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Adirondack Park Boundary, 1993

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
New York State Adirondack Park Agency
Publication Date
19930914
Publication Time
Title
Adirondack Park Boundary, 1993
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Ray Brook, NY
Publisher
NYS Adirondack Park Agency
Online Linkage
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/catalog/cugir-007739
Abstract
Outer boundary of the New York State Adirondack Park. The data set was hand digitized from 1:24000 scale, 7.5 minute series planimetric, mylar original, New York State Department of Transportation maps. The digitized boundary was edgematched with older planimetric quadrangle delineations being snapped to newer adjacent quadrangles. The boundary was compared to the legal Park description (Environmental Conservation Law Section 9-0101); the "New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Lands and Forests Adirondack Map" 1993 edition; a joint DEC/DOT 1:24000 scale mapping project to delineate original allotment lines (patents, townships, tracts, etc.) in Essex, Hamilton, Warren, Washington, and Saratoga Counties; and county Real Property Tax Maps. Where obvious discrepancies occurred, Adirondack Park Agency cartographers re-plotted the boundary at 1:24000 scale using visual reference points on the maps and then re-digitized. Certain sections of the boundary remain in question (see Notes.)
Purpose
Use as a clipping polygon or as a set of arcs delimiting the park.
Supplemental Information
Digitizing -- Original mylar chronoflex 7.5 Minute Series Planimetric quadrangle maps, purchased from New York State Dept. of Transportation were digitized. The publication date of the 200 maps varied from mid-1960's to the mid-1980's. APA staff digitized maps on a Calcomp 9100 table into Arc/Info 5.0 on a Prime 4050, operating system Primos 22.0. Map transformation to UTM zone 18 occurred at digitizing setup. The maximum RMS error target was 0.003 inches. No actual RMS error value for each map setup was retained. Coverage tics at quadrangle corners were generated from data set "NYTM Coordinates 11/22/89" purchased from NYSDOT - Mapping Services Bureau, reputed to provide one tenth meter accuracy. All municipal boundary lines were digitized, including the Adirondack Park boundary. Arc nodes were digitized at line intersections, lines that appeared straight over long distances had vertices digitized at approximately five inch intervals. Arcs were digitized into one park coverage. Arc snap and node snap tolerances were set to five meters, intersect arcs set on. Editing -- The digitized boundaries were manually edgematched in Arcedit with older planimetric quadrangle delineations being snapped to newer, adjacent quadrangles. All polygons were closed regardless of the edge- match blunder. Where these errors occurred, vertices for long boundary were adjusted to straighten lines (reviewed with all available sources) between municipal boundary intersections. Polygon and arc topology were built, polygon labels were computer generated. The Adirondack Park boundary was reselected from the municipal boundary coverage to create a new separate coverage. Original arc nodes were removed in Arcedit by unsplitting all arcs. New nodes were placed to split the state boundary from the remaining park boundary. Two additional nodes were computer generated due to a 500 vertices per arc software limitation. One polygon label was computer generated, polygon and arc topology were built. An item called BND-CD was added to the arc attribute table to distinguish the state boundary from the remaining park boundary. The coverage was imported to a UNIX Data General workstation. The coverage map projection was defined. Quality Control -- Some boundary adjustments were made for sections noted under Notes as per review of additional source information. Revisions made to data: Various revisions were made as per reviews cited. Reviews applied to data: Spatial review of arcs for completeness and closure -- 199103, John W. Barge. Spatial review of arcs in comparison to ECL sec. 9-0101. (legal description of Adirondack Park boundary) -- ongoing as needed, John W. Barge. Spatial review of arcs in comparison to the DEC/DOT original allotment line maps -- 1991, John W. Barge Spatial review of arcs in comparison to County Tax Maps -- ongoing as needed, John W. Barge, Susan H. Parker. Related spatial and tabular data sets and programs: New York State Adirondack Park Municipal Boundaries Arc/Info coverage. New York State Adirondack Park 7.5 Minute Quadrangle Boundaries Arc/Info coverage. References cited: New York State Environmental Conservation Law Section 9-0101. Notes: Certain sections of the delineated boundary remain in question. Known ambiguities exist in the towns of Pitcairn, St. Lawrence Co. Diana, Lewis Co.; Lake Luzerne, Warren Co.; and Altona and Saranac, Clinton Co. Ambiguities are resolved on a case-by-case basis. Contact the Adirondack Park Agency for further information.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
1993
Bounding Box
West
-75.319679
East
-73.293495
North
44.877909
South
43.052354
Theme Keyword
Adirondack Park Boundary
Blue Line
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
none
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
Theme Keyword
boundaries
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
CUGIR Category
Place Keyword
Adirondack Park
Place Keyword Thesaurus
none
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
none
Use Restrictions
To be used as the current park boundary at 1:24000 scale. This data set may not be used for legal jurisdictional determinations.
Status
Reviewed and published.
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed.
Point of Contact
Contact Person
John W. Barge
Delivery Point
P.O. Box 99
City
Ray Brook
State
NY
Postal Code
12977
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
518-891-4050
Contact Facsimile Telephone
518-891-3938
Contact Electronic Mail Address
Hours of Service
9-5 EST
Native Data Set Environment
unix
Cross-Reference
Originator
New York State Department of Transportation, Mapping Services Bureau
Publication Date
1960s to 1980s
Publication Time
Title
7.5 Minute Series Planimetric
Edition
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
map
Series Information
Series Name
7.5 Min. Planimetric
Issue Identification
many
Publication Information
Publication Place
Albany, NY
Publisher
NYS Dept. of Transportation
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
See Entity_Attribute_Information
Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment
Logical Consistency Report
Polygon and chain-node topology present.
Completeness Report
See Data Set Description Section
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment
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
1
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Grid Coordinate System
Grid Coordinate System Name
Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal Transverse Mercator
UTM Zone Number
18
Transverse Mercator
Scale Factor at Central Meridian
0.999600
Longitude of Central Meridian
-75.000000
Latitude of Projection Origin
0.000000
False Easting
500000.000000
False Northing
0.000000
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
0.000512
Ordinate Resolution
0.000512
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
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
blueline
Entity Type Definition
Adirondack Park boundary "Blue Line"
Entity Type Definition Source
Adirondack Park Agency
Attributes
AREA
area in square meters (real number)
Definition Source
PERIMETER
length in meters (real number)
Definition Source
Distribution Information
Format Name
Shapefile
Format Name
metadata
Format Name
HTML metadata
Format Name
KML
Format Name
GeoJSON
Format Name
OGC:WMS
Distributor
Albert R. Mann Library
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Online Access
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Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20190524
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Albert R. Mann Library
Contact Address
Address
Albert R. Mann Library
City
Ithaca
State or Province
New York
Postal Code
14853
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
607-255-5406
Contact Electronic Mail Address
mann-ref@cornell.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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