Fence Schema

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1	Fields	Data Type	Domains	Visible in Field Maps	Required Field	Example	Description	Column 1

2	Shape	geometry		Yes	Yes	line
3	Agency/Organization	Text	Absorka Fence Initative Beyond Yellowstone Program Bureau of Land Management Greater Yellowstone Coalition Idaho Department of Game and Fish United States Forest Service University of Wyoming Wyoming Game and Fish Department WEST	Yes	No	University of Wyoming	Affilliated agency/organization of the data collector
4	Agency/Organization Other	Text
5	Date of Collection	Date	[Auto Calculated]			2025/01/01	Date of collection
6	Fence ID	Text		Yes	Yes (AFI Map Only)	BLM_4	Based on where the fence is located
7	Inventory Status	Text	Newly mapped fence Edited fence Not inventoried	Yes	Yes	Newly Mapped Fence	What we know about the fence. This field will auto fill when you start a new fence - Edited - An old mapped fence that’s been updated or edited - Newly mapped [default] - New fence - Not inventoried - An old mapped fence that was never examined on the ground
8	Railtop	Text	Yes No	Yes	No	Yes	Is there a wooden railing running along the top of the fence?
9	Fence Material	Text	Wire Wood Vinyl Electric Combo Other	Yes	No	Wire	The material of the fence
10	Material Type	Text	Barbed Smooth Barbed/Smooth Woven/Net Woven Wire Combo Post and Rail Buck and Rail Permanent Electric Temporary Electric	Yes	No	Barbed/Smooth	Options depend on what the fence is made of. A wire fence can be barbed, smooth, barbed/smooth (some wires barbed, some not), woven/net (like a sheep fence), or woven wire combo. A wooden fence can be either post and rail or buck and rail. An electric fence can be either permanent or temporary. A vinyl fence does not have additional material type options.
11	# of Wires or Poles	Text	1 2 3 4 >5	Yes	No	2	If it's a wire fence, count the number of wires from top to bottom. If it's a wooden fence, count the number of horizontal poles from top to bottom
12	Post Material	Text	Steel Wood Wood & Steel Stone Fiberglass Pipe	Yes	No	Wood	The material type of the posts.
13	Debris	Text	Tumbleweeds Sagebrush Other	Yes	No	Sagebrush	Indicate what type of debris covering portions of the fence.
14	Debris Other	Text		Yes	No			a
15	Wire Stays	Text	Yes No	Yes	No	Yes	Indicate yes or no if wire stays is present. Wire stays are designed to keep barbed and smooth wire fence evenly spaced.
16	Fence Wire Spacing	Text		Yes	No	23S 42B	Numbers that indicate the height of the wire above the ground (in inches), starting with the bottom wire. The letters denote whether the wire is smooth (S) or barbed (B)
17	Fence Condition	Text	Poor Fair Good Unknown	Yes	Yes	Fair	How well does this fence do its job? ● Poor - Cattle can get out of this fence. Wires are sagging, posts are bent, etc. ● Fair - Somewhere between good and poor. Showing signs of degradation. ● Good - Cattle cannot get out of this fence. Wires are tight. No sagging. ● Unknown
18	Project Accessibility	Text	Easily accessible by vehicle (roadside) Easily accessible by short (0.25 mile) hike Other Not accessible as above	Yes	No		How easy is it for someone to get to the fence so they can work on it? ● Easily accessible by vehicle (roadside) ● Easily accessible by short (0.25 mile) hike ● Other ● Not accessible as above (hard to get to by vehicle or foot)
19	Project Urgency	Text	Time sensitive (likely impedes big game movement; high fence/loose wire) Time sensitive (migratory path and/or cruicial winter range) Other Not time sensitive - not as above	Yes	No		How important is it for the fence to be evaluated for repair, modificaiton, or removal?
20	Feet	Double	[Auto Calculated]	No	No
21	Miles	Double	[Auto Calculated]	No	No
22	WGFD Region	Text	[Auto Calculated]	No	No		WGFD region the fence falls within. This field is primarly used to create custom views of the datasets.
23	State	Text	[Auto Calculated]	No	No
24	Land_Agency	Text	[Auto Calculated]	No	No		Land administration type. This field is primarly used to create custom views for whether the feature is on public vs private lands.
25	Source	Text		No	No		If this is data appended to the database, it indicates who it was given to us by.
26	Comments	Text		Yes	No
27	Photo's			Yes	No		Any photo attachments (applicable if data is collected in ArcGIS Field Maps)
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