Alaska WMS & Map Service Links
A complete directory of Web Map Service (WMS), WFS, REST, and tile service endpoints for Alaska geospatial data. Copy-paste these URLs directly into QGIS, ArcGIS, or any GIS client.
Quick connect guide
| GIS Software |
Steps |
| QGIS |
Layer → Add Layer → Add WMS/WMTS Layer → New → paste URL |
| ArcGIS Pro |
Insert → Connections → New WMS Server → paste URL |
| ArcGIS Online |
Add Layer → Add Layer from Web → paste URL |
| Leaflet / OpenLayers |
Use L.tileLayer.wms(url, {layers: '0'}) |
Alaska DNR (Dept. of Natural Resources)
Imagery
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| AHRI 2023 RGB (30cm) |
Tile |
https://mapservices.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Imagery/AHRI_2023_RGB/MapServer |
| AHRI 2020 RGB |
Tile |
https://mapservices.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Imagery/AHRI_2020_RGB/MapServer |
Mining & Minerals
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| State Mining Claims |
REST |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/NaturalResource_StateMiningClaim/MapServer/0 |
| State Mining Claims |
Feature |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NaturalResource_StateMiningClaim/FeatureServer |
| State Prospecting Sites |
Feature |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/NaturalResource_StateProspectingSites/FeatureServer/0 |
| Mining Leases |
Feature |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/NaturalResource_MiningLease/FeatureServer/0 |
| Offshore Mining |
Feature |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/NaturalResource_OffshoreMining/FeatureServer/0 |
| Leasehold Locations |
Feature |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/NaturalResource_LeaseholdLocation/FeatureServer/0 |
| Mineral Orders |
Feature |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/NaturalResource_MineralOrder/FeatureServer/0 |
Land Ownership & Status
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| Land Ownership |
REST |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/Physical_LandOwnership/MapServer/0 |
| Land Status |
REST |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/Physical_LandStatus/MapServer/0 |
| ANCSA Conveyances |
REST |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/Administrative_ANCSA/MapServer/0 |
| ANCSA Selected Lands |
REST |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/Administrative_ANCSA/MapServer/1 |
| Municipal Entitlement & Tidelands |
REST |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/Ownership_MunicipalEntitlementandTidelands/MapServer/0 |
| Recording Districts |
Feature |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/Administrative_RecordingDistricts/FeatureServer/0 |
PLSS (Public Land Survey)
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| PLSS Townships |
REST |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/ReferenceGrid_PLSSgridUnclipped/MapServer/0 |
| PLSS Ranges |
REST |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/ReferenceGrid_PLSSgridUnclipped/MapServer/1 |
Access & Infrastructure
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| RS2477 Trails |
REST |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/Infrastructure_RS2477Trails/MapServer/0 |
| Easements |
REST |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/LandActivity_Easement/MapServer/0 |
| State Parks |
Feature |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/Recreational_ParkBoundary/FeatureServer/3 |
| Infrastructure (Roads) |
REST |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/Infrastructure_Infrastructure/MapServer/5 |
| Infrastructure (Pipelines) |
REST |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/Infrastructure_Infrastructure/MapServer/8 |
| Infrastructure (Airports) |
REST |
https://arcgis.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/Infrastructure_Infrastructure/MapServer/11 |
Alaska DGGS (Geological & Geophysical Surveys)
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| Geologic Map of Alaska |
REST |
https://maps.dggs.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/apps/Geologic_Map/MapServer/0 |
| Structural Faults & Shear Zones |
REST |
https://maps.dggs.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/apps/Geologic_Map/MapServer/2 |
| Mining Districts |
REST |
https://geoportal.dggs.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/minerals/MiningDistricts/MapServer/0 |
| Coal Districts |
REST |
https://geoportal.dggs.dnr.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/minerals/CoalDistricts/MapServer/0 |
| Stream Sediment Geochemistry |
REST |
https://maps.dggs.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/apps/Geochem/MapServer/0 |
| Airborne Geophysics (Mag/EM/Gravity) |
REST |
https://maps.dggs.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/apps/Airborne_Geophysical_Surveys/MapServer/0 |
| Mineral Belts / Terranes |
REST |
https://maps.dggs.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/apps/Mineral_Terranes/MapServer/0 |
| Alaska Elevation App |
REST |
https://elevation.alaska.gov/arcgis/rest/services/apps/elevation_app_prod/MapServer |
BLM Alaska (Bureau of Land Management)
Base URL: https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/
Mining & Minerals
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| Federal Mining Claims (Active) |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Minerals/BLM_AK_Federal_Mining_Claims/FeatureServer/0 |
| Federal Mining Claims (Closed) |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Minerals/BLM_AK_Federal_Mining_Claims/FeatureServer/1 |
| Mining Plan Operations Notices |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Minerals/BLM_AK_Mining_Plan_Operations_Notices/FeatureServer/0 |
| Oil & Gas Lease Tracts |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Energy/BLM_AK_Oil_Gas_Lease_Tracts/FeatureServer/0 |
Land Status
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| Land Status (Adjudication) |
REST |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Status/BLM_AK_Land_Status/MapServer/0 |
| Conveyed Lands |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Status/BLM_AK_Land_Status_Conveyed_Lands/FeatureServer/2 |
