Description: Tax Parcels created programmatically from AST.Hardlines and AST.PIN along with VISION data from the following tables: BLDGPERM, LAND, MAILADDRESS, OWNER, PARCEL, REAL_OWNERSHIP, REALMAST, & SALES_HISTORY. This version of parcels contains data that is unrestricted.
Description: These data contains the zoning districts for all the municipalities of Crawford County, PA. Where a municipality has zoning, the information will include their zones, the zones' names and abbreviations, the ordinance's date of enactment, the date of the ordinance's latest amendment, and a URL leading to an online version of the ordinance if it exists. Where a municipality currently has no zoning ordinance in place, the entire township is represented as a single zone of “No Zoning.”The GIS information is more precise than the print maps, which implies a false accuracy of the data. The zoning was never surveyed, and the maps are adjusted to fit with other County data already on file. The following rules were generally applied during digitization from the ordinance's print maps to GIS: 1) Where districts appear to follow a road or right-of-way for its boundary, the districts were conformed to the road's GIS centerline and most often meet the centerline from perpendicular to the road edge. Where rights of way appear with no existing GIS centerline, the centerline is estimated. 2) Where districts appear to cross roads at clear angles, the direction was retained. 2) Where districts appeared to follow parcel lines or appeared to clearly intend to follow parcel lines, they were made to conform to Crawford County Assessment Office's GIS parcel lines. 3) Where districts appeared to deliberately maintain a geometry, shape, or direction that our parcel lines did not match, the parcel lines were disregarded in favor of maintaining the district geometry. 4) Where districts appeared to clearly use a water feature as its boundary, the district was formed around what could be seen of that feature by 2014 PMAP orthographic photo-imagery if the feature did not also conform to a parcel or municipal boundary. For streams that form parcel boundaries, the centerline is estimated from GIS parcel data rather than photo-imagery, unless egregious discrepancies between the GIS data exist.
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Copyright Text: Crawford County Planning Office, Crawford County PA Creator: Peter Grella, Land Use Planner
Description: Crawford County PA municipal boundaries that have been adjusted to a mix of tax parcel, road centerline, and other visual clues of municipal boundary lines. This dataset was created to model emergency services and election boundaries from, as it better represents taxation boundaries, which best serves where emergency services are provide from, as well as the locality in which the citizen votes. These boundaries are not the OFFICIAL county boundary layer.
Description: Zipcode boundaries within Crawford County PA. These zipcode boundaries are approximate, they're derived from information provided by the addresses/post office assignments provided by the United State Post Office. The information is considered approximate, as the carrier/post office assignments change without notification from the United States Postal Service. The post office does not maintain a polygon layer for zipcodes.
Description: These data contains boundary information for the municipalities of Crawford County, PA. The data were created according to the Crawford County Planning Office’s interpretation of maps researched and drawn by the County Planning Office in the late 1970s and 1980s, corroborated by official zoning maps. The GIS information is more precise than the print maps, which implies a false accuracy of the data. The boundaries are not surveyed, and the data are adjusted to fit with other County data already on file and changes to boundaries through court-ordered corrections or annexations from that time. The following rules were generally applied during digitization from the print maps to GIS: 1) Where boundary information was clearly represented as following a right-of-way edge, the edge was followed. 2) Where boundaries appeared to follow a right-of-way centerline or did not clearly follow a right-of-way edge, the boundaries were conformed to the GIS centerline and most often meet it at a perpendicular. Where right-of-ways appear with no existing GIS centerline, the centerline is estimated. 3) Where boundaries appear to cross roads at clear angles, the boundary line direction was retained and did not meet the road perpendicularly. 4) Where boundaries appeared to follow parcel lines, they were made to conform to parcel lines unless it would significantly distort the geometry or intended direction of the boundary line. Where boundary lines appeared to deliberately maintain a geometry, shape, or direction, the parcel lines were disregarded in favor of maintaining the boundary geometry. 5) Where boundaries appeared to clearly follow a water feature, the boundary was formed around what could be seen of that feature by 2014 PMAP orthographic photo-imagery if the feature did not also conform to a parcel boundary. For streams that form parcel boundaries, the centerline is estimated as a compromise between GIS parcel data and photo-imagery, unless egregious discrepancies lead either parcel data or photo imagry to be favored for practicality.
