CPW Roads Shapefile Download

These data represent all roads within Colorado State Parks where public access is allowed. This is a complete dataset of all public roads within Colorado State Parks and is updated as roads are built, re-routed, or abolished. Occasionally, some roads outside of the boundaries of Colorado State Parks are included to help depict the best route to access various parcels. Initial database work was completed in May 2011 by Tom Williams, under the direction of Matt Schulz, Parks GIS Coordinator. This feature class was created by combining all individual public road shapefiles from the L/parks/work/xxx/themes/roads directory of each park. First, a new standard for roads was created using the NRPA standard for roads as a background (L:\parks\standards\themes\infrastr\Roads_Geodatabase_Standards_20110308.xlsx). A set of coded value domains were created in the geodatabase that was going to house the data to ensure data quality as the data was edited in the future. The final desired fields and all possible fields from the shapefiles were added into a new feature class and then each individual park shapefile was added to the created feature class using the "Append" tool. All fields were condensed into the final desired fields and entries were changed to match the domain for that field. Some information was put into the COMMENTS field so it was not lost in the transition. NOTE FOR FURTHER EDITS: When editing, a drop down pick list will appear for each entry if the field has a domain assigned to it. You must populate using the pick list or you can fill in multiple entries at once by using the field calculator and using the code instead of the code description. Please view the Supplemental Details to see the codes and descriptions. State Forest State Park: Winter Roads were integrated, "Plowed" field = YES Colorado Parks and Wildlife Public GIS Data Update Schedule Administrative Boundary GIS Data 1) First Week in February – to match any changes in Sheep, Goat, or Big Game GMU boundaries published in the Big Game Brochure. 2) First Week in March – to update changes in administrative boundaries Regions, Areas, and Districts. 3) First Week in August – to update Public Access Properties at the beginning of Big Game hunting seasons. 4) First Week in September – to update Walk In Access program property boundaries. 5) First Week in November – to update Walk In Access program property boundaries (late season). Wildlife Species GIS Data 1) Mid December – at the completion of regional species activity mapping updates