Rhode Island Bathymetry
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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: RI Department of Environmental Management, Marine Fisheries Section
Publication_Date: 20001015
Title: Rhode Island Bathymetry
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Wickford, Rhode Island
Publisher: RI Department of Environmental Management, Marine Fisheries Section
Other_Citation_Details:
Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.narrbay.org
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: RI Department of Environmental Management, Marine Fisheries Section
Publication_Date: 20001015
Title: GIS Winter Flounder Mapping in Rhode Island Waters
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Wickford, Rhode Island
Publisher: University of Rhode Island, Environmental Data Center
Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.narrbay.org
Description:
Abstract:
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) can be used to
optimize sampling, explain the spatial distribution of
coastal fish populations, and to assist decision makers in
ecological impact assessment of non-point source pollution,
oil spills, and natural disturbances of fisheries
resources. The objective of the Rhode Island Coastal
Resources Management Council winter flounder habitat
mapping project was to develop the first geo-spatial
databases of sampling stations and winter flounder
population abundance from data collected by the Department
of Environmental Management-Fish and Wildlife from 1979
through 1999, in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Sound, and
Block Island Sound in the state of Rhode Island. The
project was accomplished through the technical expertise of
the University of Rhode Island Environmental Data Center
and in coordination with the National Marine Fisheries
Service Milford Laboratory and the RIDEM Division of Fish
and Wildlife. The resulting geo-spatial coverages will
serve as the basis for further spatial and temporal
analyses of winter flounder as well as future assessment of
several other important commercial fisheries. Coming
studies will integrate marine habitat and land use
information for a more comprehensive ecological monitoring
and assessment of Rhode Island fisheries.
Purpose:
Mapping winter flounder abundance at different depths as
well as, to quantify the extent of marine habitats of many
other important fisheries in Rhode Island waters.
Supplemental_Information:
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20000501
Ending_Date: 20001030
Currentness_Reference:
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.8683
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.0557
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.8917
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.1084
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Rhode Island bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: Grid
Theme_Keyword: Winter Flounder Mapping Project
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Northeast
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
Place_Keyword: Narrangansett Bay, Block Island Sound, Rhode Island Sound
Access_Constraints:
Use_Constraints:
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: RI Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC)
Contact_Person: Laura Ernst
Contact_Position:
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 4808 Tower Hill Road
City: Wakefield
State_or_Province: RI
Postal_Code: 02879
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (401)783-3370
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: l_ernst@crmc.state.ri.us
Hours_of_Service:
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
ESRI Grid format
i:\wilfrid\fish_habitat_model\wf_coverages\bathygrid
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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Completeness_Report:
All soundings for Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island Sound, and
Block Island Sound provided by NOAA data were included in
the coverage.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: RI Department of Environmental Management, Marine Fisheries Section
Publication_Date: 20001015
Title: Rhode Island Bathymetry
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Wickford, RI
Publisher: Tim Lynch, RI DEM Division of Fish and Wildlife, Marine
Fisheries Section
Other_Citation_Details:
Source data from NOAA
Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.narrabay.org
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: DEM Division of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Fisheries Section
Publication_Date: 200011015
Title: Winter Flounder Mapping Project
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: 150 Fowler street, Wickford RI 02852
Publisher: DEM Division of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Fisheries Section
Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.narrabay.org
Source_Scale_Denominator:
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date:
Ending_Date:
Source_Currentness_Reference:
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source_Contribution:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: RI Department of Environmental Management, Marine Fisheries Section
Publication_Date: 20001015
Title: Rhode Island Bathymetry
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Wickford, RI
Publisher: Tim Lynch, RI DEM Division of Fish and Wildlife, Marine
Fisheries Section
Other_Citation_Details:
Source data consisted of NOAA's 500,000 soundings, of Rhode
Island waters, collected over several decades.
Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.narrbay.org
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: DEM Division of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Fisheries Section
Publication_Date: 200011015
Title: Winter Flounder Mapping Project
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: 150 Fowler street, Wickford RI 02852
Publisher: DEM Division of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Fisheries Section
Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.narrbay.org
Source_Scale_Denominator:
Type_of_Source_Media:
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date:
Ending_Date:
Source_Currentness_Reference:
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source_Contribution:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
500,000 soundings were converted into a grid coverage
through a series of spatial analysis algorithms with
Arcview Spatial Analyst module.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Process_Date: 20000823
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Environmental Data Center, University of Rhode Island
Contact_Person: Dr. Peter V. August
Contact_Position: Professor
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 210 B Woodward Hall, Dept of Natural Resources Science
City: Kingston
State_or_Province: RI
Postal_Code: 02881
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (401) 874-4794
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (401)874-4561
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pete@edc.uri.edu
Hours_of_Service:
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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
Row_Count: 9512
Column_Count: 7375
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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
SPCS_Zone_Identifier: Rhode Island
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999994
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -71.500000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 41.083333
False_Easting: 328083.333300
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution:
Ordinate_Resolution:
Planar_Distance_Units: Feet
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 80
Semi-major_Axis: 20925604.4720406
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.26
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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: nb_tlstations.pat
Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of polygon
Attribute_Definition_Source: Software generated
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Software computed
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Perimeter
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of polygon
Attribute_Definition_Source: Software generated
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Software computed
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Nb_tlstations#
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Software generated
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Software computed
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Nb_tlstations-id
Attribute_Definition: Feature identification number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Software generated
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
User Defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Station
Attribute_Definition: 3 column integer
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 204
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Stat-id
Attribute_Definition: 5 column character
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Station ID plus sampling depth (1=shallow, 2=deep)
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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Environmental Data Center, University of Rhode Island
Contact_Person: Dr. Peter V. August
Contact_Position: Professor
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 210 B Woodward Hall, Dept of Natural Resources Science
City: Kingston
State_or_Province: RI
Postal_Code: 02881
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (401)874-4794
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (401)874-4561
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pete@edc.uri.edu
Hours_of_Service:
Resource_Description:
GIS Lab in the Department of Natural Resources Science
Distribution_Liability:
The University of Rhode Island, RI DEM, and RI CRMC are not
liable for the accuracy of these data.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name:Arcinfo export format .e00
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media:
Recording_Format:
Compatibility_Information:
Fees: none
Ordering_Instructions:
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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION
Metadata_Date: 20001015
Metadata_Review_Date: 20001015
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: University of Rhode Island, Environmental Data Center
Contact_Person: Wilfrid Rodriguez
Contact_Position: Graduate Student
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 311 Woodward Hall, Dept of Natural Resources Science
City: Kingston
State_or_Province: RI
Postal_Code: 02881
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (401)874-5054
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (401)874-4561
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wilfrid@edc.uri.edu
Hours_of_Service:
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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