Delaware Basemap Data
This page serves as an aide to researchers. Below you will find some of the most common data used in base-mapping Delaware. Please note that these data may not be the most current data. Where possible, the responsible agency has been listed with a link to that agencies web site. If you are in need of the most current version of any of these data, please contact the responsible agency.
Administrative Boundaries
US Census
US Census Delaware QuickFacts
2010 US Census Shapefiles
- Tract (DE only)
- Blockgroup (DE only)
- Zip Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTA5) (DE only)
- Tabulation Block (DE only)
- All US Census geographies may be downloaded from here.
Elevation and derived products
Imagery and Land Cover
- Statewide Orthophotography of WMS map services and Tiled Data Downloads from DEMAC
- Delaware LULC
- Delaware LULC 1984
- Delaware LULC 1992
- Delaware LULC 1997
- Delaware LULC 2007 - Revised (shapefile) | FirstMap Page
- Delaware LULC 2007 (shapefile) | FirstMap Page
- National Land Cover Dataset 1992(or http://landcover.usgs.gov/natllandcover.php)
- National Land Cover Dataset 2001
- National Land Cover Dataset 2006
- National Land Cover Dataset 2011
- Global Landcover 2000 Products
Water
- USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD)
- Data extracts for Delaware:
- NHD Lines (creeks, streams, rivers)
- NHD Areas (larger water bodies)
- Watersheds, 8-digit, 10-digit, 12-digit HUCs
Other
Delaware Environmental Monitoring & Analysis Center
Center for Environmental Monitoring & Analysis (CEMA)
College of Earth, Ocean, & Environment
212 Pearson Hall | University of Delaware | Newark, DE 19716-2541
Phone: (302) 831-6581 • Fax: (302) 831-6654 • © 2018
Center for Environmental Monitoring & Analysis (CEMA)
College of Earth, Ocean, & Environment
212 Pearson Hall | University of Delaware | Newark, DE 19716-2541
Phone: (302) 831-6581 • Fax: (302) 831-6654 • © 2018