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Board of Regents 2021

Legislative Resolution 134 with Amendment 1472 was sent to the floor of the unicameral. LB-8 - NU Board of Regents was passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor of Nebraska. Once approved the boundaries were handed over to the Secretary of State’s Office. These boundaries will be redrawn in 2031 following the 2030 U.S. Census. http://news.legislature.ne.gov/red/
Sections

The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) was developed by the United States to plat, or divide real property for sale or settling. Townships are approximately 36 square miles, and made up of 36 sections, which are approximately one square mile. Townships are 6 sections on each side. Section corners are described in USGS 7.5 minute quadrangles, which the Department of Water, Energy and Environment used to create points in the southeast corner of each section for the State of Nebraska. Other corners were digitized as necessary, such as irregular or state boundary sections. The Department of Water, Energy and Environment generated section polygons based on these section points. Townships were then derived from these section polygon features. Sections are also subdivided into quarter, and quarter-quarter sections, which are generally 160 and 40 acres, respectfully. Sections are numbered boustrophedonically within townships, starting from the northeast corner, then alternating the numbering scheme with each row. Quarter sections are named by intercardinal direction (e.g. NE), and quarter-quarter sections are named by adding a second intercardinal direction (e.g. SWNE). These datasets should be used for general locational information only, and may not accurately depict properly surveyed boundaries.
County Boundaries Census

The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. The primary legal divisions of most states are termed counties. In Louisiana, these divisions are known as parishes. In Alaska, which has no counties, the equivalent entities are the organized boroughs, city and boroughs, municipalities, and for the unorganized area, census areas. The latter are delineated cooperatively for statistical purposes by the State of Alaska and the Census Bureau. In four states (Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia), there are one or more incorporated places that are independent of any county organization and thus constitute primary divisions of their states. These incorporated places are known as independent cities and are treated as equivalent entities for purposes of data presentation. The District of Columbia and Guam have no primary divisions, and each area is considered an equivalent entity for purposes of data presentation. The Census Bureau treats the following entities as equivalents of counties for purposes of data presentation: Municipios in Puerto Rico, Districts and Islands in American Samoa, Municipalities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas is covered by counties or equivalent entities. The boundaries for counties and equivalent entities are as of January 1, 2020, as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS).
Board of Education 2021

Legislative Resolution 134 with Amendment 1472 was sent to the floor of the unicameral. LB-7 - Board of Education was passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor of Nebraska. Once approved the boundaries were handed over to the Secretary of State’s Office. The Board of Education districts will be redrawn in 2031 following the 2030 U.S. Census. http://news.legislature.ne.gov/red/
Good Life Districts

Good Life Districts (GLDs) are defined and determined by Department of Economic Development. According to DED, "The purpose of the Act is to promote and develop the general and economic welfare of this state and its communities by providing support for unique Nebraska projects that will attract new industries and employment opportunities and further grow and strengthen Nebraska's retail, entertainment, and tourism industries." Although GLDs are determined by DED, they affect Sales Tax Rates and therefore this dataset is managed with the assistance of Department of Revenue to provide as part of Sales Tax Rate Finder Application.
SalesTaxBoundaries

Is a view of SalesTaxBoundaries_GIS updated through the execute procedure in SSMS and used to publish to the portal. Department of Revenue tracks tax rate and boundary changes on a quarterly basis. Cities are required to submit this information to Revenue for it to be enacted. For rate changes they submit a map of their current city limits and for boundary changes they submit annexations. This information is provided to OCIO GIS team to maintain the attribute and geometry data and feed to their Sales Tax Rate Finder Application.
Supreme Court 2021

Legislative Resolution 134 with Amendment 1472 was sent to the floor of the unicameral. LB-6 - Judiciary/Supreme Court was passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor of Nebraska. Once approved the boundaries were handed over to the Secretary of State’s Office. These boundaries will be redistricted in 2031 following the 2030 U.S. Census. . http://news.legislature.ne.gov/red/
Soils_Ksat_DEE

