eng utf8 dataset dataset State Data Administrator Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Idaho State Office Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist 208-373-4000

1387 South Vinnell Way Boise ID 83709-1657 US id_so_information@blm.gov

7:45 A.M. - 4:15 P.M., Mountain Time, Monday - Friday pointOfContact 2026-03-11 ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification 2007 geometryOnly composite 1360 8826 EPSG 9.5.1(10.8.0) 2022-04-13 publication U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) originator Bureau of Land Management

1387 South Vinnell Way, Boise, ID, 83709-1657, UNITED STATES

publisher documentHardcopy This geodatabase of point, line and polygon features is an effort to consolidate all of the range improvement locations on BLM-managed land in Idaho into one database. Currently, the polygon feature class has some data for all of the BLM field offices except the Coeur d'Alene and Cottonwood field offices. Range improvements are structures intended to enhance rangeland resources, including wildlife, watershed, and livestock management. Examples of range improvements include water troughs, spring headboxes, culverts, fences, water pipelines, gates, wildlife guzzlers, artificial nest structures, reservoirs, developed springs, corrals, exclosures, etc. These structures were first tracked by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Job Documentation Report (JDR) System in the early 1960s, which was predominately a paper-based tracking system. In 1988 the JDRs were migrated into and replaced by the automated Range Improvement Project System (RIPS), and version 2.0 is currently being used today. It tracks inventory, status, objectives, treatment, maintenance cycle, maintenance inspection, monetary contributions and reporting. Not all range improvements are documented in the RIPS database; there may be some older range improvements that were built before the JDR tracking system was established. There also may be unauthorized projects that are not in RIPS. Official project files of paper maps, reports, NEPA documents, checklists, etc., document the status of each project and are physically kept in the office with management authority for that project area. In addition, project data is entered into the RIPS system to enable managers to access the data to track progress, run reports, analyze the data, etc. Before Geographic Information System technology most offices kept paper atlases or overlay systems that mapped the locations of the range improvements. The objective of this geodatabase is to migrate the location of historic range improvement projects into a GIS for geospatial use with other data and to centralize the range improvement data for the state. This data set is a work in progress and does not have all range improvement projects that are on BLM lands. Some field offices have not migrated their data into this database, and others are partially completed. New projects may have been built but have not been entered into the system. Historic or unauthorized projects may not have case files and are being mapped and documented as they are found. Many field offices are trying to verify the locations and status of range improvements with GPS, and locations may change or projects that have been abandoned or removed on the ground may be deleted. Attributes may be incomplete or inaccurate. This data was created using the standard for range improvements set forth in Idaho IM 2009-044, dated 6/30/2009. However, it does not have all of the fields the standard requires. Fields that are missing from the polygon feature class that are in the standard are: ALLOT_NO, POLY_TYPE, MGMT_AGCY, ADMIN_ST, and ADMIN_OFF. The polygon feature class also does not have a coincident line feature class, so some of the fields from the polygon arc feature class are included in the polygon feature class: COORD_SRC, COORD_SRC2, DEF_FET, DEF_FEAT2, ACCURACY, CREATE_DT, CREATE_BY, MODIFY_DT, MODIFY_BY, GPS_DATE, and DATAFILE. There is no National BLM standard for GIS range improvement data at this time. For more information contact us at blm_id_infoaccesscenter@blm.gov. To show the location of range improvements on BLM-managed lands in Idaho. Currently, the polygon feature class has some data for all of the BLM field offices except the Coeur d'Alene and Cottonwood field offices. The intended use of all data in the BLM's GIS library is to support diverse activities including planning, management, maintenance, research, and interpretation. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Idaho State Office underDevelopment Rangeland Management Specialist Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Idaho State Office Rangeland Management Specialist 208-373-4000

