Organization: Bureau of Land Management
Media Contact: BLM Press. [email protected]
Feb 10, 2025
WASHINGTON - There’s a new tool for recreationists planning visits to public lands. The Free National Mobile Map Package Program allows anyone to access maps so they have the information they need to get outside, even when they are offline. BLM’s Enterprise Geospatial Services Team is developing these maps for 18 western U.S. states. The project will later expand to include all 50 states and, potentially, U.S. territories.
Existing datasets include information about who manages areas of land, what recreation and other opportunities are available, roads, streams, lakes, and other natural landmarks. The team will export updated versions of these datasets quarterly to ensure users can access the most up to date information possible.
To access the free maps, download the ArcGIS Field Maps app from the app store on your Apple or Android device. After opening the app, you don’t need an account so skip sign-in, then search for “BLM MMPK” and download the state maps you would like to access offline.
For more detailed instructions on how to use this program and to find answers to commonly asked questions, visit the program’s website on blm.gov.
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The Enterprise Geospatial Services Team believes you should have access to the data your taxes pay to create in a modern format, usable offline, for free. The BLM National Recreation MMPK program is an evolution of the BLM New Mexico Hunting/Recreation Map system, which provided offline data for New Mexico in an award-winning program for nine years.
Anyone can download statewide MMPK files from Field Maps WITHOUT an account. These files work with no data connection and show your location on top of various BLM data with a recreation focus. Currently the western 18 BLM states are being individually produced, with plans to increase to all 50 states (and possibly territories) soon. These map files will be updated quarterly in a semi-automated process.
If you'd like to try BLM's Recreation Mobile Map Packages, follow these steps.
Included Datasets:Identify who manages the lands around you
Media Contact: BLM Press. [email protected]
Feb 10, 2025
WASHINGTON - There’s a new tool for recreationists planning visits to public lands. The Free National Mobile Map Package Program allows anyone to access maps so they have the information they need to get outside, even when they are offline. BLM’s Enterprise Geospatial Services Team is developing these maps for 18 western U.S. states. The project will later expand to include all 50 states and, potentially, U.S. territories.
Existing datasets include information about who manages areas of land, what recreation and other opportunities are available, roads, streams, lakes, and other natural landmarks. The team will export updated versions of these datasets quarterly to ensure users can access the most up to date information possible.
To access the free maps, download the ArcGIS Field Maps app from the app store on your Apple or Android device. After opening the app, you don’t need an account so skip sign-in, then search for “BLM MMPK” and download the state maps you would like to access offline.
For more detailed instructions on how to use this program and to find answers to commonly asked questions, visit the program’s website on blm.gov.
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The Enterprise Geospatial Services Team believes you should have access to the data your taxes pay to create in a modern format, usable offline, for free. The BLM National Recreation MMPK program is an evolution of the BLM New Mexico Hunting/Recreation Map system, which provided offline data for New Mexico in an award-winning program for nine years.
Anyone can download statewide MMPK files from Field Maps WITHOUT an account. These files work with no data connection and show your location on top of various BLM data with a recreation focus. Currently the western 18 BLM states are being individually produced, with plans to increase to all 50 states (and possibly territories) soon. These map files will be updated quarterly in a semi-automated process.
If you'd like to try BLM's Recreation Mobile Map Packages, follow these steps.
- Download the ArcGIS Field Maps app from the Google Play Store for Android or Apple App Store for iOS
- Open the app and grant the location permissions it requests. If you do not approve location permissions, your GPS functions will not work
- Tap 'SKIP sign in' at the bottom (you do not need an account to use these)
- Tap the search bar/button at the top/top right
- Search for BLM MMPK
- Scroll to find the state or states you want to download
- Tap on the download icon on the right. A blue circle will show the download process
- Once downloaded, tap on it to open,
- Explore the data within!
Included Datasets:Identify who manages the lands around you
- Surface Management Agency
- Federal Bureau
- Bureau of Land Management
- National Park Service
- Department of Energy
- Bureau of Reclamation
- Department of Defense
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reservations
- US Forest Service
- Other Federal
- Private (no owner data)
- Local Government
- State
- Federal Bureau
- Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Township/Range
- Sections
- BLM Recreation Sites
- Campgrounds
- Parking Areas
- Ranger Stations
- Picnic Areas
- Restrooms
- Trailheads
- Recreation Management Areas
- Much more
- National Conservation Lands
- National Conservation Areas (NCA)
- National Monuments
- Wilderness boundaries
- Wilderness Study Area (WSA) boundaries
- Wild and Scenic Rivers
- National Scenic & Historic Trails (NSHT)
- Esri’s Navigation Basemap
- Roads
- Building Footprints
- Parks and Forests
- Streams, Rivers, Ponds, and Lakes
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