Metadata for USFS Ranger Districts, 2018 Metadata for USFS Ranger Districts, 2018

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Identification Information:

Citation:

Originator: USDA Forest Service
Originator: Automated Lands Program (ALP)
Publication date: 10/26/2018
Title: USFS Ranger Districts, 2018
Online linkage: http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php

Abstract:

A depiction of the boundary that encompasses a Ranger District.

Purpose:

This data is intended for read-only use. These data were prepared to describe Forest Service administrative area boundaries. 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.

Time period of content:

Calendar date: 10/26/2018
Currentness reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: In work
Maintenance and update frequency: Weekly

Access constraints: None

Use constraints:

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.

Point of contact:

USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse
Washington, DC 20250
Telephone: Please send an e-mail to the address below.
E-Mail: data@fs.fed.us

Cross Reference:

Originator: USDA Forest Service Automated Lands Program (ALP)
Publication date: unknown
Title: Automated Lands Program (ALP)

Data Quality Information:

Attribute accuracy report:

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.

Logical consistency report: None

Completeness report: This theme is current to date of publication.

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:

All features integrate vertically to the source data with the highest level of accuracy (usually survey layers of townships, sections, etc.). Features that share those highly accurate boundaries are vertically integrated. Legal descriptions found in proclamations, legal documents, etc. are used in places where the features do not share boundaries with data which has the highest level of accuracy. 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.

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Source information:

Originator: USFS
Publication date: 05/27/2018
Title: Administrative Unit
Source scale denominator: 24000
Type of source media: onLine
Source contribution: Regional data utilizing subtypes.
Calendar date: 01/01/2015

Process step:

This data was migrated from the Centralized Data Warehouse (CDW). The spatial features were projected and imported into the target feature class. Data was merged from a regional infrastructure, utilizing subtypes, into specific national datasets. 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.


Process date: 01/01/2015

Spatial Data Organization Information:

Point and vector object information:

SDTS object type: GT-polygon composed of chains

SDTS object count: 641

Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:

Map projection:

Map projection name: NAD 1983 StatePlane Montana FIPS 2500
Lambert conformal conic:

Planar distance units: meter

Geodetic model:

Horizontal datum name: D North American 1983
Ellipsoid name: GRS 1980
Semi-major axis: 6378137.0
Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222101

Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity type label: USFSDISTRICTS

Entity type definition:

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.

Attribute label: OBJECTID

Attribute definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute domain: Internal feature number.

Attribute label: RANGERDISTRICTID

Attribute definition:: Unique identifier generated by Oracle sequence or SYS_GUID() function. This is the Primary Key.
Attribute domain:: Unique identifier generated by Oracle sequence or SYS_GUID() function. This is the Primary Key.

Attribute label: REGION

Attribute definition:: 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 http://www.fs.fed.us/organization/506. Within this dataset, the region represents the Land Status Record System Production Regional schema from which data was derived.

Attribute label: FORESTNUMBER

Attribute definition:: An identifier assigned to an Administrative Forest that is unique within a Region.
Attribute domain:: An identifier assigned to an Administrative Forest that is unique within a Region.

Attribute label: DISTRICTNUMBER

Attribute definition:: An identifier assigned to a Ranger District that is unique within a Forest.
Attribute domain:: An identifier assigned to a Ranger District that is unique within a Forest.

Attribute label: DISTRICTORGCODE

Attribute definition:: The Forest Service organization code identifying the Ranger District. This code is composed of the 2 digit Region identifier, followed by the 2 digit Forest identifier, and ending with the 2 digit District identifier.
Attribute domain:: The Forest Service organization code identifying the Ranger District. This code is composed of the 2 digit Region identifier, followed by the 2 digit Forest identifier, and ending with the 2 digit District identifier.

Attribute label: FORESTNAME

Attribute definition:: The official name of the National Forest (or other Administrative Area).
Attribute domain:: The official name of the National Forest (or other Administrative Area).

Attribute label: DISTRICTNAME

Attribute definition: The official name of the Ranger District.
Attribute domain: The official name of the Ranger District.

Attribute label: GIS_ACRES

Attribute definition:: 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.
Attribute domain:: 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.

Attribute label: SHAPE

Attribute definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute domain: Feature geometry.

Attribute label: Address

Attribute label: CITY

Attribute label: STATE

Attribute label: ZIP

Attribute label: PHONE

Attribute label: SHAPE_Length

Attribute definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute label: SHAPE_Area

Attribute definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Distribution Information:

Distributor:

USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse
Washington, DC 20250
Telephone: Please send an e-mail to the address below.
E-Mail: data@fs.fed.us

Resource description: Downloadable Data

Distribution liability:

Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 10/26/2018

Metadata contact:

USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse
Washington, DC 20250
Telephone: Please send an e-mail to the address below.
E-Mail: data@fs.fed.us