Land Management Information Center

Serving Minnesota's GIS technology needs for more than 30 years!

New

• 2008 statewide air photos: Flights to collect Farm Service Agency photos are complete; county files are now available | Notice details
• 2009 School District maps now online: Updated boundary maps for Minnesota's school districts can now be downloaded | Notice details
• Twin Cities air photos, April 2008: New air photos of downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul are online | Notice details
• Minnesota electric transmission lines and substations, 60kV or larger, 2007: Map showing locations for power lines and substations, June 27, 2008.   (1 M, 32x41 print size, PDF) | Map details
• Enterprise GIS Drive to Excellence Initiative: A state-government reform initiative that is focused on improving state GIS coordination and accountability | Notice details
• GeoService Finder: Application to find and share geospatial services. Developed for the MetroGIS group, March 7, 2008.   (online database) | Database details
• Utilities and telecommunications information: Find GIS data, maps and statistics about Minnesota's utilities and telecommunications infrastructure | Notice details
• Surface water resources information: Find GIS data, maps and statistics about Minnesota's surface water resources | Notice details
• Statewide parcel map inventory: Database and mapping interface providing information on the current level of digital parcel data throughout Minnesota, May 1, 2007.   (web site) | Database details
• Statewide Elevation and Imagery Inventory: Contribute to this community effort to gather and share information about existing and planned data projects for two vital data layers, October 14, 2006.   (online database) | Database details
• NorthStar Mapper: Browse air photos, land cover, topographic maps and a variety of place name, boundary and other GIS data layers for Minnesota; clip out and download subsets of the data, June 1, 2006.   (online database) | Map details
• Foundation for Coordinated GIS, Minnesota's Spatial Data Infrastructure: Adopted by the MN Governor's Council on Geographic Information, this is a strategic plan to help Minnesota organizations more effectively achieve their business goals by using GIS, October 20, 2004.   (52p., 863K., PDF) | Report details
• Original public survey plats of Minnesota: Digital collection of historic maps showing state's physical geography from 1848 - 1907, October 8, 2004.   (web site and online mapping tool) | details

Our Services

LMIC serves Minnesota by helping other government and non-government organizations achieve better, faster, and more cost-effective results for the state through the creative use of GIS and other geospatial information technologies. Here's how we do it!

Coordination
LMIC works with state, local and federal governments, professional associations, universities, nonprofit organizations and businesses to coordinate activities related to geographic information technology and data development.

Data Services
LMIC identifies data needs, promotes standards, develops and integrates data, serves as a state data archive, and provides geographic data to the public, emphasizing cost-effective visualization and data download services over the Internet.

Mapping Services
LMIC excels in cartographic design and production and offers several map series that originated as projects for clients to the public.  We also offer Internet services that allow you to build, view and print your own maps.

Consulting Services
LMIC designs and implements projects that help other organizations that serve Minnesota achieve better outcomes by using GIS technology to support their analysis, decision-making, and operational activities.

Decision Support Systems
LMIC provides web services and software that enhance our understanding of social, economic, and environmental issues through custom reports, maps, and analytical models designed to support decisions that improve government services and Minnesota's quality of life.