Online Geospatial Data Sources – Wisconsin
Wisconsin Digital Orthophotos & LiDAR
Comprehensive statewide USDA National Aerial Imagery Program (NAIP) digital aerial photography for Wisconsin, as well as Wisconsin Regional Orthophoto Consortium (WROC) imagery, and a wide variety of county LiDAR datasets are available from:
GeoData@Wisconsin
The official UW–Madison Geoportal and comprehensive digital archive for Wisconsin state, county, and local geospatial data
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Select Wisconsin Data Sources
DATCP (Dept. of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection) FTP Site – Downloadable Data!
From gypsy moth treatment sites, to Wisconsin’s nutrient management regulations and specialty meat production, view a series of web mapping applications that display these datasets and more.
Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
School District boundaries in Wisconsin in GIS format
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Open Data
Download data directly from the Open Data site, published by the WI DNR.
Geological and Natural History Survey (WGNHS) GIS Data and Maps
The WGNHS provides downloadable maps and GIS data in shapefile and coverage formats. These include bedrock geology, glacial geology, water-table elevation maps, etc.
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC)
Click on “GIS Maps” at the top of this page to see what mapping information may be available. The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission is commonly known by its acronym, GLIFWC.
A Handbook of Web-based Environmental Geospatial Data for Wisconsin Planners
This document is composed of information about environmental geospatial data and data sources that we expect planners and professionals in fields related to natural resources would be seeking.
Land Cover (WISCLAND) – Wisconsin Land cover data
WISCLAND is the Wisconsin Initiative for Statewide Cooperation on Landscape Analysis and Data, a partnership of public and private organizations seeking to facilitate landscape GIS data development and analysis.
Legislative Data form the WI State Legislature/Redistricting
Find relevant Wisconsin data for wards, congressional districts, senate and assembly boundaries, and other legislative information here.
North Temperate Lakes – Long Term Ecological Research Spatial Data catalog (UW-Madison)
Search for and download datasets like detailed bathymetry of select Wisconsin lakes (i.e. Lake Mendota.)