Virginia explainers
Virginia open-data explainers — datasets from https://www.virginia.gov/.
Address
GIS Address Points, Road Centerlines, and Building Footprints provide base data information for many purposes, including call routing and em
Addresses
This data shows the authoritative E-911 addresses assigned to structures located in the City of Winchester, Virginia.
Addresses
The Address Coordinator in the Planning Department assigns new addresses during the application review process per the address manual. The s
Addresses
Locations of addresses within the City of Lynchburg. Information includes parcel and structure level addresses. Some unit level address info
Adoptions
This dataset contains demographic and case characteristics of children in foster care in Norfolk with the goal of adoption. The dataset incl
AFD
This feature service consists of the various data that inform zoning code and permitted land use across different properties in the Town of
Alleys
This data shows alleys located in the City of Winchester, Virginia.
Amendment
To amend a Virginia corporation with the State Corporation Commission, you can file Articles of Amendment: Online: File online at https://ci
Boroughs
The six boroughs of the City of Chesapeake. Maintained by the Planning Department.
Botulism
The CDC Botulism Consultation Service, the Alaska Division of Public Health, and the California Department of Public Health provide clinical
Boundary
Provides the jurisdictional area of the City of Alexandria. Alexandria is approximately 15.3 square miles in size.
Bridges
This data shows bridges located in the City of Winchester, Virginia.
BRT Stops
Point file showing the locations of BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) Stops in Alexandria
Building
GIS Address Points, Road Centerlines, and Building Footprints provide base data information for many purposes, including call routing and em
Buildings
A polygon feature representing building footprints over 100 square feet in size containing the location, functional uses, size in square fee
Bus Routes
For more information about Blacksburg Transit please visit https://ridebt.org/ .
Bus Stops
This data shows the bus stops for WinTran located in the City of Winchester, Virginia.
Bus Stops
For more information about Blacksburg Transit please visit https://ridebt.org/ .
Bus Stops
Point Feature representing bus stop locations within the City of Alexandria. Includes: DASH, WMATA, KST, NVCC and Fairfax Connector stops. A
Citations
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) citations dataset refers to specifically reported fish caught above a certain minimum weight
Cities
Dataset with Geo Locations of Cities throughout the World.
Complaints
This dataset provides data from the City of Norfolk’s complaint tracking system. Complaints originate from calls by citizens to the Norfolk
Crash File
The FMCSA Crash File contains 59 data elements comprised of data received from state police crash reports involving drivers and vehicles of
Crossings
A layer containing highway-rail crossings in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Data is from FRA Crossings Inventory. Last updated May 2020.
Data2010
An interactive database of historical data from Healthy People 2010, the 3rd iteration of the Healthy People initiative. These data were arc
Ditch
Ditch or Channel where unenclosed stormwater conveyance takes place.
Dog Park
This data shows the dog park located in Jim Barnett Park within the City of Winchester, Virginia.
Easements
This data set contains a variety of easements that are captured from recorded subdivision plats and easement plats. Once a document has been
Easements
This data layer contains polygon features representing the approximate size and location of Ingress/Egress and Prescriptive right of way eas
Easements
Easements in Chesapeake, VA. Maintained by Real Estate. Does not contain all utility easements. Type field: 999=Unknown, 500=Access Easement
Easements
Incumbrancers on real estate which affect the owner's real estate bundle of rights. Specifically: Ingress/Egress Easements - Usually a perpe
Existing
Existing Paths to the Future include all known and mapped multimodal trails, sidewalks, bike lanes, and other non-vehicular transportation i
FC Prime
This data represents the functional classification data represented on LRS 23.1. Functional classification is the process by which streets a
FC Prime
This data represents the functional classification data represented on LRS 22.1. Functional classification is the process by which streets a
FC Ramps
This data represents the functional classification data represented on LRS 23.1. Functional classification is the process by which streets a
FC Ramps
This data represents the functional classification data represented on LRS 22.1. Functional classification is the process by which streets a
First Due
This service provides VBFD Administrative Boundaries including Fire Stations, Battalion Response Areas, and First Dues.
Fleet
This dataset provides data about the assets that are managed by the Division of Fleet Management. Assets fall into two categories: vehicle o
HHS IDs
After May 3, 2024, this dataset and webpage will no longer be updated because hospitals are no longer required to report data on COVID-19 ho
Hydrants
This data shows the locations of hydrants in the City of Winchester, Virginia.
