Vector polygon map data of property parcels from Allen County, Indiana containing 162,365 features.

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Property parcel GIS map data consists of detailed information about individual land parcels, including their boundaries, ownership details, and geographic coordinates.

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Property parcel data can be used to analyze and visualize land-related information for purposes such as real estate assessment, urban planning, or environmental management.

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Available for viewing and sharing as a map in a Koordinates map viewer. This data is also available for export to DWG for CAD, PDF, KML, CSV, and GIS data formats, including Shapefile, MapInfo, and Geodatabase.

This data set was developed to provide accurate framework data (including address points, street centerlines, land parcels, and governmental boundaries) for Indiana, as part of the Indiana Data Sharing Initiative (IDSI) of the Indiana Geographic Information Office (IGIO).This dataset is a polygon feature class that contains land parcels maintained by local government agencies in Indiana, provided by personnel of the Indiana Geographic Information Office (IGIO). These data were compiled by IGIO as part of the Indiana Data Sharing Initiative (IDSI) between Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC), Indiana Geographic Information Office (IGIO), Indiana Geological and Water Survey (IGWS) and participating Indiana local governments to provide the most accurate framework data (including address points, street centerlines, land parcels, and governmental boundaries) for the citizens of Indiana. The attributes have been expanded to now include parcel ID, dates of harvest from each government, property classification codes, property classification descriptions, street address information, and tax district ID numbers.

The USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) is the nation's inventory of protected areas, including public open space and voluntarily provided, private protected areas, identified as an A-16 National Geospatial Data Asset in the Cadastral Theme (http://www.fgdc.gov/ngda-reports/NGDA_Datasets.html). PAD-US is an ongoing project with several published versions of a spatial database of areas dedicated to the preservation of biological diversity, and other natural, recreational or cultural uses, managed for these purposes through legal or other effective means. The geodatabase maps and describes public open space and other protected areas. Most areas are public lands owned in fee; however, long-term easements, leases, and agreements or administrative designations documented in agency management plans may be included. The PAD-US database strives to be a complete “best available” inventory of protected areas (lands and waters) including data provided by managing agencies and organizations. The dataset is built in collaboration with several partners and data providers (http://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/padus/stewards/). See Supplemental Information Section of this metadata record for more information on partnerships and links to major partner organizations. As this dataset is a compilation of many data sets; data completeness, accuracy, and scale may vary. Federal and state data are generally complete, while local government and private protected area coverage is about 50% complete, and depends on data management capacity in the state. For completeness estimates by state: http://www.protectedlands.net/partners. As the federal and state data are reasonably complete; focus is shifting to completing the inventory of local gov and voluntarily provided, private protected areas. The PAD-US geodatabase contains over twenty-five attributes and four feature classes to support data management, queries, web mapping services and analyses: Marine Protected Areas (MPA), Fee, Easements and Combined. The data contained in the MPA Feature class are provided directly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Protected Areas Center (MPA, http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov ) tracking the National Marine Protected Areas System. The Easements feature class contains data provided directly from the National Conservation Easement Database (NCED, http://conservationeasement.us ) The MPA and Easement feature classes contain some attributes unique to the sole source databases tracking them (e.g. Easement Holder Name from NCED, Protection Level from NOAA MPA Inventory). The "Combined" feature class integrates all fee, easement and MPA features as the best available national inventory of protected areas in the standard PAD-US framework. In addition to geographic boundaries, PAD-US describes the protection mechanism category (e.g. fee, easement, designation, other), owner and managing agency, designation type, unit name, area, public access and state name in a suite of standardized fields. An informative set of references (i.e. Aggregator Source, GIS Source, GIS Source Date) and "local" or source data fields provide a transparent link between standardized PAD-US fields and information from authoritative data sources. The areas in PAD-US are also assigned conservation measures that assess management intent to permanently protect biological diversity: the nationally relevant "GAP Status Code" and global "IUCN Category" standard. A wealth of attributes facilitates a wide variety of data analyses and creates a context for data to be used at local, regional, state, national and international scales. More information about specific updates and changes to this PAD-US version can be found in the Data Quality Information section of this metadata record as well as on the PAD-US website, http://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/padus/data/history/.) Due to the completeness and complexity of these data, it is highly recommended to review the Supplemental Information Section of the metadata record as well as the Data Use Constraints, to better understand data partnerships as well as see tips and ideas of appropriate uses of the data and how to parse out the data that you are looking for. For more information regarding the PAD-US dataset please visit, http://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/padus/. To find more data resources as well as view example analysis performed using PAD-US data visit, http://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/padus/resources/. The PAD-US dataset and data standard are compiled and maintained by the USGS Gap Analysis Program, http://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/ . For more information about data standards and how the data are aggregated please review the “Standards and Methods Manual for PAD-US,” http://gapanalysis.usgs.gov/padus/data/standards/ .

