1988 Eelgrass Bed Polygons of Narragansett Bay
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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: RI Coastal Resources Management Council
Publication_Date: 20010202
Title: 1988 Eelgrass Bed Polygons of Narragansett Bay
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Wakefield, RI
Publisher: RI Coastal Resources Management Council
Other_Citation_Details:
Online_Linkage: www.edc.uri.edu/eelgrass
Larger_Work_Citation: Narragansett Bay Project Habitat Data
Citation_Information:
Originator: Narragansett Bay Project
Publication_Date: 1992
Title: Habitat-Geo
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Providence, RI
Publisher: Narragansett Bay Project
Online_Linkage:
Description:
Abstract:
Eelgrass bed polygon coverages of Narragansett Bay, reselected from the original 1992 Narragansett Bay Project
habitat dataset, Habitat-Geo, which was delineated from 1988 aerial photography at 4800 scale, and interpreted by
Applied Science Associates of Narragansett, RI.
Purpose:
Eelgrass resource inventory and management
Supplemental_Information:
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 10/1/00
Ending_Date: 2/2/01
Currentness_Reference:
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.4471
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.2061
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.5882
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.4745
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: eelgrass, Narragansett Bay, seagrass, SAV, resource management, Coastal Resources Management Council,
estuary
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island, Narragansett Bay, New England
Access_Constraints:
Use_Constraints:
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: RI Coastal Resources Management Council
Contact_Person: Laura Ernst
Contact_Position: Resource Manager
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: 401/783-3767
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: l_ernst@crmc.state.ri.us
Hours_of_Service: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format
d:\jill\crmc\ims\narrbayproj.shp
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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Attributes from aerial photo interpretation and field verification.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Completeness_Report:
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Dependent on interpretation (contouring) of field data.
Shoreline on imagry is unequal to USGS shoreline boundary.
Boundary location dependent on aerial photo interpretation.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Dependent on interpretation (contouring) of field data.
Shoreline on imagry is unequal to USGS shoreline boundary.
Boundary location dependent on aerial photo interpretation.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: RI Coastal Resources Management Council
Publication_Date: 20010202
Title: 1988 Eelgrass Bed Polygons of Narragansett Bay
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Wakefield, RI
Publisher: RI Coastal Resources Management Council
Other_Citation_Details:
Online_Linkage: www.edc.uri.edu/eelgrass
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Narragansett Bay Project
Publication_Date: 1992
Title: Habitat-Geo
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Providence, RI
Publisher: Narragansett Bay Project
Online_Linkage:
Source_Scale_Denominator: 4800
Type_of_Source_Media: aerial photo
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 4/13/88
Ending_Date: 4/26/88
Source_Currentness_Reference:
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source_Contribution:
Aerial photo interpretation and digitization
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Original 1992 Narragansett Bay Project dataset, Habitat-Geo, was reselected in ArcInfo for HABITAT code
"VEB". A new coverage was created from the resulting records.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Process_Date: 10/1/00
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Environmental Data Center, University of Rhode Island
Contact_Person: Jill Bodnar
Contact_Position: Graduate Research Assistant
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1 Greenhouse Way, Coastal Institute in Kingston
City: Kingston
State_or_Province: RI
Postal_Code: 02881
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401/874-5054
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jill@edc.uri.edu
Hours_of_Service: 24/7
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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 46
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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: Coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution:
Ordinate_Resolution:
Planar_Distance_Units:
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
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
HABITAT- "VEB" (eelgrass)
DXF_LAYER - makes autocad layers from ArcInfo attributes
DEP_ENV - Geologic depositional environment codes
VEGETATION - Type of nearshore subtidal vegetation (eelgrass)
CODE - Numeric code correspondent to wetlands
WET_CHAR - Wetland code
UTIL - Utility item for data manipulation
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: RI Coastal Resources Management Council
Contact_Person: Laura Ernst
Contact_Position: Resource Manager
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: 401/783-3767
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: l_ernst@crmc.state.ri.us
Hours_of_Service: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday
Resource_Description:
Eelgrass Bed polygon coverage of Narragansett Bay
Distribution_Liability:
Standard_Order_Process:
Non-Digital_Form:
Fees:
Ordering_Instructions:
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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION
Metadata_Date: 2/2/01
Metadata_Review_Date: 2/2/01
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Environmental Data Center, University of Rhode Island
Contact_Person: Jill Bodnar
Contact_Position: Graduate Research Assistant
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 1 Greenhouse Way, Coastal Institute in Kingston
City: Kingston
State_or_Province: RI
Postal_Code: 02881
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401/874-5054
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jill@edc.uri.edu
Hours_of_Service: 24/7
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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