The data sets listed below are for larger scale data (1:24:000 up to 1:500,000) for the state of Virginia. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Bay, Chincoteague, Eastern Shore of Virginia, Featherstone, Fisherman Island, Great Dismal Swamp, James River, Mason Neck, Nansemond, Occoquan Bay, Plum Tree Island, Presquile, Rappahannock River Valley, and Wallops Island. | Refuge Boundaries, DEM and Hillshade | Refuges within the state | 1:24,000 | Follow the metadata link | Data link for Virginia refuges. Data are in Arc/Info export format, and can be downloaded as a tar (UNIX) file or self-extracting exe (DOS) file. Data is all single precision. |
| 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 Virginia are Cumberland, Baltimore, Charlottesville, Washington, Salisbury, Jenkins, Bluefield, Roanoke, Richmond, Chincoteague, Johnson City, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Norfolk and Currituck Sound. |
| National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatcheries | Public Use Roads and Parking Areas | All National Refuge and Hatcheries in the state with public road or parking facilities | 1:24,000 | Metadata - Roads, Parking Areas | Data Link |
| 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 |
| Chesapeake Bay Program | DLG (various - state and county boundaries, railroads, streams, etc..) | statewide | 1:100,000 | Follow the data link. The metadata files are viewable on-screen. | The data files are in an Arc/Info export (.e00) format. Unless otherwise specified the coverages are in a 'geographic' projection using NAD83. The data is organized into three levels. |
| Virginia Geospatial and Statistical Data Center | Various | various | 1:100,000 | Metadata: Follow the data link. Line Documentation equals metadata. | Data Some data are licensed only for educational use at the University of Virginia, and are therefore unavailable to the general public. |
| Virginia Gap Analysis Project (VA-GAP) | Landcover and Stewardship | statewide | 1:100,000 | Metadata will be available from the data link. | Data
- Land cover data is provided in ERDAS format (LAN) and Stewardship data in ArcView shapefile. |
| 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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