This TNC Lands spatial dataset represents the lands and waters in which The Nature Conservancy (TNC) currently has, or historically had, an interest, legal or otherwise in Indiana. The system of record for TNC Lands is the Legal Records Management (LRM) system, which is TNC’s database for all TNC land transactions.TNC properties should not be considered open to the public unless specifically designated as being so. TNC may change the access status at any time at its sole discretion. It's recommended to visit preserve-specific websites or contact the organization operating the preserve before any planned visit for the latest conditions, notices, and closures. TNC prohibits redistribution or display of the data in maps or online in any way that misleadingly implies such lands are universally open to the public.The types of current land interests represented in the TNC Lands data include: Fields and Attributes included in the public dataset:Field NameField DefinitionAttributesAttribute Definitions Public NameThe name of the tract that The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Business Unit (BU) uses for public audiences.Public name of tract if applicableN/A TNC Primary InterestThe primary interest held by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) on the tractFee OwnershipProperties where TNC currently holds fee-title or exclusive rights and control over real estate. Fee Ownership can include TNC Nature Preserves, managed areas, and properties that are held for future transfer. Conservation EasementProperties on which TNC holds a conservation easement, which is a legally binding agreement restricting the use of real property for conservation purposes (e.g., no development). The easement may additionally provide the holder (TNC) with affirmative rights, such as the rights to monitor species or to manage the land. It may run forever or for an expressed term of years. Deed RestrictionProperties where TNC holds a deed restriction, which is a provision placed in a deed restricting or limiting the use of the property in some manner (e.g., if a property goes up for sale, TNC gets the first option). TransferProperties where TNC historically had a legal interest (fee or easement), then subsequently transferred the interest to a conservation partner. AssistProperties where TNC assisted another agency/entity in protecting. Management Lease or AgreementAn agreement between two parties whereby one party allows the other to use their property for a certain period of time in exchange for a periodic fee. Grazing Lease or PermitA grazing lease or permit held by The Nature Conservancy Right of WayAn access easement or agreement held by The Nature Conservancy. OtherAnother real estate interest or legal agreement held by The Nature Conservancy Fee OwnerThe name of the organization serving as fee owner of the tract, or "Private Land Owner" if the owner is a private party. If The Nature Conservancy (TNC) primary interest is a "Transfer" or "Assist", then this is the fee owner at the time of the transaction.Fee Owner NameN/A Fee Org TypeThe type of organization(s) that hold(s) fee ownership. Chosen from a list of accepted values.Organization Types for Fee OwnershipFED:Federal, TRIB:American Indian Lands, STAT:State,DIST:Regional Agency Special District, LOC:Local Government, NGO:Non-Governmental Organization, PVT:Private, JNT:Joint, UNK:Unknown, TERR:Territorial, DESG:Designation Other Interest HolderThe name of the organization(s) that hold(s) a different interest in the tract, besides fee ownership or TNC Primary Interest. This may include TNC if the Other Interest is held or co-held by TNC. Multiple interest holders should be separated by a semicolon (;).Other Interest Holder NameN/A Other Interest Org TypeThe type of organization(s) that hold(s) a different interest in the tract, besides fee ownership. This may include TNC if the Other Interest is held or co-held by TNC. Chosen from a list of accepted values.Organization Types for interest holders:FED:Federal, TRIB:American Indian Lands, STAT:State,DIST:Regional Agency Special District, LOC:Local Government, NGO:Non-Governmental Organization, PVT:Private, JNT:Joint, UNK:Unknown, TERR:Territorial, DESG:Designation Other Interest TypeThe other interest type held on the tract. Chosen from a list of accepted values.​Access Right of Way; Conservation Easement; Co-held Conservation Easement; Deed Restriction; Co-held Deed Restriction; Fee Ownership; Co-held Fee Ownership; Grazing Lease or Permit; Life Estate; Management Lease or Agreement; Timber Lease or Agreement; OtherN/A Preserve NameThe name of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) preserve that the tract is a part of, this may be the same name as the as the "Public Name" for the tract.Preserve Name if applicableN/APublic AccessThe level of public access allowed on the tract.Open AccessAccess is encouraged on the tract, trails are maintained, signage is abundant, and parking is available. The tract may include regular hours of availability.Open with Limited AccessThere are no special requirements for public access to the tract, the tract may include regular hours of availability with limited amenities.Restricted AccessThe tract requires a special permit from the owner for access, a registration permit on public land, or has highly variable times or conditions to use.Closed AccessNo public access is allowed on the tract.UnknownAccess information for the tract is not currently available.Gap CategoryThe Gap Analysis Project (GAP) code for the tract. Gap Analysis is the science of determining how well we are protecting common plants and animals. Developing the data and tools to support that science is the mission of the Gap Analysis Project (GAP) at the US Geological Survey. See their website for more information, linked in the field name.1 - Permanent Protection for BiodiversityPermanent Protection for Biodiversity2 - Permanent Protection to Maintain a Primarily Natural StatePermanent Protection to Maintain a Primarily Natural State3 - Permanently Secured for Multiple Uses and in natural coverPermanently Secured for Multiple Uses and in natural cover39 - Permanently Secured and in agriculture or maintained grass coverPermanently Secured and in agriculture or maintained grass cover4 - UnsecuredUnsecured (temporary easements lands and/or municipal lands that are already developed (schools, golf course, soccer fields, ball fields)9 - UnknownUnknownProtected AcresThe planar area of the tract polygon in acres, calculated by the TNC Lands geographic information system (GIS).Total geodesic area of polygon in acresProjection: WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary SphereOriginal Protection DateThe original protection date for the tract, from the Land Resource Management (LRM) system record.Original protection dateN/AStateThe state within the United States of America or the Canadian province where the tract is located.Chosen from a list of state names.N/ACountryThe name of the country where the tract is located.Chosen from a list of countries.N/ADivisionThe name of the TNC North America Region Division where the tract is located. Chosen from a list of TNC North America DivisionsN/A

