MAPS AND DATA
Welcome to the Arlington County Maps and Data web site. Compiled here are the links to data and maps of Arlington County, including a wide variety of population, housing, land use, and geographic information about the County.
GIS Mapping News
The GIS Mapping Center published their 2009 set of products. This includes a 487 page Real Estate Map Book in both hard copy and PDF format and a GIS data CD.
The street names used in our GIS are the most current and official listing of names and spellings. We checked the County records from 1934 (when the board approved new street names) forwards to find any changes and applied those corrections in 1999. We are very confident that our listing is correct according to the County records. The Post Office does not assign street names so they are not the authority. Also if you spot an incorrect spelling on a street sign, please report it.
This PDF contains a compiled list of errors our cartographers and others have reported finding on Google Maps. If you find any others on Google or other services please email us the errors and we will list them. As these are private firms we are not able to make/force any changes but we can at least list their errors.
Please send any errors to the contact listed at the bottom of this page for the GIS Mapping Center.
Digital copies of old aerial photo’s are now available online for viewing. Use our document viewer site to click on a map of the County to retrieve a list of all available images at that location. You can then download any of the images as Adobe PDF’s.
Images date from 1934 to 1989. Not all sets cover the entire county however. You can also view the yearly indexes and access the PDF’s in our online mapping service (see link below for Interactive Maps).
This link is the current copy of the snow map for Arlington produced by the Mapping Center. The 2006 copy showing on the County site is not our map and is outdated.
Remember when using online mapping services, companies may not have the latest street data displayed. Be careful not to mistake the copyright date for the date of currency. If doubts still persist, check Arlington’s GIS Mapping Center’s interactive mapping site which displays Arlington County’s most recent street data.
Topics
Maps
The Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, analyzing, and displaying geographic data. The following links provide access to many GIS created maps and products. The GIS is utilized by many of the departments within the County and is a useful tool for decision making.
- Maps - Access specific maps depicting Arlington County. Maps can be viewed by topic online in .pdf format or you can find links to other County pages with maps. This includes maps of civic associations, voter precincts, streets, zoning, and many other topics.
- Interactive Maps - Create your own map using Arlington County's latest GIS data online. The map viewer allows viewing many different GIS data layers under four different categories: General, Environment, Parks, and Planning.
- Products - A number of GIS related products are available for purchase. To see a list of the current products and prices see the products page.
- Related Sites - View the list related GIS and mapping resources.
- GIS Mapping Center home page.
- Dominion Power Outage Map - This is Dominion Powers's own site showing power outages. We do not maintain this site nor do we have access to this data. This link is here as a courtesy for those looking for power outage maps.
Data
Arlington County is committed to providing accurate data to a broad range of audiences. Below you will find links to our data as well as publications from various departments. Data and publications are updated frequently, so please check back soon for the latest information.
Please find data as well as publications regarding:
These pages will give you an idea of who lives and works in Arlington.
Arlington is a growing community - find data here about where development is taking place now and what is in the pipeline.
- Development Reports
- Development Tracking Data Online:
Approved, Under Construction, Completed, and Demolished projects can be reviewed using this tool. The data is collected and provided by the Department of Community Planning, Housing, and Development. The Development data is visible under the "Planning Tab" of the interactive mapping browser.
Arlington offers a wide variety of data and research that might be useful for local businesses. Check out our "Economic Indicators" for the most current economic data.
Find information about apartment buildings, rent statistics and housing unit forecasts:
Arlington Public Schools educates one of the nation's most diverse and sophisticated student populations--our nearly 19,000 students come from around the world and speak more than 60 different languages. Learn more about them:
- Control Monuments: The survey control monuments have been reviewed by the survey section. All data sheets created by the County and verified are available on the Maps page under the Public Works category. All NGS data sheets have been removed from the County site. Also, all data sheets are accessible via the interactive mapping application under the "Environment Tab". By using the "Identify Tool" in the application you can use the link presented to display the data sheet from either NGS or Arlington County.
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