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pointOfContact 2018-04-19 ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification 2007 168 2018-04-11T13:10:37 publication U.S. Forest Service originator mapDigital This dataset contains the common names of the national forests and grasslands and their respective FS WWW URL information that is used for both display of the national forest and national grassland boundaries on any map product and for dynamic interactivity of the map. This dataset exhibits the following characteristics: 1. Granularity of the polygon features - The spatial extent of the national forests and the grasslands match the way the agency would like to communicate with the public. 2. Preferred /Common Name of the National Forest Units - The common names of the national forest and grassland match the preferred name column that is present in the common names decision table maintained by the FS Office of Communication. 3. Hyperlinks to FS WWW Home page - This column contains the national forest and their respective FS WWW URL information. This URL could be used on any interactive map applications to link users directly to a forest's home page. Data Source - This dataset is derived from the following FS ALP (Automated Lands Program) Land Status Records System authoritative data sources: 1. Administrative Forest Boundaries 2. Proclaimed Forest Boundaries 3. Ranger District Boundaries 4. National Grassland Areas. The common names decision table maintained by the FS Office of Communication contains the common name and its respective Land Status Records System authoritative data source to be used for building the spatial polygon. The spatial polygons for every feature in this dataset comes from one or more authoritative data sources listed above. The process to create the common names dataset is reusing the already existing ALP names from the data sources listed above. Common names of the national forests and grasslands and their respective FS WWW URL information that is used for both display of the national forest and national grassland boundaries on any map product. USDA Forest Service completed USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse Please send an e-mail to the address below.

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pointOfContact weekly Geospatial National Forests and Grasslands FS Common Names theme 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. As a work of the United States Government, these data are within the public domain of the United States. Additionally, The U.S. Forest Service waives copyright and related rights in the work worldwide through the CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (which can be found at https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). This data is intended for public use and distribution. 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. 2018-04-11 publication crossReference vector eng utf8 boundaries Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.1.4959 -150.007928 -65.69967 18.033731 61.51899 publication date 2018-04-11 USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse Please send an e-mail to the address below.

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distributor https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_ForestCommonNames_01/MapServer/1 http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php dataset Data entry is accomplished by authorized Forest Service personnel through a web application behind the U.S. Forest Service firewall. The published dataset is maintained by the Office of Communication and updated when there is request from a units public affairs staff. There is a single common names decision table maintained by the Office of Communication which is used together with authoritative data from the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW). The Office of Communications works with the individual Units Public Affairs staff in order to maintain the common names decision table, which feeds into the weekly spatial dataset update process. This dataset is derived from the following FS ALP (Automated Lands Program) Land Status Records System (LSRS) authoritative data sources: Administrative Forest Boundaries; Proclaimed Forest Boundaries; Ranger District Boundaries; National Grassland Areas. The common names decision table maintained by the FS Office of Communication contains the common name and its respective LSRS authoritative data source to be used for building the spatial polygon. For example: 1. Dixie National Forest: The LSRS Administrative Forest Boundaries data is being used for both the common name and for the spatial polygon. 2. Angelina National Forest: The LSRS Proclaimed Forest Boundaries is being used for the common name while the LSRS Ranger District Boundaries is being used to create the spatial polygon. 3. Butte Valley National Grassland: The LSRS National Grassland data is being used for both the common name and for the spatial polygon. 2018-04-11T00:00:00