GPS Data for the WWU Campus

See Also: GPS Links    GPS Info    GPS Workshop

 

GPS coordinates for the main buildings, outdoor art scupltures 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.

 

MISCELLANEOUS Features:

Miscellaneous features are grouped (and named) by type:

    - BUS (stops)

    - 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.

 

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):

 

  Buildings Art Misc
.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 (shp) WWU_Buildings_shp.zip WWU_Misc_shp.zip WWU_Art_shp.zip
.kml* WWU_Buildings.kml WWU_Misc.kml WWU_ART.kml

 


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

            Buildings.kml_in GOOGLE MAPS

            Art.kml_in GOOGLE MAPS

            Misc.kml_in_GOOGLE MAPS 

 

You can also open the KML files directly in Google Earth (from the online files - which requires Google Earth to be installed on your computer)

            Buildings.kml 

            Art.kml

            Misc.kml 

 

** Conversion from Shapefile format performed using CSV files and the POIconverter utility (free download).

 

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