seed

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Maine Department of Marine Resources (MEDMR)
Publication Date: 19950101
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: seed
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:

Series Name: Maine GIS Data Catalog; Maine GIS SDE Server

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Augusta ME
Publisher: Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMR)

Other Citation Details: 24000
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

Description:

Abstract:
SEED shows point locations of Maine mussel seed conservation areas at 1:24,000 scale. Data for this coverage were screen digitized on a 1:24000 scale base using descriptions contained in Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) rules. Coastal arcs from Maine Office of GIS 1:24000 COAST coverage were used to close polygons where needed.
Purpose: SEED was created to show locations of Maine mussel seed conservation areas.

Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 1/1/1995
Time of Day: Unknown

Currentness Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Unknown

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -68.36209
East Bounding Coordinate: -67.78242
North Bounding Coordinate: 44.56999
South Bounding Coordinate: 44.42606

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Theme
Theme Keyword: mussel seed
Theme Keyword: fisheries
Theme Keyword: marine
Theme Keyword: marine biology
Theme Keyword: oceans
Theme Keyword: 24000
Theme Keyword: BIOLOGY
Theme Keyword: marine environment monitoring
Theme Keyword: economy
Theme Keyword: biota
Theme Keyword: economic resources

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Place
Place Keyword: Maine
Place Keyword: Gulf of Maine

Stratum:

Stratum Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Stratum
Stratum Keyword: oceans
Stratum Keyword: biosphere

Access Constraints:
Secondary distribution by permission only. Please see Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) License Agreement at http://megis.maine.gov/ . Any secondary distribution must have this documentation appended.
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 most recent copy of both data and metadata from the Maine GIS Data Catalog. The Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) provides notice of updates and corrections directly to the Maine GIS Technical Group and Maine GIS Users, through the MEGISTECH and MEGISUSER list servers. To subscribe please contact the MEGIS technical support line at (207) 287-6144. To request data correction in, or provide updates to, Maine GIS data a feedback form is available at http://megis.maine.gov/, or you may contact MEGIS directly. MEGIS is not responsible for local edits to data or metadata. 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 in consultation with the Maine GIS Executive Council.
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (MEDMR) Maine Department of Marine Resources
Contact Person: Seth Barker

Contact Position: GIS Specialist
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 8
City: West Boothbay Harbor
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04575
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 633-9507
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 633-9579
Contact Electronic Mail Address: seth.barker@maine.gov
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: ArcInfo version 8.3, Solaris 7, pathname = /home11/crypt83/state/seed, file size .03 MB; Maine GIS SDE, sdeusers, sde, Bureau of Information Services (BIS) Oracle 9i

Attribute Accuracy:

Attribute Accuracy Report: Attribute accuracy is tested by manual comparison of the source with hard copy printouts and/or symbolized display of digital files. Please report errors to Maine Office of GIS.

Logical Consistency Report:
Spatial topology meets Maine GIS Data Standards. Spatial topology meets Maine GIS Data Standards. LABELERRORS and NODEERRORS have been resolved. Spatial topology is clean and free of errors. The coverage has been BUILT with polygon topology.
Completeness Report: Data set is complete.
Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
Approximate horizontal accuracy is 12 meters, assuming source data meets National Map Accuracy Standards. The data retains the edgematching discrepancies existing in the source. Horizontal positional accuracy for the digital data is tested by visual comparison to the source with hard copy plots.
Vertical Positional Accuracy:

Vertical Positional Accuracy Report: Not applicable

Lineage:

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Publication Date: multiple dates
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: (24k) USGS 1:24,000 scale quadrangles
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:

Series Name: National Mapping Program Standard Series Topographic Maps
Issue Identification: USGS 7.5 Minute Map Series

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Reston VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other Citation Details: 24000 Publication date is unique to each quadrangle in the map series. Standard 7.5x7.5 minute quadrangles cover geographic areas of 49 to 71 square miles. 1 inch at map scale represents 2000 feet.
Online Linkage: http://mapping.usgs.gov/mac/maplists/howtoselectmaps.html

Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: stable-base material (mylar)
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1/1/1948
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: Present
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation: 24k
Source Contribution: Data for SEED was compiled on a USGS 1:24000 scale quadrangle base.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) (comp., ed.)
Publication Date: 1995
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: coast
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:

Series Name: Maine GIS Data Catalog; Maine GIS SDE Server

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Augusta ME
Publisher: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)

Other Citation Details: 24000

Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1/1/1948
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 12/31/1999
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: source dates

Source Citation Abbreviation: coast
Source Contribution: Arcs from COAST were used to close SEED polygons, as needed.

