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Transportation	Physical Environment	Political/Administrative
DATA INDEX

Road Base Bus/Transit Rail Freight/Ports Airports Projects California Interregional Blueprint (CIB)	Soil and Vegetation Elevation Hydrography Shoreline	Cultural
		Imagery
		Map images (geo-referenced)

Other Infrastructure

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TRANSPORTATION

ROAD BASE
Description	Request/Comment	Updated	Reviewed	Topology	Category

Agricultural Border Inspection Stations		May 09	2009	point	I
Alternate Bike Routes		Dec 94	no review	line	I
Bridges - State Highway System		Dec 09	2008	point	I
High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Highway Performance Monitoring System - Click Here	Click on links for current Caltrans HPMS data				I
Local Road Bridges		Dec 09	2008	point	I
Caltrans Maintenance Facilites		June 07	2007	point	I
Park and Ride Lots		Sept 2010	2010	point	I
Safety Roadside Rest Areas		Jan 04	2004	point	I
State Highway Shields		Jan 02	2002	point	I
State Highway Routes - Click Here	Click on links for TIGER/Line Shapefiles for California We are currently working on a new highway and road files. Keep checking the GIS Data Library web page for changes				I
State Scenic Highway		Feb 10	2009	line	I
Summit Locations on State Highway System		Aug 94	no review	point	I
Transportation Management Association Legislative Boundaries		Feb 98	no review	poly	I
Transportation Management System Elements		Oct 29	2008	point	I
Travel Plaza		Oct 06	no review	point	I
Vista Points		Jun 00	2000	point	I
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TIGER Roads - Click Here	Click on links for TIGER/Line Shapefiles for California We are currently working on a new highway and road files. Keep checking the GIS Data Library web page for changes				I
Tele Atlas Roads	For Caltrans Use Only	Apr 08	2008	line	II
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BUS/TRANSIT
Bus Terminals		Aug 95	no review	point	I
Fixed Route Bus System		Aug 01	no review	line	I
Amtrak Bus Station		Sept 2010	2010	point	I
Rail and Ferry Feeder Bus Routes		Jun 94	no review	line	I
Commuter Ferry Routes and Terminals		Jun 94	no review	line	I
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RAIL
Railroad Lines		Sept	2010	line	I
Passenger Rail Stations		Jun 07	2007	point	I
Light Rail		Nov 03	2003	line	I
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FREIGHT/PORTS
Intermodal Freight Transfer Facilities		Jan 99	1999	point	I
Intermodal Transfer Facilities - Tanker Terminals		Jan 99	no review	point	I
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facilities		May 07	2007	point	I
Truck Network		Jun 04	2006	line	I
Public and Private Ports		Aug 2011	2011	point	I
Public and Private Port Boundaries		Aug 2011	2011	poly	I
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AIRPORTS
Airport Boundaries		Jan 99	1999	poly	I
Airport Runways		Apr 03	2003	line	I
Airports		Apr 08	2008	point	I
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PROJECTS
Airport Planned		Jun 07	no review	point	I
Highway Planned		Jun 07	no review	line	I
Highway Programmed		Jun 07	no review	line	I
Local Roads Planned		Jun 07	no review	line	I
Local Roads Programmed		Jun 07	no review	line	I
Bike, Ped, Transit Planned		Jun 07	no review	point	I
Bike, Ped, Transit Programmed		Jun 07	no review	point	I
Charted Planned (mapped at county seat)		Jun 07	no review	point	I
Charted Programmed (mapped at county seat)		Jun 07	no review	point	I
Rail Planned		Jun 07	no review	line	I
Rail Programmed		Jun 07	no review	line	I
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LONG-RANGE PLANS - CALIFORNIA INTERREGIONAL BLUEPRINT (CIB)
Planned Projects:
Focus Track		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Express Lanes		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Proposed Intercity Rail		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Proposed Increase in Service Frequencies on Capitol Corridor		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Proposed Increase in Service Frequencies on Pacific Surfliner		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Proposed Increase in Service Frequencies on San Joaquin		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Proposed Commuter Rail		Jan 2011	2011	line	I
Goods Movement Planned Project Linework		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Goods Movement Planned Project Points		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Existing System:
California Interregional Blueprint (CIB) Highway		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Corridor System Management Plan (CSMP) Corridors		Dec 2010	2010	line	I
Park and Ride Lots		Sept 2010	2010	point	I
Railroad Lines		Sept	2010	line	I
Altamont Commuter Express (ACE)		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Caltrain		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Coaster		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Metrolink		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Amtrak Bus Feeder Routes		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Amtrak Bus Station		Sept 2010	2010	point	I
Major Gateways		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Port of Entry		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Public and Private Ports		Aug 2011	2011	point	I
Goods Movement Railroad Routes		Sept 2010	2010	line	I
Airports		Apr 08	2008	point	I
Other:
Caltrans Adjusted Urbanized Areas (includes urbanized area designated year)		March 2010	2010	poly	I

