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The BaseMap is a planning level set of data developed at a scale of 1:24000. The data set includes information about transportation features, as well as boundary information, stream and lake locations.

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BaseMap Tools

This page is dedicated to providing tools, scripts, and other helpful widgets for working with MnDOT’s BaseMap. These items are supplied without any formal support, however, every effort has been made to provide useful instructions along with the files. If you wish to contribute something to this site, please contact gisinfo.dot@state.mn.us.

ArcGIS Tools

  1. ArcGIS Projection Files (click to download)

Creator: ESRI & MnDOT

Contact: Matt Koukol

Contact Number: (651) 366-3859

Version: 1.0

Date Posted: 05 April 2002

Description: This zip file contains ArcGIS .prj files for all of the County Coordinate Systems in Minnesota with the exception of the North Shore areas. Two files for each coordinate system are included, one in meters and one in survey foot. Please read the included README file, as it includes a description of a bug in the current ArcGIS project engine that may effect use of the English system files.

 

ArcView 3.x Tools

  1. ArcView 3.x Projection Files (right-click/save-target-as to download)

Creator: ESRI & MnDOT

Contact: Matt Koukol

Contact Number: (651) 366-3859

Version: 1.0

Date Posted: 04 February 2004

Description: This zip file contains information for all of the County Coordinate Systems in Minnesota. This file can replace the original default.prj file created at install. (Save or rename your original default.prj file before replacing it with this one)

 

ArcView Extensions

  1. PolyLineM Tools (click to download)

Contact: Matt Koukol

Contact Number: (651) 366-3859

Version: 1.0

Date Posted: 23 August 2001

Description: This extension bundles several useful functions for working with PolyLineM themes. For details, see MPoly Extension.

 

Scripts

None currently available.

Other

    1. ESRI’s ArcExplorer:

Creator: ESRI

Web Home Page: http://www.esri.com/

Description: ArcExplorer is FREE software developed by Environmental Research Systems Inc. (ESRI) for viewing geographic information in common data formats, and executing basic GIS functions. The BaseMap data, currently available in shapefile formats, is viewable with this software. To down load this software, go to ESRI’s ArcExplorer Site.