Description: Boundaries of Wisconsin cities, villages and towns split at county boundaries, including federal and state codes. DATCP created then modified this layer on 3/28/2013, in coordination with DNR, from a feature class obtained from Wisconsin DOT on 8/2/2011. Specifically, DATCP and/or DNR corrected various missing or erroneous code values. DATCP updated this feature class again on 6/26/2013. Specific modifications include the addition of the Village of Harrison (Calumet and Outagamie Counties) created from part of the Town of Harrison, and geometry fixes to the boundaries of the Village of Gratiot and the City of Shullsburg (both in Lafayette County) based on errors discovered during a DATCP Agricultural Enterprise Area (AEA) petition review. DATCP based its 6/26/2013 fixes on data received from Calumet, Outagamie, and Lafayette County LIOs. In January 2014, DNR staff updated the MCD layer to reflect the 2013 annexation of a portion of Monroe County into the Village of Rockland in La Crosse County. The MCD layer was also updated to reflect a 2013 increase in the extent of the Village of Harrison in Calumet County. In January 2015, DNR staff made minor edits to the feature class's geometry to close several very small sliver polygons.
Copyright Text: Wisconsin DOT, DNR, DATCP, and various Wisconsin County Land Information Offices.
Description: DNR/BTS staff downloaded OpenStreetMap (OSM) roads data for Wisconsin from the GeoFabrik website in June, 2014: http://www.geofabrik.de/data/download.html . Additional information about OSM is avaialble on the GeoFabrik site: http://www.geofabrik.de/geofabrik/openstreetmap.html . BTS staff projected the data to WTM. BTS staff added several attributes to the Roads feature class to facilitate use of the OSM data in DNR cached vector basemaps.
Copyright Text: The OpenStreetMap Foundation and GeoFabrik
Description: DNR/BTS staff downloaded OpenStreetMap (OSM) roads data for Wisconsin from the GeoFabrik website in June, 2014: http://www.geofabrik.de/data/download.html . Additional information about OSM is avaialble on the GeoFabrik site: http://www.geofabrik.de/geofabrik/openstreetmap.html . BTS staff projected the data to WTM. BTS staff added several attributes to the Roads feature class to facilitate use of the OSM data in DNR cached vector basemaps.
Copyright Text: The OpenStreetMap Foundation and GeoFabrik
Description: This data set is an ArcMap Feature Class/ESRI shapefile representing the centerline of Wisconsin railroads at a 1:7,000 scale. None of the source information originated within WisDOT. All of the data was provided by railroad operators and owners. The linework was originally compiled from the 100K Digital Line Graph produced by the US Geological Survey and from rail industry track charts and timetables. The linework was further refined in 2009 using digital orthophotos (2005) as a visual reference. This data set is a generalized railroad representation. It includes most (not all) mainline track. Most track, including double track, is digitized as a single line. Most non mainline track (sidings, spurs, yards) is not digitized. Most out of service track (not currently in use) is digitized. Most historical track (abandoned or sold to a private entity) is not digitized. This data set is under constant revision due to ongoing changes in the rail network. Some rail corridors are removed from service and some are abandoned (sold to a private entity). New track is constructed at some locations. WisDOT updates Rail GIS as track information is made available by the railroads. Rail GIS is a constant work in progress. It is not current, accurate, or complete. Rail GIS depicts some rail lines beyond state borders, however, linework outside of Wisconsin is for cartographic purposes only and is not updated on a yearly basis.
IN_STATE_CODE
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type: esriFieldTypeSmallInteger, alias: IN_STATE_CODE
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Coded Values:
[0: Out of State]
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[1: In State (includes buffer area from WDNR 24K Hydro)]
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IN_STATE_CODE
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type: esriFieldTypeSmallInteger, alias: IN_STATE_CODE
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Coded Values:
[0: Out of State]
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[1: In State (includes buffer area from WDNR 24K Hydro)]
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IN_STATE_CODE
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type: esriFieldTypeSmallInteger, alias: IN_STATE_CODE
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Coded Values:
[0: Out of State]
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[1: In State (includes buffer area from WDNR 24K Hydro)]
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Description: This layer is a representation of Tribal Land in Wisconsin, developed in coordination with the DNR Tribal Liaison and the DNR Agency GIS Coordinator. It primarily consists of data from U.S. Census Bureau 2018 TIGER "American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian" (AIANNH) areas.
