Maine Conserved Lands

The conserved lands layer is an inventory of Maine’s terrestrial protected areas that are dedicated to the preservation of biological diversity and to other natural, recreation and cultural uses, and which are managed for these purposes through legal or other effective means. Conserved Lands contains conservation lands ownership boundaries at 1:24,000 scale for Maine land in federal, state, municipal and non-profit ownership with easements. State, county, town, and coast boundary data were obtained from MEGIS town boundary dataset METWP24. 1:24,000 US Geological Survey (USGS) digital line graph data was used for hydrography and transportation features. Where state, county, and town boundaries were coincident with property boundaries, the coincident features were taken from METWP24. Where hydrography, roads, railroads and power-lines were coincident with property boundaries, the coincident features were taken from 1:24,000 digital line graph data. The ownership lines do not represent legal boundaries nor are the ownership lines a survey. Conserved Lands is an inventory of approximate property boundaries. Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes. Data at this scale is suitable for local and regional planning. Original mapping was produced in 1989, updated in 1993 by R.D. Kelly Jr. of the State Planning Office. Conserved Lands data submittal Conservation organizations, land trusts, and municipalities can submit new or updated fee ownership or easement parcels to the statewide Conserved Lands layer using one of two online interfaces developed by Maine Coast Heritage Trust and the Beginning with Habitat program (Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife): Individual parcel tool - a simplified process designed for easy submission, without the need for GIS Shapefile upload - a web form ideal for uploading multiple features at a time (add your data as a zip file) For batch submissions, please ensure that the shapefiles adhere to the conserved lands template schema. If you have questions about using the template or the submittal process, contact [e-mail]. Information about the fields in the Conserved Lands dataset is here. Updates are processed annually.本保护用地图层（Conserved Lands Layer）为缅因州陆地保护区清单，旨在保护生物多样性，并服务于其他自然、休闲与文化用途，且通过合法或其他有效手段针对上述目标进行管理。该图层包含比例尺为1:24000的缅因州保护用地权属边界数据，涵盖联邦、州、市政及非营利机构所有并附有地役权的土地。 州、县、镇及海岸边界数据取自MEGIS城镇边界数据集METWP24。水系与交通要素采用比例尺1:24000的美国地质调查局（USGS）数字线划图数据。当州、县、镇边界与地块边界重合时，重合要素取自METWP24数据集；当水系、道路、铁路及输电线与地块边界重合时，重合要素则取自1:24000数字线划图数据。 本图层中的权属边界线不代表法定边界，亦非经测绘的地界。保护用地图层仅为近似地块边界的清单，使用者需自行负责判断该数据是否符合自身用途的可用性要求。该比例尺下的数据适用于地方及区域规划工作。原始制图工作完成于1989年，1993年由缅因州规划办公室的小R.D.凯利（R.D. Kelly Jr.）完成更新。 【保护用地数据提交】 保护组织、土地信托机构及市政单位可通过缅因海岸遗产信托基金（Maine Coast Heritage Trust）与「始于栖息地」项目（内陆渔业与野生动物部）开发的两类在线界面之一，向全州范围的保护用地图层提交新增或更新的完全所有权或地役权地块：单个地块提交工具——专为便捷提交设计的简化流程，无需上传GIS形状文件（Shapefile）；批量提交网页表单——适合单次上传多个要素，需将数据打包为ZIP文件后提交。若进行批量提交，请确保形状文件符合保护用地模板规范。若对模板使用或提交流程存在疑问，请联系[e-mail]。 保护用地数据集的字段说明详见此处。数据更新工作每年开展一次。