National Forest

ISO-19139 Metadata

Metadata Information

Metadata character set: utf8

Last update: 2015-10-06

Metadata contact:

Role: distributor

Organization's name: U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center

Contact information:

Phone:

Voice: 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747)

Address:

Delivery point: 1400 Independence Road

City: Rolla

Administrative area: MO

Postal code: 65401

e-mail address: http://www.usgs.gov/ask/

Hours of service: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Contact instructions: Metadata information can also be obtained through online services using The National Map Viewer, at http://nationalmap.usgs.gov or EarthExplorer, at http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov or Ask USGS at http://www.usgs.gov/ask.

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

Metadata identifier: 12f298a6c5364bd682fdf60ecd564f19

Data Identification Information

Resource citation:

Title: National Forest

Date:

Reference date - creation: 2024-06-28

Descriptive keywords:

Keyword type not provided

Keywords: ngda, boundary, government, administrative, federal, state, territory, reserve, native american area, county, parish, municipio, borough, minor civil division, congressional district, incorporated place, unincorporated place, United States, US, WMS, HIFLD, Feature Service, SDI, NSDI, Open Data, FGDC, Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Planning, Infrastructure

Abstract: The USGS Governmental Unit Boundaries service from The National Map (TNM) represents major civil areas for the Nation, including States or Territories, counties (or equivalents), Federal and Native American areas, congressional districts, minor civil divisions, incorporated places (such as cities and towns), and unincorporated places. Boundaries data are useful for understanding the extent of jurisdictional or administrative areas for a wide range of applications, including mapping or managing resources, and responding to natural disasters. Boundaries data also include extents of forest, grassland, park, wilderness, wildlife, and other reserve areas useful for recreational activities, such as hiking and backpacking. Boundaries data are acquired from a variety of government sources. The data represents the source data with minimal editing or review by USGS. Please refer to the feature-level metadata for information on the data source. The National Map boundaries data is commonly combined with other data themes, such as elevation, hydrography, structures, and transportation, to produce general reference base maps. The National Map download client allows free downloads of public domain boundaries data in either Esri File Geodatabase or Shapefile formats. See https://apps.nationalmap.gov/help/ for assistance with The National Map viewer, download client, services, or metadata.

Purpose: Boundaries of National Forest System lands, including National Forests, defined by the U.S. Forest Service.

Dataset language:

Dataset character set: utf8

Resource constraints:

General constraints:

Limitations of use: None. Acknowledgment of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated for products derived from these data.

Resource extent:

Geographic element:

Bounding rectangle:

West longitude: -180

East longitude: 180

North latitude: 71.3443

South latitude: -14.5597

Credits: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Distribution Information

Transfer options:

Online distribution information:

Online location: https://carto.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/govunits/MapServer/31