National Park Service

Table of Contents

Identification Information
Data Quality Information
Spatial Data Organization Information
Spatial Reference Information
Entity and Attribute Information
Distribution Information
Metadata Reference Information

 
 

IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION

 
 
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
      Publication_Date: 2001-09-14
      Title: National Park Boundaries 
      Edition: 1.0
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Richmond, VA
        Publisher: VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
      Other_Citation_Details:
      Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.dcr.state.va.us/
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
          Publication_Date: 2001-09-14
          Title: Conservation Lands Database
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Richmond, VA
            Publisher: VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
          Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.dcr.state.va.us/
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This dataset contains the boundaries for National Parks in Virginia.
    Purpose:
      Part of a statewide GIS coverage of Conservation Lands in Virginia
    Supplemental_Information:
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 2001-09-14
        Ending_Date: current
    Currentness_Reference: 
  Status:
    Progress: In work
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.0313
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.9056
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.6704
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.5580
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: conservation
      Theme_Keyword: land
      Theme_Keyword: natural
      Theme_Keyword: resource
      Theme_Keyword: protected
      Theme_Keyword: easement
      Theme_Keyword: preserve
      Theme_Keyword: wildlife
      Theme_Keyword: forest
      Theme_Keyword: park
      Theme_Keyword: recreation
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Virginia
  Access_Constraints:
  Use_Constraints:
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
        Contact_Person: David Boyd
      Contact_Position: Conservation Lands GIS Planner
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 217 Governor Street
        City: Richmond
        State_or_Province: VA
        Postal_Code: 23219
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-371-4801
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-371-2674
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dboyd@dcr.state.va.us 
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00 M-F
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format
    
 
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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION

 
 
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    Data is believed to be logically consistent. No spatial
    accuracy confirmation tests have been conducted.
  Completeness_Report:
    Contains lands of Conservation interest in Virginia.
  Positional_Accuracy: varied, please see attributes
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: varied, please see attributes
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        Horizontal accuracy meets National Map Accuracy Standards
        for 1:24,000 data.
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
  Lineage: 
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: National Park Service, Water Resources Division
          Publication_Date:2001-04-11  
          Title: National Park Service ownership boundaries 
          Edition: 
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: 
          Publication_Information: 
            Publication_Place: 
            Publisher: National Park Service
          Other_Citation_Details:
            Wilderness Area boundaries were merged with National Park boundaries by VA DCR.
 
            NPS Data Distribution Liability Statement: 
            “The National Park Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect 
            use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related 
            graphics ("GIF" format files) are not legal documents and are not intended 
            to be used as such. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may
            change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which 
            they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data 
            appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general
            and these data in particular. The related graphics are intended to aid the data 
            user in acquiring relevant data; it is not appropriate to use the related graphics 
            as data. The National Park Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the 
            accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended 
            that these data are directly acquired from an NPS server and not indirectly through 
            other sources which may have changed the data in some way. Although these data have 
            been processed successfully on a computer system at the National Park Service, no 
            warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on another 
            system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution 
            constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the 
            data and aggregate use with other data.” 
            Contact: Dean Tucker dean_tucker@nps.gov  
          Online_Linkage: http://www.nps.gov/gis/
 
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator: VA Department of Conservation and Recreation 
              Publication_Date: 2001-09-25
              Title: Conservation Lands Database
              Publication_Information:
                Publication_Place: Richmond, VA 
                Publisher: VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
              Online_Linkage: http://www.dcr.state.va.us/ 
      Source_Scale_Denominator: varied – see attribute table 
      Type_of_Source_Media: varied – see attribute table 
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1999
            Ending_Date: 2001-09-25
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 
      Source_Contribution:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        All digital boundaries were geo-referenced (if necessary) and projected
        to decimal degrees/geographic, NAD83. Attributes were standardized and some
        new fields were added.  Refer to original datasets for the original attributes.
        No boundaries received in digital format were corrected to eliminate overlap 
        with other holdings, etc. Any manipulation to existing boundaries is described 
        in the lineage section. DCR ownership boundaries were digitized using best 
        available sources. Please see bndorigin and bndaccuracy attribute
        fields for more detailed information per boundary.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: see bndorigin attribute field
      Process_Date: ongoing
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
            Contact_Person: David Boyd
          Contact_Position: Conservation Lands GIS Planner
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 217 Governor Street
            City: Richmond
            State_or_Province: VA
            Postal_Code: 23219
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-371-4801
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-371-2674
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dboyd@dcr.state.va.us
          Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00 M-F
 
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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION

 
 
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1313
 
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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

 
 
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Map_Projection:
        Map_Projection_Name: Geographic
        Geographic:
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 
          Ordinate_Resolution: 
        Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6,378,137
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257
 
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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION

 
 
