Cartographic Specifications - Governmental Units
7.5-Minute OnDemand Topo cartographic specifications for governmental units including BLM, counties or equivalent, international, miliary, Native American areas, PLSS, states, US Forest Service, and wildlife boundaries.
Feature Type
Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
County or Equivalent
Borough
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 61201
Feature Description: A legally established geographic entity in Alaska, which the Census Bureau treats as statistically equivalent to a county in other states.
City and Borough
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 61210
Feature Description: A legally established geographic entity in Alaska (Juneau, Sitka and Yakutat), which the U.S. Census Bureau treats as the statistical equivalent of a county in other states.
County
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 61200
Feature Description: The primary division of a state or state equivalent area.
District
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 61202
Feature Description: A legal county equivalent in American Samoa.
Independent City
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 61203
Feature Description: A legal county equivalent in Maryland, Missouri, Nevada and Virginia.
Island
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 61204
Feature Description: A legal county equivalent in the U.S. Virgin Islands Judicial Division.
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 61205
Feature Description: A geographic area established by a judicial governmental authority for establishing the jurisdiction for trying cases involving the government and the administration of justice.
Municipality
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 61206
Feature Description: A legal county equivalent in Alaska (Anchorage) and in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Municipio
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 61207
Feature Description: A legal county equivalent in Puerto Rico.
Other County Equivalent
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 61299
Feature Description: Any other established geographic entity that is equivalent to a county.
Parish
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 61208
Feature Description: A legal county equivalent in Louisiana.
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Polygon Symbology Specifications
SpecName |
SizePt |
Color RGB |
Transparency(%) |
Dashed Line (top) |
0.72 |
0/0/0 |
0 |
Solid Line (bottom) |
3.0024 |
240/225/135 |
0 |
Annotation
Font Style |
Font Size |
Font Color |
Halo Size |
Halo Color |
Placement Properties |
Anno Graphic Depiction |
Segoe UI |
7.00 |
0/0/0 |
1.0 |
255/250/177 |
Positioned along polygon boundary |
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Designated Areas
Wild and Scenic Rivers
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: No FCode for this feature
Feature Description: River corridors of each Wild and Scenic River designated by Congress or the Secretary of the Interior for the United States and Puerto Rico.
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Polygon Symbology Specifications
SpecName |
SizePt |
Color RGB |
Transparency(%) |
0-25m: Fill 2 |
6.0 |
24/74/255 |
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0-25m: Fill 4 |
5.0 |
24/74/255 |
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26m-100m: Fill 1 (top) |
9.0 |
24/74/255 |
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26m-100m: Fill 2 |
9.0 |
24/74/255 |
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26m-100m Fill 3 (bottom) |
8.0 |
45/108/215 |
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0-25m: Fill 1 (top) |
8.0 |
24/74/255 |
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0-25m: Fill 3 |
5.0 |
24/74/255 |
Annotation
Font Style |
Font Size |
Font Color |
Halo Size |
Halo Color |
Placement Properties |
Anno Graphic Depiction |
Charis SIL Bold |
9.00 |
68/101/173 |
0.8 |
240/240/240 |
Horizontal and offset from polygon |
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Federally Managed Lands
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)*
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 67400
Feature Description: United States federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Forest (US Forest Service)
FType: Forest
FCode: 67100
Feature Description: Area primarily for the management of forest resources.
Grassland (US Forest Service)
FType: Grassland
FCode: 67200
Feature Description: Area primarily for the management of native grasses.
Park (National Park)
FType: Park
FCode: 67400
Feature Description: Area for public recreation and preservation of a cultural or natural resource. (Generic examples include: Battlefield, Battlefield Park, Battlefield Site, Historical Park, Lakeshore, Memorial, Military Park, Monument, Park, Parkway, Recreation Area, Seashore).
Wildlife**
FType: Wildlife
FCode: 67600
Feature Description: Area primarily for wildlife management or preservation; includes the following areas: conservation, game, hunting/fishing, preserve, or other "wildlife" designation. (Generic examples include: Animal Farm, Aquatic Preserve, Conservation Area, Estuarine Sanctuary, Fish and Wildlife Area, Game Land, Game Management Area, Game Preserve, Game Refuge, Hunting and Fishing Area, National Park, Natural Area, Natural Area Reserve, Wild Horse Range, Wildlife Area, Wildlife Management Area, Wildlife Preserve, Wildlife Range, Wildlife Refuge, Wildlife Research Center, Wildlife Reserve, Wildlife Sanctuary.)
