Aerial photography and elevation data are available for download from the NC OneMap site:
NC OneMap	NC OneMap
If you want specific tiles of photography or topographic contours for Carrboro, you can download them here. Topographic contour tiles are in North Carolina State Plane Feet, NAD 83. Aerial photography tiles are in State Plane Feet, NAD 83 2011.
Topography (.dxf)	Download 2-foot contours, in .dxf format, by index tile. These files are zipped.
Photography (.sid)	2017 Orthophotography in MrSid compressed format (.sid), in color, by index tile. All orthophotography since 2010 is statewide photography and is available for download on the NCOneMap site (www.nconemap.gov).
County-wide data for parcels and streets are available from the Orange County download page:
Parcels (shapefile or geodatabase)	Parcels (properties) can be obtained from Orange County GIS download page.
Streets (shapefile or geodatabase)	Street centerlines can be obtained from the Orange County GIS download page.
Various Carrboro datasets are downloadable here. If you don't see what you want, call us. The data are in ESRI shapefile or ESRI geodatabase format and North Carolina State Plane Feet, NAD 83.
Boundaries (shapefile)	Municipal and planning boundaries for Carrboro, municipal boundaries for Chapel Hill, and Orange County township boundaries.
Carrboro City Limits (shapefile)	Carrboro city limits.
Carrboro Zoning (shapefile)	Carrboro zoning. There are two shapefiles: one of base zones, one of overlay zones.
School Districts (shapefile)	Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) assignment districts.
Hydrography (shapefile) Hydrography (geodatabase)	Streams digitized from DTM and Lidar data and topographic contours. The "streams" include drainageway patterns and coincide in developed areas with stormwater features. They are attributed by drainage area and whether they are features on USGS or Soil Survey maps. Water bodies include ponds, lakes, and double-line streams.
Stream Buffers (shapefile)	These files are in shapefile (.shp) format. The stream buffers are two shapefiles representing the areas regulated by the ordinance as zone 1 and zone 2. They are calculated based on the type of stream, as attributed in the stream layer.
Steep Slopes (shapefile)	These files are in shapefile (.shp) format. The steep slopes were calculated from 2003 DTM data.
Tree Cover (shapefile)	These files are in shapefile (.shp) format. The tree cover was digitized from 2017 aerial photography and has polygons characterized as hardwood, mixed hardwood and pine, and pine.
Building Footprints (shapefile)	Building footprints updated with permit data. These are a shapefile (.shp) and are updated monthly.