The data sets listed below are for larger scale data (1:24:000 up to 1:500,000) for the state of Texas. Data created by or maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is shown in the first table with links to the metadata and data where possible. Data from other agencies is shown in the second table, also with direct links.
Data of this sort tend to be dynamic. If you are aware of additional data not shown here please notify the contact person at the bottom of the page. Thank you !
| OFFICE NAME | THEME | SPATIAL COVERAGE | SCALE | METADATA | DATA LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anahuac, Aransas, Attwater Prairie Chicken, Balcones Canyonlands, Buffalo Lake, Brazoria, Hagerman, Laguna Atascosa, Lower Rio Grande Valley, McFaddin, Muleshoe, Santa Ana, San Bernard, and Trinity | Approved Acquisition Boundaries | Refuge Boundary | 1:24,000 | Follow Metadata Link | ZIP data files in Shapefile Format |
| National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) | Wetland Information | scattered: | 1:24,000 | General NWI metadata | Data Downloads in Arc/Info export or DLG formats. Data is arranged by 1:250,000 quads. Quads for Texas are Dalhart, Perryton, Tucumcari, Amarillo, Clovis, Plainview, Brownfield, Lubbock, Las Cruces, Carlsbad, Hobbs, Big Spring, El Paso, Van Horn, Pecos, San Angelo, Marfa, Fort Stockton, Sonora, Presidio, Emory Peak, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Lawton, Ardmore, Wichita Falls, Sherman, Texarkana, Abilene, Dallas, Tyler, Brownwood, Waco, Palestine, Alexandria, Llano, Austin, Beaumont, Lake Charles, San Antonio, Seguin, Houston, Port Arthur, Crystal City, Beeville, Bay City, Laredo, Corpus Christi, Mc Allen, Port Isabel and Brownsville. |
| SOURCE | THEME | SPATIAL COVERAGE | SCALE | METADATA | DATA LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | DEM | 30m - statewide | 1:24,000 1:100,000 |
USGS data with status maps for the data layers, scales, and formats identified. | 7.5 minutes DEM data in SDTS format |
| USGS | DEM | statewide | 1:250,000 | DEM factsheet | 1:250,000 data in DEM format |
| USGS | DOQ | statewide | 1:12,000 | USGS data with status maps for the data layers, scales, and formats identified. | |
| USGS | DRG | statewide | 1:24,000 | DRG factsheet | |
| USGS | DLG (boundary, hypsography, hydrography, transportation) | statewide | 1:100,000 | DLG factsheet | 1:100,000 data in DLG format |
| USGS | DLG (various - see metadata link for status maps) | various | 1:24,000 | DLG factsheet | SDTS format data only |
| Texas General Land Office | various | various | Follow links on Data pages. | ||
| Texas Natural Resources Information Systems | DEM, DOQ, and DRG's | statewide | 1:12,000 to 1:100,000 | Metadata: Follow data link. | Data: Select data A-Z for best results. |
| Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) | Soils - STATSGO | statewide | 1:250,000 | Follow link on data page | Download instructions for STATSGO data Available for DOS or UNIX, in DLG or Arc/Info export format. |
| NRCS | Soils - SSURGO | limited | 1:24,000 | Follow link to data files. The metadata links are on the same lines as data links. | Available SSURGO data from NRCS Data is listed alphabetically by state abbreviation. |
For additional information regarding this Web page, contact Deb Southworth Green, in the Division of Information Resources Management, at Deb_Green@fws.gov
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