Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access

Abstract:

Coverage showing stewardship of managed conservation lands throughout the Commonwealth.  Includes federal, state, county and privately owned lands including National and State Parks, Wildlife Refuges and Forests, county parks, and private conservancy lands

Purpose:

Part of the Pennsylvania Gap Analysis progression, this dataset was designed to facilitate the interpretation of Pennsylvania's surface vegetation and habitat models for vertebrate species in the Commonwealth.

Supplemental_Information:

For use at 1:24,000 or smaller scale.

Supplemental_Information:

Further information about the Pennsylvania Gap Analysis Project at: http://www.erri.psu.edu/web/projects/gappage.htm

Currentness_Reference:

ground condition

Use_Constraints:

For educational/demonstration purposes only.  The Originator, Publisher and Distributor exclude any and all implied warranties and make no warranty or representation with respect to the data files or accompanying documentation, including quality, performance, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. These data files and documentation are provided 'as is' and the User assumes the entire risk as to their quality and performance.

These data are not to be redistributed for commercial profit.  Reproduction or redistribution of this digital data set without permission of the Originator/Publisher is expressly forbidden.  The Originator and Publisher should be clearly cited in any product derived from this data.  Any modifications to this data must be described in any digital or hardcopy product derived from this data.

Address:

Environmental Resources Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, Land and Water Building

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Confirmed visually by review and through use.

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

N/A

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Polygon topology exists.

Completeness_Report:

Complete within the borders of Pennsylvania

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Compiled from sources meeting National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:24,000 scale data.  Boundaries check and corrected through matching of adjoining stewardship areas and roads from from the various sources used in derivation.

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

Estimate (meters) based on accuracy of source materials and corrections made through aligning boundaries of adjacent conservation lands.

Source_Contribution:

Base data referenced for source data for current set.

Source_Contribution:

Based data referenced for source data for current set.

Source_Contribution:

Based data referenced for source data for current set.

Source_Contribution:

National Forest boundaries

Source_Contribution:

Base data referenced for source data for current set.

Source_Contribution:

Base data referenced for source data for current set.

Source_Contribution:

Base data referenced for source data for current set.

Source_Contribution:

Base data referenced for source data for current set.

Source_Contribution:

Data used for locating and aligning boundaries of adjacent properties

Process_Description:

Source coverages were combined into a single coverage and boundaries were corrected in accordance to Department of Conservation of Natural Resources and Game Commission maps showing locations of privately owned and other conservation lands not included in source coverages.

Address:

Environmental Resources Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, Land and Water Building

Process_Description:

Dataset copied.

Process_Description:

Metadata imported.

Attribute_Definition:

System record identifier

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Definition:

Internal system generated geometry

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Definition:

Area of polygon in coverage units

Attribute_Definition_Source:

calculated

Attribute_Definition:

perimeter of polygon in coverage units

Attribute_Definition_Source:

calculated

Attribute_Definition:

Internal sequential polygon ID

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Definition:

User-defined polygon ID number

Attribute_Definition_Source:

PA GAP

Attribute_Definition:

National Gap Analysis Project code for land manager type

Attribute_Definition_Source:

National Gap Analysis Program

Attribute_Definition:

National Gap Analysis Program coding for type of land owner

Attribute_Definition_Source:

National Gap Analysis Program

Attribute_Definition:

Land Management Status Code

Attribute_Definition_Source:

National Gap Analysis Program

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Human disturbance of habitat legally prohibited (excepting managed access and/or interpretation) and non-human disturbance is not controlled unless it threatens human life or property.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

National Gap Analysis Program

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Naturalistic areas with a legal mandate prohibiting conversion to humanistic/cultural development.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

National Gap Analysis Program

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Any additional permanent conversion of lands to humanistic/cultural development uses is restricted by legal mandates.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

National Gap Analysis Program

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

No legal restriction on additional permanent conversion of lands.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

National Gap Analysis Program

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Private lands

Attribute_Definition:

Name of the steward agency, or "private"

Attribute_Definition:

Name of conservation land unit

Attribute_Definition:

Two digit code assigned by Pennsylvania Gap Analysis project.  First digit corresponds to GAP-MGMT_CODE definition, see the description of domain values for definitions of this digit.  Second digit further classifies land management criteria according to the definitions included here.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Pennsylvania Gap Analysis Project

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Hunting not permitted by management plan

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Hunting permitted by management plan

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A management plan exists which either emphasizes the protection of habitat or deemphasizes timber production.  The plan also restricts surface mining

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A management plan exists which emphasizes timber production and/or suface mining is not restricted

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Naturalistic landscapes

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Mixture of naturalistic and/or humanistic/cultural development landscapes

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Areas with a stewardship or management plan

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Areas lacking a stewardship or management plan

Attribute_Definition:

National Gap Analysis Project Land Management Status Code

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Naitonal Gap Analysis Project

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Human disturbance of habitat legally prohibited (excepting managed access and/or interpretation) and non-human disturbance is not controlled unless it threatens human life or property

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Naturalistic areas with a legal mandate prohipiting conversion to humanistic/cultural development

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Any additional permanent conversion of lands to humanistic/cultural development uses is restricted by legal mandates

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

No legal restrictions on additional permanent conversion of lands.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Private lands

Attribute_Definition:

Parcel identifier if any

Attribute_Definition_Source:

County agencies

Attribute_Definition:

Color id, keyed from LCODE value, for use with legend files

Attribute_Definition_Source:

PA GAP

Attribute_Definition:

Alphabetic code indicating type of stewardship

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

County and Local Parks

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

National Battlefield

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

National Experimental Forest

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

National Forest Scenic Area

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

National Forest Wilderness Area

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

National Historic Park

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

National Heritage Site

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

National Memorial

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

National Military Park

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

National Natural Landmark

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

National Recreation Area

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

National Wildlife Refuge

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Privately owned conservancy

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Pennsylvania Chapter of the Nature Conservancy

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Private Inholding

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

State Forest Natural Area

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

State Forest

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

State Forest Wilderness Area

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

State Game Land

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

State Park

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

State Parks Natural Area

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Attribute_Definition:

Alternate stewardship code

Attribute_Definition_Source:

See description of "LCODE" Attribute

Attribute_Definition:

Alternative name for conservation land area

Attribute_Definition_Source:

PA GAP

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Private conservancy lands

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

PA GAP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Local or county government holdings

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

PA GAP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

National Park Service holdings

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

PA GAP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Pennsylvania State Forest

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

PA GAP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Pennsylvania State Game Lands

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

PA GAP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Pennsylvania State Park

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

PA GAP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Privately held hands

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

PA GAP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

United States Forest Service

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

PA GAP

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

PA GAP

Address:

115 Land and Water Building

Distribution_Liability:

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Address:

115 Land and Water Building

Pennsylvania Conservation Stewardship