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Before constructing your city, use the data maps to locate the [[commodities|resource]] deposits, water aquifer and [[wind]] direction of your site. You can access various data maps through the tab at the bottom right side of your screen.
[[File:water data map.png]]The water data map button reveals the city's water table. The darker blue an area is the more water is contains.
[[File:coal data map.png]]The [[coal, ore and oil ]] data map buttons reveal button reveals the city's underground coal deposits. The darker grey an area is the more resource coal it contains.
[[File:oil data map.png]]The wind [[oil]] data map shows button reveals the blue arrows that indicate city's oil reservoirs. The darker black or grey an area is the direction of the wind blowing over your citymore oil it contains.
*If you want to mine ore, coal or drill oil, avoid constructing buildings on top of deposits. [[Coal Mine|Mines]] and [[Oil Well|wells]] also produce pollution and lower the land value of nearby areas. Be sure to keep high [[wealth]] residential zones away from these dirty locations. [[File:wind data map.png]]The wind data map shows the blue arrows that indicate the direction of the wind blowing over your city. *[[Air Pollution|Air pollution]] is an important source of [[happiness|unhappiness]] for your Sims. Air pollution follows the direction of the wind through the city. Be sure to construct [[Coal Power Plant|coal]] and [[Oil Power Plant|oil power plant]]s and level 1 tech industrial buildings at the edge of your city, in the direction of the blue arrows.
===Laying Roads===
Before you can build anything, your city must have a road connection to the regional highway. Regional highway connects your city to the rest of the region. It is how moving vans, construction crews, immigrants and tourists enter your city.
*A short [[Medium Density Avenue|medium density avenue]] is ideal for regional highway connection. Avenues are wider and can handle more traffic than normal roads. They have 6 lanes while roads have only 4.
[[Roads]] are the essential building blocks of a city. They carry not only traffic but also water, [[power]] and sewage through your city. Roads must be constructed before [[zones]] and [[ploppables|structures]] can be built.
