GIS Maps and Data
The mapping data provided below is intended for use with ESRI or related mapping software.
The links are to .zip files that contain several files with varying extensions. Right-click on the link and select "Save Target As..." to download a .zip file.
Please review the metadata for each dataset for more information.
Counties (112kb)
Boundaries for the eight-county MARC region.
Cities (483kb)
Cities in the MARC region.
Interstate Highways (49kb)
Indicates major interstate highways traversing the region.
Land Cover (97MB)
Indicates natural community types, more intensely utilized areas and open water.
Metrogreen (137kb)
2002 planned and existing greenways and trails.
Parks (259kb)
2002 park boundaries.
Floodplain (7MB)
FEMA Q3 100-year and 500-year floodplain areas. Does not include Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties.
Contours (30MB)
Contour lines at 10m elevation change. (1999, EPA)
Streams (EPA) (2MB)
Stream data including stream names.
Streams with stream order (MARC) (977kb)
Drainages created with elevation data originating from a 500 grid cell area.
Streams 5000 (343kb)
Drainages created with elevation data from a 5,000 grid cell area.
Streams 10000 (234kb)
Drainages created with elevation data from a 10,000 grid cell area.
Slope (5MB)
Slope raster data reported as a percentage.
Hydric Soils (12MB)
Soils formed under conditions of saturation, flooding or ponding long enough to develop anaerobic conditions representing current or former wetlands.
Watersheds 500 (7MB)
Watershed areas created with elevation data and originating from a 500 grid cell area.
Watersheds 5000 (2MB)
Watershed areas created with elevation and originating from a 5,000 grid cell area.
Watersheds 10000 (1.4MB)
Watershed areas created with elevation and originating from a 10,000 grid cell area.