ehplvtrn

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW)
Publication Date: 20030918
Title: ehplvtrn
Edition: 03
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:

Series Name: Essential Wildlife Habitats
Issue Identification: multiple issue

Publication Information:

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

Other Citation Details:
1:24000 EHPLVTRN is available for download in the Maine GIS Data Catalog with a companion file "Essential Wildlife Habitats for Maine's Endangered and Threatened Species", published by MDIFW. The file contains further information on the Essential Wildlife Habitat Regulation, species profiles, the review process and the Maine Endangered Species Act and will download with the dataset in both .doc and .pdf formats. PLEASE READ!
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

Description:

Abstract:
EHPLVTRN contains Piping Plover and Least Tern nesting, feeding, and brood-rearing areas identified and mapped as Essential Habitat by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW). This dataset contains both LINE and POLYGON topology and both are needed to accurately depict Piping Plover/Least Tern Essential Habitats. LINE attributes include the item LINETYPE, POLYGON attributes include the items SITE, ACRES, TYPE, PHOTO. Field based hyperlinks have been specified in the field PHOTO. These can be activated in ArcMap to display images of the essential habitat areas represented in the dataset. With the data layer visible in the ArcMap table of contents, select Properties/Display, checkmark Hyperlinks and choose the field PHOTO for "Support Hyperlinks using field:".
Purpose:
PLEASE READ! Essential Wildlife Habitats are areas currently or historically providing physical or biological features essential to the conservation of an endangered or threatened species in Maine and which may require special management considerations. As required under the Maine Endangered Species Act, a state agency or municipal government shall not permit, license, fund or carry out projects that will significantly alter an Essential Habitat or violate protection guidelines adopted for the habitat. Landowners, project planners, municipalities or state agencies considering a project in or near an Essential Habitat should immediately contact an MDIFW Regional Wildlife Biologist for assistance.

Essential Wildlife Habitat pertains only to definitions under Maine's endangered species laws (12 MRSA, Chapter 713, Subchapter V, Sections 7754 and 7755-A) and regulations (MDIFW Rules, Chapter 8.05). Information about and mapped locations of other endangered and threatened species habitats, "Significant Wildlife Habitat" (38 MRSA, Chapter 3, Subchapter 1, Section 480-B), rare plants and natural communities, or other important natural resources are not included. For comprehensive information about these resources, please contact the following agencies:

Fish and Wildlife Information:
Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
284 State Street
State House Station 41
Augusta, Maine 04333-0041
Phone: (207) 287-8000

Rare Plant and Natural Community Information:
Maine Natural Areas Program
Maine Department of Conservation
159 Hospital Street
State House Station 93
Augusta, Maine 04333-0093
Phone: (207) 287-8044

Supplemental Information:
Hard copies of official maps are located in all MDIFW and affected town offices. See "Essential Wildlife Habitats for Maine's Endangered and Threatened Species", published by MDIFW, for further information on the Essential Wildlife Habitat Regulation, species profiles, the review process and the Maine Endangered Species Act. Contact information for an MDIFW Regional Wildlife Biologist is available from MDIFW at 207 287-8000 at http://www.state.me.us/ifw/phonenumbers.htm, or as follows: Region A (Gray) 657-2345; Region B (Sidney) 547-5318; Region C (Jonesboro) 434-5927; Region D (Strong) 778-3324; Region E (Greenville) 695-2022; Region F (Enfield) 732-4132; Region G (Ashland) 435-3232 . Sign up to receive automatic email notices of updates to Essential Habitat! Please email your name, agency/affiliation, mailing address, and email address to essential.habitat@maine.gov with the subject line 'ADD TO MAILING LIST'.
Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 5/12/2003
Time of Day: Unknown

Currentness Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Annually

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -70.59803
East Bounding Coordinate: -69.72077
North Bounding Coordinate: 43.79877
South Bounding Coordinate: 43.24408

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Keyword Thesaurus
Theme Keyword: biota
Theme Keyword: environment

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Theme
Theme Keyword: essential wildlife habitats
Theme Keyword: piping plover
Theme Keyword: least tern

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Place
Place Keyword: Maine
Place Keyword: United States

Stratum:

Stratum Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Keyword
Stratum Keyword: biosphere

