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BLM OR Visual Resource Inventory Publication Polygon Hub

Metadata Updated: September 11, 2025

VRI_PUB_POLY: Visual Resources are a landscape characteristic and evaluated using a baseline of the natural, unaltered landscape. Visual Resource Inventory (VRI) is the evaluation of an area for its visual potential based on several criteria. Visual Resource Management (VRM) is the classification of lands for the management of visual resources as defined in a Resource Management Plan (RMP). The VRI applies ratings to the landscape for Scenic Quality (visual appeal), Sensitivity Level (measure of public concern for scenic quality), and Distance Zones (three zones based on relative visibility from travel routes or observation points). These three values are combined and areas (polygons) delineated according to the final VRI class. VRM starts with the underlying VRI and overlays it with areas of disturbance as well as areas of protection or restriction. Final management class ratings are based on the degree to which each area is either allowed to depart or has already departed from the natural landscape condition. VRM Proposed (VRM_P) is VRM prior to the signing of the RMP. It is identical to VRM except that it will probably have different final class ratings for the different RMP alternatives. This data is subject to a data standard, Visual Resources Spatial Data Standard. http://www.blm.gov/or/datamanagement/index.php

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: us-pd

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Dates

Metadata Created Date September 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 11, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from DOI BLM DCAT-US

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date September 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 11, 2025
Publisher Bureau of Land Management
Maintainer
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Data First Published 2022-05-31T17:19:04Z
Data Last Modified 2024-10-07T16:29:47.936Z
Category geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 010:04
Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
Metadata Catalog ID https://ddi.doi.gov/blm-data.json
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
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Harvest Source Id ceb4b469-e13a-40f5-af40-5fe065f74ffa
Harvest Source Title DOI BLM DCAT-US
Homepage URL https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/BLM-EGIS::blm-or-visual-resource-inventory-publication-polygon-hub
License http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
Metadata Type geospatial
Old Spatial -124.5134,41.9785,-116.9440,49.0001
Program Code 010:000
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 500e23202bac7c91ff2a99bafc35406ed5b83d884a8e6195dd74133865cdce37
Source Schema Version 1.1
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