BLM Montana Dakotas GRSG ROD ARMPA Geothermal Allocations

Polygons depicting Geothermal allocations from the Greater Sage-Grouse Approved RMP Amendment (ARMPA) in Montana and the Dakotas. The data reflect decisions made in the ARMPA and associated Record of Decision (ROD), carrying forward stipulations from earlier Resource Management Plans. The dataset is provided by the Department of the Interior and was last updated on March 12, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map geothermal resource allocations based on polygon boundaries mentioned in the description
• Analyze land management decisions for Greater Sage-Grouse habitat within HMAs based on the ARMPA framework
• Compare stipulations and allocations between new ARMPA decisions and previous RMPs in areas outside HMAs

Strengths

• Polygon data format suggests precise spatial boundaries for allocations
• Decision framework is explicitly tied to the Greater Sage-Grouse Approved RMP Amendment (ARMPA) and Record of Decision (ROD)
• Multiple file formats available including KML, GEOJSON, and CSV

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

Department of the Interior

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-12 09:34:12.623546

Geography

Montana and the Dakotas