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WV GIS Technical Center GIS Services

Please note our services have moved to a new server and some of the names have changed! You can always find the most up-to-date name/service at the WV GIS Technical Center REST Service Directory.

Imagery - Leaf Off

Name Description Projection Date Information REST Services
WV Aerial Photo Mixed Resolution
Sheriff's imagery updated with more recent and higher resolution (typically 6") local imagery Web Mercator 2010-2026 Link Link
Sheriff Association 2010-2012
12" (rural) and 4" (urban) pixel resolution, mostly leaf-off. 4" denoted by magenta boxes. Largest viewing scale 1:282 Web Mercator 2010-2012 Link Link
WV SAMB 2003 2ft
2-ft pixel resolution Web Mercator 2003 Link Link

Imagery - Leaf On

Name Description Spatial Reference Date Information REST Services
WV NAIP 2020 Natural Color
1-meter pixel resolution Web Mercator 2020 Link Link
WV NAIP 2018 Natural Color
1-meter pixel resolution Web Mercator 2018 Link Link
WV NAIP 2016 Natural Color
1-meter pixel resolution Web Mercator 2016 Link Link
WV NAIP 2014 Natural Color
1-meter pixel resolution Web Mercator 2014 Link Link
WV NAIP 2014 Color Infrared
1-meter pixel resolution Web Mercator 2014 Link Link
WV NAIP 2011 1m
1-meter pixel resolution Web Mercator 2011 Link Link
WV NAIP 2011 1m CIR
1-meter pixel resolution, color-infrared Web Mercator 2011 Link Link
WV NAIP 2009 1m
1-meter pixel resolution Web Mercator 2009 Link Link
WV NAIP 2007 1m
1-meter pixel resolution Web Mercator 2007 Link Link

Address Geocoding

Name Description Projection Date Information REST Services
Composite Geocoder
WV Street & Site Geocoder from Statewide Addressing & Mapping System (SAMS) UTM 17N 2026 Link Link
Site Geocoder
WV SAMS Site Locator Service UTM 17N 2026 Link Link
Street Geocoder
WV SAMS Street Locator Service UTM 17 2026 Link Link

Elevation Contours

Name Description Projection Date Information REST Services
WV 1-ft Contours
1-ft Contours for select WV Counties UTM 17N 2020 Link Link
WV 2-ft Contours
2-ft contours for select WV Counties Web Mercator 2010 Link
WV 10ft Contours
Statewide 10-ft contours Web Mercator 2003 Link Link

Elevation Rasters

Name Description Projection Date Information REST Services
WV 1-m Hillshade 2021
Statewide 1-m Hillshade created from high-resolution lidar-based elevation data sources UTM 17N 2021 Link Link

Other Data Services

Name Description Projection Date Information REST Services
Flood Hazard
Flood risk layers for public and experts. Web Mercator 2026 Link Link
Hydrography (Streams and Water Bodies)
Major rivers and lakes, 1:24k NHD and labels, and 1:4800 local resolution streams Web Mercator 2010 Streams NHD- 24k SAMB 1:4,800 Link
Water and Sewer Infrastructure
Water and sewer infrastructure data from the WV Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council. Web Mercator 2021 Link Link
Political Boundaries
100k and 24k state/county boundaries and Census incorporated boundaries Web Mercator 2026 100k 24k Incorporated Places Link
Public Lands
Federal, state, and local public lands Web Mercator 2026 Link
Transportation
Major roads (interstates, US highways, state routes, county routes) from WV DOT and local/municipal roads from Census 2011 data. It also includes stream layers, census layers, and populated places layers. Web Mercator 2011 Link WV DOT Link
WV Base Maps
Topographic map developed by WVGISTC draped onto hillshade DEM Web Mercator 2010 Link

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