Downloadable Data        Web Services      Data to be Requested

Downloadable Data

• Minnesota Geographic Data Clearinghouse
  http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/chouse/

  This is a gateway to Minnesota GIS Data.  It provides an overview of Minnesota GIS data and related resources. 

• The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) GIS Data Deli
  http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us/
  
  
• The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) FTP site for FEMA floodplain data
  ftp://ftp.dnr.state.mn.us/pub/waters/floodplain/County_data/

• The Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT) GIS Base Map Datafiles
  http://www.dot.state.mn.us/maps/gisbase/html/datafiles.html

• The Minnesota State Legislature Geographic Information Services
  http://www.gis.leg.mn/gis.html

  Election results can be found here.

• The Minnesota Department of Administration Land Management Information Center (LMIC) GIS Data
  http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/chouse/metalong.html

• MetroGIS DataFinder
  http://www.datafinder.org/

  A one-stop-shop for discovering geospatial data pertaining to the seven county Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

  Note that Carleton is licensed for the MetroGIS parcel and street centerline data.  These two datasets have been downloaded and stored at the gisvol M:\GIS\GISdata\USA\States\MN\Metro  We cannot redistribute these data to people outside Carleton College.  Please read data license agreements that can be found in the folders where the datasets reside.

Web Services

• The Minnesota Department of Administration land Management Information Center Geospatial Image Server (WMS).  How to use this service:
  http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/chouse/wms/wms_image_server_description.html

• The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) GIS Data Deli Web Services (WMS, WFS).  How to use this service:
  http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us/services.html

• Dakota County WMS Service URL: http://gis.co.dakota.mn.us/dakwms.asp?

Data to be Requested

Most of the Minnesota state and local governments, e.g. Rice County, Dakota Count, City of Northfield, are willing to provide Carleton College GIS data for teaching and research purposes.  Wei-Hsin Fu (x5733, wfu@carleton.edu) can help you with the data inquiry, request, and acquisition.