1387 South Vinnell Way Boise ID 83709-1657 US id_so_information@blm.gov

7:45 A.M. - 4:15 P.M., Mountain Time, Monday - Friday Contact the BLM Field Office that has jurisdiction on a specific range improvement. https://www.blm.gov/office/idaho-state-office pointOfContact continual Idaho Nevada place Idaho Nevada place Boise District Office Bruneau Field Office Burley Field Office Four Rivers Field Office Jarbidge Field Office Owyhee Field Office Pocatello Field Office Salmon Field Office Shoshone Field Office Twin Falls District Office place Boise District Office Bruneau Field Office Burley Field Office Four Rivers Field Office Jarbidge Field Office Owyhee Field Office Pocatello Field Office Salmon Field Office Shoshone Field Office Twin Falls District Office place Boise District Office Bruneau Field Office Burley Field Office Four Rivers Field Office Jarbidge Field Office Owyhee Field Office Pocatello Field Office Salmon Field Office Shoshone Field Office Twin Falls District Office place Boise District Office Bruneau Field Office Burley Field Office Four Rivers Field Office Jarbidge Field Office Owyhee Field Office Pocatello Field Office Salmon Field Office Shoshone Field Office Twin Falls District Office place Boise District Office Bruneau Field Office Burley Field Office Four Rivers Field Office Jarbidge Field Office Owyhee Field Office Pocatello Field Office Salmon Field Office Shoshone Field Office Twin Falls District Office place Boise District Office Bruneau Field Office Burley Field Office Four Rivers Field Office Jarbidge Field Office Owyhee Field Office Pocatello Field Office Salmon Field Office Shoshone Field Office Twin Falls District Office place Boise District Office Bruneau Field Office Burley Field Office Four Rivers Field Office Jarbidge Field Office Owyhee Field Office Pocatello Field Office Salmon Field Office Shoshone Field Office Twin Falls District Office place Boise District Office Bruneau Field Office Burley Field Office Four Rivers Field Office Jarbidge Field Office Owyhee Field Office Pocatello Field Office Salmon Field Office Shoshone Field Office Twin Falls District Office place Boise District Office Bruneau Field Office Burley Field Office Four Rivers Field Office Jarbidge Field Office Owyhee Field Office Pocatello Field Office Salmon Field Office Shoshone Field Office Twin Falls District Office place Boise District Office Bruneau Field Office Burley Field Office Four Rivers Field Office Jarbidge Field Office Owyhee Field Office Pocatello Field Office Salmon Field Office Shoshone Field Office Twin Falls District Office place United States US place United States US place ID NV place ID NV place BLM Bureau of Land Management Department of the Interior DOI theme BLM Bureau of Land Management Department of the Interior DOI theme BLM Bureau of Land Management Department of the Interior DOI theme BLM Bureau of Land Management Department of the Interior DOI theme Facility Management Range Vegetation Wildlife theme Facility Management Range Vegetation Wildlife theme Facility Management Range Vegetation Wildlife theme Facility Management Range Vegetation Wildlife theme Facility Management Range Vegetation Wildlife theme range improvement Range Improvement Project System RIPS theme range improvement Range Improvement Project System RIPS theme range improvement Range Improvement Project System RIPS theme Downloadable Data These data are provided by the 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. otherRestrictions None, these data are considered public domain. vector eng utf8 farming biota inlandWaters structure Esri ArcGIS 13.1.3.41833 true -117.213739 -111.027225 41.897249 45.319938 true -117.15051 -111.027225 41.78468 45.319938 publication date 2017-06-29 Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class Idaho State Data Administrator U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Idaho State Office, Engineering and Geographic Sciences State Data Administrator 208-373-4000

