Polk County GIS
Polk County, Minnesota operates a Geographic Information System (GIS) to provide current and accurate geo-spatial (map) information to County departments, other agencies, and the general public.
This information is made available as a resource to both county staff and the public through various maps and web pages. Visit the Polk County GIS Hub for more details.
What Is GIS?
Geographic Information System
An organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, and personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information. GIS uses computer software to link geographic information (where things are) with descriptive information (what things are), unlike a flat paper map, where "what you see is what you get," a GIS can present many layers of different information (ESRI).