Minnesota GIS Data and Maps: By Topic

Overviews of Minnesota GIS data and related resources available for each topic.

Linked topic pages contain a curated selection of resources for the topic — see the Minnesota Geospatial Commons for additional resources.

Air Photos

How to find and use digital aerial photography covering Minnesota

Critical Infrastructure

Including healthcare and emergency facilities, schools, transportation and more

Elevation

Including lidar, DEMs, contours, and topographic maps

Equity and Inclusion

Resources for applying GIS for equity and inclusion

Geology

Overview of major geologic GIS datasets and maps

Land Ownership

Links to information about land ownership in Minnesota

Land Use

Explore Minnesota's land use and land cover characteristics from presettlement to recent times

Soils

Information about county-level and statewide digital data sets that describe the soils of Minnesota

Utilities and Telecommunications

Information about Minnesota's public utilities and telecommunications infrastructure

Ground Water

Overview of major ground water data for Minnesota

Surface Water

Describes the major surface water GIS data sets and maps commonly available for Minnesota

Topics Not Yet Covered

If the topic that you're looking for cannot be found above, a curated a list of resources has not yet been created by MnGeo for that topic. It does not mean that data does not exist for the topic.

Explore these additional resources to help find what you need, or contact MnGeo.