Data collected and managed by Forest Service programs is available in a map service and two downloadable file formats – in a shape file and an ESRI file geodatabase.
Metadata is available that describes the content, source, and currency of the data.
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Shapefiles do not exist for all National Datasets.
This format has technical limitations which make them unsuitable for multiple datasets within this clearinghouse. These constraints include file size, attribute name length, field length, number of fields, limited data types, lack of topological representations and floating-point rounding errors leading to inevitable data loss.
The EDW Team is unable to support Shapefile exports for datasets that approach those limits. Esri File Geodatabases (FGDB) will remain available. Alternative formats including GeoPackage, GeoJSON, Character Separated Values (CSV), Map Services and Geospatial Discovery Tool offerings will be used to provide open format access to these National Datasets. Once these formats are available for all National Datasets, EDW will retire the shapefile format as a supported file exchange format.
Requests for KML/KMZ output
The Enterprise Data Warehouse Team tested exporting out to KML/KMZ files as a deliverable and due to the complexity and size of the datasets this has been unsuccessful.
To obtain a KML file for any EDW dataset, go to the Geospatial Data Discovery Tool and search for the dataset. An option to download to KML is available from that website.
If you have questions, contact: SM.FS.data@usda.gov.
The Ecomap 2025 contains a feature class for five different levels of the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units (the Hierarchy. FSM 2060): Ecological Domains, Ecological Divisions, Ecological Provinces, Ecological Sections, and Ecological Subsections. The Ecomap 2025 data set describes the ecological hierarchy within the conterminous United States. Each feature class contains polygons attributed with the code and name of the ecological unit along with the codes and names of broader scale units into which a given ecological unit is nested. It contains regional geographic delineations for analysis of ecological relationships across ecological units. ECOMAP is the term used for a USDA Forest Service initiative to map ecological units and encourage their use in ecosystem-based approaches to forest and range land conservation and management. This is a collaborative effort with many partners. It is coordinated at the national and regional levels by USDA Forest Service staff and implemented in cooperation with State forestry agencies and others. ECOMAP mapping criteria are outlined in the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units (Cleland et al. 1997, FSM 2060). The framework systematically divides the country into progressively smaller areas that have similar geophysical and biological characteristics and ecological processes.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Ecomap 2025 data set is to provide a baseline map of ecological boundaries. The data can be used for ecological analysis of resource distribution patterns and associations among different ecological land units.
The Ecomap 2025 contains a feature class for five different levels of the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units (the Hierarchy. FSM 2060): Ecological Domains, Ecological Divisions, Ecological Provinces, Ecological Sections, and Ecological Subsections. The Ecomap 2025 data set describes the ecological hierarchy within the conterminous United States. Each feature class contains polygons attributed with the code and name of the ecological unit along with the codes and names of broader scale units into which a given ecological unit is nested. It contains regional geographic delineations for analysis of ecological relationships across ecological units. ECOMAP is the term used for a USDA Forest Service initiative to map ecological units and encourage their use in ecosystem-based approaches to forest and range land conservation and management. This is a collaborative effort with many partners. It is coordinated at the national and regional levels by USDA Forest Service staff and implemented in cooperation with State forestry agencies and others. ECOMAP mapping criteria are outlined in the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units (Cleland et al. 1997, FSM 2060). The framework systematically divides the country into progressively smaller areas that have similar geophysical and biological characteristics and ecological processes.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Ecomap 2025 data set is to provide a baseline map of ecological boundaries. The data can be used for ecological analysis of resource distribution patterns and associations among different ecological land units.
The Ecomap 2025 contains a feature class for five different levels of the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units (the Hierarchy. FSM 2060): Ecological Domains, Ecological Divisions, Ecological Provinces, Ecological Sections, and Ecological Subsections. The Ecomap 2025 data set describes the ecological hierarchy within the conterminous United States. Each feature class contains polygons attributed with the code and name of the ecological unit along with the codes and names of broader scale units into which a given ecological unit is nested. It contains regional geographic delineations for analysis of ecological relationships across ecological units. ECOMAP is the term used for a USDA Forest Service initiative to map ecological units and encourage their use in ecosystem-based approaches to forest and range land conservation and management. This is a collaborative effort with many partners. It is coordinated at the national and regional levels by USDA Forest Service staff and implemented in cooperation with State forestry agencies and others. ECOMAP mapping criteria are outlined in the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units (Cleland et al. 1997, FSM 2060). The framework systematically divides the country into progressively smaller areas that have similar geophysical and biological characteristics and ecological processes.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Ecomap 2025 data set is to provide a baseline map of ecological boundaries. The data can be used for ecological analysis of resource distribution patterns and associations among different ecological land units.
