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Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management
GIS Manager
(602) 417-9200
(602) 417-9556
One North Central Ave. Suite 800
Phoenix
AZ
85004
US
ASOWEB_AZ@blm.gov
Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM, Mountain Standard Time
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Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management
GIS Manager
(602) 417-9200
(602) 417-9556
One North Central Ave. Suite 800
Phoenix
AZ
85004
US
ASOWEB_AZ@blm.gov
Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM, Mountain Standard Time
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Name: Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office GIS Manager
Organization: Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management
Position: GIS Manager
Role: Point of Contact
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U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management
GIS Manager
(602) 417-9200
(602) 417-9556
One North Central Ave. Suite 800
Phoenix
AZ
85004
US
ASOWEB_AZ@blm.gov
Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM, Mountain Standard Time
Name: GIS Manager
Organization: Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management
Position: GIS Manager
Role: Point of Contact
Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office GIS Manager
Bureau of Land Management
GIS Manager
(602) 417-9200
(602) 417-9556
One North Central Ave. Suite 800
Phoenix
AZ
85004
US
ASOWEB_AZ@blm.gov
Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM, Mountain Standard Time
Name: GIS Manager
Organization: Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management
Position: GIS Manager
Role: Point of Contact
This polygon feature class represents the spatial extent and boundaries of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) Wilderness Study Areas.
Wilderness Study Areas (commonly known as WSAs) are places that have wilderness characteristics; that is a minimum size, naturalness, and outstanding opportunities for recreation which make them eligible for designation as wilderness. A Wilderness is a special place where the earth and its community of life are essentially undisturbed; they retain a primeval character, without permanent improvements and generally appear to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature. In 1964, Congress established the National Wilderness Preservation System and designated the first Wilderness Areas in passing the Wilderness Act. The uniquely American idea of wilderness has become an increasingly significant tool to ensure long-term protection of natural landscapes. Wilderness protects the habitat of numerous wildlife species and serves as a biodiversity bank for many species of plants and animals. Wilderness is also a source of clean water.
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 directed the BLM to inventory and study its roadless areas for wilderness characteristics. To be designated as a WSA, an area has to have the following characteristics: Size - roadless areas of at least 5,000 acres of public lands or of a manageable size; Naturalness - generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature; Opportunities - provides outstanding opportunities for solitude or primitive and unconfined types of recreation, and Special Qualities- WSAs often have special qualities such as ecological, geological, educational, historical, scientific and scenic values.
In June 2000, the BLM responded to growing concern over the loss of open space by creating the NLCS. The NLCS brings into a single system some of the BLM's premier designations. By putting these lands into an organized system, the BLM hopes to increase public awareness of these areas' scientific, cultural, educational, ecological and other values.
As early as 1926, the earliest advocates of wilderness preservation had acknowledged the beauty and important ecological values of the desert lands under the BLM’s administration as candidates for wilderness protection. In 1976, Congress directed the BLM to evaluate all of its land for the presence of wilderness characteristics, and identified areas became WSAs. The establishment of a WSA served to identify areas for Congress to consider for addition to the National Wilderness Preservation System. Today, the BLM manages WSA that contain about 12.6 million acres of public land. Until Congress makes a decision to add or end consideration of a WSA, the BLM manages the area so as not impair its suitability for designation as wilderness.
This polygon feature class represents the spatial extent and boundaries of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) AZ National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs).
Bureau of Land Management, Arizona
Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office GIS Manager
Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management
GIS Manager
(602) 417-9200
(602) 417-9556
One North Central Ave. Suite 800
Phoenix
AZ
85004
US
ASOWEB_AZ@blm.gov
Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM, Mountain Standard Time
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These data are provided by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 'as is' and might contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User's intended use. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data might not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate. The User is encouraged to carefully consider the content of the metadata file associated with these data. These data are neither legal documents nor land surveys, and must not be used as such. Official records may be referenced at most BLM offices. Please report any errors in the data to the BLM office from which it was obtained. The BLM should be cited as the data source in any products derived from these data. Any Users wishing to modify the data should describe the types of modifications they have performed. The User should not misrepresent the data, nor imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by BLM. This data may be updated by the BLM without notification.
