Surface Estate (Managed by FWS)


This layer identifies the surface estate that is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. These lands were incorporated into the National Wildlife Refuge System by a variety of actions: Public Law, Public Land Order, Executive Order, Federal regulation, fee purchase, land exchange, donation, etc.






Attribute Schema


Field (Alias)

Type

Values (Domain Description)

Otyp (Owner Code)

Integer

1 (USFWS)

Owntyp (Owner Type)

Text

fws (USFWS)

Surstat (Surface Status)

Text

w (Withdrawn)

a (Acquired)

y (Federal Submerged Land)

Refuge (Refuge Name)

Text

akm (Alaska Maritime)

akp (Alaska Peninsula)

arc (Arctic)

bch (Becharof)

inn (Innoko)

izm (Izembek)

kan (Kanuti)

kna (Kenai)

kdk (Kodiak)

kuk (Koyukuk)

now (Nowitna)

swk (Selawik)

tet (Tetlin)

tgk (Togiak)

ykd (Yukon Delta)

ykf (Yukon Flats)

NWR_Unit (NWR Unit)

Text

afo (Afognak)

akp (Alaska Peninsula)

ali (Aleutian Islands)

ber (Bering Sea)

chi (Chignik)

chu (Chukchi Sea)

gul (Gulf of Alaska)

hag (Hagemeister Island)

inn (Innoko)

kai (Kaiyuh)

kdk (Kodiak Island)

ncr (North Creek)

new (Cape Newenham)

pav (Pavlof)

slc (Seal Cape)

tgk (Togiak)

uga (Ugashik)

uni (Unimak Island)

IFWS (IFWS No.)

Text

991 (Alaska Maritime)

992 (Alaska Peninsula)

993(Arctic)

994 (Becharof)

995 (Innoko)

996 (Izembek)

997 (Kanuti)

998 (Kenai)

999 (Kodiak)

1000 (Koyukuk)

1001 (Nowitna)

1002 (Selawik)

1003 (Tetlin)

1004 (Togiak)

1005 (Yukon Delta)

1006 (Yukon Flats)

Casetype (Case Type)

Text

007502 (Acquired easement)

007516 (Acquired Land)

215005 (Acquired Land)

216001 (Acquired Land)

225002 (Exchanges - Natl. Wildlife Refuges)

231101 (Hot Springs Withdrawal)

231110 (Power Site Wdl & Cl)

231304 (Cemetery)

231401 (Natl Wildlife Refuge Wdl)

231403 (Wild and Scenic Rivers (FWS))

231404 (Wilderness Area Wdl (FWS))

231470 (FWS Misc Wdl)

320070 (Geological KGRA)

Serial_full (Full Serial No.)

Text

Variable values (examples: FF014970AZ, A 004798C, AA006687 A)

Serial_main (Main Serial No.)

Text

Variable values (examples: FF014970, A 004798, AA006687)


Text

Variable values (examples: 231401, Village Native Corp.)

Cvyno (Conveyance No.)

Text

Variable values (examples: 50-95-0125, 50-2010-237, IC 560, IC 1236)

Cvydate (Conveyance Date)

Date

Variable values (examples: 01/15/1998, 12/04/2001)

Acres_GIS (Acres (GIS))

Double

Variable values (examples: 40.45876, 42578.54024)

Acres_LGL (Acres (Legal))

Double

Variable values (examples: 39.98, 159.99, 1245.85)

USS (US Survey No.)

Text

Variable values (examples: 245, 945, 13408)

Lot (Lot No.)

Text

Variable values (examples: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Block (Block No.)

Text

Variable values (examples,: 1, 2, 3, 4)

Survey_Tract (Survey Tract)

Text

Variable values (examples: 1, 2, A, B)

LRS_Tract (LRS Tract)

Text

Variable values (examples: 1, 2a, 14, 22c)

Notes (Notes)

Text

Variable values (examples: free-form text and numbers)





The Region 7 Land Mapper was developed, and is maintained by, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 7, Division of Realty. Questions, comments,and suggestions should be directed to ak_realty@fws.gov


This page was last updated:  Thursday, March 13, 2025