Legacy Aerial Fire Retardant Avoidance Area Products Deprecation & Retirement

<p><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><span style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);'><font size='5'>AFRAA Data Upgrade &amp; Transition Plan for 2025 Fire Season</font></span></span></b></p> <p><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>Given the mission-critical nature of AFRAA dataset and federal mandates, the FS Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) and AFRAA data stewards will fully support the legacy map services throughout the 2025 fire season before retirement. <b>The latest 2025 data, approved by Forest Service Regional Forester and GIS Coordinators, has been integrated into legacy schemas</b>, ensuring authoritative data while maintaining backward compatibility for applications relying on legacy endpoints.</span></p> <p><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><font size='4'>What You Need to Know</font></span></b></p><p><b><u><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>Where is the New Data</span></u></b></p><p> </p><ul> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>Most users will use the new map image service REST endpoints:</span></li> <ul> <li><a href='https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Aquatic_01/MapServer' rel='nofollow ugc'><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Aquatic_01/MapServer</span></a></li> <li><a href='https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Terrestrial_01/MapServer' rel='nofollow ugc'><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Terrestrial_01/MapServer</span></a></li> </ul> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>Metadata is available in these ArcGIS items that reference the new map services:</span></li> <ul> <li><a href='https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=7b10436d68eb4ac7bad9079ccd82790c' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Fire_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Aquatic (Landing Page)</a></li> <li><a href='https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=c073a140f455427c938ec18ddb5855ed' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Fire_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Terrestrial (Landing Page)</a></li> </ul> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>Sync Enable ArcGIS Online Hosted Feature Services:</span></li> <ul> <li><a href='https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=0441adc1612c4b688b72a5ce4c4b84da' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Aquatic Hosted Feature Service</a></li> <li><a href='https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=0441adc1612c4b688b72a5ce4c4b84da' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Terrestrial Hosted Feature Service</a></li> </ul> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><b>Internal </b>FS users can make direct SDE connections (see detailed instructions on the <a href='https://usdagcc.sharepoint.com/sites/fs-fam-frmapping/SitePages/AFRAA%20Products%20and%20Locations.aspx' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>AFRAA SharePoint</a> ).</span></li> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>Downloadable Data from the </span><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><a href='https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php?xmlKeyword=Aerial+Fire+Retardant+Avoidance+Areas' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>FS GeoData Clearinghouse</a>:</span></li> <ul> <li><a href='https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/edw_resources/fc/Fire_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Terrestrial.gdb.zip' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Fire_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Aquatic.gdb.zip</a></li> <li><a href='https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/edw_resources/fc/Fire_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Aquatic.gdb.zip' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Fire_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Terrestrial.gdb.zip</a></li> </ul> </ul> <p><b><u><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>When Will the Legacy Product Be Retired?</span></u></b></p> <ul> <li><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>March 14, 2025</span></b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'> – New terrestrial map service available, and a deprecation watermark is added to the legacy service.</span></li> <li><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>March 14, 2025 - </span></b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>Region 3 approved 2025 aquatic data via </span><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>the legacy service endpoint</span><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>.</span></li> <li><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>April 1, 2025</span></b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'> – All 2025 approved data loaded into both new and legacy services.</span></li> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>April 1, 2025</span></b> – New aquatic service published, and a deprecation watermark is added to the legacy service.</span></li> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>April 1, 2025</span></b> – Legacy download products removed from the Clearinghouse and replaced with the new versions.</span></li> <li><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>April 7,  2025 </span></b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>– Sync enabled Hosted Feature Services published to ArcGIS Online</span></li> <li><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>October 1, 2025</span></b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'> – Legacy services stopped. Fire personnel can contact SM.FS.afraa@usda.gov during regular business hours if unknown dependencies are discovered. The services will be restarted if needed.</span></li> <li><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>November 1, 2025</span></b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'> – Unless an extension is requested, legacy services will be deleted, and all feature classes will be removed from EDW, making the data inaccessible.</span></li> </ul> <p><b><u><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><br /> What Products Are Being Deprecated?</span></u></b></p> <p><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>Terrestrial Map Services &amp; Associated Feature Classes</span></b></p><ul><li><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>Legacy Terrestrial:</span></b></span></b></li> <ul> <li><a href='https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_01/MapServer' rel='nofollow ugc'><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><font size='2'>https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_01/MapServer</font></span></a></li><li><font size='2'>S_USA.AerialFireRetardantAvoidance</font></li> </ul> <li><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>New Authoritative Terrestrial</span></b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>:</span></li> <ul> <li><a href='https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Terrestrial_01/MapServer' rel='nofollow ugc'><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><font size='2'>https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Terrestrial_01/MapServer</font></span></a></li><li><font size='2'>S_USA.Fire_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Terrestrial</font></li></ul></ul> <p><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>Aquatic Map Services &amp; Associated Feature Classes</span></b></p> <ul> <li><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>Legacy Aquatic:</span></b></li> <ul> <li><a href='https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_AerialFireRetardantHydrographicAvoidanceAreas_01/MapServer' rel='nofollow ugc'><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><font size='2'>https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_AerialFireRetardantHydrographicAvoidanceAreas_01/MapServer</font></span></a></li> <ul> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><font size='2'>S_R01.AFRAA_Hydro</font></span></li> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><font size='2'>S_R02.AFRAA_Hydro</font></span></li> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><font size='2'>S_R03.AFRAA_Hydro</font></span></li> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><font size='2'>S_R04.AFRAA_Hydro</font></span></li> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><font size='2'>S_R05.AFRAA_Hydro</font></span></li> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><font size='2'>S_R06.AFRAA_Hydro</font></span></li> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><font size='2'>S_R08.AFRAA_Hydro</font></span></li> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><font size='2'>S_R09.AFRAA_Hydro</font></span></li> <li><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><font size='2'>S_R10.AFRAA_Hydro</font></span></li> </ul> </ul> <li><b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'>New Authoritative Aquatic</span></b><span style='font-family:Roboto;'> Map Service and Feature Class:</span></li> <ul> <li><a href='https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Aquatic_01/MapServer' rel='nofollow ugc'><span style='font-family:Roboto;'><font size='2'>https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Aquatic_01/MapServer</font></span></a></li><li><font size='2'>S_USA.Fire_AerialFireRetardantAvoidanceAreas_Aquatic</font></li></ul></ul>

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