Arctic GIS | Maps & Data Links

• Introduction
• Interactive Online Maps
• Static Maps
• GIS Data & Metadata
• General/Non-GIS Data

Arctic-Focused

• Alaska Geobotany Center -- Download the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map and other related maps
• Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) -- Click on "Resources and Projects" to access hundreds of printable maps and graphics related to AMAP
• Beringian Atlas -- Includes maps of paleoenvironmental data for Beringia, an initiative from the Paleoenvironmental Arctic Sciences (PARCS) program
• Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) -- Preview and download several high-resolution maps of CAFF themes as well as general arctic region maps
• Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) -- Access a variety of Arctic maps in the GINA map gallery
• International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) -- Download various versions of the IBCAO map for printing
• Permafrost and Frozen Ground Maps -- Frozen ground maps including permafrost and soils maps available through the Frozen Ground Data Center
• Quaternary GIS Laboratory, INSTAAR -- Download print-resolution maps from the Alaska PaleoGlacier Atlas Map Gallery
• Toolik Field Station -- See the "Maps-Photos" section for various maps of Toolik Field Station, Toolik Lake, AK. Additional Toolik maps available here.
• UNEP GRID Arendal Arctic Maps and Graphics -- Arctic maps and graphics from United Nations Environment Programme
• University of Texas Polar Regions and Ocean Maps -- Library of several arctic region maps produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
• VECO Polar Resources -- Download maps showing locations of NSF-sponsored research for Alaska, Greenland/Iceland/Svalbard, and the circumarctic

State/National/Global

• Atlas of Canada -- Select from a large selection of maps from the Atlas of Canada, print from browser window
• Geography Network -- "Static Maps" section of the Geography Network; search for static maps by theme or location; primarily U.S. maps
• National Geographic -- "Maps and Geography" section of National Geographic's website; includes map search, online atlas, printable maps, country profiles, and other products