20260428 13345300 1.0 TRUE 150000000 5000 ISO19139 20260914 000000 ArcGIS Metadata 1.0 USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse Please send an e-mail to the address below. Washington DC 20250 US SM.FS.data@usda.gov dataset Range Allotment Permit Map 2026-10-07T16:48:53 USDA Forest Service 2026-10-07T16:48:53 Spatial representation of the Range allotments, along with attributes from the Rangeland Information Management System (RIMS) database that describes those features and associated Permit information. This data will be used to fee the Range Permit Map application and the interactive map to be placed on the external Rangelands Management website. <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The dataset for Range Permits is needed to implement the solution for the NRM Range Permit Map modernization. The current legacy custom solution is being modernized with an out of the box solution leveraging ArcGIS Online and ArcPro. This internal read-only dataset for Range Permits and associated Allotments will be the input to this modernized solution for the NRM Range Permit Map. This will deliver value to the Range Management program and make generating official range permit maps easier and more efficient. This provides benefit to the government overall by leveraging Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) products over custom development to migrate the current legacy application from ArcMap and legacy Citrix to ArcGIS Pro in VDI. This modernized solution will be accessible via web browser in any environment to Range Permit Administrators on the FS network. Sensitive data regarging permit holder information has been removed from this dataset.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse Please send an e-mail to the address below. Washington DC 20250 US SM.FS.data@usda.gov Allotment;Boundary;Livestock;RMU;Range;Range;Rangeland Management Unit;boundaries ISO 19115 Topic Categories boundaries <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The USDA Forest Service makes no warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, completeness or utility of these geospatial data, or for the improper or incorrect use of these geospatial data. These geospatial data and related maps or graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The data and maps may not be used to determine title, ownership, legal descriptions or boundaries, legal jurisdiction, or restrictions that may be in place on either public or private land. Natural hazards may or may not be depicted on the data and maps, and users should exercise due caution. The data are dynamic and may change over time. The user is responsible to verify the limitations of the geospatial data and to use the data accordingly.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> The U.S. Forest Service makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any liability or responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or utility of these geospatial data or for the improper or incorrect use of those data. The data are dynamic and may change over time. The user is responsible for verifying the limitations of the geospatial data and for using the data accordingly. 2023-12-18T00:00:00 1 -120.080816552 -117.18498433 49.000098952 48.205267003 Publication Date 0 Data stewards have been relied on to validate the data quality and accuracy of the boundaries for allotments, pastures, and key areas. Pasture and key area boundaries have been identified using various methods through the years like GPS or digitizing. Spatial data comes from the district and is consolidated at the forest level. This will be a consolidated national extent of the data entered at the lowest level of the agency. Data quality is dependent on quality data maintenance by local data stewards. By having the ETL create the allotment feature class from all active pastures the quality of that data will be directly dependent on the pasture data. This data is current only as of the date of publication and may change daily. The need for a daily refresh is key to incorporate any and all local changes as they are made and keep the data in EDW fresh. Generally the source information used to record spatial locations are from: 1) on-screen digitizing with a georeferenced topographic or image background; or 2) GPS field collected positions. Data is the result of a national data call where local units were asked to identify and provide spatial and tabular data to represent pastures and key areas with the intent to have the allotment feature class created based on active pastures. Local units are to follow the current GIS Data Dictionaries and load their local data into the appropriate SDE to be collected and merged into a national extent. 