120a238a-8f38-46bd-8365-da7fa5670401 eng utf8 NERR_PAGIS_DIGITAL_POLYGON_BOUNDARIES dataset NOAA COASTAL SERVICES CENTER, 843-740-1200 843-740-1224 NOAA Coastal Services Center 2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston SC 29405-2413 USA csc@csc.noaa.gov author GCMD originator 1999-05-01 Australian Marine Community Profile of ISO 19115:2005/19139 1.4-19139 Wells, Maine National Estuarine Research Reserve Digital Polygon Boundary Wells, Maine National Estuarine Research Reserve Digital Polygon Boundary 1999-05-01 publication WELLS_NERR_PAGIS_DIGITAL_POLYGON_BOUNDARY NOAA COASTAL SERVICES CENTER, 843-740-1200 843-740-1224 NOAA Coastal Services Center 2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston SC 29405-2413 USA csc@csc.noaa.gov processor NOAA Coastal Services Center. originator NOAA Coastal Services Center publisher The Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) digital boundary was created as part of the Protected Areas Geographic Information System (PAGIS) project. An updated digital version of Wells's boundary was critical to the PAGIS project. The digital boundary was delineated from management and research areas within the Reserve. It was not based on legal definitions. The PAGIS project provided each NERR with a fully integrated geographic information system (GIS), encompassing spatial data and Internet capabilities. One of the essential GIS data layers being compiled for each Reserve was a digital boundary. The Reserve boundary was delineated based on management and research areas and is not meant to be a legal description of the Reserve. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: This boundary is not to be taken as a legal definition of the NERR boundary. It was created based on management and research areas of the Reserve. SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION INFORMATION Direct Spatial Reference: Vector SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: GT-polygon composed of chains Point and Vector Object Count: 63 SPATIAL REFERENCE INFORMATION - PLANAR Grid Coordinate System Name: Universal Transverse Mercator UTM Zone Number: 19 Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.999600 Longitude of Central Meridian: -69.000000 Latitude of Projection Origin: 0.000000 False Easting: 500000.000000 False Northing: 0.000000 Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate pair Abscissa Resolution: 1 Ordinate Resolution: 1 Planar Distance Units: Meters SPATIAL REFERENCE INFORMATION - GEODETIC MODEL Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major Axis: 6378206.4000000 Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 294.98 NATIVE: Arc/Info coverage format m:\nep2\pagis\wel\final\welnerr completed NOAA COASTAL SERVICES CENTER, DOC/NOAA/NOS/CSC > Coastal Services Center, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DATA CENTER CONTACT 843-740-1200 843-740-1224 NOAA Coastal Services Center 2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston SC 29405-2413 USA csc@csc.noaa.gov http://www.csc.noaa.gov/ resourceProvider EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > BOUNDARIES > BOUNDARY SURVEYS NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Science Keywords 2008-02-05 revision Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 Boundary Estuary geographic information systems GIS National Estuarine Research Reserves NERR PAGIS GOMODP > Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership NERR > National Estuarine Research Reserve PAGIS > PROTECTED AREAS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Projects 2009-06-10 revision Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 USA/NOAA CEOS NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords IDN Nodes 2007-04-01 revision Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MAINE CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MAINE CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Locations 2009-12-22 revision Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 otherRestrictions ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: none DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate use of these data. The boundary is not to be used for a LEGAL definition. Please contact the individual Estuarine Research Reserve for more detailed information if required. CUSTOM ORDER PROCESS: Contact NOAA Coastal Services Center PAGIS Specialist for a printed copy of the boundary map or for an ESRI coverage or shapefile of the boundary. otherRestrictions NOT FOR LEGAL USE eng utf8 biota boundaries environment location oceans planning cadastre society -70.5668 -70.539 43.33 43.3472 NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Locations 2009-12-22 Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MAINE NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Locations 2009-12-22 Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MAINE NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords Locations 2009-12-22 Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Meaux, C.Solomon, R. Bilodeau, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, 2007 . NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 6.0.0.0.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1998-09-09 1999-04-29 NOAA COASTAL SERVICES CENTER, DOC/NOAA/NOS/CSC > Coastal Services Center, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DATA CENTER CONTACT 843-740-1200 843-740-1224 NOAA Coastal Services Center 2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston SC 29405-2413 USA csc@csc.noaa.gov http://www.csc.noaa.gov/ distributor http://gcmd.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?WELLS_NERR_PAGIS_DIGITAL_POLYGON_BOUNDARY WWW:LINK-1.0-http--metadata-URL Point of truth URL of this metadata record http://www.csc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Data Set Citation Wells, Maine National Estuarine Research Reserve Digital Polygon Boundary dataset ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: The original attributes provided with the original digital file could not be tested for accuracy, but are believed to be accurate. All attributes created during the editing process were verified by displaying the lines in both the database and the spatial coverage. LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: These data are believed to be logically consistent, though no tests were performed. Polygon geometry is topologically clean. COMPLETENESS REPORT: The boundary of the Reserve is dependent on the shoreline and/or edges of rivers and bays as delineated on a USGS 7.5 minute Topographic Map. The edges or borders of the boundary might change as the natural land changes or better maps and aerial photography become available. The boundary was not based on legal parcels or definitions; therefore, the core boundary is a management/research boundary not a legal boundary. HORIZONTAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY REPORT: These data were created by delineating the boundaries off USGS 7.5 minute Topographic Maps at 1:24000 scale. Therefore, the horizontal accuracy is assumed to be within National Map Accuracy Standards, with a horizontal accuracy of 45.6 feet at the 95% confidence level. VERTICAL POSITIONAL ACCURACY REPORT: These data were delineated off USGS 7.5 minute Topographic Maps at 1:24000 scale. Therefore, the vertical accuracy is assumed to be within National Map Accuracy Standards, with a vertical accuracy of 11.9 feet at the 95% confidence level. PROCESS DESCRIPTION: The upper boundary, from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, was imported into ARC/INFO as a coverage from an ARC/INFO export file. The lower boundary was imported into ARC/INFO from an ARCVIEW shapefile. The coverages were appended together to form one boundary file. The coverage was then edited to delete extra parts of the boundary file located in the northern part of the file. The Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) provided comments as to how to edit the file down to just the Wells Reserve. The corrections were made by on-screen digitizing with a USGS topographic map as the backdrop. Once the corrections were done, the new boundary was printed on a USGS topographic map and sent to the Reserve for verification. The Reserve had additional changes that were sent back to the Coastal Services Center and incorporated into the boundary coverage. Each arc of the boundary file was coded to reflect the change made and the source and confidence of that change. The polygon coverage was attributed and then projected to the final projection used by the individual Reserve. PROCESS DATE: 19980909 SOURCE INFORMATION - CITATION: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Upper Wells Division of Rachel Carson NWR. Lower Wells Division of Rachel Carson NWR. 1998-08-12. 1998-08-12. GEOSPATIAL DATA PRESENTATION FORM: map. SOURCE SCALE DENOMINATOR: 24000. TYPE OF SOURCE MEDIA: USGS Topographic Map. BEGINNING TIME: unknown. ENDING TIME: 19980801. SOURCE CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: publication date. SOURCE CITATION ABBREVIATION: USFWS. SOURCE CONTRIBUTION: Vector data representing the upper portion of the Rachel Carson NWR which incorporates the Wells NERR This metadata record is publicly available. asNeeded NOAA COASTAL SERVICES CENTER, 843-740-1200 843-740-1224 NOAA Coastal Services Center 2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston SC 29405-2413 USA csc@csc.noaa.gov author 2006-06-01