Section, which represents PLSS section boundaries within the state, is a layer of the State of Minnesota BaseMap 2001 which consists of a number of individual data layers or themes digitized from USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles.
MN DNR Airphotos Online
Airphotos Online is an Internet aerial photography delivery service providing direct public access to the most recent color infrared airphotos taken by Minnesota DNR for forest management. Airphotos Online allows viewing, downloading and ordering of digital and hardcopy airphoto products. Users navigate through the photo database with a map window and a mouse, or by […]
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Data Library, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center includes some great resources including:Aquatic Features, Bathymetry, and Navigation Structures Land Cover/Use Data LTRMP Monitoring Data Maps, Quadrangles, and Figures Photography Sediments, Contaminants, and Nutrients Water Quality, Elevation, and Discharge Wildlife Data Other Data Sets and Tools http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/data_library/data_library.html
DNR Data Deli
Download free GIS data from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources GIS Data Deli, an internet-based spatial data acquisition Recent Additions site that allows users to download raw computer-readable data for use in their Geographic Information System (GIS), image processing system, or traditional database environment. The site includes links to extensive and summary level data […]
Minnesota River Basin Data Center
Download GIS data for the Minnesota River Basin created by the Water Resources Center at the Minnesota State University, Mankato See http://mrbdc.mankato.msus.edu/gis/indexgis.html
Mn/DOT BaseMap
Find transportation and basic reference layers from the Department of Transportation. The BaseMap is a planning level set of data developed at a scale of 1:24000. The data set includes information about transportation features (roads, railroads and navigable waters), as well as boundary information (State, County, and Municipal Boundaries, Mn/DOT District Boundaries, Civil, and Congressional […]
Minnesota’s GeoGateway
Minnesota’s GeoGateway: Search regional data centers that distribute digital geographic data about Minnesota and neighboring regions. The GeoGateway provides a focused search of a subset of the sites available via the National Clearinghouse. http://geogateway.state.mn.us/documents/index.html
Minnesota Geographic Data Clearinghouse
The Minnesota Geographic Data Clearinghouse provides a number of ways to find information about Minnesota’s geographic information system data resources: Data Search Tools First-stop Information by Data Theme Agency Data Sites http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/chouse/index.html
Minnesota Legislature
Download Census data and TIGER files in SHP, Caliper, or ArcExport formats – free fTP access http://www.gis.leg.mn/html/download.htm