Maps and Property Information
Interactive GIS Mapping Applications
eMapLink - Centralized portal to GIS and map information for the city. Provides access to zoning, land use, flood, annexation, wetlands, ownership parcel and other information. Displays comprehensive parcel information from Boulder County and the city's Property Information Report. Learn how to use the eMap Link by reviewing the eMaps Tutorial.
mBoulder - Smartphone, tablet and desktop map information in various themes including parcels, public safety, planning and development, recreation and transportation. Try samples of the Weekly Crime Map, Trails Map and Zoning map.
BVCP Future Land Use and Area I, II, III - The Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan land use map defines the desired future land use pattern for the Boulder Valley, including location, type and intensity of development. The Area I, II, III map defines the city's service area which sets the city's urban growth boundary and ensures a logical extension of urban services.
Learn more about the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan.
Open Space and Mountain Parks - This interactive site lets you zoom in, pan around, or get information on any trail or trailhead in the OSMP system. Predefined maps such as Dogs, Hiking, Natural Resources, and Climbing allow quick navigation to your specific interest as well as any corresponding regulations.
Neighborhoods - Including City Parks, Fire Response Area, Eco Pass Neighborhoods, Business Districts, Neighborhood Associations, Assessor Neighborhoods and subcommunities.
Transportation - Transportation Information System, (bike, ped, street and transit). This website displays both existing and proposed transportation information.
Zoning - Including Residential, Business, Industrial, Public, Agricultural, Mix of residential and business, Residential mobile homes, Main Street area and Mixed density residential.
Property Search for Summary of Code Enforcement Activity - This report shows summonses and code enforcement activity by the city occurring within the past 24 months. Search for summonses and enforcement information by entering an address.
Download GIS Data
Shape files for downloading - features include buildings, city limits, streets, zoning and more.
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All data is in shape file format and can be viewed with a free download of the ArcGIS Explorer desktop application.
Need CAD drawings? Try out a free trial of Arcv2CAD.
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Data Projection – NAD 1983 HARN, State Plane Colorado North Zone, FIPS 0501, US Survey Feet. Data is refreshed monthly.
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Description
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Benchmarks
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City Benchmark information includes the Benchmark ID, Location, Description, Elevations in COB datum from level circuits, and NGVD 29,NGVD88 datum’s. Elevation accuracy is within 0.10 ft. and should be verified between multiple Benchmarks. Source – level circuits ran by city crews and city contractors.
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Building Footprints
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Building footprints – digitized from aerial photography
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City Floodplain
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Source Public Works - Utility Engineering
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City Limits
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City of Boulder - city limits. Source – created from city parcel data layer
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Hydrology
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Creeks, irrigation ditches, irrigation laterials, Lakes, and other bodies of water. Source – digitized from aerial photography
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Historic Districts
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City Planning Department Designated City Historic Districts. Source – City Planning Department
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Land Use
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City designated land use.
Source – City Planning Department
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Main Roads and Street Centerlines
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Main Roads - highways and arterials. Street Centerlines - Streets and alley centerlines.
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Ownership Parcels
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Parcels-shp – Ownership parcels within the city limits and utility service areas with address – Source – Quarter Section maps digitized and then rectified to aerial photography.
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PLSS
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Rectangular Survey System, township, range, section, quarter section and city grid designation,
Source - digitized data
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Subcommunities
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City's designated subcommunities,
Source - City Planning Department
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Wetlands
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Wetlands regulated by the City of Boulder and corresponding regulatory area. Please refer to the City of Boulder Stream, Wetland and Water Protection Program.
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Zoning
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City zoning designations. Source– City Planning Department
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Open Space & Mountain Parks (OSMP) Property
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Property (Fee & Conservation Easements) owned by OSMP (there is no public access on Conservation Easements.)
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Designated Trails on OSMP Land
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Recreational trails on Open Space & Mountain Parks properties.
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OSMP Designated Trailheads
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Trailhead parking provided. Visit www.osmp.org for more information.
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Prairie Dog Colonies on OSMP Land
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OSMP maps the perimeter of all active prairie dog colonies each fall. This dataset contains OSMP and BCPOS data since 1996 CLIPPED to OSMP lands only.
This includes Jointly owned properties and colonies mapped on easements. To query out a specific year please use a definition query similar to Year = 2007
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Vegetation
Alliances
on OSMP Land
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Vegetation mapped to the ¼ acre (USNVC Alliance) by OSMP staff. See metadata for more information on classification system and methodology.
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Wildlife Closures
on OSMP Land
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Seasonal wildlife closures on Open Space & Mountain Parks properties. Dates of closures vary by type of closure – Raptor, Eagle, Grassland Bird, Bat. Visit www.osmp.org for more information.
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Open Space and Mountain Parks
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NEW! Open Space and Mountain Parks Google Earth map. Once downloaded to your computer, double-click and Google Earth will automatically open (Note: you must have Google Earth loaded on your computer).
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Last Updated on Friday, 22 February 2013 10:45
Planning & Development Services