Allegheny County - NHI (Natural Heritage Inventory)

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• Data_Quality_Information
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• Spatial_Reference_Information
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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:Allegheny County - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Publication_Date:2000

Title:

Allegheny County - NHI (Natural Heritage Inventory)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data

Series_Information:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:Pittsburgh, PA

Publisher:Allegheny County Division of Computer Services Geographic Information Systems Group

Online_Linkage: https://www.pasda.psu.edu

Description:

Abstract:

The Allegheny County Natural Heritage Inventory identifies and maps Allegheny County's most significant natural areas.  The NHI study (Natural Heritage Inventory) investigated plant and animal species and communities that are unique or uncommon in Allegheny County; it also explored areas important for general wildlife habitat, education and scientific study.
The inventory does not confer protection on any of the areas listed here.

Purpose:

Data was developed as part of the effort to establish large scale base data to support a Geographic Information System in Allegheny County.

Supplemental_Information:

Data meets or exceeds map accuracy standards in effect during the spring of 1992.
A complete text version (204 pages) of the Natural Heritage Inventory is available on-line at:  http://www.paconserve.org/rc/pdfs/allegheny-co-final-cd.pdf

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:February 1994

Currentness_Reference:

publication date

Status:

Progress:Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate:-89.875

East_Bounding_Coordinate:-89.75

North_Bounding_Coordinate:30.5

South_Bounding_Coordinate:30.375

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:ISO 19115.3 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword:biota

Theme_Keyword:environment

Theme_Keyword:economy

Theme_Keyword:society

Place:

Place_Keyword:PA

Place_Keyword:Allegheny County

Place_Keyword:Pittsburgh

Place_Keyword:Clairton

Place_Keyword:Duquesne

Place_Keyword:McKeesport

Place_Keyword:Southwest PA

Place_Keyword:Western PA

Access_Constraints:Call for Details

Use_Constraints:

All parties acknowledge that the data is for informational purposes only. The existing digital data is shipped as is and there is no guarantee as to its completeness or accuracy. Allegheny County Division of Computer Services Geographic Information Systems Group is not responsible for any reliance upon said data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:Allegheny County Division of Computer Services Geographic Information Systems

Contact_Position:GIS Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical address

Address:

621 County Office Building

Address:

542 Forbes Ave.

City:Pittsburgh

State_or_Province:PA

Postal_Code:15219

Country:United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone:(412) 350-4774

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:(412) 350-4754

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:GIShelp@alleghenycounty.us

Data_Set_Credit:

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.1.1332

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:Allegheny County Division of Computer Services Geographic Information Systems Group

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Completeness_Report:

Complete as of February, 1994

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Publication_Date:February 1994

Title:

Allegheny County Natural Heritage Inventory

Online_Linkage: http://www.paconserve.org/rc/pdfs/allegheny-co-final-cd.pdf

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:February 1994

Source_Currentness_Reference:

publication date

Source_Contribution:

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Process_Step:

Process_Step:

Process_Step:

Process_Step:

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:37

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name:Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Lambert Conformal Conic

Standard_Parallel:39.933333

Standard_Parallel:40.966667

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:-77.750000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:39.333333

False_Easting:1968500.000000

False_Northing:0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution:0.000000

Ordinate_Resolution:0.000000

Planar_Distance_Units:survey feet

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:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label:AlleghenyCounty_NHI2000

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:FID

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:Shape

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:AREA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PERIMETER

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:WTLNDNHI_

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:WTLNDNHI_I

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:TYPE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:NA (Natural Area)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Pristine: A site that has essentially the same ecological conditions that are believed to have existed prior to European settlement, and is large enough, and buffered enough, to support and permanently protect the natural community.   Recovering: An area that is relatively undisturbed, or past disturbances are essentially minor, and the landscape has largely recovered to a pristine condition.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Western Pennsylvanial Conservancy

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:BDA (Biological Diversity Area)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Special Species Habitat: An area that includes natural or human influenced habitat that harbors one or more occurences of plants or animals recognized as state or national species of special concern.                                                                 High Diversity Area: An area found to possess a high diversity of species of plants and animals native to the county.                                                                             Community/Ecosystem Conservation Area: An area that supports a rare or exemplary natural community (assemblage of plants and animals), including the highest quality and least disturbed examples of relatively common community types.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Western Pennsylvanial Conservancy

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:DA (Dedicated Area)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A property, possibly disturbed in the past, where the owner's stated objectives are to protect and maintain the ecological integrity and biological diversity of the property largely through a hands-off management approach, with intervention only when there are demonstrable threats to the ecology of the area.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:LCA (Landscape Conservation Area)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

A large contiguous area that is important because of its size, open space and habitats, and although including a variety of land uses, has not been heavily disturbed and thus retains much of its natural character.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:OHA (Other Heritage Area)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Scientific Area:  An area that is consistently utilized for scientific monitoring of the environment, or other natural science studies.                                              Educational Area:  Land regularly used by educational institutions, local environmental organizations, or general public for nature study or instruction.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:NAME

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:ACRE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:RANK

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:exceptional

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

1st/Highest of three ranking values.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Western Pennsylvanial Conservancy

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:high

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

2nd/middle of three ranking values.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Western Pennsylvanial Conservancy

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:notable

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

3rd/lowest of three ranking values.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Western Pennsylvanial Conservancy

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:Allegheny County Division of Computer Services Geographic Information Systems Group

Contact_Position:GIS Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical address

Address:

621 County Office Building

Address:

542 Forbes Avenue

City:Pittsburgh

State_or_Province:PA

Postal_Code:15219-2952

Country:USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:412 350-4774

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:412 350-4754

Resource_Description:Call for details.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size:66.284

Ordering_Instructions:

Call for Details

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing address

Address:

115 Land and Water building

City:University Park

State_or_Province:Pennsylvania

Postal_Code:16802

Country:United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone:(814) 865 - 8792

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:pasda@psu.edu

Distribution_Liability:

The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:20080311

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:Allegheny County Division of Computer Services Geographic Information Systems Group

Contact_Position:System Supervisor, GIS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical address

Address:

621 County Office Building

Address:

524 Forbes Avenue

City:Pittsburgh

State_or_Province:PA

Postal_Code:15219-2952

Country:USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:412 350-4774

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:412 350-4754

Metadata_Standard_Name:FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention:local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage:

Profile_Name:ESRI Metadata Profile