PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition)

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Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Conservation Biology Institute
Publication_Date: May 1, 2010
Title: PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Corvallis, Oregon
Publisher: Conservation Biology Institue
Online_Linkage: www.protectedareas.consbio.org
Description:
Abstract:
Protected areas are cornerstones of national and international conservation strategies. By way of these designations, lands and waters are set-aside in-perpetuity to preserve functioning natural ecosystems, act as refuges for species, and maintain ecological processes. Complementary conservation strategies preserve land for the sustainable use of natural resources, or for the protection of significant geologic and cultural features or open space. PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) attempts to include all available spatial data on these places. It is our goal to publish the most comprehensive geospatial data set of U. S. protected areas to date.

PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) is limited to the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii. It does not include protected areas data for U.S. territories at this time.

The PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) data set portrays the nation's protected areas with a standardized spatial geometry and numerous valuable attributes on land ownership, management designations, and conservation status (using national GAP and international IUCN coding systems). The PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) defines protected area to include all lands dedicated to the preservation of biology diversity and to other natural, recreation and cultural uses, and managed for these purposes through legal or other effective means (adapted from IUCN definition). The database represents the full range of conservation designations that preserve these natural resources in the United States. Our database does not distinguish a protection threshold above which biodiversity is considered secure. Instead, a complete suite of protected area attributes are provided for each polygon with the purpose of giving users the information they need to define the most relevant conservation thresholds for their own objectives and requirements. Collaborating with the nation's leading data providers, the goal is to provide an annual update.
Purpose:
This GIS-based dataset was created to help people integrate protected areas data into their daily work (e.g. mapping, planning, analyses, and problem-solving). For example, this database makes it easy for users to address important conservation and resource questions pertaining to climate change adaptation, green energy development, infrastructure planning, and wildlife connectivity. State and regional planners and managers will appreciate this dataset as it provides critical contextual information for their work. Institutions responsible for national and international reporting will find this database full of reliable, accurate information for their purposes. The scientific and conservation community will similarly benefit from having this standardized base map to carry out their research and planning objectives.
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Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: May 2010
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.000000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.000000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.000000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 7.239148
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Basin free form keywords
Theme_Keyword: Protected Areas
Theme_Keyword: Conservation Easement
Theme_Keyword: GAP Codes
Theme_Keyword: IUCN Codes
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: This information is in the public domain.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Kai Henifin
Contact_Organization: Conservation Biology Institute
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 136 SW Washington Ave, Suite 202
City: Corvallis
State_or_Province: Oregon
Postal_Code: 97333
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541.757.0687 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            541.757.0687      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: khenifin@consbio.org
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Citation_Information:
Title: www.protectedareas.consbio.org/filestore/public/PAD
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
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Process_Date: 20100223
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata imported.
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Process_Date: 20100429
Process_Step:
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 29.500000
Standard_Parallel: 45.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
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Planar_Distance_Units: meters
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Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
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Altitude_Encoding_Method:
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: US_ID
Attribute_Definition: Internal Use ID number
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CATEGORY
Attribute_Definition:
General category for the protection mechanism (e.g. Fee, Easement, Other, Unknown).
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OWN_TYPE
Attribute_Definition:
General land owner description (e.g. Federal, Tribal, State, Private Conservation, Private) standardized for the nation.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OWN_NAME
Attribute_Definition:
Primary agency or entity who owns the parcel, genralized ownership name.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: own_name_det
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: mgr_name_det
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: P_DES_TP
Attribute_Definition:
Primary land management description or designation expected to overlap another designation, standardized for the nation (e.g. Area of Critical Environmental Concern (BLM) resides in this field while Name BLM District resides in Secondary Designation Type).
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: P_LOC_DS
Attribute_Definition:
Land management description or designation as provided by data source. Not standardized for the nation.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: P_DES_NM
Attribute_Definition: Name of parcel standardized to enable searches for PAs by name.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: P_LOC_NM
Attribute_Definition: Name of parcel as provided by source. Not standardized.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: S_DES_TP
Attribute_Definition:
Overarching management of a polygon under which another may overlap (e.g. a National Forest is listed here, when a Wilderness Area "overlaps" and is therfore the primary designation type).
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: S_LOC_DS
Attribute_Definition:
Land management description or designation as provided by data source. Not standarized for the nation.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: S_DES_NM
Attribute_Definition: Name of parcel standardized to enable searches for PAs by name.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: S_LOC_NM
Attribute_Definition: Name of parcel as provided by source. Not standardized.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: T_DES_TP
Attribute_Definition:
Tertiary land management description or designation expected to overlap another designation, standardized for the nation.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: T_LOC_DS
Attribute_Definition:
Land management description or designation as provided by data source.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: T_DES_NM
Attribute_Definition: Name of parcel standardized to enable searches for PAs by name.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: T_LOC_NM
Attribute_Definition: Name of parcel as provided by source.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATUS
Attribute_Definition:
Proposed - Site has approval on a local goverment level but is awaiting legal declaration/decree; Designated - Site has been legally decreed; Recommended - Site has been put forward by local/international, non governmental organization or national agency.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE_NM
Attribute_Definition: Name of state spelled out.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GAP_STS
Attribute_Definition:
Measure of long-term biodiversity protection according to GAP 1-4 scale. GAP 0 id parcels where GAP codes are currently unavailable.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: IUCN_CAT
Attribute_Definition:
IUCN management categories, codes assigned using USGS GAP Master Stewardship List.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GAPCDSRC
Attribute_Definition:
An acronym to describe the organization that applied the GAP Status Code to the polygon (e.g. GAP or TNC)
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GAPCDDT
Attribute_Definition:
The year the GAP Status Code was assigned to the polygon based on publication date of the data source unless other information is available.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AGG_SRC
Attribute_Definition:
Organization that aggregated source datasets for PAD US (CBI edition)
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GIS_SRC
Attribute_Definition: Source of GIS spatial and attribute information.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SRC_DATE
Attribute_Definition:
Date GIS information was published according to source filed metadata.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GIS_ACRES
Attribute_Definition: Acres calculated for polygons-calculate geometry command.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COMMENTS
Attribute_Definition: Any comments from either the source of aggregator.
Attribute_Definition_Source: PAD US
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_Length
Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_AREA
Attribute_Definition: Shape Area, meters
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
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Contact_Organization: Conservation Biology Institute
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City: Corvallis
State_or_Province: Oregon
Postal_Code: 97333
Country: USA
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