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Resource Abstract:
- description: This feature class depicts the boundaries of Land Survey features called sections, defined by the Public Lands
Survey System Grid. Normally, 36 sections make up a township. The entire extent of each of these units should be collected,
not just the portion on National Forest System lands. 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.; abstract: This feature
class depicts the boundaries of Land Survey features called sections, defined by the Public Lands Survey System Grid. Normally,
36 sections make up a township. The entire extent of each of these units should be collected, not just the portion on National
Forest System lands. 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.
Citation
- Title Public Land Survey System - Sections on USDA Forest Service Lands.
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- creation Date
2014-06-25T19:44:57.360170
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2018-08-06T19:38:02Z
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- notes: This metadata record was generated by an xslt transformation from a dc metadata record; Transform by Stephen M. Richard, based
on a transform by Damian Ulbricht. Run on 2018-08-06T19:38:02Z
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CINERGI Metadata catalog
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Metadata language
eng
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Metadata standard for this record:
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
standard version:
2007
Metadata record identifier:
urn:dciso:metadataabout:9752a53e-b02b-4c05-8464-7432314937e9
Metadata record format is ISO19139 XML (MD_Metadata)