GIS: GIS Datasets
Selected GIS data that encompass the Cibola National Forest are
available for download from this page. A link
to the metadata is provided for each dataset. All data are in zipped shapefile format, in the following projection:
Universal Transverse Mercator
Zone: 13
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 USDA Forest Service FOIA website
Instructions for downloading and viewing GIS data:
1. Click on the ZIP file link and click "OK" to agree.
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.
CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST AND GRASSLANDS GIS DATA
Feature class
(click to download data) |
Metadata (Click to view) |
Dataset Description |
Last Posted |
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Fire History Point |
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Historic fire points from 1970 to 2007 |
03/2008 |
Fire History Polygon |
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Historic fire polygons from 1970 to 2007 for fires 10 acres or more in size |
03/2008 |
Wildland Urban
Interface |
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The area or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels |
03/2008 |
Land
(click to download all land layers) |
Administrative Forest Boundary |
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National Forest and Grassland administrative unit boundaries |
03/2008 |
Ranger District Boundary |
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National Forest and Grassland ranger district boundaries |
03/2008 |
Surface Ownership |
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Ownership parcels of the surface estate |
03/2008 |
Special Interest Management |
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Areas under special or unique management prescriptions |
03/2008 |
Wilderness |
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Areas designated as wilderness under the Wilderness Act |
03/2008 |
Rangeland
(click to download all rangeland layers) |
Allotment |
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Allotment boundaries |
03/2008 |
Pasture |
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Pasture boundaries within each allotment |
03/2008 |
Recreation
(click to download all recreation layers) |
Visual Quality Objectives |
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Visual quality objective boundaries |
03/2008 |
Recreation Site |
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Recreation sites within or in close proximity to an administrative unit |
03/2008 |
Single Edition Quadrangles (SEQ) |
Click Here
to go to the FS Geodata Clearinghouse |
Note:
To obtain georeferenced 1:24000 Forest Service topographic quadrangles, please click on the link to the left and select the "Raster Data Gateway" link. Once at the site, see the associated metadata files for complete information. |
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 |
Cyclical |
Transportation
(click to download all transportation layers)
(Note - The Cibola's transporation layers are undergoing extensive review during the Travel Managment Process and may change dramatically in the future)
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Current Roads Inventory |
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Current inventory of known road routes on the Cibola NF |
03/2008 |
Current Trails Inventory |
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Current inventory of known trail routes on the Cibola NF |
03/2008 |
Water
(click to download all water layers) |
Streams |
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The route system consisting of all streams named on the PBS map and by the forest |
03/2008 |
Water Bodies |
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Surface water extent for all water bodies |
03/2008 |
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