MnDOT created area transportation partnerships (ATPs) to emphasize greater public involvement in the preparation of transportation plans and programs. There are eight ATPs in Minnesota (one for each MnDOT District area). The ATP Districts are also used to describe the locations and responsible district for construction projects identified in various MnDOT Annual Reports (ex. CHIP/STIP, Major Highway Projects Report).

This dataset is a copy of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety State Patrol district boundaries. There are 11 state patrol districts, comprised of 59 station number sub-districts. With the exception of Hubbard, St Louis, and Todd County, the district boundaries follow county lines. District 2000 and District 4600 are specific to building perimeter and not spatially represented in this dataset.

Check other metadata records in this package for more information on State Agency Administrative Boundaries.


Links to ESRI Feature Services:

Area Transportation Partnership Boundaries in Minnesota: Area Transportation Partnership Boundaries

MnDPS State Patrol Boundaries: MnDPS State Patrol Boundaries

The physical location of the occupied maintenance sites for MNDOT roadways. This includes facilities such as truck stations, district offices, weigh stations, etc.

Minnesota Department of Transportation Rest Areas, is a collection of points representing the Rest Areas, Travel Information Centers, and Wayside Rests which are owned or operated by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Check other metadata records in this package for more information on Rest Areas and MnDOT facilities.

Links to ESRI Feature Services:

MnDOT Facilities in Minnesota: MnDOT Facilities

Rest Areas in Minnesota: Rest Areas

There are 87 counties in Minnesota and two county datasets have existed on the commons for many years. One was developed and maintained by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MnDNR), “County Boundaries, Minnesota”, and another by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), “County Boundaries in Minnesota”. For counties encompassing the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, the Metropolitan Council also maintains the “Counties and Cities & Townships 2020, Twin Cities Metropolitan Area” dataset. Thus, the Minnesota State Agency GIS Collaborative’s Authoritative Data Workgroup identified the need to develop a single, authoritative, Minnesota County Dataset.

This dataset represents the standard Minnesota state county boundaries and is intended as a general reference layer. It was developed by the Minnesota Geospatial Informational Office (MnGeo) using existing county boundary datasets from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Metropolitan Council, and International Boundary Commission (United States and Canada). Various county survey records were used to verify and resolve topologic conflicts.