This data set provides four feature classes. The base feature class is called BlockGroups_bg and isn't generalized. The weighted centroids feature class is called BlockGroups_bg_cent. The centroids are weighted by the U.S. Block Centroids population distribution. Use the weighted centroids in report aggregation and spatial overlay operations. The BlockGroups_bg and BlockGroups_bg_cent feature classes contain all the attributes. There are two generalized boundaries feature classes and called: BlockGroups_bg_gen2, and BlockGroups_bg_gen3. Use the generalized boundaries when creating study areas.

This data set provides four feature classes. The base feature class is called BlockGroups_bg and isn't generalized. The weighted centroids feature class is called BlockGroups_bg_cent. The centroids are weighted by the U.S. Block Centroids population distribution. Use the weighted centroids in report aggregation and spatial overlay operations. The BlockGroups_bg and BlockGroups_bg_cent feature classes contain all the attributes. There are two generalized boundaries feature classes and called: BlockGroups_bg_gen2, and BlockGroups_bg_gen3. Use the generalized boundaries when creating study areas.

NOTE: DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE IMAGERY BY USING THE MAP OR DOWNLOAD TOOLS ON THIS ARCGIS HUB ITEM PAGE. IT WILL RESULT IN A PIXELATED ORTHOIMAGE. INSTEAD, DOWNLOAD THE IMAGERY BY TILE OR BY COUNTY MOSAIC (2010 - current year).This service depicts true color imagery for the 21 counties representing the Northern Piedmont and Mountains region of North Carolina. This includes the following counties: Anson, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Polk, Rutherford, Stanly, Swain, Transylvania, and Union. The imagery has a pixel resolution of 6 inches and was flown in the beginning of 2019. The RMSE is 1.5 ft X and Y. Individual pixel values may have been altered during image processing. Therefore, this service should be used for general reference and viewing. Image analysis requiring examination of individual pixel values is discouraged. To view the latest imagery for any location in the state, customers should use the "Orthoimagery_Latest" image service (https://services.nconemap.gov/secure/rest/services/Imagery/Orthoimagery_Latest/ImageServer).To find specific dates the images were captured use the imagery dates app or download the data.Metadata:Summary metadata for orthoimagery mosaicsSummary metadata for orthoimagery tilesContractor-specific metadata for Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon, and Swain countiesContractor-specific metadata for Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Transylvania countiesContractor-specific metadata for Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Polk, and Rutherford countiesContractor-specific metadata for Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Stanly, and Union counties

NOTE: DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE IMAGERY BY USING THE MAP OR DOWNLOAD TOOLS ON THIS ARCGIS HUB ITEM PAGE. IT WILL RESULT IN A PIXELATED ORTHOIMAGE. INSTEAD, DOWNLOAD THE IMAGERY BY TILE OR BY COUNTY MOSAIC (2010 - current year).This service depicts true color imagery for the 21 counties representing the Northern Piedmont and Mountains region of North Carolina. This includes the following counties: Anson, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Polk, Rutherford, Stanly, Swain, Transylvania, and Union. The imagery has a pixel resolution of 6 inches and was flown in the beginning of 2019. The RMSE is 1.5 ft X and Y. Individual pixel values may have been altered during image processing. Therefore, this service should be used for general reference and viewing. Image analysis requiring examination of individual pixel values is discouraged. To view the latest imagery for any location in the state, customers should use the "Orthoimagery_Latest" image service (https://services.nconemap.gov/secure/rest/services/Imagery/Orthoimagery_Latest/ImageServer).To find specific dates the images were captured use the imagery dates app or download the data.Metadata:Summary metadata for orthoimagery mosaicsSummary metadata for orthoimagery tilesContractor-specific metadata for Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon, and Swain countiesContractor-specific metadata for Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Transylvania countiesContractor-specific metadata for Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Polk, and Rutherford countiesContractor-specific metadata for Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Stanly, and Union counties