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Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Army Corp of Engineers (USACE), Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP)(comp., ed.), Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (comp., ed.)
Publication Date: 20060404
Title: impounds
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Maine GIS
Issue Identification: SDE server; Internet Data Catalog
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Augusta ME
Publisher: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)
Other Citation Details: 1:24000
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/
Description:
Abstract:
IMPOUNDS contains point locations of dams, levees, and impoundments in Maine at 1:24000 scale. Original data were from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) 1987 Dam Survey. Additional points were added by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP), Bureau of Land & Water Quality (BL&WQ) staff for use with BL&WQ projects. In 2004, MEDEP made the data available for use by the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) . For MEMA, all point locations were reviewed, against existing orthophotography or digital raster graphic base layers. Feature metadata (FM) items were added to the IMPOUNDS attribute set. Points were compiled to the raster base layer. References for the update were added the FM fields.
Purpose: IMPOUNDS was designed for display and reference only.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 1987
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 2/12/2004
Ending Time: Unknown
Currentness Reference: source dates
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -70.95979
East Bounding Coordinate: -66.97067
North Bounding Coordinate: 47.17216
South Bounding Coordinate: 43.0936
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Keyword Thesaurus
Theme Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme Keyword: structure
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Theme
Theme Keyword: dams
Theme Keyword: impoundment
Theme Keyword: hydrography
Theme Keyword: infrastructure
Theme Keyword: emergency preparedness
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Place
Place Keyword: Maine
Place Keyword: United States
Stratum:
Stratum Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Keyword
Stratum Keyword: hydrosphere
Stratum Keyword: human dimensions
Access Constraints: none
Use Constraints:
Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes. Digital maps retain the accuracy of their source materials. The best use of data mapped at scales of 1:500,000 and 1:250,000 is in statewide planning and studies; at 1:100,000 in regional planning and studies; at 1:62,500 and 1:24,000 in detailed studies and local planning; and at 1:12,000 and 1:5,000 or larger scales in parcel level studies and detailed local planning. In the use of Maine GIS data, please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the correct copy of both data and metadata from the Maine GIS Data Catalog. Updates, corrections, and feedback, incorporated in the Maine GIS database are made in accordance with "Data Standards for Maine Geographic Information Systems", 2002 and coordinated by MEGIS
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: (MEMA) Maine Emergency Management Agency
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 45 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 2 (State House Station 72)
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333 0072
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 207 624 4400
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207 287 3178
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Data Set Credit: Credit should always be given to the data source and/or originator when the data is transferred or printed.
Native Data Set Environment:
Maine Office of Information Technology (OIT) Oracle 9i, Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS), Maine GIS SDE, SDEUSER, SDE.DEFAULT, Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/, Maine GIS ArcIMS Statewide Incident Management System (SWIMS)
Data Quality Information
Section Index
Completeness Report: Data set is complete.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Approximate horizontal accuracy is 10 meters or better, assuming source data meets National Map Accuracy Standards.
Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value: 1
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation:
83 or 782 points have been recompiled by visual comparison to ORTHO_HF. The accuracy and quality of the CITIPIX ODIs in ORTHOS_HF meet National Map Accuracy Standards 1:1,200 scale, plus/minus 1 meter or 3.33 feet, and is accurate for mapping applications at 1" = 100'.
Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value: 10
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation:
685 of 782 points have been recompiled by visual comparison to USGS Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles (DOQQ) data whose field control is acquired by third order or better survey methods sufficiently spaced to meet National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS) for 1:12,000-scale products.
Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value: 12
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation: 5 of 782 points have been recompiled by visual comparison to USGS Digital Raster Graphics which retain the horizontal accuracy of their source maps, 7.5 minute series 1:24,000 topographic quadrangles.
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: US Army Corps of Engineers in cooperation with FEMA's National Dam Safety Program
Publication Date: multiple dates
Title: (USACENID) National Inventory of Dams, Water Control Infrastructure
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular data
Series Information:
Series Name: National Dams Survey
Issue Identification: 1986-present
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Washington DC
Publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Other Citation Details:
The National Inventory of Dams (NID) is a Congressionally authorized dam safety and management tool, which documents dams in the U.S. and its territories. The NID was reauthorized in Section 215 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-303). The NID includes dams that are at least 25 feet high, or impound at least 50 acre-feet of water at maximum pool level (as defined in law). The NID is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO), the states and territories, and dam owning Federal Agencies. Information on dams in the United States can be accessed through the National Inventory of Dams website .