Hydrology
Polygon feature representing larger hydrologic features providing the location of all streams, rivers, and lakes larger than 5 feet in width
Judgments
Judgments contain civil suits that relate mainly to recovering debt owed to the plaintiff by the defendant. Should the defendant not have fu
Lakes
Lakes within the City of Lynchburg. This feature class does not contain retention, detention, or other stormwater management ponds.
Libraries
The libraries layer includes Fairfax County and FCPL facilities information tracked by the agency.Contact: Fairfax County Public LibraryData
Library
This point feature layer displays public libraries within Prince William County. It includes regional, community and neighborhood libraries
GovernmentLibrary Services
Public library locations in Fairfax County.
MedPix
MedPix is a database of patient cases integrating images and textual information. The content material is organized by disease location (org
Metrorail
Metrorail lines in operation in Fairfax County. The data set was originaly obtained from the Metro Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG)
Motus BOC3
*This is a Daily Difference dataset*. This dataset contains records for each Blanket Company (BOC-3 agent) hired by a carrier/broker/freight
MyNorfolk
This dataset provides data from MyNorfolk, a citizen services portal that delegates and tracks requests and questions about the city of Norf
NHCCI
The National Highway Construction Cost Index (NHCCI) is a price index that can be used both to track price changes associated with highway c
NHIS Teen
Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Teens provide estimates of selected health topics for youth aged 12-17 years based on final data f
NORS
The National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) is a web-based platform designed to support reporting to CDC by local, state, and territorial
Open Space
Parks and Open Space property parcels in Town of Blacksburg, VA. Includes public parks owned and maintained by the Town as well as open spac
Open-i
Open-i service provides search and retrieval of abstracts and images (including charts, graphs, clinical images, etc.) from the open source
Parcels
This data layer contains polygon features representing the approximate size and location of parcels located within Prince William County, Vi
Parcels
Note: this layer's data is continuously updated via map service connections to our enterprise geodatabase. This item's "date updated" attrib
Parcels
This data shows the parcel boundaries of the properties located within the City of Winchester, Virginia with real estate assessment informat
Parcels
Current land record data and property values from Roanoke City's Real Estate office
Parcels
Parcels with addresses in Chesapeake, VA. Maintained by Real Estate. The Property Class field relates to the property use: residential, comm
Parcels
Parcel boundary lines are shown from 9k and beyond to indicate the property lines and offer the GPIN and assoicated attributes.
Parcels
Areas delineating parcel boundaries within the City of Lynchburg as maintained by the City Assessor's Office. Information includes assessmen
Parcels
This data is the source of all current parcel identification numbers and the approximate location of the parcel boundaries. These features w
Parklets
A polygon feature showing the location of approved parklets. Parklets are an extension of the sidewalk into the parking lane to be used for
Parks
This layer is for the recreational parks in Prince William County of all levels. The layer includes federal, state, county, and private park
Parks
This data shows the locations of the parks located within the City of Winchester, Virginia.
Parks
Parks and Open Space property parcels in Town of Blacksburg, VA. Includes public parks owned and maintained by the Town as well as open spac
Parks
Boundaries of the parks in the City of Chesapeake. Maintained by Information Technology/Parks & Recreation.
Parks
This polygon layer provides the location of all areas within the City of Alexandria that are maintained in some capacity by the City's Recre
Parks
Inventory of park properties within the City of Lynchburg. Feature class includes existing and proposed park locations.
Permits
This dataset offers a listing of permits issued by Norfolk City Planning’s Development Service Center (DSC). It encompasses a wide range of
Pier
Polygon feature representing piers in the City of Alexandria, Virginia. Provides location of all piers along the Potomac River
Ponds
Ponds within the City of Lynchburg. This feature class does not contain retention, detention, or other stormwater management ponds.\
Port Data
This is a summary table for data on port characteristics.
Proposed
Existing Paths to the Future include all known and mapped multimodal trails, sidewalks, bike lanes, and other non-vehicular transportation i
Rail
A line feature representing railroad lines for the City of Alexandria, Virginia. Provides location of all railroads within the City of Alexa
Railroads
This data shows the railroads located within the City of Winchester, Virginia.
