Spatial Information Resources 

Looking for GIS data, shapefiles, interactive maps, and traditional static maps? Use the tabs above to find links to various sources at the local, state, national, and international levels.

If you have any questions about spatial information sources or would like to see a resource added to this page, please contact Jeremy Donald

Census 2000 TIGER/Line Data
From ESRI: "GIS users can download Census 2000 TIGER/Line Data in shapefile format for an area of interest. Users can choose multiple data layers for a single county or a single data layer for multiple counties and analyze them using GIS software such as ArcGIS." A good place to get shapefiles of census data associated with Bexar Co. geographies, e.g., "race and ethnicity data at the block level."

City of San Antonio Interactive Maps & Downloads:

• City of San Antonio Interactive Website
• Development Services
• Bexar Metro 911
• Bexar County Bexar Contour Data
• City of San Antonio Image Web Server

Texas Map and Data Files
From the Texas General Land Office, a wealth of coverage (.e00) and shapefiles (.shp) on boundaries, hydrography, coastal land use, and more.

Data.gov
A great source of shapefiles from federal sources. Use the data.gov and geodata tabs to search for spatial datasets, then drag them into the text box at the top to preview them in a map viewer.

Batch Geocoder Site will generate XY data from a tab-delimited address list, show points on a map, and create spreadsheet ofr use with a GIS or a kml file for use in Google Earth.

Coates Library holdings on GIS

Printable guide to GIS titles in the Coates Library