NC Local GIS Data Archive:
Wake County

County & Municipal GIS Links | Vector Data Holdings | Raster Data Holdings | Additional Data Sources

NC State University Libraries staff are unable to answer questions specifically related to land and property in Wake County such as ownership, deeds, or provide property maps.

We also cannot troubleshoot problems or answer usability questions about online GIS mapping websites.

For such questions, please use "Wake County's GIS Links" directly below to find the appropriate local office and people to call or email.

Wake County's GIS Links

GIS Website - Go here for questions about Wake County GIS
Online Mapping - Generate custom maps, owner and address search, more
Data Download - Use GIS software to view, map, and analyze

Wake County Municipal Government GIS Links:

NCSU Libraries Vector Data Archive

May include feature types such as property ownership parcels, street centerlines, jurisdictional boundaries, districts, zoning, building footprints, land use, and various other layers.

Access to the Geodata Server requires a valid UNITY ID by NCSU affiliated users only.
Off-campus users: This is a proxy link to the 'Wake_County' ftp folder

1996 Data mostly converted from 2000 TIGER
1997 May 1997 parcels polygons only, converted from DXF
1999 Mostly DXF files; Obtained via CD from the county; March 1999
2000 Acquired via CD from the county; February 2000
2001 Downloaded Oct. 2001 from county website
2002 Downloaded May 8, 2002 from county website
2004 Oct. 2004 zoning and public safety data only
2005 Feb. 2005 streets only
2006 Downloaded Sept. 12, 2006 from county website
2007 Downloaded July 25, 2007 from county website
2008 Downloaded July 28, 2008 from county website
2009 Downloaded Jul. 30, 2009 from county website
2010 Downloaded Dec. 16, 2010 from county website
2011 Downloaded Sept. 21, 2011 from county website
2012 Downloaded Feb. 7, 2013 from county website
2013 Acquired from NC Base Data Project, Sept. 2013
2014 Acquired from NC Base Data Project, Sept. 2014

Tip: With Internet Explorer, go to the "View" menu and select "Open FTP site in Windows Explorer."

NCSU Libraries Raster Data Archive

Primarily includes orthophotos (digital aerial photography)

Local/Regional Collections:
NCSU Libraries has orthophotos for Wake County for the following year(s) and formats:

1938 - TIFF
1958 - TIFF
1959 - TIFF
1971 - TIFF
1974 - TIFF
1981 - TIFF
1988 - TIFF
1998 - TIFF
1999 - SID/TIFF
2005 - SID/TIFF
2010 - TIFF

Contact Data Services for information and access to the data files.

Statewide Collections:

1993 USGS DOQQs - Learn more...
1998 USGS DOQQs - Learn more...
NAIP - Learn more...
2010, 2013 (in-process) 6-inch resolution, true color Orthophotos - Learn more...