Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Data
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- Originator:
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US Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 5, National Wildlife Refuge System, Realty Division, Cartography and Spatial Data Services Branch
- Publication_Date: 20061011
- Title: Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Data
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Data
- Issue_Identification: Canaan Valley
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Hadley, Massachusetts
- Publisher: US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Online_Linkage: <http://northeast.fws.gov/gis>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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National Wildlife Refuges are federal lands managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The primary source for boundary information is the USFWS Realty program (status maps, legal surveys). An effort by the USFWS Region 5 (northeast states - ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, PA, NJ, MD, DE, WV, VA) Realty Division, Cartography and Spatial Data Services Branch has resulted in digital refuge boundaries for all refuges in the Northeast at a scale of 1:24,000.
- Purpose:
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The intended application of the refuge boundary data is for use as a spatial reference with 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. For survey data, please contact USFWS, Region 5, Realty Division, Surveys Branch.
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- Calendar_Date: 20061011
- Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.456972
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.321259
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.183988
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.972444
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: National Wildlife Refuge boundary
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Place_Keyword: Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- Place_Keyword: West Virginia
- Place_Keyword: WV
- Place_Keyword: Northeastern United States
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints:
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Refuge boundary data were compiled for use with natural resource mapping and GIS applications. It is inappropriate to use these data in legal situations, or other applications where spatial error cannot exceed the USGS 7.5-minute mapping standards.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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US Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 5, National Wildlife Refuge System, Realty Division, Cartography and Spatial Data Services Branch
- Contact_Position: Branch Chief
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address:
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US Fish and Wildlife Service, Realty Division, 300 Westgate Center Dr.
- City: Hadley
- State_or_Province: MA
- Postal_Code: 01035
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (413) 253-8292
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (413) 253-8451
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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Digital refuge boundaries are plotted with arc and polygon attributes, then compared to USFWS Realty status maps, survey documents, and collateral information for coding accuracy. Up to three levels of quality-control review are conducted (Cartography and Spatial Data Services Branch, Realty Management Branch, Refuge System Staff) with corrections being incorporated after each review until the dataset is deemed acceptable. See "Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 97-01, United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Lands Boundary Data (Last Revision: January 15, 1998)" at <http://www.fws.gov/stand/standards/pr_bndry.html>.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
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Polygons are closed and adjusted to the most accurate geographic features, usually on a USGS 7.5' topographic quad. Dangling arcs, undershoots, and overshoots have been removed.
- Completeness_Report:
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Boundaries were digitized for USFWS owned lands, lands where USFWS maintains a management interest, and areas approved for USFWS acquisition. Plots are generated and quality-control reviewed for omission and commission errors.
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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Digital refuge boundaries are verified against USGS 1:24,000-scale Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs) or 1:12,000-scale Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quads (DOQQs). Data are stored in ArcInfo double precision.
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- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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USFWS, Region 5, National Wildlife Refuge System, Realty Division, Cartography and Spatial Data Services Branch
- Publication_Date: 19960601
- Title: Canaan Valley NWR Status Map
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: National Wildlife Refuge Status Maps
- Issue_Identification: Canaan Valley NWR
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Hadley, MA
- Publisher: US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Online_Linkage: <http://northeast.fws.gov/gis>
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 19960601
- Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Source_Citation_Abbreviation: RE status map
- Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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Status maps were registered to geographic coordinates, boundaries were digitized and attributed April 16, 1998. Digital files were updated using survey and collateral data for newly acquired tracts, then stepped through 3 levels of quality-control review for spatial and attribute accuracy. Refuge boundary and tract lines were registered to USGS 1:24,000-scale DRGs: Davis (1979), Blackbird Knob (1976), Mount Storm Lake (1976), Blackwater Falls (1978). Complete process description can be found in "SOP 97-01, USFWS Lands Boundary Data (Last Revision: January 15, 1998)".
- Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: RE status map
- Process_Date: 20061011
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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USFWS, Region 5, National Wildlife Refuge System, Realty Division, Cartography and Spatial Data Services Branch
- Contact_Position: Branch Chief
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address:
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US Fish Wildlife Service, Realty Division, 300 Westgate Center Dr.
