This service provides the point dataset representing bridges and other structures, extracted and attributed by the NCDOT Bridge Maintenance Unit's bridge database. The bridge layer is a compilation of data originally found in the Bridge Inventory maps produced by the Mapping group of the State Road Maintenance Unit which has been supplemented with updates from the bridge database of the NCDOT's Bridge Maintenance Unit. This service includes points representing locations of the following structure types:BridgeFederal BridgeLarge PipeCulvertRailroad BridgeTunnelPedestrian WalkwayPedestrian UnderpassPedestrian BridgeCantilever SignOverhead SignT-Pole SignFerry RampPrivate StructureVehicular UnderpassMetadataThe metadata for the contained layer of the NCDOT Structures Service is available through the following link:NCDOT StructuresPoint of Contact North Carolina Department of Information Technology -Transportation, GIS UnitGIS Data and Services ConsultantContact information:gishelp@ncdot.govCentury Center – Building B1020 Birch Ridge DriveRaleigh, NC 27610Hours of service: 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday – FridayContact instructions: Please send an email with any issues, questions, or comments regarding the Structures data. If it is an immediate need, please indicate as such in the subject line in an email.NCDOT GIS Unit GO! NC Product TeamLastUpdated: 2024-11-11 00:00:00

This service provides visual representation of North Carolina Municipal Boundaries defined through the 2021-2022 Powell Bill.This service was created to assist governmental agencies and others in making resource management decisions through use of a Geographic Information System (GIS). Municipal boundaries are recognized as a base cartographic layer for location analysis. This data is current for the fiscal year 2021 - 2022. Municipal boundaries updated this year were based on towns that reported annexation changes to the NC Office of Secretary of State. This may not be representative of all towns with boundary changes this year.The Municipal Boundaries service is based on the Powell Bill Program maps for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. Municipalities in North Carolina participating in the Powell Bill Program are required to submit to NCDOT on a regular basis. These datasets include incorporated municipalities in North Carolina that participate in the Powell Bill Program. Boundaries of municipalities which do not participate in the Powell Bill Program are also included in this data. Sources for the boundaries vary in scale and format as provided by the individual Municipalities.For more detailed information about the Powell Bill Program: https://connect.ncdot.gov/municipalities/State-Street-Aid/pages/default.aspxThe Spatial Data Operations Group at the North Carolina Department of Information Technology-Transportation, GIS Unit serves as the data steward of this service, on behalf of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Powell Bill (State Street-Aid) Program Unit. This data is updated annually, first quarter (usually in February).MetadataThe metadata for the contained layer of the NCDOT City Boundaries Service is available through the following link:Municipal BoundariesPoint of ContactNorth Carolina Department of Information Technology -Transportation, GIS UnitGIS Data and Services ConsultantContact information:gishelp@ncdot.govCentury Center – Building B1020 Birch Ridge DriveRaleigh, NC 27610Hours of service: 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday – FridayContact instructions: Please send an email with any issues, questions, or comments regarding the City Boundaries data. If it is an immediate need, please indicate as such in the subject line in an email.NCDOT GIS Unit GO! NC Product Team

This service provides vector polygon dataset defining the official boundaries of the 100 counties within North Carolina as well as the boundaries between North Carolina and the states which border North Carolina.The North Carolina county polygon boundary service provides location information for North Carolina State and County Boundary lines derived from the best available survey and/or Geographic Information System (GIS) data. Sources for information are the North Carolina Geodetic Survey (NCGS), NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT), United States Geological Survey (USGS), and field surveys conducted by licensed surveyors in North Carolina and neighboring states that have been approved and recorded in their respective counties. Some boundaries cannot be surveyed in cases where boundaries are coincident with river centers. North Carolina Geodetic Survey assists counties on a cooperative basis (NC General Statute 153A-18) in defining and monumenting the location of uncertain or disputed boundaries as established by law. Some counties have completed boundary surveys for at least a portion of their county boundary. However, the majority of county boundaries have not been surveyed and are represented by the best currently available data from GIS sources, including NCDOT county maps (which originally came from the USGS) and updated county parcel maps.This data is updated annually, first quarter (usually in February).MetadataThe metadata for the contained layer of the NCDOT County Boundaries Service is available through the following link:County Boundaries PolygonPoint of Contact North Carolina Department of Information Technology -Transportation, GIS UnitGIS Data and Services ConsultantContact information:gishelp@ncdot.govCentury Center – Building B1020 Birch Ridge DriveRaleigh, NC 27610Hours of service: 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday – FridayContact instructions: Please send an email with any issues, questions, or comments regarding the County Boundaries data. If it is an immediate need, please indicate as such in the subject line in an email.NCDOT GIS Unit GO! NC Product Team

