• The Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas provides access to current data from reputable sources.
  • Data updates are performed quarterly.
  • Data appearing in the Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas may or may not be accurate, current, or otherwise reliable.
  • The Minnesota Natural Resource Atlas is not intended to be used for navigational or regulatory purposes.
  • Map layers
  • Base map
  • Tools
Active layers:

Add layers

Select a base map:


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Label, draw and measure

Use the drawing controls toolbar in the lower left to draw, label, edit, or remove drawn features.

Length/area information will be displayed while you are drawing.

Click on a drawn feature to see more details, such as the elevation profile for a drawn line.

Find a specific location

Layer analysis

Save map settings

Use the "Copy URL to clipboard" button to send the current map settings, in a URL, to your clipboard. Paste it wherever you want a link to the current map view -- e.g. in a document, web page, email...

Print map

The portion of the map that will be printed is highlighted on your display. Pan and zoom if necessary to position the desired region inside this area.

If the legend or an elevation profile are being displayed, they will be repositioned, if necessary, to also appear in the printout.

Orientation

Print

Getting started

  • Click-and-drag to pan the map.
  • To zoom:
    • Use the zoom control in the upper-left corner,
    • or use the scroll wheel on your mouse,
    • or, to zoom to a specific area, hold down the "Shift" key, then click-and-drag to define the area.
  • Click on the map to see properties of the active map layers at that location.
  • Add data using the Map layers tab in the Options menu window.
  • Change base maps using the Base map tab in the Options menu window.
  • Draw, label, measure, find a location, analyze, save, and print using the Tools tab in the Options menu window.

This only covered the basics of using this utility, more thorough help is provided through a set of tutorials.




Size
Color
Text:
Background:
Pointer

Geolocation

This will center the map and place a marker at your current location. It will attempt, for up to 10 seconds, to achieve an accuracy within 100 m.

Enter a latitude and longitude. The map will pan to a marker placed at the location you have entered.

input:
Latitude:
Longitude:
Lat: deg: min: sec:
Long: deg: min: sec:
Enter the desired address, or a place name:
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