Refuge Boundary for Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge Edmunds Division Wilderness Area

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Refuges & Wildlife, R5GIS Lab

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: Refuge Boundary for Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge Edmunds Division Wilderness Area

Description:
Abstract:
National Wildlife Refuges are federal lands managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). This file contains the wilderness area boundary within the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge Edmunds Division. The primary source for boundary information is the USFWS Realty program (status maps, legal surveys). A joint effort between the Region 5 (northeast - ME, MA, NH, VT, RI, CT, NY, PA, NJ, MD, VA, WV) GIS Lab and Realty program, has resulted in digital refuge boundaries for all refuges in the northeast at a 1:24,000 scale.

Purpose:
The intended application of the data is to serve as a spatial reference of refuge boundaries for other data layers in GIS and mapping applications. It is specifically not intended to be used as a land survey or representation of land for conveyance or tax purposes. The Realty Survey program in USFWS is developing cadastral information (boundary and acreage data) appropriate for legal purposes. It is expected that data created in this project will be replaced as better survey information is collected.

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 199307

Currentness_Reference: date of USFWS Realty Status Map

Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.667
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.125
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.919
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.75

Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: NWR boundary
Theme_Keyword: Moosehorn NWR Edmunds Division

Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: ME
Place_Keyword: Northeast US

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints:
Refuge boundary data were compiled for resource applications. It is inappropriate to use this data in legal situations, or other applications where spatial error cannot exceed the USGS 7.5' mapping standards.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Refuge data were developed with ESRI's ArcInfo version 7.0x software on a Sun Sparcstation 2 running SunOS 4.1.3 operating system.

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Digital refuge wilderness area boundaries are plotted for arc and polygon attributes, and compared to USFWS Realty status maps for coding accuracy. Three levels of review are conducted (R5 GIS Lab, Realty Program, Refuge Manager), and are repeated at each step until it passes error free. See Service Lands Boundary Data Standard Operating Procedure

Logical_Consistency_Report:
All polygons are closed, and adjusted to the most accurate geographic feature, usually a USGS 7.5' quad. All dangling arcs were removed.

Completeness_Report:
All boundaries were digitized for exterior fee-titled owned lands, acquired tracts, and approved legislative area. Edit plots are reviewed for complete digitization.

Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
(precision) Digital refuge wilderness area boundaries are verified against USGS 7.5' DLG data such as roads, hydrography, or plotted at 1:24,000 scale and overlayed on USGS 7.5' maps. Data is stored in ArcInfo single precision.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Realty Division

Publication_Date: 199307

Title: USFWS Moosehorn NWR Edmonds Division Status Map

Source_Scale_Denominator: 15840

Type_of_Source_Media: Mylar Copy

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 199307

Source_Currentness_Reference:

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: none

Source_Contribution: none

Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Status maps were registered to geographic coordinates, boundaries digitized and labeled, then stepped through 3 levels of quality review for spatial and thematic accuracy. Complete process description can be found in Service Lands Boundary Data SOP.

Process_Date: 199708

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution:
Longitude_Resolution:
Geographic_Coordinate_Units:

Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 19

Local:
Local_Description:

Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: NAD83
Ellipsoid_Name:
Clarke 1866

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: USFWS National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area Boundary

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Wilderness boundaries define areas that are designated as wilderness area by the U.S. Congress. Arcs are coded with an item "boundary" that the type of boundary line and polygons are coded with an item "status" that describes their ownership status. See Service Lands Boundary Data SOP.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Linda Shaffer
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing Address
Address: 300 Westgate Center Drive
City: Hadley
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 01035
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 413-253-8292

Distribution_Liability: None

Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCE - ArcInfo export format
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
Access_Instructions: Anonymous FTP
Fees: None for FTP

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20030904
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Linda Shaffer
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing Address
Address: 300 Westgate Center Drive
City: Hadley
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 01035
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 413-253-8292

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Spatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608

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