Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse

hosted by the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS)

A gateway to Illinois GIS data sets and orthoimagery.

Access Illinois GIS data sets and documentation (metadata) for ArcIMS Interactive Map Services, USGS digital topographic maps, aerial photography, orthoimagery, orthophotography, geology, land use, natural resources, and infrastructure. Illinois data sets and map data layers are available for download free of charge.


Aerial Photography and Orthophotography
1938 - 1941 Historical Aerial Photographs
 
2005 Chicago Urban Area Orthoimagery
2005 NAPP Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles
2004 NAIP Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles
2000 Des Plaines River Watershed Orthophotos
1998 NAPP Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles
Learn about Digital Orthophotography
USGS Digital Topographic Maps
Digital Raster Graphic Files (DRG) Files
1:24,000, 1:100,000, and 1:250,000
Illinois Map Data Layers
Statewide data: Geology, Elevation, Infrastructure
    County data have become Statewide data
Illinois Geological Quadrangle (IGQ) Data
Illinois Land Cover Data
Other Data
Illinois GIS Data Providers
What's New?
Illinois Land Cover Data access 12/9/08
Software Tools
ArcIMS to GIS, load services directly into GIS software.
DownThemAll tool for Firefox to download .zip files.
Expressview Browser Plugin (MrSID) for Windows to view .sid files.
fgdcmeta.aml generate metadata from Arc/Info coverages.
ArcIMS Interactive Map Services
2005 Chicago Urban Area Orthoimagery
2005 Illinois Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle Data
1998 Illinois Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle Data
1938-1941 Illinois Historical Aerial Photography
Illinois Base Data, project info
 
ISGS Illinois Natural Gamma-Ray Logs , project info
ISGS Illinois Oil and Gas Resources, project info
ISGS Illinois Water and Related Wells, project info
     Available for download: ISGS Wells and Borings Points
 
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