Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Wyoming Gap Analysis Publication_Date: 19961201 Title: Land ownership and management for Wyoming Edition: 2 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Laramie, Wyoming Publisher: University of Wyoming, Spatial Data and Visualization Center Online_Linkage: Landown Description: Abstract: This data contains land cover ownership and management information for the entire state of Wyoming at 1:100,000 scale. Attribute fields describe land ownership, manager/administrator (if any), Gap Analysis management code (which denotes the relative degree of biodiversity maintenance for each tract of land), and additonal land information such as U.S.F.S. National Forests and U.S.G.S. 1:100,000-scale quadrangles. Ownership designations reflect surface features only and do not include mineral or water rights. Though the ownership data was updated to 1994, updates should not be considered comprehensive and ownership may only be as current as the publication date of the source maps. The data is available for distribution as one statewide file or tiled into 56 separate files by USGS 1:100,000 quadrangle. The format for distribution is either ARC/INFO export format or ArcView shapefile. Purpose: The primary purpose of this data was to provide a preliminary indication of the management and amount of protection available to biodiversity elements analyzed by Wyoming Gap Analysis (land cover types and terrestrial vertebrate species). Gap Analysis categorizes land into 4 different management codes which reflect different long term committments (or lack of committment) to biodiversity protection. Land ownership and administration was used a basis for mapping these management status categories, since they provide some indication of the kinds of activity that can occur on a given piece of land. The ownership information in this database is limited to general categories as mapped by the Bureau of Land Management Surface Land Status maps. Privately-owned land is treated as a homogeneous category, and individual owners are not differentiated unless there is information that indicated a permanent committment to long-term biodiversity maintenance (such as land owned by The Nature Conservancy). This data was developed for the purpose of identifying opportunities for cooperative management of biodiversity elements, however it may also be used for a variety of other resource management applications. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1994 Currentness_Reference: Publication date of sources, with partial updates to 1994 Status: Progress: complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: There are no current plans for updating the land ownership/administration, though National Gap has indicated a possible 10 year interval for updating the information. Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.09334522 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -103.88352708 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.10795123 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.95004394 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Theme_Keyword: land ownership Theme_Keyword: land administration Theme_Keyword: management status Theme_Keyword: gap analysis Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Place_Keyword: Wyoming Access_Constraints: None. Use_Constraints: This dataset was produced with an intended application at the state or ecoregion level - geographic areas from several hundred thousand to millions of hectares in size. The data provide a course-filter approach to analyses, meaning that not every occurrence of animal habitat is mapped; only large, generalized distributions are mapped, based on the USGS 1:100,000 mapping scale in both detail and precision. Therefore, this dataset can be used appropriately for coarse-scale (> 1:100,000) applications, or to provide context for finer-level maps or applications. >Appropriate uses include: >1. statewide biodiversity planning; >2. regional and large area resource planning; >3. coarse-filter evaluation of potential impacts or benefits of major >projects/initiatives on biodiversity - such as utility or transportation >corridors, wilderness proposals, open space or recreation proposals; >4. environmental impact assessment for large projects >such as military activities; >5. education at all levels for both students and citizens. >Inappropriate uses of this data include: >1. Generating specific measurements from the data finer than the >nearest thousand hectares; >2. Establishing exact boundaries for regulation or acquisition; >3. Establishing definite presence or absence of any element; >4. Determining abundance, health, or condition of any element; >5. Establishing a measure of accuracy of any other data by >comparison with this dataset; >6. Combining this data with any other data finer than >1:100,000-scale for analysis; >7. Use of this data to map small areas (less than thousands of >hectares) typically requiring mapping resolution at 1:24,000-scale >and using aerial photographs or ground surveys; >8. Altering the data in anyway and redistributing it as a GAP product. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Data Manager Contact_Organization: Spatial Data and Visualization Center Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Box 3067 University Station City: Laramie State_or_Province: Wyoming Country: USA Postal_Code: 82071 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 307-766-2735 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: n/a Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM MST Browse_Graphic: Browse_graphic_file_name: Browse_graphic_file_description: major land ownership types for Wyoming Browse_graphic_file_type: gif Native_Data_Set_Environment: The data was created in and is stored in Arc/Info 7.0.4 software for Unix operating system. Arc/Info stores this vector polygon coverage. The data is available for distribution as one statewide file or tiled into 56 separate files by USGS 1:100,000 quadrangle. The format for distribution is either ARC/INFO export format or ArcView shapefile. Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal accuracy assessment has been conducted of the land ownership and administration in this database. An informal verification was performed using two methods discussed below. In this process, the number of correct- ions was not quantified and no attempt was made to estimate the overall thematic accuracy. The informal verification of the ownership and administration attributes was performed using two methods. 1. Comparison of ownership/administrative boundaries and thematic inforamtion with original sources, and 2. requesting informal map reviews from groups to which the data was distributed to in its draft form. Ownership boundaries digitized by WY-GAP were checked systematically for correct land coding by overlaying 1:100,000-scale plots of digital data with the source maps. Similarly, thematic accuracy of administrative units was systematically checked by a visual comparison with source maps. In the informal review process, agencies were asked to make updates and check ownership polygons for errors. Twenty-three of the 56 1:000,000-scale quadrangles in the state were checked by BLM personnel in this review process, and changes resulting from this review (mostly updates) were incorporated in to the final version. Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment: Attribute_Accuracy_Value: unknown Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation: see above Logical_Consistency_Report: All polygons are closed and adjacent polygons do not have identical attributes. Each polygon has one and only one attribute. Completeness_Report: Land ownership is complete for the entire state according to the ownership classification used by the BLM surface management status maps. Public special managed areas (also called administrative units) are complete for the state except for some types of units (such as BLM Areas of Critical Environmental Concern and BLM and Forest Service Wilderness Study Areas) without mandated management plans or with pending official designation. Privately managed areas are not complete for the state because of the difficulty of collecting information about these areas and the lack of standardization of management policies. The only privately-managed areas included at this time are Nature Conservancy preserves and ranches. Management status is complete for the state according to management plans and objectives existing at the time that this version of the digital data was completed (1995). Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The Surface Mangement Status Maps from which the ownership was digitized have an accuracy of +/- 120 feet, according to USGS national mapping standards. Because some of the digitization was from folded or otherwise poor quality paper maps, there is a 5-8% range of error associated with this digital data, translating to approximately +/- 300 feet. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Bureau of Land Management Publication_Date: 1974-1991 Title: BLM Surface Management Status Maps Type_of_Source_Media: paper maps Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1974 Ending_Date: 1991 Source_Currentness_Reference: date of publication Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000 Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Ownership Source_Contribution: source of land ownership information for Wyoming Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Bureau of Land Management Publication_Date: unknown Title: digital land ownership Type_of_Source_Media: digital data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: unknown Source_Currentness_Reference: digitization date Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000 Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ownership Source_Contribution: Source of land ownership information for Wyoming Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: unknown Title: Digital Line Graphs Type_of_Source_Media: digital maps Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1974 Ending_Date: 1991 Source_Currentness_Reference: date of publication Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000 Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DLGS Source_Contribution: Source of boundaries of open water, included because surface water in Wyoming does not usually have ownership designation Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Wyoming Game and Fish Department Publication_Date: unknown Title: Wildlife Habitat Management Areas Type_of_Source_Media: paper maps Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: unknown Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000 Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SMA Source_Contribution: Source of boundary information for Wildlife Habitat Managed Areas Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: US Forest Service Publication_Date: unknown Title: USFS Management Area and stand maps Type_of_Source_Media: paper maps Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: unknown Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Scale_Denominator: 126720 Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SMA Source_Contribution: Source of boundaries for USFS special interest areas and research natural areas Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Shoshone National Forest Publication_Date: unknown Title: digital maps of USFS managed areas Type_of_Source_Media: digital maps Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: unknown Source_Currentness_Reference: digitization date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SMA Source_Contribution: source of boundaries of USFS special interest areas and research natural areas Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Ecology Research