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Polygon Symbology Specifications
SpecName |
SizePt |
Color RGB |
Transparency(%) |
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Solid Outline (top) |
0.7 |
77/77/77 |
0 |
Solid Outline (bottom) |
3.5 |
161/217/155 |
0 |
Annotation
Font Style |
Font Size |
Font Color |
Halo Size |
Halo Color |
Placement Properties |
Anno Graphic Depiction |
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Charis SIL Bold |
10.00 |
67/138/56 |
1.0 |
255/255/255/ |
Regular placement horizontal within the polygon. |
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*Alaska only
**Wildlife annotation has two font sizes based on Wildlife area size. For wildlife areas less than or equal to 0.5 km2 the font size is 9.00 and for wildlife areas greater than 0.5 km2 the font size is 10.00.
National Monument*
FType: Park
FCode: 67400
Feature Description: Subset of the Park feature class. Area for public recreation and preservation of a cultural or natural resource. (Generic examples include: Battlefield, Battlefield Park, Battlefield Site, Historical Park, Lakeshore, Memorial, Military Park, Monument, Park, Parkway, Recreation Area, Seashore).
Wilderness
FType: Wilderness
FCode: 67500
Feature Description: Area virtually unsettled and uncultivated (natural); includes areas designated by an administrative group as wilderness, primitive, wild and scenic, or similar designation (Generic examples include: Riverway, Scenic Riverway, Scenic Waterway, Wild and Scenic)
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Polygon Symbology Specifications
SpecName |
SizePt |
Color RGB |
Transparency(%) |
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Large Area - Solid Outline (top) |
0.7 |
77/77/77 |
0 |
Large Area - Solid Outline |
3.5 |
202/143/112 |
0 |
Large Area - Fill (bottom) | 237/222/204 | 60 |
Annotation
Font Style |
Font Size |
Font Color |
Halo Size |
Halo Color |
Placement Properties |
Anno Graphic Depiction |
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Charis SIL Bold |
10.00 |
112/77/58 |
0.8 |
255/255/255 |
Regular placement horizontal within the polygon. |
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*National Monument annotation has two font sizes based on National Monument size. For National Monuments less than or equal to 0.5 km2 the font size is 9.00 and for National Monuments greater than 0.5 km2 the font size is 10.00.
International
International Boundary
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: No FCode for this feature
Feature Description: The boundary between two independent, self-governing, political entities (for example, the United States and Canada).
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Line Symbology Specifications
SpecName |
SizePt |
Color RGB |
Transparency(%) |
Dashed Line |
1.152 |
0/0/0 |
0 |
Annotation
Font Style |
Font Size |
Font Color |
Halo Size |
Halo Color |
Placement Properties |
Anno Graphic Depiction |
Charis SIL Bold |
9.00 |
0/0/0 |
1.0 |
240/240/240 |
Positioned along polygon boundary. |
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Military
Air Force
FType: Military
FCode: 67303
Feature Description: The aerial warfare, space warfare, and cyberwarfare branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Army
FType: Military
FCode: 67301
Feature Description: A federal agency and a major Army command that is the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency.
Coast Guard
FType: Military
FCode: 67305
Feature Description: A branch of the U.S. Armed Forces that is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission (with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters) and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its mission set.
Marine
FType: Military
FCode: 67304
Feature Description: The branch of the U.S. Armed Forces responsible for providing force projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces.
Military
FType: Military
FCode: 67300
Feature Description: Area for carrying out military activities. (Generic examples include: Air Force Base, Ammunition Depot, Arsenal, Bombing and Gunnery Range, Coast Guard Station, Fort, Military Airfield, Military Reservation, National Cemetery, National Guard Training Site, Naval Air Station, Weapons Station).
National Cemetery*
FType: Cemetery
FCode: 67000
Feature Description: Federal land for burying deceased military personnel, veterans, civilian leaders, national figures, and their eligible family members. Maintained by the National Cemetery Administration, Department of the Army or National Park Service.
National Guard
FType: Military
FCode: 67306
Feature Description: A reserve military force composed of state National Guard militia members or units under federally recognized active or inactive armed force service for the United States.
