Nebraska explainers
Nebraska open-data explainers.
Government
Address Points
These data represent 911-valid civic locations in the state of Nebraska. This layer is utilized in Next Generation 911 for both geospatial call routing and location…
Transportation
Airports
This is a data set from the Department of Transportation show the location of airports in Nebraska.
Environment
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…
Parks & Recreation
Bighorn Sheep Hunting Units
For more info please visit the hunting page at Big Game Hunting.To apply/buy a permit online, visit the NGPC Permits webpage.
Government
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…
Government
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…
Transportation
Bridges
Locations of inventory bridge and bridge-sized structures in Nebraska. Includes select attributes.
Government
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…
Government
Census Blocks 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…
Government
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…
Government
City Boundaries
City Boundaries from Department of Transportation.
Environment
Conservation Partner Lands
This layer shows the Conservation Partner Lands in Nebraska such as Ducks Unlimited and Waterfowl Production Areas.
Government
County Boundaries
County Boundaries from the Nebraska Department of Transportation
Environment
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…
Environment
Dams
The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources is responsible for The Nebraska Dam Inventory includes all dams in Nebraska that are 25 feet or more in height or have a…
Parks & Recreation
Deer Management Units
For more info please visit the hunting page at Big Game Hunting.To apply/buy a permit online, visit the NGPC Permits webpage.
Environment
DepthtoGroundwater UNL
This layer shows the depth to groundwater. This was compiled and digitized by the University of Nebraska- Lincoln, School of Natural Resources
Health
DHHS Adult Day Services
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) licensed adult day services in Nebraska. Static lists will be acquired from the DHHS Division of Public Health (DPH)…
Health
DHHS Child Placing Agencies
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) licensed Child Placing Agencies (CPA) in Nebraska. Static lists will be acquired from the DHHS Division of Public Health…
Health
DHHS Health Care Coalitions
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Health Care Coalitions in Nebraska. Geography from 2020 Census County file. Nebraska counties were merged to create…
Health
DHHS Hospitals
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) licensed hospitals in Nebraska. Static lists will be acquired from the DHHS Division of Public Health (DPH) Licensure…
Health
DHHS Local Health Departments
This file is the authoritative resource for Local Health Departments (LHD) in Nebraska. The file was created using the 2020 Census boundaries for counties. Basic census…
Health
DHHS Respite Care Services
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) licensed Respite Care Services (RCS) in Nebraska. Static lists will be acquired from the DHHS Division of Public Health…
Health
DHHS Rural Health Clinics
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) licensed Rural Health Clinics (RHC) in Nebraska. Static lists will be acquired from the DHHS Division of Public Health…
Health
DWEE Nitrate Hot Spot
The test critical values and distance band are adjusted based on the results of multi-distance Global Moran’s I test, which helps alleviate the false discovery rate…
Education
Educational Service Units
The Nebraska Educational Service Units data were derived from 2018 State Parcels and School Districts data. The Educational Service Units (ESUs) are political…
Parks & Recreation
Elk Hunting Units
For more info please visit the hunting page at Big Game Hunting.To apply/buy a permit online, visit the NGPC Permits webpage.
Health
EPRU Health Care Coalitions
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Health Care Coalitions in Nebraska. Geography from 2020 Census County file. Nebraska counties were merged to create…
Education
ESU Headquarters
The Nebraska Educational Service Units data were derived from 2018 State Parcels and School Districts data. The Educational Service Units (ESUs) are political…
Infrastructure
Exchange Boundaries
The Nebraska Exchange Boundaries dataset depicts telecommunications exchange areas within the State of Nebraska as maintained by the Nebraska Public Service Commission…
Environment
Federal Lands PAA
This layer shows the Federal Lands. Last updated 8-12-2022.
