Feature Catalogue for Protected Areas Database for New Mexico
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FID
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
Category
General category for the protection mechanism associated with the protected area. 'Fee' is the most common way real estate is owned. A conservation 'easement' creates a legally enforceable land preservation agreement between a landowner and government agency or qualified land protection organization (i.e. land trust). 'Other' types of protection include leases, agreements or those over marine waters.
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Category
Own_Type
General land owner description (e.g. Federal, Tribal, State, Private) standardized for the US. See MSL Owner Type Domain descriptions in PAD-US Standards Manual or geodatabase look up table for detailed descriptions.
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Federal
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Native American
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State
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Regional Agency
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Local Government
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Non-Governmental Organization
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Private
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Jointly Owned
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Unknown Landowner
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Own_Name
Land owner and primary entity responsible for managing parcel when 'Manager Name' is not attributed (e.g. USFS, State Fish and Game, City Land, TNC) standardized for the US. See MSL Owner Name Domain descriptions in PAD-US Standards Manual or geodatabase look up table for detailed descriptions.
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Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)
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0125
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
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Forest Service (USFS)
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Department of Defense (DOD)
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Department of Energy (DOE)
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National Park Service (NPS)
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Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
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Native American Land
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State Park and Recreation
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State Land Board
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State Fish and Wildlife
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State Department of Land
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Regional Agency Land
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City Land
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County Land
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Audubon Society
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Land Trust
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The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
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Private Landowner
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Private Institution
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Joint Ownership
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Unknown
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Loc_Own
The actual name of the land owner provided by the data source, to complement the standardized 'Owner Name' field (e.g. State Fish and Wildlife is the standardized 'Owner Name' but Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is the 'Local Owner'). Not standardized in MSL.
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Land Owner Name
Mang_Name
This field is attributed when the agency or entity responsible for managing a parcel differs from the 'Owner Name'. Not standardized in MSL.
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Mang Name
P_Des_Tp
The primary land management description or designation, standardized for nation (e.g. Area of Critical Environmental Concern resides in this field with Big Bear, as an example, in the 'Primary Designation Name' field. See MSL Primary Designation Type domain descriptions for details and Appendix A for crosswalk and definitions.
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National Park
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National Forest-National Grassland
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National Wildlife Refuge
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National Natural Landmark
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Native American Land
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Protective Management Area - Feature
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Protective Management Area - Land, Lake or River
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Habitat or Species Management Area
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Recreation Management Area
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Resource Management Area
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Wild and Scenic River
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Research and Educational Land
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Wilderness Area
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Area of Critical Environmental Concern
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Research Natural Area
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Historic / Cultural Area
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Military Land
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Watershed Protection Area
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Special Designation Area
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Other Designation
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Not Designated
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State Park
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State Trust Lands
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Local Conservation Area
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Local Recreation Area
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Local Other
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Private Conservation Land
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Agricultural Protection Land
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Forest Stewardship Land
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P_Loc_Ds
The primary land management description or designation as provided by data source. Not standardized in MSL.
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Primary Land Management Description Data Source
P_Des_Nm
The name of protected area only (with no designation type) standardized to Proper Case without acronyms or parcel identifiers. This field enables users to search for a protected area by name, regardless of how many parcels it contains but can be concatenated with the Primary Designation Type field. The Primary Local Name field, from the data source, is calculated into this field and standardized. In previous PAD-US versions the designation type was included. This field is in transition to the updated standard.
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Name of the Protected Area
P_Loc_Nm
The name of the protected area as provided by the data source not standardized for the US. As a result, this field may include designations, different formats, spelling errors, unit or area identifiers unique to parcels but joins to source data files.
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Name of the protected area provided by data source
Status
Current legal or "official" standing of the site defined as: Designated - Site has been legally or administratively decreed; Proposed - Site has approval but is awaiting legal declaration/decree; Other - Site is recognized in a manner not otherwise classified or Unknown - Current status of this site is not known.
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Status
State_Nm
Name of state or territory spelled out in Proper Case. See domain descriptions in PAD-US Standards Manual or geodatabase look up table for details.
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State Name
Agg_Src
Organization credited with data aggregation and name of aggregated data set. Attributed in the format 'organization name_filename.filetype' (e.g. TNC_SecuredAreas2008.shp). Use acronym or replace spaces with underscore. A data aggregator submits data in the PAD-US schema according to standards and/or aggregates regional or national datasets with required fields for PAD-US translation.
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Name of aggregated data set
GIS_Src
The source of GIS spatial and attribute information the aggregator obtained (e.g. WYG&F_whmas08.shp) for each record. Preferably files names match original source data to facilitate future updates.
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GIS data source
Src_Date
: The date (mm/dd/yyyy) GIS data was obtained by the data source for aggregation. If month or day is unknown date is 00. This date represents the best available data the source has to support management at the time.
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Date GIS Data obtained
GIS_Acres
Acres calculated from the 'calculate geometry' tool
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Acres
Source_UID
Unique Source ID
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Source ID
Source_PAI
Source PA Identifier
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Source PA Identifier
S_Des_Tp
Additional or overarching management designation of a protected area polygon under which another may overlap (e.g. National Forest is described in this field, while an overlapping Wilderness Area is in the Primary Designation Type). See MSL domain descriptions in PADUS Standards Manual or geodatabase look up table for details.
