GIS

Welcome to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource's Geographic Information Systems page.

The DNR's data library consists of more than 350 layers of information with more than 200 available to the general public, free of charge, on the DNR GIS Data Deli.  An average of 1.5 terrrabytes of information is downloaded annually by the general public, academia, all levels of government and the private sector.

The links below lead to various applications and informative documents the GIS section has developed in pursuit of our mission. We hope you find them useful!

DNR Data Deli

Obtain GIS data and metadata free of charge

DNRGarmin Application

Application used to directly transfer data between Garmin GPS handheld receivers and various GIS software packages

ArcGIS Resources

ArcGIS tools developed within the DNR

DNR GIS Technical Specifications

Technical documents that describe the GIS infrastructure at the DNR

ArcView 3.3 Resources

ArcView extensions developed within the DNR

Contact Information