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Forest Tax Law Points, Wisconsin 2015

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Forest Tax Law Points, Wisconsin 2015
Originator
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Publication Date
2015-10-12
Edition
2015
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Statewide
Abstract
Tax Law POINT is a generalized point representation of lands enrolled in the Managed Forest and Forest Crop Law Programs, collectively referred to as Tax Law Layers. Points are located at the center point of each 40-acre quarter-quarter section in which land is enrolled. Acreage enrolled from fractional or government lots are located either to the most approximate QQ, Q or S as possible. (Enrolled parcels are represented by the PLSS shape they lie within; however, the actual size of the enrolled property may be as small as 10 acres.)
Purpose
Wisconsin’s forest tax laws encourage sustainable forest management on private lands by providing a property tax incentive to landowners. Both the Managed Forest Law (MFL) and Forest Crop Law (FCL) encourage proper management of woodlands not only in their purposes and policies, but through a written management plan for a landowner’s property. The management plan incorporates landowner objectives, timber management, wildlife management, water quality and the environment as a whole to create healthy and productive forest. In exchange for following a written management plan and program rules, landowners pay forest tax law program rates in lieu of regular property taxes. FCL lands are open to the public for the following activities: hunting and fishing MFL lands enrolled as open are open to the public for the following activities: hunting, fishing, hiking, sight-seeing, and cross-country skiing. Additional rules regarding public access may be reviewed here: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/ForestLandowners/mfl.asp?s1=FTaxs2=OpenLands The GIS feature class was created to be used in the Open Private Forest Lands web mapping application (Private Forest Lands Open to Public Recreation).
Temporal Extent
Time Period
Begin
2015-01-01T00:00:00
End
2015-10-12T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-92.944498
East
-86.767036
North
46.952073
South
42.461837
ISO Topic Category
biota
planningCadastre
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GeoNames
Theme Keyword
Point
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Forest management
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
This is a generalized spatial representation of lands enrolled by landowners in the Managed Forest Law and Forest Crop Law programs. Enrolled parcels are represented by the 40-acre quarter-quarter they lie within; however, the actual size of the enrolled property may be as small as 10 acres. Certain government lots or fractional lots, which cannot be represented by a PLSS quarter-quarter number, may be included in this GIS layer at the QQ, Q, or Section level. An estimated 1% of the MFL lands are represented in this manner. Look to the “PLSS_LEVEL_ABBR” field for the PLSS level to which records are located. Neither the Department of Natural Resources nor any of its employees shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described and/or contained herein and assumes no responsibility for anyone's use of the information. Furthermore, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information. The Department provides this information on an "as is" basis. The Department has made reasonable efforts to provide you with accurate information, but cannot exclude the possibility of errors or omissions in sources or of changes in actual conditions. Changes may be periodically made to the information herein; these changes may or may not be incorporated in any new version of the data. If you have obtained information from the Department from a source other than the Department, be aware that electronic data can be altered subsequent to original distribution. Data can also quickly become out-of-date. It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of all data, and that the originator of the data or information be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use.
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
Status
onGoing
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
DNR Division of Forestry • GIS contact Courtney Klaus, GIS Analyst, (608) 266-9272, Courtney.Klaus@wi.gov • Resource contact is Pam Freeman-Gillen, Forest Tax Field Specialist, (715) 453-2188 x 1261, Pam.FreemanGillen@wi.gov
Point of Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Delivery Point
101 S. Webster St.
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53707
Country
US
Email
DNRGEOData@wisconsin.gov
Phone
(608) 264-8914
Point of Contact
Contact
Courtney Klaus
Position Name
GIS Analyst
Email
Courtney.Klaus@wi.gov
Phone
(608) 266-9272
Point of Contact
Contact
Pam Freeman-Gillen
Position Name
Forest Tax Field Specialist
Email
Pam.FreemanGillen@wi.gov
Phone
(715) 453-2188 x 1261

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3071
Code Space
EPSG
Version
9.5.4

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Process Step
Description
Changed file name from TAXxW9xx.shp to WI_ForestTax_Point_2015.shp
Process Date
2015-11-18T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
UW-Madison
Distributor
Online Access
https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/WI_ForestTax_Point_2015.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@Wisconsin
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
point
Vector Object Count
118188

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
066FBA03-039E-4195-A42A-8CE5A184AF39
Metadata Date Stamp
2019-06-20
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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