Every spatial dataset, map product, and GIS layer Moore Energy & Mapping produces is released under an open license. No paywalls, no registration, no embargo periods. Download it, use it, build on it.
All datasets are downloadable directly below. GeoPackage files open in QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, and any OGR-compatible tool. KMZ files open in Google Earth Pro. All coordinate reference system information is embedded in each file.
Consistent standards mean the data works in any tool, now and in the future. Here's what we use across all Moore Energy & Mapping datasets.
EPSG:32119 — NC State Plane NAD83
All vector data authored in NC State Plane. Meters-based, accurate for NC linear measurements. WGS84 / EPSG:4326 used for KML/KMZ files per OGC standard.
GeoPackage (.gpkg)
OGC-standard single-file container. Replaces Shapefile for all new production. Supports multiple layers, long field names, UTF-8, and spatial indexes natively.
GeoTIFF (.tif)
Open, georeferenced raster standard for imagery and DEM products. Cloud-optimized GeoTIFF (COG) used for larger datasets where applicable.
KMZ / KML
OGC-standard for georeferenced image overlays, terrain-draped maps, and point/line features in Google Earth and compatible viewers.
geopandas.read_file("Bear_Creek_Trails.gpkg", layer="trails")
We use established open licenses that are clear about what you can do with the data. The short version: use it, share it, build on it — just credit us and keep the same openness downstream.
Used for: map products (PDF, PNG, print layouts), cartographic data, and documentation. You can use and adapt with attribution.
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 →Used for: datasets that incorporate OpenStreetMap geometry, consistent with OSM's license. Share-alike requirement applies to derived databases.
opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl →Used for: datasets derived entirely from USGS and federal government sources (elevation data, hydrography). No restrictions of any kind.
CC0 / Public domain →All CC BY and ODbL datasets require attribution: "Moore Energy & Mapping / Moore County Mapping and Energy Alliance (mooreenergymaps.org)"
A brief, honest statement. No fine print. No asterisks.
We don't collect your data. This site is static HTML with no analytics, no cookies, and no backend. When you leave, no record of your visit exists. We genuinely do not know who you are, and we'd like to keep it that way — for your benefit, not ours.
We work with North Carolina's public GIS and tax datasets, which contain personal information about real people — names, addresses, property records. That's public record, and in appropriate contexts it serves legitimate purposes. We use it for technical and spatial reference. We do not republish the personal details inside it, because the fact that something is technically available does not make redistributing it a good idea.
We will not distribute or redistribute datasets containing individual people's personally identifiable information. US corporations are technically people under the law. We are not lawyers. We will leave that particular puzzle where we found it.
Questions? info@mooreenergymaps.org
So it goes.
If you're a Moore County resident, nonprofit, local government, or community organization with a specific mapping or data need — reach out. We can't guarantee a timeline or scope for every request, but we give priority to requests that serve a broad public benefit and align with our mission.
Good candidates: trail or park mapping, land use questions, community infrastructure inventory, environmental baseline data, local energy analysis.
Submit a data requestIf you have ground-truth information, field corrections, or local knowledge that would improve our datasets — especially for the Bear Creek trail system — we want to hear it. We validate and integrate community corrections before publishing updated versions.
If you're a GIS professional or data producer interested in contributing datasets under a compatible open license, reach out about the catalog submission process.
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