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Geo-spacial Data and Metadata Available from the City of Chesapeake's Geographic Information Systems Division

The City of Chesapeake's Geographic Information Systems Business Unit makes much of its geo-spatial data available to public, private and commercial interests. This data can be delivered on CD or downloaded from our FTP site for a fee.

A standard geo-spatial data distribution of city-wide layers is available for $40 and includes the following:

Boroughs Land Use Plan
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Overlay (CBPA) Open Water
Corporate Line Parcels
Culverts Planning Areas
Drainage South Norfolk Business Overlay
Easement Statistical Areas
Fentress APZ Streets
Fentress Property Development Rights Subdivisions
Fentress Overlay Topography (2’ contours and mass-points)
Hydrology Zoning
Lot lines    

In addition, the data distribution includes metadata and software (ESRI's ArcExplorer) that provide some basic tools for working with the layers.

For more information, or to make a purchase
contact the City’s Geographic Information Systems Division
at (757) 382-8755.