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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
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2025-10-22T08:13:00
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This dataset is intended for read-only use. The purpose of the data is to generate reports based on Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) requirements. The data used for reporting are updated weekly. In 2021, the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) initiated a tracking mechanism that requires all federal agencies that own or manage land to categorize the acres of those lands into three broad categories of predominant land use and produce an annual report. In this context the USDA Forest Service has considered the definitions of each category and classified all acres of National Forest System (NFS) lands into 1. Conservation/Preservation, 2. Commercial, 3. Operational designations. Those designations are additionally separated by whether the lands have been identified as Stewardship lands, or if the lands were acquired by the federal government for General Plant, Property & Equipment purposes. In response, the Washington Office Lands and Realty Management staff determined the appropriate data sources for this annual report and developed classification rules and a geoprocessing methodology to overlay and extract a seamless and complete NFS acreage total by the required categorizations. The acres of land in each category are dynamic, as the status of surface ownership may change from year to year based on administrative and congressional designations, purchases, dispositions, or exchanges. The FASAB land categories are defined as follows:
Conservation/ Preservation: land or land rights that are predominantly used for conservation or preservation purposes. Conservation: protection and proper use of natural resources. Preservation: the protection of buildings, objects, and landscapes. Commercial: land and permanent land rights that are predominately used to generate inflows of resources derived from the land itself or activities that nonfederal third parties perform on the land, usually through special use permits, right-of-way grants, and leases. Operational: land that is used for general or administrative purposes. This dataset covers National Forest System Lands including federally owned units of forest, range, and related land consisting of national forests, purchase units, national grasslands, land utilization project areas, experimental forest areas, experimental range areas, designated experimental areas, other land areas, water areas, and interests in lands that are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service or designated for administration through the Forest Service. Additional information on this FASAB and the geoprocessing used to produce this dataset can be found here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/Land-FASAB-dataset-FAQ.pdf
This dataset is a spatial representation of the rule-based land category designations assigned to National Forest System (NFS) lands based on 2021 Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS) 59 requirements.
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
planning cadastre
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Planning Cadastre
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
FASAB
Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards 59
SFFAS 59
Boundaries
USDA Forest Service
NFS Lands
ALP
Land Status
LSRS
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.
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.
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In order to report on-the-ground acres without double counting acreage from overlapping data layers, the Lands staff developed a FASAB land category order of precedence of: 1. Conservation/Preservation, 2. Commercial, and 3. Operational. Thus if overlapping polygons contained multiple designated areas from different data layers and/or different land use classifications, the prevailing designated area (i.e., remained after processing for no overlaps) was set by this precedence.
Each layer of the stack below (beginning with Wilderness) is successively erased by the next layer and then that output is unioned to that erase layer, merging all attributes and allowing the prevailing category to be retained. This process is repeated for each layer/category collapsing the layer stack into a single layer. The prevailing source feature class, control number, area type, area name and category are calculated and extra attributes are eliminated. The dataset is sourced from the following published Lands layers and are listed by Order of Precedence:
1. Wilderness
a. Conservation/Preservation
2. Wild and Scenic River
a. Conservation/Preservation
3. Inventoried Roadless Area
a. Conservation/Preservation
4. Other National Designated Area
a. Conservation/Preservation
b. Operational
5. Special Interest Management Area
a. Conservation/Preservation
b. Commercial
c. Operational
6. Developed Site
a. Conservation/Preservation
b. Commercial
c. Operational
7. Surface Ownership
a. Stewardship Land or Public Domain land = Conservation/Preservation
b. General Property Plant & Equipment (GPP&E) land = Operational
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Quality control measures taken: this feature class is populated by an automated translation process from the source feature class that is edited and maintained by the data stewards. Only stewards with the proper role grants can edit the data. The application used for editing has built in controls to only allow valid geometry and domains to control attribute integrity.
Data is complete for publication
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.
The spatial features were extracted from the transactional database, manipulated to meet the desired output format and published to the target feature class.
2023-07-26
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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.
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Feature Class
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OBJECTID
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
OBJECTID
OID
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SURFACEOWNERSHIPID
The source OwnerParcel record's OwnerParcelID value. This is a system generated Globally Unique Identifier (GUID).
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GUID
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CASENAME
The official name assigned to a case
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Proper Name
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LOCALCASEID
The official identification code assigned to a case
U.S. Forest Service
Textual Identification
LOCALCASEID
String
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OWNERCLASSIFICATION
Basic surface owner type.
U.S. Forest Service
NON-FS
NON-FS
U.S. Forest Service
UNPARTITIONED RIPARIAN INTEREST
UNPARTITIONED RIPARIAN INTEREST
U.S. Forest Service
USDA FOREST SERVICE
USDA FOREST SERVICE
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REGION
U.S. Forest Service Region, consisting of Region 01 (Northern Region), Region 02 (Rocky Mountain Region), Region 03 (Southwestern Region), Region 04 (Intermountain Region), Region 05 (Pacific Southwest Region), Region 06 (Pacific Northwest Region), Region 08 (Southern Region), Region 09 (Eastern Region), and Region 10 (Alaska Region). There is no Region 07. Regions are listed on http://www.fs.fed.us/organization/506. Within this dataset, the region represents the Land Status Record System Production Regional schema from which data was derived.
