This data set contains the locations of freshwater ponds that are present on Assateague Island National Seashore.
The purpose of this data set is to depict locations of freshwater ponds on Assateague Island National Seashore for wildlife management and general mapping. The amount of freshwater on the island is finite, therefore monitoring the condition of these ponds becomes crucial because of the large amount of species that depend on them for survival.
Ponds are categorized by the kilometer posts (transects) that are directly south of the ponds location.
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Topology was created for this data set.
This data set contains the locations of freshwater ponds on Assateague Island National Seashore. The ponds are identified by the corresponding kilometer post where they are located.
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Ponds were located with GPS, naming convention and metadata were done at a later date.
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Dataset copied.
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Used to identify, catalog, and locate feature.
ASIS
abbreviation for kilometer
ASIS
refers to the kilometer post (transect) that is directly south of the pond
ASIS
This is used to identify individual ponds A is assigned to the first and B to the second etc.
ASIS
field used during data collection
ASIS
Coordinates used to determine exact feature location
ASIS
Coordinates used to determine exact feature location
ASIS
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