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<idinfo>
<citation>
<citeinfo>
<origin>U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)</origin>
<pubdate>20260408</pubdate>
<title>Alaska_WildlandFire_Jurisdictions</title>
<geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
<pubinfo>
<publish>U.S. Wildland Fire Service</publish>
</pubinfo>
<onlink>https://fire.ak.blm.gov/arcgis/rest/services/MapAndFeatureServices</onlink>
</citeinfo>
</citation>
<descript>
<abstract>Alaska Wildland Fire Jurisdictions is a spatial dataset produced by the Bureau of Land Management-Division of Support Services and the Alaska Fire Service. It provides land ownership information for initial fire management decisions. Alaska  Computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems use the dataset to determine the default ownership and jurisdiction for a location.  This feature class merges land ownership/management feature classes from contributing entities (publicly available borough, municipality, state, federal, and other entity management and ownership GIS data) into a single feature class. Overlapping input feature classes are prioritized and lower priority features are replaced by higher priority features. It contains tracts that represent the owner with the majority of surface rights. Subsurface ownership is not represented. For the most part, when a land owner possesses the majority of surface rights, that landowner has fee simple rights to the land. Alaska Wildland Fire Jurisdictions is not an authoritative source for land status information and does not necessarily show the most recent changes in jurisdiction.</abstract>
<purpose>Alaska Wildland Fire Jurisdictions is a spatial dataset produced by the Bureau of Land Management-Division of Support Services and the Alaska Fire Service. It provides land ownership information for initial fire management decisions. Alaska Computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems use the dataset to determine the default ownership and jurisdiction for a location. Alaska Wildland Fire Jurisdictions is not an authoritative source for land status information and does not necessarily show the most recent changes in jurisdiction.</purpose>
<supplinf>Due to the nature of assembling geospatial information from multiple sources, integration of features into a single layer may introduce inaccurate artifacts. Acquired datasets have been cross-walked to a standardized schema to aid in the depiction of land surface manager across the state of Alaska. This dataset will contain errors. For the most up to date and accurate information, please contact the surface manager agency for the area in which you are interested.</supplinf>
</descript>
<timeperd>
<timeinfo>
<sngdate>
<caldate>20260408</caldate>
</sngdate>
</timeinfo>
<current>Publication date.</current>
</timeperd>
<status>
<progress>In work</progress>
<update>Annually</update>
</status>
<spdom>
<bounding>
<westbc>-170</westbc>
<eastbc>-130</eastbc>
<northbc>71</northbc>
<southbc>54</southbc>
</bounding>
</spdom>
<keywords>
<theme>
<themekt>BLM-THEME</themekt>
<themekey>Fire</themekey>
<themekey>Geospatial</themekey>
<themekey>Management</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>NONE</themekt>
<themekey>AK</themekey>
<themekey>AKWFJ</themekey>
<themekey>jurisdictions</themekey>
<themekey>wildland fire</themekey>
<themekey>wildland fire jurisdictions</themekey>
</theme>
<theme>
<themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Categories</themekt>
<themekey>planningCadastre</themekey>
<themekey>environment</themekey>
</theme>
<place>
<placekt>BLM-STATE</placekt>
<placekey>Alaska</placekey>
</place>
</keywords>
<accconst>None, these data are considered public domain.</accconst>
<useconst>These data are provided “as is” and might 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 sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data might not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate.</useconst>
<ptcontac>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)</cntorg>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>GIS Specialist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
<address>P.O. Box 35005</address>
<city>Fort Wainwright</city>
<state>AK</state>
<postal>99703</postal>
<country>US</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>001 907 356 5600</cntvoice>
<cntemail>BLM_AK_AFS_GIS@blm.gov</cntemail>
<cntinst>Contact by email.</cntinst>
</cntinfo>
</ptcontac>
<ptcontac>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)</cntorg>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>GIS Specialist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
<address>P.O. Box 35005</address>
<city>Fort Wainwright</city>
<state>AK</state>
<postal>99703</postal>
<country>US</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>001 907 356 5600</cntvoice>
<cntemail>blm_ak_afs_gis@blm.gov</cntemail>
<cntinst>Contact by email.</cntinst>
</cntinfo>
</ptcontac>
<datacred>Alaska Wildland Fire Coordinating Group (AWFCG), State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Fire Protection (DFFP), US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS),  U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)</datacred>
<native>Esri ArcGIS 13.5.5.57366</native>
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<dataqual>
<attracc>
<attraccr>Attributes are populated through an automated process by cross-walking acquired source data to a standardized data schema.</attraccr>
</attracc>
<logic>All input layers have been clipped to the extent of a statewide coastline layer.</logic>
<complete>Statewide coverage using best available data. Source input layers have been acquired from multiple local, state, and federal agencies on varying dates. The output is only as good as the input layers. The process to convert each acquired layer to match a standardized data schema may result in generalized and/or inaccurate information in the final product.</complete>
<posacc>
<horizpa>
<horizpar>The horizontal accuracy is contingent upon the quality of the various input layers.</horizpar>
</horizpa>
</posacc>
<lineage>
<procstep>
<procdesc>ArcGIS models are used to prepare all input source layers that comprise this dataset. Data updated on an annual basis and reflect the best available information at the time.</procdesc>
<procdate>20260408</procdate>
<proccont>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)</cntorg>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>GIS Specialist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
<address>P.O. Box 35005</address>
<city>Fort Wainwright</city>
<state>AK</state>
<postal>99703</postal>
<country>US</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>001 907 356 5600</cntvoice>
<cntemail>BLM_AK_AFS_GIS@blm.gov</cntemail>
<cntinst>Contact by email.</cntinst>
</cntinfo>
</proccont>
</procstep>
</lineage>
</dataqual>
<spdoinfo>
<direct>Vector</direct>
<ptvctinf>
<sdtsterm>
<sdtstype>GT-polygon composed of chains</sdtstype>
<ptvctcnt>61301</ptvctcnt>
</sdtsterm>
</ptvctinf>
</spdoinfo>
<eainfo>
<detailed>
<enttyp>
<enttypl>AK Wildland Fire Jurisdictions</enttypl>
<enttypd>Alaska Wildland Fire Jurisdiction attributes.</enttypd>
<enttypds>USWFS</enttypds>
</enttyp>
<attr>
<attrlabl>ALLOT_STATUS</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Status of Native Allotment. Native Allotments status includes Pending, Restricted, and Fee. Pending Native Allotments have been selected, but not conveyed. After a Native Allotment is conveyed, the status is changed to Restricted. Native Allotments remain in Restricted (Trust) status until they are sold to an Agency or a private individual. After a sale an allotment reverts in Fee (Non-trust) status.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>BIA/BLM</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<edom>
<edomv>Pending</edomv>
<edomvd>Parcel selected, but not yet conveyed as a Native Allotment.</edomvd>
<edomvds>BLM</edomvds>
</edom>
<edom>
<edomv>Restricted</edomv>
<edomvd>Parcel currently held in Trust.</edomvd>
<edomvds>BIA</edomvds>
</edom>
<edom>
<edomv>NULL</edomv>
<edomvd>Polygon has never been in trust status (was never an allotment).</edomvd>
<edomvds>Agency Records</edomvds>
</edom>
<edom>
<edomv>Fee</edomv>
<edomvd>Parcel was formerly a Native Allotment.</edomvd>
<edomvds>BIA</edomvds>
</edom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>Unit_ID</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Unit ID. NWCG Unit Identifiers. includes some "placeholder" values.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>NWCG</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<codesetd>
<codesetn>Unit IDx</codesetn>
<codesets>https://unitid.nifc.gov/ords/prd/f?p=116:101:10581778886925:::RP::</codesets>
</codesetd>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>Unit_Name</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Unit Name. Alaska Unit Names based on NWCG Unit Identifiers; ANCSA Corporation Names.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>NWCG</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<codesetd>
<codesetn>Unit IDx</codesetn>
<codesets>https://unitid.nifc.gov/ords/prd/f?p=116:101:10581778886925:::RP</codesets>
</codesetd>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>Owner_Kind</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Owner Kind. Based on NWCG Organizational Kind/Category Standard</attrdef>
<attrdefs>NWCG</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<codesetd>
<codesetn>Organizational Kind/Category Standard</codesetn>
<codesets>NWCG</codesets>
</codesetd>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>SHAPE</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Feature geometry.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Coordinates defining the features.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>OBJECTID</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Internal feature number.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>ALLOT_ID</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Native Allotment ID. Native Allotment parcel or tract number.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>Agency records.</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Native Allotment parcel or tract number.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>Jur_Agency</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Jurisdictional Agency. The agency having overall land and resource management responsibility for a specific geographical or functional area as provided by federal or state law. </attrdef>
