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MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Protected and Recreational Open Space (Region Polygons) (March 2003)
- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- MassGIS (Office : Mass.)
- Publication Date
- 20030519
- Title
- MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Protected and Recreational Open Space (Region Polygons) (March 2003)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Collection Title
- MassGIS data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Boston, Mass.
- Publisher
- Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS)
- Online Linkage
- https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-mgisospg2
- Abstract
- This protected and recreational open space datalayer contains polygon regions representing the boundaries of conservation lands and outdoor recreational facilities in Massachusetts. Regions are classified by site name so that multiple adjacent parcels with identical property names are grouped together as a site. This is useful for linking annotation and SCCRP information to sites. The region attribute table contains a subset of the fields in the polygon attribute table including SITE_NAME, SCORP_ID, FEE_OWNER, SYMOP1, and a field called REGION-ID used for linking to annotation. Conservation and outdoor recreation facilities owned by federal, state, county, municipal, and nonprofit enterprises are included in this datalayer. Privately owned lands with deeded restrictions are also included, as are lands in the Chapter 61 program. This datalayer can also be linked, through related tables, with the 1988 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) inventory, with facilities and activities data for recreation sites. The datalayer is paneled into 351 town coverages and significant updates are ongoing. This update effort, coordinated by MassGIS, uses volunteers from state environmental agencies, regional planning commissions, local watershed associations, town conservation commissions, municipal planning and engineering departments, local and regional nonprofits, and open space plan committees. Although the initial data collection effort for this data layer has been completed, open space changes continually and this data layer is therefore considered to be under development. Additionally, due to the collaborative nature of this data collection effort, the accuracy and completeness of open space data varies across the state's municipalities. Attributes, while comprehensive in scope, may be incomplete for many parcels. The following types of land are included in this datalayer: Conservation land - habitat protection with minimal recreation, such as walking trails Recreation land - outdoor facilities such as town parks, commons, playing fields, school fields, golf courses, bike paths, scout camps, and fish and game clubs. These may be privately or publicly owned facilities. Town forests Parkways - green buffers along roads, if they are a recognized conservation resource Agricultural land - land protected under an Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) and administered by the state Department of Food and Agriculture (DFA) Aquifer protection land - not zoning overlay districts Watershed protection land - not zoning overlay districts Cemeteries - if they are a recognized conservation or recreation resource Also included for some towns are lands in the Chapter 61 program (61 = Forestry; 61A = Agriculture; 61B = Recreation). These parcel boundaries are not currently available state-wide, and may not be maintained over time, but can be useful for municipal planning purposes.
- Purpose
- The data set was developed for display and analysis using GIS. NOTE ON APPROPRIATE USE OF DATA: These data are very useful for most statewide and regional planning purposes. However, they are not a legal record of ownership, and the user should understand that parcel representations are generally not based on property surveys.
- Supplemental Information
- FUTURE DATA ENHANCEMENTS SCORP attributes are being updated with data provided by volunteers; additional information will be available for many recreation sites, including available facilities and suitable activities. All sites purchased with funds administered by the Division of Conservation Resources (DCS), EOEA, are being added to the data layer, including sites in the Self Help and Urban Self Help programs. All Conservation Restrictions approved by the Secretary of EOEA will be added to the data layer. Lastly, MassGIS is attempting to map Chapter 61 lands in all municipalities.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- original issue date
- Time Instant
- 200303
- Bounding Box
- West
- -73.533325
- East
- -69.898630
- North
- 42.887598
- South
- 41.231246
- Theme Keyword
- Open spaces
- Natural areas
- Recreation areas
- Forest reserves
- Parkways
- Agricultural conservation
- Wellhead protection
- Watershed management
- Cemeteries
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- ISO Topic Category
- environment
- planningCadastre
- Place Keyword
- Massachusetts
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- GNIS
- Temporal Keyword
- Access Restrictions
- None
- Use Restrictions
- All maps or other documents produced using data or data products supplied through this agreement should contain a data source credit, prominently displayed, such as "source data supplied by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, MassGIS." These digital data represent the efforts of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and its agencies to compile or record information from the cited source materials. EOEA maintains an ongoing program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought to its attention. EOEA makes no claims as to the absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any particular use. EOEA maintains records regarding all methods used to collect and process these digital data and will disclose this information upon request.
