Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Geographic Information Systems are used within Transportation Planning and District 5 in general to manage data and perform mapping tasks.
GIS Data
The Caltrans Office of GIS maintains a listing of available GIS data. These data cannot be downloaded from the web site, but they can be requested from the District 5 GIS Coordinator (see Contact below).
Not listed on this web site, but available upon request are these additional GIS data and tools:
- State Highways (see metadata)
- Functionally Classified Roads (see metadata)
- Postmiles (see metadata)
- Postmiler tool (creates GIS point and/or line features along state highway using County, Route, and Postmile; see documentation)
- Highway Sequence Lookup tool (lists valid postmile ranges for all state highways; see documentation)
To request these data or tools, contact the District 5 GIS Coordinator (see Contact below).
GIS Links
SLO Data Finder – Data clearinghouse for San Luis Obispo County.
Caltrans Office of GIS Data Listing
California Spatial Information Library (CaSIL) – Data clearinghouse for the State of California
San Luis Obispo GIS Users Group
Contact
Andy Richardson, District 5 GIS Coordinator
Andy.Richardson@dot.ca.gov
(805) 549-3571