conserved_lands
Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information
Identification Information
Section Index
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Department of Conservation Bureau of Parks and Land, Land Use Regulatory Commission, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and State Planning Office
Publication Date: 20100224
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: conserved_lands
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: MESPO.conserved_lands
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Augusta ME
Publisher: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/catalog.asp
Description:
Abstract:
Conserved Lands contains conservation lands ownership boundaries at 1:24,000 scale for Maine land in federal, state, municipal and non-profit ownership with easements. State, county, town, and coast boundary data were obtained from MEGIS town boundary dataset METWP24. 1:24,000 US Geological Survey (USGS) digital line graph data was used for hydrography and transportation features. Where state, county, and town boundaries were coincident with property boundaries, the coincident features were taken from METWP24. Where hydrography, roads, railroads and power-lines were coincident with property boundaries, the coincident features were taken from 1:24,000 digital line graph data. The ownership lines do not represent legal boundaries nor are the ownership lines a survey. Conserved Lands is an inventory of approximate property boundaries.
Purpose:
Conserved Lands was created to provide GIS coverage for the conservation lands database. The ownership lines do not represent legal boundaries nor are the ownership lines a survey. The data contained in Conserved Lands is an inventory only. Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes. Data at this scale is suitable for local and regional planning.
Original mapping was produced in 1989, updated in 1993 by R.D. Kelly Jr. of the State Planning Office.
Supplemental Information: If the field EDITOR is blank or NULL and the PROJECT and PARCELNAME fields are in capitals the polygon has not been edited.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 2/24/2010
Time of Day: Unknown
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Continually
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -71.144612
East Bounding Coordinate: -66.849815
North Bounding Coordinate: 47.460074
South Bounding Coordinate: 42.97492
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thersaurus-Theme
Theme Keyword: conservation lands
Theme Keyword: LMF lands
Theme Keyword: boundaries
Theme Keyword: conservation
Theme Keyword: easements
Theme Keyword: environment
Theme Keyword: planning
Theme Keyword: society
Theme Keyword: ownership
Theme Keyword: public access
Theme Keyword: Land for Maine's Future
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: Maine, USA
Stratum:
Stratum Keyword Thesaurus: None
Stratum Keyword: human dimensions
Access Constraints: Conserved lands is not to be used for legal conveyances of land or for precise boundary locations.
Use Constraints: None
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: (MEDOCLURC) Maine Department of Conservation Land Use Regulation Commission
Contact Person: Ellen Jackson
Contact Position: Programmer Analyst
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: SHS 22
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 287-4943
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Ellen.Jackson@maine.gov
Data Set Credit: Department of Conservation Bureau of Parks and Land, Land Use Regularty Commission, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, State Planning Office
Security Information:
Security Classification: Unclassified
Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
Data Quality Information
Section Index
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 MESPO.
Completeness Report: The conservation lands database is reasonably complete. Ownership lines in this coverage do not represent legal boundaries.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Approximate horizontal accuracy is 12 meters, assuming source data meets National Map Accuracy Standards.
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)
Publication Date: 20070701
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: metwp24
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
Other Citation Details: 1:24000
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/
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: 8/22/2005
Ending Time: Unknown
Source Currentness Reference: source dates
Source Citation Abbreviation: 24k
Source Contribution: Data, from MEGIS.METWP24P was used, as base data in the development of MESPO.conserved_lands.
Process Step:
Process Description: Dataset copied from the MEGIS.Mecnslnd original SDE digital layer that was created by Dick Kelly, State Planning Office.
Process Date: October 2007
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Bureau of Parks and Lands
Contact Person: Gena Denis
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Department of Conservation
Bureau of Parks and Lands
18 Elkins Lane - Harlow Bldg
22 SHS
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04330
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 287-4914
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gena.denis@maine.gov
Hours of Service: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Process Step:
Process Description: MELURC.Conserved_lands102907 feature dataset was created with a poly feature MELURC.conserved_lands102907 from the original SDE MEGIS.mecnsland.
Process Date: October 29, 2007
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Maine Land Use Regulation Commission
Contact Person: Ellen Jackson
Contact Position: Programmer Analyst
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Department of Conservation
LURC
18 Elkins Lane - Harlow Bldg
22 SHS
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04330
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 287-4943
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 287-7439
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ellen.jackson@maine.gov
Hours of Service: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Process Step:
Process Description: Bureau Parks and Lands data was created from hard copy acquisition history files.
Process Date: Unknown
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
Contact Person: Gena Denis
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Voice Telephone: (207)
Process Step:
Process Description: Copied digital information from http://www.fws.gov/northeast/gis/metadata.html for Maine federal lands for Aroostook NWR, Carlton Pond WPA, Cross Island NWR, Moosehorn NWR and Sunkhaze Meadows NWR.
Process Date: November 2009
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Maine Land Use Regulation Commission
Contact Person: Ellen Jackson
Contact Position: Programmer Analyst
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Department of Conservation
LURC
18 Elkins Lane - Harlow Bldg
22 SHS
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04330
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 287-4943
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 287-7439
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ellen.jackson@maine.gov
Hours of Service: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Process Step:
Process Description: Copied digital information from US Fish and Wildlife for Maine federal lands for the Rachel Carson NWR.
Process Date: November 2009
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Maine Land Use Regulation
Contact Person: Ellen Jackson
Contact Position: Programmer Analyst
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Department of Conservation
LURC
18 Elkins Ln
22 SHS
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04330
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 287-4943
Contact TDD/TTY Telephone: (888) 557-6690
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 287-7439
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ellen.jackson@maine.gov
Hours of Service: 7:30AM-4:00PM
Process Step:
Process Description: Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife fee and easement properties created from hard copy acquisition files with a concentration in the southern region.
