LibGuides: Maps and Geographic Information Systems: Geospatial Data Sources

Chicago region

Chicago Data Portal
Browse the data catalog by category, search to find a specific dataset, or take advantage of one of the unique Chicago apps.
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Categories include: Administration & Finance, Buildings, Community, Education, Environment, Ethics, Events, FOIA, Facilities & Geo. Boundaries, Health & Human Services, Historic Preservation, Parks & Recreation, Public Safety, Sanitation, Service Requests, and Transportation.
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
City of Chicago Geographic Information Systems
Cook County Open Data
GIS Consortium
The GIS Consortium is an organization of Chicago-area communities unified by a common goal: to share resources, information, staffing, and technology so that municipalities can optimize the value of geographic information systems (GIS).
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Check the "Members" tab to see if your community is represented.
Historical Chicago Data
Search and browse geospatial data curated by the University of Chicago Library.

Illinois Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
As an established node of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Clearinghouse Network, the Illinois Clearinghouse serves as a starting point for the GIS and remote sensing user communities in Illinois.
Illinois Open Data Portal
Find data, create maps and graphs, and download the data for your own analysis.

GeoPlatform.gov
Recognized as an access for data point by the Geospatial Data Act of 2018
Story Maps
Story Maps at the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division are immersive web applications that tell the incredible stories of the Library’s collections through narrative, multimedia, and interactive maps.
National Map
The U.S. Geological Survey's National Map is a suite of products and services that provide access to base geospatial information to describe the landscape of the United States and its territories.

WHO Global Health Observatory Data Repository
The GHO data repository is WHO's gateway to health-related statistics for its 194 Member States. It provides access to over 1000 indicators on priority health topics.
Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX)
HDX is an open platform for sharing data across crises and organizations. Launched in July 2014, the goal of HDX is to make humanitarian data easy to find and use for analysis.