Information for Faculty

Data for Stanford University researchers or class projects

Stanford University Faculty, Staff and Students may request information to support academic research. Lecturers may arrange for use of materials by a group of students. Each request is reviewed on a case by case basis and may require additional approvals. Please allow 1-2 weeks for approvals to be completed. Additional time may be needed for complex requests.

Please send an email with the following information to Maps and Records at maps-requests@mailman.stanford.edu.

The message should include:

  • Course name and description (or indicate Faculty/Staff research)
  • Instructor's name, name of supervising manager
  • Student’s name(s), if request is for an individual or group of students
  • Timeframe the data will be needed
  • Description of the project including type of data needed
  • Description of area where data is needed, etc.
  • You may use campus-map.Stanford.edu to identify areas: