OR/WA State Data Standards Bureau of Land Management WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS SPATIAL DATA STANDARD Wilderness Study Areas 2/20/2014 Page 1 of 33 OR/WA State Data Standards Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Study Areas Table of Contents SECTION TITLE PAGE 1 General Information 4 1.1 Roles and Responsibilities 4 1.2 FOIA Category 4 1.3 Records Retention Schedule 5 1.4 Security/Access/Sensitivity 5 1.5 Keywords 5 2 Dataset Overview 5 2.1 Description 5 2.2 Usage 5 2.3 Sponsor/Affected Parties 5 2.4 Data Category/Architecture Link 5 2.5 Relationship to the Department of the Interior Enterprise 6 Architecture-Data Resource Model 2.6 Wilderness Study Areas Data Organization/Structure 7 3 Data Management Protocols 8 3.1 Accuracy Requirements 8 3.2 Collection, Input and Maintenance Protocols 8 3.3 Update Frequency and Archival Protocols 9 4 Wilderness Study Areas Schema (Simplified) 9 4.1 WSA_POLY 10 4.2 WSA_ARC 10 5 Projection and Spatial Extent 10 6 Spatial Entity Characteristics 10 7 Attribute Characteristics and Definitions 11 7.1 ACCURACY_FT 11 7.2 AUTH_NAME 11 7.3 BLM_ORG_CD 12 7.4 COORD_SRC 12 7.5 DEF_FEATURE 13 7.6 VERSION_NAME 13 7.7 WSA_NO 14 7.8 WSA_NAME 14 7.9 WSA_SUIT 14 8 Associated Files or Databases 15 9 Layer Files (Publication Views) 15 10 Editing Procedures 15 10.1 Managing Overlap 15 10.2 Editing Quality Control 17 10.3 Vertical Integration 18 10.4 Theme Specific Guidance 18 Wilderness Study Areas 2/20/2014 Page 2 of 33 OR/WA State Data Standards Bureau of Land Management 11 Oregon/Washington Data Framework Overview 19 12 Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in this Standard 20 Appendix A Domains (Valid Values) 21 A.1 BLM_ORG_CD 21 A.2 COORD_SRC 23 A.3 DEF_FEATURE 23 A.4 EVAL 24 A.5 WSA_NAME 25 A.6 WSA_NO 30 Wilderness Study Areas 2/20/2014 Page 3 of 33 OR/WA State Data Standards Bureau of Land Management 1. GENERAL INFORMATION Dataset (Theme) Name: Wilderness Study Areas Dataset Feature Classes: WSA_POLY, WSA_ARC 1.1 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Roles Responsibilities State Data Steward The State Data Steward, Gerald Magee, at 503-808-6086, is responsible for approving data standards and business rules, for developing Quality Assurance/Quality Control procedures, and ensuring that data is managed as a corporate resource. The State Data Steward coordinates with field office data stewards, the state data administrator, lead GIS specialist, Geographic Information System (GIS) coordinators, and with national data stewards. The State Data Steward also reviews geospatial metadata for completeness and quality. Lead GIS Specialist The Lead GIS Specialist, Erin Frostad, at 503-808-6524, works with data stewards to interpret business needs into GIS applications and derive data requirements and participates in the development of data standards. The lead GIS specialist coordinates with system administrators and GIS coordinators to manage the GIS databases. The lead GIS specialist works with data editors to make sure data is being input into the enterprise Spatial Database Engine (SDE) database consistently and in accordance with the established data standard. The lead GIS specialist provides technical assistance and advice on GIS analysis, query and display of the dataset. State Data The acting State Data Administrator, Pamela Keller, 503-808-6009, Administrator provides information management leadership, data modeling expertise, and custodianship of the state data models. The State Data Administrator ensures that defined processes for development of data standards and metadata are followed and that they are consistent and complete. The State Data Administrator is responsible for making data standards and metadata accessible to all users. The State Data Administrator also coordinates with data stewards and GIS coordinators to respond to national spatial data requests. State Records The acting State Records Administrator, Janice Johnson, at 503-808-6430, Administrator assists the State Data Steward to identify any privacy issues related to spatial data. The State Records Administrator ensures that data has been classified under the proper records retention schedule and determines appropriate Freedom of Information Act category. The State Records Administrator also provides direction and guidance on data release and fees. Table 1 Roles and Responsibilities 1.2 FOIA CATEGORY Public Wilderness Study Areas 2/20/2014 Page 4 of 33 OR/WA State Data Standards Bureau of Land Management 1.3 RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE 20/52c (Geographic Information Systems) – Permanent. Cutoff at the end of the fiscal year in which the layer is created or significantly altered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Transfer copy of data to National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). 1.4 SECURITY/ACCESS/SENSITIVITY The WSA set of themes do not require any additional security other than that provided by the General Support System (the hardware/software infrastructure of the Oregon/Washington (OR/WA) BLM). This data is not sensitive and there are no restrictions on access to this data either from within the BLM or external to the BLM. There are no Privacy issues or concerns associated with these data themes. 