The Kansas Road Centerline Database (KRCD) combines the best available transportation data from state and local government into a seamless, statewide database. The statewide baseline data for the KRCD is the Kansas Department of Transportation's (KDOT) State and Non-State Systems. With local government's permission, DASC will continually update and improve this data through the integration of local roads data. Road centerlines are one of the most common data layers built and maintained by local government. Additionally, local road data often contains a high level of attribution (e.g., address ranges, road classification, road surface, speed limit, maintenance) that is difficult to maintain at the state level.
In September, 2008, DASC released the initial version of the KRCD which included the integration of data from 19 counties. All highway names have been standardized and attributed independently of city street names to enable the continuous symbolization of highway routes through towns and cities. Additionally, riding route information (secondary highway name) has been added to the database to make it possible to follow the entire route of a single highway (e.g., where US-40 runs concurrently with US-24). A second release of the database is planned for Fall, 2009 which will incorporate another 14 counties.



