Illinois Natural History Survey Illinois Department of Natural Resources, 199604, Illinois State Forests: INHS GIS Database stforest.Online Links:
- Downloadable Data (Shift-Click to download data file) <URL:http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/nsdihome/browse/statewide/stforest.e00>
- Browse Graphic (GIF) Screen-size image representing the nature of the data. <URL:http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/nsdihome/browse/statewide/stforestb.gif>
- Text (.txt) version of this Metadata file. (Shift-Click to download documentation) <URL:http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/nsdihome/outmeta/stforest.txt>
- HTML (.html) version of this Metadata file. (Shift-Click to download documentation) <URL:http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/nsdihome/outmeta/stforest.html>
This is a Vector data set.
The map projection used is Lambert Conformal Conic.
Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest unknown
Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest unknown
Planar coordinates are specified in feet
The horizontal datum used is NAD27.
The ellipsoid used is CLARKE1866.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4 meters.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.
GIS Processing: INHS Staff Documentation: D. Nelson and S. Beaverson Quality Control: INHS Staff
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Appropriate for use in local and regional thematic analysis. Data are not accurate enough to be used as a geodetic or engineering base. Intended to include representation for each state forest.
U.S. Geological Survey, various, USGS 7.5' topographic quadrangles: USGS 7.5' topographic quadrangles various quads.
not available
Digitized boundaries have not been verified. Boundaries from plat books were digitized on screen against 1:100,000 coverages (e.g.roads, section lines, etc.)
State Forests included in this data set are based on a list from Land and Water Report as of June 30, 1994 by the Illinois Department of Conservation. Changes made to this list since December, 1995 will not be reflected in this data set. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is the definitive source as to its land holdings.
Polygon data are topologically complete polygons.
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- Use_Constraints:
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These data are not to be used for commercial profit.
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An Arc/Info .e00 (export) file is currently available free of charge at the Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse. Refer to the Citation Information portion of this file for access to downloadable data and metadata, and a visual (GIF image) representation of the data. Shift-click to download the data set and related documentation. (Data and metadata offered separately, please download both files.)
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