Mapping & GIS Links

Mapping/GIS Department Links

Local Government GIS sites:

GIS/Mapping Section - City of Missoula Public Works http://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/publicworks/gismapping.htm
Visit the City of Missoula Public Works GIS/Mapping Section website for city-related GIS information, downloadable GIS data, and various maps.

The following sites are GIS coordination groups active in Montana:

Montana Local Government GIS Coalition http://www.giac.montana.edu/mlggc.html
The Montana Local Government GIS Coalition (MLGGC) was initiated by local government GIS practitioners in July 1995 to facilitate and advance the implementation and development of GIS technology in city and county government through communication and data sharing.
Montana Association of Geographic Information Professionals (MAGIP) http://magip.org
The mission of MAGIP is to stimulate, encourage, and otherwise provide for the advancement of an interdisciplinary approach to the use of geographic information. The Association sponsors educational workshops, conferences, forums, grants, and scholarships. We work collectively with educators, data creators, data users, application developers and software vendors to foster technical cooperation and promote the development of sound management policy and practices that can support the efficient and effective use of geographic information system resources.

The following sites are other Montana GIS sites of interest:

Montana Cadastral Project http://gis.mt.gov/
The Project is public-private sector partnership to create, maintain, and disseminate a digital GIS land ownership cadastral database of the entire state. This site presents the status of the Project, discusses some Project techniques and programs, and disseminates Project data via interactive Web mapping and raw data files.

Natural Resource Information System http://nris.state.mt.us
Established in 1985, the NRIS was designed to simplify the task of identifying and acquiring natural resource information. As a program of the Montana State Library, NRIS makes information on Montana's natural resources easily and readily accessible. Serving government agencies, business and industry, and private citizens, NRIS operates a clearinghouse and referral service to link users with the best sources of information and service.

U.S. Census Information:

Click here to see a schedule of delivery dates for Census 2000 Data Products.

Click here to view American Fact Finder information from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Wildland Fire Resources:

GEOMAC Wildfire Mapper http://www.geomac.gov
The Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination Group or GeoMAC, is an internet-based mapping tool originally designed for fire managers to access online maps of current fire locations and perimeters in the conterminous 48 States and Alaska. Using a standard web browser, fire personnel can download this information to pinpoint the affected areas. With the growing concern of western wildland fires in the summer of 2000, this application also became available to the public. We hope that you find this important information both timely and helpful.

InciWeb http://www.inciweb.org
InciWeb is an interagency wildland fire incident information management system. The system was developed with two primary missions: The first was to provide a standardized reporting tool for the Public Affairs community during the course of wildland fire incidents. The second was to provide the public a single source of information related to active wildland fire information.

FEMA Flood Zone Maps:

FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/index.shtm
The Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration's Hazard Mapping Division maintains and updates the National Flood Insurance Program maps.