Here's an example for Seattle: http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~scripts/nph-brs.exe?s1=992.ID.&Sect6=HITOFF&Sect5=MAPS5&Sect4=AND&d=MAPS&l=1&p=1&u=/~public/MAPS1.htm&r=1&f=G#hb
It looks like it is produced from Census 2000; and in discussion with clerks there it appears that this extract can be fetched from them. The colored polygons are neighborhoods and the larger red outlined areas are districts. Not sure what the smaller red polygons are; perhaps lava. - a On 9/15/07, Anselm Hook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a free database of American neighborhood names and polygonal > boundaries. > > To elaborate: > > For example San Francisco has neighborhoods like 'SOMA' or 'chinatown' > or 'mission'. > > My current need is a neighborhood database for Seattle, of which one > appears here: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_neighborhoods > > It seems like there may be data behind this - I am about to check if > this is just from some publically available census data like census > 2000. > > Also, > > http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/nmaps/fullcit2.htm > > And > > http://transit.metrokc.gov/tops/bus/neighborhoods/region_text.html > > But generally speaking is there something comprehensive for the entire > United States? > > - a > _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
