Metadata Collection Form

Name

Geography & Planning Department

E-Mail

Klosterman@uakron.edu

Name of Agency

The University of Akron

Telephone

(330) 762-7620

Data Description

Data Set Name

 

Land Use/Land Cover in Summit County, Ohio

Description Abstract

 

A part of Ohio Capabilities Analysis Program (OCAP), from County Planning Commission. The land use information was recorded as raster based geographic information system in 1979. 39 classifications.

Progress/Completeness

 

The raster file converted into vector since 1987 (completed in 1995).

Geographic Extent

 

Summit County, Ohio, USA.

Keywords

 

Land Use, Summit County, Ohio.

Projection

 

State Plane, NAD83, feet.

Positional Accuracy

 

Original pixels in raster format were approx. 1.2 acres.

Time Period

 

1979

Scale of Intended Use

 

1:24,000

Access Constraints

 

None

Data Source Information

Native Data Set Format

 

Original raster; converted to vector, ArcInfo coverage.

Lineage

 

Original OCAP raster data converted to vector by ODNR. Vector files saved as ArcInfo coverages & converted to State Plane NAD83.

Citation Information & Reference

 

OCAP is a project of Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/relm/ocap/intro.html; now part of GIS Resource Analysis Section.

Data Distribution

Distributor

 

NEOEDEN Group

Distribution Liability

 

Use at own risk

Digital Transfer Information

 

FTP, 3.5" floppy diskettes, zip disk.

Data Transfer Formats

 

 

Use Constraints

 

Users may not redistribute data.

Available Formats

 

ArcInfo coverages, ArcView shapefiles.

FTP Links

 

Contact: Klosterman@uakron.edu

Cost

 

TBA

Attribute Information

Native Table Format

 

OCAP pixels

Available Data Formats

 

.dbf

Attribute1 Name

 

Ocapcode

Attribute1 Description

 

OCAP original numerical codes (1-65)

Attribute2 Name

 

Description

Attribute2 Description

 

Description for Land Use Codes

Attribute3 Name

 

 

Attribute3 Description

 

 

Attribute4 Name

 

 

Attribute4 Description

 

 

Attribute5 Name

 

 

Attribute5 Description

 

 

Attribute6 Name

 

 

Attribute6 Description

 

 

Attribute7 Name

 

 

Attribute7 Description

 

 

Attribute8 Name

 

 

Attribute8 Description

 

 

Attribute9 Name

 

 

Attribute9 Description

 

 

Attribute10 Name

 

 

Attribute10 Description