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Land Use and Land Cover, Tompkins County, 2007

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Tompkins County Planning Department
Publication Date
200904
Title
Land Use and Land Cover, Tompkins County, 2007
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Online Linkage
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/catalog/cugir-008010
Abstract
The Tompkins County Planning Department produced a land use and land cover data set of Tompkins County, NY in 1995 and in 2009 updated the data using the 2007 natural color ortho-imagery. The need for this data set has been identified by various county departments, local municipal agencies, and other not-for-profit organizations. High resolution natural color digital orthoimagery acquired from the NYS Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC), and a number of other secondary digital data sources (wetlands, hydrology, tax parcel and planimetric base data) were used to interpret and delineate land use and land cover directly on-screen. The land use and land cover classification system that was designed for the 1995 project to meet the needs of the users of these data was used for the 2007 data. In 1968, the Land Use and Natural Resource Inventory (LUNR) a state-wide land use and land cover mapping project, used aerial photographs to identify 130 land use and land cover classes. The Tompkins County land use and land cover classification system has been designed to be comparable with the LUNR classification system. Comparable classification systems will enable users to analyze changes in land use and land cover over the previous thirty year time period.
Purpose
Provides a county-wide data set of all land use and land cover classes in Tompkins County. Potential uses of these data include land use and land cover time change analysis, comprehensive planning and development suitability analysis.
Supplemental Information
This data set is derived from the interpretation and delineation of land use and land cover from high-resolution natural-color digital orthoimages.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
ground condition
Time Instant
200705
Bounding Box
West
-76.696267
East
-76.237364
North
42.627418
South
42.262698
Theme Keyword
Land Cover
Land Use
LULC
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
ISO Topic Category
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
planningCadastre
environment
Theme Keyword
landcover
property
environment
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
CUGIR Category
Place Keyword
Tompkins County, New York
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
The following statement must be included with any products that use or are derived from this data set: "Data contained in this product was originally produced by the Tompkins County Planning Department and may not be reproduced or redistributed without the express written consent of the originator. The originator does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information portrayed by the data, as it is currently still in draft format."
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Irregular
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Tompkins County Planning Department
Delivery Point
121 East Court Street
City
Ithaca
State
New York
Postal Code
14850
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
(607) 274-5560
Contact Facsimile Telephone
(607) 274-5578
Hours of Service
8:30 - 4:30 Monday to Friday
Credit
Tompkins County Planning Department
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770
Cross-Reference
Originator
Tompkins County ITS GIS Division
Originator
Tompkins County Planning Department
Publication Date
2000
Title
Tompkins County Land Use and Land Cover 1995
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Online Linkage
http://cugir.mannlib.cornell.edu/bucketinfo.jsp?id=59
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
See the methodology report.
Logical Consistency Report
See the methodology report.
Completeness Report
Complete for Tompkins County
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
Varies, depending on source image.
Lineage
Source
Originator
NYS Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination
Publication Date
2007
Title
Tompkins County 24-inch and 6-inch Resolution Natural Color Ortho-imagery JP2
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
remote-sensing image
Series Information
Series Name
NYS Digital Ortho-imagery Program (NYSDOP)
Issue Identification
Tompkins 2007
Publication Information
Publication Place
New York
Publisher
NYS CSCIC
Online Linkage
http://www.nysgis.state.ny.us/gateway/mg/2007/tompkins/
Source Scale Denominator
2400
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
200705
Source Currentness Reference
ground condition
Contribution
natural-color orthophotos
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
31168
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Grid Coordinate System
Grid Coordinate System Name
State Plane Coordinate System 1983
State Plane Coordinate System
SPCS Zone Identifier
3102
Transverse Mercator
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
0.000256
Ordinate Resolution
0.000256
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
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
LULC2007
Entity Type Definition
Land use or land cover class
Entity Type Definition Source
Classification system is based on LUNR, but has been adapted to meet the needs of the Tompkins County Planning Department
Attributes
LU
Land Use and Land Cover classes devised by the staff in the Tompkins County Planning Department and the Tompkins County ITS GIS Division, based in part on the LUNR classification system from 1968.
Ac
Cropland: Tillable land used for growing cultivated field crops, forage crops, grain, beans, etc. Hedgerows separating defined Ac areas were delineated as separate classes (typically Fd, Fm, Fb or Fc) if they are greater than 20 meters wide
Ad
Cattle: Farmland used for the feeding and milking of dairy cattle as well as for beef cattle. Barn with silos and feedlots are included.
