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Information:
General Information	Purpose and format of the AWIPS Map Database
ArcView/ArcGIS Tutorials	How to edit shapefiles
AWIPS ArcView FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions to the AWIPS GIS Map Group regarding ArcView/ArcGIS and AWIPS
AWIPS Shapefile Status	For AWIPS users, information about AWIPS Specific Shapefiles
GIS Weather Data	Links to NWS weather data for GIS users

NWSM Libraries:
County Warning Area Boundaries	Source: NWSM 10-507
Public Zone Boundaries	Source: NWSM 10-507
Coastal and Offshore Marine Zones	Source: NWSM 10-302
Transcribed Weather Broadcast Text Products	Source: NWSM 10-805
Fire Weather Zone Boundaries	Source: WFOs and Regional HQ

Hydrologic Libraries:
River Forecast Center Regions	Source: NOHRSC
River Basins	Source: NOHRSC
Lakes	Source: USGS National Map
Rivers and Streams	Source: NOHRSC
HSA Boundaries	Source: CWA and river basin boundaries

Code Listings for Special Applications:
Coastal and Offshore Marine Codes Listings for EAS and NWR Applications	NWSI 10-302, Source: Marine Zone Shapefile
Public Forecast Zone-County Correlation File	Source: County and Public Zones shapefiles

Cities and Urban Areas:
Cities	Source: FSL, Census, GNIS
Urban Boundaries	Source:TIGER 2000

County Libraries:
AWIPS Counties	Source: USGS DLG, TIGER
Counties at 1:100K	Census TIGER95 & ORCA updated 28 Sep 98.

State & Province Libraries:
U.S. States and Territories	Source: USGS DLG, Census TIGER95
Canadian Provinces	Source: Natural Resources Canada, Nunavut Planning Commission
NWS Regions	Source: U.S. States

Terrain:
CONUS Digital Terrain	NGDC DTM [30 arcsec], extracted from WFO-Advanced, Jul 97.

Utilities/Tools:
Data Conversion, Map Editing Utilities	Free software for file conversion to/from various formats and ArcView map editing utility extensions and scripts.
ArcExplorer™ for Windows™,UNIX, Linux	A free lightweight GIS data viewer from ESRI* allows you to download and view Shapefiles.
NWS GIS Mailing List	For NOAA/NWS Users Only

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