diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index 1d66af844fa..57d21b375ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -65,3 +65,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -o pipefail
           codespell | reviewdog -efm='%f:%l: %m' -name=codespell -reporter=github-check -filter-mode=nofilter
+
+      - name: Check static data registry
+        # Don't skip if any other steps fail
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          python -c "import pooch; pooch.make_registry('staticdata', 'src/metpy/static-data-manifest.txt')"
+          git diff --exit-code
diff --git a/ci/linting_requirements.txt b/ci/linting_requirements.txt
index fa04e7dedb8..c0789203b1e 100644
--- a/ci/linting_requirements.txt
+++ b/ci/linting_requirements.txt
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ doc8==1.1.1
 restructuredtext_lint==1.4.0
 
 codespell==2.2.6
+
+pooch==1.8.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/metpy/plots/cartopy_utils.py b/src/metpy/plots/cartopy_utils.py
index f74ab886378..f9a5b23bd84 100644
--- a/src/metpy/plots/cartopy_utils.py
+++ b/src/metpy/plots/cartopy_utils.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class MetPyMapFeature(Feature):
         def __init__(self, name, scale, **kwargs):
             """Create MetPyMapFeature instance."""
             import cartopy.crs as ccrs
-            super().__init__(ccrs.PlateCarree(), **kwargs)
+            super().__init__(ccrs.PlateCarree(globe=ccrs.Globe('NAD83')), **kwargs)
             self.name = name
 
             if isinstance(scale, str):
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def geometries(self):
 
             # Ensure that the associated files are in the cache
             fname = f'{self.name}_{self.scaler.scale}'
-            for extension in ['.dbf', '.shx']:
+            for extension in ['.cpg', '.dbf', '.prj', '.shx']:
                 get_test_data(fname + extension, as_file_obj=False)
             path = get_test_data(fname + '.shp', as_file_obj=False)
             return iter(tuple(shapereader.Reader(path).geometries()))
diff --git a/src/metpy/static-data-manifest.txt b/src/metpy/static-data-manifest.txt
index a97808d34c1..dafa9ea2bd6 100644
--- a/src/metpy/static-data-manifest.txt
+++ b/src/metpy/static-data-manifest.txt
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ad133c048f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staticdata/us_counties_20m.cpg
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+UTF-8
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..747df588c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staticdata/us_counties_20m.prj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ad133c048f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staticdata/us_counties_500k.cpg
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..747df588c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staticdata/us_counties_500k.prj
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ad133c048f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staticdata/us_counties_5m.cpg
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..747df588c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staticdata/us_counties_5m.prj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ad133c048f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staticdata/us_states_20m.cpg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..747df588c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staticdata/us_states_20m.prj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ad133c048f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staticdata/us_states_500k.cpg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+UTF-8
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..747df588c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staticdata/us_states_500k.prj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ad133c048f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staticdata/us_states_5m.cpg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..747df588c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staticdata/us_states_5m.prj
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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diff --git a/tests/plots/test_declarative.py b/tests/plots/test_declarative.py
index bacee611cdf..e075215d0d6 100644
--- a/tests/plots/test_declarative.py
+++ b/tests/plots/test_declarative.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def test_declarative_four_dims_error():
         pc.draw()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.093)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.096)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_contour():
     """Test making a contour plot."""
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def test_declarative_titles():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.098)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.101)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_smooth_contour():
     """Test making a contour plot using smooth_contour."""
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def test_declarative_smooth_contour():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.12)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.121)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_smooth_contour_calculation():
     """Test making a contour plot using smooth_contour."""
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def test_declarative_smooth_contour_calculation():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.021)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.034)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_smooth_contour_order():
     """Test making a contour plot using smooth_contour with tuple."""
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def test_declarative_smooth_contour_order():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.059)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.063)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_figsize():
     """Test having an all float figsize."""
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def test_declarative_figsize():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.032)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.039)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_smooth_field():
     """Test the smoothing of the field with smooth_field trait."""
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ def test_declarative_contour_options():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.082)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.085)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_layers_plot_options():
     """Test declarative layer options of edgecolor and linewidth."""
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ def test_latlon():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.342)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.343)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_barb_options():
     """Test making a contour plot."""
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ def test_declarative_overlay_projections():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.026)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.047)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_gridded_scale():
     """Test making a contour plot."""
@@ -1936,7 +1936,7 @@ def test_declarative_region_modifier_zoom_in():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.332)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.338)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_region_modifier_zoom_out():
     """Test that '-' suffix on area string properly expands extent of map."""