This service provides polygons representing urban areas and clusters in North Carolina. The boundaries were originally generated by the US Census Bureau and have been adjusted (smoothed) by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, in cooperation with North Carolina’s Metropolitan Planning Organizations. Roads within the smooth boundary are considered urban and roads outside the smooth boundary are considered rural.MetadataThe metadata for the contained layer of the NCDOT Smoothed Urban Boundaries Service is available through the following link:Smoothed Urban BoundariesPoint of Contact North Carolina Department of Information Technology -Transportation, GIS UnitGIS Data and Services ConsultantContact information:gishelp@ncdot.govCentury Center – Building B1020 Birch Ridge DriveRaleigh, NC 27610Hours of service: 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday – FridayContact instructions: Please send an email with any issues, questions, or comments regarding the Smoothed Urban Boundaries data. If it is an immediate need, please indicate as such in the subject line in an email.NCDOT GIS Unit GO! NC Product Team

This service provides a quarterly snapshot of the North Carolina state-maintained road network centerlines. Here, the route network is divided into three layers with symbolized Route Classifications listed below.State Maintained RoadsInterstateUS RouteNC RouteSecondary RouteRampsRest AreasOther State Agency RouteState Maintained Roads - Primary RoadsInterstateUS RouteNC RouteState Maintained Roads - InterstatesInterstateNorth Carolina’s route network is comprised of Interstate, US, NC, Secondary Roads, Ramps, and non-state maintained and projected roads required for federal reporting purposes. Route attributes include Route Class, Route Qualifier, Route Inventory, Route Number, Route Name, and County name. The Route ID attribute is an 11-digit composite route number, the identifier for the Dominant Route. It uniquely identifies routes statewide and should be used as the route identifier when performing LRS analysis using route/milepost referencing.NCDOT adopted the road centerline based Linear Reference System (LRS) Network as it’s official Enterprise LRS, to which multiple road inventory attributes are referenced along measured routes throughout North Carolina. These routes are classified as either System or Non-System routes. System routes are routes within the state-maintained road network, and are comprised of Interstates, US Routes, NC Routes, Secondary Routes, Ramps, and Non-System Routes. Non-System routes are routes that are typically not maintained by NCDOT, but instead by a local agency (county, city or MPO/RPO). The local agency is the source for updating these Non-System routes in NCDOT’s LRS. The collection of routes, System and Non-System, is the NCDOT LRS Network referred to as MilePoint.MetadataThe metadata for the contained layers of the NCDOT State Maintained Roads service is available through the following links:NCDOT Route ArcsPoint of Contact North Carolina Department of Information Technology -Transportation, GIS UnitGIS Data and Services ConsultantContact information:gishelp@ncdot.govCentury Center – Building B1020 Birch Ridge DriveRaleigh, NC 27610Hours of service: 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday – FridayContact instructions: Please send an email with any issues, questions, or comments regarding the State Maintained Roads data. If it is an immediate need, please indicate as such in the subject line in an email.NCDOT GIS Unit GO! NC Product TeamLastUpdated: 2024-01-01 00:00:00

This service provides lines representing statewide road centerlines on publicly accessible roads segmented by road intersections and street names. The state road system is comprised of Interstate, US, NC, Secondary Routes, and Ramps. This dataset supports the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) data requirements for the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS). HPMS is a national level highway information system that includes data on the extent, condition, performance, use, and operating characteristics of the Nation's highways. States are required to submit an HPMS report to FHWA annually. This dataset also contains projected routes, generalized locations of routes that will become part of the National Highway System (NHS) when they are built. The non-system roads are consumed and conflated from authoritative sources, including local (i.e., county), state (i.e., parks) and federal (i.e., Forest Service) entities. Data quality is tracked using the revision document fields (GeoDocType and GeoDocId). Legacy data are coded as not verified in the GeoDocType field. The geometry and spatial location of new data is verified with the most current information available (i.e., aerial imagery).MetadataThe metadata for the contained layer of the NCDOT NCRouteArcs Service is available through the following link:NCRouteArcsPoint of Contact North Carolina Department of Information Technology -Transportation, GIS UnitGIS Data and Services ConsultantContact information:gishelp@ncdot.govCentury Center – Building B1020 Birch Ridge DriveRaleigh, NC 27610Hours of service: 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday – FridayContact instructions: Please send an email with any issues, questions, or comments regarding the NCRouteArcs data. If it is an immediate need, please indicate as such in the subject line in an email.NCDOT GIS Unit GO! NC Product Team

The North Carolina State and County Boundary vector polygon data provides location information for North Carolina State and County Boundary lines derived from the best available survey and/or Geographic Information System (GIS) data. Sources for information are the North Carolina Geodetic Survey (NCGS), NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT), United States Geological Survey (USGS), and field surveys conducted by licensed surveyors in North Carolina and neighboring states that have been approved and recorded in their respective counties. North Carolina Geodetic Survey assists counties on a cooperative basis (NC General Statute 153A-18) in defining and monumenting the location of uncertain or disputed boundaries as established by law. Some counties have completed boundary surveys for at least a portion of their county boundary. However, the majority of county boundaries have not been surveyed and are represented by the best currently available data from GIS sources, including NCDOT county maps (which originally came from the USGS) and updated county parcel maps.

This service provides lines representing designated secondary routes in North Carolina where truck traffic with axle weights exceeding 13,000 pounds is prohibited by ordinance. These roads are shown as symbolized centerlines aligned to NCDOT’s route network. The Posted Route attribute value is the ordinance number; any value present indicates that the segment is part of the Posted Route system. Roads are posted to avoid damage to the roadway. As roads are improved and strengthened, they may be removed from this list.More information about North Carolina's Posted Roads can be found here:https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/Asset-Management/Pages/Posted-Roads.aspxDetailed information regarding NCDOT ordinances, including truck restrictions, can be found here:https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Pages/Safety-Ordinances.aspxA Posted and Restricted Roads lookup system can be accessed at this link:https://apps.ncdot.gov/PRR/RoadSearch.aspxMetadataThe metadata for the contained layer of the NCDOT Posted Roads Service is available through the following link:Posted RoutesPoint of Contact North Carolina Department of Information Technology -Transportation, GIS UnitGIS Data and Services ConsultantContact information:gishelp@ncdot.govCentury Center – Building B1020 Birch Ridge DriveRaleigh, NC 27610Hours of service: 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday – FridayContact instructions: Please send an email with any issues, questions, or comments regarding the Posted Roads data. If it is an immediate need, please indicate as such in the subject line in an email.NCDOT GIS Unit GO! NC Product TeamLastUpdated: 2024-11-11 00:00:00

With more than 44,000 Portable Traffic Count (PTC) Stations located throughout North Carolina, Traffic Survey has adopted a collection schedule. Please see our website: https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/trafficsurvey/for further details. The data in this file was digitized referencing the available NCDOT Linear Referencing System (LRS) and is not the result of using GPS equipment in the field, nor latitude and longitude coordinates. The referencing provided is based on the 2015 Quarter 1 publication of the NCDOT Linear Referencing System (LRS). Some differences will be found when using different quarterly publications with this data set. The data provided is seasonally factored to an estimate of an annual average of daily traffic. The statistics provided are: CVRG_VLM_I: Traffic Survey's seven digit unique station identifier COUNTY: County NameROUTE: Numbered route identifier, or local name if not State maintainedLOCATION: Description of the Annual Average Daily Traffic station location AADT_2015: Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic in vehicles per day for 2015AADT_2014: Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic in vehicles per day for 2014AADT_2013: Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic in vehicles per day for 2013 AADT_2012: Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic in vehicles per day for 2012 AADT_2011: Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic in vehicles per day for 2011 AADT_2010: Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic in vehicles per day for 2010 AADT_2009: Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic in vehicles per day for 2009 AADT_2008: Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic in vehicles per day for 2008 AADT_2007: Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic in vehicles per day for 2007 AADT_2006: Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic in vehicles per day for 2006 AADT_2005: Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic in vehicles per day for 2005 AADT_2004: Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic in vehicles per day for 2004 AADT_2003: Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic in vehicles per day for 2003 AADT_2002: Estimated Annual Average Daily Traffic in vehicles per day for 2002 Note: A value of zero in the AADT field indicates no available AADT data for that year. Please note the following: Not ALL roads have PTC stations located on them. With the exception of Interstate, NC and US routes, NCDOT County Maps refer to roads using a four digit Secondary Road Number, not a road’s local name. If additional information is needed, or an issue with the data is identified, please contact the Traffic Survey Group at 919 814-5116. Disclaimer related to the spatial accuracy of this file: Data in this file was digitized referencing the available NCDOT GIS Data Layer, LRS Arcs Shapefile Format from Quarter 1 release and is not the result of using GPS equipment in the field.North Carolina Department of Transportation shall not be held liable for any errors in this data. This includes errors of omission, commission, errors concerning the content of data, and relative positional accuracy of the data. This data cannot be construed to be a legal document.

This service provides lines representing statewide road centerlines on publicly accessible roads segmented by a subset of road characteristics for the state road system. The state road system is comprised of Interstate, US, NC, Secondary Routes, and Ramps. Each arc/record is split where road characteristics change along a route. This data supports the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) data requirements for the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS). HPMS is a national level highway information system that includes data on the extent, condition, performance, use, and operating characteristics of the nation's highways. States are required to submit an HPMS report to FHWA annually. This data also contains projected routes, generalized locations of routes that will become part of the National Highway System (NHS) when they are built. The non-system roads are consumed and conflated from authoritative sources, including local (i.e., county), state (i.e., parks) and federal (i.e., Forest Service) entities.This data is updated quarterly, usually February, May, August, and November.MetadataThe metadata for the contained layer of the NCDOT Road Characteristics Service is available through the following link:Public Road CharacteristicsPoint of Contact North Carolina Department of Information Technology -Transportation, GIS UnitGIS Data and Services ConsultantContact information:gishelp@ncdot.govCentury Center – Building B1020 Birch Ridge DriveRaleigh, NC 27610Hours of service: 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday – FridayContact instructions: Please send an email with any issues, questions, or comments regarding the Road Characteristics data. If it is an immediate need, please indicate as such in the subject line in an email.NCDOT GIS Unit GO! NC Product TeamLastUpdated: 2024-11-11 00:00:00

This service provides polygons representing urban areas and clusters in North Carolina. The boundaries were originally generated by the US Census Bureau and have been adjusted (smoothed) by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, in cooperation with North Carolina’s Metropolitan Planning Organizations. Roads within the smooth boundary are considered urban and roads outside the smooth boundary are considered rural.MetadataThe metadata for the contained layer of the NCDOT Smoothed Urban Boundaries Service is available through the following link:Smoothed Urban BoundariesPoint of Contact North Carolina Department of Information Technology -Transportation, GIS UnitGIS Data and Services ConsultantContact information:gishelp@ncdot.govCentury Center – Building B1020 Birch Ridge DriveRaleigh, NC 27610Hours of service: 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday – FridayContact instructions: Please send an email with any issues, questions, or comments regarding the Smoothed Urban Boundaries data. If it is an immediate need, please indicate as such in the subject line in an email.NCDOT GIS Unit GO! NC Product Team

These data provide an accurate high-resolution shoreline extracted from lidar derived digital elevation models of Oregon Inlet, NC This vector shoreline data is based on a specific tidal datum that may be suitable as a geographic information system (GIS) data layer. This metadata describes information for both the line and point shapefiles. The NGS attribution scheme 'Coastal Cartographic Objec...

This service provides lines representing state maintained railroad track for mapping, planning and modeling purposes. The North Carolina rail lines are provided by the NCDOT Rail Division. The service includes line features that represent all standard gauge freight and passenger railroad track in North Carolina. The linework was digitized based on the most recent statewide aerial photography provided by the State of North Carolina. Select segments representing out of service track have been added to the dataset to aid in preserved and future corridor analysis.This service is intended for use as a reference layer. Full Rail System information such as owner, operator, track type, branch, beginning milepost, ending milepost, and service status can be found in the NCDOT North Carolina Rail System service.MetadataThe metadata for the contained layer of the NCDOT Railroad Service is available through the following link:Railroad TrackPoint of Contact North Carolina Department of Information Technology -Transportation, GIS UnitGIS Data and Services ConsultantContact information:gishelp@ncdot.govCentury Center – Building B1020 Birch Ridge DriveRaleigh, NC 27610Hours of service: 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday – FridayContact instructions: Please send an email with any issues, questions, or comments regarding the Railroad data. If it is an immediate need, please indicate as such in the subject line in an email.NCDOT GIS Unit GO! NC Product Team

The NC Emergency Management's Spatial Data Download website. GIS data available includes: flood zones, QL1 and QL2 LiDAR, Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) sourced from the LiDAR, building footprints, and school locations. An NCID or Google login is required - see the website for more details.https://sdd.nc.gov/sdd

This service represents North Carolina's rail lines, railroad facilities and railroad crossings provided by the NCDOT Rail Division.Rail Lines — Includes line features that represent all standard gauge freight and passenger railroad track in North Carolina. The linework was digitized based on the most recent statewide aerial photography provided by the State of North Carolina. Select segments representing out of service track have been added to the dataset to aid in preserved and future corridor analysis.Railroad Facilities — Includes point features that represent the supporting infrastructure that is used by the rail industry to conduct ongoing rail operations such as railroad yards, rail stations, intermodal and transload facilities.Railroad Crossings — Includes point features that represent public and pedestrian crossings in North Carolina. Only open and inactive crossings are included; closed crossings have been omitted. Crossing location and status were verified by cross-referencing Federal Railroad Administration public crossing database with North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division's crossing database, railroad company track charts and aerial imagery. Where in doubt, crossing status has been investigated by contacting the rail company, landowner, or municipality within whose jurisdiction the crossing falls.MetadataThe metadata for the contained layer of the NCDOT Rail System Service is available through the following link:Railroad TrackRailroad FacilitiesRailroad CrossingsPoint of Contact North Carolina Department of Information Technology -Transportation, GIS UnitGIS Data and Services ConsultantContact information:gishelp@ncdot.govCentury Center – Building B1020 Birch Ridge DriveRaleigh, NC 27610Hours of service: 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday – FridayContact instructions: Please send an email with any issues, questions, or comments regarding the Rail System data. If it is an immediate need, please indicate as such in the subject line in an email.NCDOT GIS Unit GO! NC Product Team

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission in cooperation with the N.C. Center for Geographic Information and Analysis developed the WRC DPMTW digital data to enhance planning and management of trout streams. The GIS data set depicts the trout regulations in effect on trout streams managed under the DPMTW program as listed in the 1997-98 North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest (Effective July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998). This file enables the user to identify the regulations in effect through a color coding system that reflects the foreground color of signs posted along the streams. The file also reveals whether or not the streams are located on public lands (game lands). Publically accessible lands data were derived from Federal lands files, North Carolina game lands files, and data digitized from private ownership maps. Plans are to update these maps as changes occur. These maps are provided as a guide to trout waters and users should refer to the current Regulations Digest to confirm regulations in effect. This data was created to assist governmental agencies and others in making resource management decisions through use of a Geographic Information System (GIS). For more information go to cgia.state.nc.us/

North Carolina building outline dataset.

The Airport Points and Estimated Pavement map contains basic information about North Carolina airports included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). The location information also known as the airport reference point (ARP) is from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Master Record (https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/airportdata_5010/#5010) and is accurate as of 06/21/2019. The airport class data is from the NCDOT Division of Aviation’s Airport System Plan Update (https://connect.ncdot.gov/municipalities/State-Airport-Aid/State%20Airport%20Aid%20Documents/NC%20Airport%20System%20Plan%20(2015).pdf) dated December 2015. Any of the airports that have an Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) or Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) has the type, owner, reporting frequency, and reporting phone number (https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/weather/asos/). A link to has been provided in the data to retrieve the most recently disseminated weather report from the systems. These data were last updated July 2024. Please contact the Division of Aviation with any questions about the data.Contact:Jaimie Nevinsext-janevins@ncdot.govNC Department of Information Technology - Transportation

The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. Primary roads are generally divided, limited-access highways within the interstate highway system or under State management, and are distinguished by the presence of interchanges. These highways are accessible by ramps and may include some toll highways. The MAF/TIGER Feature Classification Code (MTFCC) is S1100 for primary roads. Secondary roads are main arteries, usually in the U.S. Highway, State Highway, and/or County Highway system. These roads have one or more lanes of traffic in each direction, may or may not bedivided, and usually have at-grade intersections with many other roads and driveways. They usually have both a local name and a route number. The MAF/TIGER Feature Classification Code (MTFCC) is S1200 for secondary roads.

This service provides the North Carolina Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Rural Planning Organization (RPO) boundaries represented as polygons. The polygons depicting the various MPO and RPO boundaries cover the entire state of North Carolina. Existing MPOs expanded their Metropolitan Planning Areas (MPAs) to include all territory in Census 2010 UZAs (Urbanized Areas). All boundary adjustments are approved by the Governor(s) and submitted to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Division Office(s). The MPA boundaries include the entire UZA boundary identified in the 2010 decennial U.S. Census and the contiguous geographic area likely to become urbanized within 20 years. RPOs were created for transportation planning in rural North Carolina areas not within an MPO. Portions of NC county boundaries are also included in the design of the MPO and RPO boundaries. Support and maintenance of the spatial database where this data resides is handled by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Transportation Planning Division. MetadataThe metadata for the contained layer of the NCDOT MPO and RPO Boundaries Service is available through the following link:MPO & RPO BoundariesPoint of Contact North Carolina Department of Information Technology -Transportation, GIS UnitGIS Data and Services ConsultantContact information:gishelp@ncdot.govCentury Center – Building B1020 Birch Ridge DriveRaleigh, NC 27610Hours of service: 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday – FridayContact instructions: Please send an email with any issues, questions, or comments regarding the MPO & RPO Boundaries data. If it is an immediate need, please indicate as such in the subject line in an email.NCDOT GIS Unit GO! NC Product Team