Visual Resource Inventory

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Visual Resource Inventory: A visual resource inventory process provides BLM managers with a means for determining visual values. This inventory consists of a scenic quality evaluation, sensitivity level analysis, and a delineation of distance zones. Based on these three factors, BLM-administered lands are placed into one of four visual resource inventory classes. These inventory classes represent the relative value of the visual resources. This inventory data is then used during the resource management planning processes in order to explain the existing visual resource as well as quantify visual impact analysis. The proposed project provides an exceptional learning experience for a student to develop GIS products and calculations from data collected in the visual resource inventory process. Information collected and processed will go through a peer review process to validate the methods used and end product.