Ae
Horse farm: Horse barns, feed lot, and animal recreation areas. (Pasture will be in Ap).
Af
Fishery/Aquaculture: Fishery ponds and associated buildings.
Ah
High intensity cropland/horticulture: Nurseries, including green-houses, vegetable production areas, and other gardens more than a half-acre in size.
Ai
Inactive Agriculture: Farmland and fields that appear to be no longer used for farming practices. Fields may appear to be growing over with tall grasses and small shrubs.
Ao
Orchards: Farmland dedicated to growing tree products including associated buildings.
Ap
Pasture: Areas used for grazing. Is enclosed by fence and may have small trees and shrubs. Located adjacent to livestock farm
At
Tree farm: Areas used for cultivating trees, primarily Xmas trees.
Av
Vineyards: Grape growing farms and pastures which may include winery buildings.
Ay
Other farms: Poultry, sheep, swine, game, mixed animal farms, animal shelters, and farms that produce livestock feeds (granaries).
Cbd
Central Business District: Commercial/residential centers of city and villages where mixed land uses of Commercial, Public/Institutional, and high density Residential exist. There may be buildings that comprise more than one type of land use, such as a storefront on the first floor, offices on the second floor, and residences on the third floor. Land uses are mixed and are high in density.
Cc
Shopping Centers/Malls: Commercial areas that are predominately shopping centers and malls including significant surrounding parking facilities.
Co
Offices: Buildings that contain administrative offices, as well as facilities that include business or technology services that are not predominantly retail orientated. Facilities may be part of a business/technology/industrial park. In some cases medical offices (Ph) may be included if they do not constitute the dominant land use.
Cr
Retail: Commercial areas along roadways not associated with distinct commercial centers or large shopping malls. Will include linear highway corridor development, as well as individual retail businesses and services that may exist within residential or industrial areas.
Cs
Commercial Storage: Indoor and outdoor commercial storage facilities for public rentals and warehouse/storage facilities not associated with adjacent commercial or industrial land uses.
Da
Abandoned: Areas that include buildings and facilities that are interpreted as abandoned or vacant.
Db
Barren Land: Land that is composed of either rock, gravel or sand, which cannot be cultivated or associated with any other defined land use class.
Dl
Disturbed Land: Land that has been cleared of vegetation and the interpretation of any identifiable or defined land use class is not possible.
Fb
Brush: Areas that have considerable growth of shrubs and small trees, but can not be classified as forest. The brush land cover must occupy at least 80% of the delineated area. Forest and grassland may be incorporated into the remaining 20%.
Fc
Coniferous Forest: Forested areas where needle trees, such as pine, spruce, fir and hemlock make up at least 80% of the tree cover.
Fd
Deciduous: Forested areas where broadleaf trees make up at least 80% of the tree cover.
Fg
Grassland: Open grassy areas with no associated adjacent land uses. May include small amounts of shrubs, trees and brush. The grassland cover must occupy at least 80% of the delineated area. The remaining 20% may be trees, shrubs and brush. Grassland areas may be naturally occurring, or may be regularly mowed.
Fm
Mixed forest: Forested areas with mixed coniferous and deciduous trees. The ratio of the predominant coniferous or deciduous tree stands must not exceed 80%.
Fp
Forest Plantation: Rows of mature trees, primarily conifers, planted by man
Ia
Agriculture Industry: Buildings and facilities associated with agri-business
Ie
Extractive: Salt mining operations, gravel pits, rock quarries.
Il
Light Industry: Facilities and grounds that include activities associated with the manufacturing, processing, fabricating, assembly, finishing, packaging, warehousing, and outdoor storage of products.
It
Communication Towers: Communication tower sites at ground level including areas occupied by guide wires.
Iu
Utilities: Power plants and substations.
Oc
Campgrounds: Public and private camping areas, including areas designated for camping in state and town parks as well as private RV parks.
Oe
Recreation corridors: Areas characterized as linear recreation ways for uses such as trails and paths associated with outdoor recreation activities and pedestrian connections.
Og
Golf Course: Includes driving ranges, club house and greens
Oh
Hunt clubs: Land areas used specifically for the sport of hunting. May include shooting range and fields for practice of this sport.
Op
Parks: Public parks as well as Cornell Plantations including picnic areas, walking/hiking/running trails, playgrounds, manicured lawns, and landscaped areas within park boundaries.
Or
Youth religious camps: Cabins and other buildings associated with summer camps and or religious retreats.
Os
Recreational shoreline: Shoreline where land use is recreational lake access. Docks and boat moorings may exist. Consists of rocky shoreline land cover. Boundaries vary with lake levels.
