The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service provides a geospatial layer depicting areas where silviculture reforestation activities were performed. The data originates from the Forest Service Activity Tracking System (FACTS) and is used for performance measures related to Forest Vegetation Improved. The layer was last updated on March 13, 2026.
Use Cases
- Mapping reforestation project locations based on reported silviculture activities.
- Analyzing spatial patterns of vegetation management activities like thinning and pruning.
- Assessing agency performance toward strategic goals using the Forest Vegetation Improved measure.
Strengths
- Data is tied to a formal performance measure (Forest Vegetation Improved) used for agency reporting.
- Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON, KML, and via a REST API.
- Published under a CC-BY-4.0 license, permitting reuse with attribution.
Limitations
- The description states the layer may not contain all accomplished activities, as spatial reporting is not fully enforced.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and spatial completeness are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
- Collection Method
- Reported through the Forest Service Activity Tracking System (FACTS) database.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-13 22:52:09.607524; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Likely the United States, based on the source organization.