U.S. Forest Service
Automated Lands Program (ALP)
20260503
023859
S_USA.BdyOwn_LSRS_SurfaceOwnership
vector digital data
ArcGIS REST Services Directory: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_SurfaceOwnership_01/MapServer
http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php
This dataset is intended for read-only use. This dataset provides detailed information suitable for advanced mapping, analysis, and reporting of landownership status. In comparison to SurfaceOwnership, the BasicOwnership dataset provides a simplified view of ownership where ownership parcels are merged by owner classification. The BasicOwnership dataset is appropriate for general mapping and analysis. 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 ownership parcels of the surface estate. Each ownership parcel is associated with a land adjustment case, such as a purchase, exchange, disposal, etc. This dataset provides detailed information about the parcels, such as the conveyance date, instrument type and date, county recording information, legal authority, and more.
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
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ISO 19115 Topic Categories
planningCadastre
boundaries
None
Land Status
NFS Lands
Surface Ownership
Owner Parcel
ALP Land Dataset
PILT
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.
20160101
Vector
GT-polygon composed of chains
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S_USA.BdyOwn_LSRS_SurfaceOwnership
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.
SURFACEOWNERSHIPID
The source OwnerParcel record's OwnerParcelID value. This is a system generated Globally Unique Identifier (GUID).
U.S. Forest Service
GUID.
CASENAME
The official name assigned to a case
U.S. Forest Service
Proper Name.
LOCALCASEID
The official identification code assigned to a case
U.S. Forest Service
Textual Identification
OWNERCLASSIFICATION
Basic surface owner type.
U.S. Forest Service
NON-FS
Not owned by the U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Forest Service
UNPARTITIONED RIPARIAN INTEREST
Not owned, undivided wetland area
U.S. Forest Service
USDA FOREST SERVICE
Owned by the U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Forest Service
STATUSMETHOD
Method used for acquisition or disposal of land.
ALP
Donation
Donation
U.S. Forest Service
Exchange
Exchange
U.S. Forest Service
Grant
Grant
U.S. Forest Service
Interchange
Interchange
U.S. Forest Service
Mining Law
Mining Law
U.S. Forest Service
Non-Applicable
Non-Applicable
U.S. Forest Service
Original Forest Reserve
Original Forest Reserve
U.S. Forest Service
Public Land Law
Public Land Law
U.S. Forest Service
Purchase
Purchase
U.S. Forest Service
Quitclaim
Quitclaim
U.S. Forest Service
Reconveyance
Reconveyance
U.S. Forest Service
Sale
Sale
U.S. Forest Service
Surplus Property
Surplus Property
U.S. Forest Service
Transfer
Transfer
U.S. Forest Service
STATUS
Current status of ownership
U.S. Forest Service
Acquired
Acquired
U.S. Forest Service
Disposed
Disposed
U.S. Forest Service
Non-FS, Excludes Disposals
Non-FS, Excludes Disposals
U.S. Forest Service
Reserved Public Domain
Reserved Public Domain
U.S. Forest Service
Unpartitioned Riparian Interest
Unpartitioned Riparian Interest
U.S. Forest Service
RECORDEDACRES
Parcel acres recorded in the conveyance or other document.
U.S. Forest Service
Acreage
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.
PILT_IND
The type of payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILT) associated with a land parcel.
U.S. Forest Service
FS Subject to
FS Subject to
U.S. Forest Service
No
Not Subject to
U.S. Forest Service
State Subject to
State Subject to
U.S. Forest Service
Utah Subject to
Utah Subject to
U.S. Forest Service
PAYMENTTYPE
The type of payment associated with a land parcel.
U.S. Forest Service
AZ and NM School Lands recpt
AZ and NM School Lands receipt
U.S. Forest Service
BWCA Receipts Payment
BWCA Receipts Payment
U.S. Forest Service
Bankhead-Jones Title III recpt
Bankhead-Jones Title III receipt
U.S. Forest Service
NF 25% receipts
NF 25% receipts
U.S. Forest Service
Not subject to receipts payments
Not subject to receipts payments
U.S. Forest Service
O and C NF recpt
O and C NF receipt
U.S. Forest Service
O and C NF recpt (non O&C)
O and C NF receipt - lands do not have O and C status
U.S. Forest Service
O and C Special Act lands
O and C Special Act lands
U.S. Forest Service
O and C Special Act lands (non O&C)
O and C Special Act lands - lands do not have O and C status
U.S. Forest Service
ACTIONDATE
The date (month, day, and year) in which the parcel came under or left the administrative jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
U.S. Forest Service
Date.
ACTIONFISCALYEAR
The fiscal year in which the parcel came under or left the administrative jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
U.S. Forest Service
Numerical four-digit year.
ACTIONCALYEAR
The calendar year in which the parcel came under or left the administrative jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
U.S. Forest Service
Numerical four-digit year
COMMENTS
Additional comments
U.S. Forest Service
Textual comments.
YEARPROPERTYTAXESPAID
The year in which property tax amount indicated in PROPERTYTAXAMOUNT was paid.
U.S. Forest Service
Numerical four-digit year
PROPERTYTAXAMOUNT
The dollar amount of property taxes paid for the parcel in the year YEARPROPERTYTAXESPAID.
U.S. Forest Service
Numerical payment value.
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.
U.S. Forest Service
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
NFS_LANDUNIT_FK
A unique control number used to identify a specific NFS Land Unit.
U.S. Forest Service
Unique identifier.
SHAPE
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
LANDSTATUSCASEID
Land Status Case ID is a unique control number created by an Oracle sequential number generator function.
U.S. Forest Service
Case ID number.
FISCALLANDTYPE
Fiscal classification of land
U.S. Forest Service
Stewardship
Stewardship
U.S. Forest Service
Public Domain
Public Domain
U.S. Forest Service
GPP&E
GPP&E
U.S. Forest Service
MISSIONDEPENDENCY
For GPP&E lands only. Identifies mission-dependency and critical or non-critical
nature of GPP&E lands.
U.S. Forest Service
Mission-dependent
Mission-dependent
U.S. Forest Service
not critical
not critical
U.S. Forest Service
Not mission-dependent
Not mission-dependent
U.S. Forest Service
PREDOMINANTUSE
For GPP&E lands only. Identifies the primary use.
U.S. Forest Service
Housing
Housing
U.S. Forest Service
Office
Office
U.S. Forest Service
Building Locations
Building Locations
U.S. Forest Service
Research and Development
Research and Development
U.S. Forest Service
Training Land
Training Land
U.S. Forest Service
All Other Land
All Other Land
U.S. Forest Service
HISTORICALSTATUS
For GPP&E lands only. Identifies the historical status.
U.S. Forest Service
Evaluated
Evaluated
U.S. Forest Service
Not Historic
Not Historic
U.S. Forest Service
National Historic Landmark NHL
National Historic Landmark NHL
U.S. Forest Service
National Register Eligible - NRE
National Register Eligible - NRE
U.S. Forest Service
National Register Listed - NRL
National Register Listed - NRL
U.S. Forest Service
Non-contributing element of NHL/N
Non-contributing element of NHL/N
U.S. Forest Service
Non applicable
Non applicable
U.S. Forest Service
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
U.S. Forest Service
NFSLANDUNITNAME
The full name of a specific NFS Land Unit (includes land unit type)
FS Automated Lands Program (ALP)
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.
20250523
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
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