Copyright Text: The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles are for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions. For more information about U.S. Census 2015 TIGER data, see: http://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/data/tiger/tgrshp2015/TGRSHP2015_TechDoc.pdf
Description: This layer is a representation of Tribal Land in Wisconsin, developed in coordination with the DNR Tribal Liaison and the DNR Agency GIS Coordinator. It primarily consists of data from U.S. Census Bureau 2018 TIGER "American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian" (AIANNH) areas.
Copyright Text: The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles are for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions. For more information about U.S. Census 2015 TIGER data, see: http://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/data/tiger/tgrshp2015/TGRSHP2015_TechDoc.pdf
Description: This is a version of the County Forests layer dissolved by county and intended for cartographic representation of county forests in Wisconsin. The purpose of county forests is to provide a permanent program of county forests and to enable and encourage the planned development and management of the county forests for optimum production of forest products together with recreational opportunities, wildlife, watershed protection and stabilization of stream flow, giving full recognition to the concept of multiple-use to assure maximum public benefits; to protect the public rights, interests and investments in such lands; and to compensate the counties for the public uses, benefits and privileges these lands provide; all in a manner which will provide a reasonable revenue to the towns in which such lands lie.
"County forests" include all county lands entered and participating under ch. 77 on October 2, 1963, and all county lands designated as county forests by the county board or the forestry committee and entered under the county forest law and designated as "county forest lands" or "county special use lands" as hereinafter provided.
Description: State Natural Areas (SNA) are formally designated sites devoted to scientific research, the teaching of conservation biology, and especially to the preservation of their natural values and genetic diversity for future generations. Protected are outstanding examples of native natural communities, significant geological formations, and archaeological sites. State Natural Areas represent the last vestiges of natural plant and animal communities that existed prior to European settlement. Designation is achieved through purchase, cooperative agreements, legal dedication (through Articles of Dedication), management plans such as DNR Master Plans or Feasibility Studies, and/or Memoranda of Understanding.
Once secured by purchase or agreement, sites are formally "designated" as State Natural Areas, becoming part of the Natural Area System. Designation confers a significant level of protection as guaranteed by DNR Administrative Rules, Management Plans, and M.O.U.s in compliance with state statutes. A higher level of protection is provided by Articles of Dedication, a kind of conservation easement, which provides the strongest long-term legal protection for land in the state. Legally "dedicated" sites are protected in perpetuity for natural area use and may not be taken for other functions without finding of urgent and greater public need by the governor and the legislature.
Copyright Text: WI Dept of Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources
Description: This data set was created as a system for tracking and mapping land parcels managed by the Wisconsin DNR. It is a generalized representation of Wisconsin DNR-managed lands. It is not intended as a legal record. The level of accuracy does not support detailed local analysis.
This polygon feature class represents the boundaries of Wisconsin DNR managed lands which are managed through fee ownership, easement or lease rights. The data are a spatial representation of the Bureau of Facilities and Lands' Oracle Land Records System and are not intended to be a legal representation of parcels.
This data set does not differentiate between lands that are open or closed to the public for hunting and/or general public access. Some lands represented in this data set may not be open to the general public, or may have specific limitations or restrictions on public use. This data set is not intended for use as a land management tool; it is a listing of all DNR real estate transactions that have occurred on these lands over time.
For information about the actual management, including public use and public access of the lands, contact the nearest DNR Regional office. This is a dynamic database as the Department acquires parcels on an on-going basis.
For information about the actual management, including public use and public access of the lands, contact the nearest DNR Regional office. Contact information for DNR Regional Offices and Service Centers is provided on the following internet site: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/cs/servicecenter/locations.htm
Copyright Text: Wi DNR, Bureau of Lands and Facilities
Name: Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL)
Display Field: DNR_REGION_NAME
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: The BCPL Parcels layer references land parcels owned and managed by the agency to generate revenue for the various trust funds it administers. The layer aids BCPL staff in defining land management and real estate activities and facilitates the meeting of the agency's mission and goals. It is appropriate to use this data for general information purposes only.
Copyright Text: Wisconsin Board of Commissioners of Public Lands
Description: This is a subset of the CBI PADUS Dataset
Protected areas are cornerstones of national and international conservation strategies. By way of these designations, lands and waters are set-aside in-perpetuity to preserve functioning natural ecosystems, act as refuges for species, and maintain ecological processes. Complementary conservation strategies preserve land for the sustainable use of natural resources, or for the protection of significant geologic and cultural features or open space. PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) attempts to include all available spatial data on these places. It is our goal to publish the most comprehensive geospatial data set of U. S. protected areas to date. PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) is limited to the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii. It does not include protected areas data for U.S. territories at this time. The PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) data set portrays the nation's protected areas with a standardized spatial geometry and numerous valuable attributes on land ownership, management designations, and conservation status (using national GAP and international IUCN coding systems). The PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) defines protected area to include all lands dedicated to the preservation of biology diversity and to other natural, recreation and cultural uses, and managed for these purposes through legal or other effective means (adapted from IUCN definition). The database represents the full range of conservation designations that preserve these natural resources in the United States. Our database does not distinguish a protection threshold above which biodiversity is considered secure. Instead, a complete suite of protected area attributes are provided for each polygon with the purpose of giving users the information they need to define the most relevant conservation thresholds for their own objectives and requirements. Collaborating with the nation's leading data providers, the goal is to provide an annual update.
