Standards & Policies

For those interested in technical geographic data information, some of Oakland County's standards regarding the development and use of geographic data are available here.

Geospatial Standards

Documents and policies related to technology standards, data sharing and access.

•  Oakland County's GPS Standards (file size 32k; February 2003)
•  Oakland County's Enhanced Access Policy (file size 10k; August 1997)
•  Data Sharing Policies (file size 171k; April, 2004)

CLEMIS Standards

Documents describing the data design and standards for creating the GIS files required the Courts and Law Enforcement Management Information System (CLEMIS) project.

•  Animal Control Boundary Coverage (file size 16k)
•  Common Place Coverage (file size 34k, March 2003)
•  EMS Boundary Coverage (file size 68k, January 2005)
•  Fire Boundary Coverage (file size 67k, January 2005)
•  Law Enforcement Boundary (file size 70k, January 2005)
•  Municipal Boundary Coverage (file size 16k, September 2000)
•  Road Centerline/Address Range Coverage (file size 272k, January 2005)
•  Towing Boundary Coverage (file size 17k, September 2000)

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