2026-04-27 http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php 74 Feature class: A collection of geographic features with the same geometry type (such as point, line, or polygon), the same attributes, and the same spatial reference. ESRI GIS Dictionary S_USA.Range_AllotmentPermitMap Feature Class 74 OBJECTID Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. OBJECTID OID 4 10 0 ALLOT_CN RMU Control Number US Forest Service String ALLOT_CN String 34 0 0 APPROFFICERNAME Name of approving officer US Forest Service String APPROFFICERNAME String 360 0 0 PERMIT_CN Permit Control Number is a system generated unique identifier. US Forest Service String PERMIT_CN String 34 0 0 PERMIT_TYPE Description of permit type US Forest Service GRAZING AGREEMENT A type of term grazing permit that authorizes eligible grazing associations and grazing districts organized under State law to graze livestock on NFS lands. It includes provisions for the associations to issue grazing permits to association members and administer the permits in conformance with applicable law, regulation, LMP and AMP direction, the terms and conditions of the grazing agreement, and the association’s rules of management and bylaws. US Forest Service GRAZING AGREEMENT OFF Permit type used to identify those lines of use associated with other lands used in conjunction with a Grazing Agreement. US Forest Service TEMPORARY GRAZING PERMIT A permit issued on NFS lands for a period not to exceed one year, with no priority for reissuance. US Forest Service TERM A permit issued for up to 10 years with priority for issuance of a new term permit at the end of the term. Authorizes livestock grazing on NFS lands on a charge basis for commercial livestock production. US Forest Service TERM, ON/OFF PROV., ON NFS The on portion of of a grazing agreement with specific provisions on rangeland only part of which is NFS lands or other lands under Forest Service control. This permit is used to authorize grazing on NFS lands when the logical grazing unit also includes intermingled private and/or other lands predominantly owned or controlled by the permittee and who waive the authority and responsibility to specify overall season of use and livestock numbers on those lands for livestock grazing purposes to the United States for the full period the permit is to be issued. US Forest Service TERM, ON/OFF PROV., OFF NFS The off portion of of a grazing agreement with specific provisions on rangeland only part of which is NFS lands or other lands under Forest Service control. This permit is used to authorize grazing on NFS lands when the logical grazing unit also includes intermingled private and/or other lands predominantly owned or controlled by the permittee and who waive the authority and responsibility to specify overall season of use and livestock numbers on those lands for livestock grazing purposes to the United States for the full period the permit is to be issued. US Forest Service TERM ASSOC., ON/OFF PROV., ON The on portion of a permit issued to an association with on/off provisions for up to 10 years with priority for issuance of a new term permit at the end of the term. Authorizes livestock grazing on NFS lands on a charge basis for commercial livestock production. US Forest Service TERM ASSOC., ON/OFF PROV., OFF The off portion of a permit issued to an association with on/off provisions for up to 10 years with priority for issuance of a new term permit at the end of the term. Authorizes livestock grazing on NFS lands on a charge basis for commercial livestock production. US Forest Service TERM ASSOCIATION A permit issued to an association for up to 10 years with priority for issuance of a new term permit at the end of the term. Authorizes livestock grazing on NFS lands on a charge basis for commercial livestock production. US Forest Service TERM PRIVATE LAND Permits issued to persons who own or control private rangeland parcels within NFS grazing allotments (where they do not hold aterm grazing permit) predominantly surrounded by NFS lands and who waive the authority and responsibility to specify overall season of use and livestock numberson those lands for livestock grazing purposes to the United States for the full period the permit is to be issued. US Forest Service GRAZING, TREATIES W/NATIVE AME Permits, grazing authorizations, or agreements issued to Indian tribes on the basis of rights reserved or granted by treaty. US Forest Service LVSTK USE - BREEDING ANIMALS Livestock use permit for breeding animals to authorize breeding animals (sires) to service permitted livestock when the sires are not owned by the permittee. US Forest Service LVSTK USE - CAMPER AND TRAVELER Livestock use permits for camper and traveler livestock on National Forest System lands. US Forest Service LVSTK USE - CROSSING Livestock use permits for crossing National Forest System lands with livestock. US Forest Service LVSTK USE - DEPENDENT RESIDENT Livestock use permit for Dependent Resident issued to a person who resides within or contiguous to a National Forest or National Grassland and who is dependent on such lands to support livestock that is kept for domestic purposes for not to exceed 1 year and for not more than 10 head of livestock. US Forest Service LVSTK USE - PERMITTEE SADDLE/PACK ANIMAL