Niagara Escarpment Parks and Open Space System (NEPOSS) Coordinate system: 4269 - "NAD83" Abstract: This data set can be used to identify 130 existing and proposed parks and open space areas within the Niagara escarpment parks and open space system, the majority of which are or will be linked by the Bruce Trail. The Ministry of Natural Resources coordinates the development and administration of the Niagara Escarpment Parks and Open Space System. The Niagara Escarpment Parks and Open Space System is owned and managed through the continued cooperation of seven conservation authorities, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ontario Heritage Trust, the federal Department of the Environment - Parks Canada, the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority, the Niagara Parks Commission, the Royal Botanical Gardens, municipalities and other bodies capable of managing areas in the public interest (e.g. the Bruce Trail Association, local service clubs, approved conservation organizations). Please note that the data was originally based on survey plans that varied in scale and quality and, as of 2011, do not line up with the current parcel data and need to be spatially adjusted. This data set is to be used with caution when interpreting data and results. Supplementary look-up table descriptions are available in the SNIF Report, which is available for download from the additional documentation section.

Additional Documentation

• Metadata Information

  Language: eng; CAN

  Last Update: 2013-08-09

  Other Maintenance Requirements:

  471732ed-2348-46f3-a161-2b1c26dd0afc

  Metadata Contact:

  Scholars Portal, Ontario Council of University Libraries Toronto Ontario, Canada

  Contact Instructions:

  gis@scholarsportal.info

  Metadata Standard:

  North American Profile of ISO19115:2003 - Geographic Information

• Citation Information

  
  
  

  Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Peterborough Ontario, Canada

  Themes or Categories of the Resource: environment

  Keywords:

  PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, NATURAL HERITAGE, LAND USE PLANNING, LAND MANAGEMENT, NIAGARA ESCARPMENT, PARKS, OPEN SPACE, BRUCE TRAIL, PLANNING/DEVELOPMENT

  PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, NATURAL AREAS, NATURAL RESOURCES, CONSERVATION AND ETHICS, LAND USE PLANNING, LAND USE, CONSERVATION, PARKS, PARKS PLANNING, OPEN SPACES

  Planning, Planification, Development, Développement, Natural heritage, Patrimoine naturel, Land management, Gestion des terres, Parks, Parc

  Place Keywords:

  Continent > North America > Canada > Ontario

  Purpose:

  To support the objectives of the Niagara Escarpment Parks and Open Space System. These are: 1. To protect unique ecological and historical areas; 2. To provide adequate opportunities for outdoor education and recreation; 3. To provide adequate public access to the Niagara Escarpment; 4. To complete a public system of major parks and open space through additional land acquisition and park and open space planning; 5. To secure a route for the Bruce Trail; 6. To maintain and enhance the natural environment of the Niagara Escarpment; 7. To support tourism by providing opportunities on public land for discovery and enjoyment by Ontario's residents and visitors; 8. To provide a common understanding and appreciation of the Niagara Escarpment; 9. To show leadership in supporting and promoting the principles of the Niagara Escarpment's UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Biosphere Reserve Designation through sustainable park planning, ecological management, community involvement, environmental monitoring, research and education. Business Drivers: Part 3 of the Niagara Escarpment Plan Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act

  Dataset Language: eng; CAN

  Status: onGoing

  Update Frequency: asNeeded

  Spatial Representation Type: vector

  Extent

  West Longitude: -81.776235

  East Longitude: -79.045421

  North Latitude: 45.327939

  South Latitude: 43.060037

  
  

  Supplemental Information:

  The data will be edited/maintained by the Business Area Experts. Horizontal: Unknown; Vertical: Not Applicable.

• Spatial Representation - Vector

  Geometric Objects:

  Object Type: composite

  Object Count: 386

• Reference System Information

  Reference System Identifier

  Value: 4269

  Code Space: http://www.epsg-registry.org/

• Data Quality Information

  Scope Level: dataset

  
  

  Survey plans: Digitized from survey plans (Digitized hard copy of survey plans)

  Ontario Parcel: Ontario Parcel layer (Ontario Parcel data)

• Distribution Information

  Distributor:

  Ontario Geospatial Data Exchange, Ministry of Natural Resources (OMNR) Peterborough Ontario, Canada

• Related Links

  • Ontario's Niagara Escarpment
  • Niagara Escarpment Parks and Open Space System (NEPOSS)