mapping platform displaying data on the food system, environment and public health, created by Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
â—‹ Provides links to Baltimore and Maryland data sources focusing on health, as well as links to various health department reports in PDF format
â—‹ Provides links to raw data sources as well as data products with attention to people and demographics; education, children & economic well-being; transportation and housing; environment and health; and inequality in Baltimore
â—‹ Provides a list of, and links to, popular data sources that focus on Baltimore and Maryland
Urban Health Institute
â—‹ JHSPH-affiliated institute focusing on East Baltimore. Provides a list of links to various Baltimore statistics data sources.
â—‹ Provides a variety of interactive maps with information (mostly by county) on neighborhood characteristics and measures of economic development and well-being
â—‹ Provides observed and derived measurements of water quality and nutrients for fresh and tidal waters related to the Chesapeake Bay
National Data Sources
â—‹ Provides a broad range of data, does not include shapefiles
â—‹ Provides the shapefiles for nationwide geographies defined by the Census
â—‹ Provides climate data, affiliated with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
â—‹ Provides environmental data
â—‹ Provides health data
â—‹ Provides environmental and satellite-derived imagery
â—‹ Provides satellite-derived imagery