Railroads
Railroad and metro lines in and around Fairfax County.
Railroads
Railroads in Chesapeake. Tabular and vector data provided by a variety of sources.
Railroads
Centerlines delineating railroad tracks within the City of Lynchburg. Not all railroads represented are active.
Roads
GIS Address Points, Road Centerlines, and Building Footprints provide base data information for many purposes, including call routing and em
Roadways
This layer contains the road centerlines for Fairfax County and surrounding areas. This layer is automatically regenerated every day and any
RxClass
The RxClass Browser is a web application for exploring and navigating through the class hierarchies to find the RxNorm drug members associat
RxNorm
RxNorm provides normalized names for clinical drugs and links its names to many of the drug vocabularies commonly used in pharmacy managemen
RxTerms
RxTerms is a drug interface terminology derived from RxNorm for prescription writing or medication history recording (e.g. in e-prescribing
Schools
Prince William County school points. This layer contains school points for Elementary, Middle, and High schools. This layer also contains po
Schools
Prince William County school points. This layer contains school points for Elementary, Middle, and High schools. This layer also contains po
Schools
This data shows the locations of schools located within the City of Winchester, Virginia.
Sectors
GLUP and Sector data for Arlington County VA. The geographic data layers produced by the Arlington County GIS Mapping Center are provided as
Shoreline
Line to delineate the City of Alexandria's shoreline along the Potomac River. Boundary between land and the Potomac River by physical struct
Sidewalks
This data shows the centerlines of sidewalks in the City of Winchester, Virginia.
SMS C Pass
SMS Intrastate Passenger Carriers only - This data file contains the FMCSA summary results of SMS for all active intrastate passenger (aka b
Soils
The Soils feature class represents the spatial (polygon) and descriptive data regarding soil types in Prince William County. Several fields
Streams
This data shows the locations of above and below ground streams located within the City of Winchester, Virginia
Streams
Line feature representing the centerline of smaller stream channels in the City of Alexandria, Virginia. Provides centerline location of all
Streets
This data shows the centerlines of public and private streets in the City of Winchester, Virginia. This file does not show paper or unconstr
Streets
Chesapeake street centerlines represented as vector lines. VDOT_Rank field uses: LOS-LOCAL, COL-COLLECTOR, ARP-ARTERIAL PRIMARY, ARM-ARTERIA
Streets
This feature class includes an inventory of private and public streets within the City of Lynchburg. Features are drawn down the centerline
Towing
This dataset contains information from the City’s towing database. The data includes: a list of vehicles currently on the City’s impound lot
Trails
This data shows the trails in the City of Winchester, Virginia.
Trails
Centerline delineating City of Lynchburg Parks and Recreation trail system.
Violations
This dataset provides data from the City of Norfolk’s violation tracking system. Violations originate from complaints reported by citizens a
VWP SSWD
The Virginia Water Protection Program (VWP) regulates activities in state surface waters. "State waters" means all water, on the surface and
Wards
Ward boundaries within the City of Lynchburg.
Watersheds
Watersheds within Fairfax County. There are 30 watersheds delineated across Fairfax County.
Watersheds
Watersheds in the City of Chesapeake. Maintained by Public Works.
Wetlands
This data shows wetlands located within the City of Winchester, Virginia.
Zip Code
Polygon feature representing generalized zip code boundaries ( 5 digit Postal Codes) for the City of Alexandria, Virginia. Provides generali
Zip Codes
This polygon feature class contains Zip Code boundaries within Prince William County, VA. This data is updated as needed (e.g. when contacte
ZIP Codes
Geographic boundaries of postal ZIP areas within Fairfax County. Contact: Fairfax County Department of Information Technology GIS DivisionDa
Zoning
Approved zoning districts for Fairfax County, Town of Herndon, and Town of Vienna. This layer contains the zoning code, the zoning category,
Zoning
A polygon feature representing zoning within the City of Alexandria, Virginia. Each polygon encompasses the zoning of all the parcels that
Zoning
This data shows the boundaries of the zoning districts within the City of Winchester, Virginia.
Zoning
A digital representation of the zoning for Chesapeake, VA maintained by Planning. Zoning information does not have to follow parcel boundari
Zoning
Current Zoning designations within the City of Lynchburg.