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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Data Starting Points

◦Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
–www.esri.com

◦WebGIS
–www.webgis.com

◦GOOGLE

                    www.google.com

 Use keywords such as “GIS” and “data”

Specify a geographic location
   Example: Salt Lake City, UT
Specify the type of data you are searching
   –Example:  Roads or Hydrology

Regional Data Sources

◦Utah GIS Portal/Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC)
–http://gis.utah.gov

◦Salt Lake City
     http://www.slcgov.com/engineering/engineering-download-gis-data

◦Salt Lake County Surveyor’s Office
–www.surveyor.slco.org

◦Utah Geological Survey
–http://geology.utah.gov/maps/gis/index.htm

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Federal Data Sources

            ◦US Census Bureau

–www.census.gov
◦US Geological Survey
–www.usgs.gov
◦Land Cover Institute
–http://landcover.usgs.gov
◦National Map Viewer
–https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/
◦US Department of Agriculture
–http://datagateway.nrcs/usda.gov
◦US Fish and Wildlife Service
–www.fws.gov/gis/index.html
◦National Geophysical Data Center
–www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ngdc.html
◦National Park Service GIS Data
–www.nps.gov/gis/data_info/

 

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Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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