Iowa DOT Color Basemap

This vector tile basemap was created for use by the Iowa DOT with layers maintained by the Mapping and Geograhic Information team within Systems Planning. This basemap is a general reference set of data that includes information about transportation features (roads, railroads, airports and structures), as well as boundary information (state, county, and municipal boundaries), and surface water features (stream and lake information). The transportation features represent both the primary system as well as the local systems and rail features. The boundaries represent political jurisdictions as well as selected public interest lands. Surface waters include stream and lake locations. Given the nature of the basemap, the sources for this data are derived from many different sources, mainly from authoritative sources from within the Department of Transportation but also from authoritative sources from without. The basemap is scheduled to be updated on a quarterly cycle and the older versions will be archived.