Snowmobile Trails of Idaho

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• What does this data set describe?
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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
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  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
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  2. What changes have been made?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
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• Who wrote the metadata?

The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) provides overall administration of groomed snowmobile trails in Idaho.  The department processes and distributes registration fees to the individual county programs. The IDPR also provides grooming equipment to those county programs.

This shapefile provides an overall picture of groomed snowmobile trails in Idaho in 2005-2006. Some trails may change from year to year due to snowfall or changes to the local grooming schedule.

This information was obtained from a variety of sources. Sources included the United States Forest Service and local Idaho Grooming Programs. Some routes may no longer be groomed because of a lack of snow or changes to the local grooming schedule. These trails may or may not be opened to snowmobile use. Contact the local land manager for specific travel route information.

1. How should this data set be cited?
   
   
   Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, 20060315, Snowmobile Trails of Idaho: Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, Boise, Idaho, USA.
   
   
   Online links:

   • http://data.insideidaho.org/data/IDPR/archive/SnowmobileTrails_id_idpr.tgz

   
   
2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
   
   
   Bounding coordinates:

   West: -117.116036

   East: -110.720369

   North: 48.936787

   South: 41.988427
   
   
3. What does it look like?
   
   
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4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
   
   
   Calendar date: 20060315
   Currentness reference:

   publication date

   
   
5. What is the general form of this data set?
   
   
   Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data
   
   
6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   
   
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      
      
      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • String (7177)
      
      
   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      
      
      The map projection used is Transverse Mercator.

      
      

      Projection parameters:

      Transverse Mercator

      Scale factor at central meridian: 0.999600

      Longitude of central meridian: -114.000000

      Latitude of projection origin: 42.000000

      False easting: 2500000.000000

      False northing: 1200000.000000

      
      

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair.

      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000000.

      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000000.

      Planar coordinates are specified in meters.

      
      

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.

      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.

      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.

      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.

      
      
7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
   
   
   SnowmobileTrails_id_idpr

   FID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)
                     

   
   

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   
   

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)
                     

   
   

   Coordinates defining the features.

   
   

   LENGTH

   CFCC

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   
   
   • Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation
   
   
2. Who also contributed to the data set?
   
   

   Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation

   
   
3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   
   
   Jeff Cook

   Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation

   Outdoor Recreation Analyst

   PO Box 83720

   Boise, ID 83720-0065

   USA

   
   

   (208) 334-4199 (voice)

   (208) 334-3741 (FAX)

   jcook@idpr.state.id.us

   Hours of Service: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Mountain Time

To develop an inventory of groomed snowmobile trails within the State of Idaho.

1. Where did the data come from?
   
   
2. What changes have been made?
   
   

1. How well have the observations been checked?
   
   
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
   
   
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
   
   
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
   
   

   100% Complete. Updates will be completed on an irregular basis

   
   
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   
   

No warranty is made by the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreaiton (IDPR) for the use of the data for purposes not intended by IDPR.

Who distributes the data set?


Bruce Godfrey
Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
GIS Specialist
1000 West Hubbard Avenue, Suite 242
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814-2277


208.292.1407 (voice)
bgodfrey@uidaho.edu


What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?


What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?


Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Idaho Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. 


How can I download or order the data?


• Availability in digital form:




Data format:	in format Shapefile (.shp) Size: 4.652
Network links:	http://data.insideidaho.org/data/IDPR/archive/SnowmobileTrails_id_idpr.tgz



• Cost to order the data: None



Is there some other way to get the data?


What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

PO Box 83720