NYS DEC State Land Forest Stands - New York State (NYSDEC)

Identification Information:

Citation:

Citation Information:

Publication Date: 20230201

Title: NYS DEC State Land Forest Stands - New York State (NYSDEC)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract: Polygon boundaries differentiating forest cover types located on State Forest lands.Service is updated as needed.For additional information see https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/4972.html

Purpose: To provide a digital representation of forest cover on state forest lands.

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -79.800936

East Bounding Coordinate: -72.071664

North Bounding Coordinate: 45.009592

South Bounding Coordinate: 40.691915

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None

Theme Keyword: boundaries

Theme Keyword: forest

Theme Keyword: cover type

Theme Keyword: custodial

Theme Keyword: state

Theme Keyword: land

Theme Keyword: trees

Access Constraints: None

Use Constraints: 1. The NYS DEC asks to be credited in derived products. 2. Secondary Distribution of the data is not allowed. 3. Any documentation provided is an integral part of the data set. Failure to use the documentation in conjunction with the digital data constitutes misuse of the data. 4. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information, errors may be reflected in the data supplied. The user must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions.

Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Contact Person: Division of Lands and Forest

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical

Address: 625 Broadway

City: Albany

State or Province: NY

Postal Code: 12233

Contact Voice Telephone: 518-402-9428

Contact Electronic Mail Address: landsforests@dec.ny.gov

Data Set Credit: NYSDEC Lands and Forests

Native Data Set Environment: Esri ArcGIS 10.3.0.4322

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: 54135

Entity and Attribute Information:

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: DECSLFStands

Entity Type Definition: Polygon Feature Class

Entity Type Definition Source: ESRI

Attribute:

Attribute Label: FID

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: 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: FACILITY

Attribute Definition: Facility name from MMS (DEC Maintenance Management System).

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: STAND_NO

Attribute Definition: Number of each individual stand.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: COMPART

Attribute Definition: Compartment subdivision grouping stands into discrete forest management units.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: UNKNOWN

Attribute:

Attribute Label: DIG_YEAR

Attribute Definition: Year of last adjustment to a State Forests stand boundaries.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Date (YYYY)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: DESCRIP

Attribute Definition: Additional descriptive information about the stand.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: DIG_ACRES

Attribute Definition: Acreage of the stand as digitized.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SHAPE

Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute Definition Source: ESRI

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: UPDATE_

Attribute Definition: When data was last updated.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC iv class="md-item">STAND_NO

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: UNIT

Attribute Definition: The administrative name of the managed parcel.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: TREATMENT_

Attribute Definition: Stand treatment

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: FINAL_HARV

Attribute Definition: Final harvest, yes or no.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: STAND_UID

Attribute Definition: Unique ID between each stand polygon and it's corresponding record in the State Forest Inventory Database.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: TREE_TYPE1

Attribute Definition: The 3 species of greatest prominence in the stand. Tree type 1 would occupy the greatest percentage of the stand basal Area, followed by Tree type 2 etc.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: BA1_PCT

Attribute Definition: Computed total basal area representing trees of the coorsponding tree type.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: TREE_TYPE2

Attribute Definition: The 3 species of greatest prominence in the stand. Tree type 1 would occupy the greatest percentage of the stand basal Area, followed by Tree type 2 etc.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: BA2_PCT

Attribute Definition: Computed total basal area representing trees of the coorsponding tree type.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: TREE_TYPE3

Attribute Definition: The 3 species of greatest prominence in the stand. Tree type 1 would occupy the greatest percentage of the stand basal Area, followed by Tree type 2 etc.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: BA3_PCT

Attribute Definition: Computed total basal area representing trees of the coorsponding tree type.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: CALC_FT

Attribute Definition: Primary forest cover type (sfid calculated).

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: OBSERVED_F

Attribute Definition: Observed forest cover type during inventory.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: MGT_CLASS

Attribute Definition: Management objective for the stand.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: STATUS

Attribute Definition: General character of the vegetative cover.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: STAND_DIA

Attribute Definition: Broad size class. S-S = Seedling/Sapling < 5" DBH, PT = Pole Timber 6" - 11" DBH, SST =, Small Saw Timber 12" - 17" DBH, MST = Medium Saw Timber 18" - 23" DBH, LST = Large Saw Timber > 24" DBH, Null = no data

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SIZE_CLASS

Attribute Definition: Proportional relationship of basal areas between particualr diameter groupings (sfid calculated).

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: TOPO

Attribute Definition: General topographic assessment. Flat (0-5%), Gentle (6-20%), Moderate (21-40%), Steep (41%+), Null = no data

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: DRAINAGE

Attribute Definition: General drainage assessment.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: YEAR_LAST_

Attribute Definition: Year of last management activity.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: STAND_BASA

Attribute Definition: The cross-sectional area of all stems of a species or all stems in a stand measured at breast height and expressed in sq/ft.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: LAST_INVEN

Attribute Definition: Last inventory year.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: AGE_ARRANG

Attribute Definition: Computed in SFID using basal area and forest type. Values are categorized into even aged or uneven aged.

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SITE_CLASS

Attribute Definition: Quality ranking of site growth potential using species pulp heights, occurring in natural stands, and comprising the greatest proportion of stand Basal Area. 1 = high, 2 = medium, 3 = low, 0 = null

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: YEAR_PLANT

Attribute Definition: For plantations, this entity records the year of planting. For natural stands this variable is (null).

Attribute Definition Source: NYSDEC

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Shape_Leng

Attribute Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.

Attribute Definition Source: ESRI

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Text

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Shape_Area

Attribute Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.

Attribute Definition Source: Esri

Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Distribution Information:

Distribution Liability: See access and use constraints information.

Standard Order Process:

Digital Form:

Digital Transfer Information:

Format Name: Feature Class

Digital Transfer Option:

Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata Date: 20230503

Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Contact Person: Division of Lands and Forest

Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata Time Convention: local time