Region 3
 

Geospatial Data

Prescott National Forest GIS Data

Selected GIS data that encompass Prescott National Forest are available for download from this page. A link to the FGDC compliant metadata is provided for each dataset. All data are in zipped shapefile format, in the following projection:

Universal Transverse Mercator
Zone: 12
Units: Meters
Datum: NAD 1983
Spheroid: GRS 1980

In the event GIS data other than what is listed on this page is of interest, please complete a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. For more information, please visit the U.S. Forest Service FOIA website.

Instructions for downloading and viewing GIS data:
1. Click on the ZIP file link.
2. Save the ZIP file to the desired location on your hard drive.
3. Open the ZIP file with WINZIP and EXTRACT all the files to a folder on your hard drive.
4. To view the GIS data, download the freeware ArcExplorer from http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/index.html. Instructions for using ArcExplorer can be found at this site.

Instructions for downloading and viewing Google Earth KMZ files:
1. To view Google Earth KMZ files, download the freeware Google Earth from. http://earth.google.com/intl/en/download-earth.html. Instructions for using Google Earth can be found at this site.
2. Click on the KMZ file link.
3. Save the KMZ file to the desired location on your hard drive.
4. Open the KMZ file. Select Open from the same File Download window you selected Save from.

 Selected GIS Datasets for Prescott National Forest
   Shape   KMZ  
Activities:
Accomplished polygons - Activities either with a signed NEPA document, laid out on the ground and/or accomplished on the ground.  Metadata  5/2012 Shape
1.9 MB		  
iweb_FACTS_Activities Table - Tabular data from Forest Service Corporate database - FACTS ACTV160 Report (Microsoft Excel Format).  Metadata  5/2012 Excel Table
1.0 MB
Activities Join to iweb_FACTS_Activities Table - Activities Polygons Joined to FACTS ACTV160 Report for Accomplished Activities in Fiscal Years 2007 to 2011 5/2012 Shape
698 KB		  KMZ
1.8 MB
Fire Management:
Fire History points - Fire Origins. Includes all fire origins from 1970 to 2011.    Metadata 3/2012 Shapes
407 KB		 KMZ
332 KB
Fire History polygons - Fire Perimeters. Includes all fires greater than or equal to 10 acres. Includes all fire perimeters from 1970 to 2011.  Metadata 3/2012 KMZ
252 KB
Wildland Urban Interface - The area or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels.  Metadata 10/2010 Shape
63 KB		 KMZ
103 KB
Land:
Administrative Forest Boundary - Prescott National Forest Administrative Boundary.  Metadata 10/2010 Shapes
222 KB		 KMZ
126 KB 
Ranger District Boundaries - Ranger District Boundaries on the Prescott National Forest.  Metadata 10/2010 KMZ
156 KB
Surface Ownership - Ownership (Private land and USFS land).  Metadata 10/2010 Shape
648 KB		 KMZ
917 KB
Wild and Scenic_Rivers - Depicts areas designated as Wild and Scenic Rivers.  Metadata 10/2010 Shape
28 KB		 KMZ
29 KB
Wilderness - Wilderness and Primitive Area Boundaries.  Metadata 10/2010 Shape
196 KB		 KMZ
264 KB
PLSS Sections - Boundaries of Land Survey features called sections, defined by the Public Lands Survey System (PLSS) Grid. Normally, 36 sections make up a township.  Metadata 10/2010 Shapes
1.6 MB		 KMZ
1.4 MB
PLSS Townships - Boundaries of Land Survey features called townships (normally comprised of 36 sections), defined by the PLSS Grid.  Metadata  10/2010 KMZ
369 KB
Rangeland:
RMU_Unit (Allotments) - Depicts the gross grazing management area (allotment) boundaries, range general resource area boundaries, and wild horse territories boundaries.  Metadata 10/2010 Shapes
606 KB		  
RMU_SubUnit (Pastures) - Depicts grazing implementation monitoring area boundaries within each Pasture.  Metadata  10/2010  
iweb_gc_allotments_v - Linkable Tabular data from iweb tables iweb_gc_allotments_v (Microsoft Excel Format).  Metadata  10/2010 Excel Tables
67 KB
iweb_gc_pastures_v - Linkable Tabular data from iweb tables iweb_gc_pastures_v (Microsoft Excel Format).  Metadata  10/2010
AllotmentJoin - RMU_Unit (Allotments) Join to table iweb_gc_allotments_v  10/2010 Shapes
571 KB		 KMZ
347 KB
PastureJoin - RMU_SubUnit (Pastures) Join to iweb_gc_pastures_v  10/2010 KMZ
620 KB
Recreation:
Recreation Site points - Recreation Site Points.  Metadata 10/2010 Shapes
42 KB		 KMZ
8 KB
Recreation Site polygons  - Recreation Site Polygons.  Metadata 10/2010 KMZ
4 KB
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum - Recreation Opportuntiy Spectrum (ROS) - Existing Condition.  Metadata 10/2010 Shape
879 KB		 KMZ
1.4 KB
Single Edition Quadrangles (SEQ):
