National Forest Boundaries for Idaho

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• What does this data set describe?
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• Who wrote the metadata?

This shapefile displays the location of National Forest Boundaries in Idaho.  It was created from data downloaded from the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project (ICBEMP) web site (http://www.icbemp.gov/).

Geographic Information System (GIS) data layers or themes were compiled or created in support of the ICBEMP Assessment and the development of the Eastside and Upper Columbia River Basin Environmental Impact Statements. The themes were derived from source maps, photos, or transfer media ranging from 1:12,000 to 1:4,000,000 in scale. Some GIS themes mapped features continuously across the entire project area while others covered discrete areas only (e.g. subsample watershed areas). Major data providers included individual administrative units of the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Mines, Bonneville Power Administration, universities, state agencies, American Indian tribes, and non-governmental organizations.

The ICBEMP cannot assure the reliability or suitability of this information for a particular purpose.  Original data was compiled from various sources.  Spatial information may not meet National Map Accuracy Standards.  This information may be updated without notification.

1. How should this data set be cited?
   
   
   University of Idaho Library , Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project, 20000309, National Forest Boundaries for Idaho: University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.
   
   
   Online links:

   • http://www.insideidaho.org/data/statewide/icbemp/imap/usfsbnds_id_icbemp.shp.xml

   
   
   Other citation details:

   These data were contributed to INSIDE Idaho by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project.

   
   
2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
   
   
   Bounding coordinates:

   West: -117.53063238

   East: -110.65522123

   North: 48.99053773

   South: 41.94604263
   
   
3. What does it look like?
   
   
   http://www.insideidaho.org/data/statewide/icbemp/atlas/usfsbnds_id_icbemp.gif (GIF)

   National forest boundaries in Idaho.
   
   
   Thumbnail image:
   
   
   
4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
   
   
   Calendar date: unknown
   Currentness reference:

   Unknown

   
   
5. What is the general form of this data set?
   
   
   Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data
   
   
6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   
   
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      
      
      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • GT-polygon composed of chains (3489)
      
      
   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      
      
      The map projection used is Transverse Mercator.

      
      

      Projection parameters:

      Transverse Mercator

      Scale factor at central meridian: 0.999600

      Longitude of central meridian: -114.000000

      Latitude of projection origin: 42.000000

      False easting: 500000.000000

      False northing: 100000.000000

      
      

      Planar coordinates are encoded using Coordinate Pair.

      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000546.

      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000546.

      Planar coordinates are specified in meters.

      
      

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.

      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.

      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.

      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.9786982.

      
      
7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
   
   
   usfsbnds_id_icbemp.dbf

   Attributes of the shapefile. (Source: unknown)

   
   

   FID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)
                     

   
   

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   
   

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)
                     

   
   

   Coordinates defining the features.

   
   

   AREA

   Range of values
   Minimum:	3931.89423732
   Maximum:	131189698961

   
   

   PERIMETER

   Range of values
   Minimum:	286.478514529
   Maximum:	14211492.8074

   
   

   MVBFSAD_

   Range of values
   Minimum:	2
   Maximum:	3490

   
   

   MVBFSAD_ID

   Range of values
   Minimum:	1
   Maximum:	21091

   
   

   OWN

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0
   Maximum:	11

   
   

   AGENCY_CD

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0
   Maximum:	419

   
   

   AGENCY_NM
   Entity and attribute overview:

   National forest boundaries are depicted as polygons with the name of the national forest as an attribute.
   See attribute definitions here: http://www.icbemp.gov/spatial/metadata/polit/440.htm

   
   

   Entity and attribute detail citation:

   unknown

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   
   
   • University of Idaho Library
   • Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project
   
   
2. Who also contributed to the data set?
   
   

   U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project

   
   
3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   
   
   Becky Gravenmier

   U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project

   USDA Forest Service, Regional Office R6
   333 S.W. First Avenue, 4th Floor
   

   Portland, OR 97208

   USA

   
   

   (509) 808-2851 (voice)

   bgravenm@or.blm.gov

To show National Forest Boundaries in Idaho.

1. Where did the data come from?
   
   
   UNKNOWN (source 1 of 2)

   
   

   Unknown, Unknown, Unknown.

   
   

   Type of source media: unknown

   Source contribution:

   Source system: ARC/INFO; Source scale: 1:100,000; Various capture methods used

   
   
   POLFSAD (source 2 of 2)

   
   

   U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project, 19980521, National Forest Boundaries: ICBEMP -- Political440, U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, Walla Walla, Washington.

   
   

   Online links:

   • http://www.icbemp.gov/spatial/metadata/polit/440.htm

   
   

   Type of source media: online

   Source scale denominator: 100000

   Source contribution:

   File Name: MVBFSAD (ArcInfo polygon coverage)
   
   Projection: Albers
   Datum: NAD27
   Units: Meters
   Spheriod: CLARKE 1866
   1st Standard Parallel: 43 00 00
   2nd Standard Parallel: 48 00 00
   Central Meridian: -117 00 00
   Latitude of Projection's Origin: 41 00 00
   False Easting (meters): 700000
   False Northing (meters): 0
   

   
   
2. What changes have been made?
   
   
   Date: Unknown (change 1 of 2)

   This theme was generated by selecting Forest Service ownership from the ownership theme.  The State coverages were then merged into a project-wide coverage.
   
   Lineage:             State ownership covers
   

   
   

   Person responsible for change:
   

   Becky Gravenmier

   U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project

   USDA Forest Service, Regional Office R6
   333 S.W. First Avenue, 4th Floor
   

   Portland, OR 97208

   USA

   
   

   (509) 808-2851 (voice)

   bgravenm@or.blm.gov

   
   

   Data sources used in this process:

   • UNKNOWN

   
   
   Date: 20000309 (change 2 of 2)

   Souce data were downloaded from the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project (ICBEMP) web site (http://www.icbemp.gov/) for use on the INSIDE Project.
   
   The coverage was imported and projected from Albers to Idaho Transverse Mercator (IDTM) and built with polygon topology.
   
   The projected data were clipped to the state boundary.
   
   The coverage was converted to a shapefile.
   
   This metadata file was created in SMMS using metadata downloaded with the original coverage.
   

   
   

   Person responsible for change:
   

   Lily Wai

   University of Idaho Library

   Head of Government Documents

   University of Idaho Library

   Moscow, ID 83844-2350

   USA

   
   

   208-885-6344 (voice)

   208-885-6817 (FAX)

   lwai@uidaho.edu

   Hours of Service: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Pacific Time), Monday - Friday

   
   

   Data sources used in this process:

   • POLFSAD

   
   

1. How well have the observations been checked?
   
   

   Unknown

   
   
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
   
   

   unknown

   
   
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
   
   
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
   
   

   Unknown

   
   
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   
   

   Unknown

   
   

Not to be used at scales greater than 1:100,000.

Who distributes the data set?


Lily Wai
University of Idaho Library
Head of Government Documents
University of Idaho Library
Moscow, ID 83844-2350
USA


208-885-6344 (voice)
208-885-6817 (FAX)
lwai@uidaho.edu
Hours of Service: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Pacific Time), Monday - Friday


What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?


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Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the University of Idaho Library, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.


How can I download or order the data?


• Availability in digital form:




Data format:	ESRI Shapefile in format TGZ (version 1.2.4 (gzip)) tar and gzip Size: 3.261
Network links:	http://www.insideidaho.org/data/statewide/icbemp/archive/usfsbnds_id_icbemp.tgz



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