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Dr. Parmenter demonstrates how to use GIS.GK-12 fellow Beth Dawson discusses GIS applications with GK-12 teacher Christel Snelson and a fellow Ridgeview Middle School teacher.GK-12 teachers Lynn Kirby and Alex Hendrix (Kealing Middle School) use GIS to look at environmental attibutes of the Austin area.GK-12 teacher Lois Pierce and fellow Covington Middle School teacher point out features of their map of the Austin area. GK-12 fellow Barrett Klein and GK-12 teacher Connolly Coyle explore GIS applications.GK-12 teacher Nancy Nixon and fellow Covington Middle School teacher analyze the map they made using GIS.GK-12 fellow Veronica Chapa and Covington Middle School teacher look at the Edwards Aquifer.GK-12 fellow Barrett Klein explores GIS applications.



Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
GIS Data for the Austin Area


Most data used in the GIS Workshop is available to the public for download. The data sets provided below were downloaded from these agencies in late 2004 and do not reflect current conditions. For obtaining the most recent data, please see the GIS CD Data Contents file (pdf) which has links to the various GIS data sets held by public agences in the Austin area.

Zip File 1995 Orthophoto Example
Compressed Folder (ZIP File)
32.7 MB
Zip File 2002 Orthophoto Example
Compressed Folder (ZIP File)
40.8 MB
Zip File CAPCO
Compressed Folder (ZIP File)
1.8 MB
Zip File 2000 Census
Compressed Folder (ZIP File)
2.9 MB
Zip File City of Austin
Compressed Folder (ZIP File)
136.2 MB
Zip File Envision Central Texas
Compressed Folder (ZIP File)
39.2 MB
Zip File EPA-Texas Ecoregions
Compressed Folder (ZIP File)
4.8 MB
Zip File Shaded Relief
Compressed Folder (ZIP File)
14.8 MB
Zip File Texas Park & Wildlife
Compressed Folder (ZIP File)
11.6 MB
Zip File

 USGS Quadmap Reference Austin Area
Compressed Folder (ZIP File)
143 KB
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