The purpose of this map is to assist in retrieving digitized PLSS notes and plats. Indiana has three to four sets of "original" PLSS notes and plats.The field survey set, which the field surveyor originally wrote, is preserved at the Indiana State Archive for approximately 30% of the counties in Indiana.The federal set, which the GLO transcribed, is preserved at the National Archive.The state set, which the GLO transcribed, is preserved at the Indiana State ArchiveThe county sets, transcribed later from the state set by the state auditor, are available from each county surveyor.The file name indicates the source and geographical location within the PLSS. O for the Original set F for the Federal set S for the State set C** for the County set PM0* for the 1st or 2nd Principal Meridian T**N or T**S for the Township (North & South) R**E or R**W for the Range (East & West)This project was made possible by Clayton J. Hogston, who donated over 11,000 hours to create the linked documents. Other contributors include Clayton J. Hogston – Sphere Surveying Co., Lorraine Wright – Rock Solid GIS, Rachel Savich Oser – Oser Surveying & Mapping LLC, and county surveyors with support from the Indiana State Archives, chapters of the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors (ISPLS), the Indiana Geographic Information Council (IGIC), the Indiana Professional Land Surveyors Foundation (IPLSF), and others.Detailed metadata regarding the location of the physical documents within the holding institutions is available on our Internet Archive pages, where the digitized records can also be viewed or downloaded in bulk.

