Natural Resources Digital Atlas - Make-A-Map
The Natural Resources Digital Atlas Make-A-Map is a great interactive web tool for viewing GIS datasets and creating maps.
NRDA is designed specifically to help identify significant natural resources and create maps that can help guide planning and conservation discussions and influence policy.
NRDA Make-A-Map organizes data into "themes" based on the five Minnesota Department of Natural Resources natural resource protection categories:
- Natural Resource Protection
- Aquatic Resources
- Terrestrial Resources
- Outdoor Recreation
- Community Character
- Public Health and Safety
- Working Lands
Please consider viewing one or many of the popular mapping examples
to learn more on how you can use NRDA to help answer many natural resources questions. Or consider browsing select Metropolitan Council
planning support documents for additional information on natural resource planning.
To understand the function of each natural resource category, review the Minnesota DNR's A Quick Guide to Using Natural Resource Information.
For an in-depth understanding on how to navigate and use the tools within Make-A-Map, please review the Make-A-Map Tutorial (pdf). Additionally, Make-A-Map has its own Help menu that can be accessed at anytime while you are using the application.
This application uses ArcIMS and licensed Geocortex® IMF technology.