HEADWATERS ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: 
Geodataset Name: 		AK_LandOwnership			
Geodataset Type: 		Shapefile
Geodataset Feature: 		Poly

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: 
This dataset contains generalized land status pattern for Alaska with respect to Federal, State, and Native Lands. The Land Status attributes are a snapshot of the Land Information System Database and are only accurate as that database. The data is produced to the section (square mile) level. 

DATA SOURCE(S):  		Bureau of Land Management 

Scale of Original Source Maps:	Unknown 
Date of Original Source Maps:	2004

GEODATASET EXTENT:  	State of Alaska
 
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES: 

ITEM		ITEM DESCRIPTION
STATUS_TYP	TYPE
Bureau of Land Management
Fish and Wildlife Service
Forest Service
Metlakatla Indian Res.
Military
National Park Service
Native Patent or IC
Native Selected
Private
State Patent or TA
State Selected

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: 
The data were provided by CommEn Space.

MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS 
PROJECTION 			ALBERS CONICAL EQUAL AREA
DATUM 				NAD83
UNITS 				METERS
SPHEROID 			GRS1980
PARAMETERS
1st standard parallel		55 00  0.000
2nd standard parallel		65 00  0.000
central meridian		-154 00  0.000
latitude of projection's origin	50 00  0.000
false easting (meters)		0.00000
false northing (meters)		0.00000

DATA SOURCES CONTACT(S): 
Name: 			Bureau of Land Management
Address: 	  	222 W. 7th, Box 13 
			Anchorage, AK 99513						
Phone: 			907-271-3277 
Fax:			907-271-4549 	
Email:   		bill_johnston@ak.blm.gov 	
Contact Person:   	Bill Johnston 		
Web site: 	  	www.agdc.usgs.gov/data/blm/sdms  
          
HEADWATERS ECONOMICS CONTACT: 
Name:			Headwaters Economics Geographic Data Library
Abbr. Name:		HEGDL
Address:		Headwaters Economics
                        566 Highland St.
                        Helena, Montana 59601
Web site:		http://www.headwaterseconomics.org
Contact Person:   	Patty Gude	
Phone:   		(406)599-7425	
Email:   		patty@headwaterseconomics.org