| Address Point Data |
Address points are a core geospatial infrastructure dataset for Minnesota. They are used for many types of analysis, mapping, and application development in areas such as emergency response, health and human services, planning and zoning, permit tracking, and more. The purpose of this standard is to provide a single, commonly accepted set of attribute specifications (field name, type, length, and order) for transferring and aggregating address point data for a wide variety of purposes. |
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| Bikeways Data |
Bikeways data are a key component of mapping, planning, measuring, and engineering for multimodal transportation and recreation infrastructure. This standard establishes a common set of attributes and field definitions for local, regional, and state governments, and other partner organizations to use for bikeways data sharing. |
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| CTU ID (City, Township, Unorganized Territory) |
This standard provides a set of codes that uniquely identify more than 2,700 cities, townships, and unorganized territories (CTUs) within the state of Minnesota. These codes originate from the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and are recognized as a formal federal standard. |
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| County ID |
This standard provides a set of codes that uniquely identify each of the 87 counties within the state of Minnesota. These codes originate from the InterNational Committee for Information Standards (INCITS) and are recognized as a formal national standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). |
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| Damage Assessment Data |
Damage assessment is a key component of recovering from disasters. Having standardized methods of collecting and aggregating damage information makes the recovery process more efficient while providing decision-makers with the information they need to do their jobs effectively. This standard establishes a common set of attributes and field definitions for local government to utilize for damage assessment data collection in Minnesota. |
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| Emergency Service Zone Data |
Emergency service zone polygon boundaries are an important element of 9-1-1 and other public safety GIS datasets. The intent of the standard is to allow data authorities to create and maintain the data independently for their individual jurisdictional area while also permitting a data aggregator to collect and merge the data into a single dataset through a commonly accepted set of attribute specifications (field name, type, length, and order). |
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| Parcel Data |
Digital parcel data is a core geospatial infrastructure dataset containing a wealth of valuable information about land division, land value, and numerous other locational and descriptive attributes related to land parcels. The purpose of this standard is to provide a single, commonly accepted set of attribute specifications (field name, type, length, and order) for transferring and aggregating parcel data in Minnesota for a wide variety of purposes. |
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| PLSS Point Data Standard |
The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) established corners which form the framework for many geospatial datasets. This standard is intended to give surveyors and cadastral data managers a tool to ensure that as PLSS corners are restored, maintained, and updated, all associated geospatial data can be easily shared and aggregated through a single, commonly accepted set of attribute specifications (field name, type, length, and order). |
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| Positional Accuracy Measuring and Reporting |
This standard provides a single, uniform statistical methodology for evaluating the positional accuracy of points on maps and in digital geospatial data and for reporting the results of that evaluation. |
Positional Accuracy Handbook: Using the national standard for spatial data accuracy to measure and report geographic data quality |
| Road Centerline Data |
The digital representations of roads known as road centerlines are a core geospatial infrastructure dataset for Minnesota. They are useful for many types of analysis, mapping, and application development in areas as diverse as emergency response, transportation planning, and geolocation. The purpose of this standard is to provide a single, commonly accepted set of attribute specifications (field name, type, length, and order) for transferring and aggregating road centerline data in Minnesota for a wide variety of purposes. |
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| State ID |
This standard provides a set of codes that uniquely identify states and the District of Columbia within the United States. These codes originate from the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) and are recognized as a formal national standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). |
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| Stream ID (Codes Identifying Reaches and Watercourses) |
This standard provides a common convention and coding scheme for identifying streams in Minnesota. A stream includes any flowing body of water like a river or ditch. This standard has been developed to improve the exchange of data about streams. It provides common coding schemes for identifying watercourses (the entirety of a stream) and reaches (a portion of a stream). |
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| U.S. National Grid |
This standard describes a method for presenting the United States National Grid (USNG) in cartographic products. The USNG provides an efficient way to specify location information at different levels of detail anywhere in the United States. It is based on a universally defined geographic coordinate and grid system. |
USNG pages: Federal Geographic Data Committee
USNG pages: Emergency Preparedness Committee |
