Digital Geographic Data
- IPUMS International GIS Boundary FilesBoundary files for national and international data mapping.
- US Census Bureau Cartographic Boundary FilesBoundary files comprised of census data.
- US Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles and TIGER/Line FilesSpatial extracts from the Census Bureau's MAF/TIGER database, containing features such as roads, railroads, rivers, as well as legal and statistical geographic areas.
- City of Los Angeles Department of City PlanningLos Angeles City Planning includes information and statistics on the Los Angeles City General Plan, Zoning, Development, Community Plan Areas (CPAs), Land Use, Transit, and Historic Preservation. Search the UCLA Library Catalog for Los Angeles (Calif.). Department of City Planning as an Author List (lastname firstname) for more reports issued by the department.
UCLA Resources
- UCLA GeoportalThis portal provides access to a diverse collection of spatial data. A variety of data files are available, including shapefiles, geoJSON, KMZ, GDB, CSV, and others.
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A web-based mapping, analytics, and data visualization application with 100,000+ data variables, including: demographic data from the US Census dating back to 1980, the American Community Survey (ACS), consumer spending data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX), and D&B's Premium business directory providing access to over 20 million US business profiles. Additionally, users have access to the MRI-SimmonsLOCAL consumer behavior dataset, which includes data on over 8,000 brands and 450 categories as well as crosstab functionality with the Simmons NCS data. Premium market segment data is available from the PRIZM, ConneXions, and P$YCLE datasets enabling researchers to identify target market segments based on lifestyle, tech usage, and income. Localized survey data is available from the Nielsen Scarborough dataset, along with detailed financial data from the Financial CLOUT dataset. Data is available down to the Census Block Group level. - Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
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Current and historical demographic and social data, plus online tools to create custom maps and reports. Optional personal login account required to save and share projects online. - PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
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Online data and mapping application with access to more than 10,000 indicators for U.S. demographics, housing and real estate, income, mortgages, health, and more. Create custom maps, tables, and reports and upload your own data without expensive software and training. Online access restricted to UCLA.
California Covid19 Data
- COVID-19: Mapping vulnerable populations in CaliforniaThe Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, this interactive map identifies areas of California that are in most need of resources and support.
- Google Public Data: Datasets for COVID-19 researchA repository of public datasets that relate to the COVID-19 crisis and make them free to access and analyze
National Spatial and Non-spatial Data
- Spatially referenced data presents position — where is it?
- Non-spatial data presents properties (attributes) — what is it?
- Center for International Earth Science Information NetworkDownloadable Data in GIS format
- ESRI/ArcGIS OnlineNew ESRI Resource Center for ArcGIS.
- GeoData.govU.S. federal, state, and local geographic data and maps.
- National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS)Aggregate census data and GIS-compatible boundary files for the United States between 1790 and 2000. Funded by the National Science Foundation.
- OnTheMapmapping and report tool for small area employment statistics). This isn't necessarily great for collecting huge amounts of data to analyze outside this web tool but it does have a lot of detail, and can create interesting maps.
- USGS/Data Discovery ToolsAerial Photo, Satellite Images, Elevation, Land Cover, Digitaized maps, and Image Gallery