Robert Wilson wrote: > ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- > Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1999 21:25:34 -0800 > From: "Michael R. Meuser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For quite some time now I've been attempting to put together > the resouces needed for community groups to do environmental > justice research and explore, communicate, and compare the > toxic hazards they face using maps and GIS (geographic > information system). Several recent developments have made > it possible for communties across the country to aquire the > means to do this. > > Developments that make this effort possible include: (1) > ESRI has release ArcExplorer a free GIS program, (2) ESRI > and Manifold.net now provide free downloads of TIGER 95 map > layers (streets, demographics, streams, census tracts, and > the like), and (3) a great deal of toxic data has become > available on CD-Rom and on the internet that has the necessary > geographic information required to use it in a GIS program. > > I'm always checking out other alternatives. One GIS program > that looks very promising is Manifold. It is very inexpensive > and promises to be very easy to use, comprehensive, and > flexible. You can check it out for yourself at > http://www.manifold.net - I'll be checking it out and > reviewing it myself soon. > > HOW TO OBTAIN THE GIS PROGRAM AND DATA > > You can download ArcExplorer from my website. I also provide > links to ESRI's Tiger download page (for TIGER data in > ArcExplorer and ArcView shapefile format) and Manifold.net's > Free Data page for TIGER 95 map layers in their native format. > > I have also extracted and converted a great deal of data to > ArcExplorer and ArcView shapefile format (many are also in > MapInfo and Maptitude formats). These include: > > * Superfund sites on the National Priority List (NPL) > * Superfund sites not on the NPL > * Superfund sites EPA deems "no further action" > * PCS facilities - water pollution permit compliance > * Hazardous waste facilities including Transfer, Storage > and Disposal (TSD) facilities and Large Quantity Generators > (LQG). > * AIRS - facilities releasing criteria pollutants including; > NO2, SO2, VOC, PM10, PB, PT > * Nuclear facilities - powerplants, processing plants and > other facilities > > Some toxic layers we're working on and will soon be > available soon include: > > * CEP - cummulative exposure project data > * Toxic river sediments > * Contaminated fish advisaries > * Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) > * Pesticide Use > * Air quality > * Air quality monitoring stations > > Other layers available now include: > > * Mortality - age adjusted mortality rates based on race > and gender for many causes of death > * Federal and Indian lands - BIA, USFS, BLM, etc. > * Airports > * Airways > * Dams > * Volcanoes > * Earthquakes > > Some other layers we're working on and will soon be > available include: > > * Highways > * Railroads > * Amtrak stations > * Aquifers > * Mines > > If you know of other data that you would like made > available please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The GIS program and TIGER 95 data are free. Some of the > layers I have extracted and converted are free as well. > I hope to be compensated for some of the more complicated > and extensive layers that I extract and convert, but > money (or the lack thereof) will not be a barrier to > obtaining needed data. > > Soon I will also be able to provide the resources enabling > communities to put their interactive maps on the internet. > More information on this will be on my website as it > becomes available. > > To review or download the above go to my website, > http://www.mapcruzin.com/ and click on "Free GIS Maps" and > "Free GIS" > > The above website also has environmental news from many > sources, ideas and other resouces for mapping, links to Web > Map projects we have completed, and other toxic maps around > the world (if you know of any that should be listed here > let me know). > > Also, if you make use of these resources for your project > please let me know. I'd like to build a database of local > mapping projects as a resource for others. I'd love to > hear from you. > > Finally, please redistribute this message to anyone you > think might find it useful. > > Thanks, > > Mike > > Michael Meuser > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.mapcruzin.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