1.5 KEYWORDS Keywords that can be used to locate this dataset include: wilderness, wilderness study areas, WSA, NLCS, Management, Wilderness. 2. DATASET OVERVIEW 2.1 DESCRIPTION This data set represents Wilderness Study Area (WSA) boundaries as inventoried in the mid­ 1980's and defined in the October 1991 "Wilderness Study Report". Wilderness Study Areas are essentially roadless areas under BLM jurisdiction. Wilderness Study Areas have special management restrictions and priorities. They are a one-time designation and new WSA or additions to WSA are rare. 2.2 USAGE This data set is used for depicting WSAs on maps. Polygons created from the data are used for various analytical purposes, including clipping data and calculating acreage. 2.3 SPONSOR/AFFECTED PARTIES The sponsor for this data set is the Deputy State Director, Resource Planning, Use and Protection. A WSA is defined by and specific to BLM. Matching interagency data across the landscape is not necessary. Our non-governmental partners and the general public are affected to the extent that WSA indicates management responsibility on BLM lands. Wilderness Study Areas 2/20/2014 Page 5 of 33 OR/WA State Data Standards Bureau of Land Management 2.4 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER DATASETS Wilderness Study Areas are not officially designated wilderness, but some have been recommended for wilderness designation. When a WSA becomes wilderness, in whole or part, the polygons are removed from the WSA dataset. Offset from roads is different for wilderness boundaries than for WSA boundaries so there may be slivers that have to be accounted for. Wilderness Study Areas are also not simply lands that have been inventoried for wilderness characteristics. They are a one-time special designation of lands inventoried for wilderness characteristics in the 1980’s. Both Designated Wilderness and Wilderness Characteristics Inventory datasets are described in separate data standards. Wilderness Study Areas are part of the National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) and fall within the national BLM data standard for NLCS. The OR/WA WSA dataset is uploaded to the national dataset upon request or data call. 2.5 DATA CATEGORY/ARCHITECTURE LINK These data themes are a portion of the Oregon Data Framework (ODF). The ODF utilizes the concept of inheritance to define specific instances of data. The ODF divides all OR/WA resource-related data into three general categories: Activities, Resources, and Boundaries. These general categories are broken into sub-categories that inherit spatial characteristics and attributes from their parent category. These sub-categories may be further broken into more specific groups until you get to a basic data set that cannot be further sub-divided. Those basic data sets inherit all characteristics of all groups/categories above them. The basic data sets are where physical data gets populated (those groups/categories above them do not contain actual data but set parameters that all data of that type must follow). See the Oregon Data Framework Overview, Figure 2 for a simplified schematic of the entire Oregon Data Model showing the overall organization and entity inheritance. For additional information about the ODF, contact: OR/WA State Data Administrator Pamela Keller Bureau of Land Management P.O. Box 2965 Portland, OR 97208 For WSA, the categories/groups that the data set is part of are: BLM WSA Polygon: Oregon Data Framework Boundaries Political & Admin Political & Admin Existing WSA_POLY Wilderness Study Areas 2/20/2014 Page 6 of 33 OR/WA State Data Standards Bureau of Land Management BLM WSA Line: Oregon Data Framework Boundaries PoliticalAdministrativeSpecialManagementAreaLine WSA_ARC 2.6 Relationship to the Department of the Interior Enterprise Architecture- Data Resource Model The Department of the Interior's (DOI) Enterprise Architecture contains a component called the Data Resource Model. This model addresses the concepts of Data Sharing, Data Description, and Data Context. This data standard provides information needed to address each of those areas. Data sharing is addressed through complete documentation and simple data structures which make sharing easier. Data description is addressed through the section on Attribute Descriptions. Data context is addressed through the data organization and structure portions of this document. In addition, the DOI Data Resource Model categorizes data by use of standardized Data Subject Areas and Information Classes. For this data set, these are as follows: • Data Subject Area: Recreation • Information Class: Recreation Inventory For a complete list of all DOI Data Subject Areas and Information Classes contact: OR/WA State Data Administrator Bureau of Land Management P.O. Box 2965 Portland, OR 97208 Wilderness Study Areas 2/20/2014 Page 7 of 33 OR/WA State Data Standards Bureau of Land Management 2.7 WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS DATA ORGANIZATION/STRUCTURE Figure 1 Wilderness Study Area Data Structure Wilderness Study Areas 2/20/2014 Page 8 of 33 OR/WA State Data Standards Bureau of Land Management 3.