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Trails Dane County, WI 2025

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Citation
Title
Trails Dane County, WI 2025
Originator
Dane County
Publication Date
2025-03-24
Edition
2025
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
This data represents trails for Dane County, WI in 2025. [Trails are defined by the following attributes:PropertyName: Dane County Park System property or location on propertyPropertyClass: Dane County Park System Classification for park property - Recreation Park, Wildlife Area, Natural Resource Area, Historical or Cultural Site, Forest, Trail. For more information visit: https://www.danecountyparks.com/ParkSystem/Classification.TrailName: Trail name where availableSurfaceType: Predominant surface type of trail - Asphalt, Boardwalk/Bridge, Concrete (mainly next to buildings and shelters), Crushed Stone (mainly dog parks, more regional bike trails, maintenance access), Grass/Natural Earth (grass, natural surface with grass on either side, mtn bike trails are not included), Natural Earth (mainly reserved for Mtn Bike), Wood Chips, Wooden Steps.Type: Designated recreation type or maintenance access - Biking, Cross-country Skiing, Dog Park, Equestrian, Hiking, Maintenance Access, Snowshoeing. Note that in addition to designated recreational activities on trails, Park System properties are generally available to the public for nature-based outdoor activities including hiking, cross-country skiing, showshoeing in the open.RegionalTrail (yes/no): Trail is a regional trail (yes) or not (no). Regional trails are hiking and biking trails that are part of a county-wide system that connects park properties, communities, and municipal and state trail systems. They are typically paved, compacted crushed stone, and/or boardwalk. They are also open to roller blading, and roller skiing.WinterOnly (yes/no): Trail is open in winter only (yes) or available year-round (no).SkiLoop: First letter of ski loop color, trails are signed on the property (B = Blue, G = Green, O = orange, P = purple, R = Red, Y = Yellow)Miles: Trail length in miles. Trails are generally separated into segments at intersections. Regional trails may be merged into contiguous segments.]
Purpose
This data is intended for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. [The CountyParkSystemTrails feature class contains lines features of trails in the Dane County Park System. These trails are designated maintained routes for specific recreational activities and/or maintenance access. Trails are located on Dane County Park System properties or easements managed by Dane County Parks. This data is intended for cartographic use and general spatial analyses.]
Supplemental Information
This is an archived copy of the data held at UW-Madison.
Temporal Extent
Time Instant
2025-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-89.830911
East
-89.010733
North
43.29322
South
42.886029
ISO Topic Category
society
Place Keyword
Dane County
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNS
Theme Keyword
Parks; Open Spaces; Trails; Recreation;
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
Dane County [Dane County Land Water Resources Department]
Point of Contact
Contact
Dane County

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
7599
Code Space
EPSG
Version
8.8(10.4.0)

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Process Step
Description
Provided access to archived data at UW-Madison.
Process Date
2025-03-24T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
File Geodatabase Feature Class
Format Version
2.9.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Distributor
Dane County
Online Access
https://web.s3.wisc.edu/rml-gisdata/DANE_TRAILS_2025.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@Wisconsin
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
curve
Vector Object Count
1371

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
B96A89C4-3768-4202-AB78-87AFE01483B4
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
Arthur H. Robinson Map Library
Position Name
Metadata Technician
Delivery Point
550 N. Park Street
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53706
Country
US
Email
askmap@library.wisc.edu
Phone
(608) 262-1471
Metadata Date Stamp
2025-04-09
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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