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Public Land Survey System - Sections on USDA Forest Service Lands

Metadata Updated: December 2, 2020

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.

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Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: No license information was provided.

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Dates

Metadata Date June 16, 2014
Metadata Created Date December 2, 2020
Metadata Updated Date December 2, 2020
Reference Date(s) July 26, 2009 (publication)
Frequency Of Update asNeeded

Metadata Source

Harvested from New Mexico Resource Geographic Information System (NM RGIS)

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date June 16, 2014
Metadata Created Date December 2, 2020
Metadata Updated Date December 2, 2020
Reference Date(s) July 26, 2009 (publication)
Responsible Party USDA Forest Service, Southwest Regional Office (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid RGIS::390b0196-1e76-4ed6-88eb-f85e1f73777e::ISO-19115:2003
Access Constraints Access Constraints: None.. Use Constraints: 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.
Bbox East Long -99.356139
Bbox North Lat 37.0717
Bbox South Lat 31.079174
Bbox West Long -113.318731
Coupled Resource
Frequency Of Update asNeeded
Harvest Object Id b567046f-6d9d-4336-bc2f-1525ed4695a8
Harvest Source Id 3636b698-f3eb-4e93-a26e-b664cc785274
Harvest Source Title New Mexico Resource Geographic Information System (NM RGIS)
Licence
Metadata Language eng; USA
Metadata Type geospatial
Progress complete
Spatial Data Service Type
Spatial Reference System United States
Spatial Harvester True

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