- City: Hadley
- State_or_Province: MA
- Postal_Code: 01035
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (413) 253-8292
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (413) 253-8451
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
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- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 65
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 62
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 62
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Planar:
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- Grid_Coordinate_System:
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- Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
- Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
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- UTM_Zone_Number: 17
- Transverse_Mercator:
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- Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81.000000
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
- False_Easting: 500000.000000
- False_Northing: 0.000000
- Planar_Coordinate_Information:
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- Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
- Coordinate_Representation:
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- Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000064
- Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000064
- Planar_Distance_Units: meters
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
- Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Altitude_System_Definition:
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- Altitude_Resolution: 0.000010
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Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: canaan_nwr_bnd
- Entity_Type_Definition: linear boundary information
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Shape
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: NWRUNIT
- Attribute_Definition:
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3-letter abbreviation of smallest refuge unit recognized by USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Codeset_Domain:
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- Codeset_Name: Region 5 Refuge Division List
- Codeset_Source: USFWS Region 5 Realty
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: NWRNAME
- Attribute_Definition: 3-letter abbreviation of full refuge name
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Codeset_Domain:
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- Codeset_Name:
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See "SOP 97-01, USFWS Lands Boundary Data (Last Revision: January 15, 1998)"
- Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: IFWSNO
- Attribute_Definition:
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unique number assigned to each refuge for administrative purposes
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Codeset_Domain:
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- Codeset_Name:
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See "SOP 97-01, USFWS Lands Boundary Data (Last Revision: January 15, 1998)"
- Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: TRACTNO
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: STATUS2
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: STATUS
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- Attribute_Label: Shape_Area
- Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: FID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Shape_Leng
- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: Anno_1_22
- Entity_Type_Definition: polygonal boundary information
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
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- Attribute_Label: FID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Shape
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: AREA
- Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
- Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of feature in internal units.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: CAVBND#
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: CAVBND-ID
- Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: TRACTNO
- Attribute_Definition: Tract Number
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Unique numeric and alpha codes generated for each tract by USFWS Realty.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: STATUS
- Attribute_Definition:
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nature of land ownership relative to the National Wildlife Refuge System
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: a
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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acquisition - external boundary approved for acquisition by USFWS
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: o
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: ownership - boundary of land owned by USFWS
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: e
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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easement - boundary of land where USFWS shares interest via easement or lease
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: s
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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secondary - boundary of land where USFWS holds secondary interest to another federal agency(ies)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: x
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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exclusion - area internal to a closed acquisition boundary that is not approved for acquisition by USFWS
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: u
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uncertain - status of parcel is uncertain because it is unknown or requires additional research by USFWS
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: NWRUNIT
- Attribute_Definition:
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3-letter abbreviation assigned to smallest refuge division recognized by USFWS
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Codeset_Domain:
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- Codeset_Name: Region 5 Refuge Division List
- Codeset_Source: USFWS Region 5 Realty
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: NWRNAME
- Attribute_Definition:
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3-letter abbreviation assigned to smallest refuge division recognized by USFWS
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Codeset_Domain:
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- Codeset_Name:
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See "SOP 97-01, USFWS Lands Boundary Data (Last Revision: January 15, 1998)"
- Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: IFWSNO
- Attribute_Definition:
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unique number assigned to each refuge for administrative purposes
- Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Codeset_Domain:
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- Codeset_Name:
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See "SOP 97-01, USFWS Lands Boundary Data (Last Revision: January 15, 1998)"
- Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty
- Overview_Description:
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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Refuge boundaries define areas that are approved for acquisition into the National Wildlife Refuge System or are currently owned by USFWS. Arcs are coded with an item "boundary" with the type of boundary line; polygons are coded with an item "status" that describes their ownership status. See "SOP 97-01, USFWS Lands Boundary Data (Last Revision: January 15, 1998)"
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See "SOP 97-01, USFWS Lands Boundary Data (Last Revision: January 15, 1998)"
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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USFWS, Region 5, National Wildlife Refuge System, Realty Division, Cartography and Spatial Data Services Branch
- Contact_Position: Branch Chief
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address:
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US Fish and Wildlife Service, Realty Division, 300 Westgate Center Dr.
- City: Hadley
- State_or_Province: MA
- Postal_Code: 01035
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (413) 253-8292
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (413) 253-8451
- Resource_Description: USFWS National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Data
- Distribution_Liability:
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Although these data and information have been processed successfully on a computer system at the USFWS, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data and information on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data, and information, and aggregate use with other data and information. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data and information. The USFWS shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data and information described and/or contained herein.
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- Network_Resource_Name: <http://northeast.fws.gov/gis>
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- Ordering_Instructions:
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<http://northeast.fws.gov/gis>. Select "Download Data"; "National Wildlife Refuge Boundaries"; state name; refuge name.
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Linda Shaffer
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US Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 5, National Wildlife Refuge System, Realty Division, Cartography and Spatial Data Services Branch
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
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US Fish and Wildlife Service, Realty Division, 300 Westgate Center Dr.
- City: Hadley
- State_or_Province: MA
- Postal_Code: 01035
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (413) 253-8292
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (413) 253-8451
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