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GIS Services for Citizens

Many GIS data layers and map products are available for purchase. A complete product/price list is shown below. All products may be purchased from the Department of Planning and Zoning, 410-313-2073. This service is temporarily located at 8930 Stanford Blvd in Columbia, MD.
 
Printed Map Products
Electronic (Digital) Map Products

 

Printed Map Products: Several large format map products are available for purchase. The GIS Division does not have resources to create custom maps for the public.

 

Map Product Name

Description

Update Schedule

Price

Land Feature Grid Map 1” = 200’ black and white maps showing such features and roads, buildings, trees, topography, etc. Last updated spring 2002 $1 per grid
Aerial-topo grid maps 1” = 200’ color plots showing aerial photography and 5' contour lines of elevation. Last updated spring 2004 $32 per grid
Zoning 1” = 600’ black and white maps showing zoning, various easements, historic districts roads and parcel boundaries. Every 6 months in July and January $1 per grid

 

Electronic GIS data layers: Important – Electronic GIS data layers require specialized GIS software for viewing and analysis.

Data is available in either AutoCAD© or ESRI© shapefile formats. DVDs are $200 each, which includes countywide coverage of all data layers. For detailed descriptions of accuracy levels, source information, attribution and updates of each data layer, please review the Data Information Page for that layer. All data purchases are subject to license agreement.

 

Vector data layer DVD:

 

Layer

Description

Update Schedule

Address Points Point features located on building footprints attributed with street address information. Annual
Geodetic Benchmarks & Stations Locations for survey control benchmarks and stations including scanned recovery cards for each location. As needed
Land Features Planimetric data layers such as buildings, roads, streams, water bodies, pools, trees, trails, sports fields, etc. Semi-annually
Property boundaries Locations of property boundaries attributed with tax account ID. Annual
Street centerline Road centerlines attributed with road names and address ranges. Annual
Topography Topographic lines at 2’ contour intervals As needed
Water & Sewer Water and sewer line locations. Annual
Zoning Zoning districts. Annual

 

Orthophotography DVD: This product contains countywide digital ortho photography collected in the spring of 2007 at a 1:2400 spatial accuracy. The cost is $200.

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