USDA Forest Service - Automated Lands Program (ALP)
20240324
093647
S_USA.ALPGeopoliticalUnit
vector digital data
ArcGIS REST Services Directory: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_GeopoliticalUnit_01/MapServer
This feature class includes States, Counties or Boroughs, Congressional Districts, Alaska Recording Districts, County Subdivisions, and Places boundaries that are derived from the latest official Census Bureau and Alaska Department of Natural Resources datasets. Features within Forest Service Administrative Forest boundaries may have been modified by the Forest Service for improved accuracy and spatial coincidence(vertical integration).
This SDE Geodatabase is intended for read-only use. This dataset is meant to provide a comprehensive representation of geopolitical data for the entire area of the United States and territories. This offers the combination of the most recent Census Bureau and Alaska DNR geopolitical data with geopolitical boundaries within FS lands that have been adjusted for better accuracy and for vertical integration with FS data. Since it is vertically integrated when coincident with FS lands, this dataset allows for better multi-layer analysis with other FS lands data, and improved cartographic applications where Census data and FS data need to be depicted in the same map.
ALP Geopolitical Unit data was produced by the USDA Forest Service Automated Lands Program (ALP).
Quarterly
-180.000000
180.000000
71.999633
-14.601813
ALPGeopoliticalUnit
ALP Geopolitical Dataset
Land Status
USDA Forest Service
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
boundaries
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
boundaries
None
USA
None
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USDA Forest Service Automated Lands Program (ALP)
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.9.1.28388
Automated Lands Program (ALP)
For boundaries within FS Administrative Forests or Proclaimed Forest areas, 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.
This theme is current to date of publication.
Accuracy testing must use NSSDA testing guidelines or be reported based on compiled, published test reports appropriate for the data collection method and equipment. The method of determining accuracy should be documented in the process step of the dataset metadata record. If published accuracy results are used, use the statement 'Compiled to meet ___ (meters, feet) horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence interval' in the metadata record, and identify the testing source used. If accuracy is locally tested to NSSDA standards, the statement 'Tested to meet ___ (meters, feet) horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence interval' should be added to the metadata record. Accuracy for legacy data may be reported according to the accuracy standard in place at the time of data collection (typically National Map Accuracy Standards). Document the standard used in the metadata record. (For more information, see: http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/documents/standards/accuracy/chapter3.pdf)
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onLine
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.
Vector
GT-polygon composed of chains
4129
S_USA.ALPGeopoliticalUnit
OBJECTID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
GPU_ID
A unique control number used to identify a specific spatial feature and/or database attribute.
ALP
Unique values that are generated by Oracle's sequential number generator function.
NAME
The name of a specific feature.
ALP
Proper Name.
NAMEABBREVIATION
Abbreviation of the feature name.
ALP
Abbreviated Proper Name.
TYPENAMEREFERENCE
A subcategory of geopolitical unit, including State, County, Congressional District, Recording District, and Civil Division.
ALP
Type of geopolitical unit.
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.
ALP
The area of a feature in acres.
CENSUSCODE
FIPS-55 internal Census Bureau code, only unique within a State.
ALP
List of FIPS Codes
http://www.census.gov/geo/reference/ansi_statetables.html
GNIS_ID
A unique control number used to link ALPGeopoliticalUnit features to Census data.
ALP
List of Geographic Names Information System Codes
http://geonames.usgs.gov/
STATENAME
Name of State containing feature.
ALP
List of U.S. State Abbreviations
http://www.census.gov/geo/reference/ansi_statetables.html
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.
S_USA.ALPGPU_Parent_RC
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.gov
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
Unclassified