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Regional Land Information System (Metro)

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A
Airports

Runway outlines of Portland International, Portland-Hillsboro and Troutdale airports
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Arterials

Regional arterial street network derived from the street network
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B
Bike routes

Regional bike routes as they appear on the published 2002 Metro Bike There! map
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Block Groups, 1990

1990 census tract block groups
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Block Groups,2000

U.S. Census Bureau's year 2000 Block Group boundaries
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Building permit historic data

Historic building permit data issued for new construction begining with July 1995
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Building permits

Permits issued for new construction since January 1997
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C
Canopy Cover, 1998

Urban forest canopy cover mapped with Landsat TM
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Census Tracts, 1990

US Census Bureau census tracts
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Census Tracts, 2000

US Census Bureau census tracts
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City Halls

City hall locations
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City Limits

Portland metro city boundaries
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Contours

Elevation lines from USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps
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Contours (five ft. interval)

By-product of the 2001 digital ortho-rectified imagery
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County Boundaries

Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington, OR; Clark County, WA
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D
Developed land

Any land not classified as undeveloped
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E
Employment

Metro estimates of retail, non-retail and total employment by Transportation Analysis Zone
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Environmental zones

City of Portland's environmental conservation and preservation zones
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F
Fire Districts

Fire District Boundary file
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Fire Stations

Fire station locations
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Flood Plains

100 Year Flood Plain as delineated by FEMA
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Freeways

Regional freeways derived from arterial streets layer
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G
Garbage Hauler Boundaries

Coverage areas for each Hauler Company
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H
Hillshade

Graphic image to be used to create shaded relief
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Hospitals

Location of area hospitals
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Hydric Soils

NRCS soils mapping
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I
Industrial Land Supply

Representation of the Regional Industrial Land Supply analysis
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L
Land Cover, 1998

Land Cover Layer developed from Landsat TM
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Land Use Plans

Land use plan designation boundaries from local comprehensive plans
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Libraries

Public library locations
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Light rail

Light rail lines (MAX) and central city street car lines and stations
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Light rail stations

Light rail stations (MAX) and central city street car stops
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Major arterials

Major regional arterial streets derived from the streets layer
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Major Contours

Elevation lines from USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle at 100 foot intervals
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Major Rivers

Major rivers and water bodies derived from Metro's Riv_poly data
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Metro boundary

Portland metro boundary
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Metro council districts

Seven Metro council districts
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Metro council districts 2003

Six Metro council districts. Effective January 1, 2003
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N
National Wetlands Inventory

Wetlands location and classification as defined by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Neighborhoods

Neighborhood organization (NBO) and community planning organization (CPO)
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P
Park Districts

Park District Boundary file
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Parks and open space

Public and private parks and open space
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Q
Quarter sections

Quarter sections as defined by the public land survey system (PLSS)
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Quarter Townships

Quarter townships as defined by the public land survey system (PLSS)
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R
Railroads

Heavy rail lines
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Rivers

River and waterbody data layer
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S
School Districts

School district boundaries
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Schools

Private and public school locations
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Sections

Sections as defined by the public land survey system (PLSS)
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Sewer Districts

Sewer District Boundary file
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Sidewalk Lookup Table

Regional inventory of sidewalks on all streets within Portland and Vancouver
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Slope

Area with a slope equal to or greater than 25 percent (12 degrees)
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Soils

NRCS soils mapping
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Streams

Rivers, streams, lakes and other water bodies of the Metro region
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Streets

Regional street network with geocodable addresses
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T
Tax lots

Tax lots, right-of-way outlines and tax account numbers
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Taxlot photo index

Group of four sections as defined by the public land survey system (PLSS)
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Townships

Townships as defined by the public land survey system (PLSS)
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Tri-met Boundary

Tri-met's political boundary
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Tri-Met Bus System (downtown labels)

Downtown bus labels
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Tri-Met Bus System (Lables)

Bus labels
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Tri-Met Bus System (routes)

Bus routes
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Tri-Met Bus System (stops)

Bus stops
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Tri-Met Park and Ride Lots

Locations of Tri-Met park & ride lots and transit centers
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Tri-Met Transit Centers

Tri-Met transit centers
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U
Undeveloped land

Lands appearing unimproved on aerial photography
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Urban Growth Boundary

Urban growth boundary separates urban and urbanized land from rural land
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Urban Reserves

Areas outside the urban growth boundary for future addition to the urban land supply
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V
Vegetation Cover

Vegetation coverage mapped with color IR aerial photography and Landsat TM
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Voter Precincts

Voter precinct boundaries
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W
Water Districts

Water District Boundary file
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Watersheds

Watersheds for the region, from USGS 7.5 minute quad topography
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Wetlands

National Wetland Inventory (NWI) with revisions made by local governments
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Z
ZIP codes

United States Postal Service ZIP codes boundaries
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Zoning

Zoning designation boundaries from local zoning ordinances
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Last revised: March 21, 2003

Last revised: March 21, 2003