GIS Specialist
Tara Anthony
she/her/hers
Contact:
1A Central Pattee Library
814-863-5753
Subjects: Campus: University Park, Maps
Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information
Introduction
This guide includes maps and geospatial resources relevant for RSOC 508: Sociology of Agriculture class. Examples are provided for data discovery, application of GIS and agricultural practices and projects, and GIS software resources. Additional strategies are provided for identifying related projects of interest that apply geospatial resources.
National Agricultural Maps and Data
- National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS)Conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture, providing timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture.
- Census of Agriculture Quickstats DatabaseAccess raw data and create customized tables from Ag Census and other survey data back to 1850.
- Agricultural History: United StatesAgricultural History Guide including United States resources
- United States GIS Data sourcesGIS Guide: GIS Data Sources organized by theme to locate national geospatial data and resources
- Rural Sociology: Statistics and DataRural Sociology Guide: National Statistics and Data. including national and historical sources.
Pennsylvania Agricultural Maps and Data
- Pennsylvania Agricultural History Projectincludes Agricultural Census returns and maps
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Interactive Map ResourcesIncludes recreation, grants, conservation, economic, and geologic interactive maps
- Agricultural History: PennsylvaniaAgricultural History guide including Pennsylvania resources
- Pennsylvania GIS resourcesPennsylvania GIS resources that cover the whole Pennsylvania area, county, and regional areas