HIFLD OPEN National Forests

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of the Interior. United States Geological Survey; United States Department of Homeland Security

Version:  View help for Version V2

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national-forests-shapefile.zip application/zip 33.4 MB 11/10/2025 05:22:AM

Project Citation: 

United States Department of the Interior. United States Geological Survey, and United States Department of Homeland Security. HIFLD OPEN National Forests. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-11-10. https://doi.org/10.3886/E239784V2

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title HIFLD OPEN National Forests
Summary:  View help for Summary The USGS Governmental Unit Boundaries service from The National Map (TNM) represents major civil areas for the Nation, including States or Territories, counties (or equivalents), Federal and Native American areas, congressional districts, minor civil divisions, incorporated places (such as cities and towns), and unincorporated places. Boundaries data are useful for understanding the extent of jurisdictional or administrative areas for a wide range of applications, including mapping or managing resources, and responding to natural disasters. Boundaries data also include extents of forest, grassland, park, wilderness, wildlife, and other reserve areas useful for recreational activities, such as hiking and backpacking. Boundaries data are acquired from a variety of government sources. The data represents the source data with minimal editing or review by USGS. Please refer to the feature-level metadata for information on the data source. The National Map boundaries data is commonly combined with other data themes, such as elevation, hydrography, structures, and transportation, to produce general reference base maps. The National Map download client allows free downloads of public domain boundaries data in either Esri File Geodatabase or Shapefile formats. See https://apps.nationalmap.gov/help/ for assistance with The National Map viewer, download client, services, or metadata.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://hifld-geoplatform.hub.arcgis.com/

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms HIFLD Open; GIS; forest; boundaries data; maps
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 6/28/2024 – 6/28/2024
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Archived from the HIFLD Open GIS data repository, which was deactivated on August 26, 2025.


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