U.S. Forest Service
Region 10 - Alaska
Region 10 - Alaska
U.S. Forest Service
Region 09 - Eastern
Region 09 - Eastern
U.S. Forest Service
Region 08 - Southern
Region 08 - Southern
U.S. Forest Service
Region 06 - Pacific Northwest
Region 06 - Pacific Northwest
U.S. Forest Service
Region 05 - Pacific Southwest
Region 05 - Pacific Southwest
U.S. Forest Service
Region 04 - Intermountain
Region 04 - Intermountain
U.S. Forest Service
Region 03 - Southwestern
Region 03 - Southwestern
U.S. Forest Service
Region 02 - Rocky Mountain
Region 02 - Rocky Mountain
U.S. Forest Service
Region 01 - Northern
Region 01 - Northern
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Fiscal classification of land
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General Plant, Property, & Equipment
General Plant, Property, & Equipment
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Public Domain
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Stewardship
Stewardship
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NFSLANDUNITNAME
The full name of a specific NFS Land Unit (includes land unit type)
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Proper Name
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The type of feature class layer containing the highest ranked type designated area based on the precedence order for the land use categories. If no designated area is present in this location, the surface ownership is used and the land use category is determined by the fiscal land type of that parcel.
U.S. Forest Service
Wilderness
Wilderness
U.S. Forest Service
WildScenicRiver
Wild & Scenic River
U.S. Forest Service
OtherNationalDesignatedArea
Other National Designated Area
U.S. Forest Service
DevelopedSite
Developed Site
U.S. Forest Service
SpecialInterestManagementArea
SpecialInterestManagementArea
U.S. Forest Service
RoadlessArea
Roadless Area
U.S. Forest Service
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PREVAILING_CN
The unique identifier (control number) of the highest ranked type designated area based on the precedence order for the land use categories. If no designated area is present in this location, the surface ownership is used and the land use category is determined by the fiscal land type of that parcel.
U.S. Forest Service
Unique identifier
PREVAILING_CN
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PREVAILING_AREATYPE
The type of designated area that is highest ranked based on the precedence order for the land use categories. If no designated area is present in this location, the surface ownership is used and the land use category is determined by the fiscal land type of that parcel.
U.S. Forest Service
Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife Management Area
U.S. Forest Service
Roadless Area
Roadless Area
U.S. Forest Service
National Historic Area
National Historic Area
U.S. Forest Service
Public Service Site
Public Service Site
U.S. Forest Service
National Scenic Highway
National Scenic Highway
U.S. Forest Service
Alaska State Selection
Alaska State Selection
U.S. Forest Service
Community Uses Area
Community Uses Area
U.S. Forest Service
National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Forest Service
National Natural Landmark
National Natural Landmark
U.S. Forest Service
Paleontological Area
Paleontological Area
U.S. Forest Service
Nursery
Nursery
U.S. Forest Service
Roadless Area
Roadless Area
U.S. Forest Service
Geological Area
Geological Area
U.S. Forest Service
Potential Wilderness Area
Potential Wilderness Area
U.S. Forest Service
Waterfront Zone
Waterfront Zone
U.S. Forest Service
LUD II Management Area
LUD II Management Area
U.S. Forest Service
Special Designated Area
Special Designated Area
U.S. Forest Service
Mineral Reserve Area
Mineral Reserve Area
U.S. Forest Service
National Recreation River
National Recreation River
U.S. Forest Service
National Scenic and Research Area
National Scenic and Research Area
U.S. Forest Service
Memorial Area (National)
Memorial Area (National)
U.S. Forest Service
Historical Area
Historical Area
U.S. Forest Service
Memorial Site
Memorial Site
U.S. Forest Service
Recreation Site
Recreation Site
U.S. Forest Service
Recreation Management Area
Recreation Management Area
U.S. Forest Service
National Heritage Area
National Heritage Area
U.S. Forest Service
National Park
National Park
U.S. Forest Service
Primitive Area (Administrative)
Primitive Area (Administrative)
U.S. Forest Service
Trailer Court or Camp
Trailer Court or Camp
U.S. Forest Service
Agricultural Area
Agricultural Area
U.S. Forest Service
Indian Reserve Classification Area
Indian Reserve Classification Area
U.S. Forest Service
Original Legislated CDA Boundary
Original Legislated CDA Boundary
U.S. Forest Service
Hazardous Area - Restricted Use
Hazardous Area - Restricted Use
U.S. Forest Service
Wild And Scenic River Study Area
Wild And Scenic River Study Area
U.S. Forest Service
Recreation Area
Recreation Area
U.S. Forest Service
Archaeological Area
Archaeological Area
U.S. Forest Service
National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area
U.S. Forest Service
Cone Harvesting Area
Cone Harvesting Area
U.S. Forest Service
National Monument
National Monument
U.S. Forest Service
Wilderness Study Area
Wilderness Study Area
U.S. Forest Service
Fuel Break
Fuel Break
U.S. Forest Service
Multiple Use Management Area
Multiple Use Management Area
U.S. Forest Service
