Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Data

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

US Fish Wildlife Service, Region 5, Refuges and Wildlife Division, Realty Office, Cartography and Spatial Data Services Branch, Hadley, Massachusetts

Publication_Date: 20000711

Title: Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Data

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Hadley, Massachusetts

Publisher: US Fish and Wildlife Service

Description:

Abstract:

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:

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. For Survey data, please contact USFWS, Region 5, Realty Office, Surveys Branch.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20000711

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.456528

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.321493

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.182065

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.005032

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: boundaries

Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None.

Theme_Keyword: National Wildlife Refuge boundary

Theme_Keyword: wildlife refuge

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Canaan Valley NWR

Place_Keyword: Ohio River Islands NWR

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Stratum_Keyword: surface

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Refuge boundary data were compiled for resource 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:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

US Fish Wildlife Service, Realty Office, Cartography and Spatial Data Services Branch

Contact_Position: Supervisory Cartographer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: US Fish & Wildlife Service, Realty 300 Westgate Center Dr.

City: Hadley

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 01035

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (413) 253-8292

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (413) 253-8451

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 5; ESRI ArcInfo 8.0.345

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

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. Three levels of quality-control review are conducted (Cartography and Spatial Data Services, Realty Management Branch, Refuge Staff) with corrections being incorporated after each review until the dataset is deemed error-free. See "Service Lands Boundary Data Standard Operating Procedure".

Logical_Consistency_Report:

All polygons are closed and adjusted to the most accurate geographic features, usually on a USGS 7.5' topographic quad. All dangling arcs, undershoots, and overshoots have been removed.

Completeness_Report:

All boundaries were digitized for exterior fee-titled, USFWS owned lands, acquired tracts, and areas approved for USFWS acquisition. Plots are generated and quality-control reviewed for omission and commission digitizing errors.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Digital refuge boundaries are verified against USGS 1:24,000-scale,7.5' DLG, DRG, or 1:12,000-scale DOQQ data such as roads, hydrography, or plotted at 1:24,000 scale and overlayed on USGS 7.5' maps. Data are stored in ArcInfo double precision.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: YSFWS, Region 5, Refuges and Wildlife Division, Realty Office

Publication_Date: 197706

Title: Canaan Valley NWR Status Map

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: National Wildlife Refuge Status Maps

Issue_Identification: N/A

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Hadley, Massachusetts

Publisher: USFWS

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Type_of_Source_Media: mylar

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 197706

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: RE status map

Source_Contribution: status information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Status maps were registered to geographic coordinates, boundaries were digitized and labeled. Digital files were updated using survey and collateral data, then stepped through 3 levels of quality-control review for spatial and thematic accuracy. Complete process description can be found in "Service Lands Boundary Data SOP".

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: RE Status Map

Process_Date: 20000711

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 87

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 35

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 35

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator

Transverse_Mercator:

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:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000016

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000016

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Refuge boundaries define areas that are approved by the U.S. Congress 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 "Service Lands Boundary Data SOP."

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: no information

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

USFWS, Region 5, Realty Office, Cartography and Spatial Data Services Branch

Contact_Position: Supervisory Cartographer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Realty 300 Westgate Center Dr.

City: Hadley

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 01035

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (413) 253-8292

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (413) 253-8451

Resource_Description: USFWS National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Data

Distribution_Liability: None

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ARCE

File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied

Transfer_Size: 0.052

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: northeast.fws.gov/gis

Fees: None

Ordering_Instructions:

northeast.fws.gov/gis Select "Data Download"; "NWR Boundaries", state name, refuge name

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20000711

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20000711

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Linda Shaffer

Contact_Organization:

US Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 5, Realty, Cartography and Spatial Data Services Branch

Contact_Position: Supervisory Cartographer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Realty 300 Westgate Center Dr.

City: Hadley

State_or_Province: MA

Postal_Code: 01035

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (413) 253-8292

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (413) 253-8451

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

Metadata_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile