Land Ownership

Statewide 100 Meter EPPL7/EPIC2000 Data Set - a statewide data set that consists of approximately 400 raster-formatted data layers.  It is available on a single CD-ROM in either EPPL7 or ERDAS format.  The data themes cover a wide range of physical and biological variables along with administrative, political, sociodemographic, and transportation data.  The data collection unit for most of the variables is the 40-acre parcel.  Files have been subdivided into 100-meter by 100-meter grid cells and spatially corrected to provide improved geographic reference.  However, this processing step does not improve the original 40-acre resolution accuracy.  The data set is designed for use in regional and statewide planning, not for site-specific decision making.  This dataset is effectively the MLMIS100 county data set appended into a statewide coverage.  There is also a Twin Cities Metropolitan Area 30-meter EPPL&/EPIC2000 Data Set.

The following are examples of land ownership data layers included in the statewide data set: 

Administering agency, Department of Natural Resources and tax forfeit land, 1992
Basic ownership, 1983 (federal, state, county, private)
Department of Natural Resources ownership, 1992
Public ownership, 1983 

Minnesota Public Lands, 1983 - This EPPL7 variable identifies publicly administered lands in Minnesota.  Land ownership data, current as of 1983, were collected by 40-acre parcel for federal, state, metropolitan commission, and tax-forfeited lands.  These data were compiled cooperatively by the Minnesota Land Management Information Center (LMIC) and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).  Minnesota Public Lands, 1983 is part of the statewide 100 meter EPPL data set.  The MGC100 CD is available to anyone for a fee of $75.  The CD is free with the purchase of EPIC, the new Windows-based interface to many capabilities of EPPL7 GIS software.  This data set is also available as an ASCII table file or INFO database file for $95 and may be ordered by contacting the Minnesota Land Management Information Center (LMIC), 651-296-1211.