Metadata: Signs

Signs
Category Transportation - Assets
Feature Dataset Name STAND-ALONE
Item Name sign_face_pdx
Database Type SDE
Originator City of Portland
Bureau Bureau of Transportation
Publication Date
Abstract This feature class identifies the location, type, and material of signs in Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) GIS. This includes construction, parking, warning, regulatory, guide, and school signs.
Purpose This dataset serves as PBOT's GIS sign inventory.
Supplemental Information
Last Dataset Update 04/03/2026 14:56
Last Source Update 04/03/2026 05:05
Maintenance/Update Frequency As needed
Extent Clackamas County, Multnomah County, and Washington County, Oregon
Data Type Vector
Shape Type Point
Feature Count 194445
Horizontal Position Accuracy
Horizontal Position Accuracy Link Taxlots
Progress Complete
North Bounding Coordinate 5723570.97277142
South Bounding Coordinate 5689899.63980201
East Bounding Coordinate -13629278.2199144
West Bounding Coordinate -13674097.932882
Theme Keyword(s) Sign
Theme Keyword Thesaurus None
Place Keyword(s) Portland, Multnomah County, Washington County, Clackamas County, Oregon
Place Keyword Thesaurus None
Access Constraints Available for Public Use
Use Constraints These data are distributed under the terms of the City of Portland Data Distribution Policy. Care was taken in the creation of this data but it is provided "as is".

The City of Portland cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions, or positional accuracy.
Source Dataset Type Enterprise Geodatabase
Output Geodatabase ASSETS_PDOT_WGS
Distribution Grid: State plane coordinate system 1983(91).
Units: International feet
Datum: North American Datum of 1983/1991 (HPGN)
Liability: The information in this file was derived from digital databases on the City of Portland GIS. Care was taken in the creation of this file. The City cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions, or positional accuracy. There are no warranties, expressed or implied.
Format: Shapefile or File Geodatabase Feature Class - Data will be provided via City of Portland FTP Site.
Online Resource: http://portlandmaps.com/opendata
Online Instructions: City of Portland Public/Open Data is distributed via the PortlandMaps Open Data Site - http://portlandmaps.com/opendata. Data not available on the PortlandMaps Open Data site can be requested by contacting the City of Portland CGIS Group - maps@portlandoregon.gov
Transfer Size: varies
SPCS Zone Identifier: 5076
Contact(s)
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PBOT GIS Support
503-823-5185
PBOTGISSupport@portlandoregon.gov
1120 SW Fifth Ave., Suite 1331
Portland, OR 97204

City of Portland - PBOT
503-823-5185
PBOTFrontDesk@portlandoregon.gov
File(s)
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Images
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Lineage
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Web Services

Service Description Feature Access Layer
PBOT_DefaultLayers This service includes an array of asset, permitting, planning and project data to serve as a general reference for PBOT staff working remotely. Dynamic Construction Signs
PBOT_DefaultLayers This service includes an array of asset, permitting, planning and project data to serve as a general reference for PBOT staff working remotely. Dynamic Guide Signs
PBOT_DefaultLayers This service includes an array of asset, permitting, planning and project data to serve as a general reference for PBOT staff working remotely. Dynamic Parking Signs
PBOT_DefaultLayers This service includes an array of asset, permitting, planning and project data to serve as a general reference for PBOT staff working remotely. Dynamic Ped/Bike/School Signs
PBOT_DefaultLayers This service includes an array of asset, permitting, planning and project data to serve as a general reference for PBOT staff working remotely. Dynamic Regulatory Signs
PBOT_DefaultLayers This service includes an array of asset, permitting, planning and project data to serve as a general reference for PBOT staff working remotely. Dynamic Warning Signs
PBOT_ROW_Coordination_Reference This services contains reference data to support PBOT permitting work and ROW coordination efforts, including data on on-street parking, and PBOT maintenance operations, planned project work, as well as other data useful for make determinations on permit issuance. Dynamic Parking Signs
PBOT_Assets This service includes an array of asset data to serve as a general reference for public-facing web applications. Dynamic Construction Signs
PBOT_Assets This service includes an array of asset data to serve as a general reference for public-facing web applications. Dynamic Guide Signs
PBOT_Assets This service includes an array of asset data to serve as a general reference for public-facing web applications. Dynamic Parking Signs
PBOT_Assets This service includes an array of asset data to serve as a general reference for public-facing web applications. Dynamic Ped/Bike/School Signs
PBOT_Assets This service includes an array of asset data to serve as a general reference for public-facing web applications. Dynamic Regulatory Signs
PBOT_Assets This service includes an array of asset data to serve as a general reference for public-facing web applications. Dynamic Warning Signs
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Attribute Tables & Domains

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sign_face_pdx
Table Description
Table Jurisdiction
Column Sort Column Name Column Alias Column Type Column Size Domain Value(s) Column Description
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1 AssetID AssetID String 15
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Unique asset identifier.
1 LocationID LocationID String 15
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Location in PBOT's location hierarchy system
1 ImagePath ImagePath String 255
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Link to related diagram or photo, not typically used for signs.
1 SignType SignType Integer 4
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1210 Construction X
1220 Guide X
1240 Parking X
1250 School/Ped/Bike X
1260 Regulatory X
1270 Warning X
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Sign category.
1 SignCode SignCode String 15
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Code identifying the specific sign in the PBOT sign library.
1 SignMountOID SignMountOID Integer 4
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ObjectID of the pipe or post on which the sign is mounted. The export process breaks the relation between sign and mount. This field should be ignored.
1 MountOffset MountOffset Integer 4
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Measurement, in inches, of the offset (+/-) of the mount from the sign's center.
1 Rotation Rotation Integer 2
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Angular rotation of the sign face, using arithmetic notation (E=0; N=90; W=180; S=270). Reflects the direction a viewer of the sign would look to see the sign's face.
1 Owner Owner String 15
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Owner of the asset. PdxTrans means the asset is owned by PBOT.
1 MaintResp MaintResp String 15
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Maintainer of the asset. PdxTrans means that PBOT is responsible for maintaining the asset.
1 Arrow Arrow String 5
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Direction of an arrow on a sign legend. Generally used to specify the side of the sign on which a parking regulation is effective.
1 FaceMaterial FaceMaterial String 6
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Material of the sign face..
1 RotationMethod RotationMethod String 3
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DEF Mount Default X
INI Initial Load X
MAN Manual X
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Description of how the rotation was determined.
1 Illumination Illumination String 8
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LAMP Electric Lamp
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NONE None X
RREFLECT Retro-Reflective X
UNKNOWN Unknown X
YES Is Illuminated X
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Description of whether/how the sign face is illuminated.
1 LastReplDate LastReplDate Date 8
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Date of last sign replacement.
1 LastReplWO LastReplWO String 10
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Work order number for last sign replacement.
1 LastInspDate LastInspDate Date 8
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Date of last sign inspection.
1 Treatment Treatment String 8
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GCF Graffiti Coating - Field X
GCS Graffiti Coating - Shop X
NONE No treatment
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Identifies whether a sign has been treated to enable staff to easily remove graffiti.