Mineral resource occurrence data covering the world, most thoroughly within the U.S. This database contains the records previously provided in the Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS) of USGS and the Mineral Availability System/Mineral Industry Locator System (MAS/MILS) originated in the U.S. Bureau of Mines, which is now part of USGS. The MRDS is a large and complex relational database developed over several decades by hundreds of researchers and reporters. While database records describe mineral resources worldwide, the compilation of information was intended to cover the United States completely, and its coverage of resources in other countries is incomplete. The content of MRDS records was drawn from reports previously published or made available to USGS researchers. Some of those original source materials are no longer available. The information contained in MRDS was intended to reflect the reports used as sources and is current only as of the date of those source reports. Consequently MRDS does not reflect up-to-date changes to the operating status of mines, ownership, land status, production figures and estimates of reserves and resources, or the nature, size, and extent of workings. Information on the geological characteristics of the mineral resource are likely to remain correct, but aspects involving human activity are likely to be out of date.

From nrcs.usda.gov/programs-initiatives-easements: NRCS offers easement programs to landowners who want to maintain or enhance their land in a way beneficial to agriculture and/or the environment. All NRCS easement programs are voluntary. We provide technical help and financial assistance, but local landowners and organizations are needed to make NRCS easement programs successful.The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) provides financial and technical assistance to help conserve agricultural lands and wetlands and their related benefits. Under the Agricultural Land Easements component, NRCS helps Indian tribes, state and local governments and non-governmental organizations protect working agricultural lands and limit non-agricultural uses of the land. Under the Wetlands Reserve Easements component, NRCS helps to restore, protect and enhance enrolled wetlands. The Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP) helps landowners restore, enhance and protect forestland resources on private lands through easements and financial assistance. Through HRFP, landowners promote the recovery of endangered or threatened species, improve plant and animal biodiversity and enhance carbon sequestration.The Grasslands Reserve Program (GRP) protected, restored, and enhanced grassland, including rangeland, pastureland, shrubland, and certain other lands.The Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program (FRPP) helped purchase development rights which kept productive farm and ranchland in agricultural uses.The Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) protected, restored and enhanced wetlands. It had the goal of achieving the greatest wetland functions and optimum wildlife habitat on every acre enrolled in it.

This map was created as a way of sharing the results of the Buffalo Trace Working Group with the public. The Buffalo Trace Working Groups mission and goals are:

The mission of the buffalo trace working group is to research, locate and preserve the location and historical significance of the Buffalo trace in Southern Indiana. Goals

To research the historical records to determine the actual location of the original primary trace from the Ohio River at Clarksville, Indiana to the Wabash River near Vincennes, Indiana. Our research will include, but not limited to:Government Land Office Survey NotesEarly narratives of travel on the traceLocal history and loreCommission reports, directives and letters from early territorial government.Early maps and related documents.Other work on the evolution of the trace through Floyd County.To locate the remaining remnants of the trace, as it was noted in the original sectional survey of Indiana and to document this work via a final map of its route. Our work shall include:Site reconnaissance of potential locations, using maps, photos and other data. Landowner permission is required on all non-forest service landsDocument our preliminary findings through site photos, GPS location and a narrative of any pertinent local information found or understood.Assist appropriate professionals in their work to prove or truth the location.Produce an accurate map of this early road.To preserve this historical information and document its significance to the early settlement of the state of Indiana. We will do this by:Publish a brochure that shows the location of the early trace in Indiana and provide a narrative of its history and significance. Discuss the importance of this early road, and its historical connections, from the grasslands of Illinois, to the Cumberland Gap, via the historic Wilderness Road.Develop additional resources representative of actual sites that can be made available to the public as well as for educational use in schools.Our work to be completed prior to the 2016 Bicentennial of Indiana statehood.We will endeavor to coordinate and share our work with all other interested groups. We will produce a final document of the work to permanently reside in the public domain.

