Distribution Information 7. This layer exists to facilitate integration between county and PLS data sets. Used also as the basis for county-based tiling schemes with DNR's GIS Core datbase. The state border contained within the layer is used in numerous DNR data sets. Attribute restructuring to ensure conformance with DNR PLS Coding standard performed in March 1996.
All polygons are closed and lines intersect where intended.
Completeness All Minnesota county lands are present, including off-shore islands in Lake Superior. The official state and international borders within Lake Superior are not included in this data set. Some attribute table restructuring was performing during the GIS Core Library development effort in March 1996. This entailed bringing in selected fields from the county cross-reference table, including county names and county abbreviations. Names include title case, and all CAPS options.