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  1. Title: Cover Type Wetlands Map of the Oswegatchie-Black, Upper Hudson, and St. Regis Watersheds in New York State, 2000

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    Summary: A set of 18 USGS 7.5' quadrangle-based wetland coverages was prepared for the Oswegatchie-Black, Upper Hudson, and St. Regis River watersheds, primarily within the New York State Adirondack Park using PC Arc/Info 3.4D+ at the Remote Sensing Laboratory, Plattsburgh State University (RSL). Wetlands were delineated on 1:40000 color infrared National Aerial Photography Program (NAPP) transparencies (for the Oswegatchie-Black watershed 1:58,000-scale National High Altitude Photography (NHAP) color infrared photos were used), transferred to orthophoto overlays using an Image Interpretations Systems Stereo Zoom Transfer Scope, and either hand digitized or scanned into PC Arc/Info format. A digital file extracted from the watershed data layer defined the outer boundary of the mapped area. This wetlands database consists of both polygon and linear features labeled using National Wetlands Inventory conventions. The 138 individual quadrangle files were exported to the New York State, Executive Department, Adirondack Park Agency (NYS APA) running Arc/Info version 8.0. The final MAPJOINED study area polygon coverage comprised of the 18 quad coverages was called STREGWTLND. Scale 1:24,000. The wetlands database is part of a larger database designed to help evaluate watershed/wetland relationships and provide data for cumulative impact assessments. The outreach efforts to share the Agency's natural resource database will encourage resource appreciation and wise use, particularly in a regional context. Supplemental Information: Line drawings for 18 quadrangle-based wetland coverages were scanned using an ANAtech Evolution scanner housed at the Adirondack Park Agency. Digital files were vectorized, transformed into the UTM coordinate system, edited, and attributed by the Remote Sensing Laboratory, Plattsburgh State University. Digital files were georeferenced into a digital quadrangle file containing four bounding tics using PC Arc/Info 3.4D+. Maximum allowable RMS was 0.003, snapdistance 20.0 meters, snaptype closest, weed tolerance 3.0 meters, and a fuzzy tolerance of 1.219 meters. Hard copies of the digital coverage showing arcs, dangle nodes, and label points were carefully checked against the line overlay for digitizing or scanning accuracy. Wetland labels were added as label components using a digitizer menu customized for this project. A label overlay was placed over the line drawing, and arc and wetland labels were assigned on the digitizer. Wetland label columns were concatenated into a unified wetland label using dBase IV. A hard copy of the wetland coverage was made showing NWI wetland labels and each label was checked against the label overlay. Wetland labels follow the conventions established by Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and E.T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States. FWS/OBS-79/31. Office of Biological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 103 pp. Some modifications to the conventions were made to accommodate this project and are noted in the final project report. Files were transported to the NYS APA as Arc/Info export files (no compression) compressed with WinZip on 100 MB Zip disks.

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  2. Title: State Forest Acquisitions, Adirondack Park, 2000

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    Summary: The Adirondack State Forest Acquisition Map contains the old growth timber areas of the Adirondack Park, New York State. The data was created for the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) as an historical reference. This resource may be used to determine approximate areas of old timber growth in the Adirondack Park.

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  3. Title: Freshwater Wetlands, Adirondack Park, 2000

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    Summary: Regulatory wetlands as depicted on maps pursuant to Article 24 of the Environmental conservation law. Data set includes in-Park portions of Clinton, Essex, Hamilton, Lewis, Oneida, and Warren counties. The wetlands database is part of a larger database designed to help evaluate wetlands as well as watershed/wetland realtionships.

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  4. Title: Adirondack Park Boundary, 1993

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    Summary: Outer boundary of the New York State Adirondack Park. The data set was hand digitized from 1:24000 scale, 7.5 minute series planimetric, mylar original, New York State Department of Transportation maps. The digitized boundary was edgematched with older planimetric quadrangle delineations being snapped to newer adjacent quadrangles. The boundary was compared to the legal Park description (Environmental Conservation Law Section 9-0101); the "New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Lands and Forests Adirondack Map" 1993 edition; a joint DEC/DOT 1:24000 scale mapping project to delineate original allotment lines (patents, townships, tracts, etc.) in Essex, Hamilton, Warren, Washington, and Saratoga Counties; and county Real Property Tax Maps. Where obvious discrepancies occurred, Adirondack Park Agency cartographers re-plotted the boundary at 1:24000 scale using visual reference points on the maps and then re-digitized. Certain sections of the boundary remain in question (see Notes.) Use as a clipping polygon or as a set of arcs delimiting the park.

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  5. Title: New York, NY (State Senate Districts, 2005)

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    • 2005
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    Summary: New York State Senate district boundaries for the City of New York. These district boundaries represent the redistricting as of the US Census 2000.

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  6. Title: Preliminary geologic map of New York, exhibiting the structure of the state so far as known; Geological Survey of the State of New York; prepared under the direction of James Hall by W.J. McGee.

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    Summary: Published by authority of the Legislature of the State of New York. Includes legend. Inset: [Long Island]. 1 map on 6 sheets: col.; sheets 82 x 88 cm. or smaller.

