USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Regional Office
20081022
Region 3 National Forest Boundaries (NM and AZ)
vector digital data
Albuquerque, New Mexico
USFS Southwestern Regional Office
https://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/8dba1643-d47e-4b38-bfda-281bdbb80f5a/r3_forest.original.zip
https://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/8dba1643-d47e-4b38-bfda-281bdbb80f5a/metadata/FGDC-STD-001-1998.xml
https://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/8dba1643-d47e-4b38-bfda-281bdbb80f5a/metadata/FGDC-STD-001-1998.html
https://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/8dba1643-d47e-4b38-bfda-281bdbb80f5a/metadata/ISO-19115:2003.xml
https://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/8dba1643-d47e-4b38-bfda-281bdbb80f5a/metadata/ISO-19115:2003.html
A feature class describing the spatial location of the administrative boundary of the lands managed by the Forest Supervisor's office. An area encompassing all the National Forest System lands administered by an administrative unit. The area encompasses private lands, other governmental agency lands, and may contain National Forest System lands within the proclaimed boundaries of another administrative unit. All National Forest System lands fall within one and only one Administrative Forest 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 gapes 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 is developed from data sources of differing accuracy, scales, and reliability. Where available it is developed from GCDB (Geographic Coordinate Data Base) data. GCDB data is maintained by the Bureau of Land Management in their State Offices. GCDB data is 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 is in a constant state of change because land corners are always getting resurveyed. The GCDB data used in this dataset represents a snapshot in time at the time 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 regards to title or location of National Forest System lands.
The purpose of this feature class is to depict USFS administrative and ownership boundaries on this National Forest to be used in conjunction with the management activities.
The proclaimed boundary is created by an act of Congress. Depending on how the land came to the government, sometimes the proclaimed boundary and the administrative boundary are different. An example of this is the Valle Vidal section of the Carson National Forest. It was donated to the government after the proclaimed boundary of the Carson was set. The Valle Vidal Unit is within the administrative boundary of the Carson, but not within the Proclaimed boundary. It would take an act of Congress to make the Valle Vidal within the Proclaimed boundary.
20080505
Most current data available within the stated time period.
As needed
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37.008327
31.084939
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
boundaries
None
Surface Ownership
Administrative Boundaries
Ranger District Boundaries
Townships
Sections
Wilderness
United States Forest Service
Proclaimed Boundary
Spatial Reference System Identifiers
EPSG:4269
EPSG:7019
EPSG:5103
None
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Apache
Carson
Cibola
Coconino
Coronado
Gila
Kaibab
Lincoln
Prescott
Santa Fe
Sitgreaves
Tonto
None.
Comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in photointerpretation, rounding of decimal coordinates during conversion, and mapping conventions over time. Any hardcopies utilizing these data sets 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 data sets, nor to imply that changes made were approved by the USFS.
USDA Forest Service, Southwest Regional Office
Forest Land Staff
mailing and physical address
333 Broadway SE
Albuquerque
New Mexico
87102
USA
505-842-3292
505-842-3855
Mailroom_R3@fs.fed.us
08:00-17:00, M-F
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324
Accuracy and completeness was checked by manually comparing this dataset with other datasets of similar subject with on-screen review.
Polygon topology present.
Data set is complete.
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.
USDA Forest Service, Geospatial Service and Technology
Unknown
Cartographic Feature File (CFF)
Vintage 11
vector digital data
Salt Lake City, UT
USDA Forest Service, Geospatial Service and Technology
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 revised using correction guide information provided by field units. GSTC began producing Vintage 11 CFFs in 1996.
n/a
24000
electronic bulletin board
1996
2000
Most current data available within the stated time period.
Unknown
digital files
USFS Southwestern Regional Office
20070301
Automated Lands Program (ALP)
vector digital data
None
24000
electronic bulletin board
20070301
Most current data available within the stated time period.
USFS
digital files
BLM Arizona State Office, and New Mexico State Office
Unknown
Surface Land Ownership
vector digital data
Public Land Survey System was also used from BLM data
n/a
24000
electronic bulletin board
2000
Most current data available within the stated time period.
BLM
Data
These seven layers were derived from ALP:
Administrative Boundary
Proclaimed Boundary
District Boundary
Surface Ownership
Sections
Townships
Wilderness
Data for six of the seven feature classes was loaded from individual ALP coverages for each Forest using ArcCatalog. The ALP coverages for the forests break on township lines rather then forest boundaries. Although the ALP coverages were edged matched some additional edge matching was required. Topology rules were created for editing utilizing "Must not Overlap" and "Must not have gaps" rules. Forest Administrative Boundaries were created by dissolving the Ranger District Boundaries.
