Colorado BLM lands are inventoried for wilderness characteristics, including naturalness, solitude, and primitive recreation opportunities. The dataset provides spatial boundaries and supplemental values for lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is maintained under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the BLM Land Use Planning Handbook.
Use Cases
- Analyze spatial boundaries to identify lands with high naturalness scores for conservation planning.
- Map proximity to existing Wilderness Areas or Wilderness Study Areas to assess connectivity and expansion potential.
- Evaluate opportunities for solitude and/or primitive recreation across different BLM-managed land parcels.
Strengths
- Data is maintained on a continuing basis as required by federal law (FLPMA Section 201).
- Provides multiple file formats including GEOJSON, KML, and CSV for accessibility.
- Managed by the authoritative Department of the Interior organization.
Limitations
- The dataset lacks explicit row and column counts, limiting analytical precision.
- Sample data is unavailable, preventing preview of data structure and content.
Provenance
- Source
- Department of the Interior
- Collection Method
- Inventory conducted by BLM Colorado following BLM Manual 6310 guidance.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated on 2026-03-25.
- Geography
- Colorado, United States