RLIS Quick reference users' guide
Learn how to access and use the more than 100 GIS map layers available on the RLIS Discovery site. Go
RLIS Live, Geographic Information System data
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RLIS Live delivers more than 100 GIS map layers for the region through online download and web services – available to subscribers anywhere with Internet access.
Geographic Information System data
Geographic Information System or GIS data are created and maintained at the Metro Data Resource Center, as well as by other jurisdictions and agencies throughout the region. Metro serves as a clearinghouse for spatial data - providing a "one stop shopping" approach to accessing regional data. These regional data are known as the Regional Land Information System (RLIS).
Data and map layers
RLIS Live contains more than 100 map layers for the region, including:
- tax lot boundaries and assessor's data
- streets, including address ranges
- zoning
- city and county boundaries
- census tracts with population and employment data
- undeveloped lands inventory
- rivers, watersheds and wetlands.
View a complete list of layers
RLIS Discovery site
The RLIS Discovery site describes the map layers in detail and provides subscriber access for direct download of individual or multiple layers. A limited selection of free map layers is available to non-subscribers.
Updated quarterly
Much of the data is updated quarterly and some files, more often.
To subscribe
Call 503-797-1742Subscription price $480
Includes full year of unlimited data access via the RLIS Discovery site. There are no limitations on the number of users per subscription.
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