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The sample data for Desktop GIS includes world boundaries, cities, and a global mosaic.

Download World Boundaries and Cities (3.3 Mb, Shapefiles)
Download World Mosaic (31 Mb, TIFF)
Bird Data from Chapter 3

Additional Sources

http://data.freemap.in - OSGeo Geodata repository
http://geotorrent.org - Blue Marble and World Landsat
http://freegis.org - list of free data sources

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