Building a consolidated data set containing an inventory of roads on Federal Lands to be used to support mapping, emergency management, planning needs, resource allocation, land management, recreation, and other uses by members of the Federal Lands Roads Working Group which is under the FGDC Transportation Subcommittee.

Next meeting is August 27, 2019 at 1 pm ET (11 am MT).
All are welcome. Please contact burbanma@usgs.gov to be added to the invitation.

Mission of the Working Group

  1. Create, populate, and maintain a geospatial dataset of roads on federal lands, in support of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure
  2. Enable easy access by federal agencies and the public to this dataset
  3. Enable more accurate and more detailed road data on federal lands
  4. Engender greater understanding of these road networks by partners and users
  5. Facilitate partnerships and coordinating efforts to create and populate the dataset
  6. Enable problem identification, evaluation, and resolution
  7. Support data development
  8. Support standards development
  9. Identify and promote best practices

Meeting Minutes and Presentations

Federal Lands Roads Working Group was formed in April 2018. All who are willing to assist in fulfilling the mission of the Working Group are invited to join. Send an email to burbanma@usgs.gov.


Point of Contact
Gita Urban-Mathieux
Federal Liaison, National Geospatial Program
U.S. Geological Survey, 511 National Center, Reston, VA 20192
Email: burbanma@usgs.gov

Updated on June 24, 2019
NGDA Theme Name

Community Type: NGDA

Sponsor: FGDC

Sponsor Email: NGDATeam@fgdc.gov

Theme Lead Agency: Department of Transportation (DOT)

Theme Lead: Derald Dudley (DOT)