GIS Data Standards
Clay County Coordinates
All data is in Clay County coordinates are in feet.
Data Schemas
Data schemas used in our primary feature data sets are available below:
- Address Point Schema (PDF): Address Points
- Domains (PDF): Domains specific to Clay County.
- Driveway Shema (PDF): Driveways
- Emergency Service Zone (PDF): Emergency Service Zones
- Highway Shields (PDF): Highway Shields for maps
- County Owned Properties Schema (PDF): County owned properties
- PLSS Point ID (PDF): Public Land Survey System Point Identification Numbering
- Points of Interest (PDF): Points of Interest are selected from Address Points
- Precinct Schema (PDF): Precincts
- PSAP Schema (PDF): PSAP Boundary
- Railroad Tracks Schema (PDF): Railroad Tracks
- Region Schema (PDF): Regions
- Road Centerline Schema (PDF): Road Centerlines
- Tax Parcel Data (PDF): Field descriptions of Tax System data
- Tax Parcels with Tax Data (PDF): Field descriptions of tax parcel data
Minnesota Geospatial Standards are followed when possible for data schemas and domains.
Layering Scheme
Clay County uses the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Council of Governments (MetroCOG) layering scheme for all AutoCAD® files.
File Naming
Files are named with a description of the project and an 8 digit date within the file name. (Example: Courthouse 3rd Addition 20230715.dwg - submitted on 15 July 2023)
File Format
Files are in either AutoDesk's AutoCAD® format, ESRI shape file format, or in an ESRI file geodatabase.
GEOgraphic Data Exchange Consortium (GEODEC)
Metropolitan Data Specifications
Clay County is a member of the GEODEC. View the GEODEC Metropolitan Data Specifications Handbook (PDF).
The GEODEC has put together specifications for data creation. These specifications cover 3 subjects:
Resolution Regarding Free and Open GIS Data
Free and Open GIS Data Resolution (PDF)
Street Addressing Standards
Clay County has adopted standards for use with addresses. View the Clay County addressing standards webpage for details.