This dataset was created by a joint collaborative project involving the technical and managerial GIS staff from the ten Metropolitan Counties of the Twin Cities in Minnesota (Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne and Washington), the Metropolitan Emergency Services Board (MESB), MetroGIS and the Metropolitan Council. Core needs this dataset are intended to satisfy include:

- Vehicular routing;
- Address geocoding;
- Next Generation 911 call routing and location validation;
- Emergency services dispatching;
- Linear referencing uses;
- Cartographic representation of road features;

For specific questions regarding centerline alignments or attributes, please contact the county below
Anoka: https://www.anokacounty.us/315/GIS
Carver: gis@co.carver.mn.us
Chisago: gisservices@chisagocountymn.gov
Dakota: gis@co.dakota.mn.us
Hennepin: gis.info@hennepin.us
Isanti: Nate.Kirkwold@co.isanti.mn.us
Ramsey: RCGISMetaData@co.ramsey.mn.us
Sherburne: gis@co.sherburne.mn.us
Scott: gis@co.scott.mn.us
Washington: gis@co.washington.mn.us