U.S. Forest Service
Automated Lands Program (ALP)
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120007
S_USA.Section
vector digital data
http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php
An area defined by the Public Lands Survey System Grid. Normally, 36 sections make up a township.
This data is intended for read-only use. The purpose of the data is to provide display, identification, and analysis tools for determining current boundary information for Forest Service managers, GIS Specialists, and others.
20151227
publication date
Weekly
-150.070270
-80.939053
61.599572
28.612044
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
planningCadastre
boundaries
None
Meridian Code
Section Number
Land Status
Section Legal Description
NFS Lands
Township
PLSS Section
ALP Land Dataset
Range
USDA Forest Service
None
USA
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
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595
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. This data was migrated from the CDW. The spatial features were projected and imported into the target feature class.
20151227
Vector
GT-polygon composed of chains
524565
S_USA.Section
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.
SECTIONID
Unique identifier generated by Oracle sequence or SYS_GUID() function.
U.S. Forest Service
Unique Identifier.
SECTIONNUMBER
A Public Land Survey System section number.
U.S. Forest Service
Typically ranges from 1 to 36, some exceptions apply.
DIVISIONTYPE
The Division Type of a Public Land Survey System Township is the subdivision category assigned: division type one.
U.S. Forest Service
Sections
Sections
U.S. Forest Service, Automated Lands Program (ALP)
Tracts Cadastral
Tracts Cadastral
U.S. Forest Service, Automated Lands Program (ALP)
Protracted Block
Protracted Block
U.S. Forest Service, Automated Lands Program (ALP)
TOWNSHIP
The major subdivision of the public lands the rectangular system of surveys; normally a quadrangle measuring approximately six miles on each side and containing approximately 23,040 acres and identified by its relation to a base line and principal meridian.
U.S. Forest Service
Township number and direction North (N) or South (S)
RANGE
In the Public Land Survey System, a value that indicates the location (distance and direction) east or west of the Principal Meridian.
U.S. Forest Service
Range number and direction East (E) or West (W)
MERIDIANNAME
The name given to the principal north-south line used for survey control in a large region, and which divides townships between east and west
U.S. Forest Service
MERIDIAN CODES (Meridian Name)
https://www.blm.gov/lr2000/codes/CodeMeridian.htm
MERIDIANCODE
A unique code assigned to a specific Principal Meridian
U.S. Forest Service
MERIDIAN CODES (Meridian Code)
https://www.blm.gov/lr2000/codes/CodeMeridian.htm
LEGALDESCRIPTION
The description of an area that uniquely identifies it within an established survey system.
U.S. Forest Service
Textual description.
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.
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
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.
20240221
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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