Center Publication_Date: unknown Title: digital maps of managed areas Type_of_Source_Media: SMA Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: unknown Source_Currentness_Reference: digitization date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SMA Source_Contribution: source of boundaries for various special managed areas Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: New Mexico Gap Analysis Project Publication_Date: 1995 Title: Dichotomous key for assigning management status to land tracts Type_of_Source_Media: report Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1995 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NM-GAP key Source_Contribution: a key used to assign management status codes to land tracts based on their ownership and management Process_Step: Process_Description: Information on ownership was derived from two sources, digital land ownership files provided by the BLM state office in Wyoming (about 35% of the state) and paper Surface Management Status maps which were digitized in house by WY-GAP (65% of the state). Land ownership digitized by WY-GAP was edge-matched with polygons digitized by the BLM. In most cases, theere was a close match along the edges, requiring only minor shifts in lines. Larger discrepancies (usually the result of differences in scale of the data sources) were closed off without an attempt to force a match. Process_Date: 1991-1993 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ownership Process_Step: Process_Description: Source maps for SMAs were either digitized, or if already in digital form, edited to match existing digital ownership and management information. Twelve different procedures were used to incorporate the managed area data. 1. Boundaries for the selected SMA were digitized directly from 1:100,000 scale Surface Management Status Maps published by the Bureau of Land Management. 2. Boundaries for the selected SMA were manually transcribed from a 1:126,720 scale USFS Management Area Map to the corresponding 1:100,000 scale BLM Surface Management Status Map and digitized. 3. Boundaries for the selected SMA were digitized from a paper overlay that had been manually traced from a USFS 1:24,000 scale stand management map. 4. Boundaries for the selected SMA were digitized directly from 1:24,000 scale blue line reproductions of Wildlife Habitat Management Unit (WHMA) maps developed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in Cheyenne, Wyoming. 5. Boundaries for the selected SMA were derived from 1:24,000 scale blue line reproductions of Wildlife Habitat Management AREA (WHMA) maps developed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The reproduced maps did not contain control points (points of known latitude-longitude) and could not be registered for digitizing. Also, the WHMA boundary was considered to be irregular or non-linear, such as boundaries following rivers. Transcribing irregular boundaries would have introduced considerable positional inaccuracies. Therefore, a data-capture method was developed which consisted of several steps. First, the WHMA boundary was digitized from the blue line map using digitizer units (inches). Second, the digitized boundary was converted to raster format. Third, the rasterized boundary was matched up with the corresponding area within the vector landstat layer and points common to both the rasterized boundary and the landstat layer were identified. Fourth, the CONTROLPOINTS routine within ARC/INFO was used to link common points between the WHMA raster and the vector landstat layer (note: the number of common points varied with WHMA - see blue line map for the number of control points used). Fifth, the WHMA raster was "rubbersheeted" to fit the landstat layer using the ARC/INFO GRIDWARP command. Sixth, the warped WHMA boundary was converted back into a vector format and incorporated into the landstat layer using the ARC/INFO UNION command. Seventh, sliver polygons were removed. 6. Boundaries for the selected SMA were derived from 1:24,000 scale blue line reproductions of Wildlife Habitat Management Unit (WHMA) maps developed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in Cheyenne, Wyoming. If the boundary of the SMA consisted of polygons already within the landstat layer, then the SMA was not digitized from the 1:24,000 scale blue-line maps. Instead, the existing landstat polygons were verified using the blue-line maps to ensure correct boundary locations and attributed with the SMA code. The positional accuracy of the WHMA boundaries taken from the landstat layer is recorded as FAIR.as the WHMA boundary was linear in nature, then the WHMA boundary was transcribed onto the corresponding BLM map and digitized. WHMA boundaries done in this manner were adjusted to fit existing linework in the landstat layer. The positional accuracy of the WHMA boundaries taken from the landstat layer is recorded as POOR. 7. Boundaries for the selected SMA were manually transcribed from a small scale map provided in the Resource Management Plan to the corresponding 1:100,000 scale BLM Surface Management Status Maps and digitized. 8. Boundaries for the selected SMA were given to WY-GAP from the Shoshone National Forest of the USFS. The SMA boundary was digitized at the Shoshone Supervisor's Office using 1:24,000 scale base maps. 9. Boundaries for the selected SMA were given to WY-GAP from the National Ecology Research Center (NERC). The SMA boundary was digitized at the NERC Office using 1:24,000 scale base maps. 10. Boundaries for the selected SMA were digitized directly from a map sent by the resource manager that was not included in the resource management document. 11. Boundaries for the selected SMA were derived from a map sent by the resource manager that was not included in the resource management document. The SMA boundary was transcribed to the corresponding 1:100,000 scale BLM Surface Management Status Map and digitized. 