Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

 Some of the services provided by the RPC include the following:

• provide local and regional GIS mapping services
• color or black and white maps up to 34×44 inches
• regional orthophotographs (digitally corrected aerial images)
• data sets including land use, transportation, surface waters, structures, wetlands and special natural areas, political and administrative boundaries, and zoning

2009 Regional Plan Maps 

Example town projects

West Windsor’s Local Resources and Businesses

A new poster of West Windsor’s local resources and Businesses has recently been completed by SWCRPC with the Ottauquechee Natural Resources Conservation District in December 2012.  Posters are available for purchase at the Brownsville General Store with proceeds going to the West Windsor Conservation Fund.

 

Vermont GIS Resources

• Vermont Center for Geographic Information – The Center of all GIS activity in Vermont
• Vermont Town Highway Maps
• Vermont ANR Natural Resource Atlas
• Renewable Energy Atlas of Vermont
• Vermont BioFinder Mapping Tool
• Vermont Agency of Natural Resources – Natural Resources Atlas

 General Mapping Resources

• Free GIS Software from ESRI (ArcExplorer)
• Google Maps and Google Earth – free mapping tools
• Sketch up – free 3D modelling tool

 Vermont Transportation Maps and GIS

The following maps are published by the VTrans Mapping Unit and can be useful for regional and local transportation planning.

• Town Highway Maps
• County-Town Map Series
• Bridge & Culvert Inspection Maps
• VTrans District Maps
• Maintenance Districts of the State of Vermont Map
• Transportation Map of the State of Vermont (Map No. 1)
• Transportation Facilities Map of the State of Vermont (Map No. 4)
• Functional Class Map
• Federal Highway System – Statewide Map and Town Map Series
• Field Assessment Map Series

Additional Information

If you have any questions, please contact Katharine Otto