U.S. Forest Service
2026-03-09T15:50:02
103912
S_USA.ResearchStationBoundaries_Gen
vector digital data
http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php
https://www.fs.fed.us/research/locations/
ResearchStationBoundaries_GEN is a generalized spatial representation of the administrative boundaries of the US Forest Service Research and Development Stations. These territories consist of a collection of states' geographic areas, within which all research and development facilities and lands are managed by a station headquarters. To display more detailed administrative boundaries for larger scale reference and analysis, the non-generalized ResearchStationBoundaries feature class should be used.
This dataset provides a generalized version of the administrative area boundaries for Research Stations in the U.S. Forest Service's Research & Development organization. The purpose of these data is to provide display and identification tools for determining current boundary information for Forest Service employees and the public. The generalized dataset is designed to improve map display and drawing performance in both ArcGIS applications and ArcGIS Server map services.
20180306
Publication date
As needed
-179.220562
-65.589602
71.410652
17.926918
None
USDA Forest Service
Research and Development
Research Station
Northern Research Station
Southern Research Station
Pacific Northwest Research Station
Pacific Southwest Research Station
Rocky Mountain Research Station
headquarters
administrative boundary
National Resource Management & Use
boundaries
None
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.
USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse
physical
Washington
DC
20250
Please send an e-mail to the address below.
data@fs.fed.us
John Pye, U.S. Forest Service
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.1.4959
Vector
Simple
FALSE
5
TRUE
FALSE
8.98315284119521e-009
8.98315284119521e-009
Decimal Degrees
D North American 1983
GRS 1980
6378137.0
298.257222101
S_USA.ResearchStationBoundaries_Gen is a collection of geographic features with the same geometry type (such as point, line, or polygon), the same attributes, and the same spatial reference.https://support.esri.com/en-us/gis-dictionary/feature-class
ResearchStationBoundaries_Gen
Feature Class
5
OBJECTID
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
ESRI
Internal feature number.
OBJECTID
OID
4
10
0
SHAPE
Coordinates defining the features [Polygon]
ESRI
Feature geometry.
SHAPE
Geometry
4
0
0
STATION_NAME
Research Station full name
U.S. Forest Service
Name
LOCATION_NAME
String
254
0
0
HQ_CITY
City associated with the Research Station's headquarters
U.S. Forest Service
City
HQ_CITY
String
254
0
0
HQ_STATE
Standard 2-digit mailing abbreviation for the U.S. state associated with the Research Station's headquarters.
U.S. Forest Service
Abbreviation
HQ_STATE
String
254
0
0
STATION_ID
Research Station abbreviation
U.S. Forest Service
FPL
Forest Products Laboratory
USFS
IITF
International Institute for Tropical Forestry
USFS
NRS
Northern Research Station
USFS
PNW
Pacific Northwest Research Station
USFS
PSW
Pacific Southwest Research Station
USFS
RMRS
Rocky Mountain Research Station
USFS
SRS
Southern Research Station
USFS
WO
Washington Office
USFS
STATION_ID
String
254
0
0
URL
URL
String
250
0
0
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the Research Station or its facility
U.S. Forest Service
Text
SHAPE.AREA
SHAPE.AREA
Double
0
0
0
SHAPE.LEN
SHAPE.LEN
Double
0
0
0
USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse
physical
Washington
DC
20250
Please send an e-mail to the address below.
data@fs.fed.us
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.
20180306
USFS Chief Information Office, Enterprise Data Warehouse
physical
Washington
DC
20250
Please send an e-mail to the address below.
data@fs.fed.us
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
USA
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.7.1.11595
ResearchStationBoundaries_Gen
2026-03-09T15:50:02
1
-179.220562
-65.589602
71.410652
17.926918
This dataset provides a generalized version of the administrative area boundaries for Research Stations in the U.S. Forest Service's Research & Development organization. The purpose of these data is to provide display and identification tools for determining current boundary information for Forest Service employees and the public. The generalized dataset is designed to improve map display and drawing performance in both ArcGIS applications and ArcGIS Server map services.
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U.S. Forest Service, Research & Development
USDA Forest Service
Research and Development
Research Station
Northern Research Station
Southern Research Station
Pacific Northwest Research Station
Pacific Southwest Research Station
Rocky Mountain Research Station
headquarters
administrative boundary
National Resource Management & Use
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>
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71.410652
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Geographic
GCS_North_American_1983
Angular Unit: Degree (0.017453)
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