ARCHIVED: What is the Indiana Spatial Data Service?

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The Indiana Spatial Data Service (ISDS) is an enterprise geographic information system (GIS) designed to provide online access to aerial photos, topographic maps, and historic imagery of Indiana. The system uses an Oracle database and server-based GIS software (ArcSDE and ArcGIS for Server) to output maps and data to a variety of GIS software and web browsing clients. The ISDS is hosted by UITS at Indiana University and is an application component of the Research Database Complex (RDC).

Data access methods

You can view maps and aerial photos from the ISDS in the following ways:

ISDP Dataset Viewing Options (unrestricted access)
ARCHIVED: ArcSDE Connection (restricted access): Use Esri desktop- or server-based clients to view images or serve data via your ArcIMS site. Contact UITS GIS to determine eligibility for this service.

Important notices

IU's RDC undergoes scheduled maintenance on the first Tuesday of each month. Plan for the system to be down during business hours on this day. The system may be sporadically unavailable at other times due to unforeseen circumstances or software upgrades. In such instances, UITS will try to restore service in a timely manner. If an outage occurs over a weekend or holiday, service may not be restored until the following business day. To receive news about ISDS, including temporary outages and new datasets, subscribe to the ISDS news list on IU List, isds_news-l; send mail to isds_news-l-subscribe@indiana.edu.

The ISDS is provided as is, without warranties or conditions, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties for product quality or suitability to a particular purpose or use. The risk or liability resulting from the use of this service is assumed by the user. IU assumes no liability for product users' indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of revenue or profit, lost or damaged data, or other commercial or economic loss resulting from the use of the ISDS.