The Ecomap 2025 contains a feature class for five different levels of the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units (the Hierarchy. FSM 2060): Ecological Domains, Ecological Divisions, Ecological Provinces, Ecological Sections, and Ecological Subsections. The Ecomap 2025 data set describes the ecological hierarchy within the conterminous United States. Each feature class contains polygons attributed with the code and name of the ecological unit along with the codes and names of broader scale units into which a given ecological unit is nested. It contains regional geographic delineations for analysis of ecological relationships across ecological units. ECOMAP is the term used for a USDA Forest Service initiative to map ecological units and encourage their use in ecosystem-based approaches to forest and range land conservation and management. This is a collaborative effort with many partners. It is coordinated at the national and regional levels by USDA Forest Service staff and implemented in cooperation with State forestry agencies and others. ECOMAP mapping criteria are outlined in the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units (Cleland et al. 1997, FSM 2060). The framework systematically divides the country into progressively smaller areas that have similar geophysical and biological characteristics and ecological processes.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Ecomap 2025 data set is to provide a baseline map of ecological boundaries. The data can be used for ecological analysis of resource distribution patterns and associations among different ecological land units.
The Ecomap 2025 contains a feature class for five different levels of the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units (the Hierarchy. FSM 2060): Ecological Domains, Ecological Divisions, Ecological Provinces, Ecological Sections, and Ecological Subsections. The Ecomap 2025 data set describes the ecological hierarchy within the conterminous United States. Each feature class contains polygons attributed with the code and name of the ecological unit along with the codes and names of broader scale units into which a given ecological unit is nested. It contains regional geographic delineations for analysis of ecological relationships across ecological units. ECOMAP is the term used for a USDA Forest Service initiative to map ecological units and encourage their use in ecosystem-based approaches to forest and range land conservation and management. This is a collaborative effort with many partners. It is coordinated at the national and regional levels by USDA Forest Service staff and implemented in cooperation with State forestry agencies and others. ECOMAP mapping criteria are outlined in the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units (Cleland et al. 1997, FSM 2060). The framework systematically divides the country into progressively smaller areas that have similar geophysical and biological characteristics and ecological processes.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Ecomap 2025 data set is to provide a baseline map of ecological boundaries. The data can be used for ecological analysis of resource distribution patterns and associations among different ecological land units.
The EcoMap Provinces feature class contains ecological province polygons attributed with names and descriptions. The EcomapSections 2007 data set describes the ecological sections within the conterminous United States. It contains regional geographic delineations for analysis of ecological relationships across ecological units. ECOMAP is the term used for a USDA Forest Service initiative to map ecological units and encourage their use in ecosystem-based approaches to forest land conservation and management. This is a collaborative effort with many partners. It is coordinated at the national and regional levels by USDA Forest Service staff and implemented in cooperation with State forestry agencies and others. ECOMAP mapping criteria are outlined in the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units.The framework systematically divides the country into progressively smaller areas of land and water that have similar physical and biological characteristics and ecological processes.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Ecomap Sections and Subsections data sets is to provide a baseline map of the ecological boundaries. The data can be used for ecological analysis of resource distribution patterns and associations among different ecological land units.
The Ecomap Sections feature class contains ecological section polygons attributed with section names and descriptions. The EcomapSections 2007 data set describes the ecological sections within the conterminous United States. It contains regional geographic delineations for analysis of ecological relationships across ecological units. ECOMAP is the term used for a USDA Forest Service initiative to map ecological units and encourage their use in ecosystem-based approaches to forest land conservation and management. This is a collaborative effort with many partners. It is coordinated at the national and regional levels by USDA Forest Service staff and implemented in cooperation with State forestry agencies and others. ECOMAP mapping criteria are outlined in the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units. The framework systematically divides the country into progressively smaller areas of land and water that have similar physical and biological characteristics and ecological processes.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Ecomap Sections and Subsections data sets is to provide a baseline map of the ecological boundaries. The data can be used for ecological analysis of resource distribution patterns and associations among different ecological land units.
The Ecomap Subsections feature class contains ecological subsection polygons attributed with subsection names and descriptions. The EcomapSubsections 2007 data set describes the ecological subsections within the conterminous United States. It contains regional geographic delineations for analysis of ecological relationships across ecological units. ECOMAP is the term used for a USDA Forest Service initiative to map ecological units and encourage their use in ecosystem-based approaches to forest land conservation and management. This is a collaborative effort with many partners. It is coordinated at the national and regional levels by USDA Forest Service staff and implemented in cooperation with State forestry agencies and others. ECOMAP mapping criteria are outlined in the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units.The framework systematically divides the country into progressively smaller areas of land and water that have similar physical and biological characteristics and ecological processes.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Ecomap Sections and Subsections data sets is to provide a baseline map of the ecological boundaries. The data can be used for ecological analysis of resource distribution patterns and associations among different ecological land units.
