Navigator is the Bureau of Land Management's open data site which allows the public to access the BLM geospatial data. Navigator provides a centralized location to discover and access BLMs geospatial data and serves both internal BLM staff as well as the general public. Navigator indexes and provides access to geospatial data from project, state and national levels, so everything from small scale projects to national data compilations can be shared internally and externally . Future plans include exposure of more web and map services to allow for direct use and analysis of BLM data.

This dataset represents the GIS Version of the Public Land Survey System including both rectangular and non-rectangular surveys. The primary source for the data is cadastral survey records housed by the BLM supplemented with local records and geographic control coordinates from states, counties as well as other federal agencies such as the USGS and USFS. The data has been converted from source documents to digital form and transferred into a GIS format that is compliant with FGDC Cadastral Data Content Standards and Guidelines for publication. This data is optimized for data publication and sharing rather than for specific production or operation and maintenance. This data set includes the following: PLSS Fully Intersected (all of the PLSS feature at the atomic or smallest polygon level), PLSS Townships, First Divisions and Second Divisions (the hierarchical break down of the PLSS Rectangular surveys), and the Bureau of Census 2015 Cartographic State Boundaries. The Entity-Attribute section of this metadata describes these components in greater detail.

Please note that the data on this site, although published at regular intervals, may not be the most current PLSS data that is available from the BLM. Updates to the PLSS data at the BLM State Offices may have occurred since this data was published. To ensure users have the most current data, please refer to the links provided in the PLSS CadNSDI Data Set Availability accessible here: https:gis.blm.govEGISDownloadDocsPLSS_CadNSDI_Data_Set_Availability.pdf or contact the BLM PLSS Data Set Manager.

Feature level Dataset for the BLM Administrative Unit Boundaries Data Standard. This feature dataset includes both BLM administrative land areas and office locations. Land areas are depicted with polygons for the smallest administrative unit (field offices). Larger administrative units, such as district offices, and administrative states may be derived from these polygons. Office locations at each level are depicted with points.

This dataset is a subset of the official national dataset, containing features and attributes intended for public release and has been optimized for online map service performance. The Implementation Guide represents the official national dataset from which this dataset was derived.

Mobile Map Packages (MMPK’s) can be used in the ESRI Field Maps app (no login required), either by direct download in the Field Maps app or by sideloading from your PC. They can also be used in desktop applications that support MMPK’s such as ArcGIS Pro, and ArcGIS Navigator. MMPK’s will expire quarterly and have a warning for the user at that time but will still function afterwards. They are updated quarterly to ensure you have the most up to date data possible. These mobile map packages include the following national datasets along with others: Surface Management Agency, Public Land Survey System (PLSS), BLM Recreation Sites, National Conservation Lands, ESRI’s Navigation Basemap and Vector Tile Package. Last updated 20250321. Contact jlzimmer@blm.gov with any questions.

GTRN_SEGMENT_PT: Contains points representating of the end points of Facility Asset Management System (FAMS) segments.

      Publication transportation dataset showing both BLM inventoried and non-inventoried roads in Oregon Washington. This data does not include highways. For highway data see the citation in the Cross Reference Section.

Mobile Map Packages (MMPK’s) can be used in the ESRI Field Maps app (no login required), either by direct download in the Field Maps app or by sideloading from your PC. They can also be used in desktop applications that support MMPK’s such as ArcGIS Pro, and ArcGIS Navigator. MMPK’s will expire quarterly and have a warning for the user at that time but will still function afterwards. They are updated quarterly to ensure you have the most up to date data possible. These mobile map packages include the following national datasets along with others: Surface Management Agency, Public Land Survey System (PLSS), BLM Recreation Sites, National Conservation Lands, ESRI’s Navigation Basemap and Vector Tile Package. Last updated 20250321. Contact jlzimmer@blm.gov with any questions.

sob_poly: This theme shows the polygon representation of the jurisdictional boundary for the Bureau of Land Management State Office for Oregon and Washington.

This publication dataset represents areas where OHV (Off-Highway Vehicle) use on BLM lands in Utah is described in terms of Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 8342 (http:cfr.vlex.comvid1-designation-criteria-19828841) as Open, Limited, or Closed and any special restrictions (designated routes only, seasonal use only). The designations are determined through the Land Use Planning process (Resource Management Plan (RMP)).

