UCB Libraries

Map Library

• Colorado by the Numbers: Geography, Climate and Environment
  Many links from the online statistical abstract of Colorado.
• MyColoradoMap from Colorado.com
  The official Web site of Colorado tourism.
• Colorado State and City Maps
  from ColoradoLinks.net, a "portal with over 20,000 links to Colorado".
• Colorado Department of Transportation
  Travel Information and GIS data.
• Colorado Department of Local Affairs: GIS & Maps
  Some areas under construction (9/2009). Includes county & special district boundary shapefiles, population maps.
• Colorado Geological Survey Statewide Maps of Colorado
  Some maps include downloadable GIS data.
• Colorado Division of Wildlife's Natural Diversity Information Source
  Interactive maps and downloadable GIS data such as species, vegetation, hydrography, CDOW boundaries, land use, development, hunting, and more.
• Colorado State Parks and Outdoor Recreation
  Information about ordering trail maps, State Park passes, kids' events and other Colorado State Park information.
• Digital Geologic Map of Colorado in ARC/INFO format
  Digital version of Open File Report 92-507-A. This takes you to the documentation for the report. There is a link to the downloadable files.
• Another version of GIS data for the Geologic Map of Colorado: Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States. Includes Arc Export and Shapefiles of separate layers (geology, faults, dikes, features, and points) from the geologic map, as well as attribute tables.
• Electronic Library of Colorado Architecture, Landscape and Planning
  "The Electronic Library of Colorado Architecture, Landscape, and Planning (ELCALP) is an educational tool, and is designed for use by students at all levels, for the public, and for members of the professions of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and planning. It was created by faculty, staff, and students of the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center. . . This on-line database documents a wide array of sites, structures, and projects, including those which are significant because they have received awards from professional design and planning associations or because they appear on state and national registers of historic places."
• Old Colorado City Historical Society
  Historical page about Colorado City, El Paso County, and some Colorado Springs. Great old maps, including some railroad and mining maps.
• Southwest Data Center. Inc.
  Includes projects, regional data, and products such as Map a Map, Metadata clearninghouse node, and "ezmeta" an online metadata entry tool.
• Colorado NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service)
  Information about water, soils, snow, plants, etc. Most NRCS office hold historical aerial photography for the state.

• Boulder Area Sustainability Information Network (BASIN)
  BASIN is a local community service network offering public access to environmental information, especially relating to water.
• Boulder County GIS
  Links to GIS data, Orthophotos, parcel data, and other information and downloads.
• City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks
  Click on Publications to get to maps such as trail maps and open space maps.
• Denver Maps
  "A mapping and reporting service that provides Denver citizens, businesses and visitors with convenient access to City and County of Denver location-based information." Includes property, parks and recreation, cultural, public safety, government, services and projects, and survey maps, as well as custom mapping.