S_R03.Wilderness

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Regional Office
Publication_Date: 20120207
Title: S_R03.Wilderness
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Publisher: USFS Southwestern Regional Office
Online_Linkage:
Server=idb.fs.fed.us; Service=sde:oracle11g::G_R03; User=[S_R03]; Version=G_R03.DEFAULT
Description:
Abstract:
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 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.
Purpose:
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.
Supplemental_Information:
The National Wilderness Preservation System was created on September 3, 1964, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed The Wilderness Act. The National Wilderness Preservation System, created at the signing of the Wilderness Act, 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:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20120207
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: -113.077690
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.452246
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.998240
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.290793
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Surface Ownership
Theme_Keyword: Administrative Boundaries
Theme_Keyword: Ranger District Boundaries
Theme_Keyword: Townships
Theme_Keyword: Sections
Theme_Keyword: Wilderness
Theme_Keyword: United States Forest Service
Theme_Keyword: Proclaimed Boundary
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Arizona
Place_Keyword: New Mexico
Place_Keyword: Texas
Place_Keyword: Oklahoma
Place_Keyword: Apache
Place_Keyword: Carson
Place_Keyword: Cibola
Place_Keyword: Coconino
Place_Keyword: Coronado
Place_Keyword: Gila
Place_Keyword: Kaibab
Place_Keyword: Lincoln
Place_Keyword: Prescott
Place_Keyword: Santa Fe
Place_Keyword: Sitgreaves
Place_Keyword: Tonto
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:
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.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Southwest Regional Office
Contact_Position: Forest 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_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 505-842-3898
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 505-842-3855
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Mailroom_R3@fs.fed.us
Hours_of_Service: 08:00-17:00, M-F
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: None
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description: None
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.0 (Build 6002) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Accuracy and completeness was checked by manually comparing this dataset with other datasets of similar subject with on-screen review.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology present.
Completeness_Report: Data set is complete.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_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.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USDA Forest Service, Geospatial Service and Technology
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Cartographic Feature File (CFF)
Edition: Vintage 11
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 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:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1996
Ending_Date: 2000
Source_Currentness_Reference: Most current data available within the stated time period.
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Unknown
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USFS Southwestern Regional Office
Publication_Date: 20070301
Title: Automated Lands Program (ALP)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: None
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: electronic bulletin board
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20070301
Source_Currentness_Reference: Most current data available within the stated time period.
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Unknown
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: BLM Arizona State Office, and New Mexico State Office
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Geographic Coordinate Data Base (GCDB)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: electronic bulletin board
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Source_Currentness_Reference: Most current data available within the stated time period.
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Unknown
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
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.
Process_Date: 20070226
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USFS Southwester 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.
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata imported.
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Process_Step:
Process_Description:
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.
Process_Date: 20080805
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
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
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\DOCUME~1\RDCRAW~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml138A.tmp
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
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Process_Date: 20091117
Process_Time: 07095600
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Process_Description: Dataset copied.
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Process_Date: 20100113
Process_Time: 06130500
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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: 60
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
Standard_Parallel: 32.000000
Standard_Parallel: 36.000000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -108.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
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Coordinate_Representation:
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Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000125
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
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Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
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Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
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Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: S_R03.Wilderness
Entity_Type_Definition: Feature Class
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
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: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WILD_CN
Attribute_Definition: Control number generated in Oracle
Attribute_Definition_Source: National GIS Data Dictionary Standards - 6/30/2004
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WILD_USE_CODE
Attribute_Definition: The code for the unique type of use
Attribute_Definition_Source: R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: N/A
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Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Wilderness
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Primitive Area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 450
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wilderness Study Area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: R3 GDB Standards - 12/2004
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WILD_NAME
Attribute_Definition: Name of the specific designated area
Attribute_Definition_Source: R3 Geodatabase Standards - 12/2004
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GLOBALID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.LEN
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Regional Office
Contact_Position: Regional GIS Coordinator
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_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 505-842-3898
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 505-842-3800
Hours_of_Service: 0800-1630, M-F
Resource_Description: USDA Southwestern Region Wilderness
Distribution_Liability:
This product is geospatial information prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. These data has been developed from sources of differing accuracy, scales, and reliability and may not be spatially accurate. Public Land Survey, ownership, and administrative boundary lines are not definitive in their location and do not necessarily represent the location of legally surveyed boundaries. 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 Forest Service reserves the right to correct, update, modify, or replace this information without notification.
Standard_Order_Process:
Fees: None
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20120207
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region
Contact_Person: GIS
Contact_Position: Regional GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 333 Broadway SE
City: Albuquerque
State_or_Province: NM
Postal_Code: 87102
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 505-842-3292
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 505-842-3898
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 505-842-3800
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Mailroom_R3@fs.fed.us
Hours_of_Service: 0800-1630 M-F, Mountain Time
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profil
 
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