Release of the Central Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment Information
In Reply Refer To:
6500 (NV930) P
United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Nevada State Office
1340 Financial Boulevard
Reno, Nevada 89502-7147
http://www.blm.gov/nv
8/16/2013
EMS TRANSMISSION
Information Bulletin: No. NV-2013-033
To: Deputy State Directors, Resources - California, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah
From: Amy Lueders, State Director - Central Basin and Range REA Lead
Subject: Release of the Central Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment Information
This IB acknowledges the availability of data related products used in and produced by the Central Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA). These REA products are released for internal and external use subject to proprietary data restrictions and the disclaimer described below (see Disclaimer).
REA reports and associated geospatial data represent regional scale information and models about resources and change agents. This information is non-decisional but does provide context for cross-jurisdictional, multi-scale resource discussions, potential future conditions, and the basis to prioritize additional information needs.
Information availability:
REA Report: A press release will announce the availability of the peer-reviewed REA report which describes the data related products used in and produced by the REA. Once announced, the report will be available on the REA web site, http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/Landscape_Approach/reas.html. Certified datasets and related products may be released prior to the report announcement.
REA Data Related Products: Attachment 1 describes the REA data related products released with this IB and provides a hyperlink to the online REA Data Portal where data products can be accessed. Within the portal, the Data Catalog and Map Catalog list currently available data related products. Additional data related products will be added to the REA Data Portal as they become available for release.
Internal Access — Bureau of Land Management (BLM): BLM access to the data related products will be through the Bureau’s Enterprise Geographic Information System and the REA Data Portal which will be available through Rapid Ecoregional Assessment web site, http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/Landscape_Approach/reas.html. The entire organization will have the ability to discover, analyze, use, and share all non-proprietary information.
External Access — All public users: Data related products approved for release will be available to the public through the REA Data Portal which is accessed through the REA web site, http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/Landscape_Approach/reas.html. This portal will provide access to mapping products, certified data, models, and derived products. The metadata will be posted in Federal Geographic Data Committee nodes to allow harvesting of the data through nationally recognized geospatial portals.
External Access —REA named collaborators: In addition to the services listed above in the “All public users” section, REA named collaborators will have restricted access to terminal services (e.g., access to ArcMap and ArcCatalog) upon request. Requests must be submitted to the Assessment Management Team (AMT) lead for each REA by the named collaborator.
Disclaimer: The following disclaimer statements are applied to the BLM data generated under contract for the Rapid Ecoregional Assessment. For Public records (external distribution) and those discretionary/enhanced records (electronic products available for online viewing and/or hardcopy output available to the public) the following disclaimers shall be used:
Distributor Liability: The BLM assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. No warranty is made by the BLM as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual use or aggregate use with other data; nor shall the act of distribution to contractors, partners, or beyond, constitute any such warranty for individual or aggregate data use with other data. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of the BLM, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the BLM regarding the use of these data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. In no event shall the BLM have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of the use or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by the BLM.
Access Constraints: None, these data are considered public domain.
Use Constraints: These data are provided by the BLM “as is” and may contain errors or omissions. The User assumes the entire risk associated with its use of these data and bears all responsibility in determining whether these data are fit for the User’s intended use.
The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data may not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate. The User is encouraged to carefully consider the content of the metadata file associated with these data. These data are neither legal documents nor land surveys, and must not be used as such. Official records may be referenced at most BLM offices. Please report any errors in the data to the BLM office for which it was obtained.
The BLM should be cited as the data source in any products derived from these data. Any Users wishing to modify the data should describe the types of modifications they have performed. The User should not misrepresent the data, nor imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by the BLM. This information may be updated without notification.
Signed by:
Amy Lueders
State Director
Authenticated by:
Edison Garcia
Staff Assistant
Attachment
1- NOC Data Review Certification Form (2 pp)