New York State Snowmobile Trail System with 10,000 Miles of GIS Coordinates
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Description
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) provides this dataset of GIS coordinates for approximately 10,000 miles of funded snowmobile trails. It includes columns for trail classification, mileage, funding, managing club, and location by county and town. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-15.
Use Cases
Map trail density and distribution using COUNTY, TOWN, and the_geom columns.
Analyze trail characteristics and management by cross-referencing CLASS, TTYPE, FUNDING, and CLUB columns.
Calculate total trail mileage per region by aggregating MILEAGE or LENGTH values grouped by COUNTY.
Model trail suitability for high-snow conditions using the HighSnow attribute alongside other trail data.
Strengths
Approximately 10,000 miles of trail data provides substantial geographic coverage.
Includes multiple location identifiers (COUNTY, TOWN, GPS, the_geom) for flexible spatial analysis.
Contains administrative details like FUNDING and CLUB, which suggest provenance for each trail segment.
Limitations
Row count and specific data collection methodology are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Last updated 2026-04-15; freshness should be verified as this is a future date.
Provenance
Source
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), published via data.ny.gov.
Collection Method
Likely compiled from trail funding and management records, with GIS coordinates added.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-15 20:29:49.
Geography
New York State, United States.
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