Ksat refers to the ease with which pores in a saturated soil transmit water. The estimates presented here are expressed in terms of inches per hour (NRCS official data presents Ksat in both micrometers per second and inches per hour). Ksat values are based on soil characteristics observed in the field, particularly structure, consistence, porosity, and texture. (USDA NRCS, Web Soil Survey) . This data subset went to a depth of 200cm for the Ksat values. The data came from gsurggo for Nebraska. May draw slower than normal because of the amount of data.
Mitigation Projects

Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (NeDNR) Floodplain Section maintains a partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers' Silver Jackets program. As part of this program, NeDNR collaborates with various federal, state, and local agencies to solve flood risk issues and promote mitigation of floods. One mission of reducing flood risk is to leverage resources and information from all agencies, and publish and promote them in a single place, increasing access, usability, and impact. This application contains flood mitigation projects implemented by various agencies, and related information. This information can be used to describe potential mitigation projects that a community could perform, and what agencies and funding levels are available to assist in accomplishing those projects.
Groundwater Wells DWEE

In order to promote orderly use and distribution of water, Nebraska state laws have provided protection of groundwater supply under a permitting system for public water suppliers and industrial water users, along with a centralized repository of information about groundwater wells. For more information please contact Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment. Note for Public Users: Public Water Supply information is not available in these features. If you have a need for such information, please submit a request through the following link: [Submit Public Information Request]. The well owner will be contacted for the purpose of authorizing access to information about their well(s).
NRDGroundwaterQualityPhaseAreas

Nebraska 23 Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) utilize trigger points signifying specific levels of nitrate in groundwater through monitoring well testing. These triggers are put in place to protect the drinking water supply. Trigger points may vary within the individual NRD boundary, but are relative to the safe drinking water standards mandated federally. A District may have all, none, or part of its districts designated as Phase 1, II, III and IV areas, or any combination. The higher the Phase, the more implementation of management efforts for protection is required. It is best to consult with your local NRD to identify with their programs. The phases listed in this feature are only the phases currently triggered as of 10/1/2024.
Right of Ways of Nebraska

A right of way is a legal right to travel over land belonging to someone else. Right of ways are used in the planning, construction, and other major phases of road development. Because right of way plays an integral role in road development, the Nebraska Department of Transportation maintains a database of rights of way in the State of Nebraska. The right of way feature contains both lines and polygons representing rights of way in Nebraska, as well as containing useful information about the property, road project, and location. The right of way application can make finding rights of way easier with built in tools for finding road projects, section quadrangles, mile markers, communities, and districts.
SurfaceWaterRightsBoundaries40AcresExternal_DWEE

The following information/disclaimer applies to the surface water appropriation related data we are providing as a service. The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment (DWEE) has prepared the digital point of diversion and/or appurtenant irrigable field data for the sole purpose of supporting its own statutory programs. If you, the recipient of these datasets, or excerpts therefrom, are not familiar with surface water appropriations (commonly called “water rights”) or the lawful administration and use of surface water in Nebraska, then it is possible the data will be misinterpreted and results of analyses that utilize the datasets may not be reliable. Any person or entity who consumes these datasets must decide if the data are appropriate for their uses and assume responsibility for any misapplication of the information received. Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment digitized surface water rights may be a geo-referenced interpretation of an approved paper project map and may or may not accurately represent actual conditions on the ground.
SurfaceWaterRightsDiversionsExternal_DWEE

The following information/disclaimer applies to the surface water appropriation related data we are providing as a service. The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment (DWEE) has prepared the digital point of diversion and/or appurtenant irrigable field data for the sole purpose of supporting its own statutory programs. If you, the recipient of these datasets, or excerpts therefrom, are not familiar with surface water appropriations (commonly called “water rights”) or the lawful administration and use of surface water in Nebraska, then it is possible the data will be misinterpreted and results of analyses that utilize the datasets may not be reliable. Any person or entity who consumes these datasets must decide if the data are appropriate for their uses and assume responsibility for any misapplication of the information received. Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment digitized surface water rights may be a geo-referenced interpretation of an approved paper project map and may or may not accurately represent actual conditions on the ground.
Wellhead Protection Areas