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OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE

Description	Request/Comment	Updated	Reviewed	Topology	Category

Aggregate Mines		Jun 06	2006	point	I
Health Care Facilities		Oct 97	no review	point	I
U.S. Weather Service Observation Stations		Jul 06	2006	point	I

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PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

SOIL and VEGETATION
Description	Request/Comment		Updated	Reviewed	Topology	Category

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Soils - STATSGO (generalized soil data) - Click Here Note: Name is changing to Digital General Soil Map	Click on links for current STATSGO data and metadata from NRCS					I
Soils - SSURGO (detailed soil data) - Click Here	Click on links for current SSURGO data and metadata, or for General Information					I
Wilderness			Dec 04	2004	poly	I
Coastal Redwood Ranges			Jul 10	2006	poly	I
Valley Oak			Dec 04	2004	poly	I
Landcover Vegetation, Habitat, Landuse			Jan 01	2001	poly	I
Dominant Vegetation Type Regions			1981	no review	poly	I
National Land Cover Characterization	Click on National Land Cover Characterization and Metadata links for infomration and data from The USGS Land Cover Institute (LCI) or click for California Augmented Multisource Landcover map for California GeoTiff download and information					I
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ELEVATION
Terrain Elevation Contours - 500' interval			Aug 92	no review	poly	I
Terrain Elevation Contours - 500' interval - Generalized			Nov 00	no review	poly	I
Digital Elevation Model (DEM) 1:24k		Tiled	Jan 00	no review	grid	I
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HYDROGRAPHY
FEMA Q3 flood data			Jan 01	2001	poly	I
FEMA flood data			1996	no review	poly	I
Groundwater Basins - Click Here	Click on links for DWR data and metadata. More related data can be found at the Water Data Library maintained by DWR.					II
California Watershed			Jul 06	2006	poly	I
Dept Water Resources Hydrologic Watersheds			Nov 95	no review	poly	I
Hydrography Features - General			Sep 93	no review	line	I
Hydrographic Point Feature			Sep 92	no review	point	I
USGS Streamgages - Click Here	Click on links for current USGS Streamgage data and metadata					I
Major Lake and Reservoir Boundaries			Sep 95	no review	poly	I
National Wetlands Inventory - Click Here	Click on links for current FWS NWI data and metadata					I
National Wetlands Inventory - Bay Area			Mar 97	no review	poly	I
National Wetlands Inventory - Delta Area			Mar 97	no review	poly	I
Mean Annual Precipitation Areas			Jan 94	no review	poly	I
Major Rivers and Streams			Aug 95	no review	line	I
Impaired Waters (303d) - Click Here	Click on links for current 303d data and metadata from the State Water Resources Control Board					I
Chinook Salmon ESU			Jan 07	2007	poly	I
Coho Salmon ESU			Jan 07	2007	poly	I
Steelhead Salmon ESU			Jan 07	2007	poly	I
National Hydrography Dataset - Click Here	Click on links for current NHD data and metadata from the USGS. Metadata for resolutions: High, Medium, Local					I
Vernal Pool Critical Habitat			Sep 03	no review	poly	I
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SHORELINE
Offshore Islands			Dec 96	no review	poly	I
California Shoreline			Sep 93	no review	line	I