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National Park
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National Trail
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Native American Land
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Resource Management Area
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Military Land
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Access Area
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State Trust Lands
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S_Loc_Ds
Proteced Area Designation
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Secondary Protected Area Local Designation
S_Loc_Nm
Secondary Protected Area Name.
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Secondary Protected Area Local name
GAP_Sts
The GAP Status Code is a measure of management intent to conserve biodiversity defined as follows:
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An area having permanent protection from conversion of natural land cover and a mandated management plan in operation to maintain a natural state within which disturbance events (of natural type, frequency, intensity, and legacy) are allowed to proceed without interference or are mimicked through management.
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An area having permanent protection from conversion of natural land cover and a mandated management plan in operation to maintain a primarily natural state, but which may receive uses or management practices that degrade the quality of existing natural communities, including suppression of natural disturbance.
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An area having permanent protection from conversion of natural land cover for the majority of the area, but subject to extractive uses of either a broad, low-intensity type (e.g., logging, OHV recreation) or localized intense type (e.g., mining). It also confers protection to federally listed endangered and threatened species throughout the area.
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There are no known public or private institutional mandates or legally recognized easements or deed restrictions held by the managing entity to prevent conversion of natural habitat types to anthropogenic habitat types. The area generally allows conversion to unnatural land cover throughout or management intent is unknown.
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GAPCdSrc
An acronym to describe the organization(s) that applied the Gap Status Code to the polygon. This field also describes the methods used for assigning GAP Status as follows: 'GAP - Default' is assigned when GAP's categorical assignment of status has been applied, without more detailed review or inquiry. 'GAP' is assigned when standard methods (management plan reviewed and/or land manager interviewed to assign GAP Status to a protected area) apply as provided above. 'GAP - other organization' (e.g. GAP - NPS) applies when the measure is assigned in partnership with GAP, including review. When another organization applied GAP Status according to their methods then 'other organization' (e.g. TNC) is assigned. See the PADUS Standards Manual for more information.
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GAP Status Code Source
GAPCdDt
The most current Year (yyyy) the GAP Status Code was assigned to the polygon.
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GAP Status Code Date
IUCN_cat
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) management categories assigned to protected areas for inclusion in the UNEP- World Conservation Monitoring Center's (WCMC) World Database for Protected Areas (WDPA) and the Commission for Environmental Cooperation's (CEC) North American Terrestrial Protected Areas Database. IUCN defines a protected area as, "A clearly defined geographical space, recognized, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values". Categorization follows as: Category Ia: Strict Nature Reserves are strictly protected areas set aside to protect biodiversity and also possibly geological / geomorphological features, where human visitation, use and impacts are strictly controlled and limited to ensure preservation of the conservation values. Such protected areas can serve as indispensible reference areas for scientific research and monitoring. Category Ib: Wilderness Areas are protected areas are usually large unmodified or slightly modified areas, retaining their natural character and influence, without permanent or significant human habitation, which are protected and managed so as to preserve their natural condition. Category II: National Park protected areas are large natural or near natural areas set aside to protect large-scale ecological processes, along with the complement of species and ecosystems characteristic of the area, which also provide a foundation for environmentally and culturally compatible spiritual, scientific, educational, recreational and visitor opportunities. Category III: Natural Monument or Feature protected areas are set aside to protect a specfic natural monument, which can be a land form, sea mount, submarine caverns, geological feature such as caves or even a living feature such as an ancient grove. They are generally quite small protected areas and often have high visitor value. Category IV: Habitat/species management protected areas aim to protect particular species or habitats and management reflects this priority. Many category IV protected areas will need regular, active interventions to address the requirements of particular species or to maintain habitats, but this is not a requirement of this category. Category V: Protected landscape/seascape protected areas occur where the interaction of people and nature over time has produced an area of distinct character with significant ecological, biological, cultural and scenic value. Category VI: Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources are generally large, with much of the area in a more-or-less natural condition and wherea a proportion is under sustainable natural resource management and where such exploitation is seen as one of the main aims of the area. See the PADUS Standards Manual for a summary of methods.
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Strict Nature Reserves
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Wilderness Areas
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National Park
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Natural Monument or Feature
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Habitat / Species Management
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Unassigned
Unassigned
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Protected landscape / seascape
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VI: Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources
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Access
Level of public access permitted. Open, no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours available); Restricted ? requires a special permit from the owner for access, a registration permit on public land or has highly variable times when open to use; Closed ? no public access allowed (land bank property, special ecological study areas, military bases, etc. Unknown ? no available information. Access is assigned categorically by Primary Designation Type (See the PAD-US Standards Manual) when Unknown.
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Open Access
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Restricted Access
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Closed
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Unknown
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Access_Src
Documents the Source of Access domain assignment (e.g. State Data Steward or GAP Default categorical assignment). When locally assigned Access Source identifies that organization, generally the ?Aggregator Source?, and follows the Aggregator Source standard. If Access is ?Unknown?, categorical assignments are made by Primary Designation Type and Access Source = ?GAP Default?.
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Access Source
Date_Est
The Year (yyyy) the protected area was designated, decreed or otherwise established. Date is assigned by name, regardless of overlaps in topology (e.g. Yellowstone National Park: 1872, Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area: 1980)
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Date
Comments
Comments from either the original data source or aggregator.
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Comments
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