Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access

Abstract:

This dataset identifies and scores potential riparian planting sites across Pennsylvania. Planting sites are based on 100-foot buffers around NHD High Resolution streams, areas, and water bodies. Qualifying areas have at least 0.25 acres of Low Vegetation land cover on a single tax parcel. Land cover data came from the 2013 1-m High Resolution Land Cover produced by the Chesapeake Conservancy and University of Vermont (source: https://www.chesapeakeconservancy.org/conservation-innovation-center/high-resolution-data/land-cover-data-project/). Sites are scored using a 0-3 score that combines Topographic Wetness Index, Sediment Trapping Efficiency, and upslope land cover. This version of the prioritization data includes the polygons for each planting area and is best suited for closeup, large-scale mapping and analyses.Additions to this data include buffer zone statistics including area within buffer zones along with percent area. Buffer zones are: 0-15, 16-25, 26-50, 51-75, 76-100, 101-125, 126-150, 151-175, and 176-200 feet. Intersection with conserved lands have been updated for the 2020 PA Conserved Lands dataset update.

Supplemental_Information:

Additions to "Riparian Planting Prioritization - Polygons 2019" metadata


JOIN_ID: Unique identifier for spatial join with conserved lands data
MERGE_SRC: PA Conserved Land layer groups
distance: Furthest distance from outer buffer ring to stream, river, lake, or other water body
Summarized area in ACRES: Area in acres of full polygon
AREA_GEO: Area in square feet of full polygon
ac_015 through ac_200: Area in acres of polygon part that falls within given buffer distance
perc_area_15 through perc_area_200: Percentage of polygon part within buffer distance out of full polygon
HUC6: Major Watershed
Watershed: Small watershed (HUC12) watershed names
HUC4: Regional watershed (HUC4) hydrological unit code
Landscape: DCNR Regional Landscapes

Use_Constraints:

The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.

Address:

610 N. 3rd St, Suite 301

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Address:

115 Land and Water Building

Distribution_Liability:

The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.

Address:

115 Land and Water Building

Riparian Planting Prioritization - Polygons 2019 with Multi-Ring Buffer Zones