Process Step:

Process Description:
SEED shows point locations of Maine mussel seed conservation areas at 1:24,000 scale. Data for this coverage were screen digitized on a 1:24000 scale base using descriptions contained in Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) rules. Coastal arcs from Maine Office of GIS 1:24000 COAST coverage were used to close polygons where needed.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation: 24k
Source Used Citation Abbreviation: coast
Process Date: 1994
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (MEDMR) Maine Department of Marine Resources
Contact Person: Seth Barker

Contact Position: GIS Specialist
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 8
City: West Boothbay Harbor
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04575
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 633-9507
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 633-9579
Contact Electronic Mail Address: seth.barker@maine.gov
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST

Process Step:

Process Description:
The Maine Office of GIS completed the conversion of all final data layers from NAD27 to NAD83 in July 1999. All the data layers were converted using the ArcInfo (version 7.2.1) NADCON conversion and the "project" command. All data was copied to double precision, projected to NAD83, and then copied back to single precision. It was decided to keep the NAD27 quad structure instead of generating new quad boundaries from NAD83 coordinates - all indexes (quads) were projected to NAD83 by using the same process previously described. All MEGIS data libraries in ArcInfo Librarian were repopulated using the NAD83 indexes and data.
Process Date: 19990701
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 145
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0145
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 287-6144
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 287-4563
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST

Cloud Cover: 0

Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:

SDTS Terms Description:

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Area chain
Point and Vector Object Count: 20

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

Planar Distance Units: m

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

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: SEED.PAT
Entity Type Definition: polygon attribute table
Entity Type Definition Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: ACRES
Attribute Definition: calculated area of site in acres

Attribute:

Attribute Label: AREA
Attribute Definition: area of feature in square meters (value of zero for point data, not maintained in shapefile format)
Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed

Attribute:

Attribute Label: ID_NO
Attribute Definition: unique identifier
Attribute Definition Source: Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMR)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: INVENTORY
Attribute Definition: present estimate of seed quantity
Attribute Definition Source: Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMR)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: LABEL
Attribute Definition: name for label point
Attribute Definition Source: Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMR)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: NAME
Attribute Definition: name of area
Attribute Definition Source: Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMD)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: PERIMETER
Attribute Definition: perimeter of feature in meters (value of zero for point data, not maintained in shapefile format)
Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SEED_
Attribute Definition: internal feature number
Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SEED_ID
Attribute Definition: feature identification number
Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info user defined

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: SEED.AAT
Entity Type Definition: arc attribute table
Entity Type Definition Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: FNODE_
Attribute Definition: from-node identifier of linear feature
Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed

Attribute:

Attribute Label: LENGTH
Attribute Definition: length of the linear feature in meters
Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed

Attribute:

Attribute Label: LPOLY_
Attribute Definition: internal number of polygon to the left of the linear feature
Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed

Attribute:

Attribute Label: RPOLY_
Attribute Definition: internal number of polygon to the right of the linear feature
Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SEED_
Attribute Definition: internal feature number
Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SEED_ID
Attribute Definition: feature identification number
Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info user defined

Attribute:

Attribute Label: TNODE_
Attribute Definition: to-node identifier of linear feature
Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed

Attribute:

Attribute Label: TYPE
Attribute Definition: identifies coastline and closure arcs

Overview Description:

Entity and Attribute Overview:
Contains the polygon items LABEL, NAME, ACRES and INVENTORY that provide the name of the point, area size in acres and an estimate of mussel seed quantity. ARCs are coded with the item TYPE to identify coastline and closure arcs.

Distributor:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 145
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0145
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 287-6144
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 287-4563
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. 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 Form:

Digital Transfer Information:

Format Name: ARCE
Format Version Number: ARC Version 9.x
Format Specification: ARC/INFO Export Format
Format Information Content:
An Arc/Info export file is an interchange format used to transfer spatial data, INFO data files, and other ESRI ARC/INFO files between various machine types. Export files have the suffix .e00 and contain, in fixed-length ASCII format, all spatial information available for each feature. The command IMPORT is available in A/I to convert the export file to original format, i.e. coverage, grid, or other spatial data file. Import will add a spatial data file and a related INFO file to a machine directory. ESRI's ArcView is packaged with an import utility called IMPORT71 for the same export file conversion. The utility is also available through the FREE software link on the Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog under "CDProducts" at http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/ or from ESRI at http://www.esri.com/. CARE MUST BE TAKEN after import, not to separate the spatial information from its related INFO file. Since export files are in ASCII format make sure any file transfer method like FTP is executed under ASCII mode. Binary transfer may not work correctly.
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Digital Transfer Information:

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Metadata Date: 7/1/2000
Metadata Review Date:
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 145
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0145
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 287-6144
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 287-4563
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:
Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata from the Maine GIS Data Catalog. The Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) provides notice of updates and corrections directly to the Maine GIS Technical Group and Maine GIS Users through the MEGISTECH and MEGISUSER list servers. To subscribe please contact the MEGIS technical support line at (207) 287-6144. To request correction in, or updates to, Maine GIS data a feedback form is available at http://megis.maine.gov/, or you may contact MEGIS directly. MEGIS is not responsible for local edits to data or metadata. 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 in consultation with the Maine GIS Executive Council.