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- Remote application: an interactive application run at a remote site that a client accesses through an internet browser. The client does not need to run any additional software.
- Standalone application: software and data that can be downloaded and run locally
- Component: code that can be downloaded then included in routines and executed locally
- Service: a service run at a remote site that a client accesses through the internet; the client needs to run additional software (e.g. using ArcGIS to access photography via a WMS image server).
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health, health services, human ecology, and safety Examples: disease and illness, factors affecting health, hygiene, substance abuse, mental and physical health, health services (records: 2)
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Imagery base maps earth cover: base maps. Examples: land cover, topographic maps, imagery, unclassified images, annotations (records: 7) show definition
Intelligence military: military bases, structures, activities. Examples: barracks, training grounds, military transportation, information collection (records: 1) show definition
Inland waters: inland water features, drainage systems and their characteristics. Examples: rivers and glaciers, salt lakes, water utilization plans, dams, currents, floods, water quality, hydrographic charts (records: 7) show definition
Location: positional information and services Examples: addresses, geodetic networks, control points, postal zones and services, place names (records: 3) show definition
Planning cadastre: information used for appropriate actions for future use of the land. Examples: land use maps, zoning maps, cadastral surveys, land ownership (records: 4) show definition
Society: characteristics of society and cultures. Examples: settlements, anthropology, archaeology, education, traditional beliefs, manners and customs, demographic data, recreational areas and activities, social impact assessments, crime and justice, census information (records: 5) show definition
Structure: man-made construction. Examples: buildings, museums, churches, factories, housing, monuments, shops,towers (records: 2) show definition
Transportation: means and aids for conveying persons and/or goods. Examples: roads, airports/airstrips, shipping routes, tunnels, nautical charts, vehicle or vessel location, aeronautical charts, railways (records: 10) show definition
Farming: rearing of animals and/or cultivation of plants. Examples: agriculture, irrigation, aquaculture, plantations, herding, pests and diseases affecting crops and livestock (records: 8) show definition
Utilities communication: energy, water and waste systems and communications infrastructure and services. Examples: hydroelectricity, geothermal, solar and nuclear sources of energy, water purification and distribution, sewage collection and disposal, electricity and gas distribution, data communication, telecommunication, radio, communication networks. (records: 2) show definition
Biota: flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat (records: 5) show definition
Boundaries: legal land descriptions. Examples: political and administrative boundaries (records: 9) show definition
Climatology meteorology atmosphere: processes and phenomena of the atmosphere. Examples: cloud cover, weather, climate, atmospheric conditions, climate change, precipitation (records: 2) show definition
Economy: economic activities, conditions and employment Examples: production, labour, revenue, commerce, industry, tourism and ecotourism, forestry, fisheries, commercial or subsistence hunting, exploration and exploitation of resources such as minerals, oil and gas (records: 8) show definition
Elevation: height above or below sea level. Examples: altitude, bathymetry, digital elevation models, slope, derived products (records: 4) show definition
Environment: environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental (records: 9) show definition
Geoscientific information: information pertaining to earth sciences Examples: geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth.s rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, erosion (records: 6) show definition
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- MetroGIS DataFinder WMS: DataFinder offers 18 WMS containing over 150 datasets total. The layers in the WMS are organized into the same categories as the DataFinder Catalog. While OGC Capabilities files are available for WMS and WFS, these contain only basic information. To understand which layers are in each map service and relate the dataset name to its metadata record, please use the DataFinder Catalog together with the WMS webpage. (Service)
- Metropolitan Council - Maps: Maps pages that provide quick and easy access to maps and information about the 7-county Twin Cities metropolitan region. (Remote application)
- Minnesota Social: This is a WMS service containing GIS layers that fall into the category of Social features. Currently this consists of correctional facilities. The link below will return the GetCapabilities document which has the information necessary to use this service. (Service)
- MMB Minnesota Recovery Map: This Web Map application shows current ARRA (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act) spending in Minnesota that is administered by state agencies.
MMB (Minnesota Management and Budget) partnered with the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MGIO or MnGeo) to process their ARRA project data quarterly and display it on the interactive map as aggregated county icons and individual project pushpins. The data is organized into 8 spending categories: Overall, Health/Human Services, Education, Transportation, Energy/Environment, Housing, Economic Development and Public Safety. The second phase of the project will involve updates to the web map including new choropleth maps as well as automation of the data processing. Background map is the ESRI 2D World Streetmap image that shows counties, roads, city points, water bodies, parks/forests and elevation shading. The second phase choropleth maps will also contain school districts and DEED workforce service areas. (Standalone application)
- Recreation Compass: The Recreation Compass is a web-based application that allows the public to find out more about recreational resources offered by the DNR through interactive maps. (Remote application)