Online Linkage: http://crunch.tec.army.mil/nid/webpages/nid.cfm
Source Scale Denominator: 250000
Type of Source Media: tape
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 1/1/1986
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: Present
Ending Time: Unknown
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: usacenid
Source Contribution: Original data were from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 1987 Dam Survey.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP), Bureau of Land & Water Quality (BL&WQ)
Publication Date: Unpublished Material
Title: (MEDEPBLWQIM)Impoundments
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Augusta ME
Publisher: Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Other Citation Details: Impoundments that impact water quality are mapped by BL&WQ for classification purposes.
Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 12/31/2003
Time of Day: Unknown
Source Citation Abbreviation: medepblwqim
Source Contribution: Through 12/31/2003, additional points were added to IMPOUNDS, by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) Bureau of Land & Water Quality (BL&WQ).
Process Step:
Process Description:
For MEMA, all point locations were reviewed, against existing orthophotography or digital raster graphic base layers. Feature metadata (FM) items were added to the IMPOUNDS attribute set. Points were compiled to the raster base layer. References for the update were added the FM fields.
Process Date: 20040212
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Person: GIS Coordinator
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 174
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0174
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 207 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207 287-3842
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Process Step:
Process Description:
Original data were from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) 1987 Dam Survey. Additional points were added by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP), Bureau of Land & Water Quality (BL&WQ) staff for use with BL&WQ projects. In 2004, MEDEP made the data available for use by the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) .
Process Date: 20031231
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: (MEDEP) Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Contact Position: Senior Database Analyst
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: SHS 17
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207)287-4292
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207)287-7896
Cloud Cover: 0
Spatial Data Organization Information
Section Index
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Entity point
Point and Vector Object Count: 782
Spatial Reference Information
Section Index
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Planar:
Grid Coordinate System:
Grid Coordinate System Name: Universal Transverse Mercator 1983
Universal Transverse Mercator:
UTM Zone Number: 19
Transverse Mercator:
Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude of Central Meridian: -69
Latitude of Projection Origin: 0
False Easting: 500000
False Northing: 0
Planar Coordinate Information:
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Coordinate Representation:
Abscissa Resolution: 1
Ordinate Resolution: 1
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257
Entity and Attribute Information
Section Index
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: IMPOUNDS
Entity Type Definition: point feature class
Entity Type Definition Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: AMUPDDAT
Attribute Definition: date of attribute update
Attribute:
Attribute Label: AMUPDORG
Attribute Definition: organization responsible for attribute update
Attribute:
Attribute Label: COMMENTS
Attribute Definition: comments of MEDEP project staff
Attribute Definition Source: MEDEP BL&WQ
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DELORME_NA
Attribute Definition: point mapped from paper Delorme Atlas
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DEP_ID
Attribute Definition: MEDEP BL&WQ ID
Attribute Definition Source: Water Resource Regulation
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DIST_CITY
Attribute Definition: Distance from the dam to the nearest affected City/Town/Village, to the nearest mile (and tenth if appropriate).
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DONE
Attribute Definition: used for tracking update
Attribute Definition Source: MEGIS
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FMPROCSS
Attribute Definition:
12 character field defined 12 12 C; this FM item refers to a PROCESS OR ACTION which is explanatory of quality or accuracy of a feature; can be used for cross reference in the Process Description or Source Produced Citation Abbreviation elements, part of the Data Quality/Process Step and Source Information sections of FGDC metadata.
Attribute Definition Source:
Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Metadata subcommittee (More information on FM items, codes, definitions, and the use of feature metadata is available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm, Maine GIS Standards & Guidelines link.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FMSRC
Attribute Definition:
12 character field defined 12 12 C; this FM item names a SOURCE (general or specific) used for the location of a feature; standardized codes for this item can be used for cross reference in the Source Citation Abbreviation element, part of the Data Quality/Source Information section of FGDC metadata.
