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GIS Services
Gathering Waters is proud to provide a comprehensive geodatabase of land trust protected areas in Wisconsin.
The geodatabase is only available to our land trust members.
Getting Started
Access to the data requires an organizational (paid) ArcGis subscription. Through your ArcGis ID, Gathering Waters can provide your land trust with access to GIS data through a password protected interface.
- If you have an organizational (paid) ArcGis subscription, email Charlie with your user ID.
- No ArcGIS account? No problem. If you do not have an ArcGis account, get in touch with us and we can get you set up.
For Researchers and Partner Organizations
If you are a researcher or affiliated with a partner organization, you may request access to the land trust geodatabase for your work. Access is provided on a case-by-case basis with some restrictions. Please contact us for details.
Interactive Web Map
The interactive viewer provides easy access to land trust holdings as well as other data that land trusts often use including: DNR protected areas; the statewide parcel database; and Important Bird Areas. We welcome suggestions on other data to include in this viewer or other interactive tools you would like to see offered by Gathering Waters. Please note, the viewer is designed to be used on a full-screen web browser. We’re working on mobile-friendly versions.
GIS Decision Support Tool
Version 4 is live! The tool is intended to aid conservation planning efforts by putting a tremendous amount of data at land trusts’ fingertips as well as robust filtering capabilities to quickly zero in on particular geographies and conservation priorities.
Please see this help document for details on the new features included in version 3. A help guide for version 4 is coming soon.
Legislative Districts & Land Trust Properties App
2024 redistricting brought major changes to Wisconsin’s political geography.
Use this app to compare the old and new legislative districts and to quickly see which land trust properties lie within a given senate or assembly district.
GIS Layer of Wisconsin Land Trust Holdings
This provides access to the GIS data itself, which you may work with in your ESRI GIS software of choice. Please note, you’ll need to be logged in to an ArcGIS account that has been granted access in order to use the data.
Using this feature service instead of static shapefiles will ensure that you are always accessing the most up-to-date version of the land trust geodatabase.
Have questions about GIS Services?
Reach out to us!
Charles Carlin
Director of Strategic Initiatives
📞 608-251-9131 x15
📧 charles@gatheringwaters.org