Government
Fire District Response Areas
This dataset represents the response areas covered by Fire emergency service providers across Nebraska and is critical to assuring accurate dispatch and resource…
Government
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
Government
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…
Infrastructure
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…
Environment
HighPlainsAquifer USGS
Aquifer boundary for the High Plains aquifer in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. Data produced by the U.S.…
Transportation
Highway Mile Markers
Reference Post locations on the Nebraska Highways.
Environment
HUC 10
The hydrologic unit code is an eight-digit number that identifies each hydrologic unit. The code uniquely identifies each of the four levels-regional, subregional…
Environment
HUC 12
The hydrologic unit code is an eight-digit number that identifies each hydrologic unit. The code uniquely identifies each of the four levels-regional, subregional…
Environment
HUC 8
This data set shows the 8 digit Hydologic Unit code boundaries
Environment
JoinedData Lakes
Feature layer generated from running the Join Features solution
Environment
JoinedData Streams
Feature layer generated from running the Join Features solution
Environment
Lake Contours
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…
Environment
Lakes 303(d)
Source EPA. The 303(d) Listed Impaired Waters program system provides impaired water data and impaired water features reflecting river segments, lakes, and estuaries…
Environment
LakesTitle117
This data set is maintained by the Department of Environment and Energy.
Government
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…
Health
Local Health Departments
This file is the authoritative resource for Local Health Departments (LHD) in Nebraska. The file was created using the 2020 Census boundaries for counties. Basic census…
Environment
Major Lakes
The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources has modified a version of the National Hydrography Dataset for NeDNR program purposes. This shapefile is a subset of the…
Environment
Major Streams
The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources has modified a version of the National Hydrography Dataset for program purposes. This shapefile contains a subset of the…
Health
Medical Reserve Corps NEMA
Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA, Nebraska Citizen Corps Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). This layer was created by Nebraska Departmen
Environment
Mitigation Projects
Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (NeDNR) Floodplain Section maintains a partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers' Silver Jack
Parks & Recreation
MT Lion Hunting Units
For more info please visit the hunting page at Big Game Hunting.To apply/buy a permit online, visit the NGPC Permits webpage.
Government
Municipal Boundaries
Municipal Boundaries of the Cities, Towns and Villages within Nebraska. Municipal boundaries were originally derived from census place boundaries. Census Designated…
Environment
Named Streams
The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources has modified The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). It now contains the minor named streams of Nebraska.
Environment
Nebraska Bedrock Geology
Public data is from the Conservation and Survey Department at UNL. A digitized version of the bedrock geology of Nebraska. Primary source is
Parks & Recreation
Nebraska Game Refuge Boundary
For purposes of the rules related to boundary of State Game Refuges, the banks of the river means the words used in Nebraska Revised Statute §§ 37-706(3), and is…
Environment
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…
Government
Nebraska State Boundary
This is the state boundary from the Nebraska Department of Transportation
Health
Nebraska Trauma Regions
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Public Health (DPH) Emergency Health Services (EHS) Trauma Regions in Nebraska. Created using the census…
Parks & Recreation
NGPC Properties 2024-2025
This layer shows areas that are owned, managed, and leased by NGPC
Environment
NNLP 3rd Edition BUEStatePlane
3rd Edition of the Nebraska Natural Legacy Project providing the public with information regarding biologically unique ecoregions & landscapes as well as priority…
Environment
NNLP 3rd Edition PWs HUC 12
3rd Edition of the Nebraska Natural Legacy Project providing the public with information regarding biologically unique ecoregions & landscapes as well as priority…
Environment
Ogallala Group CSD
Public data is from the Conservation and Survey Department at UNL. This is a subset of the Bedrock Geology GIS dataset of just the Ogallala group. A digitized version of…
Parks & Recreation
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…
Health
PredictiveNitrateModelNDEE
The model predictions represent the probability that nitrate concentrations will exceed certain threshold values in private domestic wells based on a limited set of…
Transportation
Program Book Points
