This set of data standards and guidelines is designed to provide a single source of information concerning Vermont GIS procedures so that all users can carry out their GIS activities as described by Vermont statutes (3 VSA 20(b)) - "compatible with, useful to, and shared with" the GIS activities of others.
Draft standards and guidelines are posted here during the public comment period.
Preface 
Part 1. Policies
- VCGI Procurement of VGIS Data, Services and Products
- VCGI Applications and Services Life Cycle Policies
Part 2. Standards
- Digital Data Conversion
- Map Coordinate System
- Land Cover / Land Use Codes
- Metadata (Data Layer Documentation)
- Geographic Area Names and Codes
- Surface Waters Data Standard
- Road Centerline Spatial Data Standard
- Bridge & Culvert Data Exchange Standard
- Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard
Part 3. Guidelines
- Vermont GIS Parcel Mapping Guidelines
- Use of Vermont Coordinate System
- Attribute Definitions and Codes
- Directory Structure and File Names
- Contracting with GIS Consutants
- Managing Data Layer Updates
- Horizontal Datum Conversions
- Vermont GPS Guidelines
- ArcSDE Configuration and Management Guidelines
- Vermont Open Geodata Portal ArcGIS Web Services Guidelines
- EGC Geospatial Data-Exchange Protocol
Other Standards
- Federal Standards - Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
- Vermont Geographic Names
- The VT Board of Libraries is responsible for determining and changing the official names of features and locations in Vermont.
- National Geodetic Survey
- New Datums: Replacing NAVD88 and NAD 83 (Forthcoming)