Attribute Definition Source:
Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Metadata subcommittee (More information on FM items, codes, definitions, and the use of feature metadata is available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm, Maine GIS Standards & Guidelines link.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FMUPDDAT
Attribute Definition:
default Arc/Info date field defined 8, 10, D; the FM item FMUPDAT refers to the date of update on the location of a feature; can be used as cross reference to Process Date, part of the Data Quality/Process Step sections of FGDC metadata
Attribute Definition Source:
Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Metadata subcommittee (More information on FM items, codes, definitions, and the use of feature metadata is available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm, Maine GIS Standards & Guidelines link.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FMUPDORG
Attribute Definition:
12 character field defined 12, 12, C, the FM item FMUPDORG refers to the EDIT ORGANIZATION responsible for the location of a feature; codes for this are standardized acronyms (ME prefix for Maine state agencies, US prefix for USA federal agencies, all lower-case, no hyphens, no punctuation, confirmed), cross references can be made between this item and the element Process Contact, part of the Data Quality/Process Step sections of FGDC metadata.
Attribute Definition Source:
Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Metadata subcommittee (More information on FM items, codes, definitions, and the use of feature metadata is available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm, Maine GIS Standards & Guidelines link.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: HAZARD_CD
Attribute Definition: potential downstream hazard code
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: L
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: low
Enumerated Domain Value: S
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: significant
Enumerated Domain Value: H
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: high
Attribute:
Attribute Label: HOTLINK
Attribute Definition: URL address for Statewide Incident Management System (SWIMS) representation of this dam.
Attribute Definition Source: SWIMS
Attribute:
Attribute Label: HYDRAUL_HGT
Attribute Definition: Hydraulic height of the dam, in feet to the nearest foot, which is defined as the vertical difference between the maximum design water level and the lowest point in the original streambed.
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ID
Attribute Definition: national ID (COE ID number) first two characters are State Postal Code
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute Label: INSP_INIT
Attribute Definition: date of most recent inspection
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LAST_UPD
Attribute Definition: date of last update
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MAJ_PURPOSE
Attribute Definition: major purpose of the dam/impoundment
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: I
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: irrigation
Enumerated Domain Value: H
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: hydroelectric
Enumerated Domain Value: C
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: flood control & storm water management
Enumerated Domain Value: N
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: navigation
Enumerated Domain Value: S
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: water supply
Enumerated Domain Value: R
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: recreation
Enumerated Domain Value: P
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: fire protection, stock, or small farm pond
Enumerated Domain Value: F
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: fish & wildlife pond
Enumerated Domain Value: D
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: debris control
Enumerated Domain Value: T
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: tailings
Enumerated Domain Value: O
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: other
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MAJ_TYPE
Attribute Definition: major type of constuction
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: RE
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: earth
Enumerated Domain Value: ER
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: rockfill
Enumerated Domain Value: PG
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: gravity
Enumerated Domain Value: CB
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: buttress
Enumerated Domain Value: VA
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: arch
Enumerated Domain Value: MV
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: multi-arch
Enumerated Domain Value: CN
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: concrete
Enumerated Domain Value: MS
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: masonry
Enumerated Domain Value: ST
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: stone
Enumerated Domain Value: TC
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Timber Crib
Enumerated Domain Value: OT
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: other
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MAX_CAP
Attribute Definition: Maximum storage, in acre-feet, which is defined as the total storage space in a reservoir below the maximum attainable water surface elevation, including any surcharge storage.
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MAX_DISC
Attribute Definition: Number of cubic feet per second (cu ft/sec) which the spillway is capable of discharging when the reservoir is at its maximum designed water surface elevation.
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MEMA_ID
Attribute Definition: Maine Emergency Management (MEMA) identifier
Attribute Definition Source: MEMA
Attribute:
Attribute Label: NAME
Attribute Definition: name of dam/impoundment
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute Label: NORM_CAP
Attribute Definition:
Normal storage, in acre-feet, which is defined as the total storage space in a reservoir below the normal retention level, including dead and inactive storage and excluding any flood control or surcharge storage.
