ISO-19139 Metadata
Resource Identification Information:
- Citation:
- Title:
BIA Central Offices
- Presentation format:
mapDigital
- Abstract:
These Operations provides organizational direction and coordination to ensure programs and services administered at regional offices are in accordance with the mission, policies, and strategic goals that govern the Bureau. Its primary objective is to develop and execute standards policies, administer, review and evaluate the achievements of all field achievements, and coordinate BIA activities with other Offices within BIA and other federal entities.Indian Affairs (IA) currently provides services (directly or through contracts, grants, or compacts) to approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. There are 574 federally recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Native Villages in the United States. The Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs advises the Secretary of the Interior on Indian Affairs policy issues, communicates policy to and oversees the programs of the BIA and the BIE, provides leadership in consultations with tribes, and serves as the DOI official for intra- and inter-departmental coordination and liaison within the Executive Branch on Indian matters.The office and department breakdown are as follows:Office of the Director, BIAOffice of Emergency Management (OEM)Office of Field Operations (OFO)Office of Justice Services (OJS)Indian Highway Safety Program (IHSP)Internal Affairs Division (IAD)Tribal Justice Support Directorate (TJS)U.S. Indian Police AcademyVictim Assistance Program (VAP)Office of Trust Services (OTS)Division of Energy and Mineral Development (DEMD)Division of Forestry (DOF)Division of Natural Resources (DNR)Division of Real Estate Services (DRES)Division of Trust Land Consolidation (DTLC)Division of Water and Power (DWP)Division of Wildland Fire Management (DWFM)Division of Environmental Services and Cultural Resources Management (DESCRM)Indian Energy Service Center (IESC)Division of Resource Integration and Services (DRIS)Division of Workforce and Youth Development (DWYD)Indigenous Connectivity and Technology (ICT)Division of Trust Asset Ownership and Title (DTAOT)
- Purpose: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Central Office Layer contains address and contact information for offices that follow under the Office of the Director, BIA. Office include: the Office of Emergency Management, Office of Field Operations, Office of Justice Services, and Office of Trust Services. These Offices support the Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs in the development, management and execution of bureau programs designed to enhance customer experience and service delivery for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Tribes.
- Dataset language:
eng
- Dataset character set:
utf8
- Spatial representation type:
vector
- Processing environment: Esri ArcGIS 13.3.0.52636
- Credits: No warranty is made by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for the use of the data for purposes not intended by the BIA. This GIS Dataset may contain errors. There is no impact on the legal status of the land areas depicted herein and no impact on land ownership. No legal inference can or should be made from the information in this GIS Dataset. The GIS Dataset is prepared strictly for illustrative and reference purposes only and should not be used, and is not intended for legal, survey, engineering or navigation purposes. These data have been developed from the best available sources. Although efforts have been made to ensure that the data are accurate and reliable, errors and variable conditions originating from source documents and/or the translation of information from source documents to the systems of record continue to exist. Users must be aware of these conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, scale, resolution, rectification, positional accuracy, development methodology, time period, environmental and climatic conditions and other circumstances specific to these data. The user is responsible for understanding the accuracy limitations of the data provided herein. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. The user should refer to the accompanying metadata notes for a description of the data and data development procedures.
Spatial Representation - Vector:
- Level of topology for this dataset:
geometryOnly
- Geometric objects:
- Object type:
point
Reference System Information:
- Reference system identifier:
- Value: 3857
- Code space: EPSG
- Version: 6.18.3(9.3.1.2)
Distribution Information:
- Format:
- Format name: File Geodatabase Feature Class
Metadata Information:
- Metadata language:
eng
- Metadata character set:
utf8
- Last update:
2024-10-04
- Scope of the data described by the metadata:
dataset
- Scope name: dataset
- Name of the metadata standard used: ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
- Version of the metadata standard: 2007