Connecticut Eelgrass Beds 2002 Field Data

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wetlands Inventory Region 5

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title:

Connecticut Eelgrass Beds 2002 Field Data

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: http://www.ct.gov/deep

Description:

Abstract:

Field Verification of Eelgrass beds, located in the Long Island Sound, Eastern shore of Connecticut from Clinton Harbor to the Rhode Island State border, Fishers Island NYS and Eastern portion of the Northshore of Long Island NYS.

Purpose:

Verification of eelgrass located in the Eastern Long Island Sound and tributaries.

Supplemental_Information:

Visual confirmation using underwater video where eelgrass was not visible by the naked eye.  Use of photo interpreted 1:20,000 true color aerial photography was used to locate submerged aquatic vegetation prior to field work.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Multiple_Dates/Times:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 9/29/02

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 10/28/02

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 10/22/02

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 9/18/02

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 10/18/02

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 10/15/02

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 10/10/02

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 10/08/02

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 10/04/02

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 10/04/02

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 10/03/02

Currentness_Reference:

ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete to date

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.550140

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.887851

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.364791

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.017052

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: submerged vegetation

Theme_Keyword: eelgrass

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: SAV

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of The United States, and Associated Areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Place_Keyword: Connecticut

Place_Keyword: CT

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions (Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Place_Keyword: United States of America

Place_Keyword: USA

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints:

Intended as supplemental information to delineated polygonal data by the USFWS Region 5 NWI

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Ralph Tiner

Contact_Organization: USFWS

Contact_Position: NWI Regional Coordinator

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 413-253-8620

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ralph_tiner@fws.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

United States Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 5 National Wetlands Inventory

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

These data are maintained by the State of Connecticut using ArcGIS software developed by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) in a Microsoft Windows operating system environment.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Point data accuaracy based in visual field interpretation.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Based on visual confirmation of eelgrass beds,  Actual sites were based on aerial interpretation of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation SAV from True Color 1:20,000 aerial photography.

Completeness_Report:

Complete

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Base on GPS coordinates

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

NA

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Transfer of X,Y GPS coordinates into a GIS spatial database.  Attribute information was transfered manually.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

c:\temp\xml1E.tmp

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

c:\temp\xmlF.tmp

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

K:\d_ct\d_eel_grass\fieldpoint04-03

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

D:\gis_projects\eelgrass\2002\fieldpoints

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

D:\gis_projects\CoastalResourcesGISData\fieldpoints

Cloud_Cover: none

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

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: 246

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Lambert Conformal Conic

Standard_Parallel: 41.200000

Standard_Parallel: 41.866667

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -72.750000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 40.833333

False_Easting: 999999.999996

False_Northing: 499999.999998

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000250

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000250

Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000

Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Connecticut Eelgrass Beds 2002 Field Data

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SITE_NO

Attribute_Definition:

Site number given to field verification location

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE_VERIF

Attribute_Definition:

Date of field verification

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HIGH_TIDE

Attribute_Definition:

Time of high tide on the day of field work

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIDE_HEIGHT

Attribute_Definition:

Actual high tide height on day of field work

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MAP_NAME

Attribute_Definition:

Quad Name field point is located in

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ESTUARY_BAY

Attribute_Definition:

Approximate esturary field point is located in

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIME

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WATER_DEPTH

Attribute_Definition:

Depth of water at time of field verification

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EEL_GRASS

Attribute_Definition:

Eelgrass present or not present

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EST_COVER

Attribute_Definition:

Estimated cover H- high, M - medium,  L - low

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Connecticut Eelgrass Beds 2002 Field Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Shapefile, Feature Class

Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS

File_Decompression_Technique: Zip

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: http://www.ct.gov/deep

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20120119

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USFWS, National Wetlands Inventory Region 5

Contact_Person: Staff

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address:

300 Westgate Center Drive

City: Hadley

State_or_Province: Massachusetts

Postal_Code: 01035

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 413-253-8200

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile