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Data Layers Announcements

Title	Announcement Date

Release Updates	5/15/2017
The NCDOT GIS Unit is pleased to announce release of the GIS Data layers on the GIS unit webpage specified below for Second Quarter 2017. Future Quarter releases are tentatively scheduled for the following months: August, November, February and May 1. The NCDOT Rail Division data for Crossings and Track locations have been updated. 2. The NCDOT Structure Locations which includes Bridge data has been updated and is now available for download. 3. The Second Quarter 2017 Release of the Road Characteristics layer is now available which includes both System and Non-System routes. The HighwayExit point feature class is included in the GDB. 4. The Second Quarter 2017 Release of the Statewide System and Non-System Road Arcs and Statewide System and Non-System Road Routes is now available. 5. Metadata (information about the layer) is included for all layers available on this page and within the layer download and viewable through ArcCatalog. 6. Data translation documents are available for NCRoutes, NCRouteArcs and NCRouteCharacteristics for download. These documents translate the old field names to the new field name as well as provide their meaning, source contact and extent of each field. These documents are similar to metadata but provide a more user-friendly, printer friendly read that can be accessed without ArcGIS software or downloading any of the feature layers. For more information about available NCDOT data, please see document NCDOT GIS Unit Announcements. If you have any questions, please contact gishelp@ncdot.gov.

Tabular Road Data

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Road Data

Title
Statewide System & Non-System Road Arcs
An Arc Layer for visual representation of the state road system where each arc/record is split at each road intersection. This is a digital file of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Linear Referencing System that represents the routes and attributes of the NCDOT state road system. The state road system is comprised of Interstate, US, NC, Secondary Routes, and Ramps and all non-state maintained and projected roads required for reporting purposes. NCRouteArcs Shapefile Format NCRouteArcs File Geodatabase Format NCDOT Route Arcs Field Descriptions (pdf) Uncompressed GDB file size: ~302 MB Uncompressed SHP file size: ~ 1.11 GB
Release: Second Quarter 2017 Release

Statewide System & Non-System Road Routes
A Route Layer for visual representation of attributes stored by County/Route/Milepost linear reference. This is a digital file of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Linear Referencing System that represents the routes and attributes of the NCDOT state road system. The state road system is comprised of Interstate, US, NC, Secondary Routes, and Ramps and all non-state maintained and projected roads required for reporting purposes. NCRoutes Shapefile Format NCRoutes File Geodatabase Format NCDOT Routes Field Descriptions (pdf) Uncompressed GDB file size: ~ 176 MB Uncompressed SHP file size: ~ 477 MB
Release: Second Quarter 2017 Release

Road Characteristics Arcs
An Arc Layer for visual representation of a subset of road characteristics for the state road systems. Each arc/record is split where road characteristics change along a route. This is a digital file of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's road inventory database that represents a subset of road characteristic attributes of the NCDOT state road system. The state road system is comprised of Interstate, US, NC, Secondary Routes, and Ramps. This layer also includes all non-state maintained and projected roads that are required for reporting purposes. Road Characteristics Arcs Shapefile Format Road Characteristics Arcs File Geodatabase Format Review the following before downloading the Road Characteristics files: Road Characteristics Field Descriptions (pdf) Guide to NCDOT Eleven Digit Route Number (pdf) Uncompressed GDB file size: ~ 389 MB Uncompressed SHP file size: ~ 1.78 GB
Release: Second Quarter 2017 Release

Boundary Data

Title
Municipal Boundaries
Polygon layer primarily consisting of municipalities that participate in the Powell Bill. Municipal Boundaries
Release: FY 2016 Powell Bill Boundaries

NCDOT Division Boundaries
Polygon layer representing the NCDOT Division boundaries. DOT Division Boundary
Release: Released First Quarter Annually

County Boundaries with Shoreline
Polygon layer representing county boundaries for use in depicting the boundaries with a shoreline. County Boundary Shoreline
Release: Released First Quarter Annually

Smoothed 2010 Census Urbanized Boundaries
Polygon layer representing the smoothed boundaries for the 2010 Census urban areas 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.　 Smoothed Urban Boundaries
Release:

MPO/RPO Boundaries
Polygons depicting the various MPO and RPO boundaries, covering the entire state of North Carolina. Existing MPOs expanded their Metropolitan Planning Areas (MPAs) to include all territory in Census 2010 UZAs. All boundary adjustments are approved by the Governor(s) and submitted to the FHWA Division Office(s). The MPA boundaries include the entire UZA boundary identified in the 2010 decennial 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. State MPO/RPO Boundaries
Release:

County Boundaries
Polygon layer representing County Boundaries developed by North Carolina Geodetic Survey to facilitate planning, siting, and impact analysis in the 100 individual counties of North Carolina. County Boundaries
Release: Released First Quarter Annually

Other Data

Title	Release
Integrated Statewide Road Network (ISRN)
A statewide road layer that incorporates all road systems built from local and TIGER sources. This product is version 2 of an initiative to build, maintain, and incorporate all road systems in a comprehensive digital layer. See the documents within the ZIP file for a detailed product description, geocoding and networking instructions, and related statistics. Integrated Statewide Road Network Data

NCDOT Bike Routes
The bike routes shapefile contains lines representing North Carolina bike routes, as defined by the Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation. Bike routes include the Interstate, State, County, Regional, and Urban routes and were based on the DOTRoads file, produced by NCDOT. The shapefile layer is in North Carolina Stateplane NAD83 meters format. State Bicycle Routes (shp) (requires software that can read ESRI shapefile format) State Bicycle Routes (pdf) (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

NCDOT Bridges & Other Structures	Second Quarter 2017 Release
The Structures layer contains all features previously found in the NCDOTBridgeLocations shapefile, plus 3 types of signs currently maintained by the NCDOT Structures Management Unit. Structure Locations Statewide

NCDOT Rail Division Data	Second Quarter 2017 Release
An authoritative geospatial representation of accurate and consistent railroad layers from the North Carolina Rail Division. The track dataset provided includes line data that represents the entire standard gauge freight and passenger railroad track in North Carolina. NCDOT Rail Track Shapefile Format NCDOT Rail Track File Geodatabase Format The crossings dataset provided includes point data that represets all open and public rail crossings in North Carolina. NCDOT Rail Crossings Shapefile Format NCDOT Rail Crossings File Geodatabase Format The facility dataset contains point features that represent railroad yards, intermodal and transload locations. NCDOT Rail Facility Shapefile Format NCDOT Rail Facility File Geodatabase Format

GIS Data Catalog

GIS Data Catalog.xlsx
Contains content shared through GO!NC as of 6/19/17. Content shared through GO!NC can change daily as new products are created and updated. Search the GO!NC site (https://ncdot.maps.arcgis.com) for the most current information.

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