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Geospatial Data and Resources
An introductional guide to the various types of geospatial data and avaiable resources for use within your projects.
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Vector Data
Data representing the location & shape of geographic features through geometric shapes
- Points
- Lines
- Polygons
2010 Salt Lake County Census data depicted using Vector Data
Raster Data
Data represented through a digital image
- Scanned Map
- Photograph
Scanned map that has been georeferenced in ArcGIS and overlaid using Google Earth
Tabular Data
Descriptive data that can be combined with other types of data for analysis & comparison
- Census data
- State & County data
- Agriculture & Economic data
2010 Utah Census data with the addition of demographic data to each shapefile
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295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
(801) 585-7349
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J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
(801) 585-7349
Schedule a Consultation Appointment