The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Team is responsible for the development and execution of mapping related products and services throughout the organization.

The GIS Team's primary functions are:

• Providing mapping support to a variety of Town of Vail Departments and projects.
• Administer desktop application of GIS to Town of Vail staff for general information retrieval and document support.
• Coordinate address changes and corrections.
• Manage interactive web map applications.
• Assist in researching archived property information.

We're located in the Town of Vail Public Works Department offices, on the north side of I-70 near the golf course.  Please feel free to stop by!

Interactive Map Applications

Vail Geographical Details

Latitude: 39.643 (or, Degrees Minutes Seconds: 39° 38" 34’ N)
"Latitude" identifies a position, north or south, in relation to the Equator; lines of latitude, also known as Parallels, run east/west, parallel to the equator

Longitude: -106.355 (or, Degrees Minutes Seconds: 106° 21" 18’ W)
"Longitude" identifies a position, east or west, in relation to the Prime Meridian (A.K.A. International Meridian or Greenwich Meridian); lines of longitude, also known as Meridians, run north/south, originating and ending at the north and south poles)

Size of Vail (incorporated): Approximately 4.54 square miles.

Length of Vail (as the crow flies): Approximately 8.5 miles.

Length of Interstate-70 through Vail: Approximately 10 miles.

General elevation of Vail:  8150' above sea level (at the International Bridge in Vail Village).

Highest elevation within Vail: Approximately 9420' above sea level.

Lowest elevation within Vail: Approximately 7780' above sea level.