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Visual Resources Data Standard Revision Version 2.0

OR-IB-2019-010
Information Bulletin

United States Department of the Interior 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
Oregon State Office
P.O. Box 2965  
Portland, Oregon 97208

OCT 31, 2018


IN REPLY REFER TO:
1283/1610 (OR936/OR955) P 

EMS TRANSMISSION 11/01/2018
Information Bulletin No. OR-2019-010 

To:  DMs, DSDs, Staff and Branch Chiefs 
From:  Chief, Branch of Information Resources Management 
Subject:  Visual Resources Data Standard Revision Version 2.0

This information bulletin (IB) describes recent updates that were applied to the Visual Resources (VR) Spatial Data Standard.

The data standard has been altered by removing the portions that specified an Oregon/Washington specific Visual Resources Inventory (VRI) schema and have been replaced with information that points to and adopts the national Bureau of Land Management (BLM) data standard for VRI.

Further updates were performed in order to bring the document up-to-date regarding recent changes in staffing, BLM organization, and document formatting.  The revisions were made under the supervision and direction of the State Data Administrator, Eric Hiebenthal.

The following changes were applied:

  • Added document revision table to the header, if needed;
  • Added an automatic linked table of contents;
  • Updated the State Data Steward listing to reflect current roles;
  • Updated the GIS Technical Lead listing to reflect current roles;
  • Updated the State Data Administrator listing to reflect current roles;
  • Updated the State Records Administrator listing to reflect current roles;
  • Updated the Records Retention Schedule sections to reflect that they are system-centric themes which must be permanently retained;
  • Updated the BLM_ORG_CD domain (where present) to reflect the merger of Salem and Eugene Districts to form the new Northwest Oregon Distirct;
  • Updated the DIST_NAME domain (where present) to reflect the merger of Salem and Eugene Districts to form the new Northwest Oregon Distirct;
  • Incremented the version number and modified file name for consistency.

Additional minor edits were made, as needed, to enhance the overall clarity and consistency with Oregon Data Framework data management practices.  

Questions about this data standard can be directed to Jerry Magee, State Data Steward for Visual Resources data at 503-808-6086; Craig Ducey, Technical Lead for Visual Resources, at 503-8086314; or Eric Hiebenthal, State Data Administrator, at 503-808-6565.

Administrative or Mission Related: Mission.

Districts with unions are reminded to notify their unions of this IB and satisfy any bargaining obligations before implementation.  Your servicing Human Resources Office or Labor Relations Specialist can provide you with assistance in this matter.

Signed by 
David Haney
Chief, Branch of Information Resources Management

Authenticated by 
J. Mackey 
Records Section

Attachment:
1 – Visual Resources Data Standard v2.0 (39 pp)

Distribution:
OC535 (Thomas Chatfield)  
WO870 (Ryan Robin)
OR955 (Eric Hiebenthal)

Office

Oregon/Washington State Office

Attachments

Fiscal Year

2019