Name: Protected and Recreational OpenSpace (Polygons)
Display Field: SITE_NAME
Type: Feature Layer
Geometry Type: esriGeometryPolygon
Description: The protected and recreational open space datalayer contains conservation lands and outdoor recreational facilities in Massachusetts. The associated database contains relevant information about each parcel, including ownership, level of protection, public accessibility, assessor’s map and lot numbers, and related legal interests held on the land, including conservation restrictions. Conservation and outdoor recreational facilities owned by federal, state, county, municipal, and nonprofit enterprises are included in this datalayer. Not all lands in this layer are protected in perpetuity, though nearly all have at least some level of protection.Although the initial data collection effort for this data layer has been completed, open space changes continually and this data layer is therefore considered to be under development. Additionally, due to the collaborative nature of this data collection effort, the accuracy and completeness of open space data varies across the state’s municipalities. Attributes, while comprehensive in scope, may be incomplete for many parcels.The OpenSpace dataset includes two feature classes:this layer: Protected and Recreational OpenSpace Polygons - polygons of recreational and conservation lands as described abovea sister layer: Protected and Recreational OpenSpace Boundaries - attributed lines that represent boundaries of the polygonsThe following types of land are included in the polygon datalayer:conservation land- habitat protection with minimal recreation, such as walking trails recreation land- outdoor facilities such as town parks, commons, playing fields, school fields, golf courses, bike paths, scout camps, and fish and game clubs. These may be privately or publicly owned facilities. town forests parkways - green buffers along roads, if they are a recognized conservation resource agricultural land- land protected under an Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) and administered by the state Department of Agricultural Resources (DAR, formerly the Dept. of Food and Agriculture (DFA)) aquifer protection land - not zoning overlay districts watershed protection land - not zoning overlay districts cemeteries - if a recognized conservation or recreation resourceforest land -- if designated as a Forest Legacy Area** More information, including details for attribute codes, is available at the MassGIS metadata page for OpenSpace.
Service Item Id: 6dc9f11b2daa4a898ddac38864ea4d63
Copyright Text: MassGIS, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs