NYSDEC Lands: Points of Interest for Asset Management

Point data locates and differentiates over 10 types of man-made assets on New York State Department of Environmental Conservation lands, including lean-tos, parking lots, primitive campsites, and boat launches. Each asset point requires periodic maintenance or inspection and is associated with geographic and administrative details. The dataset's cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov signals its importance for public land stewardship.

Use Cases

• Map recreational facilities using the Asset and Facility columns.
• Filter assets by municipality or county using the Counties and NYS Municipal Boundaries columns.
• Locate specific sites for maintenance using the Name, Location (address), and Georeference columns.
• Analyze asset distribution by zip code using the Location (zip) column.
• Identify accessible recreation points using the Asset column.

Strengths

• The dataset provides a specific list of 10+ asset types, including lean-tos, fire towers, and accessible assets.
• It includes precise geographic coordinates via Latitude and Longitude columns.
• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov indicates established utility and official curation.

Limitations

• Key metadata is missing or conflicting: row count, file size, license, and author are not provided or are listed as 'None'.
• The last updated date shows a minor conflict between sources (2026-04-04 vs 2026-04-03), though both are future-dated, which may indicate a system placeholder.
• Column names are only fully available from the Socrata platform; the Data.gov source lists them as 'unknown'.

Provenance

Source

State of New York, Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)

Collection Method

Likely collected via field surveys or agency reporting for asset management.

Freshness

Last updated: 2026-04-04 23:14:53.498295 (Note: This is a future date, which may be a system artifact)

Geography

New York State, specifically Department of Environmental Conservation lands.