Regrid, a Detroit-based provider of nationwide land parcel data solutions, has launched its Roadway ROW Polygon Data, the first nationwide planning-grade dataset to deliver polygonal insights into roadway right-of ways (ROW), inclusive of railroads, across the United States.
The new product, Regrid states, fills a data gap in the industry by delivering insights into the full extent of the roadways area, going beyond buffered street lines, and allowing organizations to make faster, smarter, and more confident decisions about land and infrastructure projects.
Unlike traditional linework or incomplete public data, Regrid’s Roadway ROW Polygons offer a spatial layer of planning-ready geometries that clearly identify the land occupied by road and rail corridors. These often-overlooked areas are essential to understanding how parcels interact within spaces between them, and are now available for the first time in a consistent format across all 50 states.
“Roads are the original social networks that connect communities across the country,” says Jerry Paffendorf, CEO of Regrid. There’s a tremendous amount of untapped potential in the roadway right-of-way if we start to see it in the wider context of land and property — everything from trees and bike lanes to energy and information transmission.”
Designed to complement Regrid’s 100 percent United States land parcel coverage map, the Roadway ROW dataset enables users to understand the full spatial fabric of land, revealing how parcels and public rights-of-way intersect. This polygon dataset is a tool designed to drive more informed decisions and development, such as managing highway improvements, planning renewable installations, or modernizing the grid.
According to Regrid, the Roadway ROW dataset delivers fully “queryable” and GIS-ready data, allowing organizations to streamline feasibility studies, prioritize projects, and reduce the need for time-consuming fieldwork in a way that wasn’t possible before today.
By surfacing potential issues and complexities in advance, it supports faster planning cycles and helps users avoid costly surprises.
The most recent release marks a milestone in Regrid’s mission to build a comprehensive, accessible, and complete picture of land in the United States. With the addition of the Roadway ROW dataset, customers now can achieve an even deeper understanding of how land is structured, owned, and used — going beyond parcels — to gain true geographic clarity.
For more information, visit regrid.com/roadway.
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