Description
The point map displays the locations of accessible recreation sites throughout New York State that are owned, maintained or jointly managed by the Department of Environmental Conservation. Site locations are based on satellite photo, DEC Land boundaries, waterbody location and road locations. GPS locations were recorded for some sites, especially DEC Region 6. Locations of other sites were based on directions and descriptions given by DEC staff. While most points represent a single accessible site, a few represent a destination grouping of nearby and related accessible facilities.
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Meta
- Category
- Recreation
- Permissions
- Public
- Tags
- access, disabled, handicap, mobility impaired
- SODA2 Only
- Yes
Licensing and Attribution
- Data Provided By
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Source Link
- http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/34038.html
Common Core
- Publisher
- State of New York
- Contact Name
- Open Data NY
- Contact Email
- opendata@its.ny.gov
Dataset Information
- Agency
- Environmental Conservation, Department of
Dataset Summary
- Organization
- Division of Lands and Forests
- Time Period
- 2011
- Posting Frequency
- As needed
- Data Frequency
- As needed
- Dataset Owner
- Division of Lands and Forests
- Contact Information
- accessibility@dec.ny.gov
- Coverage
- Statewide
- Granularity
- Site
- Units
- Location
Disclaimers
- Limitations
- The Department encourages visitors to contact Access Coordinators directly to discuss their individual needs and recreational pursuits with knowledgeable staff. Many of the Department's accessible recreation sites were designed to provide people with choices about the type of recreational experience and level of personal challenge they prefer. Outdoor facilities are susceptible to storm damage, weathering and natural disturbance. While most points represent a single accessible site, a few represent a destination grouping of nearby and related accessible facilities. Based on staff inspections, sites without any features meeting proposed ADAAG for Outdoor Areas or that do not provide meaningful access to recreation were omitted. All attributes were manually entered, based on staff inspections. Sites were inspected by DEC staff, trained in the ADAAG Proposed Guidelines for Outdoor Recreation Areas (United States Access Board, 2007).
Notes
- Notes
- Points are approximate locations and may represent large areas.
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