Notes:
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 mostly came from ALP. The Prescott Pilot originates from more recent GCDB data then the rest. The edge of the Prescott with the Kaibab, Coconino, and Tonto did not edge match. Edge matching was done alone 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. Used the same version of CFF that was used to fill in gapes in the Prescott Project.
5. District Boundaries on the Gila were incomplete in ALP. What District Boundaries did exist in ALP for the Gila were wrong particularly in the area of the Wilderness District. District Boundaries for the Gila were derived fro vintage 11 CFF, the same CFF used in ALP to fill in gaps of data.
6. Wilderness Areas for the Prescott were derived from a combination of Prescott Project data and very recent cartography data. The cartography data comes from very 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 data set. 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 is probably because the two states have different GCDB data sets. In this data set 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 error was clearly an error in the GCDB data that has never been resolved. There were no conflicts with Surface Ownership because of this.
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. Mostly 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 in ALP. Ownership for theses units was derived from somewhat older ALP data then 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 were mostly found using the topology rules "Must Not Have Gaps" and Must Not Overlap." An example of these slivers would be where the corner of a rectangular meats and bounds parcel barely crossed over a section line leaving a very small triangular sliver. These slivers were sometimes missed in the editing of the coverages in ALP but became obvious in Geodatabase with topology rules. In most cases it was obvious what parcel the sliver belonged to so theses slivers were merged with there appropriate parcel.
13. Some ALP data had overlapping in Surface Ownership and Section polygons. I all most all cases it was only editing error and the overlap had the same attributes. In only a few cases did the overlap actually need to be reconciled. All overlaps were eliminated except for those in Sections and Townships on the Gila mentioned before.
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 cover but the line work was. Wilderness area 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 Southwester Regional GIS code data.
17. Townships and Sections have a gap on the "Magdalena" ranger district on the Cibola. This gap also showed up 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 here.
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 theses parcels do not yet have CN numbers 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 was cut out of the wilderness and in others it was not. In this dataset we made it consistent by cutting out all private land out of wilderness. There is one place on the "Kachina Wilderness" on the Coconino where this was not able to be reconciled.
20070226
USFS Southwester Regional Office
Rick Crawford
Geographic Information and Engineering/USDA GIS Analyst
mailing and physical address
333 Broadway SE
Albuquerque
New Mexico
87102
USA
505-842-3855
505-842-3800
rdcrawford@fs.fed.us
0700-1530 Monday - Friday, Eastern Time.
Theses five feature classes were refreshed from the original ALP data.
Administrative Boundary
Proclaimed Boundary
District Boundary
Surface Ownership
Wilderness
Surface Ownership was updated by using a Intersect process to bring over the changes. The other four feature classes were refreshed with a manual visual method looking for change.
20080805
USFS, Southwestern Region
Rick Crawford
GIS Analyst
mailing and physical address
333 Broadway SE
Albuquerque
New Mexico
87102
USA
(505) 842-3855
(505) 842-3800
rdcrawford@fs.fed.us
M-F, 7:00am - 3:30pm
United States
Vector
G-polygon
12
0.00000001
0.00000001
Decimal degrees
North American Datum of 1983
Geodetic Reference System 80
6378137.000000
298.257222
r3_admin_forest
Feature Class
None
FID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
OBJECTID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
ADMIN_FORE
Control number generated in Oracle
National GIS Data Dictionary Standards - 6/30/2004
Text
REGION_NUM
Region number necessary for uniqueness in the entire
NF system.
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Text
ADMIN_FO_1
Administrative Forest Number
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
01
Apache/Sitgreaves NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
02
Carson NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
03
Cibola NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
04
Coconino NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
05
Coronado NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
06
Gila NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
07
Kaibab NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
08
Lincoln NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
09
Precott NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
10
Santa Fe NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
11
Tonto NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
19
Valles Caldera National Preserve
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
ADMIN_FO_2
Name of administrative forest
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Apache/Sitgreaves NF
Apache/Sitegreaves NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Carson NF
Carson NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Cibola NF
Cibola NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Coconino NF
Coconino NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Coronado NF
Coronado NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Gila NF
Gila NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Kaibab NF
Kaibab NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Lincoln NF
Lincoln NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Precott NF
Precott NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Santa Fe NF
Santa Fe NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Tonto NF
Tonto NF
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Valles Caldera National Preserve
Valles Caldera National Preserve
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
SHAPE_Area
Area
ESRI
Area of polygon
SHAPE_Leng
Length of line
ESRI
Perimeter of polygon
The three attributes were renamed due to attibute name lenght. The following is a cross-reference:
ADMIN_FOREST_CN now is ADMIN_FORE
ADMIN_FOREST_NUM now is ADMIN_FO_1
ADMIN_FOREST_NAME now is ADMIN_FO_2
R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
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MSC01 1110
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
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USA
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