Friday, July 5, 2013

Updated and New Datasets on the GIS Hub

Several datasets have been updated and new ones added to the GIS Hub by the North Dakota GIS Technical Committee data stewards.  These are:
  • City Locations (Updated, courtesy of the Department of Transportation)
  • Surface Trust Lands (Updated, courtesy of the Department of Trustlands)
  • Railroad Mileposts (New! courtesy of BNSF Railway Company)
  • County Boundaries (Updated, courtesy of the State Water Commission)
  • PLSS Sections (Updated, courtesy of the State Water Commission)
  • PLSS Section Corners (Updated, courtesy of the State Water Commission)
  • PLSS Section Centers (Updated, courtesy of the State Water Commission)
  • PLSS Townships (Updated, courtesy of the State Water Commission)
  • PLSS Township Centers (Updated, courtesy of the State Water Commission)
  • Soil Conservation Districts (New! courtesy of USDA/NRCS North Dakota State Office)
  • Workforce Lodging (Updated, courtesy of the Department of Health)
These datasets can be downloaded or delivered via data services.  More information on these datasets can be found on the Hub Data Portal. You may find it convenient to simply browse to the data within the Categories section of the Hub Data Portal. After you've located the data of interest, click on the More Information button and then scroll down to the Transfer Options section. In that section, click the Download link to download the data or click one of the other links such as the 'Esri REST including WMS' link to obtain the data service information.