Navy
FType: Military
FCode: 67302
Feature Description: The sea branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Cartographic Representation
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SpecName |
SizePt |
Color RGB |
Transparency(%) |
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Solid Line (top) |
0.8 |
77/77/77 |
0 |
Solid Line (bottom) |
3.5 |
84/148/204 |
0 |
Annotation
Font Style |
Font Size |
Font Color |
Halo Size |
Halo Color |
Placement Properties |
Anno Graphic Depiction |
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Charis SIL |
10.00 |
0/0/0 |
1.0 |
240/240/240 |
Horizontal within the polygon. |
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*National Cemetery annotation has two font sizes based on cemetery size. For cemeteries less than or equal to 0.5 km2 the font size is 9.00 and for cemeteries greater than 0.5 km2 the font size is 10.00.
Native American Area
Native American Reservation*
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 64000
Feature Description: An area that has been set aside by the federal government or a state government for the use of one or more officially recognized American Indian tribes.
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Polygon Symbology Specifications
SpecName |
SizePt |
Color RGB |
Transparency(%) |
Fill |
255/145/0 |
80 |
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Outline |
0.29 |
175/75/0 |
80 |
Annotation
Font Style |
Font Size |
Font Color |
Halo Size |
Halo Color |
Placement Properties |
Anno Graphic Depiction |
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Charis SIL Bold |
10.00 |
105/86/56 |
0.8 |
240/240/240 |
Horizontal within the polygon. |
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*Alaska only
Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
PLSS Section
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: No FCode for this feature
Feature Description: First set of divisions for a Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Township, commonly the section, but can also be lots or tracts or protracted blocks.
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Polygon Symbology Specifications
SpecName |
SizePt |
Color RGB |
Transparency(%) |
Solid Line |
0.65 |
190/60/70 |
0 |
Protracted Line - Dashed Line (top) |
0.65 |
190/60/70 |
0 |
Protracted Line - White Solid Line (bottom) |
0.36 |
255/255/255 |
0 |
Annotation
Font Style |
Font Size |
Font Color |
Halo Size |
Halo Color |
Placement Properties |
Anno Graphic Depiction |
Segoe UI |
10.00 |
204/32/48 |
1.0 |
240/240/240 |
Horizontal within the polygon |
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PLSS Special Survey Land Grants
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: No FCode for this feature
Feature Description: This feature class contains the Special Surveys that are nonrectangular components of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) from Bureau of Land Management (BLM) survey records.
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Polygon Symbology Specifications
SpecName |
SizePt |
Color RGB |
Transparency(%) |
Dashed Line |
0.65 |
190/60/70 |
0 |
Solid Line |
0.7 |
255/255/255 |
0 |
PLSS Township / Range
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: No FCode for this feature
Feature Description: Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Townships, the primary unit of survey for the PLSS.
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Polygon Symbology Specifications
SpecName |
SizePt |
Color RGB |
Transparency(%) |
Solid Line |
1.25 |
190/60/70 |
0 |
Protracted Line - Dashed Line (top) |
1.25 |
190/60/70 |
0 |
Protracted Line - Solid White Line (bottom) |
0.72 |
255/255/255 |
0 |
Annotation
Font Style |
Font Size |
Font Color |
Halo Size |
Halo Color |
Placement Properties |
Anno Graphic Depiction |
Segoe UI Semibold |
12.00 |
204/32/48 |
1.0 |
240/240/240 |
Horizontal within the polygon |
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State
Province
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 61102
Feature Description: A province is a jurisdictional unit within a country that exercises its own constitutional powers.
State
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 61100
Feature Description: A primary governmental division of the United States.
Territory
FType: No FType for this feature
FCode: 61101
Feature Description: A United States jurisdiction that is neither a part of one of the several States nor a Federal district (for example, the United States Virgin Islands). The United States Congress determines whether the full United States Constitution or selected parts of the United States Constitution apply to the jurisdiction (incorporated territory and unincorporated territory, respectively).
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Polygon Symbology Specifications
SpecName |
SizePt |
Color RGB |
Transparency(%) |
Solid Line (bottom) |
1.0 |
255/255/255 |
0 |
Dashed Line (top) |
0.86 |
0/0/0 |
0 |
Annotation
Font Style |
Font Size |
Font Color |
Halo Size |
Halo Color |
Placement Properties |
Anno Graphic Depiction |
Segoe UI |
8.00 |
0/0/0 |
1.0 |
240/240/240 |
Positioned along polygon boundary |
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