Select Page

MAPS and GIS

Interactive GIS Maps

Please click on any of the interactive maps displayed below to find out information and navigate the available data layers for the Northwest Arkansas region. You can access these maps on your desktop computer, tablet or smart phone using a standard internet browser.

Benton and Washington County Base Map

Northwest Arkansas Base Map

This interactive map displays basic geographic information and boundaries for the NWARPC Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) which includes Benton and Washington counties in Arkansas and a portion of McDonald County in Missouri. The map layers include political boundaries, parcels, subdivisions, parks, roads, highways, hydrology features and most current aerial imagery.

Link
Benton and Washington County Base Map

Northwest Arkansas Transportation Map

This interactive map displays the transportation network and projects in the 2023-2026 Transportation Improvements Program (TIP), the 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, functionally classified roads, centerline file data and other transportation data and boundaries for the Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Transportation Planning area.

Link
Transportation Map

NARTS 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program

This interactive map illustrates the NARTS 2023-2026 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) projects approved by the RPC/Policy Committee on December 7, 2022. More information about the TIP can be found at this link.

Link
Demographic Map

Northwest Arkansas Demographic and Political Boundaries Map

This interactive map includes 2020 Census Data layers, Traffic Analysis Zones, Arkansas, county and local political boundaries, as well as Washington and Benton Counties boundaries and transportation layers.

Link
Northwest Arkansas Travel Forecasting Model Map

Northwest Arkansas Travel Forecasting Model

The Northwest Arkanas Travel Forecasting Model – Includes the 2018 base year model network, as well as 2025, 2035 and the 2045 forecast network featuring annual daily average volume data and selected demographic data by Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs) in the Metropolitan Transportation Area (MPA) for the base and forecast years.

Link
Environmental Map

Northwest Arkansas Environmental Map

This interactive map includes environmental data for the Northwest Arkansas region such as watersheds, karst sensitivity areas in the Cave Springs Karst area, water features as well as transportation networks (roads and trails).

Link