Providing the MetroGIS user community access to geographic data

DataFindersm is a one-stop-shop for discovering geospatial data pertaining to the seven county Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area. Its primary function is to facilitate sharing of GIS (Geographic Information System) data among organizations serving the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area of Minnesota. DataFinder provides metadata describing GIS data sets, many of which can be directly downloaded or used via map services.

March 26, 2008: NOTICE: GNIS Changes Unique IDs for Cities. IDs will change in City fields of various datasets on April 1, 2008. See full notice for complete information.

Get Data

  • Catalog - View metadata and download data (FTP)
  • Café - View map, clip and download data
  • Map Services - Use data via map services

Search for Data

  • Catalog - View data layer list organized by categories
  • Search - Search the DataFinder NSDI node