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The Land Management Planning Geographic Areas Feature Class provides descriptive and location information about Geographic Areas within the U.S. Forest Service Boundaries, aggregated into one dataset. This feature class aspires to represent the geospatial boundaries for land allocations identified in land management plans. Since many plans are out-dated and revised under previous planning rules, liberties were taken to fit current plan data into the new data standards. One must look at the land management plan and plan components for the full management direction and to understand actual management complexities., The Land Management Planning Geographic Areas Feature Class provides descriptive and location information about Geographic Areas within the U.S. Forest Service Boundaries, aggregated into one dataset. This feature class aspires to represent the geospatial boundaries for land allocations identified in land management plans. Since many plans are out-dated and revised under previous planning rules, liberties were taken to fit current plan data into the new data standards. One must look at the land management plan and plan components for the full management direction and to understand actual management complexities. |
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The Land Management Planning Geographic Areas Feature Class provides descriptive and location information about Geographic Areas within the U.S. Forest Service Boundaries, aggregated into one dataset. This feature class aspires to represent the geospatial boundaries for land allocations identified in land management plans. Since many plans are out-dated and revised under previous planning rules, liberties were taken to fit current plan data into the new data standards. One must look at the land management plan and plan components for the full management direction and to understand actual management complexities., The Land Management Planning Geographic Areas Feature Class provides descriptive and location information about Geographic Areas within the U.S. Forest Service Boundaries, aggregated into one dataset. This feature class aspires to represent the geospatial boundaries for land allocations identified in land management plans. Since many plans are out-dated and revised under previous planning rules, liberties were taken to fit current plan data into the new data standards. One must look at the land management plan and plan components for the full management direction and to understand actual management complexities. |
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Contextual Definition of Geographic Areas:
It is required for every National Forest to have a Land Management Plan (LMP), often referred to as a Forest Plan. Every plan must have management areas or geographic areas or both. The 2012 Planning Rule defines geographic areas as “spatially contiguous land areas identified within the planning area. A geographic area may overlap with a management area.” The Forest Service Handbook states that “geographic areas are based on place, while management areas are based on purpose. A typical geographic area map represents large areas that have desired conditions with a range of possible resource management emphases. Rather than a management emphasis map, a geographic area map tends to focus on a place (Red Rock Canyon, Mount Whitney, or perhaps a specific watershed).”
Geographic Areas have an associated place name naming convention. They are identified in a LMP and are identified with plan components that detail how these areas will be managed. These areas are based on specific “places” and not “themes” like Management Areas. For example, “Hanging Lake Meadow” is a Geographic Area, but a “ski-area” is an example of a Management Area. This feature class shows the geospatial extent of each Geographic Area within land management plans, with pertinent metadata and includes data from both the 1982 and 2012 planning rules. This schema can also be used as a template to build data regionally or for individual units. Characteristics:
- Based on “place”.
- Has a different set of plan components than Management Areas.
- Generally contiguous polygons, but may be a multi-part polygon due to private lands.
- Polygons must be semi-contiguous and in close proximity.
- Can overlap with Management Areas or Designated Areas.
- Do not overlap with other Geographic Areas.
- Cannot extend outside the land management plan or Administrative Forest Boundary., Contextual Definition of Geographic Areas:
It is required for every National Forest to have a Land Management Plan (LMP), often referred to as a Forest Plan. Every plan must have management areas or geographic areas or both. The 2012 Planning Rule defines geographic areas as “spatially contiguous land areas identified within the planning area. A geographic area may overlap with a management area.” The Forest Service Handbook states that “geographic areas are based on place, while management areas are based on purpose. A typical geographic area map represents large areas that have desired conditions with a range of possible resource management emphases. Rather than a management emphasis map, a geographic area map tends to focus on a place (Red Rock Canyon, Mount Whitney, or perhaps a specific watershed).”
Geographic Areas have an associated place name naming convention. They are identified in a LMP and are identified with plan components that detail how these areas will be managed. These areas are based on specific “places” and not “themes” like Management Areas. For example, “Hanging Lake Meadow” is a Geographic Area, but a “ski-area” is an example of a Management Area. This feature class shows the geospatial extent of each Geographic Area within land management plans, with pertinent metadata and includes data from both the 1982 and 2012 planning rules. This schema can also be used as a template to build data regionally or for individual units. Characteristics:
- Based on “place”.
- Has a different set of plan components than Management Areas.
- Generally contiguous polygons, but may be a multi-part polygon due to private lands.
- Polygons must be semi-contiguous and in close proximity.
- Can overlap with Management Areas or Designated Areas.
- Do not overlap with other Geographic Areas.
- Cannot extend outside the land management plan or Administrative Forest Boundary. |
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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 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. |
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