Connecticut Eelgrass Beds 2006 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: USFWS Region 5

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title:

Connecticut Eelgrass Beds 2006 Field Data

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

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

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset contains point data for eelgrass verification field work completed in 2006 by the US Fish & Wildlife Service.  Field work was conducted  during September, October and November of 2006.  The resulting information was used extensivley in the creation of the accompanyng polygonal eelgrass dataset.

Purpose:

Used for verification of eelgrass beds in the 2006 Long Island Sound  study.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: September - November 2006

Currentness_Reference:

ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.483828

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.874582

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.379176

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.155980

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: SAV

Theme_Keyword: eelgrass

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:

none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Andrew MacLachlan

Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist Region 5 Southern Coastal Zone

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

FWS R5 ES Southern NE/NY Bight Coastal Est. Program

City: Charlestown

State_or_Province: Rhode Island

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401-364-9124 x13

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: andrew_Maclachlan@fws.gov

Security_Information:

Security_Classification: Unclassified

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:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Data points were taken with handheld GPS lat/long  position

Completeness_Report:

complete

Lineage:

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: 290

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 2006 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: LATITUDE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SITE_AREA

Attribute_Definition:

Approximate location identified by land or waterbody name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SITE_NAME

Attribute_Definition:

Additional location identified by land or waterbody name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE_FIELD

Attribute_Definition:

Date of field work

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIME_FIELD

Attribute_Definition:

Time of day

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DEPTH_FT

Attribute_Definition:

Depth to bottom

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EELGRASS

Attribute_Definition:

Eelgrass presence

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COVER

Attribute_Definition:

coverage type - High, Medium or Low

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COMMENTS

Attribute_Definition:

comments by field crew

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIDE_TIME

Attribute_Definition:

High tide time of day

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIDE_HEIGHT

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INVESTIGATE

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

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: SITE_ID

Attribute_Definition:

Site ID number (not same as polygon site ID)

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Connecticut Eelgrass Beds 2006 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: REQUIRED: The organization responsible for the metadata information.

Contact_Person: REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: REQUIRED: The mailing and/or physical address for the organization or individual.

City: REQUIRED: The city of the address.

State_or_Province: REQUIRED: The state or province of the address.

Postal_Code: REQUIRED: The ZIP or other postal code of the address.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: REQUIRED: The telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual.

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile