Identification Information

Abstract This file contains a feature class depicting National Forest System land parcels that have a Congressionally designated boundary. Examples include National Wilderness Area, Primitive Area, or Wilderness Study Area. This dataset is derived from the USFS Southwestern Region ALP (Automated Lands Program) data Project. This is one of six layers derived from ALP for the purpose of supplying data layers for recourse GIS analysis and data needs within the Forest Service. The six layers are Surface Ownership, Administrative Forest Boundary, District Boundary, Townships, Sections, and Wilderness. There were some gaps in the ALP data so a small portion of this dataset comes from CCF (Cartographic Feature Files) datasets and the USFS Southwestern Region Core Data Project. ALP data are developed from data sources of differing accuracy, scales, and reliability. Where available they are developed from GCDB (Geographic Coordinate Data Base) data. GCDB data are maintained by the Bureau of Land Management in their State Offices. GCDB data are mostly corner data. Not all corners and not all boundaries are available in GCDB so ALP also utilizes many other data sources like CFF data to derive its boundaries. GCDB data are in a constant state of change because land corners are always being resurveyed. The GCDB data used in this dataset represents a snapshot in time when the GCDB dataset was published by the BLM and may not reflect the most current GCDB dataset available. The Forest Service makes no expressed or implied warranty with respect to the character, function, or capabilities of these data. These data are intended to be used for planning and analyses purposes only and are not legally binding with regard to title or location of National Forest System lands.
Purpose The reason for the feature class is to depict USFS administrative and ownership boundaries in the National Forest to be used in conjunction with management activities.
Supplemental Information The National Wilderness Preservation System was created on September 3, 1964, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed The Wilderness Act, and was to contain those lands, already owned by the American people, that were "untrammeled by man." They were to be managed "for the use and enjoyment of the American people in such manner as will leave them unimpaired for future use and enjoyment as wilderness..." No roads or structures were to be built. Vehicles and other mechanical equipment were not to be used. The minimum size was set at 5,000 acres, with certain exceptions. The Wilderness Act also put 9.1 million acres of national forest land into the new system. A process was created for congressional designation of future acreage in the national forests, parks, and wildlife refuges. In 1976, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act set forth a process for adding Bureau of Land Management (BLM) areas to the National Wilderness Preservation System. These four sets of public lands total 623 million acres, about 26 percent of our country.

Time Period of Content

Single Date/Time

Calendar Date 2012-03-01

Currentness Reference Most current data available within the stated time period.

Status

Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed

Spatial Domain

Bounding Coordinates

West Bounding Coordinate -109.061762
East Bounding Coordinate -107.674144
North Bounding Coordinate 33.63615
South Bounding Coordinate 32.925561

Keywords

Theme

Thesaurus IOS 19115 Topic Category
Keyword boundaries

Theme

Thesaurus None
Keyword Administrative Boundaries
Keyword Sections
Keyword Ranger District Boundaries
Keyword United States Forest Service
Keyword Proclaimed Boundary
Keyword Surface Ownership
Keyword Townships
Keyword Wilderness
Keyword Wild Scenic River
Keyword Military Reserve
Keyword Other National Designation
Keyword Special Interest Management Area
Keyword Grassland
Keyword Region

Theme

Thesaurus ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Keyword boundaries

Place

Thesaurus None
Keyword Arizona
Keyword New Mexico
Keyword Texas
Keyword Oklahoma
Keyword Apache
Keyword Carson
Keyword Cibola
Keyword Coconino
Keyword Coronado
Keyword Gila
Keyword Kaibab
Keyword Lincoln
Keyword Prescott
Keyword Santa Fe
Keyword Sitgreaves
Keyword Tonto
Keyword Valles Caldera
Keyword Kanab Creek Wilderness
Keyword Fossil Springs Wilderness
Keyword Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness
Keyword Saddle Mountain Wilderness
Keyword Mazatzal Wilderness
Keyword Salome Wilderness
Keyword Sierra Ancha Wilderness
Keyword Castle Creek Wildernes
Keyword Escudilla Wilderness
Keyword Strawberry Crater Wilderness
Keyword Juniper Mesa Wilderness
Keyword Capitan Wilderness
Keyword Wheeler Peak Wilderness
Keyword Withington Wilderness
Keyword Superstition Wilderness
Keyword Whitmire Wilderness Study Area
Keyword Dome Wilderness
Keyword Gila Wilderness
Keyword Manzano Wilderness
Keyword Munds Mountain Wilderness
Keyword Latir Peak Wilderness
Keyword Aldo Leopold Wilderness
Keyword Apache Creek Wilderness
Keyword Salt River Canyon Wilderness
Keyword Cedar Bench Wilderness
Keyword White Mountain Wilderness
Keyword West Clear Creek Wilderness
Keyword Wet Beaver Wilderness
Keyword Woodchute Wilderness
Keyword Four Peaks Wilderness
Keyword Sycamore Canyon Wilderness
Keyword Granite Mountain Wilderness
Keyword Pusch Ridge Wilderness
Keyword Mt. Graham Wilderness Study Area
Keyword Santa Teresa Wilderness
Keyword Mount Baldy Wilderness
Keyword Bunk Robinson Wilderness Study Area
Keyword Hellsgate Wilderness
Keyword Rincon Mountain Wilderness
Keyword Pine Mountain Wilderness
Keyword Kendrick Mountain Wilderness
Keyword Pecos Wilderness
Keyword San Pedro Parks Wilderness
Keyword Apache Kid Wilderness
Keyword Chiricahua Wilderness
Keyword Bear Wallow Wilderness
Keyword Lower San Francisco Wilderness Study Area
Keyword Hell Hole Wilderness Study Area
Keyword Guadalupe Escarpment Wilderness Study Area
Keyword Chama River Canyon Wilderness
Keyword Kachina Peaks Wilderness
Keyword Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area
Keyword Miller Peak Wilderness
Keyword Mt Wrightson Wilderness
Keyword Pajarita Wilderness
Keyword Blue Range Primitive Area
Keyword Blue Range Wilderness
Keyword Cruces Basin Wilderness
Keyword Galiuro Wilderness

Access Constraints None.

Use Constraints Comparison with other datasets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in photo interpretation, rounding of decimal coordinates during conversion, and mapping conventions over time. Any hard copies utilizing these datasets shall clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way, they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed on the hardcopy map. The user specifically agrees not to misrepresent these datasets, nor to imply that changes made were approved by the USFS.

Point of Contact

Contact Information

Contact Person Primary

Contact Person
Contact Organization

Contact Organization Primary

Contact Organization USDA Forest Service, Southwest Regional Office
Contact Person

Contact Position Land Staff

Contact Address

Address Type mailing and physical address
Address 333 Broadway SE
City Albuquerque
State or Province New Mexico
Postal Code 87102
Country USA

Contact Voice Telephone 505-842-3292

Contact Facsimile Telephone 505-842-3855

Contact Electronic Mail Address Mailroom_R3@fs.fed.us

Hours of Service 08:00-17:00, M-F

Contact Instructions

Security Information

Security Classification System None
Security Classification Unclassified
Security Handling Description None

Native Data Set Environment Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000

Data Quality Information

Attribute Accuracy Report

Report Accuracy and completeness was checked by manually comparing this dataset with other datasets of similar subject with on-screen review.

Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment

Attribute Accuracy Value
Attribute Accuracy Explanation

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report

Report Based on accuracy statements made for USGS topographic quadrangle maps. Targeted to National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA). The National Map Accuracy Standards for 7.5 minute 1:24,000 quadrangles applies to this feature class, which state that a feature will be within approximately 40 feet of its true position.

Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation

Logical Consistency Report Polygon topology present.

Completeness Report Dataset is complete.

Lineage

Source Information

Source Citation

Citation Information

Originator USDA Forest Service, Geospatial Service and Technology

Publication Date Unknown

Publication Time

Title Cartographic Feature File (CFF)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form vector digital data

Publication Information

Publication Place Salt Lake City, UT
Publisher USDA Forest Service, Geospatial Service and Technology

Other Citation Details Cartographic Feature Files (CFFs) are digital files containing a vector representation of the point and line features shown on a Forest Service Primary Base Series (PBS) map. CFF data are collected by digitizing PBS maps and then revised using correction guide information provided by field units. GSTC began producing Vintage 11 CFFs in 1996.

Source Scale Denominator 24000

Type of Source Media electronic bulletin board

Source Time Period of Content

Source Currentness Reference Most current data available within the stated time period.

Source Citation Abbreviation Unknown

Source Contribution Unknown

Source Information

Source Citation

Citation Information

Originator USFS Southwestern Regional Office

Publication Date 2007-03-01

Publication Time

Title Automated Lands Program (ALP)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form vector digital data

Publication Information

Publication Place
Publisher

Other Citation Details

Online Linkage None

Source Scale Denominator 24000

Type of Source Media electronic bulletin board

Source Time Period of Content

Source Currentness Reference Most current data available within the stated time period.

Source Citation Abbreviation Not provided.

Source Contribution Unknown

Source Information

Source Citation

Citation Information

Originator BLM Arizona State Office, and New Mexico State Office

Publication Date Unknown

Publication Time

Title Geographic Coordinate Data Base (GCDB)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form vector digital data

Publication Information

Publication Place
Publisher

Other Citation Details

Source Scale Denominator 24000

Type of Source Media electronic bulletin board

Source Time Period of Content

Source Currentness Reference Most current data available within the stated time period.

Source Citation Abbreviation NA

Source Contribution Unknown

Process Step

Process Description These seven layers were derived from ALP: Administrative Boundary, Proclaimed Boundary, District Boundary, Surface Ownership, Sections, Townships, and Wilderness. Data for six of the seven feature classes were loaded from individual ALP coverages for each Forest using ArcCatalog. The ALP coverages for the forests break on township lines rather than forest boundaries. Although the ALP coverages were edge matched, some additional edge matching was required. Topology rules were created for editing, using "Must not Overlap" and "Must not have gaps" rules. 1. Forest Administrative Boundaries were created by dissolving the Ranger District Boundaries. 2. Townships and Sections were merged with "Union" in a separate Geodatabase before loading into the final Geodatabase. Sections and Townships were edited together. Townships were dissolved from Sections after editing. 3. The Prescott data came from the more recent Prescott Pilot Project. All other data came primarily from ALP. The Prescott Pilot originates from more recent GCDB data. The edge of the Prescott with the Kaibab, Coconino, and Tonto did not edge match. Edge matching was done along the outside edge of the Prescott boundary making it a clean dataset. 4. District Boundaries for the Prescott Project were missing. Prescott District Boundaries were derived from the most recent CFF data using the same version of CFF that was used to fill gaps in the Prescott Project. 5. District Boundaries on the Gila were incomplete in ALP. The District Boundaries that existed in ALP for the Gila were wrong, particularly in the Wilderness District. District Boundaries for the Gila were derived from vintage 11 CFF, the same CFF used in ALP to fill data gaps. 6. Wilderness Areas for the Prescott were derived from a combination of Prescott Project data and recent cartography data. The cartography data come from close examination of the actual wilderness legal descriptions. 7. Sycamore Canyon Wilderness has many conflicts in its descriptions. Two of the larger conflicts are labeled as Proposed Wilderness in this dataset. The one on the Kaibab is in ALP, but may be wrong (Jacks Canyon). The other one on the Coconino was not in ALP and may not actually be Congressionally designated Wilderness yet, but apparently is managed as wilderness by the Coconino. This one was mapped by cartography data in the RO. 8. The boundary between the Gila and Apache Forests along the Arizona and New Mexico border did not edge match. This probably is because the two states have different GCDB datasets. In our dataset that line was edge matched using the Arizona or Apache ALP data. 9. The Gila has three locations where Townships overlap each other; some of them by as much as a half mile. The overlaps were left as overlaps for both Townships and Sections on the Gila for this dataset. The was clearly an error in the GCDB data that have never been resolved. There were no conflicts with Surface Ownership because as a result. 10. Surface Ownership was derived by linking to the ALP database using the ALP CN numbers. There were a small hand full of polygons that did not link to ALP, primarily because they were missing CN numbers. Ownership for these parcels was derived by comparing with other ownership data layers including older versions of ALP. 11. Most of the Grassland units did not link to ALP. The ALP data for these units appears to be missing. Ownership for these units was derived from somewhat older ALP data than the rest. The exception to this was the "Black Kettle" Grass Land unit where a link to ALP was made. 12. Many of the ALP coverages had small slivers and gaps. These slivers and gaps primarily were found using the topology rules "Must Not Have Gaps" and Must Not Overlap." An example of these slivers is where the corner of a rectangular metes and bounds parcel barely crossed over a section line leaving a very small triangular sliver. These slivers were sometimes missed in the editing the coverages in ALP, but became obvious in Geodatabase with topology rules. In most cases it was clear in which parcel the sliver belonged, so these slivers were merged with their appropriate parcel. 13. Some ALP data had overlaps in Surface Ownership and Section polygons. I almost all cases this was only an editing error and the overlap had the same attributes. In only a few cases the overlap needed reconcilation. All overlaps were eliminated except for those in Sections and Townships on the Gila mentioned above. 14. The "Escudilla Wilderness" on the Apache N.F. was not in ALP. The boundary of this wilderness was derived from vintage 11 CFF data. 15. The "Bear Willow Wilderness" on the Apache was not in the wilderness feature class in the ALP coverage, except for the line work. The Wilderness area was created from line work. 16. The "Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area" on the Carson was not was not in ALP. This wilderness study area was added using Southwestern Regional GIS code data. 17. There is a gap in Townships and Sections on the "Magdalena" ranger district on the Cibola. This gap also appears in Surface Ownership. The gap was filled as "USFS" owned land. 18. District and Forest Boundary for the "Mountanair" district of the Cibola N.F. were depicted differently in two different feature classes in ALP. The boundary in the ranger_district feature class was clearly wrong so the boundary in surf_own was used. 19. Some last minute land status changes were made on the Santa Fe National Forest because Lands is still working on entering data into the tabular ALP. These parcels do not have CN numbers yet although the line work is from ALP and the ownership is correct. 20. ALP was not consistent with private ownership within wilderness areas. In some areas the private land extracted from the wilderness and in others it was not. In this dataset we made it consistent by extracting all private land out of wilderness. There is one place on the "Kachina Wilderness" on the Coconino where this was not reconciled.

Process Date 2007-02-26

Process Time

Process Contact

Contact Information

Contact Person Primary

Contact Person
Contact Organization

Contact Organization Primary

Contact Organization USFS Southwestern Regional Office
Contact Person Rick Crawford

Contact Position Geographic Information and Engineering, USDA GIS Analyst

Contact Address

Address Type mailing and physical address
Address 333 Broadway SE
City Albuquerque
State or Province New Mexico
Postal Code 87102
Country USA

Contact Voice Telephone 505-842-3855

Contact Facsimile Telephone 505-842-3800

Contact Electronic Mail Address rdcrawford@fs.fed.us

Hours of Service 0700-1530 Monday - Friday, Eastern Time.

Contact Instructions

Process Step

Process Description Theses five feature classes were refreshed from the original ALP data. Administrative Boundary, Proclaimed Boundary, District Boundary, Surface Ownership, and Wilderness Surface Ownership were updated using an Intersect process to make the changes. The other four feature classes were refreshed with a visual method to indentify changes.

Process Date 2008-08-05

Process Time

Process Contact

Contact Information

Contact Person Primary

Contact Person
Contact Organization

Contact Organization Primary

Contact Organization USFS, Southwestern Region
Contact Person Rick Crawford

Contact Position GIS Analyst

Contact Address

Address Type mailing and physical address
Address 333 Broadway SE
City Albuquerque
State or Province New Mexico
Postal Code 87102
Country USA

Contact Voice Telephone (505) 842-3855

Contact Facsimile Telephone (505) 842-3800

Contact Electronic Mail Address rdcrawford@fs.fed.us

Hours of Service M-F, 7:00am - 3:30pm

Contact Instructions

Process Step

Process Description Shapefile reprojected to WGS84.

Process Date 2012-08-09

Process Time

Process Contact

Contact Information

Contact Person Primary

Contact Person
Contact Organization

Contact Organization Primary

Contact Organization Earth Data Anlaysis Center
Contact Person

Contact Position Clearinghouse Manager

Contact Address

Address Type mailing and physical address
Address MSC01 1110, Bandelier West 118
Address 1 University of New Mexico
City Albuquerque
State or Province New Mexico
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA

Contact Voice Telephone 505-277-3622 ext. 230

Contact Facsimile Telephone 505-277-3614

Contact Electronic Mail Address

Hours of Service 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, M-F, Mountain Time

Contact Instructions

Spatial Data Organization Information

Indirect Spatial Reference Method Rio Arriba County (35039)

Direct Spatial Reference Method Vector

Point and Vector Object Information

SDTS Terms Description

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count 3

Spatial Reference Information

Spatial Reference

Name D_WGS_1984
Code EPSG:4326
URL http://www.epsg-registry.org/export.htm?gml=urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Spatial Reference

Name WGS_1984
Code EPSG:4326
URL http://www.epsg-registry.org/export.htm?gml=urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Entity and Attribute Information

Detailed Description

Entity Type

Entity Type LabelWilderness
Entity Type Definition Feature Class
Entity Type Definition Source None

Attribute

Attribute Label FID

Attribute Definition Internal feature number.

Attribute Definition Source ESRI

Attribute Domain Values

Unrepresentable Domain Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute

Attribute Label SHAPE

Attribute Definition Area of feature in internal units squared.

Attribute Definition Source ESRI

Attribute Domain Values

Unrepresentable Domain Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute

Attribute Label WILDERNESS

Attribute Definition Unknown

Attribute Definition Source USFS

Attribute Domain Values

Unrepresentable Domain Unknown

Attribute

Attribute Label WILDERNE_1

Attribute Definition Name code of the specific designated area

Attribute Definition Source R3 Geodatabase Standards - 12/2004

Attribute Domain Values

Unrepresentable Domain Text

Attribute

Attribute Label REV_DATE

Attribute Definition Revision Date

Attribute Definition Source USFS

Attribute Domain Values

Unrepresentable Domain Date.

Attribute

Attribute Label DATA_SOURC

Attribute Definition Data Source

Attribute Definition Source USFS

Attribute Domain Values

Unrepresentable Domain Source of data.

Attribute

Attribute Label ACCURACY

Attribute Definition Distance (+/-), in dataset units, of expected difference between feature and real world object locations.

Attribute Definition Source National GIS Data Dictionary Standards - 6/30/2004

Attribute Domain Values

Unrepresentable Domain Text

Attribute

Attribute Label AREATYPE

Attribute Definition Area type.

Attribute Definition Source USFS

Attribute Domain Values

Unrepresentable Domain Area type.

Attribute

Attribute Label AREANAME

Attribute Definition Name of Wilderness

Attribute Definition Source USFS

Attribute Domain Values

Unrepresentable Domain Wilderness name.

Distribution Information

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Metadata Date 2024-12-21

Metadata Review Date

Metadata Future Review Date

Metadata Contact

Contact Information

Contact Person Primary

Contact Person
Contact Organization

Contact Organization Primary

Contact Organization Earth Data Analysis Center
Contact Person

Contact Position Clearinghouse Manager

Contact Address

Address Type mailing and physical address
Address MSC01 1110
Address 1 University of New Mexico
City Albuquerque
State or Province NM
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA

Contact Voice Telephone 505-277-3622 ext. 230

Contact Facsimile Telephone 505-277-3614

Contact Electronic Mail Address clearinghouse@edac.unm.edu

Hours of Service 0800 - 1700 MT, M-F -7 hours GMT

Contact Instructions

Metadata Standard Name FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata Standard Version FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata Time Convention

Metadata Access Constraints

Metadata Use Constraints

Metadata Security Information

Security Classification System
Security Classification
Security Handling Description

Metadata Extensions

US Forest Service Region 3 Wilderness Areas

Metadata from the RGIS Metadata Repository

Identification Information

Data Quality Information

Spatial Data Organization Information

Spatial Reference Information

Entity and Attribute Information

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