Metadata

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Metadata contains detailed information about the map layers and map services available from GeoCommunicator.

Land & Mineral Use Records and Range Allotments

Geothermal
Oil and Gas
Oil and Gas Density and Basin Study Areas
Solid Minerals
Mining Claims
Range Allotments | Range Pastures | Range Pastures Arcs

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Base Maps and Reference Themes

Surface Management Agency (SMA) (federal surface management agency boundaries, state lands, and other lands)
Base Maps (Major Roads, Highways, States, Forest Service Boundaries, BLM Administrative Areas, Counties, Forest Service Regions, Urban Areas)

Map Services and data layers from other data providers

ESRI_Transportation_World
ESRI_Boundary_Places_World
NGS_Place_Names_World
NGS_Topo_US_2D
MDA_Satellite_World_2D
ESRI_StreetMap_World_2D
Imagery_Prime_World_2D
Topo Map
Ortho Aerial Photography

MODIS_BurnZone_SoCal_2D
USGS_FirePerimeter_SoCal_2D

Hydrologic Unit Codes
303(d) Listed Impaired Waters (pdf or xml)

Abandoned Mine Lands Data Collection (ppt)

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Land Survey Information System Metadata - Public Land Survey System (PLSS) and other non-surveyed data

BLM Metadata also known as Geographic Coordinate Data Base or GCDB
Public Land Survey System Township (Township)
Public Land Survey System Township First Division (Section)
Public Land Survey System Legal Area Description (ladesc)

Alternate Source Metadata
Non-U.S. Forest Service Alternate Source Data- Alternate Source Data mainly in the central and eastern U.S. on non-Forest Service Lands - source data from other data providers
Public Land Survey System Township (township)
Public Land Survey System Section (firstdiv)
Public Land Survey System (seconddiv)
Public Land Survey System (thirddiv)
Public Land Survey System (minorsub)

Alaska Alternate Source Data (Township Grid, Section Grid)

WY- Wyoming Alternate Source Data

U.S. Forest Service Regions Alternate Source Data
Note - The U.S. Forest Service shapefiles have been converted to NAD83 datum but the following metadata records have not been updated to reflect the correct datum.
Region 1: Northern Region (Bitterroot National Forest, Montana)
Region 2: Rocky Mountain Region
Region 3: Southwestern Region
Region 4: Intermountain Region (Metadata Contact)
Region 5: Pacific Southwest Region
Region 6: Pacific Northwest Region
Region 8: Southern Region (Metadata Contact)
Region 9: Eastern Region (Metadata Contact)
Region 10: Alaska Region (Metadata Contact)