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===Railroads===
===Railroads===
[http://fragis.fra.dot.gov/GISFRASafety/ Federal Railroad Administration]
[http://fragis.fra.dot.gov/GISFRASafety/ Federal Railroad Administration]
===Virginia Statewide Resources===
Rural farm and logging roads that are never open to the public should be marked as Private Road type to prevent routing.  Most should be left off the map unless they serve multiple residences or residences out of sight of the main road.  The Dirt Road/4x4 Trail designation should be reserved for public (state/locality maintained) dirt roads and Forest Service roads, etc, that a user may actually traverse freely during at least part of the year.
Rural farm and logging roads that are never open to the public should be marked as Private Road type to prevent routing.  Most should be left off the map unless they serve multiple residences or residences out of sight of the main road.  The Dirt Road/4x4 Trail designation should be reserved for public (state/locality maintained) dirt roads and Forest Service roads, etc, that a user may actually traverse freely during at least part of the year.


===Virginia Statewide Resources===


*[http://gismaps.virginia.gov/arcgis2/rest/services/VBMP2006_2007/MapServer?f=jsapi 2006/7 Virginia Base Mapping Program data] 1' resolution, leaf off, whole state coverage
*[http://gismaps.virginia.gov/arcgis2/rest/services/VBMP2006_2007/MapServer?f=jsapi 2006/7 Virginia Base Mapping Program data] 1' resolution, leaf off, whole state coverage

Revision as of 21:45, 1 November 2015

Mapping resources for Virginia

National Resources

Railroads

Federal Railroad Administration

Virginia Statewide Resources

Rural farm and logging roads that are never open to the public should be marked as Private Road type to prevent routing. Most should be left off the map unless they serve multiple residences or residences out of sight of the main road. The Dirt Road/4x4 Trail designation should be reserved for public (state/locality maintained) dirt roads and Forest Service roads, etc, that a user may actually traverse freely during at least part of the year.


  • AARoads Virginia Contains pictures of most BGS on highways as well as other ground level imagery.

Regional Resources

  • Virgina.gov has a comprehensive list of local government GIS activities. The Virginia.gov site includes some of the links below as well as indicating when there is no government GIS site for a county or area.