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Subject: Geography databases
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Geography research guide
Geography titles
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Academic Search Premier
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Multidisciplinary indexing/full-text database that covers scholarly journal articles back to 1975. On the EBSCOhost platform.
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Age of Exploration
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Explore five centuries of journeys across the globe, scientific discoveries, the expansion of European colonialism, conflict over territories and trade routes, and decades-long search and rescue attempts in this multi-archive collection dedicated to the history of exploration.
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Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection
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Environmental indexing database that covers journals, conference papers, reports, books and government documents back to 1960. On the ProQuest platform.
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AM Explorer: Americana
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Covers American history, literature and culture. Resources include manuscript and typescript letters, diaries, notebooks, journals, newspapers, plus incredible art works, illustrations, photographs, video and 360-degree objects.
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America: History & Life
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History indexing database that covers American and Canadian journal articles back to 1910. On the EBSCOhost platform. Access limited to 6 simultaneous users.
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American Memory
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History full-text archive that reproduces print, spoken words, sound recordings, photos, films, prints, maps and sheet music from the Library of Congress collections. On the free American Memory platform. NOTE: Most of the original American Memory collections have been migrated to the Library of Congress Digital Collections site.
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Arts & Humanities Database
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The contents reflect the full interdisciplinarity of contemporary study in the arts and humanities, covering art, design, crafts, and photography; archaeology, anthropology, and classical studies; architecture, interior design, and urban planning; history, philosophy, geography, and religion; modern languages and literatures; and music, theatre, film, and cultural studies.
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Book Citation Index
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Index to scholarly books with citation information in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Part of the Web of Science Core Collection on the Web of Knowledge platform.
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CAB Abstracts
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Agricultural indexing database that covers journals, annual reports, books, conference papers and theses back to 1973. On the EBSCOhost platform. Simultaneous user limit of 4.
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Carto-Bibliography of the Maps in Eighteenth-Century British and American Geography Books
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Full-text map bibliography on the KU ScholarWorks platform.
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Conference Proceedings Citation Index
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Index to conference proceedings in the sciences and social sciences. Part of the Web of Science Core Collection on the Web of Knowledge platform.
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Confidential Print: Africa, 1834-1966
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Historic full-text archive of British diplomatic dispatches and publications from 1820 to 1970. On the Archives Direct/Adam Matthew platform.
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Confidential Print: Latin America, 1833-1969
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Historic full-text archive of British diplomatic dispatches and publications from 1833 to 1969. On the Archives Direct/Adam Matthew platform.
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Confidential Print: Middle East, 1839-1969
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Historic full-text archive of British diplomatic dispatches and publications from 1839 to 1969. On the Archives Direct/Adam Matthew platform.
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Confidential Print: North America, 1824-1961
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Historic full-text archive of British diplomatic dispatches and publications from 1824 to 1961. On the Archives Direct/Adam Matthew platform.
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Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800
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Multidisciplinary full-text database, based on Charles Evan's American Bibliography, that reproduces all books, pamphlets and broadsides published the American colonies and the United States between 1639 and 1800. On the Readex platform.
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Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819
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Multidisciplinary full-text database, based on Ralph R. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker's American Bibliography, 1801-1819, that reproduces all books, pamphlets, and broadsides published in the U.S. On the Readex platform.
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Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Collection
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The collection contains earth science related full-text articles, granular access to figures and tables within articles, and the entire range of bibliographic records from GeoRef.
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Essential Science Indicators
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Science research analysis database showing publication performance statistics and trends data based on journal article publication counts and citation data from Thomson Reuters databases. On the InCites platform.
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Ethnographic Sound Archives
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Database containing over 2,000 hours of previously unpublished historic field recordings from around the world, alongside their supporting field notes and ethnographers’ metadata, for the study of music in its cultural context. On the Alexander Street platform.
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Ethnographic Video Online: Volumes 1-4
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Streaming video collection including ethnographic films, documentaries, select feature films, and previously unpublished fieldwork. Volumes 1 and 2: Foundational Films; Volume 3: Indigenous Voices; Volume 4: Selections from Ethnographic Film Festivals and Archives. On the Alexander Street platform.