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POLITICAL/ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS

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Description	Request/Comment	Updated	Reviewed	Topology	Category

Air Districts		Mar 98	no review	poly	I
Congestion Mangement Agencies		Feb 98	no review	poly	I
County Boundaries		Aug 2011	2009	poly	I
County Boundaries Without Bay		Nov 2011	2010	poly	I
County Lines		Nov 2010	2010	line	I
Coastal Zone Boundary		Aug 18	2009	line	I
Caltrans Districts		August 2011	2011	poly	I
Metropolitan Planning Organization Boundaries		Aug 2011	2011	poly	I
Regional Transportation Planning Association Boundaries		Aug 03	2003	poly	I
Dept of Fish and Game Regions - Click Here	Link for current Fish and Game data from The California Environmental Information Catalog (CEIC). Metadata for resolutions: High, Medium				I
Regional Water Quality Control Board Districts		May 06	2006	poly	I
State Parks		Jan 97	no review	poly	I
2000 Congressional Districts		Mar 08	2007	poly	I
2000 State Assembly Districts		Jan 11	2008	poly	I
2000 State Senate Districts		Mar 08	2007	poly	I
1990 Congressional Districts		Mar 01	2001	poly	I
1990 State Assembly Districts		Jan 02	2001	poly	I
1990 State Senate Districts		Jan 02	2001	poly	I
1990 Board of Equalization Districts		Feb 95	no review	poly	I

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CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

Description	Request/Comment	Updated	Reviewed	Topology	Category

2000 Census Blocks		Feb 03	2003	poly	I
1990 Census Blocks		Sep 02	2002	poly	I
1990 Census Tracts		Nov 02	2002	poly	I
1990 Cities - (Federal Census Place Code Boundaries)		Sep 02	2002	poly	I
California Cities		Mar 2009	2009	poly	I
County Parcels (For Government Use Only)	E-mail Requests: GIS Data Branch	Dec 2010	2010	poly	II
Caltrans Urban Boundaries		March 2010	2010	poly	I
Important Farmland Data - Click Here	Click on links for current Important Farmland data and metadata from the Department of Conservation				I
Point of Interest Feature Location		Sep 92	no review	point	I
USGS Geographic Names Information System		Nov 01	2000	point	I
Land Ownership Classification		Aug 01	2001	poly	I
Managed Area and Land Ownership - 1:2M scale		Jun 98	no review	poly	I
USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle Grid		Oct 97	no review	poly	I
California State Highway Map Places		Feb 28	2007	point	I
Public Land Survey System Grid		Jun 06	2006	poly	I
School Districts		Mar 01	2000	poly	I
School Sites		Jun 06	2006	point	I
2003 US Post Office ZIP Code Centroids	For Caltrans Use Only	Dec 03	2003	point	II
2003 US Post Office ZIP Code Boundaries	For Caltrans Use Only	Dec 03	2003	poly	II

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IMAGERY

GEOREFERENCED MAP IMAGERY
Description	Request/Comment		Updated	Reviewed	Topology	Category

NAIP - 1-Meter Orthorectified Imagery 2005		Raster	Dec 06	no review	raster	I
SPOT satellite imagery - 1998-2000 10-meter	Click on link for SPOT metadata from CASIL					II
DEM Shaded Relief		Tiled	Sep 01	2001	raster	I
DOQQ - Click Here	Click on links for current DOQQ data and metadata from CAL-ATLAS					I
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DRG - USGS Digital Raster Graphic Maps - Click Here	Click on links for current DRG data and metadata from CAL-ATLAS					I
CRS - California Road System Maps - Click Here	Click on links for current CRS data and metadata maps					I

GIS DATA LIBRARY

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TRANSPORTATION

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OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE

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PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

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POLITICAL/ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTS

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CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

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IMAGERY

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