File Geodatabase Feature Class
Tags
planningCadastre, boundaries
This layer contains Fee Title Lands, as administered by the USFWS, in the US. This polygon file is intended for large scale thematic mapping and analysis.
The spatial data were obtained from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and are current as of 2014. The US land data were downloaded from the USFWS National Cadastral database. The attributes were modified to include complex name, organization name, division name, unit name, org code, management coe, IFWS, LIT, acre information, status, INType, tract number, comments, RSL type, and region. The coordinate system of this data is WGS 1984.
“The intended application of this data layer is as a cadastral framework for use with other data layers in GIS and mapping applications. It is specifically not intended to be used as a land survey or representation of land for conveyance or tax purposes. This data layer depicts lands and waters administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in North America, U.S. Trust Territories and Possessions. It may also include inholdings that are not administered by USFWS. The primary source for this information is the USFWS Realty program.” - USFWS
Center for Geospatial Technology, Texas Tech University US Fish and Wildlife Service
Although these data and information have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USFWS, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data and information on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Inherent in any data set used to develop graphical representations are limitations of accuracy as determined by, among others, the source, scale and resolution of the data. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and information, and aggregate use with other data and information. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with this data and information, and aggregate use with other data and information. The USFWS is not liable for the user’s improper or incorrect use of the data and information described and/or contained herein. These data and any derived products are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data may be dynamic and could change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they are derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. It is strongly recommended that the data described or contained herein be acquired directly from an authorized USFWS source and not indirectly through some other sources which may have changed the data in some way. The USFWS is not liable for data or information that indirectly acquired through other sources.
Extent
West | -179.150067 | East | 179.775127 |
North | 70.169782 | South | -14.559753 |
Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000 |
Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:150,000,000 |
The FwsInterest feature class is an aggregated data layer derived by appending separate regional feature data sets into a single national set. The spatial and positional accuracy of this information will vary depending on the original source data and methods utilized. Data sources are not listed in this document but are maintained for each region and can be requested. We strive to improve the accuracy of this data and incorporate more reliable information when available.
Center for Geospatial Technology, Texas Tech University US Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication date
Although these data and information have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USFWS, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data and information on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Inherent in any data set used to develop graphical representations are limitations of accuracy as determined by, among others, the source, scale and resolution of the data. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and information, and aggregate use with other data and information. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with this data and information, and aggregate use with other data and information. The USFWS is not liable for the user’s improper or incorrect use of the data and information described and/or contained herein. These data and any derived products are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data may be dynamic and could change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they are derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. It is strongly recommended that the data described or contained herein be acquired directly from an authorized USFWS source and not indirectly through some other sources which may have changed the data in some way. The USFWS is not liable for data or
Standard Technical Controls
Although these data and information have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USFWS, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data and information on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Inherent in any data set used to develop graphical representations are limitations of accuracy as determined by, among others, the source, scale and resolution of the data. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and information, and aggregate use with other data and information. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with this data and information, and aggregate use with other data and information. The USFWS is not liable for the user’s improper or incorrect use of the data and information described and/or contained herein. These data and any derived products are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data may be dynamic and could change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they are derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. It is strongly recommended that the data described or contained herein be acquired directly from an authorized USFWS source and not indirectly through some other sources which may have changed the data in some way. The USFWS is not liable for data or information that indirectly acquired through other sources.
Tests for integrity have not been performed.
Features represented have not been tested for completeness
Data were collected using methods that have unknown accuracy
Processes vary by Region
Data was queried to contain only Fee and Secondary title lands
US Fish & Wildlife Service Interest - Nature of land ownership relative to the National Wildlife Refuge System.
USFWS Division of Realty
Organization Name - Official name given to a Service organization that has been assigned an official five-digit numeric organization code by the Washington Office, Division of Financial Management
USFWS Data Element Standard for Organization Name
Master List of Official Names for FWS Land Units
FWS Region - Regional offices within the Service that have responsibility for program and/or administrative activities within a geographically-defined area
USFWS Division of Realty
Division Name - Name given to a Service organization division
USFWS Division of Realty
Regional National Wildlife Refuge division list
Comments - Additional information
USFWS Division of Realty
Unique note for each tract when necessary
Length of feature in internal units.
Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Organization Type - Administrative categories that identify Service organizations by their primary facility function, program activities, specialized duties and responsibilities, and/or operational status.
USFWS Data Element Standard for Organization Type
Area of feature in internal units squared.
