Our Mission
The mission of the Branch of Geospatial Support is to assist Tribal governments and Indian Affairs to manage the cultural and natural resources of Indian Country by providing geographic information systems software, training, and technical support.
Geospatial resources that the Branch of Geospatial Support (BOGS) maintains, hosts, and has made publicly available can be found at Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Open GIS Data. These public datasets include:
- BIA Tract Viewer: Displays all mapped Tribal, allotted, and jointly managed tracts and parcels for Tribal land area codes (LACs).
- Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Funded Projects: Displays BIL-funded projects for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023.
- Distance to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: Illustrates the distances from BIA offices and buildings to electric vehicle charging stations.
- Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Designated Agents Directory: Provides the ICWA agent contact information for each federally recognized Tribe.
- Pathways Program StoryMap Collection: Displays StoryMaps related to the BIA Pathways Internship Program.
- Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards: Displays 2011-2022 funding awarded to federally recognized Tribal Nations and Tribal organizations through the Tribal Cli
Who We Serve
The Branch of Geospatial Support (BOGS) is the technical support office to Indian Affairs (IA) and all federally-recognized Tribes for geographic information systems (GIS) as a part of the Department of the Interior-Bureau of Indian Affairs Enterprise License Agreement (DOI-BIA ELA).
We serve the regional geospatial coordinators in their work with Tribes and local BIA agencies. We also provide resources for BIA stakeholders in their mapping endeavors as well as represent the BIA to other agencies, units of government, and the public by presenting authoritative maps as approved by information security standards.
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About the Branch of Geospatial Support
The Branch of Geospatial Support provides software, training, and technical support through the Department of the Interior’s Enterprise License Agreement for the GIS applications ArcGIS, Avenza Maps Pro, and DigitalGlobe.
Our training programs teach Tribal governments and Indian Affairs how to use GIS software to enhance their land management programs, including irrigation flood plain analysis, forest harvesting, wildland fire analysis, oil and gas management, and other economic analyses.
