Land Conservation Council Study Areas from the 1989 Statewide Assessment

A 1989 Statewide Assessment Report provides the boundaries for Land Conservation Council Study Areas, depicted as line and polygon features. The dataset, published by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, includes information on historic studies but excludes boundaries for Special Investigations. It was last updated on April 8, 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping historic land conservation planning boundaries based on the 1989 Statewide Assessment Report.
• Analyzing the evolution of protected area designations based on the inclusion of historic study information.
• Comparing study area extents with later conservation boundaries (referenced as ECC500) for change detection.

Strengths

• Provides a specific temporal reference to the 1989 Statewide Assessment Report.
• Includes both line and polygon features for boundary representation.
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes specific exclusions, such as boundaries for Special Investigations.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official planning reports and maps.

Time Range

Historic studies, anchored by the 1989 Statewide Assessment Report.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-08 22:18:05.257105; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Study area boundaries for the region of the reporting authority, likely a state or province.