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Fragile States Index
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The Fragile States Index is an annual report published by the United States think-tank, The Fund for Peace. The list aims to assess states' vulnerability to conflict or collapse, ranking all sovereign states with membership in the United Nations where there is enough data available for analysis. (formerly the Failed States Index)
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Gapminder
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Gapminder identifies systematic misconceptions about important global trends and proportions and uses reliable data to develop easy-to-understand teaching materials to rid people of their misconceptions. Our mission is to fight devastating ignorance with a fact-based worldview everyone can understand. Gapminder is an independent Swedish foundation with no political, religious, or economic affiliations.
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GEOBASE
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Earth science indexing database that covers journals, magazines, books and conference papers back to 1973. On the Engineering Village platform.
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Grand Tour, The
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Historic full-text archive that reproduces British responses (diaries, drawings, books and tour guides) to touring Europe from app. 1550 to 1850. On the Adam Matthew platform.
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Historic Map Works
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Geography indexing/full-text database that includes property maps, antique and directories maps from 1500s to present. On the ProQuest platform.
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Historical Abstracts
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Major world history indexing database that covers journal articles (since 1955) on history from 1450. On the EBSCOhost platform. Simultaneous user limit of 6.
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Historical Sea Ice Atlas
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Mapped historical data about sea ice from the oceans surrounding northern Alaska. Allows downloading of source data.
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Hospitality and Tourism Complete
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Hospitality and tourism indexing/full-text database that covers journal articles back to 1965. On the EBSCOhost platform.
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ICPSR [Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research]
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Social science dataset archive that can be searched by topic, series, geography, investigator and variables and allows downloading datasets. NOTE: Off-campus access requires creation of a personal account using a UW email address.
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JSTOR Sustainability Collection
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Collection includes journals, ebooks, and research reports in the field of sustainability. The subjects of resilience and sustainability are explored broadly, covering research on environmental stresses and their impact on society.
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Latin America & Iberia Database
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Ongoing full-text academic journals published in Latin American countries, Spain, and Portugal. The subjects cover major areas of study, including business, science, technology, engineering, social sciences, education, and humanities.
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Leisure, Travel & Mass Culture: The History of Tourism
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This resource presents a multi-national journey through well-known, little-known, and far-flung destinations unlocked for the average traveller between 1850 and the 1980s. Guidebooks and brochures, periodicals, travel agency correspondence, photographs, and personal travel journals provide unique insight into the expansion, accessibility, and affordability of tourism for the masses and the evolution of some of the most successful travel agencies in the world.
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Library of Congress Digital Collections
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Gateway to over 300 digital collections maintained by the Library Of Congress including documents, photographs, motion pictures, sheet music, sound recordings, and more.
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Lyell Collection
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Geology indexing/full-text database of full-runs of selected journals, special publications and books from the Geological Society (U.K.). On the Geological Society platform.
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Medieval Travel Writing
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Historic full-text archive that reproduces medieval books and maps from the 13th to 16th centuries. On the Adam Matthew platform.
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Meiji Japan
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Historic full-text archive of Edward Sylvester Morse's notebooks, letters and drawings about Japan from 1877-1925. On the Adam Matthew platform.
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Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
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This database provides resources drawn from the world's literature on meteorology, climatology, atmospheric chemistry and physics, astrophysics, hydrology, glaciology, physical oceanography, and environmental sciences.
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Middle East & Africa Database
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This database provides ongoing full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in many Middle Eastern and African countries. Major subject areas of study are represented, including business, science, technology, engineering, social sciences, education, and humanities.
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National Geographic Virtual Library
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Complete electronic archive of National Geographic magazine. Includes the the 1888-1994 archive, 1995-current subscription, and People, Animals and the World. On the Gale platform.
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National Map, The
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Database of maps and geographic information, including orthoimagery (aerial photographs), elevation, geographic names, hydrography, boundaries, transportation, structures, and land cover. On a US Geological Survey (USGS) platform.
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PAIS Index [Public Affairs Information Service]
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Social science indexing database that covers journals, government documents, books, reports, and conference papers back to 1972. On the ProQuest platform.
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Periodicals Archive Online (Collections 1-10)
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Multidisciplinary indexing database that includes articles from 1802 to 2000. On the Chadwyck-Healey platform.
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Periodicals Index Online
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Multidisciplinary indexing database that indexes journal articles from 1665 to 1995. On the Chadwyck-Healey platform.