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OWNER
Attribute Definition: owner of the dam/impoundment
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute Label: OWNER_CODE
Attribute Definition: type of ownership
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: F
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: federal
Enumerated Domain Value: S
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: state
Enumerated Domain Value: L
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: local government
Enumerated Domain Value: U
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: public utility
Enumerated Domain Value: P
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: private
Attribute:
Attribute Label: P1_INSP
Attribute Definition: term indicating whether this dam was inspected in the Phase I Inspection Program
Attribute Definition Source: National Program of Inspection of Non-Federal Dams
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Y
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: yes
Enumerated Domain Value: N
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: no
Enumerated Domain Value: blank
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: unknown
Attribute:
Attribute Label: POP_NAME
Attribute Definition: local or popular name
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PVT_FED
Attribute Definition:
Private Dam On Federal Property
Code indicating whether the dam is a private dam located on federal property.
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Y
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: yes
Enumerated Domain Value: N
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: no
Attribute:
Attribute Label: RIVER
Attribute Definition:
Official name of the river or stream on which the dam is built. If the stream is unnamed, it is identified as a tributary ("TR") to the named river. If the dam is located offstream, the name of the river or stream is entered plus "-OS" or "OFFSTREAM".
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SOURCE
Attribute Definition: project identifier for data source used in update
Attribute Definition Source: MEGIS
Attribute:
Attribute Label: STATE_REG
Attribute Definition: Name of the primary state agency with regulatory or approval authority over the dam.
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute Label: STRUCT_HGT
Attribute Definition: Structural height of the dam, in feet to the nearest foot, which is defined as the vertical distance from the lowest point of the excavated foundation to the top of the dam.
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute Label: UNIQUEID
Attribute Definition: numeric unique identifier for dam/impoundment
Attribute:
Attribute Label: YEAR_COMPLETED
Attribute Definition:
Year when the original main dam structure was completed, optionally followed by code ("E") to indicate an estimated date. If unknown, and reasonable estimate is unavailable, "0000" will be used.
Attribute Definition Source: USACE
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview:
IMPOUNDS is attributed with the MEDEP water resource regulation ID and the USACE national COE ID number. Other attributes from MEDEP and USACE include information on height, length, construction type, completion year, reservoir storage, purpose, regulatory authority, ownership, ownership type, river impounded, as well as proximity and hazard to nearby locations.
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
The ArcView shapefile and ArcGIS geodatabase formats, commonly used for Maine GIS data, carry default identifiers and attributes that are software generated and/or important for internal recordkeeping. These are listed here to avoid repetition for every layer, and may not be repeated in the attribute descriptions and definitions of each layer. Common software generated identifiers and attributes in Maine GIS data include: FID (feature identifier), Shape (feature geometry), OBJECTID and SHAPE_lengt. In addition, most GIS formats will carry fields for PERIMETER, AREA and/or LENGTH according to feature geometry. These fields are typically available by default, with the units based on coordinate system or projection units of GIS data. Most GIS software packages also provide a means to calculate these values. It is important to test any columns containing PERIMETER, AREA or LENGTH values before using them for analysis purposes. These important values can be carried from format to format and become out-dated. Verify that the values are correct. Also, in your GIS software, please view the properties of data layers for the map units used to calculate these fields, and for the units set for display purposes.
Distribution Information
Section Index
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Person: GIS Coordinator
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 174
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0174
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 207 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207 287-3842
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Resource Description: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/
Distribution Liability:
Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems, no warranty expressed or implied is made by MEGIS regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Neither the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems, nor any of its contributors, is liable for misuse of the data, for damage, for transmission of viruses, or for computer contamination through the distribution of these data sets.
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Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: ESRI Shapefile
Format Version Number: ARC Version 9.x
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Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Access Instructions:
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Available Time Period:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 12/4/2003
Ending Date: Present
Distribution Information
Section Index
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 174
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0174
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 287-3842
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Distribution Liability: Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes.
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: ARCSDE
Format Version Number: ArcSDE 9.x
Format Information Content: Oracle 9i
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
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Metadata Reference Information
Section Index
Metadata Date: 10/17/2002
Metadata Review Date: 1/14/2010
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Person: GIS Coordinator
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 174
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0174
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 207 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207 287-3842
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Access Constraints: None
Metadata Use Constraints: None
SMMS Metadata report generated Thursday, 21/January/2010