Cultural Resources

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Publication Date: 2018-10-12
Time Period: 2018

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Manier, D.J, and O'Donnell, M.S., 2018, Compilation and Assessment of Resource Values and Hazards to Inform Transportation and Associated Land-use Planning: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7MW2F8W.

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These data were generated for a cooperative project created by an agreement between the Federal Lands and Highways, Central Federal Lands Division (FLH-CFL) and the USGS Fort Collins Science Center (Colorado; https://www.fort.usgs.gov/) to facilitate development of spatially explicit natural resources and socioeconomic information for utilization during comprehensive transportation planning efforts. Federal Lands Highways (FLH) is the federal agency that helps guide and support transportation planning at national, regional, and state levels, including providing funding, information, and tools to state transportation planners. FLH is currently undertaking a series of pilot studies aimed at improving the availability, utility, and application [...]

Summary

These data were generated for a cooperative project created by an agreement between the Federal Lands and Highways, Central Federal Lands Division (FLH-CFL) and the USGS Fort Collins Science Center (Colorado; https://www.fort.usgs.gov/) to facilitate development of spatially explicit natural resources and socioeconomic information for utilization during comprehensive transportation planning efforts. Federal Lands Highways (FLH) is the federal agency that helps guide and support transportation planning at national, regional, and state levels, including providing funding, information, and tools to state transportation planners. FLH is currently undertaking a series of pilot studies aimed at improving the availability, utility, and application of social and natural resource data in transportation planning processes; this data was assembled as part of these efforts. The Federal Lands Collaborative Long-Range Transportation Planning (CLRTP) efforts involve federal, state, and local governments. For more information, http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/. This cooperative effort between the USGS Fort Collins Science Center and the Central Federal Lands Highway Division (CFL) is also expected to support other federal partners including the National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in their planning processes. These data are intended to allow Land-Use and Transportation Planners in State and Federal agencies to combine transportation network information (roads, railroads, public right-of-ways) with social priorities (for example, population centers, industrial areas, recreation areas, and conservation areas), natural resource values (for example, sensitive or protected species and habitats, and important hydrologic resources) and natural hazards (for example, flood and sinkhole potential). To this end, we compiled extensive, primary source data documenting the distributions of species, terrestrial, aquatic and wetland habitats, locations of historic and cultural features, and potential natural hazards using nested series of indices (metrics) to allow assessment of multiple factors simultaneously. Data provided here directly contributed to generation of one, or more, multiple factor index(es). To provide data consistency across regional, state and other socio-political planning boundaries, the derived data provided here encompass the contiguous United States (CONUS). State- and local-level data may increase the spatial resolution and information content for some of these values (for example, additional historic or archeological sites), however inconsistencies in the content and sensitivity of local data from different sources (for example, different states) made incorporation of those data into National-level indices and summaries intractable. Contacting local authorities, including State Historic Preservation Officers, is suggested as an important step for identifying additional protected historic and cultural locations and features. Much historic and archeological information remains sensitive (and protected by State Historic Protection Offices), therefore data representing local and national distribution of these sites is likely incomplete. Nonetheless, considerable information is available regarding the location of historic, scenic and recreational trails and places or buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, and the information that is available for public use is provided here. Data sources included records available for public information: historic buildings, historic districts, historic objects, historic sites, and historic structures. USERS OF THESE DATA PRODUCTS SHOULD CAREFULLY READ AND UNDERSTAND THE LIMITATION OF THE DATA PRODUCT AND RELEVANT DATA INPUTS (SOURCE DATA) BEFORE USING THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.

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Point of Contact :: Southwest Region
Originator :: Daniel J Manier, Michael O'Donnell
Metadata Contact :: Michael O'Donnell
Publisher :: U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :: U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase

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We developed a conceptual framework to describe different categories of information, and how these different types of information could be connected to accurately, but simply, inform transportation and related land-use planning (see larger work citation for more details). With this conceptual model, we identified several primary information categories namely, Social Resources, Cultural Resources, Natural Resources, and Natural Hazards which interface with (existing or proposed) transportation networks via spatial “overlap” and similar influences incurred via co-location and/or proximity. These areas, where transportation infrastructure interacts with historic features, are areas with potential effects of roadways on preservation goals, and awareness of these potentials can allow planners and developers to develop mitigation and/or avoidance into planning. Further, prior knowledge of the potential for issues may help define and streamline Environmental Impact Assessments and develop plans to assess (minimize) conflicts associated with the interface of transportation infrastructure and values associated with natural heritage, natural resources and social systems. Importantly, these data are interpretive products compiled as an index, which will allow users to recognize concentrations of resource values associated with historic resources. This data could be used to address transportation networks within densely populated or isolated locations such as highlighting cultural resources that may benefit from enhanced access or protection. Additional information may be available from local sources, including State Historic Preservation Offices. USERS OF THESE DATA PRODUCTS SHOULD CAREFULLY READ AND UNDERSTAND THE LIMITATION OF THE DATA PRODUCT AND RELEVANT DATA INPUTS (SOURCE DATA) BEFORE USING THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.

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