12. Boundaries for the selected SMA were derived from USPLS legal descriptions listed in the resource management document. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: SMA Process_Date: 1991-1994. Process_Step: Process_Date: 1992-1993 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DLGS, ownership, SMA Process_Description: Selected water features from DLGS were included in the digital ownership and SMA layer. Lakes and reservoirs greater to or equal than 5 ha and major rivers were selected from the DLGS and edgematched to existing ownership and managed area polygons. The digital files provided by the BLM also included some water features which were retained and supplemented with water features from the DLGS. Process_Step: Process_Date: 1994-1995 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ownership, SMA, NM-GAP key Process_Description: Management status codes were assigned to all polygons in the land ownership/SMA data layer. In general, status was assigned to an area based on its ownership and intended management, using the NM-GAP key. Because specific management objectives for many SMAs in the state were difficult to obtain and interpret, land managers and real estate specialists were contacted from a variety of state, federal and private agencies to review the management status assignments for land within their jurisdiction. Some individual SMAs had multiple management status codes assigned to them because the areas were composed of parcels of different ownership. Process_Step: Process_Date: 1995 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ownership Process_Description: Changes and updates to land ownerhship received from BLM reviewers and other land-management offices were incorporated into the digital land ownership. Updates to 1994 were included, however these updates should not be considered comprehensive for the entire state since only parcels greater than or equal to 640 acres were included and in some cases complicated legal descriptions could not always be accurately recorded to the 1:100,000 scale. Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic Latitude_Resolution: .001 Longitude_Resolution: .001 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: GRS1980 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The main polygon attribute table contains attributes for five entities: ownership polygons, management status (polygons recoded based on recorded ownership and management), special managed area polygons, source quadrangle boundaries and USFS National Forest boundaries. >The ownership entity has two attributes: >OWNER: ownership category codes >DISPLAY: an abbreviated ownership classification for display purposes >The management status entity has one attribute: >MSTAT: four codes pertaining to how well the land is managed with >regard to biodiversity >The special managed area entity has two related attributes: >SMA1: Primary code for special managed area >SMA2: Where two special managed areas overlap, this identifies > the secondary code of the overlapping area When a code for the attribute SMA2 exists (not zero), it means that the special managed area identified by the code overlaps another special managed area identified by the SMA1 code. The managing agency coded by SMA1 has primary jurisdiction over the land (there are two instances: Wind River Indian Reservation (SMA2) with Wyoming Game and Fish Dept.'s Spence/Moriarity WHMA (SMA1), and the Bighorn National Recreation Area (SMA2) with Yellowtail WHMA (SMA1), Because all the area encompassed by the Reservation and the Bighorn Recreation Area are not coded for primary management, in order to determine the correct areas for these units, selection for its code must be done at both the SMA1 and SMA2 attributing level. The quadrangle features have four attributes: QUAD: code for the 1:100,000 quadrangles from which the ownership was digitized QUADNAME: USGS name of quadrangle EDITION: date of map edition MAPCOND: condition of map used for digitizition The US National Forest boundaries have two attributes: USFS: code identifying different National Forests USFSNAME: name of National Forests ARC/INFO export format: when the file is imported into ARC/INFO, it also comes along with these additional INFO files: >LANDOWN.OWN: Full names of all ownership/withdrawal categories >LANDOWN.SMA: Names and descriptions of special management areas >LANDOWN.USFS: Names of all USFS National Forests >LANDOWN.QUAD: Names, dates and quality of all source maps >LANDOWN.DISPLAY: A simplified ownership categorization for making maps To perform a relate (link) between these files and the polygon attribute table, there is also an INFO file called LANDOWN.RELATE ArcView shapefile format: these tables are also provided in dbase format for linking to the landownership in ArcView. >owner.dbf: Full names of all ownership/withdrawal categories >managed.dbf: Names and descriptions of special management areas >usfs.dbf: Names of all USFS National Forests >quad.dbf: Names, dates and quality of all source maps >display.dbf: A simplified ownership categorization for making maps Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: n/a Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: ownership Entity_Type_Definition: Codes and descriptions pertaining to land ownership categories Entity_Type_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute: Attribute_Label: OWNER Attribute_Definition: Codes for 106 different land ownership categories. This attribute exists both in LANDOWN.PAT and LANDOWN.OWN and is used as the unique identifier between the two files Attribute_Definition_Source: BLM surface management status maps Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: definitons for land owners Codeset_Source: Codes described in landown.own file Attribute: Attribute_Label: OWNERNAME Attribute_Definition: Names of 106 differnt land ownership categories. Stored in LANDOWN.OWN file. Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: 106 ownership categories Codeset_Source: See the LANDOWN.OWN file for full listing. Attribute: Attribute_Label: DISPLAY Attribute_Definition: A simplified set of land ownership categories, for display purposes. This attribute exists both in in LANDOWN.PAT and LANDOWN.DISPLAY and is used as the unique identifier between the two files Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: definitions for land owner subset Codeset_Source: Codes described in landown.display file Attribute: Attribute_Label: DISPLAYNAME Attribute_Definition: Names of the simplifed set of land ownership categories. Stored in the LANDOWN.DISPLAY file. Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: 17 major ownership categories Codeset_Source: See the LANDOWN.DISPLAY file for full listing. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SYMBOL Attribute_Definition: Arc/Info shadeset symbols for displaying major ownership categories in ArcPlot. Storied in the LANDOWN.DISPLAY file. Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Numbers representing symbol colors Codeset_Source: See the LANDOWN.DISPLAY file for full listing. Attribute: Attribute_Label: DIGSOURCE Attribute_Definition: Code for source of digitized ownership polygons Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GAP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ownership polygons digitized by WY-GAP Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLM Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ownership polygons digitized by BLM Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: management status polygons Entity_Type_Definition: management status according to how the land is managed with regards to biodiversity Entity_Type_Definition_Source: National Gap Analysis Attribute: Attribute_Label: MSTAT Attribute_Definition: Code for management status Attribute_Definition_Source: National Gap Analysis Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: descriptions of management status codes Codeset_Source: Codes described in attribute accuracy report section in this metadata document. Status code 1 is highest potential for biodiversity conservation, status code 4 is lowest. Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: special managed areas Entity_Type_Definition: Codes and descriptions pertaining to special managed areas Entity_Type_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute: Attribute_Label: SMA1 Attribute_Definition: Codes for special management areas. This attribute exists both in in LANDOWN.PAT and LANDOWN.SMA and is used as the unique identifier between the two files Attribute_Definition_Source: The Nature Conservancy managed areas database for Wyoming Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: 10 character codes as defined by the Nature Conservancy Codeset_Source: The Nature Conservancy Attribute: Attribute_Label: SMA2 Attribute_Definition: Where two managed areas overlap, this code identifies the second managed area This attribute exists both in in LANDOWN.PAT and LANDOWN.SMA and is used as a second unique identifier between the two files Attribute_Definition_Source: The Nature Conservancy managed areas database for Wyoming Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: 10 character codes as defined by the Nature Conservancy Codeset_Source: The Nature Conservancy Attribute: Attribute_Label: SMANAME Attribute_Definition: name of the managed area, stored in LANDOWN.SMA file Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: managed area names Codeset_Source: See the LANDOWN.SMA file for full listing Attribute: Attribute_Label: SMATYPE Attribute_Definition: Type of managed area (e.g., national park, national forest). Stored in the LANDOWN.SMA file. Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: managed area types Codeset_Source: See the LANDOWN.SMA file for full listing. Attribute: Attribute_Label: DIGCODE Attribute_Definition: Code describing the method of digitizing the managed area, stored in the LANDOWN.SMA file. Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: 12 codes for digitizing methods Codeset_Source: see the process description section in this metadata file Attribute: Attribute_Label: POS_ACC Attribute_Definition: Positional accuracy of the digitized boundaries of the managed area, based on quality of source information. Stored in LANDOWN.SMA file. Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GOOD Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Linework digitized from 1:24,000-scale or larger scale maps in good or fair condition, and registered with a RMS error less than or equal to .006. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a Enumerated_Domain_Value: POOR Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Linework digitized from 1:100,000-scale basemaps in good or fair condition and registered with a RMS error not greater than .006. Enumerated_Domain_Value: POOR Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Linework digitized from basemaps smaller than 1:100,000. Also may include linework that required manual transcription onto different maps prior to digitization, or linework that required adjustment in order to match up with more accurately digitized polygons. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute: Attribute_Label: DIGSOURCE Attribute_Definition: description of source of digital data. Stored in LANDOWN.SMA file. Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: sources of digital data Codeset_Source: see the LANDOWN.SMA file for full listing. Attribute: Attribute_Label: FILENOTE Attribute_Definition: source map for the managed area. Stored in LANDOWN.SMA file Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: description of source Codeset_Source: see the LANDOWN.SMA file for full listing. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SACODE Attribute_Definition: The Nature Conservancy's database code for indentifying the source Stored in the LANDOWN.SMA file. Attribute_Definition_Source: The Nature Conservancy's managed area database Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: code for source Codeset_Source: see the LANDOWN.SMA file for full listing. