S_USA.Trans_MVUM_Trail

ISO-19139 Metadata

Resource Identification Information:

Citation:
Title:  S_USA.Trans_MVUM_Trail

Reference date - publication:  2026-11-12T16:33:17

Presentation format:  mapDigital

Other citation details: The Federal Register Notice (73 FR 74689) for the final travel management directives was published on December 9, 2008. The directives became effective January 8, 2009. Travel Management Rule (36 CFR 212, Subpart B, Designation of Roads, Trails, and Areas for Motor Vehicle Use). See http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/programs/ohv/index.shtml for more information.

Party responsible for the resource - originator: 
Organization's name: U.S. Forest Service

Themes or categories of the resource:  transportation

Place keywords:
Keywords:  USA

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  National Forest, Travel Management Rule, Road, MVUM, Forest Service

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  National Forest, Travel Management Rule, Road, MVUM, Forest Service

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  National Forest, Travel Management Rule, Road, MVUM, Forest Service

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  National Forest, Travel Management Rule, Road, MVUM, Forest Service

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  National Forest, Travel Management Rule, Road, MVUM, Forest Service

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  transportation

Thesaurus name:
Title:  ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:  Downloadable Data

Thesaurus name: ArcGIS Content Type
Abstract:  This feature class depicts Forest Service trails where motorized use is allowed. It contains information on the specific type of motor vehicle and their seasons of use. The feature class is consistent with the appropriate National Forest's Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM). Non-motorized trails are not included in this data. Trails in this feature class are legal for some motorized use for at least a portion of the year. Any reference to Open or Dates Open refers strictly to when it is legal to use that motor vehicle on the trail. It is not meant to describe when the conditions would be appropriate for that use. As an example, a trail may be designated open to motorcycles all year long but there may be periods of time when snow depth prevents the use of motorcycles on that trail. It is compiled from the GIS Data Dictionary data and tabular data that the administrative units have prepared for the creation of their MVUMs. This data is published and refreshed on a unit by unit basis as needed. Individual unit's data must be verified and proved consistent with the published MVUMs prior to publication in the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW).

Purpose: This feature class contains National Forest System trails which have been designated as open to motorized vehicles under the Travel Management Rule. This data is published and refreshed on a unit by unit basis as needed. Individual units data must be verified and proved consistent with the published Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUMs) prior to publication in the EDW.

Dataset language:  eng
Dataset character set:  utf8

Status:  completed
Maintenance:
Update frequency:  asNeeded


Resource constraints:
Constraints:
Limitations of use: 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.

Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Limitations of use: 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.

Spatial representation type:  vector

Processing environment: Esri ArcGIS 13.2.2.49743

Extent:
Geographic element - Bounding rectangle:
Extent contains the resource: true
West longitude: -149.373213
East longitude: -73.003664
North latitude: 60.752211
South latitude: 28.985233
Extent:
Extent description: Publication Date

2026-03-31
Extent:
Geographic element - Bounding rectangle:
Extent contains the resource: true
West longitude: -149.373163
East longitude: -73.003664
North latitude: 60.752211
South latitude: 28.985233
Supplemental information: A required set of core attributes must be collected during field work and electronically stored in the corporate Forest Service application to meet the minimum business needs of this protocol. Required attributes are established to meet corporate expectations of reporting, monitoring or data sharing. All required and optional fields in this protocol are supported in the USFS application. Some attributes are auto-generated and populated in the Forest Service application from the spatial feature. Detailed attribute descriptions follow later in this document under Resource> Fields> Entity and Attribute Information.

Credits: U.S. Forest Service

Point of contact - pointOfContact: 
Organization's name: USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: Please send an e-mail to the address below.
Address:
City: Washington
Administrative area: DC
Postal code: 20250
e-mail address: SM.FS.data@usda.gov

Spatial Representation - Vector:

Level of topology for this dataset:  geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Object type:  composite

Reference System Information:

Reference system identifier:
Value: 4269
Code space: EPSG
Version: 6.5(3.0.1)

Data Quality Information:

Scope of quality information:
Level of the data:dataset

Lineage:
Process step:
When the process occurred:  2026-03-31T00:00:00
Description: The Trail_MVUM feature class is derived from individual National Forests providing the trail data used for the creation of their Motor Vehicle Use Map. Forests that choose to have their data included in the Forest Service Interactive Travel Map have their MVUM Trail data incorporated into the national Trail_MVUM feature class.

Source data:
Level of the source data: Spatial location of trails and attribution

Dataset's scale:
Scale denominator: 24000
Source citation:
Title:  Trails
Alternate titles:  TRAILS

Party responsible for the resource - originator: 
Organization's name: USFS

Extent:
Extent description: ground condition

2026-03-31
Data quality report - Conceptual consistency:
Measure description: None

Data quality report - Completeness omission:
Measure description: Completeness is dependent on the data collected and maintained by individual Forest Service administrative units.

Data quality report - Absolute external positional accuracy:
Measure description: 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.

Distribution Information:

Format:
Format name: Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class

Transfer options:
Online resource:
Online location:http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php

Metadata Information:

Metadata language:  eng
Metadata character set:  utf8


Last update:  2024-04-04

Metadata contact - pointOfContact: 
Organization's name: USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: Please send an e-mail to the address below.
Address:
City: Washington
Administrative area: DC
Postal code: 20250
e-mail address: SM.FS.data@usda.gov
Scope of the data described by the metadata:  dataset
Scope name: dataset

Name of the metadata standard used: ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Version of the metadata standard: 2007