Welcome to the Natural Diversity Information Source FTP Server. We have made every effort to reduce the amount of information we require, while at the same time still collecting enough to track the efficiencies of the site. Simply, follow the three step process below to gain access to the Division's GIS data.

Please Note:
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife GIS Unit has begun transitioning data distribution from the NDIS website to ArcGIS.com. ArcGIS.com provides an interface that will allow users new and better search options as well as metadata viewing. We believe our data will be accessible to a larger audience and conversely, our users will have access to many additional datasets of interest. Finally, we hope this move will streamline our internal process for posting.

You can find us on ArcGIS.com by searching 'GROUPS' for 'Colorado Parks and Wildlife' or by following this link, Colorado Parks and Wildlife on ArcGIS.com. Data will continue being distributed as zipped shapefiles or in some cases geodatabases. If you have any questions or comments about this changes, please feel free to write NDISadmin@nrel.colostate.edu

-October 20, 2011.

Step 1
Select the type of user that best describes you:
City/County Government
State Agency
Federal Agency
Non-Profit Organization
 Private Business
Education
Citizen
Step 2
Read the data disclaimer:

DIGITAL DATA DISCLAIMER:

This data is a product and property of the Colorado Division of Wildlife, a division of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. Care should be taken in interpreting these data. Written documents may accompany these maps and should be referenced. The information portrayed on these maps should not replace field studies necessary for more localized planning efforts. Data discrepancies may become apparent at scales different than those at which data was created. The areas portrayed here are graphic representations of phenomena that are difficult to reduce to two dimensions. Animal distributions are fluid; animal populations and their habitats are dynamic.

The Colorado Department of Natural Resources is not responsible and shall not be liable to the user for damages of any kind arising out of the use of data or information provided by the Department, including the installation of the data or information, its use, or the results obtained from its use.

ANY DATA OR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Data or information provided by the Department of Natural Resources shall be used and relied upon only at the user's sole risk, and the user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Department of Natural Resources, its officials, officers and employees from any liability arising out of the use of the data or information provided.

Step 3
Accept the data agreement:
BY CLICKING ON THE "ACCEPT" BUTTON, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE INFORMATION IN THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER AND AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT.
 

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Site updated: 10.20.11
Please mail you questions or comments to: NDISadmin@nrel.colostate.edu