National Park System Boundary Dataset - Data Dictionary
Abstract: National Park Service unit boundaries.
Purpose: Service wide boundary set for display and general analysis purposes. These digital park unit boundaries should not be used for any legal boundary disputes. They are intended solely for use only in identifying the general locations of national park units throughout the U.S.
Field Number
Attribute
Description
Data Type
0
FID
Internal feature number.
Long Integer representing an object identifier
1
Shape
Feature geometry.
Geometry
2
PARKNAME
Park Name
Character String
3
DESIGNATIO
Designation of National Park
Character String
4
ALPHACODE
Four Letter code to Describe National Park
Character String
5
STABBR
U.S. Postal Service two letter state abbreviation for the additional states
Character String
6
STFIPS
State FIPS code
Character String
7
VERSION
The VERSION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented for all records in the database whenever a new release is distributed.
