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Fire Water Sources Spatial Data Standard Version 2.0

OR-IB-2020-027
Information Bulletin

United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Oregon State Office
P.O. Box 2965
Portland, Oregon 97208

MAY 6, 2020


IN REPLY REFER TO:
1283/2812/9209/9167 (OR930/955) P

EMS TRANSMISSION 05/06/2020
Information Bulletin No. OR-2020-027

To:  Deputy State Directors, District Managers, and Branch Chiefs
From:  Branch Chief, Information Resources Management
Subject: Fire Water Sources Spatial Data Standard Version 2.0

This information bulletin announces the availability of and describes recent updates to the Fire Water Sources (FWTR_SRC) Spatial Data Standard.  Implementation of the updated standard in the GIS edit environment will be coordinated with updates to the S1 Mobile Application which supports field collection of this theme.  

The following changes were applied:

  • Added document revision tables to the header, as needed
  • Added an automatic linked table of contents
  • Updated the state data steward listing
  • Updated the GIS technical lead listing
  • Updated the state data administrator listing
  • Updated the state records administrator listing
  • Updated the records retention schedule sections to reflect that they are system centric themes that must be permanently retained
  • Updated the sponsor listing
  • Updated the BLM_ORG_CD domain (where present) to reflect the merger of Salem and Eugene Districts to form the new Northwest Oregon District
  • Updated the DIST_NAME domain (where present) to reflect the merger of Salem and Eugene Districts to form the new Northwest Oregon District
  • Incremented the version number and modified file name for consistency
  • Updated attribute definitions for many of the topic specific attributes for this theme
  • Added Fields
    • BLM_ORG_CD
    • CLASSIFIER
    • COMMENTS
    • CONSTR_NOTES
    • COORD_SRC
    • FILEPATH
    • FWTR_ID
    • INWATER_WORK
    • MAINT_PRIORITY
    • QTR_SECTION
    • VERSION_NAME
  • Retired Fields
    • GALLONS_CAPACITY
    • INFLOW
    • SITE_TYPE
    • TYPE_SYM
  • Modified Fields
    • ACCURACY changed to ACCURACY_FT.  Domain converted to numbers.
    • CONSTR_TYPE changed to CONSTRUCTED and converted to Y/N field.
    • DEPTH changed to DEPTH_FT.
    • EDATE changed to ESTABLISHED_YEAR.
    • ENGINE – modified domain to use standard Y/N domain.
    • FWATER_NAME changed to FWTR_NM.
    • FWATER_OWNER field changed to FAC_ADMIN.
    • HELI_BUCKET changed to HELI_TYPE. Y/N domain changed to indicate the type of helicopter supported.
    • LONG_DMS split into two fields: LAT_DDM and LONG_DDM. Unit changed from DMS to DDM.
    • MAINT_NEEDS changed from a Y/N field to a domain that indicates the type of maintenance needed.
    • POC_RESTRICT field changed to RESTRICT_TYPE and a domain assigned that includes other types of restrictions.
    • PORTABLE – modified domain to use standard Y/N domain.
    • PUMP_DIST changed to PUMP_DIST_FT.
    • SURFACE_ELEV changed to SURFACE_ELEV_M.
    • SUSTAINABILITY – modified the domain.
    • T_R field split into two fields: TOWNSHIP, RANGE.
    • TENDER – modified domain to use standard Y/N domain.
    • VDATE changed to LASTVISIT_DT.
    • WATERSOURCE changed to WTR_SRC. Modified the domain.
  • Unchanged Fields
    • RIGHTS_NUM
    • SEALER
    • SECTION

Additional minor edits were made to enhance the overall clarity and consistency with Oregon data framework data management practices.  The revisions were made under the direction of the State Data Administrator.

The draft data standard was issued for internal review and comment prior to this IB.  To see comments and responses of that review, contact Eric Hiebenthal, State Data Administrator, at 503-808-6565, or by email at ehiebent@blm.gov.

Any questions about this data standard can be directed to Jena Volpe, State Data Steward for Fire Water Sources, at 541-618-2295; Jeremy Hruska, GIS Technical Lead for Fire Water Sources, at 541-750-7061; or Eric Hiebenthal, State Data Administrator, at 503-808-6565.

Administrative or Mission Related: Mission.

Districts with unions are reminded to notify their unions of this IB and satisfy any bargaining obligations before implementation. Your servicing Human Resources Office or Labor Relations Specialist can provide you with assistance in this matter.

Signed by
David Haney
Chief, Branch of Information Resources Management

Authenticated by
K. Wentworth
Data Records Administrator

Attachment:
1 – Fire Water Sources Spatial Data Standard Version 2.0 (38pp)

Distribution:
OC535 (Thomas Chatfield)
OR955 (Eric Hiebenthal)
OC400 (Diane Martin)
WO800 (Mark Nielson)
HQ200
HQ300
HQ400

Office

Oregon/Washington State Office

Attachments

Fiscal Year

2020