Digital data and maps are provided for download and use by planners. GIS files
are either ESRI Personal Geodatabase or Shapefile format and have been
compressed with WinZip. All maps include metadata. Some of these data and maps
are subject to periodic updates so please check back accordingly. The DCA
release date for each dataset is provided in parentheses following each listing
below.
Census Maps
Census TIGER/Line maps, including boundaries,
are now available as shapefiles directly from the U.S. Census Bureau. Shapefiles are digital vector maps that require Georgraphical Information System software or other software that reads this format.
(4-1-2008)
Boundary Maps
Use the link above to the 'Census TIGER/Line maps' to obtain the most recent boundary maps for Georgia. These will include Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) updates, for example, the 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles contain annexation and de-annexation information collected during BAS 2007 and the boundaries that were effective on January 1, 2007.
Coastal Resource Maps
Download
a set of maps including Coastal Marshlands, Georgia Shorelines, and Gray's Reef
National Marine Sanctuary. According to DCA's Minimum Standards and Procedures
for Local Comprehensive Planning "Coastal Resources: Include beaches, coastal
marshes and estuaries that are vulnerable to the impacts of development."
(11-25-2002)
Community Facility Map
Download
a statewide Community Facility map compiled by DCA and the Regional Development
Centers. (11-18-2002)
Regional maps of cultural resources are available for download by Regional
Development Centers in their secure ftp folders at
ftp://www.georgiaplanning.com. Archaeological sites, in general, are a
state-required 'natural and cultural resources' planning element according to
DCA Rules (Chapter 110-12-1-.04.). According to the Georgia Department of
Natural Resources' Rules for Environmental Planning Criteria (Chapter
391-3-16-.04.) certain archaeological sites are protected when within wetlands
and protected river corridors. Information for these maps were originally
compiled by the Georgia Archaeological Site File (GASF), located at the
University of Georgia Laboratory of Archaeology. Georgia Department of Natural
Resources- Historic Preservation Division, Office of the State Archaeologist
working with DCA has developed a generalized map of archaeological site
locations for general purpose community planning. These DCA derived maps
consists of those census blocks whick contained archaeological sites recorded
in the GASF. (6-14-2004)
Demographic and Economic Data
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Population, Housing, and Economic Development data that have been especially
prepared to fulfill the data requirements prescribed by the Rules for Planning
and the Georgia Planning Act.
Groundwater Recharge Area Map
Download
a statewide map of groundwater recharge areas, from the Georgia Department of
Natural Resources' Digital Environmental Atlas of Georgia. (Shape File format)
(6-14-2004)
Protected Mountain Area Map
Download
a statewide DCA map of protected mountain areas, as required by the Georgia
Department of Natural Resources- Environmental Protection Division- Rules for
Environmental Planning Criteria 391-3-16-.05. Mountain protection is also a
DCA-required natural resources planning element. This is a DCA-compiled map,
based on analysis of the 1:24,000-scale National Elevation Dataset.
(3-15-2002)
Protected River Maps
Download
the statewide maps of 'Protected Rivers', Cities
with Protected Rivers and Counties
with Protected Rivers. River Corridor Protection Plans are required for
designated streams by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Rules for
Environmental Planning Criteria 391-3-16-.04 and are also a DCA-required
natural resources planning element. This is a DCA-compiled map that differs
substantially from the 'Corridor' coverage in the 'Digital Environmental Atlas
of Georgia' (Georgia Geologic Survey Publication CD-1). The DNR map (compiled
by the USGS) errantly contains river reservoir areas and does not include all
of the stream segments down to the jurisdiction of the Coastal Marshland
Protection Act area. (1-3-2003)
Water Supply Watershed Maps
Download
a statewide DCA composite of water supply watershed maps, based on maps
provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources- Environmental
Protection Division. (Shape File format) (6-14-2004)
Poverty Map
Download
a Google Earth KMZ-format statewide map of census block groups with greater than 20-percent poverty. Based on Census 2000 block group (TIGER 2005 version) map
and US Census 2000 Summary File 3, Table P87, Poverty Status 1999. (3-7-2007)
Aerial Photography
Download
a compressed county mosaic image of National Agricultural Imagery Program air photos for a Georgia County. These air photos were acquired during 2007. (11-1-2007)
