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Administrative and Political Boundaries

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CoastlineLand-Sea boundary lines for RI and nearby CT and MA including Narragansett Bay.
coastline.zip (0.3 MB) SHP
MunicipalitiesRI state and municipal boundaries with city and town attribute codes and annotation.
s44btp88.zip (0.7 MB) E00;
towns.zip (0.6 MB) SHP
Quad NeatlinesUSGS 1:24000 quadrangle map neatline boundaries for RI and bordering states.
s44bnl75.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
neatline.zip (0.1 MB) SHP
Rhode Island House Districts2002 Rhode Island State Legislature House of Representatives boundary lines based on US Census TIGER base maps.
rirep02_e00.zip (0.6 MB) E00;
rirep02_shp.zip (0.5 MB) SHP
Rhode Island Senate Districts2004 Rhode Island Senate District boundary lines based on US Census TIGER basemaps.
risen07.zip (1 MB) SHP
Shoreline and IslandsRhode Island coastal shoreline and Narragansett Bay with island features coded for easier graphic display.
s44bby89.zip (0.6 MB) E00;
ribay.zip (0.6 MB) SHP
State BoundaryRhode Island state line boundary including coastline.
s44bri89.zip (0.6 MB) E00;
statline.zip (0.5 MB) SHP
State, Coastline, Town BoundariesStateline, Coastline, and Town lines for Rhode Island digitized from 1997 orthophotography.
ritown5k_e00.zip (1.4 MB) E00;
ritown5k_shp.zip (1.3 MB) SHP
Town LinesCity and town political boundaries for RI.
s44btl88.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
townlins.zip (0.1 MB) SHP

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Biology and Ecology

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Bird SpeciesWild bird species nesting and breeding in RI with their probable areas of distribution.
s44nbs96.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
birds.zip (0.1 MB) SHP
Degraded Coastal Wetlands of Narragansett BayInternally degraded coastal wetland sites in Narragansett Bay delineated from 1996 true color aerial photography.
nbdegrade_e00.zip (0.7 MB) E00;
nbdegrade_shp.zip (0.5 MB) SHP
Eelgrass (Line)Eelgrass beds estuarine and marine wetlands in narragansett bay with feature attribute coding for wetlands and deepwater habitats to usfws standards for beds less than 40 feet wide.
s44nel99.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
eelline.zip (0.1 MB) SHP
Eelgrass (Polygon)Eelgrass beds estuarine and marine wetlands in narragansett bay with feature attribute coding for wetlands and deepwater habitats to usfws standards for beds greater than 40 feet wide.
s44nep99.zip (1.3 MB) E00;
eelpoly.zip (1.2 MB) SHP
Rare SpeciesEstimated habitat and range of rare species and noteworthy natural communities.
s44nrs97.zip (0.3 MB) E00;
raresp.zip (0.2 MB) SHP
WetlandsWetlands as interpreted from 1988 aerial photography to one quarter acre polygon resolution by Cowardin 16 classification scheme. Also distributed on USGS Quad basis and Town.
s44wwt93.zip (13 MB) E00

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Business and Economic

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Economic Development Enterprise ZonesEconomic development enterprise zones as delineated by US Census 1990 census tract boundaries as defined by the RI Enterprise Zone Council.
edzones_e00.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
edzones_shp.zip (0.1 MB) SHP
Industrial AreasLand designated for industrial purposes by municipalities.
s44zin99.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
industry.zip (0.1 MB) SHP

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Cultural, Society, and Demography

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Historic Candidate StiesHistoric sites which are candidates for listing on the national Historic Register by the RI Historic Preservation Commission.
s44chc92.zip (0.5 MB) E00;
histcand.zip (0.4MB) SHP
Historic DistrictsHistoric districts listed in the National Historic Register.
s44chd99.zip (0.2 MB) E00;
histdist.zip (0.2 MB) SHP
Historic SitesHistoric sites including buildings listed in the National Historic Register.
s44chs99.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
histpnts.zip (0.1 MB) SHP
Pop2000 Statewide Planning Population DataUS Census 2000 - total population, total population density, and population age 18 and over to Census Block level resolution.
pop2000_e00.zip (5.3 MB) E00
RIMAPS 1 Source Data & Calculated PercentagesU.S. Census 1990 population and housing information by town, tract, and block group level as derived from U.S. Census STF1a by source data count and calculated percentages.
s44dbg91.zip (0.6 MB) E00;
census1.zip (0.5 MB) SHP
RIMAPS 2 Sample Count Calculated PercentagesU.S. Census 1990 pop, housing, economic, education, ethnic origin, and employment information by town, tract, and block group level as derived from U.S. Census STF3a.
s44dbm92.zip (0.5 MB) E00;
census2.zip (0.4 MB) SHP
RIMAPS 3 Sample Count & Source DataU.S. Census 1990 pop, housing, economic, education, ethnic origin, and employment information by town, tract, and block group level as derived from U.S. Census STF3a.
s44dbs92.zip (0.6 MB) E00;
census3.zip (0.5 MB) SHP
US Census 2000 (SF1); Population & Housing StatewideUS Census 2000 source data for Rhode Island excerpted from Summary File 1 (SF1) of population and housing including age, sex, race, households and housing unit information to the Census Block level.
censusf105.zip (11 MB) SHP
US Census 2000 (SF3) Population & Housing StatewideUS Census 2000 source data for Rhode Island excerpted from Summary File 3 (SF3) of population and housing including age, sex, race, households and housing unit information to the Census Block level.
censusf305.zip (6 MB) SHP

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Elevation and Derived Products

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BathymetryBathymetric depth contours for Narragansett Bay and Block Island sound at twenty foot intervals as depicted on NOAA nautical charts.
s44hby97.zip (1.5 MB) E00;
bathymet.zip (1.6 MB) SHP
BenchmarksMonumented vertical control benchmarks with elevation from geodetic survey control data set.
s44vbm95.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
bench95.zip (0.1 MB) SHP
Geodetic Survey PointsGeodetic survey horizontal and vertical monumented control points from the National Geodetic Reference System and RI control bases including elevation bench marks and point coordinates.
s44bgc95.zip (0.1 MB) E00;
geod95.zip (0.2 MB) SHP
Statewide Digital Terrain Model (1997)Digital Terrain Model derived from the 1997 National Grid USA/RIDOT Digital Orthophoto Project. Provided in both TIN and ESRI terrain formats.