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: nps.dbf
      Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Malevel
      Attribute_Definition: Managed Area ownership level
      Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage 
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain: 
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Federal
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: owned/managed by federal agency
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Local
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: owned/managed by local agency or government
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Private
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: owned/managed by private organization or landowner
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: State
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: owned/managed by state land management agency
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Bndorigin
      Attribute_Definition: Origin of the boundary information/data
      Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain: 
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: city govt
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from city government
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: county govt
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from county government
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: county planning
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from county planning department
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: dcr
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: obtained source from VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: DCR-DNH
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from VA DCR Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: DCR-PRR
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from VA DCR Division Planning and Recreation Resources
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: dof
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: obtained source from VA Department of Forestry
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: owner
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from landowner
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: surveyor
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from surveyor
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tiger95
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from Tiger95 files
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: vmrc
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: obtained source obtained from VA Marine Resources Center
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
 
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Bndaccurac
      Attribute_Definition: Description of boundary creation/accuracy
      Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain: 
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1:100000
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: created to be used at a scale smaller than 1:100,000
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1:24000
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: created to be used at a scale smaller than 1:24,000
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR 
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1:12000
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: created to be used at a scale smaller than 1:12,000
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: cogo
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: created using coordinate geometry measurements on a deed
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: digbp
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: digitized from plat, transformed to best possible
            registration points
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: digquad
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: digitized from a boundary delineated on a USGS DRG
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: scrdig
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: screen digitized using various sources
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: survq
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: survey quality boundary obtained digitally from surveyor
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: unknown
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: unknown horizontal positional accuracy
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Pubaccess
      Attribute_Definition: Public access allowed on land unit
      Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain: 
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: by arrangement w/ ****.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: access permitted with prior arrangement
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: closed
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: closed to the public
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: open
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: open to the public
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: restricted
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: restricted access to parts or complete land unit
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: seasonal restrictions
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: access restrictions are seasonally determined
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Origformat
      Attribute_Definition: Original format of source information
      Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage 
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain: 
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: coverage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: ArcInfo coverage format
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: deed
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: boundary extracted from deed description
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: dwg
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: AutoCAD DXG file
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: dxf
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: DXF - CAD interchange file format
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: general map
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: map source used other than survey or plat
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: handdrawn
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: hand-delineated boundary provided
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: plat
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: plat map used as source
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: shapefile
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: obtained as a shapefile
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: tiger95
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: extracted from Tiger95 files
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: unknown
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: original source format unknown
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: USGS quad
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: USGS quadrangle map
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Owner
      Attribute_Definition: Landowner
      Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Tractacre
      Attribute_Definition: deed acreage if available for single-poly land units, or GIS calc acreage
      Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric Field
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: GISacre
      Attribute_Definition: GIS calculated acreage
      Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric Field
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Reportacre
      Attribute_Definition: Reported acreage 
      Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric Field
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Maagency
      Attribute_Definition: Management Agency
      Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage 
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Matype
      Attribute_Definition: Managed Area Type, category 
      Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Maname
      Attribute_Definition: Managed Area Name
      Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: landlink
      Attribute_Definition: webpage link to more info. about a land unit or contact info.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field
 
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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION

 
 
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
        Contact_Person: David Boyd
      Contact_Position: Conservation Lands GIS Planner
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 217 Governor Street
        City: Richmond
        State_or_Province: VA
        Postal_Code: 23219
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-371-4801
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-371-2674
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dboyd@dcr.state.va.us 
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00 M-F
  Resource_Description:
    Conservation Lands in the Commonwealth of Virginia
  Distribution_Liability:
    Although all data referred to in this documentation have
    been used by the VADCR, no warranty, expressed or implied,
    is made by the VADCR, or the original data sources as to the
    accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not
    constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the
    VADCR in the use of these data. Users must assume responsibility to determine
    the use of these data. The boundaries are not to be used for a LEGAL
    definition of these areas. Please contact the proper management agency 
    with questions concerning land management and policies. Contact the 
    original data provider for original metadata or questions about the 
    placement and creation of boundary lines. The re-distribution of this 
    dataset for profit is prohibited.  
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name:ArcView Shapefile Format
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: 
          Recording_Format: 
          Compatibility_Information:
    Fees: 
    Ordering_Instructions:
      Please download the most recently posted copies of the
      shapefiles posted to DCR Conservation Lands website
 
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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

 
 
  Metadata_Date: 2001-09-14
  Metadata_Review_Date: 2003-09-12
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
        Contact_Person: David Boyd
      Contact_Position: Conservation Lands GIS Planner
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
        Address: 217 Governor Street
        City: Richmond
        State_or_Province: VA
        Postal_Code: 23219
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-371-4801
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-371-2674
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dboyd@dcr.state.va.us 
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00 M-F
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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