Authoritative GIS Data for New Mexico

[MicahBabinski]

Greetings!

Is anyone familiar with New Mexico GIS data? I am looking for the best authoritative sources of data for these general features:

• Power Plants (especially renewables)
• Power Lines
• Power company service areas
• Critical facilities identified by local emergency management agencies
• Neighborhood boundaries
• Community Centers
• Places of Worship
• Major Employers

REST Service/WMS/Shapefile or similar is ideal. Good metadata (doesn't need to be FGDC-compliant) is a plus.

I'm specifically interested in the Colfax County area around Raton, NM.

Warm Regards,

Micah

[JoeBorgione]

A google search on "New Mexico GIS" returns several legitimate sources.

[AdrianWelsh]

Ah, Joe, where is the snarky answer!?  

haha!

[JoeBorgione]

Blame it on the Christmans spirit.....   

[JayJohnson2 · Accepted solution]

Try the New Mexico Resource Geographic information System: http://rgis.unm.edu/

For boundaries: http://www.tax.newmexico.gov/Businesses/geographic-information-system-.aspx

For power plants, try the Energy Information Administration: http://www.eia.gov/maps/layer_info-m.php

Geospatial advisory committee: http://www.gac.state.nm.us/maps/mapservices.html

Electric cooperatives: http://www.nmelectric.coop/nmcoops.php

New Mexico Geographic Information Council: http://nmgic.com/

For utility boundaries, start with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission: http://www.nmprc.state.nm.us/consumer-relations/jurisdiction-list.html  If they don't have it, you will have to ask each utility directly.  Platts makes a commercial version, and they sell service territory data: http://www.platts.com/products/utility-service-territories-north-america-map

Confax County has IT and EM contacts listed on their website: http://www.co.colfax.nm.us/

[MicahBabinski]

Anyone else having this issues with the New Mexico RGIS site:

I really like the organization and content of the site overall.

Micah