Maps and GIS

The City of Santa Monica's enterprise GIS group maintains a collection of maps, data layers, and GIS applications for public use. Explore the resources and FAQs below.

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What is GIS?

A geographic information system (GIS) is a system that creates, manages, analyzes, and maps all types of data. GIS connects data to a map, integrating location data (where things are) with all types of descriptive information (what things are like there). - Source: esri.com

How do I contact the city's GIS group?

Please direct GIS questions to gis.mailbox@santamonica.gov

What should I do if I can't find a GIS layer?

Almost all city-maintained GIS data is available for download on the city's GIS Open Data Portal.

Additional GIS data is maintained by the County of Los Angeles. Explore their GIS resources here.