Layer List

This table gives a basic description-
follow the links where available for more detail.

Note: Data layers highlighted in Yellow are available
only in the Urban Land Reform Mapper.

Data Layer
(& Viewable scale)
Description
Boundaries (choose one)
[no boundaries] turn off boundaries
Neighborhoods adopted for planning purposes in 1977
Council Wards adopted in March 2002
Police Districts  
Census Tracts 2000 Tracts
Census Block Groups 2000 Block Groups
Parcel Outlines (choose one)
[no plat-lots] turn off parcel outlines
Plat-Lots
(>1: 40,000)
digital parcel boundaries without labels

Plat-Lot Labels
(>1: 6,000)

digital parcel boundaries with labels
Aerial Photos (choose one)
white background no aerial photos
2005 1/4-ft resolution
2003-04 2-ft pixel resoultion
2002 1-ft pixel resolution; 2002 aerial photo tiles for Providence and the immediate surrounding area. Photos are ~ 1: 2,500 scale (~1-foot pixel resolution) provided by RIGIS.
1997 1/2-m pixel resolution
Property Events

(choose multiple)

Property Sales Jan04-Dec05
Advertised Foreclosure Sales Jan04-Nov07
Housing Code NOVs July04-June05
Sold Tax Liens 2004-05
Advertised Tax Liens 2004-05
Environmental Tickets Jan04-Dec05
Structure Fires Mar04-Feb05
Unutilized unofficial survey
Sites

(choose multiple)

Schools incl. public, private, and religious schools
Municipal Facilities incl. police and fire stations, public works
Libraries  
Community Organizations  
Religious Organizations  
Liquor Licenses  
Transparent Overlays

(best viewed individually)

Parcel-based

 

Historic Districts City-designated Historic Districts
Mill Sites Historic Mill sites, pre-1960 from City/Providence Preservation Commercial & Industrial Buildings Inventory
ICBD Industrial and Commercial Buildings District
Hospital Properties Hospital-owned parcels
College Properties University-owned parcels
PHA Developments Public Housing sites
Parks & Recreation Parks and Recreation sites

Commercial & Industrial Tax Classes

Based on tax roll of December 2006
Residential Tax Classes Based on tax roll of December 2006
Single and Multifamily Homesteads Parcel-based dataset showing properties that recieve the full (33.3%) homestead exemption and therefore should be owner-occupied.
Value of Single Family Property For 2004 based on city median of $159,900
Area-based

 

Flood Zones
(rough)

FEMA flood zones at 1: 24,000 scale
A 100 year flood zone, no BFE (base flood elevation)
AE 100 year, no BFE
AH 100 year, no BFE 1-3 ft depth
AO 100 year, see explanation
VE 100 year, Velocity Hazard
X500 500 year, < 1 ft depth
See more detailed explanation here.

Note: For general planning use only- not sufficient for insurance purposes.
Predominant Race/Ethnicity 2000
(>1: 40,000)
Based on 2000 Census data at the "Block" level coded by predominant race and ethnicity and labeled with total population (Documentation). How does a Block differ from a Tract? See our Census Geography Primer.

This data layer also contains many other detailed population characteristics. See Field Definitions.

NOTE: Spatial data corrected to match parcel database.
Median Family Income 1999 From 2000 Census.
Current Zoning (rough) 
Purchase Mortgages via Subprime Specialists From HDMA 2003
Refinance Mortgages via Subprime Specialists From HDMA 2003
Median Residential Sales Price 2004  
Residential Sales Price Change 2002-04  
Annual Violent Crime 2002-04 From Providence Police Dept.
Annual Property Crime 2002-04 From Providence Police Dept.
All Streets
(>1: 40,000)
Includes all streets in the City, some water features, and railroad lines.
RI Municipalities Boundaries of surrounding municipalities, 1:5,000 RIGIS

There may be errors and omissions. If you spot any, please e-mail Jim Lucht and they will be fixed or added.

Last Updated: September 14, 2007