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<metadata>
<idinfo>
<citation>
<citeinfo>
<origin>USDA Forest Service</origin>
<pubdate>20260927</pubdate>
<pubtime>001848</pubtime>
<title>S_USA.BdyOwn_LSRS_LandAreaStatistics</title>
<geoform>vector</geoform>
<onlink>http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</citation>
<descript>
<abstract>This dataset is intended for read-only use. Each polygon is attributed with ownership (Forest Service or Non-Forest Service), wilderness status, Forest Service administrative jurisdiction, geopolitical membership, and acreage and integrates National Forest System (NFS) lands including federally owned units of forest, range, and related land consisting of National Forests, Purchase Units, National Grasslands, Land Utilization Project areas, Experimental Forest and Range areas, designated Experimental Areas, Other Land Areas, Water Areas, and interests in lands that are administered by the Forest Service or designated for administration through the Forest Service. 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.</abstract>
<purpose>This dataset is a spatial representation of information published in Land Areas of the National Forest System Report (LAR). The dataset is used to populate a dynamic and interactive dashboard called “Forests by the Numbers”, which displays National Forest System (NFS) acres by multiple administrative and political boundaries. The Forests by the Numbers dashboard is a quick reference for internal operations and the public.</purpose>
</descript>
<timeperd>
<timeinfo>
<rngdates>
<begdate>20150528</begdate>
<enddate>present</enddate>
</rngdates>
</timeinfo>
<current>All NFS lands, updated at the end of each fiscal year.</current>
</timeperd>
<status>
<progress>In work</progress>
<update>Annually</update>
</status>
<spdom>
<bounding>
<westbc>-150.007928</westbc>
<eastbc>-64.734329</eastbc>
<northbc>61.518990</northbc>
<southbc>17.738983</southbc>
</bounding>
</spdom>
<keywords>
<theme>
<themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Categories</themekt>
<themekey>planningCadastre</themekey>
<themekey>boundaries</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>None</themekt>
<themekey>Wilderness</themekey>
<themekey>Wilderness Name</themekey>
<themekey>Wildersness Boundary</themekey>
<themekey>National Forest Land Unit</themekey>
<themekey>National Forest</themekey>
<themekey>National Grassland</themekey>
<themekey>National Preserve</themekey>
<themekey>Research and Experimental Area</themekey>
<themekey>Other Area</themekey>
<themekey>NFFID</themekey>
<themekey>USDA Forest Service</themekey>
<themekey>NFS Lands</themekey>
<themekey>ALP Lands Dataset</themekey>
<themekey>Land Status</themekey>
<themekey>LSRS</themekey>
<themekey>Forest by the Numbers</themekey>
</theme>
</keywords>
<accconst>None</accconst>
<useconst>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 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.</useconst>
<ptcontac>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse</cntorg>
</cntorgp>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>physical</addrtype>
<city>Washington</city>
<state>DC</state>
<postal>20250</postal>
<country>US</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>Please send an e-mail to the address below.</cntvoice>
<cntemail>SM.FS.data@usda.gov</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</ptcontac>
<native>Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.1.7333</native>
</idinfo>
<dataqual>
<logic>Quality control measures taken: this feature class is populated by an automated translation process from the source feature classes 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.</logic>
<complete>Data is complete for publication</complete>
<posacc>
<horizpa>
<horizpar>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.</horizpar>
</horizpa>
</posacc>
<lineage>
<procstep>
<procdesc>The spatial features were extracted from the transactional database, manipulated to meet the desired output format and published to the target feature class.</procdesc>
</procstep>
</lineage>
</dataqual>
<spdoinfo>
<direct>Vector</direct>
<ptvctinf>
<sdtsterm>
<sdtstype>GT-polygon composed of chains</sdtstype>
<ptvctcnt>114558</ptvctcnt>
</sdtsterm>
</ptvctinf>
</spdoinfo>
<eainfo>
<detailed>
<enttyp>
<enttypl>S_USA.BdyOwn_LandsAreaStatistics</enttypl>
<enttypd>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.</enttypd>
<enttypds>ESRI GIS Dictionary</enttypds>
</enttyp>
<attr>
<attrlabl>OBJECTID</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Internal feature number.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>SURFACEOWNERSHIPID</attrlabl>
<attrdef>The source OwnerParcel record's OwnerParcelID value.  This is a system generated Globally Unique Identifier (GUID).</attrdef>
<attrdefs>US Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>GUID</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>OWNERCLASSIFICATION</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Basic surface owner type.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Ownership classification</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>STATUSMETHOD</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Method used for acquisition or disposal of land.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Status method</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>STATUS</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Current status of ownership</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Ownership status</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>GIS_ACRES</attrlabl>
<attrdef>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.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Acres (0.0)</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>NFSLANDUNITID</attrlabl>
<attrdef>A unique control number used to identify a specific spatial feature and/or database attribute.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Text</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>NFSLANDUNITTYPE</attrlabl>
<attrdef>The NFS Land Unit type.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>NFS land unit type</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>NFFID</attrlabl>
<attrdef>A unique, 4-character code assigned by Fiscal to a specific NFFID area.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom> 4-character code</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>NFSLANDUNITNAME</attrlabl>
<attrdef>The full name of a specific NFS Land Unit (includes land unit type).</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Proper name</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>ADMINUNITNUMBER</attrlabl>
<attrdef>An identifier assigned to an Administrative Forest that is unique within a Region.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>An identifier assigned to an Administrative Forest that is unique within a Region.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>DISTRICTNUMBER</attrlabl>
<attrdef>An identifier assigned to a Ranger District that is unique within a Forest.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>An identifier assigned to a Ranger District that is unique within a Forest.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>ADMINUNITNAME</attrlabl>
<attrdef>The official name of the National Forest (or other Administrative Area).</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>The official name of the National Forest (or other Administrative Area).</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>DISTRICTNAME</attrlabl>
<attrdef>The official name of the Ranger District.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>The official name of the Ranger District.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>SDATYPE</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Type Code assigned to each Wilderness Area</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>NATIONAL WILDERNESS</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>SDANAME</attrlabl>
<attrdef>The Area Name assigned to each Wilderness Area</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Proper name</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>COUNTYNAME</attrlabl>
<attrdef>County name</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Proper name</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>STATENAME</attrlabl>
<attrdef>State name</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Proper name</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>CONGRESSIONALDISTRICT</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Congessional District Number</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>District numner</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>REGIONNUMBER</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Region Number</attrdef>
<attrdefs>U.S. Forest Service</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>U.S. Forest Service region number</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>REGIONNAME</attrlabl>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>SHAPE</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Feature geometry.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Coordinates defining the features.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>SHAPE.AREA</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Area of features in internal units squared.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Positive real numbers that are automatically generated</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>SHAPE.LEN</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Length of features in internal units.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Positive real numbers that are automatically generated</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
</detailed>
</eainfo>
<metainfo>
<metd>20240730</metd>
<metc>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse</cntorg>
</cntorgp>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>physical</addrtype>
<city>Washington</city>
<state>DC</state>
<postal>20250</postal>
<country>US</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>Please send an e-mail to the address below.</cntvoice>
<cntemail>SM.FS.data@usda.gov</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</metc>
<metstdn>FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
<metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
<mettc>local time</mettc>
</metainfo>
</metadata>