Secured Areas Data Definitions and Sources The secured areas dataset shows public and private lands that are permanently secured against conversion to development through fee ownership, easements, or permanent conservation restrictions. Each parcel is classified by its GAP status: a classification developed by the US Fish and Wildlife service to reflect the intent of the landowner or easement holder. GAP 1 and 2 are commonly thought of as “protected” land, while GAP 3 are “multiple-use”.GAP Status Definitions Citation: Crist, P.J., B. Thompson, T. C. Edwards, C. G. Homer, S. D. Bassett. 1998. Mapping and Categorizing Land Stewardship. A Handbook for Conducting Gap Analysis.GAP 1 = Permanently Secured for Nature and Natural ProcessesAn area having permanent protection from conversion of natural land cover and a mandated management plan in operation to maintain a natural state within which disturbance events (of natural type, frequency, intensity, and legacy) are allowed to proceed without interference or are mimicked through management.GAP 2 = Permanently Secured for Nature with Management An area having permanent protection from conversion of natural land cover and a mandated management plan in operation to maintain a primarily natural state, but which may receive uses or management practices that degrade the quality of existing natural communities, including suppression of natural disturbance. GAP 3 = Permanently Secured for Multiple Uses including extraction and recreation An area having permanent protection from conversion of natural land cover for the majority of the area, but subject to extractive uses of either a broad, low-intensity type (e.g., logging) or localized intense type (e.g., mining). It also confers protection to federally listed endangered and threatened species throughout the area.The Dataset is compiled from a mix of federal, regional and state data sources: NationalProtected Areas Database of the U.S.. (PAD-US 2.1, 2, and 1). U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP)National Conservation Easement Database (NCED). Ducks Unlimited and Trust for Public Land.TNC Lands. The Nature Conservancy. Boundaries of TNC owned and managed land. Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD) 2020, Canadian Council on Ecological Areas (CARTS).Regional Eastern U.S. Secured Areas. The Nature Conservancy (TNC), State Chapter GIS compilations and contributions covering 22 Eastern US states and Eastern Canada.Conservation And Recreation Lands (CARL) in the Great Lakes Atlantic Region. Ducks Unlimited.StateCalifornia Protected Lands Database (CPAD) California Conservation Easement Database (CCED)Illinois Protected Natural Lands,(I-view) Prairie State Conservation Coalition Indiana Managed Lands. Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources.Public Lands for Conservation and Recreation in IOWA.Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources: State Managed Public Lands

