The data sets listed below are for larger scale data (1:24:000 up to 1:500,000) for the state of Louisiana. Data created by or maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is shown in the first table with links to the metadata and data where possible. Data from other agencies is shown in the second table, also with direct links.
Data of this sort tend to be dynamic. If you are aware of additional data not shown here please notify the contact person at the bottom of the page. Thank you !
| OFFICE NAME | THEME | SPATIAL COVERAGE | SCALE | METADATA | DATA LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USFWS - Ecological Services; Layfayette, LA | Federally protected Louisiana Lands | statewide | 1:24,000 | Metadata - can be downloaded with the data. | Data is available in e00 format. |
| Atchafalaya NWR, Bayou Cocodrie NWR, Bayou Sauvage NWR, Bayou Teche NWR, Black Bayou Lake NWR, Bogue Chitto NWR, Breton NWR, Cameron Prairie NWR, Cat Island NWR, Catahoula NWR, D'Arbonne NWR, Delta NWR, Glade Woods NWR, Grand Cote NWR, Handy Brake NWR, Lacassine NWR, Lake Ophelia NWR, Mandalay NWR, Sabine NWR, Shell Keys NWR, Tensas River NWR, Upper Ouachita NWR | Refuge Boundaries | statewide | Follow metadata link | Region 4 Refuge Boundary files | |
| National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatcheries | Public roads and related features such as parking lots that are located on National Wildlife Refuges | Refuge Boundary | 1:24,000 | Follow metadata link | ZIP data files in Shapefile Format |
| National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) | Wetland Information | scattered: | 1:24,000 | General NWI metadata | Data Downloads in Arc/Info export or DLG formats. Data is arranged by 1:250,000 quads. Quads for Louisiana are Texarkana, El Dorado, Greenwood, West Point, Tyler, Shreveport, Jackson, Meridian, Palestine, Alexandria, Natchez, Hattiesburg, Beaumont, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, Mobile, Houston, Port Arthur, New Orleans and Breton Sound. |
| Louisiana Coastal Restoration | DOQQ's | coastal | 1:100,000 | Data is available in MrSID format including ESRI ArcView Project and shapefiles. |
| SOURCE | THEME | SPATIAL COVERAGE | SCALE | METADATA | DATA LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | DEM | 10m - spotty 30m - statewide |
1:24,000 1:100,000 |
USGS data with status maps for the data layers, scales, and formats identified. | 7.5 minutes DEM data in SDTS format |
| USGS | DEM | statewide | 1:250,000 | DEM factsheet | 1:250,000 data in DEM format |
| USGS | DOQ | statewide | 1:12,000 | USGS data with status maps for the data layers, scales, and formats identified. | |
| USGS | DRG | statewide | 1:24,000 | DRG factsheet | |
| USGS | DLG (boundary, hypsography, hydrography, transportation) | statewide | 1:100,000 | DLG factsheet | 1:100,000 data in DLG format |
| USGS | DLG (various - see metadata link for status maps) | various | 1:24,000 | DLG factsheet | SDTS format data only |
| Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) | Soils - STATSGO | statewide | 1:250,000 | Follow the link on the Data page. | Download instructions for STATSGO data Available for DOS or UNIX, in DLG or Arc/Info export format. |
| NRCS | Soils - SSURGO | limited | 1:24,000 | Follow link to data files. The metadata links are on the same lines as data links. | Available SSURGO data from NRCS Data is listed alphabetically by state abbreviation. |
| Louisiana Statewide GIS - ATLAS | Varies | statewide | Metadata is compressed with data files | Search Atlas |
For additional information regarding this Web page, contact Deb Southworth Green, in the Division of Information Resources Management, at Deb_Green@fws.gov
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