MnGeo reports PLSS grant progress, MnTOPO 2 release estimate and upcoming data-practices change
Sep 10, 2025
Sep 10, 2025
MnGeo told the GAC that the PLSS Monument Grant is about 65% complete with 52% of $9.1M reimbursed, the MnTOPO 2 0.5‑meter lidar DEM is estimated for September release, and a Data Practices Act change (amending Sec. 13.991) takes effect Jan. 1, 2026.
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Alison Slaats, Minnesota Chief Geospatial Information Officer, updated the council on MnGeo programs and an imminent statutory change. She said the PLSS Monument Grant work is about 65% complete and that reimbursements equal roughly 52% of the $9.1 million grant program.
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