METADATA FOR THE ADIRONDACK PARK LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN MAP

Identification Information:

Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: New York State Adirondack Park Agency
Publication Date: 200102
Title of Data Set: Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map
Edition:
Presentation Form: map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Ray Brook, New York State
Publisher: Adirondack Park Agency
Online Linkage:

Description:
Abstract: This data contains the land classification defined by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) for the Adirondack Park, New York State.

Purpose: Individual 7.5-minute quadrangle sections were mosaiced together into a single comprehensive polygon shapefile for easy display and accurate overlay. The final layer was re-projected to UTM NAD 83. This data set has been and will continue to be used to determine the zoning category of properties within the Adirondack Park, as well as for other types of analysis and display.

Supplemental Information: Each of the original data layers was an integrated file containing lines representing hydrography, roads, and municipal, state, and private land boundaries. The coverages included both polygon and arc topology and attribution. The projection of the original coverages was UTM, Zone 18, NAD 27.

Supplemental Information: The original data sets were tiled by 7.5 minute quadrangles. Polygon attributes consisted of 14 State and private zones and open water. Line attributes included hydrography, road, municipal boundary, and State/private boundaries.

Scale: 1:24,000

Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Beginning Date: 1982
Ending Date: 19990719
Currentness Reference: 19990719

Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -75.319679
East Bounding Coordinate: -73.273282
North Bounding Coordinate: 44.884143
South Bounding Coordinate: 43.052363

Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Reference: NYS GIS Clearinghouse categories
Theme Keyword: land
Theme Keyword: land use
Theme Keyword: planimetric
Theme Keyword: political boundaries
Theme Keyword: hydrography
Theme Keyword: roads
Theme Keyword: environment
Theme Keyword: recreation
Theme Keyword: Land Use Plan
Theme Keyword: State Land Master Plan
Theme Keyword: Land Classification
Theme Keyword: Development Plan Map
Theme Keyword: Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus:
Place Keyword: Adirondack Park
Place Keyword: Adirondack Mountains
Place Keyword: New York State Adirondack Park
Place Keyword: Adirondack Park Forest Preserve
Place Keyword: Adirondacks

Access Constraints: Data is available from the Adirondack Park Agency
Use Constraints: Data is to be used at the scale intended. The data should not be used for legal determinations of zoning classification.

Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Adirondack Park Agency
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: John W. Barge
Contact Address:
Address Type: Mailing Address
Address: P.O. Box 99, Route 86
City: Ray Brook
State or Province: New York
Postal Code: 12977
Contact Voice Telephone: 518-891-4050
Contact Fascimile: 518-891-3938
Contact Electronic Mail Address: jwbarge@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Native Data Set Environment: Windows NT, ARC/INFO version 8.0, 2.7 MB

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Data Quality Information:

Attribute Accuracy Report:

Logical Consistency Report: Topologically Clean

Completeness Report: Topological and attribute accuracy was verified by visually examining the data in ArcPlot to ensure polygon topology.

Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation:

Process Description:
Applied GIS, Inc. processing steps: Separate Arc/Info coverages of land classification were transmitted by electronic mail in compressed ZIP format from the APA. The individual Arc/Info interchange files were extracted from the zipped files using WinZip. An Arc Macro Language (AML) program was written to batch process the conversion of the interchange files to Arc/Info coverage format. A second AML program merged the polygon features of the layers into a composite coverage using the APPEND command. Polygon topology for the resulting coverage was defined using the CLEAN command with a 0.994 Fuzzy tolerance.

Interior boundaries between polygons with the same land classification code were removed by a DISSOLVE operation using the LCCD item. The PROJECT command was used to change the coverage datum from NAD 27 to NAD 83.

The final coverage was converted to shapefile format using the ARCSHAPE command.

Applied GIS, Inc. QA/QC analysis: Quality Assurance/Quality Control was determined by a series of tests. The geographic extent of the final shapefile was confirmed by zooming to the full extent of the data set. This operation identified potential outliers located beyond the quadrangle areas partially or wholly within the Adirondack Park boundary.

The accuracy of the type of attribute fields was verified by examining the ArcView field listing of the shapefile. Creating a summary table in ArcView confirmed valid attribute values.

The APPEND procedure created numerous sliver polygons along many east-west quadrangle boundaries. These features were edited by APA staff but may still exist.

The coordinate system of the final data set prior to conversion to shapefile format was verified by examining the coverage description in Arc/Info. The final shapefile was overlaid upon a theme known to be in the desired projection. Consistency between the known theme and the final APA Land Classification data layer was evaluated.

Process Description:
Adirondack Park Agency QA/QC analysis: APA staff edited out sliver polygons, assigned labels to polygons that lost their labels during the APPEND.

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Spatial Data Organization Information:

Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector

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Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic: Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)
UTM Zone: 18
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum: North American Datum of 1983

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Entity and Attribute Information:

Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview:
Attribute Name Description Attribute Type Input Width Output Width Decimal Places
Area Area of the polygon Floating Point 13 13 6
Perimeter Perimeter of the polygon Floating Point 13 13 6
Lccd APA Land Classification Code Integer 2 2 0

LCCD Code Descriptions:
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: From APA facsimile of the Official Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan Map on 1:24,000 quadrangles. Manually digitized by APA and NFLI. Hydrography data from NYS Department of Transporation 7.5 minute planimetric quad maps. THESE DATA SHOULD NOT BE USED AS LEGAL BOUNDARIES BETWEEN STATE AND PRIVATE OWNERSHIP.
Lccd Code Description
0 Outside Adirondack Park
1 Hamlet
2 Moderate Intensity
3Low Intensity
4 Rural Use
5 Resource Management
6 Industrial Use
7 Wilderness
8 Canoe Area
9 Primitive
10 Wild Forest
11 Intensive Use
12 Historic
13 State Administrative
14 Pending Classification
15 Water
99 Unknown

Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: Land Classification
Entity Type Definition: Polygon Attribute Table
Entity Type Definition Source: ARC/INFO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: AREA
Attribute Definition: Area of polygon in square coverage units (floating, 6 decimals, width = 13)
Attribute Definition Source: computed
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Square Meters
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source:
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PERIMETER
Attribute Definition: Perimeter of a polygon in coverage units (floating, 6 decimals, width = 13)
Attribute Definition Source: computed
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Meters
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source:
Attribute:
Attribute Label: #
Attribute Definition: internal number used by ARCINFO software; first five characters of label in (binary, 0 decimals, width = 11)
Attribute Definition Source: software assigned
Attribute:
Attribute Label: -ID
Attribute Definition: user identification number for polygon attributes (binary, 0 decimals, width = 11)
Attribute Definition Source:
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LCCD
Attribute Definition: private or state land classification code for each polygon (integer, 0 decimals, width = 2)
Attribute Definition Source:

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Distribution Information:

Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Adirondack Park Agency
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: John W. Barge
Contact Address:
Address Type: Mailing Address
Address: P.O. Box 99, Route 86
City: Ray Brook
State or Province: New York
Postal Code: 12977

Contact Voice Telephone: 518-891-4050
Contact Fascimile Telephone: 518-891-3938
Contact Electronic Mail Address: jwbarge@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Distribution Liability:

Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: ARCE
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name:
Fees: None

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Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata Date: 200008
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Adirondack Park Agency
Contact Address:
Address Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: P.O. Box 99, Route 86
City: Ray Brook
State or Province: New York
Postal Code: 12977
Contact Voice Telephone: 518-891-4050
Contact Fascimile Telephone: 518-891-3938
Contact Electronic Mail Address: jwbarge@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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