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Data resources and tools
USDA Forest Service national datasets - The main place to get nationwide FS data.
Deschutes NF data library - More data specific to Deschutes NF. Data and map services available.
Census boundary sets - Easily grab the latest census boundary data.
USGS Historical Topographic Map Explorer - Exactly what it says on the tin.
Oregon Explorer map viewer - View lots of imagery and layers provided by the state.
SRTM direct downloads - A place to grab Shuttle Radar Topography Mission files. Largely deprecated by ASTER GDEM, but still cool.
Natural Earth - Another provider of great open-source map data, great for small-scale mapping projects.
Geolode - Aims to be the "motherlode of geospatial data."
Stamen Maps - Still offering some of the best free-to-use map tile sets on the web.
Township/Range search - For when someone for some reason gives you a location in Township/Range.
Federal Geographic Data Committee - Supposedly helping us keep our specs in line, and providing links to other data sources.
Northwest Interagency Coordination Center Large Fire Map
USGS GECSC Outgoing Datasets - A place to download current fire data.
CartoDB - A fun-to-use map visualization tool.
LightningMaps.org - A real-time map of lightning strikes.
Worldview - View a lot of up-to-the-minute satellite imagery from NASA.
eBird - A pretty comprehensive map of bird ranges. Niche, but cool.
Mapstory - A way to make slideshow-style stories out of map data.
GPS Visualizer - A bare-bones, no-fuss way to geocode a list of addresses for free. Sort of. (API keys required, but most are free to get.)
Plot.ly - An attractive, user-friendly chart generation tool.
Charted.co - Interesting automatic chart generator from the makers of Medium.
Chart.js - A handy javascript library for creating a few basic chart types.
d3.js - Another great library for creating graphics in the browser. Extremely powerful.
Infogram - An online tool for creating quick charts.
RAW - A d3-based tool for linking visualizations to spreadsheets.
TimelieJS - Really cool tool for creating map-aware timelines.
StoryMapJS - Another Knight Lab project for creating map-centric timelines.
JuxtaposeJS - A simple tool for posting swipable before-and-after images on a web page.
SnapMap - Create a quick map of your geotagged instagrams.
CodePen - A place to edit code and see instant previews.
Mozilla Developer Network HTML5 guides - Moz still makes some of the best documentation for open-source web technologies.
CloudPaint - An emulation of the original MacPaint, for old-school Mac geeks!
Regional Statistics Explorer - More info than you ever wanted about the place you live.