GIS data

Digital datasets derived from published maps (original presentation scale: 1:100,000) are now available. Each dataset includes vector information showing geologic units and contacts in ArcInfo™ interchange format (.e00) with Federal Geographic Data Committee compliant metadata as well as an Adobe® Acrobat® PDF file of the map and any accompanying report.

These files have been compressed into one zipped file; once you have downloaded the zipped file, you will need special software to unzip the files. Many computers come with such software; if yours does not, you can find many freeware varieties on the Internet. For example, visit the Web site <http://www.zip995.com> or use a search engine to find other unzip freeware.

After you unzip the files in the desired location on your computer, you will see three files: disclaimer.exe, data.gs, and readme.txt. To further extract the data, you need to click on the file “disclaimer.exe” and accept the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Digital Data Sharing Terms of Use in the dialog box. Upon your acceptance, the files will be extracted to your hard drive. Please view the “readme.txt” file for more information.

For your convenience, the Survey also sells these data on CD-ROM for $25/per CD, plus tax and shipping charges. Some of these files are very large (their compressed sizes are listed below); if you do not have a high-speed Internet connection, you may wish to purchase a CD instead of downloading the datasets.

Select a link below to begin the download process. Please note that it may take a few moments for a dialog box to appear, especially for the larger files.

Save (do not choose the “open file” option) the zipped file to your computer, and then unzip it with your chosen software; you will then have three files: disclaimer.exe, data.gs, and readme.txt. Click on the file “disclaimer.exe” to finish the unzipping process. Refer to the “readme.txt” file for more information.

If you have problems with your downloaded dataset, please contact bcbristoll@wisc.edu.

Geology of La Crosse County, Wisconsin (Bulletin 101-DI;14 MB)

Geology of Sauk County, Wisconsin (Information Circular 67-DI; 45 MB)

Pleistocene geology of Chippewa County, Wisconsin (Bulletin 103-DI; 30 MB)

Pleistocene geology of Dane County, Wisconsin (Bulletin 95-DI; 20 MB)

Pleistocene geology of Forest County, Wisconsin (Information Circular 61-DI; 63 MB)

Pleistocene geology of Florence County, Wisconsin (Information Circular 51-DI; 30 MB)

Pleistocene geology of Langlade County, Wisconsin (Information Circular 52-DI; 73 MB)

Pleistocene geology of Lincoln County, Wisconsin (Bulletin 93-DI;15 MB)

Pleistocene geology of northern Oconto County, Wisconsin (Bulletin 97-DI;7 MB)

Pleistocene geology of Taylor County, Wisconsin (Bulletin 90-DI; 30 MB)

Pleistocene geology of Vilas County, Wisconsin (Information Circular 50-DI; 102 MB)

Pleistocene geology of Waukesha County, Wisconsin (Bulletin 99-DI; 33 MB)

Depth to bedrock map of Sauk County, Wisconsin (Miscellaneous Map 54-DI; 3 MB)

Water-table elevation map of Sauk County, Wisconsin (Miscellaneous Map 55-DI; 3 MB)

Water-table and aquifer-susceptibility maps of Calumet County, Wisconsin (Miscellaneous Map 56-DI; 1.6 MB)

Generalized water-table elevation map of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin (Miscellaneous Map 47-DI; 3 MB)

Bedrock geologic map of Wisconsin (State Map 18; 38 MB)

Updated 18 March 2008
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