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  7. Title: Canal map of the state of New York : to accompany the annual report of the State Engineer and Surveyor

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    Summary: Insets: Profile of Barge Canal -- Long Island and southern part of New York. 63 x 71 centimeters Scale approximately 1:800,000 General Map Collection

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  8. Title: Map of the state of New York showing locations of Barge Canal Terminals

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    Summary: Inset: Terminal locations in New York City. 70 x 62 centimeters Scale approximately 1:850,000 General Map Collection

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  9. Title: Septic Systems, New York State, 2011

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    Summary: This dataset presents counts of septic systems at the census tract level. Data were derived from 2011 county parcel data and aggregated by census tract. Septic systems are used by 22% of homes in New York State, and they are important components of the wastewater infrastructure. This dataset quantifies how many septic systems are used across New York State.

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  10. Title: New York, N.Y., subway and elevated railroad map, 1918 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Map showing routes & stations on the dual system October, 1918. It was published by State of New York Public Service Commission for the First District in 1918. Scale [ca. 1:46,000]. Covers Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and Bronx, New York, N.Y. The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 18N NAD83 projection. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as subway and elevated railroad lines and stations, drainage, and more. Includes inset: Sub Plan. Includes legend and key. This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from The Harvard Map Collection as part of the Imaging the Urban Environment project. Maps selected for this project represent major urban areas and cities of the world, at various time periods. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features at a large scale. The selection represents a range of regions, originators, ground condition dates, scales, and purposes.

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  11. Title: Railroad map of the state of New York : to accompany the annual report of the Public Service Commission, Second District, State of New York, 1908

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    Summary: Insets: City of New York, showing its division into boroughs -- Southern part of New York.; Relief shown by shading.; Includes indexes to steam railroads. 65 x 73 centimeters Scale [1:760,320] 12 miles to 1 inch General Map Collection

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  12. Title: Index of New York State Regulatory Freshwater Wetlands

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    Summary: These data are a set of ARC/INFO coverages composed of polygonal and linear features. Coverages are based on official New York State Freshwater Wetlands Maps as described in Article 24-0301 of the Environmental Conservation Law. Coverages are not, however, a legal substitute for the official maps. Coverages are available on a county basis for all areas of New York State outside the Adirondack Park. To provide a faithful representation of official New York State regulatory freshwater wetlands maps for GIS resource analysis at scales equal to the 1 to 24,000 scale of original mapping or smaller scales (e.g., 1 to 100,000 scale).

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  13. Title: Hydrography Network, Lake George sub-basin, 2000

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    Summary: Large scale hydrography network tiled by Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) sub-basin. Stream network extracted from New York State Large Scale Hydrography. Artificial paths and connectors added as needed to create a continuous network. Stream names from USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Maps. Continuous hydrography network for mapping and modeling. Base data for creation of high resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD).

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  14. Title: Hydrography Network, Ausable sub-basin, 2000

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    Summary: Large scale hydrography network tiled by Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) sub-basin. Stream network extracted from New York State Large Scale Hydrography. Artificial paths and connectors added as needed to create a continuous network. Stream names from USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Maps. Continuous hydrography network for mapping and modeling. Base data for creation of high resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD).

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  15. Title: Hydrography Network, Sacandaga sub-basin, 2000

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    Summary: Large scale hydrography network tiled by Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) sub-basin. Stream network extracted from New York State Large Scale Hydrography. Artificial paths and connectors added as needed to create a continuous network. Stream names from USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Maps. Continuous hydrography network for mapping and modeling. Base data for creation of high resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD).

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  16. Title: Hydrography Network, Hudson-Hoosic sub-basin, 2000

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    Summary: Large scale hydrography network tiled by Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) sub-basin. Stream network extracted from New York State Large Scale Hydrography. Artificial paths and connectors added as needed to create a continuous network. Stream names from USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Maps. Continuous hydrography network for mapping and modeling. Base data for creation of high resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD).

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  17. Title: Hydrography Network, Saugatuck sub-basin, 2000

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    Summary: Large scale hydrography network tiled by Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) sub-basin. Stream network extracted from New York State Large Scale Hydrography. Artificial paths and connectors added as needed to create a continuous network. Stream names from USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Maps. Continuous hydrography network for mapping and modeling. Base data for creation of high resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD).

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  18. Title: Hydrography Network, Great Chazy-Saranac sub-basin, 2000

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    Summary: Large scale hydrography network tiled by Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) sub-basin. Stream network extracted from New York State Large Scale Hydrography. Artificial paths and connectors added as needed to create a continuous network. Stream names from USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Maps. Continuous hydrography network for mapping and modeling. Base data for creation of high resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD).

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  19. Title: Hydrography Network, Housatonic sub-basin, 2000

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    Summary: Large scale hydrography network tiled by Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) sub-basin. Stream network extracted from New York State Large Scale Hydrography. Artificial paths and connectors added as needed to create a continuous network. Stream names from USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Maps. Continuous hydrography network for mapping and modeling. Base data for creation of high resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD).

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  20. Title: Hydrography Network, Conewango sub-basin, 2000

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    Summary: Large scale hydrography network tiled by Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) sub-basin. Stream network extracted from New York State Large Scale Hydrography. Artificial paths and connectors added as needed to create a continuous network. Stream names from USGS 7.5 Minute Topographic Maps. Continuous hydrography network for mapping and modeling. Base data for creation of high resolution National Hydrography Dataset (NHD).

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