Established by State law in 1991, Utah's State Geographic Information Datasource (SGID) provides a centralized collection of hundreds of GIS data layers developed, aggregated, or acquired by the State. Evolving technologies have allowed us to transform the SGID from a single database to a broad collection of data resources under the SGID umbrella. It contains both UGRC-curated datasets and references to data from a wide variety of state and local agencies. Many resources have both download links and links to web services for direct consumption.

There are many facets, or parts, to the SGID today, with each one addressing specific audiences and technologies. Every facet is organized by SGID data categories. When you know the category of the data you want to use, you can find it in the SGID. Read the following sections to figure out which SGID technology is right for you.

The SGID Index is the primary source of information for SGID datasets. It includes links to detailed product pages about UGRC-maintained datasets as well as direct links to the authoritative sources for datasets served by other state agencies. The index lists the resource's category, name, and primary data steward, along with a short description of the resource and links to web services (if available). Contact us if you would like your data to be included in the SGID Index.

UGRC uploads all the curated datasets to ArcGIS Online , opens in a new tab as hosted feature services. You can access them via their service URLs or directly in Esri products. The name of every SGID item in ArcGIS Online will start with "Utah" (i.e., "Utah Roads") and have an UGRC-branded thumbnail. They are also shared with a Utah SGID group that matches their category.

The UGRC ArcGIS Online organization also acts as the repository for "shelved" and "static" curated SGID datasets. These types of datasets are only available in ArcGIS Online as specified in our SGID Database policy. If you are looking for a specific year of data or a dataset that was replaced, start here.

These services are a great tool if you want to display the data in a web map, programmatically query for attributes or geometry in an application or script, or include the data in an analysis.

Discover complements the SGID vector GIS data with raster imagery and base maps. The base maps are created by UGRC's cartographers, and Discover serves them using WMS image and WMTS tiled image services that anyone can use in a wide variety of desktop and web applications. The Discover base maps are a beautiful reference layer for your daily GIS work, web maps, or printed media. The imagery is a valuable resource for artificial intelligence projects using computer vision to extract difficult to map information or comparing change from year to year.

UGRC's API is an http-enabled service for accessing this valuable geospatial data. From geocoding addresses against the most accurate statewide roads and address points dataset to querying any data layer in the Open SGID, the solutions created by the API are endless. The API powers UGRC’s components , opens in a new tab , Esri locator proxy service, and our API Client which can help you navigate the sea of data within the SGID.