The BLM assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. No warranty is made by the BLM as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual use or aggregate use with other data; nor shall the act of distribution to contractors, partners, or beyond, constitute any such warranty for individual or aggregate data use with other data. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of BLM, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by BLM regarding the use of these data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. In no event shall the BLM have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of the use or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by BLM.
None, these data are considered public domain.
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A published revision of the Department Manual’s Part 305: Departmental Science Effects, Chapter 3: Integrity of Scientific and Scholarly Activities (305 DM 3), effective December 16, 2014, is available online at http://elips.doi.gov/ELIPS/DocView.aspx?id=4056. Scholarly information considered in Departmental decision making must be robust, of the highest quality, and the result of as rigorous scientific and scholarly processes as can be achieved. Most importantly, it must be trustworthy. This policy helps us to achieve that standard (http://www.doi.gov/scientificintegrity/index.cfm).
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These data are provided by Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 'as is' and might contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User's intended use. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data might not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate. The User is encouraged to carefully consider the content of the metadata file associated with these data. These data are neither legal documents nor land surveys, and must not be used as such. Official records may be referenced at most BLM offices. Please report any errors in the data to the BLM office from which it was obtained. The BLM should be cited as the data source in any products derived from these data. Any Users wishing to modify the data should describe the types of modifications they have performed. The User should not misrepresent the data, nor imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by BLM. This data may be updated by the BLM without notification.
None, these data are considered public domain.
Not classified
Not classified
Horizontal accuracy is +/- 100 ft. Although this data is work in progress, its spatial accuracy can be found from the reliability and/or the error in X, Y coordinates contained in the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) points feature class. This represents the best estimate of spatial accuracy on a point-by-point basis.
The accuracy of attributes in this feature class reflects that of the source dataset. Attribute accuracy was tested by validating attribute coded values against accepted domain values, checking that alpha-numeric values followed a valid format, and checking that numeric values were greater than zero.
Attribute accuracy was tested by validating attribute coded values against accepted domain values, checking that alpha-numeric values followed a valid format, and checking that numeric values were greater than zero. Foundational to the this data is the expectation that it topologically aligns where possible and appropriate with the official published version of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Cadastral National Spatial Data Infrastructure (CAD NSDI) GIS Data. Source dataset is run through a series of tests to verify that the data complies with the format specified in the Data Standard. ERRORS AND INCONSISTENCIES MAY STILL BE PRESENT IN THE DATA.
Dataset is considered in progress for the information presented.
Using the implementation guidelines, GIS staff at BLM field and state offices cross-walk and clean up their data to comply with the standardized national dataset. Then, the BLM field and/or state offices submit the data to the National Operations Center (NOC), where it is compiled to produce seamless national datasets. This process of data replication to the National Operations Center is intended to occur on a monthly basis.
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GIS Manager
Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management
GIS Manager
(602) 417-9200
(602) 417-9556
One North Central Ave. Suite 800
Phoenix
AZ
85004
US
ASOWEB_AZ@blm.gov
Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM, Mountain Standard Time
This official BLM Data Management handbook contains information about how data is administered, managed, and tracked. This handbook discusses how the BLM operates with regard to data development and design, quality, metadata, and business rules. The information this resource contains also pertains to geospatial data.
H-1283-2 Data Administration and Management Handbook
2014-12-05
Release 1-1762
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
This report describes the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wilderness review and tells of BLM's decisions establishing wilderness study areas in Arizona.
