Spatial data: by location

We also have a page about spatial data arranged by type.

UCSB Campus Data

• The Library has shapefile extracts of campus data from several different sources available in our Network Data Collection.
  • 2016 Bike Paths extracted from 2015 aerial photography
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  • Data from UCSB Facilities Management 2014 
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  • Campus Area LIDAR (elevation) data
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  • and others! Search the catalog or browse the Network Data collection.

Municipal Data

None of Santa Barbara County's incorporated cities share their GIS data online.  We have a variety of this local data in our Network Data Collection

Santa Barbara County Data

• The DREAM Lab holds several versions of Santa Barbara County's standard GIS datasets on CD-ROM and in the Network Data Collections.  The county no longer distributes its data online.
  • 2004 Revisions to Santa Barbara County data
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  • County of Santa Barbara Planning & Development ArcView GIS shapefiles, August 2002 (CD-ROM title)

Neighboring Counties Data

• Ventura (link is to Library Catalog record)
  A 2016 capture of Ventura County data
• San Luis Obispo (link is to Library Catalog record)
  Note: We have a 2013 capture of this data

Regional Data of Local Interest

• Channel Islands Historical Imagery
  • ready for use with GIS software
• Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project (SNEP)
  • SNEP Map/Data Site
  • SNEP Data Download Service
• National Forest Service Region 5 GIS Clearinghouse
  Region 5 includes all of the national forests in California.
• UC Natural Reserve System Data
  Downloadable data and interactive web maps for more than 40 UC and affiliated Natural Reserves 

Statewide Data

• California GeoPortal
• CalTrans Data
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife GIS Clearinghouse

United States National Scale Data

• The National Map Viewer
  includes the ability to download layer files to connect ArcGIS to WMS services and to extract subsections of data for use on your own desktop computer. 

US Census

• 2000 County and County Equivalent Cartographic Boundary Files
  • Access to statewide downloads in .e00, .shp, and .ascii format
• Other Census Bureau data for download
• Census FTP Download
• Geocoding Address Data and Census Mapping (pdf)
• Mapping Census Data with GIS
• TIGER/Line Files

International

http://cargos.huma-num.fr/

Global

• Natural Earth Data
  Global vector and raster data suitable for creating regional and international maps at scales from 1:10 million to 1:105 million.  Administrative boudaries down to states/provinces for most countries.  Downloads are shapefiles and TIFFs.
• Global Administrative Areas (GADM)
  Countries of the world, along with 294,430 administrative subdivisions.  Available in several common GIS formats.
• Demographic and Health Surveys
  25 indicators for all countries compiled by USAID and the US Census Bureau