Livestock use permit issued to a permitted livestock operator on Forest Service administered land in order to graze animals needed in managing their permitted livestock. US Forest Service LVSTK USE - RESEARCH OR ADMIN STUDY Paid or free livestock use permits issued to persons, institutions, or other local, State or Federal agencies doing research or carrying out administrative studies on National Forest System land. US Forest Service LVSTK USE - TRANSPORTATION Livestock use permits for transportation livestock issued to outfitters and guides, dude ranching, logging, mining, and prospectors working on a commercial basis. US Forest Service LVSTK USE - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT Livestock use permits for Vegetation Management issued to document arrangements made to manage vegetation by grazing animals in specified areas. US Forest Service SPECIAL USE PASTURE/CONVENIENCE Permit type used to identify those lines of use associated with special use pasture. US Forest Service UNAUTHORIZED USE Permit type used to identify those lines of use associated with unauthorized use for the purpose of creating a bill. US Forest Service PERMIT_TYPE String 40 0 0 ISSUE_DATE The date the permit was issued. US Forest Service Date ISSUE_DATE Date 0 0 0 ALLOT_ID A 5 alpha numeric character ID assigned to the allotment US Forest Service String ALLOT_ID String 5 0 0 ALLOT_NAME The name of the allotment. The name need not be unique. US Forest Service String ALLOT_NAME String 60 0 0 ALLOT_STATUS The operating status of the allotment. US Forest Service ACTIVE An active allotment is one where there is a current term grazing permit in effect or a transition between term grazing permits is occurring. US Forest Service VACANT Vacant allotments are allotments where no term grazing permit currently exists. US Forest Service FORAGE RESERVE Allotments identified as Forage reserve are those allotments where a project-level environmental analysis and decision has been made to authorize use of the allotment forage resources on a periodic, temporary, or otherwise short-term planned basis, under specified management terms and conditions, as a landscape basis tool to improve flexibility in responding to needs (such as drought, fire, restoration, etc.) or opportunities (vegetative manipulation for example). US Forest Service VACANT-UNAVAILABLE An allotment is identified as Vacant Unavailable when they do not have an active permit and are not available for use due to pending closure, resource and/or rangeland improvement condition issues, and so forth. US Forest Service ALLOT_STATUS String 30 0 0 AUM A unit used to measure the amount of forage required by one animal unit for one month taking into consideration the age, class and size of livestock, and the amount of forage they will consume in one month. US Forest Service Double AUM Double 8 38 8 AU_FACTOR Animal unit factors are used to standardize grazing demand among different herbivore species. US Forest Service Double AU_FACTOR Double 8 38 8 LIVESTOCK_CLASS The class of livestock. US Forest Service BISON Permitted livestock are BISON. US Forest Service MATURE COW W/NURSING CALF Permitted livestock are MATURE COWs W/NURSING CALVES. US Forest Service YEARLING (9-18 MONTHS) Permitted livestock are YEARLINGs (9-18 MONTHS). US Forest Service BULL Permitted livestock are BULLS. US Forest Service MATURE COW Permitted livestock are MATURE COWs. US Forest Service WEANER CALF Permitted livestock are WEANER CALVES. US Forest Service BURROS AND PONIES Permitted livestock are BURROS AND PONIES. US Forest Service EWE W/LAMB OR NANNY W/KID Permitted livestock are EWES W/LAMBS OR NANNIES W/KIDS US Forest Service MATURE SHEEP OR GOAT Permitted livestock are MATURE SHEEP OR GOATS. US Forest Service HORSE OR MULE Permitted livestock are HORSES OR MULES. US Forest Service SWINE Permitted livestock are SWINE. US Forest Service LIVESTOCK_CLASS String 40 0 0 LIVESTOCK_KIND The kind and class of livestock. US Forest Service BISON Permitted livestock are BISON. US Forest Service CATTLE Permitted livestock are CATTLE. US Forest Service DONKEY AND BURRO Permitted livestock are DONKEY AND BURRO. US Forest Service GOATS Livestock is mature cow with nursing calf. US Forest Service HORSE Permitted livestock are HORSE. US Forest Service MULE Permitted livestock are MULE. US Forest Service SHEEP Permitted livestock are SHEEP. US Forest Service SWINE Permitted livestock are SWINE. US Forest Service LIVESTOCK_KIND String 40 0 0 LIVESTOCK_NBR The number of livestock that grazed on the allotment. US Forest Service Integer LIVESTOCK_NBR Integer 4 10 0 FROM_DATE The month and day livestock are permitted to enter the grazing allotment. Date Format: (MM/DD) US Forest Service String FROM_DATE String 5 0 0 TO_DATE The month and day the livestock must leave the grazing allotment. Date Format: (MM/DD) US Forest Service String TO_DATE String 5 0 0 HEAD_MONTHS One month's use and occupancy of the range by one animal. US Forest Service Double HEAD_MONTHS Double 8 38 