Federal Lands within Indian Country
type: Dataset
description: This web application contains information from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, The U.S.G.S., The U.S. Census and BLM. The following information is in relation to the Surface Management Agency layer created by BLM: The Surface Management Agency (SMA) Geographic Information System (GIS) dataset depicts Federal land for the United States and classifies this land by its active Federal surface managing agency. The SMA feature class covers the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the Virgin Islands. A Federal SMA agency refers to a Federal agency with administrative jurisdiction over the surface of Federal lands. Jurisdiction over the land is defined when the land is either: Withdrawn by some administrative or legislative action, or Acquired or Exchanged by a Federal Agency. This layer is a dynamic assembly of spatial data layers maintained at various federal and local government offices. The GIS data contained in this dataset represents the polygon features that show the boundaries for Surface Management Agency and the surface extent of each Federal agency’s surface administrative jurisdiction. SMA data depicts current withdrawn areas for a particular agency and (when appropriate) includes land that was acquired or exchanged and is located outside of a withdrawal area for that agency. The SMA data do not illustrate land status ownership pattern boundaries or contain land ownership attribute details. The SMA Withdrawals feature class covers the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the Virgin Islands. A Federal SMA Withdrawal is defined by formal actions that set aside, withhold, or reserve Federal land by statute or administrative order for public purposes. A withdrawal creates a title encumbrance on the land. Withdrawals must accomplish one or more of the following: A. Transfer total or partial jurisdiction of Federal land between Federal agencies. B. Close (segregate) Federal land to o…
issued: 2024-11-12T19:08:29+00:00
modified: 2025-05-14T16:14:22+00:00
spatial: Location
contact point: Organization
  fn: Bureau of Indian Affairs Branch of Geospatial Support
keyword: AmeriGEO
keyword: AmeriGEOSS
keyword: CKAN
keyword: GEO
keyword: GEOSS
keyword: National
keyword: North America
keyword: United States
keyword: bogs
keyword: excess-lands
keyword: restoring-homelands
theme: {geospatial}

ArcGIS GeoService
type: Distribution
format: ArcGIS GeoServices REST API
issued: 2025-09-11T20:46:18.185686
modified: 2025-09-24T04:52:36.513738
access URL: https://biamaps.geoplatform.gov/Federal-Lands/
media type: application/json

ArcGIS Hub Dataset
type: Distribution
format: HTML
issued: 2025-09-11T20:46:18.185683
modified: 2025-09-24T04:52:36.512356
access URL: https://onemap-bia-geospatial.hub.arcgis.com/apps/BIA-Geospatial::federal-lands-within-indian-country-1
media type: text/html

US Migrating
type: Agent