<attrdefs>Alaska Master Cooperative Wildland Fire and Stafford Act Response Agreement</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<codesetd>
<codesetn>Jurisdictional Agency</codesetn>
<codesets>Alaska Master Cooperative Wildland Fire and Stafford Act Response Agreement</codesets>
</codesetd>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>DATE_PROCESSED</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Date the record was processed.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>BLM</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Date.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>Fis_Agency</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Fiscal Agency. The agency having fiscal responsibility for a specific geographical or functional area as provided by federal or state law. </attrdef>
<attrdefs>Alaska Master Cooperative Wildland Fire and Stafford Act Response Agreement</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<codesetd>
<codesetn>Fiscal Agency</codesetn>
<codesets>Alaska Master Cooperative Wildland Fire and Stafford Act Response Agreement</codesets>
</codesetd>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>Owner_Cat</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Owner Category. Based on NWCG Organizational Kind/Category Standard</attrdef>
<attrdefs>NWCG</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<codesetd>
<codesetn>Organizational Kind/Category Standard</codesetn>
<codesets>NWCG</codesets>
</codesetd>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>Shape_Length</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Length of feature in internal units.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>Shape_Area</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Area of feature in internal units squared.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>LOCALNAME</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Local name for the polygon.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>AICC</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Free text</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>UNITID_LOCALUNITNAME</attrlabl>
<attrdef>Combination of Unit ID and local name.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>AICC</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<udom>Unit ID and local name.</udom>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
<attr>
<attrlabl>JURISDICTIONALUNITNAME</attrlabl>
<attrdef>The name of the Jurisdictional Unit.</attrdef>
<attrdefs>NWCG</attrdefs>
<attrdomv>
<codesetd>
<codesetn>Unit IDx</codesetn>
<codesets>https://unitid.nifc.gov/ords/prd/f?p=116:10:19700903564957:::RP,10</codesets>
</codesetd>
</attrdomv>
</attr>
</detailed>
<overview>
<eaover>Attributes aid in depicting surface land administrator.</eaover>
</overview>
</eainfo>
<distinfo>
<distrib>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)</cntorg>
</cntorgp>
<cntpos>GIS Specialist</cntpos>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
<address>P.O. Box 35005</address>
<city>Fort Wainwright</city>
<state>AK</state>
<postal>99703</postal>
<country>US</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>001 907 356 5600</cntvoice>
<cntemail>BLM_AK_AFS_GIS@blm.gov</cntemail>
<cntinst>Contact by email.</cntinst>
</cntinfo>
</distrib>
<distliab>These data are provided “as is” and might 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 sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data might not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate.</distliab>
</distinfo>
<metainfo>
<metd>20260408</metd>
<metrd>20260408</metrd>
<metc>
<cntinfo>
<cntorgp>
<cntorg>U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Alaska (AFS)</cntorg>
</cntorgp>
<cntaddr>
<addrtype>mailing</addrtype>
<address>P.O. Box 35005</address>
<city>Fort Wainwright</city>
<state>AK</state>
<postal>99703</postal>
<country>US</country>
</cntaddr>
<cntvoice>001 907 356 5600</cntvoice>
<cntemail>BLM_AK_AFS_GIS@blm.gov</cntemail>
</cntinfo>
</metc>
<metstdn>FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
<metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
<mettc>local time</mettc>
<metac>None, these data are considered public domain.</metac>
<metuc>These data are made available to fire managers and other authorized data users in order to support wildland fire planning and decision-making.  The information contained in this application is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the sources from which they were derived, and both scale and accuracy may vary across the data set. These data might not have the accuracy, resolution, completeness, timeliness, or other characteristics appropriate for applications that potential users of the data may contemplate.</metuc>
</metainfo>
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