Critical Infrastructure GIS Data for Minnesota
The Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council's Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) is Minnesota’s principal organization for promoting, coordinating, and standardizing GIS use across all levels of the state's Emergency Management community. The EPC's Critical Infrastructure Assessment Workgroup is developing a workflow for state critical infrastructure to be updated in statewide and national datasets. The team has identified the following datasets as critical infrastructure.Contact and Update Information
The information above represents the EPC's Critical Infrastructure Assessment Workgroup's most up-to-date understanding of critical infrastructure data for Minnesota. If you know of other publicly available critical infrastructure information sources, please reach out to the workgroup chair: Stacey Stark, Associate Director, U-Spatial; slstark@d.umn.edu.Critical Infrastructure Data
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Healthcare Facilities
Back to topDataset Data Provider Links to Data and Metadata Comments Hospitals Minnesota Department of Health Hospitals Last geocoded March 2020.
Hospital definitionNursing and Boarding Care Homes Minnesota Department of Health Nursing and Boarding Care Homes Last geocoded October 2022.
Nursing Home definition
Boarding Care Home definition- Hospices
- Dialysis Centers
- Supervised Living Facilities
Minnesota Department of Health MDH Health Care Directory Database Not geocoded.
Hospice definition
Supervised Living Facility definitionPharmacies RxOpen RxOpen Updated annually. The primary data source is the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs -
Emergency Facilities
Back to topDataset Data Provider Links to Data and Metadata Comments Law Enforcement Facilities University of Minnesota Law Enforcement Locations Periodically verified by local authorities. The point features represent the building locations of active law enforcement facilities in Minnesota. Fire Stations University of Minnesota Fire Stations Periodically verified by local authorities. The point features represent the building locations of active fire stations in Minnesota. -
Schools & Shelters
Back to topDataset Data Provider Links to Data and Metadata Comments Public School Buildings in Minnesota Minnesota Department of Education Public School Buildings in Minnesota Locations of buildings primarily used for public education, but also frequently used for other community needs. Public Schools
Private Schools
Colleges and UniversitiesMinnesota Department of Education School Program Locations Program locations, see metadata for definitions and query options. Updated annually. -
Correctional Facilities
Back to topDataset Data Provider Links to Data and Metadata Comments Correctional Facilities in Minnesota Minnesota Department of Corrections Correctional Facilities in Minnesota A basic overview of the locations of correctional facilities. -
Transportation
Back to topDataset Data Provider Links to Data and Metadata Comments Transportation-related data Minnesota Department of Transportation -
Utility Systems
Back to topDataset Data Provider Links to Data and Metadata Comments Multiple Multiple Public Utilities Infrastructure Information for Minnesota See link for more information -
Dams and Levees
Back to topDataset Data Provider Links to Data and Metadata Comments Inventory of Dams in Minnesota Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Inventory of Dams in Minnesota Updated annually. Most comprehensive of non-federal dams (though federal dams also included). National Inventory of Dams US Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams Updated continuously. Most comprehensive of federal dams. Also reliable for all significant and high hazard dams. National Levee Database US Army Corps of Engineers National Levee Database -
Cultural Resources
Back to topDataset Data Provider Links to Data and Metadata Comments National Register of Historic Places National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Data/locations about other cultural resources are restricted to professionals and officials. See the MnDOT Cultural Resource Information System and the State Historic Preservation Office.