NaturalAreas2023

ISO-19139 Metadata

Resource Identification Information:

Citation:
Title:  NaturalAreas2023

Reference date - publication:  2021-03-31

Presentation format:  mapDigital

Party responsible for the resource - originator: 
Individual's name: James Benoit
Organization's name: Town of Barnstable
Contact's position: GIS Coordinator

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 508-862-4624
Fax: (OPTIONAL)
Address:
Delivery point: 367 Main Street
City: Hyannis
Administrative area: MA
Postal code: 02601
Country:  US
e-mail address: gis@town.barnstable.ma.us
Hours of service: (OPTIONAL)
Contact instructions: (OPTIONAL)
Place keywords:
Keywords:  Barnstable, Massachusetts

Place keywords:
Keywords:  Barnstable, Massachusetts

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  Tax, MassGIS, Parcels, Right Of Way, ROW, Level 3, Property, Water

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  Tax, MassGIS, Parcels, Right Of Way, ROW, Level 3, Property, Water

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  Tax, MassGIS, Parcels, Right Of Way, ROW, Level 3, Property, Water

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  Tax, MassGIS, Parcels, Right Of Way, ROW, Level 3, Property, Water

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  Tax, MassGIS, Parcels, Right Of Way, ROW, Level 3, Property, Water

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  Tax, MassGIS, Parcels, Right Of Way, ROW, Level 3, Property, Water

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  Tax, MassGIS, Parcels, Right Of Way, ROW, Level 3, Property, Water

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  Tax, MassGIS, Parcels, Right Of Way, ROW, Level 3, Property, Water

Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:  Downloadable Data

Thesaurus name: ArcGIS Content Type
Abstract:  Natural Areas are generally the region’s least developed and most sensitive areas. These identified areas comprise natural shoreline, barrier beaches, banks, and dunes, areas with highest habitat value and natural landscapes, undeveloped lands in wellhead protection areas, buffers to wetlands and vernal pools, and undeveloped areas subject to flooding. The vision for Natural Areas is to minimize adverse development impacts to sensitive resource areas, to preserve lands that define Cape Cod’s natural landscape and contribute to its scenic character, and to improve the Cape’s resilience to severe storms and the effects of climate change. Natural Areas are lands with the highest significance for resource protection or conservation and are appropriate for permanent protection through acquisition and conservation restriction or for transfer of development rights to less vulnerable areas.The Commission identified these areas by mapping BioMap Core Habitat and Critical Natural Landscapes, vernal pools and the 350-foot buffer of vernal pools, protected open space, wetlands and the 100-foot buffer to wetlands, undeveloped lands in wellhead protection areas, and undeveloped lands in FEMA flood zones.

Purpose: New Natural Areas layer from the review/edits of the 2018 RPP Natural Areas layer.

Dataset language:  eng
Dataset character set:  utf8

Status:  completed
Maintenance:
Update frequency:  annually


Resource constraints:
Constraints:
Limitations of use: This data may be appropriate for planning purposes. It should not be utilized where legal and surveyed property boundaries are required.

Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Other constraints: This digital parcel data layer is considered to be in the public domain and will become accessible for download and display from the MassGIS website: http://www.mass.gov/mgis

Limitations of use: This parcel data is in the public domain and should not be redistributed for a fee beyond reproduction costs.

Spatial representation type:  vector

Processing environment: Esri ArcGIS 13.1.2.41833

Extent:
Extent description: FY2021

2020-07-01T00:00:00 2021-06-30T00:00:00
Extent:
Geographic element - Bounding rectangle:
Extent contains the resource: true
West longitude: -70.687751
East longitude: -69.91871
North latitude: 42.087022
South latitude: 41.506938
Supplemental information: (OPTIONAL)

Credits: CCC, NHESP, MassGIS, FEMA

Point of contact - originator: 
Individual's name: James Benoit
Organization's name: Town of Barnstable
Contact's position: GIS Coordinator

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 508-862-4624
Fax: (OPTIONAL)
Address:
Delivery point: 367 Main Street
City: Hyannis
Administrative area: MA
Postal code: 02601
Country:  (REQUIRED)
e-mail address: gis@town.barnstable.ma.us
Hours of service: (OPTIONAL)
Contact instructions: (OPTIONAL)

Spatial Representation - Vector:

Level of topology for this dataset:  geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Object type:  composite

Reference System Information:

Reference system identifier:
Value: 26986
Code space: EPSG
Version: 2.1(3.0.1)

Data Quality Information:

Scope of quality information:
Level of the data:attribute

Lineage:
Process step:
When the process occurred:  2011-01-01T00:00:00
Description: Existing digital data and scanned tax maps fit to ortho base.

