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Forestry Dispatch Group ar, WI 2019

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Forestry Dispatch Group ar, WI 2019
Originator
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Publication Date
2019-09-27
Edition
2019
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
History of data layer: Data was originally collected cooperatively by the Division of Forestry, Bureau of Forest Protection and created as a GIS layer by BTS. In May, 2008, DG boundaries were re-digitized to more accurately match the FPA boundaries using Administrative Code (NR 30.01 and NR 30.02) text description as well as field staff support. In March 2013, the boundaries were re-drawn when the Division re-allocated resources from 9 to 8 dispatch groups.In November 2016, dispatch group (DG) boundaries were re-digitized to match fire protection area boundaries and align with other geographic source data. (Fire protection area (FPA) boundaries are delineated by Administrative Code (NR 30.01 and NR 30.02) text description.) Better GIS sources for road, and MCD prompted re-digitization. From this base, dispatch group boundaries were created, and further fire response units. These three fire management boundaries layers (DG, FRU, FPA) are topologically related – previous efforts at digitizing fire management boundaries did not retain relationship between the datasets, creating gaps and overlaps, etc.On January 1, 2018, DG boundaries were programmatically redrawn to align with the Division of Forestry management structure. At this time, DGs were reduced to seven. Dispatch groups are comprised of FRUs (in intensive and extensive protection areas for wildland fire response) and COOP Teams (in cooperative protection for prescribed burn).
Purpose
This data is intended for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. [A WI DNR Forestry dispatch group (DG) is a collection of fire response units (FRU) and COOP Teams that are directed by a single Area Forestry Leader, and dispatched out of a common location. There are currently 7 Dispatch Groups. Dispatch groups do not define fire protection responsibilities or types of protection, rather where resources will be dispatched when DNR conducts a prescribed burn or responds to a wildland fire.]
Temporal Extent
Time Instant
2019-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-92.964215
East
-86.70883
North
47.083097
South
42.457983
ISO Topic Category
biota
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Theme Keyword
Forest management
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Theme Keyword
Forest fires
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
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Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, Bureau of Forest Protection
Point of Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Delivery Point
101 S. Webster St.
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53707
Country
US
Email
DNRGEOData@wisconsin.gov
Phone
(608) 264-8914

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3071
Code Space
EPSG
Version
9.7

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Process Step
Description
Provided access to archived data at UW-Madison.
Process Date
2019-09-27T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Distributor
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Online Access
https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/WI_Forestry_Dispatch_Groups_ar_2019.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@Wisconsin
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
7

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
1D5439BB-419C-44AB-9481-9FF42B7A3B8C
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
Arthur H. Robinson Map Library
Position Name
Metadata Technician
Delivery Point
550 N. Park Street
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53706
Country
US
Email
askmap@library.wisc.edu
Phone
(608) 262-1471
Metadata Date Stamp
2019-09-30
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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