GPS Data for the WWU Campus

Western GPS Data

GPS coordinates for the main buildings, outdoor art sculptures and miscellaneous other point features on campus are available for use with GPS receivers. These coordinates were derived from City of Bellingham Air Photos and are believed to have a horizontal accuracy of within 5 feet. You can also view the data using Google Maps.

BUILDINGS:

   - Point location positioned just inside the main door of the building. For dorms the point is centered inside the wall closest to the main access side.

   - 2020 Building Centroids (.gpx file): WWU_Buildings.gpx

   - 2020 Building Entrances (.gpx file): WWU_Doors.gpx

 

WALKWAYS

   - 2020 Walkways (.gpx file): WWU_Walkways.gpx

 

MISCELLANEOUS Features (grouped by type):

   - BUS (stops): WWU_Bus Stops.gpx

   - FOOD (on campus including resident dining)

   - PHONE (emergency phones)

   - PUBLIC (courtyards, plazas, etc)

   - SPORT (fields, etc.

 

ART (WWU's Outdoor Sculpture Collection):

   - Coordinates for the WWU Outdoor Sculpture Collection. (See Tour or Map)

 

File Formats:

Files are available in a variety of formats to accommodate different types of GPS receiver:

  • .txt    tab delimited text file
  • .csv    comma delimited text file 
  • .gdb   Garmin GPS Database (note, this is not an ESRI Geodatabase)
  • .gpx   GPS eXchange file
  • .wpt   Garmin waypoint file
  • .zip    A zipped ESRI Shapefile (for use in a GIS)
  • .kml   Keyhole markup language for Google Earth / Map*

Click or Right-click to download (Save) files: (to simply view the data click on one of the .txt files or the Google Maps links below):

GPS Receiver File Formats
Format Buildings Misc (Bus, Rec, Phones, Food, etc.) Art

.txt

WWU_Buildings.txt

WWU_Misc.txt

WWU_ART.txt

.csv

WWU_Buildings.csv

WWU_Misc.csv

WWU_ART.csv

.gdb

WWU_Buildings.gdb

WWU_Misc.gdb

WWU_ART.gdb

.gpx

WWU_Buildings.gpx

WWU_Misc.gpx

WWU_ART.gpx

.wpt

WWU_Buildings.wpt

WWU_Misc.wpt

WWU_ART.wpt

.zip

WWU_Buildings_shp.zip

WWU_Misc_shp.zip

WWU_Art_shp.zip

.kml*

WWU_Buildings.kml

WWU_Misc.kml

WWU_ART.kml

(More GPS Files)

 

* You can view the KML files in Google Maps (online)

 

Coordinates derived from 2002 City of Bellingham Air Photos and field verifications. Horizontal error estimated at less than 5 feet.

 

 

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