Wilderness Review of Arizona: Intensive Inventory of Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management
1980-11
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
https://ia802601.us.archive.org/21/items/wildernessreview5465unit/wildernessreview5465unit.pdf
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BLM NLCS Wilderness Study Areas Polygons
National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) Implementation Guidelines
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OBJECTID
OBJECTID
OID
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10
0
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
NLCS_ID
The designed primary key that will uniquely identify a single occurrence of the entity. The primary key for NLCS will be 10 digits. The first four will be “NLCS” and the last six digits will be a sequential number.
National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) Implementation Guidelines
NLCS Unique Identifier
String
10
0
0
NLCS_NAME
The official name of the NLCS area. The name of a nationally significant designated area with scientific, cultural, educational, ecological and other values.
National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) Implementation Guidelines
NLCS Name
String
100
0
0
CASEFILE_NO
The serialized case number for each NLCS area. The number that refers to the serialized case file number of the group of official documents that record the facts, or actions taken, on a specific application, such as an oil and gas lease, exchange, airport lease, easement acquisition, etc. A case file sets aside the land as an NLCS, withdraws the area from certain uses, and registers this withdrawal on the Master Title Plats.
National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) Implementation Guidelines
Casefile Number
String
17
0
0
WSA_RCMND
The name that indicates the BLM recommendation on wilderness suitability.
National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) Implementation Guidelines
WSA Recommendation
String
20
Suitable
Recommended as a suitable wilderness area based on wilderness study review
NLCS_DOM_WSA_RCMND
Non-suitable
Not recommended as a wilderness area based on wilderness study review
NLCS_DOM_WSA_RCMND
No recommendation
No recommendation of a wilderness area based on wilderness study review
NLCS_DOM_WSA_RCMND
0
0
ADMIN_ST
An alphabetic abbreviation that represents each of the 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas. FIPS PUB 5-2
National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) Implementation Guidelines
Administrative State Code
String
2
AK
Alaska
DOM_ADMIN_ST
AZ
Arizona
DOM_ADMIN_ST
CA
California
DOM_ADMIN_ST
CO
Colorado
DOM_ADMIN_ST
ES
Eastern States
DOM_ADMIN_ST
ID
Idaho
DOM_ADMIN_ST
MT
Montana
DOM_ADMIN_ST
NM
New Mexico
DOM_ADMIN_ST
NV
Nevada
DOM_ADMIN_ST
OR
Oregon
DOM_ADMIN_ST
UT
Utah
DOM_ADMIN_ST
WY
Wyoming
DOM_ADMIN_ST
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0
ROD_DATE
The date on which the decision is signed by the person who has approval authority for the decisions. The Record of Decision signing date of the monitoring or activity plan, if any, for the particular Wilderness Study Area.
National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) Implementation Guidelines
Record of Decision Date
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0
0
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Software generated value. A field of type UUID (Universal Unique Identifier) in which values are automatically assigned by the geodatabase when a row is created. This field is not editable and is automatically populated when it is added for existing data. This attribute is included for purposes of replication only. It is not used as a unique identifier for relationships between feature classes/tables.
National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) Implementation Guidelines
GlobalID
UUID
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0
0
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Shape
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0
0
Feature geometry.
Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
created_user
The name of the user who created the feature within the feature class of a geodatabase.
Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management
created_user
String
255
0
0
created_date
The date (UTC) in which the feature within the feature class of a geodatabase was created.
Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management
created_date
Date
8
0
0
last_edited_user
The name of the user who most recently updated the feature within the feature class of a geodatabase.
Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management
last_edited_user
String
255
0
0
AZ_GIS_ACRES
GIS Acres
Double
8
0
0
AZ_GIS_NOTES
GIS Notes
String
255
0
0
last_edited_date
The date (UTC) in which the feature within the feature class of a geodatabase was most recently edited.
Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Management
last_edited_date
Date
8
0
0
Shape_Length
Shape_Length
Double
8
0
0
Length of feature in internal units.
Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape_Area
Shape_Area
Double
8
0
0
Area of feature in internal units squared.
Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
See the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) Implementation Guidelines.
Simple
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