MGDC: Map Gallery
The Minnesota Geographic Data Clearinghouse Map Gallery provides a "First Stop" source for maps of Minnesota. The Gallery links to finished maps, designed for immediate viewing, downloading or purchase, and to interactive online maps, where users choose what to display from a list of available themes. Some maps appear in more than one category.
Featured maps
- MN Mapper (interactive): Create and print a simple state map with your choice of county boundaries, county seats, highways, major lakes and rivers, and Indian reservation boundaries.
- NorthStar Mapper (interactive): View or download air photos, topographic maps, place names, roads, administrative boundaries, water features, land cover, shaded elevation.
- Official Minnesota State Highway Map
- Original Public Land Survey plats: View or download digital copies of historic Minnesota township plat maps.
- Twin Cities Maps
For more detailed maps of local areas, check
city, county, township, and other local government websites and
tribal government websites.
| Administrative and Political Boundaries | Political and administrative boundaries and related non-boundary information |
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Multiple themes
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| Land Ownership (Cadastral) | Data pertaining to interests in real property |
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| Geodetic Networks and Control Points | Earth positional information and services |
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| Demographics | Population characteristics |
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| Business and Economics | Economic activities, conditions, and employment |
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| Human Health and Disease | Health related information including health services, human ecology, and safety |
| Recreation and Tourism | Recreation and tourism |
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| Agriculture and Farming | Information related to the rearing of animals and/or cultivation of plants |
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| Biology and Ecology | Flora and/or fauna in natural environments |
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| Environmental Monitoring and Modeling | Environmental resources, protection and conservation |
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| Land Cover | Description and characteristics of the land's surface |
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| Water Resources | Inland water features, drainage systems and their characteristics |
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| Climatology and Meteorology | Processes and phenomena of the atmosphere |
| Geology and Soils | Composition, structure and origin of the earth's rocks and soils |
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| Elevation | Height above or below sea level and products derived from elevation |
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| Imagery and Photographs | Remotely sensed imagery and photographic data |
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| Basemaps, Scanned Maps, and Charts | General base maps, place names |
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| Facilities | Information related to details of human-made structures |
| Transportation | Means and aids for conveying persons and/or goods |
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| Utilities and Communication | Energy, water, waste water and communications infrastructure and services |
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Have a suggestion for a map to add to this list? Please let us know! clearing.house@state.mn.us
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