Land Base Standard Package: Citywide coverages include attributed shapefiles (SHP) and Microstation DGN on CD.  Includes documentation.  The price for non-commercial purposes is $500 plus processing fee.  Updated regularly.  The following list of included files/ CAD levels is subject to change:

Shapefiles:  Parcels, Addresses, Streets, Assessor Book Map, Character Areas, City Boundary Line, Congressional Districts, ESLO Landforms, FEMA Floodplains, Legislative Districts, Parks, Planning Zones, Preserve, Quarter-Sections, School Districts, Subdivisions, Township-Range-Section, Zip Codes, Zoning.

DGN:  Easement lines and text, street centerlines and name text, right of way lines and width text, property lines, address number text, lot number text, apartment/unit number text, canal lines and name text, MCR easement number text, APN text, and more.

Elevation Data: Scottsdale digital elevation data are derived from aerial
photography and are available on a quarter-section basis. The price for non-commercial use is $25 per quarter-section plus processing fee. Click here for more detailed info about each quarter-section.

Aerial Photography: City of Scottsdale color, digital, ortho-rectified Aerial Photography, photographed on November 4-5, 2005, is available in two forms:

1.      By quarter-section: TIFF (.tif) format with associated  TFW "world" file. Specs: 24 bit color, 1’ pixels.   The price for non-commercial purposes is $37.50 plus processing fee.

2.      Scottsdale's "City on a Disk 2006" CD-ROM: A complete, full-color image mosaic of the City in a single, geo-referenced MrSID (.sid) format file, 2’ pixels. Includes courtesy viewer programs, sample GIS data, and complete instructions. The price for non-commercial purposes is $25.  Available for purchase from:

- The Records Unit in the One Civic Center Building at 7447 E Indian School Rd, Suite 100. Ph: (480) 312-2356.
- Any of the  Neighborhood Resource Centers
- The GIS Division in the Technology Center at 3629 N Drinkwater Blvd. Ph: (480) 312-7951.

Utilities Standard Package: Shapefiles and DGN.  Available at no charge to City Contract holders upon approval.  Not for retail sale.

Coordinate System: Scottsdale GIS data is stored in a slightly modified version of Arizona State Plane Central Zone 3176 (0202), NAD83 coordinates known as the Scottsdale City Grid. The units of measure are International Feet. Microstation format data (DGN) are sold with an offset from the Scottsdale City Grid.

File Extents: Scottsdale GIS data layers are typically available in either quarter-section (0.25 square mile) sized files or "citywide".   Imagery is available in quarter-section sized files or as a single citywide image (see "Aerial Photography", above).   See data descriptions, above.

Free Data:   Visit our web page at http://eservices.scottsdaleaz.gov/dmc/sampledata.asp.  You may find what you need at no charge.

Price: Scottsdale GIS data prices have been determined in accordance with applicable State statutes and are subject to change at any time. Fees for media and handling/reproduction are charged in addition to the basic data price. Prices are subject to change.  Commercial uses of the data are subject to higher fees.  See "Restrictions Regarding Use", below. 

Restrictions Regarding Use: Scottsdale geographic data can not be redistributed (sales, copies, etc.) in any form without written permission from the City of Scottsdale. Buyers purchasing data specifically for resale or redistribution must negotiate separate arrangements with the City of Scottsdale.

Liability All City of Scottsdale geographic data is provided for general information purposes only. The City of Scottsdale does not warrant its accuracy, completeness, or its suitability for any particular purpose, and will not be held liable for problems that arise due to poor data quality or content. It should not be relied upon without proper field verification.