National Wildlife Refuge Boundaries - USFWS_CSDC_NWR

We generate products, including maps, graphics, statistics, and geographic analyses from digital geospatial data. We also provide technical support in the areas of cartography, GIS, and GPS for our data users in the Regional Office and on the refuges. We maintain expertise in processing U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Inventory, and national refuge boundary datasets.

We use Arc/Info, ArcView, and AutoCadMap software on UNIX and WindowsNT computer platforms. We use large format color plotters, digitizing tables, scanners, and CD writers. We maintain an ftp server and a web server.

National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Digitizing

Project

This project involves digitizing all the refuge boundaries for Region 5 and registering them to the USGS 1:24,000 topo quads. Currently we are finishing up phase 1, the external boundaries of owned and approved areas. In phase 2 the internal parcel lines will be added, individual tracts coded and additional data such as the roads and hydrology provided.

More detailed info is available on the refuge boundary page above. The refuge status and boundary maps are used by the Fish and Wildlife Service to show property that the agency owns and areas in which the agency is authorized to buy. These must be constantly updated to reflect recent purchases and changes in the status of property.

[Summary provided by U.S Fish & Wildlife Service]