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Here you can find basic information about GIS @ UCSD, tutorials, information about our available GIS data and where you can find more data, and course specific GIS guides. We hope this helps you!
Last update: Nov 20th, 2009 URL: http://ucsd.libguides.com/gis  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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The Basics

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Contact Info:
Our physical home is the Data & GIS Lab on the main floor of the Geisel Library building.
Lab Phone: 858.534.6854
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Subjects:
GIS - Geographic Information Systems

 
 

How to use this guide...

Be sure to take a look at the tabs just above this box for more information on GIS data, tutorials and course-specific guides.  If necessary, scroll down to see all the content on any given page. 

 

Who can use GIS @ UCSD?

If you are a CURRENT member of the UC San Diego community, you are welcome and invited to use the GIS resources at UC San Diego.  Our license does not permit members of the public, past or future UC San Diego community members to use the software and associated data. 

However, there may still be information that we can help you with so please check out the links below.

  • GIS @ UC San Diego Website  
    The place to go for information about GIS @ UC San Diego, including data resources, how to learn GIS, Lab staff schedules and more.
  • GIS Resources on the Web  
    This is a guide created by GIS librarians of GIS resources on the Web. It's an ever-growing resource and if you have good data resources to add, just let us know.
 

General Info about GIS Data @ UC San Diego

If you are a UC San Diego person looking for GIS data, you want to start with either our X drive, or our GIS resources guide at http://delicious.com/gis_resources.

The Data & GIS Lab keeps the majority of its GIS data on a drive called the X drive.  The data is organized geographically, roughly by continent, with topical data arrangement inside each folder. Topics are:

  • Boundaries, Districts and Jurisdictions
  • Census
  • Digital Elevation Models - DEMs
  • Geology, Geography and Topography
  • Hydrology
  • Imagery
  • Land Use, Zoning and Community Plans
  • Places
  • Transportation and Transportation-Related
  • Utilities

Remember, if you are looking for data on a smaller area of geography, be sure to check the folder with the larger geography first.  An example would be if you are looking for data for only one of the states in the United States, you would want to look in the United States Data folder as well as the North America data folder.

NOTE:  TO USE DATA ON THE X DRIVE YOU MUST BE IN THE DATA & GIS LAB. Our current configuration does not allow for the use of the Data & GIS Lab's GIS data to be accessed from anywhere other than the workstations in the Data & GIS Lab. At some point in the future, it is possible that we would have Web access with UC San Diego authentication to the X drive.  Sorry for any inconvenience!

     
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