Process Date: November 2009
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Contact Person: Ryan Robicheau
Contact Position: Forest Technician
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: 270 Lyons Rd
City: Sydney
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04330
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 547-5327
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ryan.robicheau@maine.gov
Contact Instructions: IF&W Southern region
Process Step:
Process Description: Added Somerset Woods Trustee conserved lands fee data per town tax maps per William Reid.
Process Date: November 2009
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Somerset Woods Trustees
Contact Person: William Reid
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: 26 Coburn Ave
City: Skowhegan
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04976
Country: USA
Process Step:
Process Description: Land for Maine's Future properties, not state owned, were checked for accuracy using hard copy acquisition files.
Process Date: November 2009
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Janet Parker
Contact Organization: State Planning Office
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333
Contact Voice Telephone: 207-287-9981
Contact Electronic Mail Address: janet.parker@maine.gov
Process Step:
Process Description: The Nature Conservancy Fee lands were copied from digital personal geodatabase features provided by TNC in Brunswick, ME
Process Date: Unknown
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: The Nature Conservancy
Contact Person: Dan Coker
Contact Position: GIS Analyst
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Fort Andross
14 Maine St
Suite 401
City: Brunswick
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04011
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 373-5256
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 729-4118
Contact Electronic Mail Address: dcoker@tnc.org
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: G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count: 4776
Spatial Reference Information
Section Index
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution: 0
Longitude Resolution: 0
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
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
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
Section Index
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: Conserved Lands
Entity Type Definition: SDE Feature Class
Entity Type Definition Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), State Planning Office (SPO), Bureau of Parks and Lands (BP&L)
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ACQ_DATE
Attribute Definition: Recorded deed date in MM/DD/YYYY format
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ACQ_YEAR
Attribute Definition: Calendar year parcel was acquired
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: BPL_ID
Attribute Definition: Database link to Bureau of Parks and Lands
Attribute Definition Source: BPL
Attribute:
Attribute Label: CALC_AC
Attribute Definition: GIS calculated acreage in English standards
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: CONS_TYPE1
Attribute Definition: Conservation ownership type: Fee or Easement designation of parcel
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: CONS_TYPE2
Attribute Definition: Conservation ownership type for Hold 2
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: FEE STATUS
Codeset Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DEPT_ID
Attribute Definition: ID from external departmental databases for linking
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: DESGNATION
Attribute Definition: Program under which land was conserved
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: EDITOR
Attribute Definition: Name of person adding or editing data
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FMPROCSS
Attribute Definition:
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, for standardized code tables, definitions, and additional information see: http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm .
Attribute:
Attribute Label: FMUPDDAT
Attribute Definition: 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, for standardized code tables, definitions, and additional information see: http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm .
Attribute:
Attribute Label: HOLD1_NAME
Attribute Definition: Primary owner or easement holder
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: FMSRCORG_CL
Codeset Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: HOLD1_TYPE
Attribute Definition: Category of primary protector (State, Federal, etc)
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: OWNHLDTYPE
Codeset Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: HOLD2_NAME
Attribute Definition: Secondary owner or easement holder
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: HOLD2_TYPE
Attribute Definition: Category of secondary protector
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: IFW_ID
Attribute Definition: Database link to Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Attribute Definition Source: IFW
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LMFID
Attribute Definition: Database link to Land for Maine's Future
Attribute Definition Source: SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: NOTE
Attribute Definition: Comments
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
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: PARCELNAME
Attribute Definition: Parcel Name, name of individual parcel
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PROJECT
Attribute Definition: Project Name, used to group parcels
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PUB_ACCESS
Attribute Definition: Public access for parcel
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PURPOSE1
Attribute Definition: Primary conservation purpose
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: PURPOSE
Codeset Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PURPOSE2
Attribute Definition: Secondary conservation purpose
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute Domain Values:
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: PURPOSE
Codeset Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: REVIEW
Attribute Definition: Field to designate review of polygon
Attribute Definition Source: LURC
Attribute Measurement Frequency: As needed
Attribute:
Attribute Label: RPT_ACRES
Attribute Definition: Acreage derived from the land transaction or supplied by land manager
Attribute Definition Source: BPL, IFW or SPO
Attribute Measurement Frequency: Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SHAPE
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SHAPE.AREA
Attribute Definition: Metric area of object
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SHAPE.LEN
Attribute Definition: Metric length of object
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview:
Conserved lands contains conservation lands ownership boundaries and is described by these attributes: OBJECTID, RPT_ACRES, PUB_ACCESS, CONS_TYPE1, HOLD1_NAME, HOLD1_TYPE, CONS_TYP2, HOLD2_NAME, HOLD2_TYPE, DESGNATION, ACQ_YEAR, ACQ_DATE, PURPOSE1, PURPOSE2, EDITOR, PROJECT, PARCELNAME, DEPT_ID, LMF_ID, CALC_AC, NOTE, SHAPE, SHAPE.AREA, SHAPE.LEN
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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Format Version Number: ARC Version 9.x
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Available Time Period:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: Unknown
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: Unknown
Ending Time: Unknown
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
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Online Option:
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Metadata Reference Information
Section Index
Metadata Date: 11/10/2009
Metadata Review Date: 2/24/2010
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Gena Denis
Contact Organization: Bureau of Parks and Lands
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Department of Conservation
Parks and Lands
18 Elkins Lane - Harlow Bldg
22 SHS
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04330
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 287-4914
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gena.denis@maine.gov
Hours of Service: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: None
Metadata Use Constraints: None
Metadata Security Information:
Metadata Security Classification: Unclassified
SMMS Metadata report generated Wednesday, 24/February/2010