About data, maps and modeling
The Denver Regional Council of Governments produces an array of data, maps and models to support local governments' planning efforts. Visit the Regional Data Catalog for data and maps related to transportation, demographics, housing and employment.
Regional Data Catalog
DRCOG staff manage the Regional Data Catalog as an open data repository. The region's cities, towns, counties and partners use the data to make informed decisions related to mobility, land use and changing demographics.
Community Profiles
DRCOG staff create community profiles for each of its cities, towns and counties using data points from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Data Modeling
DRCOG staff use travel and land use models to predict how residents and visitors will get around the region and anticipate trends in growth and development.
Denver Regional Data Consortium
The Denver Regional Data Consortium is an open, voluntary group of geographic information systems professionals interested in regionally collaborative data initiatives. It meets quarterly and uses a quarterly newsletter to exchange data, information and ideas.
Regional Data Acquisition Project
Through DRCOG's data acquisition projects, staff develop, compile and standardize data from local governments, data companies, land use and travel models. Cities, towns, counties, nonprofit, special district and corporate partners share expenses and receive the resulting data at a significant discount and far less effort than if they were to acquire it on their own. Partners have used the data for regional forecasts, transportation projects, public safety and utility management.
Photo courtesy of Sanborn Geospatial.
Aerial Photography
Staff facilitate a voluntary partnership to share the expense of capturing high-resolution aerial images of the Denver region every two years.
Lidar
DRCOG staff facilitate the acquisition of light detection and ranging data, also called lidar, to develop precise maps of natural and built environments in the Denver region.
Planimetric Data
Using its high-resolution aerial imagery, the partnership develops detailed digital depictions of the built environment: buildings, pavement, sidewalks and trails.
Land Use Land Cover
The partnership leverages its high-resolution aerial imagery to depict the region's landscape. The resulting products are used for conservation, regional planning, managing water use and mitigating natural hazards.
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