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Data Sources

This page documents the data sources used to create the M-580 map.

Student Selections

The list of M-580 January 2026 participants and their home units comes from:

Source: M580-2026-Selections.pdf (NAFRI official selection list, updated 1/06/2025)

Total Participants: 50

Agency Distribution

Agency Count
USFS 38
BLM 6
BIA 4
NPS 1
Tribal 1

Geographic Boundaries

USFS National Forest Boundaries

  • Source: USDA Forest Service FSGeodata Clearinghouse
  • URL: https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/
  • Layer: Administrative Forest Boundaries
  • Format: Shapefile converted to GeoJSON
  • Processing: Simplified to reduce file size

USFS Regional Boundaries

  • Source: USDA Forest Service
  • Regions Included:
    • Region 3 (Southwestern)
    • Region 5 (Pacific Southwest)
    • Region 8 (Southern)

BLM Administrative Units

  • Source: BLM National Geospatial Data
  • URL: https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/
  • Note: Office locations geocoded from official addresses

NPS Unit Boundaries

  • Source: NPS Open Data
  • URL: https://public-nps.opendata.arcgis.com/
  • Units Included:
    • Gates of the Arctic National Park
    • Gates of the Arctic National Preserve
    • Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve

BIA/Tribal Boundaries

  • Source: BIA NISR (National Integrated Services Registry)
  • URL: https://biamaps.doi.gov/
  • Units Included:
    • Warm Springs Reservation
    • Warm Springs Off-Reservation Trust Land

Office Locations

Point locations for offices were geocoded from official addresses:

Office Address Coordinates
BLM Twin Falls District 2878 Addison Ave E, Twin Falls, ID -114.4607, 42.5558
BLM Northern California 6640 Lockheed Drive, Redding, CA -122.3372, 40.5217
BLM Northwest Oregon 1717 Fabry Road SE, Salem, OR -122.9784, 44.9016
BLM California Desert 22835 Calle San Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA -117.2364, 33.9192
BLM Nevada State Office 1340 Financial Blvd, Reno, NV -119.7598, 39.4898
NIFC 3833 S Development Ave, Boise, ID -116.2131, 43.5235
BIA Pacific Regional 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA -121.4078, 38.5990
BIA Alaska Regional 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, AK -134.4197, 58.3019
BIA Rocky Mountain Regional 316 N 26th St, Billings, MT -108.5007, 45.7833
Colville Confederated Tribes 21 Colville Street, Nespelem, WA -118.9817, 48.1611

Data Files

units.geojson

  • Size: ~1.6 MB
  • Features: 32 polygons
  • Properties:
    • name: Unit name
    • agency: USFS, BLM, NPS, BIA
    • type: National Forest, National Park, etc.
    • website: Official website URL
    • phone: Contact phone number
    • address: Physical address

offices.geojson

  • Size: ~4 KB
  • Features: 10 points
  • Properties: Same as units.geojson

Data Validation

All 50 student home units from the PDF were verified against the GeoJSON data:

  • USFS National Forests: 24 unique forests - All found
  • USFS Regional Offices: 3 regions - All found
  • BLM Districts/Offices: 5 offices - All found
  • BIA/Tribal: 4 units - All found
  • NPS: 3 units - All found

Total Coverage: 100% of student home units are represented in the map data.