The data sets listed below are for larger scale data (1:24:000 up to 1:500,000) for the state of North Carolina. Data created by or maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is shown in the first table with links to the metadata and data where possible. Data from other agencies is shown in the second table, also with direct links.
Data of this sort tend to be dynamic. If you are aware of additional data not shown here please notify the contact person at the bottom of the page. Thank you !
| OFFICE NAME | THEME | SPATIAL COVERAGE | SCALE | METADATA | DATA LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alligator River NWR, Cedar Island NWR, Currituck NWR, Mackay Island NWR, Mattamuskeet NWR, Pea Island NWR, Pee Dee NWR, Pocosin Lakes NWR, Roanoke River NWR, Swanquarter NWR | Refuge Boundaries | National Wildlife Refuge Approved Acquisition Boundaries | 1:24,000 | Follow metadata link | Region 4 Refuge Boundary files - Additional Refuge data will be added when it becomes available. |
| National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatcheries | Public roads and related features such as parking lots that are located on National Wildlife Refuges | Refuge Boundary | 1:24,000 | Follow metadata link | ZIP data files in Shapefile Format |
| National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) | Wetland Information | scattered: | 1:24,000 | General NWI metadata | Data Downloads in Arc/Info export or DLG formats. Data is arranged by 1:250,000 quads. Quads for North Carolina are Johnson City, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Norfolk, Currituck Sound, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Manteo, Rome, Greenville, Spartanburg, Florence, Beaufort and Georgetown. |
| SOURCE | THEME | SPATIAL COVERAGE | SCALE | METADATA | DATA LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | DEM | 10m - spotty 30m - statewide |
1:24,000 1:100,000 |
USGS data with status maps for the data layers, scales, and formats identified. | 7.5 minutes DEM data in SDTS format |
| USGS | DEM | statewide | 1:250,000 | DEM factsheet | 1:250,000 data in DEM format |
| USGS | DOQ | statewide | 1:12,000 | USGS data with status maps for the data layers, scales, and formats identified. | |
| USGS | DRG | statewide | 1:24,000 | DRG factsheet | |
| USGS | DLG (boundary, hypsography, hydrography, transportation) | statewide | 1:100,000 | DLG factsheet | 1:100,000 data in DLG format |
| USGS | DLG (various - see metadata link for status maps) | various | 1:24,000 | DLG factsheet | SDTS format data only |
| North Carolina Geographic Data Clearinghouse |
Various - boundaries, geology, and hydrography |
statewide | 1:12,000 to 1:100,000 | Metadata - Follow the Data link. | NC OneMap Data Download. |
| Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) | Soils - STATSGO | statewide | 1:250,000 | Follow the link on the Data page. | Download instructions for STATSGO data Available for DOS or UNIX, in DLG or Arc/Info export format. |
| NRCS | Soils - SSURGO | limited | 1:24,000 | Follow link to data files. The metadata links are on the same lines as data links. | Available SSURGO data from NRCS Data is listed alphabetically by state abbreviation. |
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