The Nebraska Legislature passed LB 1161 in 1998 (Neb. Rev. Stat. §46-1501 – 46-1509) , authorizing the Wellhead Protection Area Act. This Act sets up a process for public water supply systems to use if they choose to implement a local Wellhead Protection plan. The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment (DWEE) is the lead agency for Wellhead Protection (WHP) Plan approval. The goal of Nebraska’s Wellhead Protection Program is to protect the land and groundwater surrounding public drinking water supply wells from contamination. Since approximately 85% of Nebraskans receive their drinking water from groundwater, preventing groundwater contamination is vital
Legislative Districts 2021

Legislative Resolution 134 with Amendment 1472 was sent to the floor of the unicameral. LB-3 - Legislature was passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor of Nebraska. Once approved the boundaries were handed over to the Secretary of State’s Office. The legislative districts will be redistricted in 2031 following the 2030 U.S. Census. Nebraska Legislators may serve (2) four-year terms before a mandatory one term break in eligibility. There are 49 legislative districts in Nebraska. http://news.legislature.ne.gov/red/
Census Block Group 2020

The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. Block Groups (BGs) are clusters of blocks within the same census tract. Each census tract contains at least one BG, and BGs are uniquely numbered within census tracts. BGs have a valid code range of 0 through 9. BGs have the same first digit of their 4-digit census block number from the same decennial census. For example, tabulation blocks numbered 3001, 3002, 3003,.., 3999 within census tract 1210.02 are also within BG 3 within that census tract. BGs coded 0 are intended to only include water area, no land area, and they are generally in territorial seas, coastal water, and Great Lakes water areas. Block groups generally contain between 600 and 3,000 people. A BG usually covers a contiguous area but never crosses county or census tract boundaries. They may, however, cross the boundaries of other geographic entities like county subdivisions, places, urban areas, voting districts, congressional districts, and American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian areas. The BG boundaries in this release are those that were delineated as part of the Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) for the 2020 Census.
Nebraska Lakes Shapes

Layer showing shoreline boundaries for selected lakes and reservoirs in Nebraska where bathymetric surveys were conducted. This feature class is mainly to show the waters' edge in the context of bathymetric lake mapping. The lake mapping program was developed as a cooperative initiative between the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to provide detailed survey information on Nebraska's lakes and reservoirs. Each year a list of proposed lakes and reservoirs is submitted by biologists across the state and reviewed by a committee to determine the lakes of highest priority. A number of factors are taken into consideration including Aquatic Habitat Projects, lake conditions, fish communities, and angler use. The overall goal of the program is to provide fisheries managers with detailed information to be used in management and monitoring of Nebraska's lakes. Detailed bathymetric lake maps are also produced and made available to the public on the NGPC web site. This shoreline data provides the outline of the lakes surveyed and contains information detailing when and where the survey was collected and how the bathymetric data was processed. The shoreline data is representative of the lakes that have been surveyed for bathymetric contours. Lakes that have not been surveyed are not part of this feature class, you may find the remaining waterbodies as well as these in the RecreationWaters dataset under PublicFishingAreas feature class.
Census Tracts 2020