Easements provide a limited right to use another person's land for a stated purpose. Conservation easements are rights sold or lent by another to conserve wildlife, agriculture, historic value, or recreational value. They reflect the conservation efforts of concerned local groups. They are an essential part of the conservation strategy in the United States. In many cases actually owning the land is not necessarily needed to save what's important to local groups about that land. Conservation easements in some cases are a trade of development rights for tax benefits. In other cases, easements allow access to trails or areas of high recreation or tourism value. Easements may also be used to preserve high quality farmland resources or scenery along byways. They may provide corridors connecting larger groups of wildlife populations. The layer of conservation easements comes directly from the complete dataset of the NCED National Conservation Easement Database. It was compiled from a variety of sources with varying quality. This layer was built as a view layer in ArcGIS Online upon an unabridged NCED database. By default, this view layer symbolizes whether the public has access to the easement property. When you add this layer to your map, the layer will be added symbolized with the field Public Access by default (field name pubaccess). Public Access (pubaccess)XA = Closed. Closed to public access.OA = Open Access. Public can visit.RA = Restricted Access. Access is restricted, for example, requires permission to enter.UK = Public access is unknown. But there are many fields that can be used to symbolize this layer, depending on what you need it to do. These fields are available to display both in ArcGIS Online and in ArcGIS Pro. Here are some notable examples: Conservation Purpose (purpose)ENV = Environmental System. Label mitigation emails as "mitigation" in the comments.FARM = Open Space - Farm. Managed farm lands.FOR = Open Space - Forest. Managed forest lands.SCE = Open Space - Scenic. Protected for mostly scenic values.RAN = Open Space - Ranch. Managed ranch lands.HIST = Historic Preservation. Protected for historic values.REC = Recreation or Education.OTH = Other - See 'Comments' for more description.UNK = Unknown GAP Status Code (GAPsts)1 = Managed for biodiversity - disturbance events proceed or are mimicked2 = Managed for biodiversity - disturbance events suppressed3 = Managed for multiple uses - subject to extractive (e.g. mining or logging) or OHV use4 = No known mandate for biodiversity protection IUCN Category (IUCNcat)Ia = Strict nature reservesIb = Wilderness areasII = National parkIII = Natural monument or featureIV = Habitat / species managementV = Protected landscape / seascapeVI = Protected area with sustainable use of natural resourcesOther Conservation Area = Other Conservation AreaUnassigned = Unassigned Duration (duration). Does the easement expire? See the Term field for length of time wherever you find a temporary easement.PERM = PermanentTEMP = TemporaryUNK = Unknown Owner Type (OwnType)Easement Holder Type (EHoldType)FED = Federal TRIB = American Indian Lands STAT = State DIST = Regional Agency Special District. Regional Agency Land or Water Districts that aren't bound by a specific jurisdiction.LOC = Local Government. City, County, Township Land. Includes agencies run by cities, counties, and townships.NGO = Non-Governmental Organization PVT = PrivateJNT = Joint. Easement co-holders are named in the secondary and tertiary easement holder columns.UNK = Unknown. Unknown owner or easement holder.TERR = Territorial. Any land owned by Territorial Governmental entities (e.g. Palau, Micronesia, Puerto Rico, Guam) Is there an easement you would like to add to the NCED database? Are we missing something? Follow this link to contact the NCED project partners with your contribution.

Access point locations for regulated Underground Storage Tank (UST) systems within Indiana, and is provided by personnel of Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Land Quality (IDEM, OLQ). Attributes include regulatory identification numbers (IDEM), site names, IDEM program and sub-program designation, address information, and data collection dates by IDEM personnel.An underground storage tank (UST) system is a tank and any underground piping connected to the tank that has at least 10 percent of its combined volume underground. The Office of Land Quality (OLQ) does not regulate every type of storage tank. OLQ regulations apply only to UST systems that store petroleum or certain hazardous substances. OLQ helps UST owners and operators understand the regulations in order to encourage and promote voluntary compliance.The Underground Storage Tank (UST) program is responsible for registering all regulated underground storage tanks and assures that all regulated underground storage tanks meet Indiana's requirements for release detection, spill and overflow prevention and corrosion protection, and to insure that tanks not meeting those requirements are properly closed. The UST program also assures that these protection systems are operated and maintained properly.Leaking Tanks - When a regulated UST has a leak or spill, OLQ is responsible for ensuring adequate investigation and cleanup of the resulting contamination. To guarantee that that a leaking tank and its affected area are properly addressed, state and federal laws require owners and operators of UST systems to have financial responsibility. OLQ maintains the Excess Liability Trust Fund (ELTF) to provide a mechanism for the reimbursement of money spent by UST owners and operators on the cleanup of petroleum released from USTs. It also provides the federally mandated financial assurance for owners and operators of petroleum USTs and a source of money for the indemnification of third parties.

Polygon file representing the boundaries of the Meridian Street Preservation Area.In 1971, the Meridian Street Preservation Act (Indiana Statute PL 260-1971) was passed. It requires any owner in the North Meridian Street Preservation Area (both Primary and Secondary Areas) to secure the approval of the Meridian Street Preservation Commission (MSPC) for any proposed change in land use (rezoning) or zoning variance of development standards. In addition, the owners of properties on N. Meridian Street (in the Primary Preservation Area) must have proposed modifications of exterior features of their house and property through construction, reconstruction, alteration or demolition approved by the MSPC prior to beginning any work. The MSPC is a nine member commission board that hears and votes on these petitions.Data projection: NAD 1983 StatePlane Indiana East FIPS 1301 (US Feet)