Automated Lands Program (ALP)
USDA Forest Service
20240324
094621
Ranger District
vector digital data
Link to map services: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_RangerDistricts_01/MapServer
http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php
A depiction of the boundary that encompasses a Ranger District.
This data is intended for read-only use. These data were prepared to describe Forest Service administrative area boundaries. The purpose of the data is to provide display, identification, and analysis tools for determining current boundary information for Forest Service managers, GIS Specialists, and others.
The Forest Service has multiple types of boundaries represented by different feature classes (layers): Administrative, Ownership and Proclaimed.
1) ADMINISTRATIVE boundaries (e.g. AdministrativeForest and RangerDistrict feature classes) encompass National Forest System lands managed by an administrative unit. These are dynamic layers that should not be considered "legal" boundaries as they are simply intended to identify the specific organizational units that administer areas. As lands are acquired and disposed, the administrative boundaries are adjusted to expand or shrink accordingly. Please note that ranger districts are sub units of National Forests. An administrative forest boundary can contain one or more Proclaimed National Forests, National Grasslands, Purchase Units, Research and Experimental Areas, Land Utilization Projects and various "Other" Areas. If needed, OWNERSHIP boundaries (e.g. BasicOwnership and SurfaceOwnership feature classes) should be reviewed along with these datasets to determine parcels that are federally managed within the administrative boundaries.
2) OWNERSHIP boundaries (e.g. BasicOwnership and SurfaceOwnership feature classes) represent parcels that are tied to legal transactions of ownership. These are parcels of Federal land managed by the USDA Forest Service. Please note that the BasicOwnership layer is simply a dissolved version of the SurfaceOwnership layer.
3) PROCLAIMED boundaries (e.g. ProclaimedForest and ProclaimedForest_Grassland) encompass areas of National Forest System land that is set aside and reserved from public domain by executive order or proclamation. Please note that the ProclaimedForest layer contains only proclaimed forests while ProclaimedForest_Grassland layer contains both proclaimed forests and proclaimed grasslands. For boundaries that reflect current National Forest System lands managed by an administrative unit, see the ADMINISTRATIVE boundaries (AdministrativeForest and RangerDistrict feature classes).
For a visual comparison of the different kinds of USFS boundary datasets maintained by the USFS, see the Forest Service Boundary Comparison map at https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/CompareAnalysis/index.html?appid=fe7b9f56217949a291356f08cfccb119.
USFS boundaries are often referenced in national datasets maintained by other federal agencies. Please note that variations may be found between USFS data and other boundary datasets due to differing update frequencies. PAD-US (Protected Areas Database of the United States), maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey, is a "best available" inventory of protected areas including data provided by managing agencies and organizations including the Forest Service. For more information see https://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/padus/data/metadata/. SMA (Surface Management Agency), maintained by the Bureau of Land Management, depicts Federal land for the United States and classifies this land by its active Federal surface managing agency. It uses data provided by the Forest Service and other agencies, combined with National Regional Offices collection efforts. For more information see https://landscape.blm.gov/geoportal/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7B2A8B8906-7711-4AF7-9510-C6C7FD991177%7D.
20150826
publication date
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Region
Ranger District
Land Status
NFS Lands
District Number
Forest Service Land Dataset
Forest Service Lands Program
District Name
Forest Name
USDA Forest Service
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
boundaries
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USA
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The USDA Forest Service makes no warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, completeness or utility of these geospatial data, or for the improper or incorrect use of these geospatial data. These geospatial data and related maps or graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The data and maps may not be used to determine title, ownership, legal descriptions or boundaries, legal jurisdiction, or restrictions that may be in place on either public or private land. Natural hazards may or may not be depicted on the data and maps, and land users should exercise due caution. The data are dynamic and may change over time. The user is responsible to verify the limitations of the geospatial data and to use the data accordingly.
USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse
physical
Washington
DC
20250
US
Please send an e-mail to the address below.
SM.FS.data@usda.go
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.9.1.28388
USDA Forest Service Automated Lands Program (ALP)
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Automated Lands Program (ALP)
The Regional Land Status personnel are responsible for their local data stewardship and maintenance. The overall collection nationwide consists of 100% attribute accuracy based on currentness and completeness.
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This theme is current to date of publication.
