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    • BLM OR Visual Resource Management Polygon Hub

    Metadata Updated: October 23, 2025

    VRM_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 25, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date October 23, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOI BLM DCAT-US

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date September 25, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date October 23, 2025
    Publisher Bureau of Land Management
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://blm-egis.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=4abcaee19c9748dba2850dd85b62623e&sublayer=0
    Data First Published 2022-05-31T17:17:32Z
    Data Last Modified 2024-10-07T16:24:48Z
    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
    Harvest Object Id d620c768-aede-45d7-8ebd-8506744dd5b1
    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-management-polygon-hub
    License http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -125,49,-116,42
    Program Code 010:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 3acd2a7f4ecdcbd005e92a6c20ba9bf705c11655e4e75b05e9ac344e1fa84f82
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": -125, 49, -125, 42, -116, 42, -116, 49, -125, 49}

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