Single Edition 1:24000 Quadrangles - Also known as Softcopy Maps, are raster images of published Forest Service 1:24000 maps. Softcopy 1:24000 data reflect the content of published maps, downloadable in Geotiff format. Note: To obtain georeferenced 1:24000 Forest Service topographic quadrangles, please click on the link and select the "Raster Data" link. Once at the site, see the associated metadata files for complete information.  FS Geodata Clearinghouse
Terrestrial Ecological Units:
TEU Land Type polygons - Terrestrial Ecosystem Survey (TES) or Soil data.  Metadata 10/2010 Shape
10.3 MB		 KMZ
18.2 MB
Transportation:
Road - Depicts spatial location of roads within or in close proximity to an administrative boundary unit.  Metadata 10/2010 Shapes
3.6 MB		  
Trail - Depicts spatial location of trails within or in close proximity to an administrative boundary unit.  Metadata 10/2010  
iweb Road Linear Events table - Tabular data from Infra Road Linear Events Report (Microsoft Excel Format).  Metadata 10/2010 Excel Tables
288 KB
iweb Trail Linear Events table - Tabular data from Infra Trail Linear Events Report (Microsoft Excel Format).  Metadata 10/2010
RoadJoin - Road Route Joined to their respective event tables. These Roads exclude Operational Maintenance Level 1 Roads (Closed) and Decommissioned Roads.  10/2010 Shapes
3.5 MB		 KMZ
2.9 MB
TrailJoin - Trail Route Joined to their respective event tables. 10/2010 KMZ
1.5 MB
Vegetation:
Base Vegetation Location - Location (Compartment) Boundaries. Management units to group vegetative sites (stands).  Metadata  5/2009 Shapes
27 MB		  
Base Vegetation Site - Vegetative Site (Stand) Boundaries.  Metadata  5/2009  
Mid-Scale Existing Vegetation Canopy Cover Map Units- Canopy cover map units of trees for tree life form polygons or shrubs for shrub life form polygons Metadata 3/2012 Shape
6.1 MB
Mid-Scale Existing Vegetation Dominance Type Map Units- Polygons of dominance type in the map units. Dominance types are defined by the species or genera of greatest abundance, usually of the uppermost canopy of the plant community. Metadata 3/2012 Shape
8.6 MB
Mid-Scale Existing Vegetation Life Form- Polygons representing the dominant life form. Metadata 3/2012 Shape
4.7 MB
Mid-Scale Existing Vegetation Size Map Units- Diameter class map unit of dominant trees for tree life form polygons or shrub height class for shrub life form polygons. Metadata 3/2012 Shape
7.9 MB
Visual Quality Objectives:
vqo_1986 - Depicts visual quality objectives as defined for the 1986 Forest Plan. This dataset is used to provide direction and analysis related to the management of visual quality.  Metadata  10/2006 Shape
751 KB		 KMZ
1.8 MB
Water:
Hydrologic Unit 4th Code - Depicts 2-dimensional spatial location of hierarchical hydrologic unit delineations (Subbasins) based on Natural Resource Conservation Service and U.S. Geological Survey approved subbasins within the state of Arizona.  Metadata  10/2010 Shapes
10.5 MB		 KMZ
1.3 MB
Hydrologic Unit 5th Code - Depicts 2-dimensional spatial location of hierarchical hydrologic unit delineations (Watersheds) based on Natural Resource Conservation Service and U.S. Geological Survey approved watersheds within or partially within the state of Arizona.  Metadata  10/2010 KMZ
3.3 MB
Hydrologic Unit 6th Code - Depicts 2-dimensional spatial location of hierarchical hydrologic unit delineations (Subwatersheds) based on Natural Resource Conservation Service and U.S. Geological Survey approved watersheds within or partially within the state of Arizona.  Metadata  10/2010 KMZ
15.0 MB
Stream Arcs - Stream Lines. Contains all stream arcs even if not named. Used to determine stream type (intermittent, ephemeral and perennial).  Metadata 10/2010 Shapes
7.5 MB		 KMZ
14.7 MB
Stream Routes - Streams. Contains only those streams that are named on the PBS (Primary Base Series) quads. See "Stream Arcs" for all streams.   Metadata 10/2010 KMZ
2.8 MB
Water Bodies - Depicts surface water extent for all water bodies larger than 50 feet across their shortest axis.  Metadata 10/2010 Shape
396 KB		 KMZ
885 KB
Wildlife:
Wildlife Feature Points - A feature class depicting information related to terrestrial wildlife feature points. A wildlife feature is a mapable object that is important to terrestrial wildlife.  Metadata  10/2010 Shapes
1.5 MB		 KMZ
13 KB
Wildlife Observation Points - Depicts information related to terrestrial wildlife observations. A basic observation is a detection, or evidence of an individual or group of animals of a known species, at a particular point in time and geographic location.  Metadata  10/2010 KMZ
829 KB
Wildlife Observation Polygons - Depicts terrestrial wildlife observations, similar to Wildlife Observation Points but having area.  Metadata  10/2010 KMZ
88 KB
Wildlife Survey Polygons - Depicts terrestrial wildlife surveys. A wildlife survey is a completed search for an animal or group of animals carried out at a location and over a period of time.  Metadata  10/2010 KMZ
273 KB


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