The Natural Resource Information System, of the Montana State Library, is pleased to present this GIS data layer access page as a resource to the wildfire response community. All layers shown on this page are Statewide coverages (unless otherwise specified). All layers are available in the MT State Plane NAD 83 projection. Some layers are available in UTM, NAD 27 coordinates. ALL layers are in meters.

Categories of available data:

• Imagery / Raster Data
  (Topographic Maps, Aerial Photos, Elevation Models, Land Cover)
• Vector Data
  (Land Owners, Roads, Streams, etc.)

Useful online applications:

• The NRIS TopoFinder allows a variety of searches to find and display USGS topographic map images. It also provides a Lat/Long Conversion tool that can compute conversions between degrees, minutes, seconds; degrees decimal minutes; and decimal degrees.
• The NRIS Thematic Mapper is a powerful GIS application which allows spatial data query, reporting, and mapping using nothing more than your web browser. The Mapper can also be used to extract shapefiles, on the fly, for your area and theme of interest.

Fire Links:

• Northern Rockies Coordination Group – Fire Restrictions Information
• Current Wildland Fire Information
• State of Montana Fire and Smoke Management Information
• USFS Region 1 Home
• USGS GeoMac
• National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), Boise
• Northern Rockies Coordinating Group (NRCG)
• Northern Rockies Coordination Center (NRCC)
• Idaho GIS - INSIDE Idaho
• Wyoming GIS Resources
• NOAA Satellite and Information Service
• Other National Fire Maps