Minnesota Geospatial Image Service: Data Layers

New Layers

• DNR Fall 2012 imagery, Central Lakes  2/27/13
• Hillshade for most of Minnesota, updated  2/15/13
• Twin Cities metro, 2012  12/21/12
• DNR Fall 2011 imagery, East-Central and SE MN  7/2/12

MnGeo’s Geospatial Image Service provides access to the following data layers:

1. Digital orthophotography

Layer Name	Geographic Area	Season	Originator*	Type**	Resolution	Metadata	Notes
Statewide
2010 FSA	Statewide	summer	FSA	nc	1-meter
2009 FSA	Statewide	summer	FSA	nc	1-meter
2008 FSA	Statewide	summer	FSA	nc / cir	1-meter
2006 FSA (partial)	Nearly statewide	summer	FSA	nc	2-meter		Some areas in northern Minnesota and the Twin Cities were not flown.
2006 40-county	40 counties (map)	summer - fall	MDA	nc	1-meter		USGS procured photos from MDA for public distribution.
2003 FSA	Statewide	summer	FSA	nc	1-meter		Most imagery is from 2003; missing areas were filled 2004.
2002-04 Landsat	Statewide and beyond	varies	USGS	nc	30-meter		Includes 100-200 miles into adjoining states and Canada
1991 USGS	Statewide	spring	USGS	bw	1-meter
Hillshade (LiDAR)	In-progress, see Notes	varies	DNR; MnGeo; partners	bw	1-meter		Areas in northeast and southern MN are available; remaining areas will be added as more LiDAR becomes available.
Twin Cities metro
2012 Twin Cities	Twin Cities	spring	USGS	nc	0.3-meter		Minneapolis - St. Paul area
2011 Rice	Rice Co.	spring	Rice Co.; partners	nc / cir	1-foot	in progress
2010 Scott	Scott Co.	spring	Scott Co.; partners	nc / cir	6-inch	in progress
2010 north counties	north of Twin Cities	spring	DNR; Met Council; USGS/NGA	nc / cir	0.5-meter		Chisago, Isanti, Sherburne, & Wright counties
2010 Dakota	Dakota Co.	spring	Dakota Co.; partners	nc / cir	6-inch	in progress
2010 7-county	Twin Cities	spring	DNR; Met Council; USGS/NGA	nc / cir	1-foot		Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties.
2008 Twin Cities	Twin Cities	spring	USGS	nc	0.3-meter		Minneapolis - St. Paul downtown area
2006 Ramsey	Ramsey Co.	spring	USGS	nc	0.15-meter
2006 7-county (partial)	Twin Cities	spring	USGS	nc	0.3-meter		Minneapolis - St. Paul area
2004 MSP	Twin Cities	spring	NGA; USGS	nc	0.3-meter		Minneapolis - St. Paul downtown areas
2000 7-county	Twin Cities	spring	Met Council	bw	0.6-meter		7-county Twin Cities
1997 7-county	Twin Cities	spring	Met Council	bw	0.6-meter		7-county Twin Cities
Regional
2012 fall central	7 counties (2 partial) in Central MN	fall	DNR	nc / cir	0.5-meter		Becker (eastern), Cass, Clearwater (southern), Crow Wing, Hubbard, Mahnomen and Wadena counties.
2011 fall EC, SE	16 counties in east central and SE MN	fall	DNR	nc / cir	0.5-meter		EC: Aitkin, Anoka, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Sherburne, plus northern Washington and Ramsey counties. SE: Fillmore, Goodhue, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona counties.
2011 south MN	37 counties in south MN	spring	DNR; partners	nc / cir	0.5-meter		Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sibley, Steele, Swift, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonwan, Winona and Yellow Medicine counties.
2011 Murray	Murray Co.	spring	Murray Co.; partners	nc / cir	1-foot	in progress
2009 south shore (WI)	Wisconsin lakeshore	summer	USGS	nc	0.3-meter	in progress	Part of Lake Superior shore of Wisconsin, including Apostle Islands
2009 nw border	Northern border	summer	USGS	nc	0.3-meter		Includes most of Kittson and western Roseau counties (MN), Pembina County (ND), and parts of southern Manitoba, Canada
2009 north shore	Superior lakeshore	summer	USGS	nc	0.3-meter	in progress	Lake Superior shore in St. Louis and SE Cook counties
2009 NCentral border	Northern border	summer	USGS	nc	0.3-meter		Includes east Roseau, most of Lake of the Woods, northern Koochiching, and NW St. Louis counties (MN) and southern Manitoba and Ontario, Canada
2009 NCentral	North-central MN	spring	DNR; partners	nc / cir	0.3-meter		Big Fork and Little Fork watersheds (most of Koochiching, northern Itasca, and central St. Louis counties).
2009 Isle Royale	Isle Royale	summer	USGS	nc	0.3-meter	in progress	NE Cook County, Isle Royale, and southern Ontario, Canada
2009 Duluth shore	Duluth lakeshore	summer	USGS	nc	0.3-meter	in progress	Lake Superior shore near Duluth, mostly St. Louis Co. (MN) and Douglas Co. (WI)
2009 Duluth	Duluth area	spring	DNR; partners	nc / cir	0.3-meter		Area around the city of Duluth
2009 BWCA border	Boundary Waters area	summer	USGS	nc	0.3-meter	in progress	Includes much of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, NE St. Louis, northern Lake and Cook counties, and southern Ontario, Canada
2009 Arrowhead	NE MN	spring	DNR; partners	nc / cir	0.5-meter		Carlton, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties
2008-09 Red River	Portions of the Red River Basin	spring	International Water Institute	nc	0.5-meter		Parts of counties along the Red River, both western MN and eastern North Dakota.

 * Census = U.S. Census Bureau
    DNR = Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    FSA = Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture
    MDA = MDA Geospatial Services, Inc.
    Met Council = The Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities
    NGA = National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
    USGS = United States Geological Survey

** nc = natural color (red, green and blue bands)
    cir = color infrared (near infrared, red and green bands)
    bw = black and white

2. Scanned USGS topographic quadrangle maps (Digital Raster Graphics – DRGs)

• Statewide 1:24,000-scale, 2.4-meter resolution
• Statewide 1:100,000-scale, 10.0-meter resolution
• Statewide 1:250,000-scale, 25.4-meter resolution
   

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