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| Abstract | The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a voluntary, federal farm program that pays landowners to remove highly erodible, rapidly eroding, or other environmentally sensitive croplands from production and plant them to grass or trees for 10 to 15 years. The Minnesota CRP GIS Database is a statewide and county mapping and database tool for analyzing lands enrolled in the CRP. This digital data set is derived from an ARC/INFO polygon coverage that consists of field boundaries and associated attribute data for land enrolled in the CRP in Minnesota through the 12th signup. Field boundaries were digitized using photocopies of USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) unrectified, non-orthogonalized black-and-white airphotos at a scale of approximately 1:8,000, with CRP land identified by FSA with handwritten annotations. County boundaries are from the 1990 US Census Bureau TIGER. Attribute data were derived from FSA farm records databases maintained by individual FSA field offices located in most counties throughout the state. The attribute data include farm, tract, field, and CRP contract numbers, CRP cover type or conservation practice, contract end year (all contracts expire September 30, unless terminated or released early), annual per-acre CRP rental rate, erodibility designation by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), land capability based on a classification system developed by NRCS (classes I through VIII and subclasses e, w, s, and c), and presence/absence of wetlands or converted wetlands. |
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| Distributor Organization | DNR-MIS |
| Ordering Instructions | See Online Linkage or Distribution Contact |
| Online Linkage | http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us/ |
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| Title | Minnesota Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) GIS Database: CRP Signups 1 through 12 | |||
| Abstract | The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is a voluntary, federal farm program that pays landowners to remove highly erodible, rapidly eroding, or other environmentally sensitive croplands from production and plant them to grass or trees for 10 to 15 years. The Minnesota CRP GIS Database is a statewide and county mapping and database tool for analyzing lands enrolled in the CRP. This digital data set is derived from an ARC/INFO polygon coverage that consists of field boundaries and associated attribute data for land enrolled in the CRP in Minnesota through the 12th signup. Field boundaries were digitized using photocopies of USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) unrectified, non-orthogonalized black-and-white airphotos at a scale of approximately 1:8,000, with CRP land identified by FSA with handwritten annotations. County boundaries are from the 1990 US Census Bureau TIGER. Attribute data were derived from FSA farm records databases maintained by individual FSA field offices located in most counties throughout the state. The attribute data include farm, tract, field, and CRP contract numbers, CRP cover type or conservation practice, contract end year (all contracts expire September 30, unless terminated or released early), annual per-acre CRP rental rate, erodibility designation by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), land capability based on a classification system developed by NRCS (classes I through VIII and subclasses e, w, s, and c), and presence/absence of wetlands or converted wetlands. | |||
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| Spatial Extent of Data | State of Minnesota | |||
| Bounding Coordinates | -97.5 -89 49.5 43 |
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| Place Keywords | Minnesota, Upper Midwest, Grain Belt, Corn Belt, Northern Tallgrass Prairie | |||
| Theme Keywords | boundaries | |||
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| Contact Person Information | Barbara Weisman,
Planner Minnesota Department of Agriculture 90 West Plato Boulevard St. Paul, MN 55107-2094 Phone: (651) 282-6831 FAX: (651) 297-7678 E-mail: | |||
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| Section 2 | Data Quality Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
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| Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
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| Spatial Object Type | vector | |||
| Vendor Specific Object Types | polygon | |||
| Tiling Scheme | state | |||
| Section 4 | Spatial Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Horizontal Coordinate Scheme | UTM | |||
| Ellipsoid | GRS1980 | |||
| Horizontal Datum | NAD83 | |||
| Horizontal Units | meters | |||
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| Altitude Datum | Not Applicable | |||
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| UTM Zone Number | 15 | |||
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| Coordinate Offsets or Adjustments | Not Applicable | |||
| Map Projection Name | Transverse Mercator | |||
| Map Projection Parameters | Not Applicable | |||
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| Entity and Attribute Overview | Data Elements for Attribute Table BDRY_CRP97PY3.DBF: PARCEL: Unique Parcel ID which may include MDA-assigned parcel ID TYPE: Conservation Parcel Type PARCELID: Unique ID initially assigned by Minnesota Department of Agriculture NOTES: Descriptive notes on parcels FARM_NUM: Undocument Column TRACT: Tract Number FIELD: Field number INT_USE: Intended use, which refers to the CRP cover type or conservation practive on this parcel CNTEND: Contract end year. All contracts expire September 30 of the specified year ACRE: Acreage as determined by USDA. Farm program per-acre payments are based on this figure. For a multitude of reasons, this figure usually differs from an acreage figure that can be calculated using GIS software. RENTTRT: Annual CRP rental rate, in dollars per acre, as agreed to in the CRP contract. HELCR: Designated as highly erodible land (HEL) by USDA NRCS (Y or N). WICR: Parcel contains a wetland (Y or N). In this field name, WI should have been WL. CWCR: Parcel contains a converted wetland (Y or N). CTRITA: CRP contract number. In this field name, ITA should have been LTA. LNDCIS: UNDOCUMENTED LNDSBC: UNDOCUMENTED DESCRIP: Legal Description TOWN: City Abbreviation CRP: Flag for CRP or not CRP Parcel SYMBOL: Mapping Symbol |
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| Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation | Value Domain for Data Element TYPE: COMB = Combination Conservation Parcel CRP = Conservation Reserve Program Parcel MC = Undocumented RIM = Parcel Enrolled in Reinvest In Minnesota conservation program Value Domain for Data Element CRP: NO = Not a Conservation Reserve Program Parcel YES = Conservation Reserve Program Parcel |
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| Section 6 | Distribution Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Publisher | Minnesota DNR - MIS Bureau | |||
| Publication Date | 1998-03-20 00:00:00.0 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Hal Watson GIS Database Specialist DNR-MIS 500 Lafayette Road, Box 11 St. Paul, MN 55155-4011 Phone: (651) 297-2330 FAX: (651) 297-4946 E-mail: |
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| Distributor's Data Set Identifier | bdry_crp97py3 | |||
| Distribution Liability | The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources makes no representation or warranties, express or implied, with respect to the reuse of data provided herewith, regardless of its format or the means of its transmission. There is no guarantee or representation to the user as to the accuracy, currency, suitability, or reliability of this data for any purpose. The user accepts the data 'as is', and assumes all risks associated with its use. By accepting this data, the user agrees not to transmit this data or provide access to it or any part of it to another party unless the user shall include with the data a copy of this disclaimer. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources assumes no responsibility for actual or consequential damage incurred as a result of any user's reliance on this data. | |||
| Transfer Format Name | ARC/INFO | |||
| Transfer Format Version Number | 7.1.2 | |||
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| Ordering Instructions | See Online Linkage or Distribution Contact | |||
| Online Linkage | http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us/ | |||
| Section 7 | Metadata Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
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| Contact Person Information | Barbara Weisman,
Planner Minnesota Department of Agriculture 90 West Plato Boulevard St. Paul, MN 55107-2094 Phone: (651) 282-6831 FAX: (651) 297-7678 E-mail: |
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| Metadata Standard Name | Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines | |||
| Metadata Standard Version | 1.2 | |||
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage | http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/gc/stds/metadata.htm | |||