GIS Planning Map Layer Sources

GIS Planning provides a series of map layers that are available to all clients.  By default we enable all layers however any can be removed or replaced with any alternate data that is provided.  These layers and sources are:

Broadband (Updated August, 2025)
Source: Federal Communications Commission
Layers Included:

• Cable
• DSL
• Fiber
• Fixed Wireless
• Satellite
• 4G LTE Wireless
• 5G Wireless

Power Plants (Continuously via ArcGIS REST Service)
Source: North American Cooperation on Energy Information
Layers Included:

• All Power Plants 100MW+
• All Renewable Energy Power Plants 1MW+

Energy - Canada (Continuously via ArcGIS REST Service)
Source: North American Cooperation on Energy Information
Layers Included:

• Natural Gas Processing Plants
• Natural Gas Underground Storage
• Refineries
• Liquefied Natural Gas Terminals

Energy - USA  (Updated July, 2022)
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Electric Transmission Lines)
Layers Included:

• Coal Mines
• Crude Oil Pipelines
• Crude Oil Terminals
• Electric Transmission Lines
• Ethylene Crackers
• Liquified Natural Gas Import/Export Terminals
• Natural Gas Market Hubs
• Natural Gas Processing Plants
• Natural Gas Underground Storage Facilities
• Petroleum Product Pipelines
• Petroleum Product Terminals
• Petroleum Refineries

Environmental
Layers Included:

• Flood Zones (Continually, Direct Dynamic FEMA Map Service)
  • Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• Wetlands (Updated May, 2018)
  • Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)

Geography
Source: US Census
Layers Included:​

• Incorporated Places (Cities)
• Census Designated Places (Towns)
• Townships
• Counties
• Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA)
• Census Tracts

Incentives 
Layers Included:

• HUB Zones (Updated December, 2017)
  • Source: US Small Business Administration
• HUB Zones - Qualified Census Tracts (Updated April, 2026)
  • Source: US Small Business Administration
• New Market Tax Credit Eligibility (Continuously via ArcGIS REST Service)
  • Source: CDFI Fund US Department of Treasury
• Opportunity Zones (Updated December, 2018)
  • Source: CDFI Fund US Department of Treasury 

Points of Interest
Source: Data Axle
Layers Included:

• ​Hospitals

Post-Secondary Education (Updated October 2020)
Source: National Center of Education Statistics (NCES)
Layers Included:

• Technical Schools
• Universities

Transportation
Source: US Department of Transportation
Layers Included:

• Airports - Commercial
• Airports - Public Use
• Ports
• Railroads - All (updated March 2026)
• Railroads - Passenger