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ACRES Attribute_Definition: Total acres of the managed area. Stored in the LANDOWN.SMA file Attribute_Definition_Source: GIS area calculation Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 47 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1,900,032 Attribute: Attribute_Label: COMMENTS Attribute_Definition: comments associated with the managed area. Stored in LANDOWN.SMA file Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: comments are not standard Attribute: Attribute_Label: MAPCODE Attribute_Definition: code used to associate managed areas from the map in the final report, matching the names of managed areas listed in Appendix 4.5 Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: codes for managed areas associated with map Codeset_Source: see the LANDOWN.SMA file for full listing. Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: quadrangles Entity_Type_Definition: Codes, names, dates and quality of BLM 1:100,000 source maps used for digitizing the land ownership. Entity_Type_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute: Attribute_Label: QUAD Attribute_Definition: Code for identifying each of the 56 quad maps in Wyoming This attribute exists both in the LANDOWN.PAT and LANDOWN.QUAD file and is used as the unique identifier between the two files Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: codes for quads Codeset_Source: n/a Attribute: Attribute_Label: QUADNAME Attribute_Definition: USGS quad name. Stored in the LANDOWN.QUAD file. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: name of quadrangle Codeset_Source: See the LANDOWN.QUAD file for full listing. Attribute: Attribute_Label: EDITION Attribute_Definition: Year that the map was published by BLM. Stored in the LANDOWN.QUAD file. Attribute_Definition_Source: BLM Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1978 Range_Domain_Maximum: 1991 Attribute: Attribute_Label: MAPCOND Attribute_Definition: Condition of source map used for digitization. Stored in the LANDOWN.SMA file. Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: GOOD,FAIR,POOR Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Condition of paper map - GOOD condition is unfolded, not torn, and has no apparent creases. FAIR is unfolded, but may have creases or be slightly torn. POOR is folded or severly torn. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: n/a Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: USFS boundaries Entity_Type_Definition: U.S. Forest Service - National Forest boundaries Entity_Type_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute: Attribute_Label: USFS Attribute_Definition: Codes for USFS National Forests in Wyoming Attribute_Definition_Source: The Nature Conservancy managed areas database for Wyoming Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: National forest codes Codeset_Source: stored in LANDOWN.PAT file Attribute: Attribute_Label: USFSNAME Attribute_Definition: name of the National Forest. Stored in LANDOWN.USFS file. Attribute_Definition_Source: n/a Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: name Codeset_Source: listed in LANDOWN.USFS file Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Data Manager Contact_Organization: Spatial Data and Visualization Center Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Box 3067 University Station City: Laramie State_or_Province: Wyoming Country: USA Postal_Code: 82071 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 307-766-2751 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: n/a Distribution_Liability: The distributor shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of this data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate used described in this metadata document. It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from the distributor described above or from another U.S.G.S. Biological Resource Division server and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. This data was developed and is meant to be used at the 1:100,000-scale (or smaller scale) for the purpose of assessing the conservation status of biodiversity elements over large geographic regions. The distributor makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ARCE (Arc/Info export) Format_Version_Number: 7.0.4 Format_Version_Date: 1995 File_Decompression_Technique: Export file was created using defaults, no compression Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: ftp.sdvc.uwyo.edu or http://www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/clearinghouse Access_Instructions: The data can be accessed online two different way: by anonymous ftp or by the world wide web. The anonymous ftp server is ftp.sdvc.uwyo.edu, and the data is stored in the /pub/gis/gap directory. The WWW page for gapdata is http://www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/clearinghouse. Instructions are provided on-line for downloading and importing the data. Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: Both the ftp and WWW server which this data is available from is a Silicon Graphics Challenge server, running the IRIX 6.2 UNIX operating system. Fees: No fees for downloading the data that is on-line. Some fees may be required to cover cost of tapes if data is required on tape media. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 19980114 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Margo Herdendorf Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Box 3067 University Station City: Laramie State_or_Province: Wyoming Postal_Code: 82071 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 307-766-2751 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: meh@uwyo.edu Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608