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Indian & Federal Lands
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Coverage: All U.S. including Hawaii and Alaska.

These ArcGIS shapefiles work with the free ArcGIS Explorer GIS viewer, ArcView GIS, ArcGIS, Maptitude, Mapinfo, Manifold and many other commercial GIS and mapping programs and many free GIS programs as well. Each layer includes easy to follow instructions that show you how to add streets, highways, census information and much more to your maps for free. We have included national level base maps with each map archive listed below. Also, check our free GIS software and free GIS ArcGIS shapefiles pages for more information and free ArcGIS shapefiles.

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The shapefiles come with easy to follow instructions for downloading ArcExplorer, a free GIS map viewer. We provide step-by-step instructions so that you can easily learn to use and view the maps. For more help, take advantage of our free Learn2Map GIS Tutorial & Atlas.

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Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) (details)
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Burea of Land Management (BLM) (details)
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Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) (details)
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Department of Defense (DOD) (details)
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Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) (details)
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Forest Service (FS) (details)
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National Park Service (NPS) (details)
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Other Federal Lands (details)
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Additional Map Layers Included

Each of the above map archives also includes the following national base map layers:

  • Cities
  • Roads
  • Rivers
  • States
  • Water Bodies

And each map archive includes complete instructions for downloading and adding free highly detailed additional base map layers to your mapping project.

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Theme Descriptions:

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) - 542 polygons - Download Now

  • Indian Reservations

Burea of Land Management (BLM) - 21,044 polygons - Download Now

  • Forest Reserves
  • National Conservation Areas
  • National Monuments
  • National Recreation areas
  • Public Domain Lands
  • Wilderness
  • Wilderness Study Areas
  • Other BLM

Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) - 545 polygons - Download Now

  • Bureau of Reclamation

Department of Defense (DOD) - 897 polygons - Download Now

  • Air force
  • Army
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Department of Defense
  • Marine Corps
  • Navy

Forest Service (FS) - 2,384 polygons - Download Now

  • National Forests
  • National Grasslands
  • National Monuments
  • National Recreation Areas
  • National Scenic Areas
  • Purchase Unit Blocks
  • Wilderness
  • Wilderness Study Areas

Fish & Wildlife Service (FS) - 1,726 polygons - Download Now

  • National Fish Hatchery
  • National Wildlife Refuge
  • Waterfowl Production Area
  • Wilderness
  • Wilderness Study Area
  • Wildlife Management Area

National Park Service (NPS) - 897 polygons - Download Now

  • National Battlefields
  • National Battlefield Park
  • National Capital Parks
  • National Historic Parks
  • National Historic Sites
  • National Lakeshores
  • National Mall
  • National Memorials
  • National Military Parks
  • National Monuments
  • National Parks
  • National Parkways
  • National Preserves
  • National Recreation Areas
  • National Reserves
  • National Rivers
  • National Seashores
  • National Wild and Scenic Rivers
  • Wilderness
  • Wilderness Study Areas

Other Federal Lands - 87 polygons - Included free with any of the above maps

  • Agricultural Research Service ARS
  • Bureau of Prisons DOJ
  • Central Intelligence Agency CIA
  • Department of Energy DOE
  • Department of Transportation DOT
  • General Services Administration GSA
  • Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA
  • Tennessee Valley Authority TVA
  • U.S. Coast Guard DOT
  • United States Department of Agriculture USDA

Map Creation

Each map layer was created by extracting federal land polygon features from the individual 1:2,000,000-scale State boundary Digital Line Graph (DLG) files produced by the U.S. Geological Survey. These files were then appended into a single coverage. Individual layers (above) were extracted from this coverage. (Source: USGS).

About Quality, Accuracy and Suitability

This data may come from a variety of U.S. government and self-reporting private sources. While we try to assure the accuracy of this material, we cannot promise that it is absolutely accurate. We do promise that using the map layer will be fun, entertaining or educational. Beyond this, we make no guarantee as to its suitability for any purpose. We assume no liability or responsibility for errors or inaccuracies. Please understand that you use these map layers and data at your own risk.

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