U.S. Forest Service Automated Lands Program (ALP) 20261004 001209 vector digital data ArcGIS REST Services Directory: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_ProclaimedForestsAndGrasslands_01/MapServer http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php This dataset is intended for read-only use. This layer includes both Proclaimed Forest and National Grassland boundary areas, which allows the two boundaries to be more easily used in tandem. The purpose of these data is to provide display, identification, and analysis tools for determining current boundary information for Forest Service managers, GIS specialists, and others. This dataset represents both Proclaimed Forest and National Grassland boundary areas. The Proclaimed Forest boundaries encompass lands within the original proclaimed Forest Reserves and National Forests, along with subsequent Executive Orders, Proclamations, Public Laws, Public Land Orders, Secretary of Agriculture Orders, and Secretary of Interior Orders creating modifications thereto, along with lands added to the National Forest System which have taken on the status of 'reserved from the public domain' under the General Exchange Act or other authorities. A National Grassland is a unit designated by the Secretary of Agriculture and permanently held by the Department of Agriculture under Title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. 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. 20151231 publication Date In work As needed -150.007928 -65.699670 61.518990 18.231236 ISO 19115 Topic Categories boundaries None Land Status NFS Lands ALP Land Dataset Proclaimed Forest National Grassland Proclaimed Forest National Grassland USDA Forest Service None 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 Please send an e-mail to the address below. SM.FS.data@usda.gov Esri ArcGIS 13.3.4.52636 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. Quality control measures taken: this feature class is populated by an automated translation process from the source feature class that is edited and maintained by the data stewards. Only stewards with the proper role grants can edit the data. The application used for editing has built in controls to only allow valid geometry and domains to control attribute integrity. This theme is current to date of publication. 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. 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. 20151231 Vector GT-polygon composed of chains 174 S_USA.BdyDesg_LSRS_ProclaimedForestGrassland A collection of geographic features with the same geometry type (such as point, line, or polygon), the same attributes, and the same spatial reference. http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/feature%20class OBJECTID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. ID Unique identifier generated by Oracle sequence or SYS_GUID() function. U.S. Forest Service Unique Identifier. FOREST_GRASSLANDNAME The name of the Proclaimed Forest or National Grassland. U.S. Forest Service Proper name. UNITCLASSIFICATION Area type (either Proclaimed Forest or National Grassland) U.S. Forest Service National Forest Area is in a National Forest. U.S. Forest Service National Grassland Area is in a National Grassland. U.S. Forest Service 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. U.S. Forest Service The area of a feature in acres. SHAPE Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. SHAPE.AREA Area of feature in internal units squared. ESRI Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. SHAPE.LEN Length of feature in internal units. ESRI Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse physical Washington DC 20250 Please send an e-mail to the address below. SM.FS.data@usda.gov 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. 20250929 USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse physical Washington DC 20250 Please send an e-mail to the address below. SM.FS.data@usda.gov FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time