Geographic Information Systems and Maps

Aitkin County Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

The GIS Office serves all county departments' spatial data needs as well as the citizens and businesses of Aitkin County. Some basic functions of the GIS Office in Aitkin County are as follows; Mapping and on-going maintenance of all tax parcels in the county, including providing county staff and the public access to the parcel data and conducting training for county staff on how to use the software. Maintenance of the E-911 rural addressing system, including the collection of Global Position System, (GPS), coordinates used for address assignment and mapping of all new roads, and updating the dispatch map and Master Street Address Guide, (MSAG) which is a database containing all roads mapped as part of the E-911 system and their respective address ranges. And providing maps, analysis, tabular data and digital data to county departments, citizens and businesses who have a need for spatial data.

Aitkin County's GIS incorporates software from ESRI that utilizes current Geographic Information Systems technology. Data can be provided in a tabular or graphic format by printed or digital media. Tabular data is information regarding an area in a database format, graphic data is a map of the area. The two formats can be saved to a digital file that meets the user's needs or can be printed as a spreadsheet or a wall map. The data can then be transferred by mail via CD, e-mail, or can be retrieved at the office on the second floor of the county courthouse. For further information please visit or call the GIS office @ 218-927-7391 or click here to send an e-mail.