Wildlife And Recreation Management
Wildlife And Recreation Management
U.S. Forest Service
Alaska Native Selection
Alaska Native Selection
U.S. Forest Service
Research Natural Area
Research Natural Area
U.S. Forest Service
Eagle Wildlife Management Area
Eagle Wildlife Management Area
U.S. Forest Service
Experimental Forest
Experimental Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Experimental Research Area
Experimental Research Area
U.S. Forest Service
Research, Study or Training Area
Research, Study or Training Area
U.S. Forest Service
Anadromous Spawning Area
Anadromous Spawning Area
U.S. Forest Service
National Scenic River
National Scenic River
U.S. Forest Service
National Scenic Trail
National Scenic Trail
U.S. Forest Service
Experimental or Demo Area
Experimental or Demo Area
U.S. Forest Service
Intended Wilderness
Intended Wilderness
U.S. Forest Service
National Botanical Area
National Botanical Area
U.S. Forest Service
Protection Area (Administrative)
Protection Area (Administrative)
U.S. Forest Service
National Scenic Recreation Area
National Scenic Recreation Area
U.S. Forest Service
Zoological Area
Zoological Area
U.S. Forest Service
National Volcanic Monument
National Volcanic Monument
U.S. Forest Service
Wild and Scenic River Other Area
Wild and Scenic River Other Area
U.S. Forest Service
Conservation Management Area
Conservation Management Area
U.S. Forest Service
Military Reserve
Military Reserve
U.S. Forest Service
Administrative Site
Administrative Site
U.S. Forest Service
Historical Landmark
Historical Landmark
U.S. Forest Service
CERCLA Site
CERCLA Site
U.S. Forest Service
Study Area (National)
Study Area (National)
U.S. Forest Service
Neoteric Area
Neoteric Area
U.S. Forest Service
National Historic Trail
National Historic Trail
U.S. Forest Service
National Scenic And Wildlife Area
National Scenic And Wildlife Area
U.S. Forest Service
Botanical Area
Botanical Area
U.S. Forest Service
National Scenic Area
National Scenic Area
U.S. Forest Service
Memorial Area (Administrative)
Memorial Area (Administrative)
U.S. Forest Service
Protection Area (National)
Protection Area (National)
U.S. Forest Service
Protection of Public Interest
Protection of Public Interest
U.S. Forest Service
Special Acquisition Area
Special Acquisition Area
U.S. Forest Service
National Recreation Trail
National Recreation Trail
U.S. Forest Service
National Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway
U.S. Forest Service
National Preserve
National Preserve
U.S. Forest Service
Primitive Area (National)
Primitive Area (National)
U.S. Forest Service
Alaska Native Allotment, Application
Alaska Native Allotment, Application
U.S. Forest Service
Lighthouse Reserve
Lighthouse Reserve
U.S. Forest Service
National Game Refuge
National Game Refuge
U.S. Forest Service
Special Management Area
Special Management Area
U.S. Forest Service
Townsite
Townsite
U.S. Forest Service
Geothermal Area
Geothermal Area
U.S. Forest Service
Experimental Range
Experimental Range
U.S. Forest Service
Scenic Area
Scenic Area
U.S. Forest Service
PREVAILING_AREATYPE
String
50
0
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PREVAILING_AREANAME
The name of the designated area that is highest ranked based on the precedence order for the land use categories. If no designated area is present in this location, the surface ownership is used and the land use category is determined by the fiscal land type of that parcel.
U.S. Forest Service
Proper Name
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100
0
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PREVAILING_CATEGORY
The type of land use category, determined by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board and outlines in the requirements for the Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards 59: Accounting and Reporting of Government Land.
U.S. Forest Service
Operational
Operational
U.S. Forest Service
Commercial
Commercial
U.S. Forest Service
Conservation/Preservation
Conservation/Preservation
U.S. Forest Service
PREVAILING_CATEGORY
String
50
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GIS_ACRES
The recalculated acres of the area of land ranked highest through the established FASAB land use category order of precedence. The area of the feature in acres is calculated using a projected surface computation. A NAD83, USA Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic projection was used for Regions 1-9, and NAD83, Alaska Albers for Region 10.
U.S. Forest Service
Numerical value
GIS_ACRES
Double
8
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SHAPE
Feature geometry.
Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
SHAPE
Geometry
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ACTIONDATE
The date (month, day, and year) in which the parcel came under or left the administrative jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
U.S. Forest Service
Date
ACTIONDATE
Date
8
0
0
RUN_DATE
The date (month, day, and year) when the FASAB reporting script was executed. This date does not reflect the date of the source data, only the date of the processing.
U.S. Forest Service
Date
RUN_DATE
Date
8
0
0
SHAPE.AREA
Area of feature in internal units squared.
ESRI
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
SHAPE.AREA
Double
0
0
0
SHAPE.LEN
Length of feature in internal units.
ESRI
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
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