1387 South Vinnell Way Boise ID 83709-1657 US id_so_infromation@blm.gov

7:45 A.M. - 4:15 P.M., Mountain Time, Monday - Friday distributor dataset Varies. No test across all of the data has been done. Twin Falls District: Data was checked for attribute accuracy with the 'Frequency' tool and sorting. Attribute accuracy has been validated by checking that all fields are appropriately sized, most spelling and case errors were fixed, valid values populate the fields (domains and subtypes follow standard), there are no duplicate user-defined unique IDs, and geometry values have been updated. The Twin Falls District does not maintain values for the POLY_TYPE or CONF_LEVEL fields. Salmon Field Office: Fields in the attribute table are from two sources. Fields were from the BLM Salmon Field Office data dictionary for the year the data were collected, or were added manually (in some cases, if at all) during the data creation process. For data collected by BLM personnel using Trimble GPS units with a data dictionary, most attributes should be populated. For data heads-up digitized, or digital data imported from other sources, the attributes were completed as much as possible given the available information. Summarizations were run on some of the fields to spot check for spelling and case errors, and the attributes were visually inspected in the table. Boise District: Unknown Data is logically consistent. This data set is a work in progress and does not have all range improvement projects that are on BLM lands. Varies. No test across all of the data has been done. Twin Falls District: Horizontal accuracy was assessed by comparing data to 2004/2009 NAIP imagery and 1:100k and 1:24k Topographic maps. An in-depth accuracy assessment is not planned because features will be verified in the field. Salmon Field Office: All GPS data collected by BLM personnel were differentially corrected using base station reference files, and can be assumed to have an accuracy of approximately <= 10 m. GPS data supplied from Lemhi County may or may not be differentially corrected, or may represent locations corrected real-time in the field. These type of data can be assumed to have an accuracy of approximately <= 15 m. Non-GPS data, from either BLM or non-BLM personnel, was usually hand-delineated on paper maps of a scale of 1:24,000 or 1:100,000. The National Map Accuracy Standard for a 1:100,000 scale map is that 90% of all points tested must be accurate to within 1/50 of an inch (50.8 m or 166.7 ft). The hand delineation of features on a map of this scale or larger cannot be assumed to meet this standard because the accuracy depends on the individual. However, a safe accuracy assumption for these features would be 91.4 m or 300 feet. Accuracy for the heads-up digitized features may often be better than this, and must also be considered in the use of this data. This dataset can be assumed to be safe for use at the 1:100,000 scale. Boise District: Unknown Metadata process steps were provided by the Salmon Field Office and the Twin Falls District (Burley, Jarbidge and Shoshone Field Offices) (see below). For the other offices this general process was used. Project case files and maps were consulted and locations of range improvements were on-screen digitized. Sometimes paper maps were scanned, georeferenced and then digitized. Field Offices and District Offices did not have a standard to follow so they created their own attribute schemas. Data may have resided in coverages or shapefiles. Scales of source material varied, as did the quality and accuracy. These differences were generally not documented. Twin Falls District: In order to migrate historic range improvement project sites in the Twin Falls District, the first step completed was to scan the range project atlas pages. The images were then loaded into ArcMap and georectified to assign each image geographic coordinates. A geodatabase was created to organize data into point, line, and polygon feature classes. Attribute fields for each class initially included improvement number, project code, project name, improvement type, project date and year, feature source, and notes information. Project features drawn into the scanned atlas pages were digitized and attributed using a heads-up digitizing method at no worse a scale than 1:24,000. Once features were digitized from scans, range improvement project folders were individually examined to verify and update feature locations and the attribute information listed above. Salmon Field Office: This dataset was created by compiling GPS data or data heads-up digitized from hardcopy maps. 1990-01-01T00:00:00 GIS Specialist U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Idaho State Office GIS Specialist 208-373-4000

1387 South Vinnell Way Boise ID 83709-1657 US id_so_information@blm.gov

7:45 A.M. - 4:15 P.M., Mountain Time, Monday - Friday Contact the BLM Field Office that has jurisdiction on a specific range improvement. http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/info/directory.html processor Field office project maps and files Bureau of Land Management originator mapHardcopy publication date 2010-09-15 Provided the coordinates and some attributes of range improvements. 24000 GPS data Bureau of Land Management, Idaho originator mapDigital ground condition 2008-01-01 1992-01-01 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. unclassified Executive Order 13292 None unknown Last metadata review date: 20220413