These are BLM publicly hosted layers, acquired through the BLM online navigator. https://navigator.blm.gov/home. Navigator provides a centralized location to discover and access BLMs geospatial data and serves both internal BLM staff as well as the general public. Navigator indexes and provides access to geospatial data from project, state and national levels, so everything from small scale projects to national data compilations can be shared internally and externally . Future plans include exposure of more web and map services to allow for direct use and analysis of BLM data.If you have questions or comments about BLM Navigator, please email blm_navigator_usersupport@blm.gov.The FS defers to the BLM policies for this data: The Department of the Interior makes no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this website and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this website. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to the contents of this website or its hyperlinks to other Internet resources. Reference in this website to any specific commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Department of the Interior.

HYD_PUB_17110021_FLOWLINE: This dataset contains flowline features from the US Geologic Survey (USGS) High Resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). NHD Flowline features are linear depictions of streams and centerlines of rivers. Additional attributes have been added from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Land Ownership Polygon layer. The statewide version of this dataset does not include species-specific fish distribution information. Species-specific fish data is only included on the individual subbasin distributions of the data. This dataset will be refreshed as-needed to reflect updates to the NHD.

This data was pulled from the BLM's MLRS database for each state using the case code (380910,380913,380911). The data was joined with the calculated centroid for each section in the states presented. Some sections did not have the proper designation or a point for plotting and in those instances the developer made every attempt to make a point in the logical place.For each state the first division of the PLSS for each state was obtained from either: a local government agency, the BLM Navigator, or from the USGS. Data was pulled in November of 2021. A snapshot of mining claims listings in each state from the BLM’s MLRS online database (Date Specified on Mining Claims Map) For each state, the projection of the PLSS layer is the projection that was used to create the claim points. From the PLSS first division for each state, the centroid was calculated using the calculate geometry function in ArcMap. A SectionID field was added to generate unique values. These unique values consist of the Meridian, Township, Range, and Section identifiers formatted to match the MTRS field when pulling the mining claims listings. Fields where concatenated together to generate the Section ID. Mining claims with a status of Active, Pending, Submitted, and Filed claims were queried from the Bureau of Land Management’s MLRS online database using the PUB MC Serial Number Index under the Public Mining Claims Reports. The claims data was joined with the SectionID data to assign an easting and a northing, based on the MTRS description for the given claim from the MLRS database. A “claim point listings” feature class was generated using the coordinates from the centroid of the section it is listed to be within. Some plans or notices did not plot. plans or notices that did not plot were visually inspected by and modifications were made if possible, to display the plans or notices. The reason for plans or notices not plotting was due to protracted blocks and the absence of a first division polygon. The section numbers for protracted blocks are greater than 36, so in areas where claims were present on protracted blocks, the section numbers were reassigned the section number of which the general public would refer to it as (1-36 only). For any states where the first division was not available for a Township, section centroid points were made with the INFERRED PLSS description assigned to the points. Understand that assumptions were made during this process. Polygons were not made for missing sections.

Mobile Map Packages (MMPK’s) can be used in the ESRI Field Maps app (no login required), either by direct download in the Field Maps app or by sideloading from your PC. They can also be used in desktop applications that support MMPK’s such as ArcGIS Pro, and ArcGIS Navigator. MMPK’s will expire quarterly and have a warning for the user at that time but will still function afterwards. They are updated quarterly to ensure you have the most up to date data possible. These mobile map packages include the following national datasets along with others: Surface Management Agency, Public Land Survey System (PLSS), BLM Recreation Sites, National Conservation Lands, ESRI’s Navigation Basemap and Vector Tile Package. Last updated 20250321. Contact jlzimmer@blm.gov with any questions.

Mobile Map Packages (MMPK’s) can be used in the ESRI Field Maps app (no login required), either by direct download in the Field Maps app or by sideloading from your PC. They can also be used in desktop applications that support MMPK’s such as ArcGIS Pro, and ArcGIS Navigator. MMPK’s will expire quarterly and have a warning for the user at that time but will still function afterwards. They are updated quarterly to ensure you have the most up to date data possible. These mobile map packages include the following national datasets along with others: Surface Management Agency, Public Land Survey System (PLSS), BLM Recreation Sites, National Conservation Lands, ESRI’s Navigation Basemap and Vector Tile Package. Last updated 20250321. Contact jlzimmer@blm.gov with any questions.