The projects shown on this map are updated annually, and are focused on maintaining and improving our transportation system. The Nebraska Department of Transportation…
Transportation
Program Book Segments
The projects shown on this map are updated annually, and are focused on maintaining and improving our transportation system. The Nebraska Department of Transportation…
Transportation
ProgramBook NDOT
The projects shown on this map are updated annually, and are focused on maintaining and improving our transportation system. The Nebraska Department of Transportation…
Transportation
ProgramBook SearchTable
The projects shown on this map are updated annually, and are focused on maintaining and improving our transportation system. The Nebraska Department of Transportation…
Government
Public Service Commision 2021
Legislative Resolution 134 with Amendment 1472 was sent to the floor of the unicameral. LB-5 - Public Service Commission (PSC) was passed by the Legislature and approved…
Transportation
Railroad Crossing
Railroad crossings. Data came from Nebraska Department of Transportation
Government
Rescue/EMS Response Areas
This dataset represents the areas covered by different Emergency Medical Service providers across Nebraska and is critical to assuring accurate dispatch and resource…
Transportation
Rest Areas
The current Department of Transportation Rest Areas in the State of Nebraska
Transportation
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…
Environment
River Areas
The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources has modified a version of the National Hydrography Dataset for NeDNR program purposes. This shapefile is a subset of the…
Transportation
ROW Lines
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…
Transportation
ROW Polygons
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…
Government
Sales Tax Boundaries
Department of Revenue tracks tax rate and boundary changes on a quarterly basis. Cities are required to submit this information to Revenue f
Government
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…
Education
School Contacts
Nebraska School Districts data was derived from the 2018 State Parcels tax unit codes.
Education
School District Offices
School District Offices. Location of each school district office whether Public or Private. Structure (service)
Government
School Districts
Nebraska School Districts data was derived from the 2018 State Parcels tax unit codes.
Government
Section Corners
The DNR digitized the SE corner of each section in Nebraska from paper USGS 7.5 minute quadrangles and identified the corner by the section description. Other corners…
Government
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…
Environment
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…
Government
State 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…
Government
Statewide Parcels
This statewide parcel dataset is compiled from data provided by each County for official. Each county provides a copy of their Computer Aided Mass Appraisal (CAMA) and…
Environment
Statewide Permitted Acres
The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (NeDNR) uses spatial representations of Certified Acres (CA), or areas of land which can legally be irrigated for…
Environment
Streamgages
The Streamgages layer provides users with real-time stage/flow information for active gages across the State of Nebraska. These gages are operated/maintained by a number…
Environment
Streams 303(d)
EPA The 303(d) Listed Impaired Waters program system provides impaired water data and impaired water features reflecting river segments, lakes, and estuaries designated…
Environment
Streams Title 117
This data set is maintained by the Department of Environment and Energy.
Transportation
Street Centerlines
These data represent 911-valid civic address ranges in the state of Nebraska. This layer is utilized in Next Generation 911 for both geospatial call routing and location…
Government
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…
Environment
Testholes UNL
Test holes are drilled to obtain geoscientific data of the substrata, groundwater, and natural resources underlying Nebraska. The CSD Drilli
Environment
TopographicRegions CSD
This data is from the Conservation and Survey Department at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Digitized from a 1:1,000,000 CSD map.
Government
Township and Range
The DNR digitized the SE corner of each section in Nebraska from paper USGS 7.5 minute quadrangles and identified the corner by the section description. Other corners…
Government
US Congress 2021
Legislative Resolution 134 with Amendment 1472 was sent to the floor of the unicameral. LB-1 - Congress was passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor of…
Environment
Waterbodies
The Nebraska Department of Natural Resources has modified a version of the National Hydrography Dataset for NeDNR program purposes. This shapefile is a subset of the…
Parks & Recreation
Waterfowl Teal Zones
Data layer showing Teal zones for waterfowl hunting in Nebraska. For additional information on regulations, permitting, season dates, visit the waterfowl hunting page on…
Environment
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…