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- As needed
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS)
- Delivery Point
- Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
- Delivery Point
- 251 Causeway St, Suite 500
- City
- Boston
- State
- MA
- Postal Code
- 02114
- Country
- USA
- Contact Telephone
- 617-626-1000
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 617-626-1249
- Hours of Service
- Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST-USA
- Credit
- When using MassGIS data on maps or in digital applications, source credit should be stated as "MassGIS, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs"
- Native Data Set Environment
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722
- Collection
- Originator
- MassGIS (Office : Mass.)
- Publication Date
- 2003
- Title
- MassGIS data
- Edition
- 2003
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- digital data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Boston, Mass.
- Publisher
- MassGIS
- Other Citation Details
- 7 CD-ROM set
- Cross-Reference
- Originator
- MassGIS (Office : Mass.)
- Publication Date
- 20030519
- Title
- MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Protected and Recreational Open Space (Polygons) (March 2003)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Collection Title
- MassGIS data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Boston, Mass.
- Publisher
- Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS)
- Online Linkage
- http://hgl.harvard.edu
- Cross-Reference
- Originator
- MassGIS (Office : Mass.)
- Publication Date
- 20030519
- Title
- MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Protected and Recreational Open Space (Arcs) (March 2003)
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Collection Title
- MassGIS data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Boston, Mass.
- Publisher
- Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS)
- Online Linkage
- http://hgl.harvard.edu
- Data Quality Information
- Logical Consistency Report
- Unknown
- Completeness Report
- An evaluation of the accuracy and completeness of open space data for each municipality can be found in the INFO file OS_STATU distributed with open space data. For more information or to obtain the current status of a municipality, please call (617) 626-1076.
- Lineage
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Direct Spatial Reference Method
- Vector
- Point and Vector Object Information
- SDTS Terms Description
- SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
- G-polygon
- Point and Vector Object Count
- 17781
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Planar
- Grid Coordinate System
- Grid Coordinate System Name
- State Plane Coordinate System
- State Plane Coordinate System
- SPCS Zone Identifier
- 2001
- Lambert Conformal Conic
- Planar Coordinate Information
- Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
- coordinate pair
- Coordinate Representation
- Abscissa Resolution
- 0.000173
- Ordinate Resolution
- 0.000173
- Planar Distance Units
- meters
- Geodetic Model
- Horizontal Datum Name
- North American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid Name
- Geodetic Reference System 80
- Semi-major Axis
- 6378137.000000
- Denominator of Flattening Ratio
- 298.257222
- Vertical Coordinate System Definition
- Altitude System Definition
- Altitude Resolution
- 1.000000
- Altitude Encoding Method
- Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- MGISOSPG2
- Entity Type Definition
- Protected and Recreational Open Space (Region Polygons)
- Entity Type Definition Source
- MassGIS
- Attributes
- SITE_NAME
- The name associated with the parcel, if any. (Text)
- Definition Source
- MassGIS
- SCORP_ID
- Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan identification number
- Definition Source
- MassGIS
- FEE_OWNER
- The name/abbreviation of the holder of the deed to the land represented in the polygon. If there is questionable/unclear ownership, this is who pays the taxes on the property. (eg. eg. Mtown-id SD= Town of town-id School Department, M004 = Town of Adams, M004SD = Town of Adams school department, MGLT = Mount Grace Land Trust (A file containing all abbreviations used in these fields, such as SD and MGLT above is available upon request.)) (Text)
- Definition Source
- MassGIS
- SYMOP1
- (Used for plotting maps with symbol LUT)
- Definition Source
- MassGIS
- REGION_ID
- Used to link to annotation.
- Definition Source
- MassGIS
- OBJECTID
- Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE_AREA_1
- Feature area measured in square coverage units
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE_LEN_1
- Feature length measured in coverage units
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE
- Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE.AREA
- Feature area measured in square coverage units
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE.LEN
- Feature length measured in coverage units
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- SHAPE
- Distributor
- Harvard University Library
- Online Access
- http://hgl.harvard.edu
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20060720
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Organization Primary
- Contact Organization
- Harvard Geospatial Library
- Contact Position
- Geospatial Resources Cataloger
- Contact Address
- Address
- Office For Information Systems
- Address
- 1280 Massachusetts Avenue
- City
- Cambridge
- State or Province
- MA
- Postal Code
- 02138
- Country
- USA
- Contact Voice Telephone
- 617-495-2417
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 617-496-0440
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- hgl_ref@hulmail.harvard.edu
- Hours of Service
- Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST-USA
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata Extensions
- Online Linkage
- http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
- Profile Name
- ESRI Metadata Profile