All features integrate vertically to the source data with the highest level of accuracy (usually survey layers of townships, sections, etc.). Features that share those highly accurate boundaries are vertically integrated. Legal descriptions found in proclamations, legal documents, etc. are used in places where the features do not share boundaries with data which has the highest level of accuracy. Generally the source information used to record spatial locations are from: 1) on-screen digitizing with a georeferenced topographic or image background; or 2) GPS field collected positions.
USFS
20240324
094621
Administrative Unit
24000
onLine
20150101
publication date
Administrative Units from USFS.
Regional data utilizing subtypes.
Data was merged from a regional infrastructure, utilizing subtypes, into specific national datasets. This data was published using Feature Manipulation Engine Software. The spatial features were extracted from the transactional database, manipulated to meet the desired output format and published to the target feature class.
20150101
Vector
GT-polygon composed of chains
505
S_USA.RangerDistrict
Feature Class: A collection of geographic features with the same geometry type (such as point, line, or polygon), the same attributes, and the same spatial reference.
Esri GIS Data Dictionary
OBJECTID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Internal feature number.
RANGERDISTRICTID
Unique identifier generated by Oracle sequence or SYS_GUID() function. This is the Primary Key.
USFS
Unique identifier generated by Oracle sequence or SYS_GUID() function. This is the Primary Key.
REGION
U.S. Forest Service Region, consisting of Region 01 (Northern Region), Region 02 (Rocky Mountain Region), Region 03 (Southwestern Region), Region 04 (Intermountain Region), Region 05 (Pacific Southwest Region), Region 06 (Pacific Northwest Region), Region 08 (Southern Region), Region 09 (Eastern Region), and Region 10 (Alaska Region). There is no Region 07. Regions are listed on https://www.fs.usda.gov/organization. Within this dataset, the region represents the Land Status Record System Production Regional schema from which data was derived.
USFS
01
Region 01 - Northern
U.S. Forest Service
02
Region 02 - Rocky Mountain
U.S. Forest Service
03
Region 03 - Southwestern
U.S. Forest Service
04
Region 04 - Intermountain
U.S. Forest Service
05
Region 05 - Pacific Southwest
U.S. Forest Service
06
Region 06 - Pacific Northwest
U.S. Forest Service
08
Region 08 - Southern
U.S. Forest Service
09
Region 09 - Eastern
U.S. Forest Service
10
Region 10 - Alaska
U.S. Forest Service
FORESTNUMBER
An identifier assigned to an Administrative Forest that is unique within a Region.
USFS
An identifier assigned to an Administrative Forest that is unique within a Region.
DISTRICTNUMBER
An identifier assigned to a Ranger District that is unique within a Forest.
USFS
An identifier assigned to a Ranger District that is unique within a Forest.
DISTRICTORGCODE
The Forest Service organization code identifying the Ranger District. This code is composed of the 2 digit Region identifier, followed by the 2 digit Forest identifier, and ending with the 2 digit District identifier.
USFS
The Forest Service organization code identifying the Ranger District. This code is composed of the 2 digit Region identifier, followed by the 2 digit Forest identifier, and ending with the 2 digit District identifier.
FORESTNAME
The official name of the National Forest (or other Administrative Area).
USFS
The official name of the National Forest (or other Administrative Area).
DISTRICTNAME
The official name of the Ranger District.
USFS
The official name of the Ranger District.
GIS_ACRES
The area of the feature in acres, calculated using a projected surface computation. A NAD 83, USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection was used for Regions 1-9, and NAD 83, Alaska Albers for Region 10.
USFS
The area of the feature in acres, calculated using a projected surface computation. A NAD 83, USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection was used for Regions 1-9, and NAD 83, Alaska Albers for Region 10.
SHAPE
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Feature geometry.
SHAPE.AREA
Area of feature in internal units squared.
ESRI
Area of feature in internal units squared.
SHAPE.LEN
Length of feature in internal units.
ESRI
Length of feature in internal units.
USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse
physical
Washington
DC
20250
Please send an e-mail to the address below.
SM.FS.data@usda.go
Downloadable data.
The U.S. Forest Service makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or utility of these geospatial data or for the improper or incorrect use of those data. The data are dynamic and may change over time. The user is responsible for verifying the limitations of the geospatial data and for using the data accordingly.
20240322
USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse
physical
Washington
DC
20250
Please send an e-mail to the address below.
SM.FS.data@usda.go
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
None
Unclassified
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