2025 Data Harvest: Advancing Indiana’s Geospatial Data Ecosystem

Each year, Indiana’s Data Harvest program offers a snapshot of how counties across the state are contributing to a shared, statewide geospatial foundation. The 2025 cycle reflects not only steady progress, but also meaningful collaboration among local governments, technology partners, and the geospatial community at large. This year’s data, now publicly accessible, highlights Indiana’s commitment to transparency, data quality, and continuous improvement.

As part of the 2025 release, users can access a comprehensive suite of datasets, including a statewide real property database from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) and multiple geocoders. These resources support everything from public safety and transportation planning to economic development and academic research, demonstrating how essential accurate location data has become across industries.

A Collaborative Statewide Effort

One of the defining strengths of the Data Harvest is the collaboration behind it. This year:

• 45 counties submitted their data through Indiana’s implementation of VEP (Validate, Edit, Provision), a workflow that ensures data is checked and refined before being aggregated.
• 47 counties submitted directly to the Indiana Geographic Information Office (IGIO) and the Polis Center at IU Indianapolis for standardization and aggregation.

While VEP ensures a structured validation path, it is important to note that the IGIO processed and standardized all VEP submissions, while the Polis Center processed and standardized the remaining direct submissions. Together, these efforts create a consistent, statewide dataset that is ready for public use.

Recognizing Better Data Quality Across the State

Progress in data quality is one of the most encouraging outcomes of the 2025 cycle.

• 60 of Indiana’s 92 counties earned recognition for schema compliance, which is a notable rise from 47 in the previous year. Schema compliance ensures that data aligns with statewide standards, an essential requirement for creating unified datasets that work together seamlessly.
• The number of counties lacking address ranges on their road centerlines dropped from 23 in 2024 to just 13 in 2025. Address ranges are essential for geocoding, emergency response routing, and any application that relies on accurately locating an address along a roadway.

These improvements reflect broad county-level buy‑in and a growing understanding across the state of why strong geospatial foundations matter.

Data Access Designed for Immediate Use

All data from the 2025 cycle is now available for public access and download. For most users, the recommended approach is to take advantage of the updated web services, which automatically refresh each year, so no manual updates are required. These services include:

• Address Points: https://gisdata.in.gov/server/rest/services/Hosted/Address_Points_of_Indiana_Current/FeatureServer
• State Geocoder: https://gisdata.in.gov/server/rest/services/Geocode/State_Geocoder_MultiRole_WGS84/GeocodeServer
• Administrative Boundaries: https://gisdata.in.gov/server/rest/services/Hosted/Administrative_Boundaries_of_Indiana_Current/FeatureServer
• Road Centerlines: https://gisdata.in.gov/server/rest/services/Hosted/Road_Centerlines_of_Indiana_Current/FeatureServer
• Parcel Boundaries: https://gisdata.in.gov/server/rest/services/Hosted/Parcel_Boundaries_of_Indiana_Current/FeatureServer

Users who prefer to work directly with downloadable files can find them on the Data Access page, which compiles all available URLs in one place.

A Foundation for Indiana’s Future

The 2025 Data Harvest is more than an annual data release. It reflects Indiana’s ongoing investment in high‑quality, openly accessible geospatial information. These datasets power countless systems and decisions across the state, and each year’s improvements help ensure Indiana remains proactive, data driven, and ready for the future.  Data collected by the Data Harvest program also improves national-level data initiatives, such as the US Department of Transportation’s National Address Database (NAD)..

Whether you are a GIS professional, a planner, a researcher, or someone simply curious about how your community functions behind the scenes, the Data Harvest provides a clear look at the state’s geospatial landscape. As more counties participate and improve their data quality, that landscape continues to grow richer and more useful for everyone.