Generally, these data are intented for small scale (1:24,000 and smaller) natural resource management and planning applications. It is strongly recommended that these data be aquired directly from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and not indirectly through some other source which may have changed the data. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the content of the metadata file associated with these data. Users are cautioned that digitial enlargement of these data to scales larger than that at which they where originally mapped can cause misinterpretation. Users are further cautioned that these data and interpretations derived from them do not eliminate the need for onsite survey and evaluation of specific sites for intensive uses.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management should be cited as the data source in any products derived from these data.
HMAPSRA.PAT:
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME
1 AREA 8 18 F 5
9 PERIMETER 8 18 F 5
17 HMAPSRA# 4 5 B -
21 HMAPSRA-ID 4 5 B -
25 HMA_NAME 40 40 C -
65 HMA_NUMBER 5 5 C -
70 AGENCY 4 4 C -
74 HERD_TYPE 5 5 C -
79 ACRES 10 10 N 1
89 STATE 2 2 C -
HMA_NAME - The name of the herd management area.
HMA_NUMBER - A five character code assigned to the herd management area.
AGENCY - The initials of the Federal agency who administer the HMA.
HERD_TYPE - Type of animals in the herd mgmt. area or that were
historically in the area. Choices are horse, burro, both.
STATE - BLM State Office Responsible for area.