Process step:
When the process occurred:  2018-01-01T00:00:00
Description: Geometry and attributes updated for FY2018 by Town of Barnstable GIS Department.

Process step:
When the process occurred:  2019-01-01T00:00:00
Description: Geometry and attributes updated for FY2019 by Town of Barnstable GIS Department.

Process step:
When the process occurred:  2020-01-01T00:00:00
Description: Geometry and attributes updated for FY2020 by Town of Barnstable GIS Department.

Process step:
When the process occurred:  2021-01-01T00:00:00
Description: Geometry and attributes updated for FY2021 by Town of Barnstable GIS Department.

Source data:
Level of the source data: Digital survey plans (PDF and/or TIFF) used to update the parcels through.

Dataset's scale:
Scale denominator: 1200
Source data:
Level of the source data: Source materials for original parcel conversion.

Dataset's scale:
Scale denominator: 1200
Extent:
Extent description: ground condition

Data quality report - Conceptual consistency:
Measure description: This parcel layer contains discrete, non-overlapping polygons for each property. Adjacent polygons with common ownership and a single tax record have been retained in the "OthLeg" layer that accompanies this TaxPar layer, and dissolved into single parcels in this TaxPar layer. Some non-adjacent parcels may be represented by multi-part polygons where they share common ownership and a single tax record. Public rights-of-way (ROWs) exist as polygons, not null space. Linework associated with private ROWs are retained in the "OthLeg" layer. Water polygons also representing parcel boundaries have been retained in this TaxPar layer. Additional water features that are not considered parcel boundaries may have been placed in the "Misc" layer that accompanies this TaxPar layer. Easements and other similar non-fee taxable boundaries exist in the 'OthLeg" layer, not the TaxPar layer.

Data quality report - Absolute external positional accuracy:
Measure description: Original data compiled or reviewed for horizontal accuracy over the MassGIS color orthos from 2008/2009; these orthos are known to be +/- 10' horizontal; however, this data set cannot be used to reach authoritative conclusions about the horizontal accuracy of the boundaries depicted. That work requires a licensed land surveyor. Any updates to this data have been compiled on more recent orthophotography, base maps, or digital plans.

Distribution Information:

Distributor:
Distributor information - distributor: 
Organization's name: Massachusetts Office of Geographic Information, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 617-619-5641
Address:
Delivery point: One Ashburton Place - Rm 1601
City: Boston
Administrative area: MA
Postal code: 02108
Country:  US
e-mail address: neil.macgaffey@state.ma.us
Hours of service: standard business hours, M-F
Transfer options:
Online resource:
Online location:http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographic-information-massgis/datalayers/l3parcels.html
Description: Click on the "Download this layer" link to access all digital parcels.
Format:
Format name: File Geodatabase Feature Class

Metadata Information:

Metadata language:  eng
Metadata character set:  utf8


Last update:  2023-07-20
Maintenance:
Date of next update:  2022-03-31
Update frequency:  annually



Metadata contact - originator: 
Individual's name: James Benoit
Organization's name: Town of Barnstable
Contact's position: GIS Coordinator

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 508-862-4624
Fax: (OPTIONAL)
Address:
Delivery point: 367 Main Street
City: Hyannis
Administrative area: MA
Postal code: 02601
Country:  (REQUIRED)
e-mail address: gis@town.barnstable.ma.us
Hours of service: (OPTIONAL)
Contact instructions: (OPTIONAL)
Metadata contact - processor: 
Individual's name: Gary Prahm
Organization's name: Cape Cod Commission
Contact's position: GIS Analyst

Scope of the data described by the metadata:  dataset
Scope name: dataset

Name of the metadata standard used: ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Version of the metadata standard: 2007