The TIGER/Line shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line shapefile is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. Census tracts are small, relatively permanent statistical subdivisions of a county or equivalent entity, and were defined by local participants as part of the 2020 Census Participant Statistical Areas Program. The Census Bureau delineated the census tracts in situations where no local participant existed or where all the potential participants declined to participate. The primary purpose of census tracts is to provide a stable set of geographic units for the presentation of census data and comparison back to previous decennial censuses. Census tracts generally have a population size between 1,200 and 8,000 people, with an optimum size of 4,000 people. When first delineated, census tracts were designed to be homogeneous with respect to population characteristics, economic status, and living conditions. The spatial size of census tracts varies widely depending on the density of settlement. Physical changes in street patterns caused by highway construction, new development, and so forth, may require boundary revisions. In addition, census tracts occasionally are split due to population growth, or combined as a result of substantial population decline. Census tract boundaries generally follow visible and identifiable features. They may follow legal boundaries such as minor civil division (MCD) or incorporated place boundaries in some States and situations to allow for census tract-to-governmental unit relationships where the governmental boundaries tend to remain unchanged between censuses. State and county boundaries always are census tract boundaries in the standard census geographic hierarchy. In a few rare instances, a census tract may consist of noncontiguous areas. These noncontiguous areas may occur where the census tracts are coextensive with all or parts of legal entities that are themselves noncontiguous. For the 2010 Census and beyond, the census tract code range of 9400 through 9499 was enforced for census tracts that include a majority American Indian population according to Census 2000 data and/or their area was primarily covered by federally recognized American Indian reservations and/or off-reservation trust lands; the code range 9800 through 9899 was enforced for those census tracts that contained little or no population and represented a relatively large special land use area such as a National Park, military installation, or a business/industrial park; and the code range 9900 through 9998 was enforced for those census tracts that contained only water area, no land area.
Atlas Grid

Data layer showing the map sheet GRID layer used to generate the public access ATLAS. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has joined Pheasants Forever, Inc. (PF), the Nebraska Environmental Trust, National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resource Districts (NRDs), landowners, private organizations and government agencies, to deliver an access program designed to enhance wildlife habitat and increase hunting, fishing and trapping opportunities throughout the state. This Public Access Atlas identifies and consolidates these access resources for the benefit of our hunters, trappers and anglers. This grid was specifically designed for the Public Access Atlas as an inset map and for the online interactive map. This feature class may not be suitable for other purposes. Parks Commission and is intended to be used for reference only. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the data provided. However, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission makes no warranties either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of this data for any use other than display. Furthermore, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission assumes no liability for the use or misuse of the information contained in this map or service.
Park_Areas

Nebraska state park areas offer a variety of outdoor recreation opportunities. Some park areas have modern campgrounds, cabins, swimming pools and offer trail rides while others feature historically significant sites. Other areas offer primitive camping in scenic, natural areas. Whether you're seeking the ultimate in modern conveniences in a picturesque outdoor setting or yearn to get back to nature amid the unspoiled beauty of the wilderness, you can find just the right locale for you from among Nebraska's exceptional state park areas. Check out the interactive parks application at [https://outdoornebraska.gov/parks/]. On Aug. 30, 2013 NGPC announced the temporary closure of all services and vehicle access to a number of state recreation areas (SRA) and state historical parks (SHP) inorder to redirect Game and Parks staff from the closed areas in an effort to reduce the more than $30 million of identified deferred maintenance needs of an aging Nebraska State Park System and meet compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and environmental requirements. For more information on this please visit Closures FAQ page. To find information on lodging, camping and activity fees at designated areas in addition to links with detailed information on many of our park areas check out our [Find a Park] page and our [Park Reservations] page. To download copies of campground maps, please visit the individual park pages from the [Find a Park] page. The parks areas can be categorized as: * State Park: State parks are public use areas containing statewide significant scenic, scientific and/or historical values and being of sufficient size to allow adequate development without infringing upon the primary values. * Historical Park: Nebraska's state historical parks are sites of notable historical significance to the state. * Recreation Area: Nebraska's state recreation areas offer resources primarily associated with active outdoor recreation pursuits, day-use activities and camping. All of the state's water-oriented areas are of this classification. In addition to the park locations the layer includes detailed information about the activities and amenities available in each park. The reference layers include trails network within the state park system and amenities available to the trail users. The park photos are included as attachments for the park users to have a virtual tour of the area.