The UnGovr Request provides an interactive map of California counties showing jurisdictional boundaries, federal lands, road ownership, and special district overlays. Data is sourced from the following authoritative datasets.
| Source | URL | Data Provided |
|---|---|---|
| Census Bureau TIGER/Line Roads | census.gov | Road segments with ownership classification (state, county, city, private) for all 58 California counties |
| OpenStreetMap | openstreetmap.org | Private road classification via access=private tags, cross-referenced with TIGER/Line to reclassify local roads incorrectly defaulted to county ownership. 284,380 private road ways in California. Data downloaded via Geofabrik. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). |
| USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US 4.0) | usgs.gov | Federal land boundaries for BLM national monuments/conservation areas, FWS wildlife refuges, and DoD military installations. County and local park facility boundaries (Fee class, locally managed) for park-related service routing within city limits. |
| NPS Land Resources Division Boundary Data | public-nps.opendata.arcgis.com | Official National Park Service unit boundaries for national parks, monuments, recreation areas, seashores, and historic sites |
| USFS Administrative Forest Boundaries | data.fs.usda.gov | Official U.S. Forest Service administrative boundaries for national forests and grasslands |
| Census Bureau TIGER/Line Places | census.gov | Incorporated city and town boundaries for each California county |
| California State Geoportal | gis.data.ca.gov | Special district boundaries (water, fire, sanitary, parks, community services) |
| Census Bureau TIGER/Line School Districts | census.gov | 13,212 unified school district boundaries across all 50 states |
| Caltrans Customer Service Request (CSR) | csr.dot.ca.gov | State highway service request routing for potholes, litter, road damage, and other issues on California state highways and interstates |
| CPAD (California Protected Areas Database) | calands.org | 3,297 protected area boundaries from GreenInfo Network via ArcGIS REST API: 2,422 nonprofit (land trusts, conservancies, open space districts) and 875 state-managed (state parks, beaches, forests, reserves, wildlife areas). Displayed as service map layers for all 58 California counties. |
| CCED (California Conservation Easement Database) | calands.org | Conservation easement boundaries from GreenInfo Network, tracking lands where conservation organizations hold easement rights |
| California Energy Commission (CEC) Electric Utility Service Territories | cecgis-caenergy.opendata.arcgis.com | Electric utility service territory boundaries for 85 California utilities including 3 investor-owned utilities (PG&E, SCE, SDG&E), 8 cooperatives, and 32 municipal publicly-owned utilities |
| California Energy Commission (CEC) Natural Gas Service Areas | cecgis-caenergy.opendata.arcgis.com | Natural gas service territory boundaries for California's 3 major gas investor-owned utilities (PG&E, SoCalGas, SDG&E) |
| State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) SABL | gispublic.waterboards.ca.gov | Drinking water system service area boundaries for 4,996 California public water systems including municipal water departments, independent water districts, private water companies, and mutual water companies |
| Caltrans State Highway Network (SHN) Lines | caltrans-gis.dot.ca.gov | Authoritative current state highway geometry from Caltrans ArcGIS REST API. Cross-referenced with TIGER/Line state-classified road segments to detect relinquished highways transferred to city or county maintenance. |
| California Waste Hauler Franchise Agreements | calrecycle.ca.gov | Residential trash and recycling franchise hauler assignments for all 58 California counties and 482 incorporated cities, sourced from CalRecycle jurisdiction profiles, city/county franchise agreements, and hauler service area data. Covers 67 waste haulers including Republic Services, Waste Management, Recology, Burrtec, CR&R, Athens Services, and 23 municipal collection programs. |