Description: This dataset is an extract of the full PAD-US (CBI Edition) Version 2 for Wisconsin. For more information about this dataset, and to download the full US dataset, please go to: PAD-US (CBI Edition) Version 2 is a national database of protected fee lands in the United States. PAD-US (CBI Edition) Version 2 has been redesigned to be used along with the National Conservation Easement Database (NCED) (http://app.databasin.org/app/pages/datasetPage.jsp?id=fbe70de711564e6e874939abec1222ec) , to visualize the entire terrestrial conservation estate of the United States. PAD-US (CBI Edition) Version 2 is limited to the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii. It does not include protected areas data for U.S. territories at this time. Protected areas are cornerstones of national and international conservation strategies. By way of these designations, lands and waters are set aside in-perpetuity to preserve functioning natural ecosystems, act as refuges for species, and maintain ecological processes. Complementary conservation strategies preserve land for the sustainable use of natural resources, or for the protection of significant geologic and cultural features or open space. The PAD-US (CBI Edition) Version 2 data set portrays the nation's protected areas with standardized spatial geometry and numerous valuable attributes on land ownership, management designations, and conservation status (using national GAP and international IUCN coding systems). The PAD-US (CBI Edition) Version 2 defines protected area to include all fee lands dedicated to the preservation of biology diversity and to other natural, recreation and cultural uses, and managed for these purposes through legal or other effective means (adapted from IUCN definition). The database represents the full range of fee conservation designations that preserve these natural resources in the United States. Our database does not distinguish a protection threshold above which biodiversity is considered secure. Instead, a complete suite of protected area attributes are provided for each polygon with the purpose of giving users the information they need to define the most relevant conservation thresholds for their own objectives and requirements. Collaborating with the nation's leading data providers, the goal is to provide an annual update.
Copyright Text: See PAD-US (CBI Edition) Version 2 Data Source table. This information and more can be accessed at: http://consbio.org/products/projects/pad-us-cbi-edition
Description: The National Conservation Easement Database (NCED) is a collaborative venture to compile easement records (both spatial and tabular) from land trusts and public agencies throughout the United States in a single, up-to-date, sustainable, GIS compatible, online source. The goal of the NCED is to provide a comprehensive picture of the privately owned conservation easement lands, recognizing their contribution to America's natural heritage, a vibrant economy, and healthy communities. Conservation easements are legal agreements voluntarily entered into between landowners and conservation entities (agencies or land trusts) for the express purpose of protecting certain societal values such as open space or vital wildlife habitats. In some cases landowners transfer "development rights" for direct payment or for federal and state tax benefits.
Copyright Text: The NCED project partners would like to thank the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities for their leadership and forethought for putting the NCED team together and for the initial funding that allowed the NCED to be formed. Additional support for the NCED project was provided by the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; the Knobloch Family Foundation; the Graham Foundation and the USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry. We would also like to thank Greg Schildwachter for his leadership skills in guiding the project partners through the initial two-year journey. While the NCED partners were responsible for aggregating conservation easements from across the country, the NCED database would not have been successful without the cooperation of many federal, state, and local agencies, regional and state data repositories, and individual land trusts. We would like to thank the many state and federal agencies and local land trusts that took part in this endeavor. In addition, we would like to provide specific acknowledgement of the following organizations for their provision of state-wide, regional or national data: COMap - Colorado State University; Clemson University, David Holman - Greater Chicago area protected lands; Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission; Florida Natural Areas Inventory; GreenInfo - California Protected Areas Database; Kansas Natural Heritage Inventory; Kentucky Natural Heritage Program; Maine State Planning Office; Maryland Environmental Trust; Montana Natural Heritage Programs, University of Montana in partnership with the Montana State Library; Nebraska Natural Heritage Program, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission; The Nature Conservancy; Utah Conservation Data Center, State of Utah Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources; Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Department of Conservation and Recreation; Natural Resources Conservation Service; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Forest Service.