Delaware County Data Review

2 03 2009

Master Layer- Data represents all registered addresses in Delaware County.

Annexations- Delaware County’s Annexations and Conforming Boundaries from 1853 to present time.

Archaeological- Shows all of the archaeological sites in the county.

Bench Marks- The outline of national GPS indicators systematically placed through the county.

Building Outlines- Represents all standing structures in Delaware County.

Census Blocks- Shows all of the locations for the population count in Delaware.

Census Block Groups- Similar to Census Blocks, shows a broader, larger definition of the surveyed area.

Census Tract- Used to dissect the county into areas for census reports.

Farm lots- Shows all farm lots in the US military district in Delaware.

Floodplains 100yrs- Shows all of the current 100 year floodplains in Delaware County.

Floodplains 500yrs- Shows current 500 year floodplains in the county.  Covers a much smaller area than the floodplains of 100 years.

Flood ways- Shows the areas that would be greatly effected in the chance of a flood; these are lower elevation areas.

Historical Local- Shows the location of all the local historical areas in Delaware County.

Historical National- Shows the same variables as Local, but on a national scale.

Hydro- Shows major waterways such as lakes and main rivers in the county.

Hydro Detail- More microscopic; in this layer you are able to see smaller water sources, even ones as small as the Delaware Run

Landmarks- Shows all Delaware landmarks including churches, golf courses, and schools.

Municipality- shows all municipal or public areas in the county.

Natural Heritage-wildlife, plants, natural habitats that can be found in the county

Orthophoto- can be used to measure true distances, because it is an accurate representation of the earth’s surface

Orthophoto Detailed- A more complex, strait down view of the geographic area, focusing on sections of the county.

Parcels- This layer is used to help value properties in Delaware County

Precinct- The precinct layer can show the location of all polling areas in the county

Public Land Survey- Helps survey the area to define property lines and ownership rights to land.

Railroad- Simply shows all of the railroad tracts running through the county.

Road Center Line- Portrays the exact center of the roads in the county; this removes what could be a confusing variable of where a road actually is.

Road Right of way- Shows the direction on roads that vehicles must travel.

School Districts- Identifies all school districts within the county and determine which school kids of age will go to.

Soils- Shows the soil patterns within the county and where there is soil and where there is not.  It also identifies different types of soils within the county.

Subdivision- Apartments and Condominiums within the county.

TaxDist- Shows the Tax distribution areas, for things such as school taxes.

Topography- Shows all the different elevation levels in the county, including things like roadways.

Townships- Shows the boundaries of all current townships in the county.

Townships Historical- Shows the historical presents of old townships that used to inhabit the area.

Watersheds- Shows the path taken by tributaries on their way to larger bodies of water.

Wetlands- Shows all areas that are permanently saturated with water all year round.

Woodland- Represents all of the scenic woodland areas in the county, not necessarily all of the wooded areas.

Zip Codes- Shows the boundaries that define the zip codes in Delaware County.

Zoning- There are many zoning areas that have specific regulations and this layer shows all of those different boundaries.


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