Buckeye Hills has maintained GIS (Geographic Information System) capabilities to meet the mapping and data needs of our eight-county region of Southeast Ohio since the 1990s. Realizing that the need for mapping products, spatial data, and custom data research and analysis would grow considerably in the future, Buckeye Hills has continually invested in the necessary mapping software, hardware, and staff training, to meet this growing need.
This map depicts activity density, or job and population per acre, in census blocks. Population data comes from the US Census Bureau’s 2013 population estimates. The jobs information is from the Census Bureau’s LEHD On the Map application, from 2011. These values were combined and divided by the acreage of the containing block. Due to some quirks of the LEHD data, some jobs are overly combined into a single block. This leads to blocks that can appear overly dense. It is best to consider the overall density of an area.
In partnership with District 10 of the Ohio Department of Transportation, this Right of Way map allows the user to identify roads maintained by District 10 and access their scanned right-of-way maps and documentation.
This information is owned by ODOT District 10, and questions about it should be directed to them.
This map depicts the presence or absence of sidewalks along road centerlines in the Buckeye Hills region. Aerial photos flown in 2014 were used to determine whether there was a sidewalk on one or both sides, or none at all. Crosswalks were also identified.
An Opportunity Zone is a designation created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, allowing for certain investments in lower-income areas to have tax advantages.
There are 12 opportunity zones in southeast Ohio. The linked Story Map indicates those zones as well as access to broadband, water, and sewer. For additional reference, FEMA Flood Zone designations may also be seen in reference to Opportunity Zones.
The purpose of this app is to aid communities in the Buckeye Hills region with their planning processes. It is our desire to include a wide variety of data that can inform officials and help them make great plans for their communities.
The wetland information displayed at this site shows wetland type and extent using a biological definition of wetlands.
There is no attempt to define the limits of proprietary jurisdiction of any Federal, state, or local government, or to establish the geographical scope of the regulatory programs of government agencies
Our GIS staff at Buckeye Hills Regional Council created this web mapping application in the Spring of 2020 to help identify Wi-Fi hotspot locations throughout our 8-county region. The data in this application is crowd-sourced, meaning that it is curated by the user community who volunteers their input to share known Wi-Fi hotspots with others. GIS staff at Buckeye Hills Regional Council frequently inspect the collected data for completeness and accuracy, however, we make no guarantees with regard to this data.
This interactive map attempts to show the likelihood that a cyclist may find a given road comfortable. It categorizes every road in the Buckeye Hills region except for those marked as private or where biking is prohibited.
When available, posted speed limit, number of lanes, and average annual daily traffic (AADT) were used to make the comfort level determination.
This application shows the hazard risk levels by township and county for the entire Buckeye Hills Region.
The formula used to determine the hazard risk levels for each area of interest is based on the potential risk for an identified natural hazard to occur, such as a flood or wildfire. It also factors in the presence of an identified at-risk public facility.
This web app shows the functional class of every road in the Buckeye Hills Region. Highway functional classification is used to determine which roads, streets and highways are eligible for federal transportation funds. It is used to establish design criteria for various roadway features and also serves as a management tool to measure a route’s importance in project selection and program management.
The purpose of this map is to display all of the horizontal well activity in Ohio. It includes activity that was reported between June 2009 and July 2020 from both the Marcellus and Utica Shale regions of Eastern and Southeastern Ohio. The data is used in this web map was collected from Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Oil and Gas Resources. This information can be obtained by viewing ODNR’s Shale Well Permitting and Drilling Data.
Buckeye Hills combines powerful mapping capabilities with a strong and active data research practice to offer constituents specialized mapping products and custom data products.
To supplement its data research experience, Buckeye Hills has invested in GPS data collection units that allow for the collection of autonomous data needed to complete customized individual mapping projects. These data collection units have been used to collect data sets such as water and sewer systems, public storm water systems, basic elevation, public signage, wildlife information, and more.
Buckeye Hills Regional Council is required to collect a number statistics for use in our planning efforts or in support of our partners. To assist with that effort, the data team at Buckeye Hills has put together the Data Compendium. The data contained within comes from public sources and is free to use. It is presented here in Microsoft Word (.docx) format so that the tables, contained within as images, can be easily copied and pasted into other documents as needed. The sources and appropriate dates are attached to those tables. Information explaining the statistics and, in some cases, how BHRC or their partners use the data is also included. This document is updated on an ongoing basis, and statistics may be added or dropped depending on their utility to BHRC or our partners.
We also have a Data Snapshot available from the Purdue University Center for Regional Development. The data in the snapshot can be used in conjunction with the Data Compendium. Sometimes they may contain the same information presented in different ways. Together these can provide a comprehensive look at the demographic and economic situation of the Buckeye Hills region. The Data Snapshot is primarily aggregated at the regional level.
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