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Romanticism: Life, Literature, & Landscape
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Historic full-text archive that reproduces notebooks, manuscripts, poems and correspondence of Romantic authors and artists. On the Adam Matthew platform.
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Royal Geographical Society Archive
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The Royal Geographical Society (RGS) cover history of geography exploration, colonization and de-colonization, anthropology, law, climate science, gender studies, cartography, and environmental history throughout the British Empire from ~1478 to 1953. It contains manuscripts, correspondence, reports, conference papers, proceedings, maps, charts, atlases, photographs, surveys, data and ephemera—all presented as fully searchable digital images that can be analyzed, downloaded, manipulated, and compared with content from other societies and universities in the Wiley Digital Archives program.
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SAGE Knowledge
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Provides access to e-books, reference works, and streaming videos in the subject areas of business & management; counseling & psychotherapy; criminology & criminal justice; education; geography, earth & environmental science; health & social care; media, communication & cultural studies; politics & international relations; psychology; and sociology.
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Sage Research Methods
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Collection of books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos covering the full range of research methods used in the social and behavioral sciences, plus a wide range of methods commonly used in science, technology, medicine, and the humanities. Also includes interactive tools to assist in the planning of research projects and the exploration of methods.
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
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Map full-text database covering U.S. cities from 1867 to 1970. On the ProQuest platform.
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ScienceDirect Journals and Ebooks
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Multidisciplinary collection of library-licensed journals and ebooks from Elsevier and related publishers.
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SimplyAnalytics
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SimplyAnalytics enables users to quickly create professional quality thematic maps and reports using thousands of U.S. demographic, business, health and marketing variables. SimplyAnalytics contains extensive data including the Census dating back to 1980, American Community Survey (ACS), consumer spending from the (CEX), and over 20 million detailed business profiles from D&B. Users also have access to premium data modules from MRI-Simmons providing extensive consumer behavior and brand data, Claritas' PRIZM Premier marketing segmentation system, ConneXions and P$YCLE segmentation systems, and Financial CLOUT data. Additional premium data provided by Nielsen includes Retail Market Power and Consumer Buying Power, and additional Health and consumer information from EASI's MRI/Lifestages and Health Care datasets. Data is available at all levels of geography. Access limited to 3 simultaneous users.
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Social Explorer
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Interactive visual interface for analysis of census data and demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to the present.
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Travel Writing, Spectacle and World History
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Historic full-text archive that reproduces British women's manuscripts, diaries, correspondence, drawings, guidebooks and photographs from early 19th to late 20th centuries. On the Adam Matthew platform.
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U.K. & Ireland Database
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Over 360 Scholarly, current, full-text journals, with multidisciplinary coverage, all published in the region.
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U.S. Census of Population and Housing
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The U.S. Census Bureau site that provides decennial census data.
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U.S. Congressional Serial Set Maps (Readex)
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Searchable database containing U.S. Congressional Serial Set maps. On the Readex platform.
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Web of Science (all databases on platform)
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Database platform from that combines citation and traditional indexing databases, covering the sciences, social sciences, and arts & humanities.
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Web of Science (core collection)
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Multidisciplinary indexing database that combines journal citation index databases in arts & humanities, social sciences and sciences, as well as conference proceedings and book citation indexes. The Current Chemical Reactions and Index Chemicus databases are also included in the Core Collection. All component databases can be searched separately as well.
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Wiley Online Library
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Multidisciplinary collection of library-licensed journals and ebooks published by Wiley and associated publishers.
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World Development Indicators
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Economics statistical database of world-wide development data from officially-recognized sources. On the World dataBank platform.
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World Factbook (CIA)
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The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Also includes: maps of the major world regions, flags of the world, a physical map of the world, a political map of the world, a world oceans map, and a standard time zones of the world map.
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World History (Gale OneFile)
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World History Collection provides access to scholarly journals and magazines, covering events in world history and scholarly work being established in the field.
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Wyoming Geospatial Hub
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Geographic information systems database to provide Wyoming spatial data. On a WyGISC platform.
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Wyoming Places
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Geographic place names database that provide GIS locations and maps, source information of names, and other information. On a Wyoming State Library platform.
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Wyoming Water Resources Data System (WRDS)
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Database of hydrological and climatological data for the State of Wyoming.