Government Documents: Geography

The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is an organized structure of Federal geospatial professionals and constituents that provide executive, managerial, and advisory direction and oversight for geospatial decisions and initiatives across the Federal government.

The primary responsibilities of the Division of Geographic Information (DGI) are the maintenance of the Commonwealth’s enterprise Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services, on-going support of the Kentucky Geography Network, and oversight of the KYFromAbove Program. DGI collaborates with geospatial publishers to provide a wealth of GIS-related information, including downloadable data sets, web mapping services and map products. These valuable resources support education and training, research, decision support, and policy development for a multitude of organizations in Kentucky and across the United States.

Annual reports, factsheets, white papers, reports and geospatial standards relating to geography can be found collected on this website.

The USACE Geospatial Platform provides shared and trusted USACE geospatial data, services and applications for use by our partner agencies and the public.

The USGS Science Data Catalog provides
seamless access to USGS research and monitoring
data from across the nation. Users have the ability to search, browse, or use a map-based
interface to discover data.

The National Map is easily accessible for display on the Web, as products and services, and as downloadable data. The geographic information available from The National Map includes orthoimagery (aerial photographs), elevation, geographic names, hydrography, boundaries, transportation, structures, and land cover. Other types of geographic information can be added within the viewer or brought in with The National Map data into a Geographic Information System to create specific types of maps or map views.

The KyGeoNet is the Geospatial Data Clearinghouse for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. A variety of datasets can be located and downloaded, static map products can be viewed, and many web mapping applications and services are easily accessible. Use the powerful search capabilities of the KyGeoPortal to find downloadable data, explore Kentucky using the web maps found on the KyGovMaps page or connect directly to our Web Mapping Services using ArcGIS for Desktop.

This page allows for easy access to web-based maps, apps, and data regarding the Commonwealth of Kentucky.