Service Item Id: bd840eb5739c479ab3a026ace6ef2664
Copyright Text: Crawford County Planning Office, Crawford County PA
Creator: Peter Grella, Land Use Planner
Description: Soil is a naturally occurring mixture of mineral and organic ingredients with a definite form, structure, and composition. The exact composition of soil changes from one location to another. One of the main tools available to help land users determine the potentials and limitations of soils is a soil survey. This soil survey was produced with data from the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies. To produce a customized soil survey for your own area of interest, visit Web Soil Survey - https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm. During a soil survey, soil scientists walk over the landscapes, bore holes with soil augers, and examine cross sections of soil profiles. They determine the texture, color, structure, and reaction of the soil and the relationship and thickness of the different soil horizons. Some soils are sampled and tested at soil survey laboratories for certain soil property determinations, such as cation-exchange capacity and bulk density. Like any tool, a soil survey is helpful only if you know what it can and can't do, and if you use it accordingly. However, the survey does not replace careful onsite investigation or analysis by a soil scientist or other certified professional. This feature class contains polygon features based off surveying conduct by the National Cooperative Soil Survey partnership. The National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) is a nationwide partnership of Federal, regional, State, and local agencies and private entities and institutions. This partnership works to cooperatively investigate, inventory, document, classify, interpret, disseminate, and publish information about soils. NCSS standards are common or shared procedures that enhance technology transfer, data sharing, and communications among soil survey participants. Each polygon soil feature is contains a "Soil Map Unit" designation and a unique "Map Unit Identification Number" that was used to link (join) soil report data for all Crawford County soils types from Web Soil Survey covering a variety of characteristics and qualities that relate to the nature of each soil's dominant component type as it relates to farmland resources and urban development conditions. This feature class can be used for the purpose of generally modeling soils conditions based on their suitability for urban development over large areas, determining areas for general preservation, and to identify soil characteristics that may be suitable for guiding the process of Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Act (PA Act 167) reviews. Information provided within this feature class is general in nature and land interests should conduct site specific testing to determine the composition and characteristics of soils at any particular location before undertaking land use and land management actions. Users of this feature class and the fields contained therein are solely responsible for interpretations made from this product. For specific questions concerning the use of our analysis products, email nri@wdc.usda.gov. Please be sure to note in your e-mail which product you are using (Web Soil Survey + National Cooperative Soil Survey Soil Map Units).Fields within this feature class cover a variety of data metrics and other information that can support analysis of development conditions. A basic summary of the more substantive fields is provided as follows: MAP_UNIT_NAME - A naming convention applied to each soil feature based on its dominant soil component and related characteristics. FARMLAND_CLASSIFICATION - Indicates the importance of each soil feature's farmland resources. SLIPPAGE_POTENTIAL_RATING - A rating applied to each soil feature that indicates its potential for landslides and other forms of slippage if the conditions of the soil are altered and development activities are undertaken. APPROX_DEPTH_TO_WATERTABLE_CM - An estimate of the approximately depth in centimeters within a soil feature before reaching the water table. REPRESENTATIVE_SLOPE_PERCENT - An estimate of the approximately average slope of a soil feature. HYDROLOGIC_GROUP - The hydrologic group classification of a particular soil feature. SURFACE_RUNOFF - A classification applied to soil features based upon its estimated ratio of surface water runoff. WATER_TABLE_KIND - A classification applied to each soil feature based upon the characteristics of its water table if applicable. PONDING_DURATION - An classification of a soil feature's estimated duration of surface water ponding if such event occurs for that soil feature. PONDING_FREQUENCY - An classification of the frequency of ponding for a soil feature. FLOODING_DURATION - An classification of a soil feature's estimated duration of flooding if such event occurs for that soil feature. FLOODING_FREQUENCY - An classification of the frequency of flooding for a soil feature. REPRESENTATIVE_LANDFORM - A classification of the landform common to the soil feature. HYDRIC_STATUS - A field based on a determination of whether a soil feature has been classified generally as hydrologic. HYDRIC_CRITERIA_MET - A field indicating which hydric status criteria have been determined to be present for a soil feature. NATIONAL_COMMODITY_CROP_PRODUCTIVITY_INDEX - A standardized index used to indicate the productivity of a soil feature for cropland. LIMITATIONS_DWELLINGS_WO_BASEMENTS - A classification based upon an analysis of a soil feature's characteristics to determine the extent of its limitations for dwellings without basements. LIMITATIONS_DWELLINGS_W_BASEMENTS - A classification based upon an analysis of a soil feature's characteristics to determine the extent of its limitations for dwellings with basements. SMALL_COMMERCIAL_BUILDINGS - A classification based upon an analysis of a soil feature's characteristics to determine the extent of its limitations for small commercial buildings. LAND_CAPABILITY_CLASS_NONIRRIGATED - A classification of a soil feature's farmland capability. LAND_CAPABILITY_SUBCLASS_NONIRRIGATED - A sub-classification of a soil feature's farmland capability based upon a determination of its main limiting factor.LESA - A numeric field used to represent a soil's land evaluation score.
Service Item Id: bd840eb5739c479ab3a026ace6ef2664
Copyright Text: Complied by the Crawford County Planning Office from data supplied by the United State's Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Description: This polygon feature class was created by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and then later adapted by the Crawford County Planning Office for the purpose of demonstrating the spatial extent of each Landscape Conservation Area and Biological Diversity Area outlined within the 2008 Natural Heritage Inventory for Crawford County (NHI). Both Landscape Conservation Areas and Biological Diversity Areas were derived through analysis methods outlined within the NHI’s executive summary beginning on page ix. This feature class was adapted in 2021 as part of an effort led by the Crawford County Planning Office to prepare GIS data for routine Community Planning usage and the update of the County’s 2014 Comprehensive Plan. Data within this feature class will be used to conduct environmental analysis, support future comprehensive land use planning, and conduct consistency reviews. The polygon geometry represented by this feature class was supplied by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. The only alteration performed on the spatial geometry contained within this feature class was the splitting of all polygon features along the lines of the municipal boundaries created by the Crawford County Planning Office. In addition to demonstrating the spatial extent of each specified Landscape Conservation Area or Biological Diversity Area, this feature class contains data for each feature within a series of fields. These fields were created during Crawford County’s adaption of the feature class and include:NHI_AREA_NAME {Area Name} – A text field used to document the name assigned to a specified area of ecological significance. This includes areas specified as Landscape Conservation Areas (LCAs) and Biological Diversity Areas (BDAs). NHI_DESCRIPTION {Description} – A text field used to provide a summary of the environment contained within the specified Landscape Conservation Area (LCA) or Biological Diversity Area (BDA).NHI_RESEARCH_UNIT {Research Unit} – A numeric field used to catalog the classification of research unit used to describe and study the specified Landscape Conservation Area (LCA) or Biological Diversity Area (BDA).NHI_DOCUMENTED_THREATS {Documented Threats} – A text field used to provide a summary of the environmental stresses and threats reported within the Natural Heritage Inventory (NHI) for the specified Landscape Conservation Area (LCA) or Biological Diversity Area (BDA).NHI_RECOMMENDATIONS {Recommendations} – A text field used to provide a summary of the recommendations provided within the Natural Heritage Inventory (NHI) for the specified Landscape Conservation Area (LCA) or Biological Diversity Area (BDA).NHI_SIGNIFICANCE {Level of Significance} – A numeric field used to catalog the classification assigned within the Natural Heritage Inventory (NHI) to each specified Landscape Conservation Area (LCA) or Biological Diversity Area (BDA) concerning its significance/importance to the biological diversity and ecological integrity of Crawford County. NHI_REFERENCE (NHI Section Reference) – A text field used to reference the section of the Natural Heritage Inventory (NHI) document containing information on the specified Landscape Conservation Area (LCA) or Biological Diversity Area (BDA).MUNICIPALITY (Municipality) – A text field used to catalog the local municipality in which the proposed project or strategy is located. MUNI_FIPS (Municipal FIPS Code) – a numeric field used to identify the local municipal jurisdiction based on the Federal Information Processing Standard.To view the original metadata file authored by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy for this resource, please click here to be directed to a web page where you can download it directly.For additional information about this feature class contact the Crawford County Planning Office at 903 Diamond Park Meadville, PA 16335 or by phone at 814-333-7341.