This data was pulled from the BLM's MLRS database for each state using the case code (380910,380913,380911). The data was joined with the calculated centroid for each section in the states presented. Some sections did not have the proper designation or a point for plotting and in those instances the developer made every attempt to make a point in the logical place.For each state the first division of the PLSS for each state was obtained from either: a local government agency, the BLM Navigator, or from the USGS. Data was pulled in November of 2021. A snapshot of mining claims listings in each state from the BLM’s MLRS online database (Date Specified on Mining Claims Map) For each state, the projection of the PLSS layer is the projection that was used to create the claim points. From the PLSS first division for each state, the centroid was calculated using the calculate geometry function in ArcMap. A SectionID field was added to generate unique values. These unique values consist of the Meridian, Township, Range, and Section identifiers formatted to match the MTRS field when pulling the mining claims listings. Fields where concatenated together to generate the Section ID. Mining claims with a status of Active, Pending, Submitted, and Filed claims were queried from the Bureau of Land Management’s MLRS online database using the PUB MC Serial Number Index under the Public Mining Claims Reports. The claims data was joined with the SectionID data to assign an easting and a northing, based on the MTRS description for the given claim from the MLRS database. A “claim point listings” feature class was generated using the coordinates from the centroid of the section it is listed to be within. Some plans or notices did not plot. plans or notices that did not plot were visually inspected by and modifications were made if possible, to display the plans or notices. The reason for plans or notices not plotting was due to protracted blocks and the absence of a first division polygon. The section numbers for protracted blocks are greater than 36, so in areas where claims were present on protracted blocks, the section numbers were reassigned the section number of which the general public would refer to it as (1-36 only). For any states where the first division was not available for a Township, section centroid points were made with the INFERRED PLSS description assigned to the points. Understand that assumptions were made during this process. Polygons were not made for missing sections.

Glossary of Layers that appear in the IRFMS Sagebrush Assessment and Geospatial Evaluation (SAGE) Interactive Map Viewer.

KMZ File Format –This data set consists of active mining claim records extracted from BLM’s LR2000 database. These records contain case attributes as well as legal land descriptions for each parcel of land involved in the individual cases. Shapefiles are created by matching LR2000 land descriptions against the smallest feature possible in the GIS representation of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) https://navigator.blm.gov/data?keyword=plss&fs_publicRegion=Colorado. When a direct match is found, the corresponding polygon in PLSS is used as a template to create a new feature in the output shapefile. The new feature is not a representation of the mining claim boundaries. Multiple mining claims may be located within the same area. The resulting GIS dataset has been projected to NAD83/UTM13N and dissolved on case-level attributes.

This dataset contains Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios (ICLUS), wells and urban areas, Data was reclassified and merged together to create a an human footrprint to be used in the Grizzly Bear analysis.

State boundaries

This story map is a part of the General Land Office (GLO) Record of the Week (ROTW) project. Each week, the BLM ES will release a story map as a part of the GLO ROTW Project. This project was initiated by BLM Eastern States to share unique records from the GLO Records collection. This story map is about the early history of Jackson, Mississippi.

This data was pulled from the BLM's MLRS database for each state using the case code (380910,380913,380911). The data was joined with the calculated centroid for each section in the states presented. Some sections did not have the proper designation or a point for plotting and in those instances the developer made every attempt to make a point in the logical place.For each state the first division of the PLSS for each state was obtained from either: a local government agency, the BLM Navigator, or from the USGS. Data was pulled in November of 2021. A snapshot of mining claims listings in each state from the BLM’s MLRS online database (Date Specified on Mining Claims Map) For each state, the projection of the PLSS layer is the projection that was used to create the claim points. From the PLSS first division for each state, the centroid was calculated using the calculate geometry function in ArcMap. A SectionID field was added to generate unique values. These unique values consist of the Meridian, Township, Range, and Section identifiers formatted to match the MTRS field when pulling the mining claims listings. Fields where concatenated together to generate the Section ID. Mining claims with a status of Active, Pending, Submitted, and Filed claims were queried from the Bureau of Land Management’s MLRS online database using the PUB MC Serial Number Index under the Public Mining Claims Reports. The claims data was joined with the SectionID data to assign an easting and a northing, based on the MTRS description for the given claim from the MLRS database. A “claim point listings” feature class was generated using the coordinates from the centroid of the section it is listed to be within. Some plans or notices did not plot. plans or notices that did not plot were visually inspected by and modifications were made if possible, to display the plans or notices. The reason for plans or notices not plotting was due to protracted blocks and the absence of a first division polygon. The section numbers for protracted blocks are greater than 36, so in areas where claims were present on protracted blocks, the section numbers were reassigned the section number of which the general public would refer to it as (1-36 only). For any states where the first division was not available for a Township, section centroid points were made with the INFERRED PLSS description assigned to the points. Understand that assumptions were made during this process. Polygons were not made for missing sections.