| Withdrawals |
REST |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Status/BLM_AK_Land_Status_Withdrawals/MapServer/0 |
| Selected Lands |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Status/BLM_AK_Land_Status_Selected_Lands/FeatureServer/0 |
| Native Allotments |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Status/BLM_AK_Native_Allotments/FeatureServer/0 |
| ANVLAP Lands |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Status/BLM_AK_ANVLAP_Lands/FeatureServer/0 |
| Land Use Authorizations (Road ROW) |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Status/BLM_AK_Land_Use_Authorizations/FeatureServer/10 |
Land Management
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| Land Conveyance |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Management/BLM_AK_Land_Conveyance/FeatureServer/0 |
| 17(b) Easements |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Management/BLM_AK_Easements_17b/FeatureServer/0 |
| Administered Lands (SMA) |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Management/BLM_AK_Administered_Lands_SMA/FeatureServer/0 |
| ACEC |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Management/BLM_AK_Area_of_Critical_Environmental_Concern_ACEC/FeatureServer/0 |
| Contaminated Sites |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Management/BLM_AK_Contaminated_Sites/FeatureServer/0 |
| Federal Subsistence Hunting Lands |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Management/BLM_AK_Federal_Subsistence_Hunting_Lands/FeatureServer/0 |
| NLCS |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Management/BLM_AK_National_Landscape_Conservation_System_NLCS/FeatureServer/0 |
| Unencumbered BLM Lands |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Land_Management/BLM_AK_Unencumbered_BLM_Lands/FeatureServer/0 |
Transportation
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| RS2477 Historic Routes |
REST |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Transportation/RS2477_Alaska/MapServer/0 |
| Alaska DOT Roads |
REST |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Transportation/Alaska_DOT_Roads/MapServer/0 |
| Ground Transportation (GTLF) |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Transportation/BLM_AK_Ground_Transportation_Linear_Features_GTLF/FeatureServer/0 |
| OHV Use Areas |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Transportation/BLM_AK_Off_Highway_Vehicle_Use/FeatureServer/0 |
PLSS
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| PLSS CadNSDI |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/PLSS/BLM_AK_PLSS_CadNSDI/FeatureServer/0 |
| PLSS Protracted |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/PLSS/BLM_AK_PLSS_Protracted/FeatureServer/0 |
| PLSS Surveyed |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/PLSS/BLM_AK_PLSS_Surveyed/FeatureServer/0 |
Recreation & Admin
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| Iditarod Trail |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Recreation/BLM_AK_Iditarod/FeatureServer/0 |
| Recreation Sites |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Recreation/BLM_AK_Recreation/FeatureServer/0 |
| Administrative Boundaries |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/BLM_AK_Administrative_Unit_Boundary/FeatureServer/0 |
| Land Use Planning Areas |
Feature |
https://gis.blm.gov/akarcgis/rest/services/Administrative_Boundaries/BLM_AK_Land_Use_Planning_Area/FeatureServer/0 |
USGS (U.S. Geological Survey)
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| Alaska ARDF (Mines & Prospects) |
WFS |
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/services/wfs/ardf |
| MRDS (Mineral Resources) |
WFS |
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/wfs |
| MRDS Map |
REST |
https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/map-us/MapServer/0 |
| 3DEP Elevation |
ImageServer |
https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer |
| USGS Topo Basemap |
Tile |
https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/USGSTopo/MapServer |
| National Hydrography (NHD) |
REST |
https://hydro.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nhd/MapServer |
| GNIS Place Names |
REST |
https://geonames.usgs.gov/arcgis/rest/services/GNIS_Domestic/MapServer/0 |
| Quaternary Faults (Alaska) |
REST |
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/arcgis/rest/services/haz/Qfaults/MapServer/1 |
| Elevation Point Query |
API |
https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json |
NOAA
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| Coastal Bathymetry DEM |
ImageServer |
https://gis.ngdc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/DEM_mosaics/DEM_all/ImageServer |
| Alaska Sea Ice Charts |
REST |
https://mapservices.weather.noaa.gov/vector/rest/services/obs/asip_ice_chart/MapServer |
FEMA
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| National Flood Hazard Layer |
REST |
https://hazards.fema.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/NFHL/MapServer |
Alaska DOT & Public Facilities
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| DOT Roads |
Feature |
https://services1.arcgis.com/WzFsmainVTuD5KML/arcgis/rest/services/Roads_AKDOT/FeatureServer/0 |
Alaska Fish & Game (ADF&G)
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| Fish Counters |
REST |
https://gis.adfg.alaska.gov/ags/rest/services/sf_public/ADF_G_Fish_Counters/MapServer |
Esri-Hosted (Alaska Content)
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| Bedrock Geology Tile Layer |
REST |
https://tiles.arcgis.com/tiles/v01gqwM5QqNysAAi/arcgis/rest/services/Geologic_map_of_Alaska_TileLayer/MapServer |
| MRDS Compact |
Feature |
https://services.arcgis.com/v01gqwM5QqNysAAi/ArcGIS/rest/services/Mineral_Resources_Data_System_MRDS_Compact_Version/FeatureServer/0 |
| FAA Airports |
Feature |
https://services.arcgis.com/P3ePLMYs2RVChqBA/arcgis/rest/services/Airports/FeatureServer/0 |
NASA / Global
| Service |
Type |
URL |
| Blue Marble (WMTS) |
WMTS |
https://gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov/wmts/epsg3857/best/BlueMarble_ShadedRelief_Bathymetry/default/GoogleMapsCompatible_Level8/{z}/{y}/{x}.jpg |
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