Summary & Purpose

This is a data set representing a subset of buildings and structures, within areas of special interest in Boise, Idaho and the surrounding region. The polygons and points are a best guess representation, generally determined from aerial photography, of the location and exterior shapes of the buildings. Building footprints may include roof overhangs, coverings for decks, and attached outbuildings that are not distinguishable from the main building. The polygons do not represent true building footprints. The data was originally collected by Geographic General, Inc. from 1986 aerial photography, and is now maintained by City of Boise GIS. Because data collection and verification is labor intensive, high priority areas were identified and are being updated first. The high priority areas include: Boise State University campus; core downtown Boise City; Boise Towne Square Mall; churches, schools, hospitals; buildings within parks; and some other commercial and industrial areas. It is unlikely that residential structures will be collected in the foreseeable future, if ever.

Date of Publication or Submission

6-27-2016

DOI

http://doi.org/10.18122/B2KK5N

Funding Citation

This publication was made possible by the NSF Idaho EPSCoR Program and by the National Science Foundation under award number IIA-1301792.

Data Source Credits

Original, newly-created data.

Single Dataset or Series?

Single Dataset

Data Format

*.shp, *.zip

Data Attributes

Each point, which represents a building footprint, was digitized taking the reference of NAIP imagery and cadastral parcels. Later the layer was spatial joined with the Parcels Shapefile. The data set is composed of a polygon shape file generated with ArcMap 10.2.2. and based upon 2010 imagery. The shape file has been zipped for easy download. There is also a shape file containing a set of points corresponding to building locations based on 2013 imagery; that zip file is attached as an additional resource. These data sets can be used for general mapping, as reference information for assisting in managing public safety incidents, and for a variety of planning and development purposes. The data sets should not be used as any official demarcation of building locations or footprints or land areas. The data should not be used to calculate building area or to measure the distance between buildings and/or any other feature of interest. The data is incomplete and represents only a small subset of all existing development in the region.

Map Area

44.047952N, 42.975526S

Map Area

-115.8555455E, -117.093888W

Map Area Coordinate System

GCS_North_American_1983, Projection: NAD_1983_Transverse_Mercator

Time Period

2010, 2013

Privacy and Confidentiality Statement

We are explicitly compliant with federal and state laws surrounding data privacy including the protection of personal financial information through the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, personal medical information through HIPAA, HITECH and other regulations. All human subject data (e.g., surveys) has been collected and managed only by personnel with adequate human subject protection certification.

Use Restrictions

Data will be provided to all who agree to appropriately acknowledge the National Science Foundation (NSF), Idaho EPSCoR and the individual investigators responsible for the data set. By downloading these data and using them to produce further analysis and/or products, users agree to appropriately acknowledge the National Science Foundation (NSF), Idaho EPSCoR and the individual investigators responsible for the data set. Use constraints: Acceptable uses of data provided by Idaho EPSCoR include any academic, research, educational, governmental, recreational, or other not-for-profit activities. Any use of data provided by the Idaho EPSCoR must acknowledge Idaho EPSCoR and the funding source(s) that contributed to the collection of the data. Users are expected to inform the Idaho EPSCoR Office and the PI(s) responsible for the data of any work or publications based on data provided.

Disclaimer of Warranty

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN OR PROVIDED AS PART OF THE SYSTEM FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

IN NO EVENT SHALL BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THE SYSTEM.

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SYSTEM COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. COMPANY AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE PRODUCT(S) AND/OR THE PROGRAM(S) DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU.

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT MAKE ANY ASSURANCES WITH REGARD TO THE ACCURACY OF THE RESULTS OR OUTPUT THAT DERIVES FROM USE OF THE SYSTEM.

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2010_Building_ShapeFile.zip (43473 kB)
Zipped shape file.
2013_Building_ShapeFile.zip (8391 kB)
Zipped shape file.

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