Esri
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Feature geometry.
Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
Document Acres - Acres indicated in deed or other official document
USFWS Division of Realty
Positive real numbers that are derived from deed or other official document.
Literals - Unique alpha codes assigned by the Washington Office, Division of Realty, that identify the organizational units, areas, and project sites on Service-owned lands.
USFWS Data Element Standard for Literals
Organization Code - Unique five-digit numeric codes assigned by the Washington Office, Division of Financial Management, to Service organizations where personnel are assigned and all unstaffed land management units. Organization codes may also be assigned to meet an administrative requirement.
USFWS Division of Financial Management
The current status of USFWS management pertaining to a parcel of a land or water, and whether the parcel is owned and/or managed by the USFWS (Acquired) or is owned and/or managed by another party (Inholding).
USFWS Division of Realty
Unit Name - Name given to a Service unit of a specific National Wildlife Refuge
USFWS Division of Realty
Regional National Wildlife Refuge unit list
Survey Acres - Acres determined by survey
USFWS Division of Realty
Positive real numbers that are derived from survey document.
The ORGCODE that reflects the actual managing station of a particular Service unit of the NWRS
USFWS Division of Realty
Complex Name - Name of a number of stations combined under one management structure
USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System
Regional National Wildlife Refuge complex list
Interest Type 2 - The secondary real property interest (land or water) held by the FWS.
USFWS Division of Realty
Interest Type 1 - the primary real property interest (land or water) held by the USFWS.
USFWS Division of Realty
Tract Number - Number assigned to each tract
USFWS Division of Realty
Unique numeric and alpha codes generated for each tract by USFWS Realty
Interest Identification Number - A concatenation of IFWS and TRACTNO that includes a period (.) separator
USFWS Division of Realty
Unique string derived by concatinating the IFWS and TRACTNO fields
Interior-USFWS number: unique 1-6 character code assigned by the Washington Office, Division of Realty, to each organizational unit, area, or project site over which the Service has some type of jurisdiction.
USFWS Data Element Standard for IFWS Number
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
The spatial data were obtained from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and are current as of 2014. The US land data were downloaded from the USFWS National Cadastral database. The attributes were modified to include name, code and identification information, status, type, and other information. The coordinate system of this data is WGS 1984.“The intended application of this data layer is as a cadastral framework for use with other data layers in GIS and mapping applications. It is specifically not intended to be used as a land survey or representation of land for conveyance or tax purposes. This data layer depicts lands and waters administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in North America, U.S. Trust Territories and Possessions. It may also include inholdings that are not administered by USFWS. The primary source for this information is the USFWS Realty program.” - USFWS
This layer contains Fee Title Lands, as administered by the USFWS, in the US. This polygon file is intended for large scale thematic mapping and analysis.
The FwsInterest feature class is an aggregated data layer derived by appending separate regional feature data sets into a single national set. The spatial and positional accuracy of this information will vary depending on the original source data and methods utilized. Data sources are not listed in this document but are maintained for each region and can be requested. We strive to improve the accuracy of this data and incorporate more reliable information when available.
Publication date
None.
Although these data and information have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USFWS, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data and information on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Inherent in any data set used to develop graphical representations are limitations of accuracy as determined by, among others, the source, scale and resolution of the data. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and information, and aggregate use with other data and information. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with this data and information, and aggregate use with other data and information. The USFWS is not liable for the user’s improper or incorrect use of the data and information described and/or contained herein. These data and any derived products are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data may be dynamic and could change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they are derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. It is strongly recommended that the data described or contained herein be acquired directly from an authorized USFWS source and not indirectly through some other sources which may have changed the data in some way. The USFWS is not liable for data or information that indirectly acquired through other sources.
Tests for integrity have not been performed.
Features represented have not been tested for completeness
Data were collected using methods that have unknown accuracy
Processes vary by Region
Data was queried to contain only Fee and Secondary title lands
Although these data and information have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USFWS, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data and information on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Inherent in any data set used to develop graphical representations are limitations of accuracy as determined by, among others, the source, scale and resolution of the data. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and information, and aggregate use with other data and information. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with this data and information, and aggregate use with other data and information. The USFWS is not liable for the user’s improper or incorrect use of the data and information described and/or contained herein. These data and any derived products are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data may be dynamic and could change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they are derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. It is strongly recommended that the data described or contained herein be acquired directly from an authorized USFWS source and not indirectly through some other sources which may have changed the data in some way. The USFWS is not liable for data or