Ot
Stadiums/track/ball fields: Sporting fields that may or may not be associated with schools and parks. Baseball diamonds, tennis courts, running track, soccer and football fields with goal posts, swimming facilities. Motor tracks included.
Pc
Cemetery: Cemeteries at least one-half acre in area.
Pd
Solid waste disposal: Waste disposal sites such as recycling centers, landfills, exposed dumps and private junk yards.
Pe
Educational: All schools, university and college academic buildings, research facilities, and associated parking facilities and quads. College campuses include other land uses that, if at least one-half acre in area, is designated as distinct LULC classes. Pe is used only for the academic and research related buildings and the surrounding parking lots and grounds. This class also includes other learning centers such as the Sciencenter, Cayuga Nature Center and the Fingerlakes School of Massage.
Pf
Community center, social hall, fraternal lodge: American Legions, Veterans associations, and community centers where social events, Bingo, pancake breakfasts and chicken bbq fund raisers occur.
Ph
Health facilities: Hospital, health clinics, medical offices, and nursing homes.
Pj
Correctional facilities: County jail, secure work camps, and other correctional centers.
Po
Governmental office facilities: Includes all local, state, and federal governmental office facilities that are interpreted to be the dominant land use. This class includes courthouses, town halls, and other public service and administrative facilities.
Pp
Public works: Areas that include facilities for highway departments, fire departments, public safety, maintenance buildings, and related storage areas. Public works facilities present on the educational campuses that are at least one-half acre in area are classified as Pp.
Pr
Church/synagogue/monastery: Houses of worship. Delineated only if the parcel on which the facility(s) is located is at least one-half acre in area.
Ps
Sewage treatment facilities: Facilities whose primary function is the treatment of waste water.
Pt
Water Tank: Tank used as reserve of water, either for drinking water or for filling of fire department trucks.
Pw
Water management facilities: Facilities whose primary function is management of drinking water.
Rh
High density residential: Residential land areas with approximately 5 or more dwellings on average per acre. Comprised mainly of urban areas of residential land use patterns including densities ranging from single family structures to multi-unit apartment buildings.
Rl
Low density residential: Residential land areas with a maximum average of 1 dwelling per acre.
Rm
Medium density residential: Residential land areas with more than 1, but less than 5 dwellings on average per acre.
Rp
Manufactured home park: Residential land areas with a density of 4 or more manufactured homes on average per acre and a designation of the property as a manufactured home park or subdivision.
Ta
Airport or active airstrip: Includes all public and private airport facilities, hangars, parking facilities, and runways.
Tc
Bus depot, fleet storage, garage for public vehicles: Places that store large number of cars, vans, trucks or buses for purposes of public use and transportation. Examples include Cornell?s fleet storage, T-CAT, ISCD school bus depot.
Th
Highway: The limited access sections of Route 13 that include at least 4 total traffic lanes. Associated interchanges and ramps will also be delineated within this class.
Tr
Railroads: Active railroad right of ways including switchyards
Wb
Marsh, bog, shrub wetlands: Areas of wetlands that contain grasses, scrub, brush, and are void of tall trees.
Wc
Reservoir: Bodies of water that are formed from damming creeks.
Wn
Natural Lake/Pond: Bodies of water that are not formed by damming creeks. Ponds may be man-made.
Ww
Wooded Wetland: Wooded areas that show considerable amounts of water beneath the trees
Definition Source
Tompkins County Planning Department and Tompkins County ITS GIS Division, 1999
COMMENTS
Any unusual or informative characteristics associated with the land use classification (text string)
Definition Source
Tompkins County Planning Department and Tompkins County ITS GIS Division, 1999
General
generalized land use and land cover classes (text string)
Definition Source
Tompkins County Planning Department
Acres
Area in acres (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Hectares
Area in hectares (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape_Length
Perimeter in US survey feet (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape_Area
Area in square US survey feet (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Distribution Information
Format Name
Shapefile
Format Name
metadata
Format Name
HTML metadata
Format Name
KML
Format Name
GeoJSON
Format Name
OGC:WMS
Distributor
Albert R. Mann Library
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Name
Distribution Information
Format Name
Native Format (Various by file)
Distributor
Tompkins County Planning Department
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20190524
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Albert R. Mann Library
Contact Address
Address
Albert R. Mann Library
City
Ithaca
State or Province
New York
Postal Code
14853
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
607-255-5406
Contact Electronic Mail Address
mann-ref@cornell.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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