The data sets listed below are for larger scale data (1:24:000 up to 1:500,000) for the state of Wyoming. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamforth, Cokeville Meadows, Hutton Lake, Motenson Lake, National Elk Refuge, Pathfinder, and Seedskadee. | Refuge Boundaries | statewide | 1:24,000 | Region 6 GIS page | |
| National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) | Wetland Information | scattered: A
good status map exists on the Wyoming Natural Resources
Data Clearinghouse page under wetlands Data can be downloaded as well. |
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 Wyoming are Ashton, Cody,
Sheridan, Gillette, Driggs, Thermopolis, Arminto,
Newcastle, Preston, Lander, Casper, Torrington, Ogden,
Rock Springs, Rawlins, and Cheyenne . Data is also available in shapefile format from the State of Wyoming (see spatial coverage) |
| National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatcheries | Public Use Roads and Parking Areas | All National Refuge and Hatcheries in the state with public road or parking facilities | 1:24,000 | Metadata - Roads, Parking Areas | Data Link |
| SOURCE | THEME | SPATIAL COVERAGE | SCALE | METADATA | DATA LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | DEM | 10m - spotty, most of western part
of state 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
30 meter data in Arc/Info export format (grid) from Wyoming |
| 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. | DOQQ Data is available on-line from the State of Wyoming in reduced resolution JPEG format. |
| 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 from USGS Arc/Info export format from the state of Wyoming for limited hydrography. |
| State of Wyoming | Political Boundaries, Groundwater, land cover, ownership, GAP data, soils, roads watersheds, hydrology, wetlands, DEM's, DOQ's, DRG data | various | 1:12,000 to 1:500,000 | Follow link in data section. | Wyoming Natural Resources Data Clearinghouse This is an extensive site. The table accessed has information on scales, metadata, generally a graphic illustrating the data, sources, file size, and a brief description. Data is in shapefile and/or Arc/Info export format. |
| Wyoming Geographic Information Advisory Council - WGIAC | various | various | WGIAC
maintains inventories of available GIS data and assists with GIS data
sharing throughout the state. |
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| Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC) | various | various | Follow data link | Data Services | |
| 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. |
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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