Related links to sites for GIS information & software

Downloadable Data from outside sources

Kitsap Public Utility District #1 (KPUD)

Well sites, aquifer vulnerabilities, stream monitoring

Washington Department of Ecology

Shoreline Aerial Photos

Washington Department of Natural Resources (WADNR)

Hydrology, Geology, Soils

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Map Service Center

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS)

Washington Spatial Data Sets

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database

Soil Survey of Kitsap County Area, WA (WA635)

U.S. Geological Survey

Quaternary Fault and Fold Database of the United States

Free Software

Autodesk® DWG TrueView™
"Use this free download to accurately view, plot, and publish authentic DWG and DWF files. And now, DWG TrueView incorporates all the functionality of DWG TrueConvert. This means you can translate any AutoCAD or AutoCAD-based drawing file for compatibility with AutoCAD Release 14 through AutoCAD 2008."

Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®
"Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® is free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. With Acrobat Reader, you can also fill in and submit Adobe PDF forms online. And now Acrobat Reader for mobile devices lets you view Adobe PDF files on the go."

Adobe® SVG Viewer
"Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is a new graphics file format and Web development language based on XML. SVG enables Web developers and designers to create dynamically generated, high-quality graphics from real-time data with precise structural and visual control.

"With this powerful new technology, SVG developers can create a new generation of Web applications based on data-driven, interactive, and personalized graphics."

AutoDesk® DWF™ Viewer
"Use Autodesk® DWF™ Viewer to view and print 2D and 3D drawings, maps, and models in DWF™ format—the industry standard for sharing data-rich design files electronically. Small, fast, and secure, the DWF format preserves the fidelity and integrity of designs. Access complex design data without the originating design application."

DWGicon.dll
"DWGicon.dll is a Windows shell extension that enables you to identify the version of a drawing just by looking at its icon in explorer. You don't need to have CAD software installed on your machine for it to work."

ExpressView Browser Plug-in (MrSID)
"ExpressView Browser Plug-in (formerly MrSID Browser Plug-in) gives standard Windows Web browsers the ability to natively view MrSID and JPEG2000 images. The intuitive graphic user interface allows you to view, magnify, print and save images. ExpressView Browser Plug-in is free for individual use and is easily installed as a plug-in for Netscape® and Internet Explorer Web browsers."

ESRI ArcReader (ArcGIS Desktop Viewer)
"ArcReader is a free, easy-to-use mapping application that allows users to view, explore, and print maps.

"ArcReader is a great way to deliver interactive mapping capabilities that access a wide variety of dynamic geographic information. Using ArcReader, anyone can view high-quality maps created using the ArcGIS Publisher extension. ArcReader is freely distributable and can be delivered with your data for CD–ROM-based publishing of geographic data."

ESRI ArcExplorer (GIS Data Viewer)
"ArcExplorer is a lightweight GIS data viewer developed by ESRI. This freely available software offers an easy way to perform a variety of basic GIS functions, including display, query, and data retrieval applications. It can be used on its own with local data sets or as a client to Internet data and map servers."

Google Earth
"The idea is simple. It’s a globe that sits inside your PC. You point and zoom to anyplace on the planet that you want to explore. Satellite images and local facts zoom into view. Tap into Google search to show local points of interest and facts. Zoom to a specific address to check out an apartment or hotel. View driving directions and even fly along your route. We invite you to try it now."

Visio 2003 Viewer
"The Visio Viewer 2003 allows anyone to view Visio drawings and diagrams (created with Visio 5, 2000, 2002, or 2003) inside their Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later Web browser."

If you know of other free software that would be helpful in viewing our data, please contact Erik Anderson at (360) 337-4443 or by e-mail.

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