Regional GIS Source Layers

Available for download are the geospatial layers developed through SAIN partnerships with regional and national organizations and agencies. By clicking the "View GIS Layers" next to each project name, the page will expand to show the available data for that project.

Map viewers associated with the GIS layers below are available through the sidebar "Map Viewers" by scrolling and selecting the project of interest.

Other resources for geospatial data are available in the sidebar "More Online Geospatial Data."

Regional GIS Source Layers

Land Snails of the Southern Appalachians [View GIS Layers]
Regional Invasive Plants Project [View GIS Layers]
Southern Appalachian Volunteer Environmental Monitoring (SAVEM) [View GIS Layers]
Tennessee State Parks All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) [View GIS Layers]
Upper Little Tennessee River Project [View GIS Layers]

More Online Geospatial Data

Need More Geospatial Data?

Several useful geospatial maps and datasets are available online.

The sites below offer a wealth of free geographic and biological spatial information, including access to background layers and other resources.

National GIS data resources

Geospatial One-stop: A public gateway to geospatial information
Seamless: Download USGS and EROS spatial data layers
National Park Service: GIS data and information in the National Parks
US Fish & Wildlife GIS: Includes biological information for individual states
GISDATA: Extensive collections of downloadable GIS data.

Regional GIS data resources:

The Alabama Data Portal
Kentucky Geography Network
Mississippi Automated Resource Information System (MARIS)
Tennessee GIS Spatial Data Server
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