Description: This data set contains areas that have been designated as Critical Environmental Areas (CEAs) under 6 NYCRR Part 617 - State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR). Local agencies may designate specific geographic areas within their boundaries as a "Critical Environmental Area" (CEA). State agencies may also designate as a CEA a geographic area which they own, manage or regulate. To be designated as a CEA, an area must have an exceptional or unique character which has a benefit or threat to human health, a natural setting (e.g. fish and wildlife habitat, forest and vegetation, open space and areas of important aesthetic or scenic quality), agricultural, social, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, or educational values, or an inherent ecological, geological or hydrological sensitivity that may be adversely affected by any change.
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Copyright Text: NYS DEC Division of Environmental Permits.
Description: Watershed Biodiversity ScoreGIS Process StepsStep 1: Obtain geodatabase feature class, "wbdhu12_a_US_march2015.gdb\WBDHU12". This dataset is a complete digital hydrologic unit boundary layer to the Subwatershed (12-digit) 6th level for the United States. Online linkage: ftp://ftp.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/wbd/WBD_Latest_Version_March2015.Step 2: Clip WBDHU12 to NYS boundary plus 200 meters. Retain HUC_12 and HUC_12_Name in the feature class attribute table.Step 3: Tabulate the mean score for each watershed, calculated from the Biodiversity Indicator Tool ("BIT", 30 x 30 m raster).Step 4: Calculate Z-score for each watershed, Z = (population mean - watershed mean) / population standard deviation. Population mean = 39.3, population s.d. = 12.8. Join Z-scores to feature class attribute table.Step 5: Add field Score (alias "Score") to attribute table, and calculate values. Score = 5 (highest) to 1 (lowest). Value is derived from normal probability distribution for Z-scores. Example: Score 5 = Z-scores in the highest 5% (95th percentile) of the normal probability distribution.The Watershed Biodiversity Layer File depicts the Watershed Biodiversity Score on a red-green color ramp, where red indicates high scores, and green indicates low scores. The layer file represents only one possible visualization of the data.
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Copyright Text: 1. WBDHU12
Coordinated effort between the United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) was created from a variety of sources from each state and aggregated into a standard national layer for use in strategic planning and accountability. Watershed Boundary Dataset for the United States. Available URL: ftp://ftp.ftw.nrcs.usda.gov/wbd/WBD_Latest_Version_March2015/. [Accessed 29/07/2015].
2. Biodiversity Indicator Tool
Environmental Management Bureau, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation
Biodiversity Connectivity Model Update
Primary Contact: Lynn Bogan, Environmental Stewardship Coordinator (518-473-1406, Lynn.Bogan@parks.ny.gov)
Alternate Contact: Christina Croll, GIS Bureau Director (518-473-7787, Christina.Croll@parks.ny.gov)
Originator: Dr. John B. Davis, Contractor
Description: This GIS Data was based originally on 2009 tax map data of the various counties involved. Where subsequent information, such as formal surveys were conducted, the easement boundaries may have been adjusted to better reflect actual conditions using in-office geo-referencing.The data within does not constitute a legal survey of any property.NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_18NWKID: 26918 Authority: EPSGProjection: Transverse_MercatorFalse_Easting: 500000.0False_Northing: 0.0Central_Meridian: -75.0Scale_Factor: 0.9996Latitude_Of_Origin: 0.0Linear Unit: Meter (1.0)Geographic Coordinate System: GCS_North_American_1983Angular Unit: Degree (0.0174532925199433)Prime Meridian: Greenwich (0.0)Datum: D_North_American_1983Spheroid: GRS_1980Semimajor Axis: 6378137.0Semiminor Axis: 6356752.314140356Inverse Flattening: 298.257222101
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Copyright Text: Jefferson, Lewis, Saint Lawrence, Oneida, Oswego and Herkimer County Real Property offices.
Description: Army Compatible Use Buffer (ACUB) priority areas define the geographic limits targeted for protection from incompatible development. An ACUB priority area is an area surrounding, adjacent, or ecologically related to an installation where encroachment has or may in the future impede the training activities of the installation. It may also include lands that would allow the installation to meet its environmental obligations by preserving threatened or endangered habitats or species off-site thereby reducing on-site hindrances to training activities. ACUB priority areas must be reviewed and approved by the Department of the Army Headquarters (HQDA) in order for installations to be authorized to expend resources in accordance with Title 10, Section 2684a of United States Code as amended. 10 USC 2684a grants the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department the authority to enter into an agreement with an eligible entity or entities for the purpose of establishing a buffer around a military installation or airspace, or an area ecologically related to an installation to mitigate current or possible future constraints to training activities.
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Copyright Text: This data set was developed by the U.S. Army Installation Geospatial Information and Services (IGI&S) Program.