These layers are restricted to Duke affiliates only.  You must be a Duke student, staff, or faculty member and have a NetID to download. Non-Duke users who require the layers for non-commercial purposes should contact Mark Thomas for assistance or questions.

Click the desired format for any layer to download.   ArcGIS layers are compressed in ".zip" format and require GIS software capable of reading ESRI geodatabases or shapefiles, or MrSID format raster data.   Google Earth layers are compressed ".kmz" files.

All vector layers use the NC State Plane coordinate system; linear units = feet.  Lambert Conformal Conic Projection, 1983 North American Datum (NAD83).

 

Campus Features

    Geodatabase version (8 MB)

Layer Name	ArcGIS Layer	Google Earth Layer
Area Parcels	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Base Features	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Buildings	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Crosswalks	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Non-Duke Property	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Parking Lots	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Public Parking	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Railroads	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Street Centerlines	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Street Centerlines Address Locator	ZIP
Trails	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ

 

 

 

Campus Vegetation

    Geodatabase version (766 KB)

Layer Name	ArcGIS Layer	Google Earth Layer
Boundary	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Bushes	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Coniferous Trees	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Deciduous Bushes	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Deciduous Trees	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Hedgelines	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Planters	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Treelines	ZIP / Metadata	ZIP

 

 

 

Topography (Hypsography)

    Geodatabase version (49 MB)

Layer Name	ArcGIS Layer	Google Earth Layer
Breakline	ZIP / Metadata	ZIP
Breakline Observable	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
DTM	ZIP / Metadata	ZIP
Index Dashed	ZIP / Metadata	ZIP
Index Dashed Depression	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Index Depression	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Index Regular	ZIP / Metadata	ZIP
Intermediate Dashed	ZIP / Metadata	ZIP
Intermediate Dashed Depression	ZIP /  Metadata	KMZ
Intermediate Depression	ZIP / Metadata	ZIP
Intermediate	ZIP / Metadata	ZIP
Spot	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ
Spot Non-Visible	ZIP / Metadata	Not available
Spot Observable	ZIP / Metadata	ZIP
Water	ZIP / Metadata	KMZ

 

 

Aerial Photography

Use the index to determine which files to unzip from the archive.   All imagery is georegistered to open easily in ArcGIS.

• PDF index, Duke and surrounding area
• PDF index, West Campus
• PDF index, Central/East Campus
• Index information as an ArcGIS map project

 

Aerial Photography Preview (Google Earth)

Aerial Photography, All Tiles (MrSID format; 559 MB)

Aerial Photography, by Tile

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