8 LINE_STATUS The status of the individual line of permitted use US Forest Service ACTIVE The permitted line is within the time frame for which it was issued and has not been cancelled, waived or modified. US Forest Service CANCELLED The permitted line has been cancelled in whole and is no longer considered active. US Forest Service MODIFIED The permitted line has been modified by changing the number of livestock, kind and/or class of livestock, the on date and/or the of date. A modified line is still considered active. US Forest Service WAIVED The permitted line has been waived in whole or in part and may be considered active. US Forest Service PENDING The permitted line has been applied for but a permit has not yet been issued. A pending line is not considered active. US Forest Service EXPIRED The ending date for which the grazing permit was issued has expried. US Forest Service LINE_STATUS String 40 0 0 LINE_NBR A unique sequential number identifying which line of use is being referenced. US Forest Service Integer LINE_NBR Short 0 5 0 LINE_TYPE Indicates if the line represents permitted use, authorized use or actual use. US Forest Service PMT_USE Line represents permitted use. US Forest Service LINE_TYPE String 40 0 0 REV_DATE Revision date, the date and time when the feature was created or last updated. Time is entered using a 24-hour clock (military time) based on the Pacific Standard Time (PST) zone. Tasks associated with each revision should be documented in the process steps of theme-based metadata. Entering the date only is acceptable. US Forest Service Date REV_DATE Date 0 0 0 DATA_SOURCE Feature data source code that describes how the data feature was derived or collected. US Forest Service 00 Unknown HydroEcosys GIS Data Dictionary 01 Original CFF HydroEcosys GIS Data Dictionary 02 GPS - Uncorrected Data HydroEcosys GIS Data Dictionary 03 GPS - Differentially Corrected Data HydroEcosys GIS Data Dictionary 04 GPS Survey Grade and Sub-meter HydroEcosys GIS Data Dictionary 05 Resurvey Plat HydroEcosys GIS Data Dictionary 06 Photogrammetric Compilation HydroEcosys GIS Data Dictionary 07 Digitized From Hardcopy PBS/SEQ HydroEcosys GIS Data Dictionary 08 Digitized From Hardcopy Orthophoto quad HydroEcosys GIS Data Dictionary 09 Automated Lands Project (ALP) HydroEcosys GIS Data Dictionary 20 Digitized Other HydroEcosys GIS Data Dictionary 21 Geographic Coordinate Database (GCDB) HydroEcosys GIS Data Dictionary 22 Other Cadastral Information US Forest Service 23 Other Agency Digital US Forest Service 24 Other US Forest Service 30 Remote Sensing Data - Base Level US Forest Service 31 Remote Sensing Data - Mid Level US Forest Service 32 Remote Sensing Data - Broad Level US Forest Service 33 Remote Sensing Data - National Level US Forest Service 41 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) US Forest Service 44 Digital Base Map US Forest Service 46 Digital Broad Scale Map US Forest Service 47 Other Land Survey Data US Forest Service 48 Infrared Interpretation HydroEcosys GIS Data Dictionary DATA_SOURCE String 200 0 0 ACCURACY Distance (+/-), in dataset distance units, of the expected difference between feature and real-world object locations. US Forest Service Double ACCURACY String 200 0 0 MANAGING_ORG_ID The numeric code for the Managing Organizational unit (RRFFDD where R = Region code number, F = Forest code number, and D = District code number). The managing organization is the Ranger District that manages the feature, regardless of the location of the feature. US Forest Service String MANAGING_ORG_ID String 30 0 0 MANAGING_ORG_NAME The name associated with the Managing Organization identified. US Forest Service String MANAGING_ORG_NAME String 120 0 0 SECURITY_ID The numeric code used to identify through roles granted to a field user the ability to edit the record within the database of record. The values are similar to Managing org but are not the same. US Forest Service String SECURITY_ID String 30 0 0 GIS_ACRES The number of acres within the RMU (allotment) within the GIS polygon. US Forest Service Double GIS_ACRES Double 8 38 8 FOREST_NAME The official name of the National Forest (or other Administrative Area). US Forest Service String FOREST_NAME String 150 0 0 DISTRICT_NAME The official name of the Ranger District. US Forest Service String DISTRICT_NAME String 150 0 0 SHAPE.AREA Esri field of boundary area in coordinate system units Esri Esri field of boundary length in coordinate system units SHAPE.AREA Double 0 0 0 GLOBALID A type of UUID (Universal Unique Identifier) in which values are automatically assigned by the geodatabase when a row is created. Esri A type of UUID (Universal Unique Identifier) in which values are automatically assigned by the geodatabase when a row is created. GLOBALID globalid 0 0 0 SHAPE.LEN Esri field of boundary length in coordinate system units Esri Esri field of boundary length in coordinate system units SHAPE.LEN Double 0 0 0 EPSG 6.12(3.0.1) FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998