Access Constraints: These data may not be distributed or sold to other users without the written permission of the Commissioner, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
Use Constraints:
These data are provided by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife solely for individual use or the use of a company or agency for the purpose stated. Boundaries may change as additional survey data become available. The designation of essential habitats is an ongoing process, where sites may be added, deleted and/or revised following public rulemaking. As a result, information and maps will be periodically updated. To be certain the most current essential habitat maps and documents are consulted, users are advised to carefully monitor update notices and version dates. Landowners, project planners, municipalities or state agencies considering a project in or near an Essential Habitat should immediately contact an MDIFW Regional Wildlife Biologist for assistance.
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Contact Position: Wildlife Biologist
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 650 State Street
City: Bangor
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04401
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 941-4483
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 941-4450
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1600 EST

Data Set Credit: Credit should always be given to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife when the data is transferred or printed.
Native Data Set Environment:
(MDIFW) ArcGIS 8.2; (MDIFW) ArcIMS http://megisims.state.me.us/website/mdifweh/viewer.htm; 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/

Attribute Accuracy:

Attribute Accuracy Report:
This information is updated and checked for quality purposes on a regular basis. Attributes may change as additional data become available. Landowners, project planners, municipalities or state agencies considering a project in or near an Essential Habitat should immediately contact an MDIFW Regional Wildlife Biologist for assistance.
Logical Consistency Report:
This coverage contains both LINE and POLYGON topology and both are needed to accurately depict Piping Plover/Least Tern Essential Habitats. Essential Habitat depicted encompasses portions of the coastal sand dune system and associated coastal wetlands. The dataset meets "Data Standards for Maine Geographic Information Systems" (June 2002). The coverage contains no LABELERRORS, NODEERRORS, or REGIONERRORS. The spatial topology is CLEAN and free of errors.
Completeness Report: The dataset is valid as of the version date, of the accompanying document "Essential Wildlife Habitats for Maine's Endangered and Threatened Species", published by MDIFW.
Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Approximate horizontal accuracy is 12 meters, assuming source data meets National Map Accuracy Standards.
Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value: 12
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation: Compilation base data meets or exceeds National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:24,000 scale. Horizontal positional accuracy for this digital data is tested by visual comparison to the source.

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

Process Step:

Process Description: Field based hyperlinks were specified for features in EHPLVTRN in the field PHOTO. Hyperlinks will display essential habitat target documents maintained by MDIFW.
Process Date: 20030822
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Contact Position: Wildlife Biologist
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 650 State Street
City: Bangor
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04401
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 941-4483
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 941-4450
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1600 EST

Cloud Cover: 0

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

SDTS Terms Description:

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Complete chain
Point and Vector Object Count: 248

SDTS Terms Description:

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Area chain
Point and Vector Object Count: 30

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Planar:

Planar Coordinate Information:

Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Coordinate Representation:

Abscissa Resolution: 1
Ordinate Resolution: 1

Planar Distance Units: meters

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: EHPLVTRNArc
Entity Type Definition: arc feature class
Entity Type Definition Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: LINETYPE2
Attribute Definition: boundary line type
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: coastal
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Coastal boundary is determined by the edge of coastal wetlands as defined by 38 M.R.S.A., Section 480-B
Enumerated Domain Value: ocean
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Ocean boundary is determined by the line on the coverage and is the inside of the line is the boundary.
Enumerated Domain Value: detail
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Detail indicates the edge of the area delineated in more detail by aerial photographs.
Enumerated Domain Value: out
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: delineates areas that are not part of the Essential Habitat.

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: EHPLVTRNPoly
Entity Type Definition: polygon feature class
Entity Type Definition Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: ACRES
Attribute Definition: area of polygon in acres
Attribute Definition Source: MDIFW

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SITE
Attribute Definition: area identifier
Attribute Definition Source: MDIFW

Attribute:

Attribute Label: TYPE
Attribute Definition: provides information on the status of the area for Piping Plover/Least Tern Essential Habitat
Attribute Definition Source:
Photos are published by MDIFW in the .PDF format of the document "Essential Wildlife Habitat for Maine's Endangered and Threatened Species" that is associated with and accompanies this data set or they may also be viewed on the MDIFW website (http://www.state.me.us/ifw/wildlife/endangered/index.htm).
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: in
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Essential Habitat for Piping Plover/Least Tern within the boundary line depicted for the area
Enumerated Domain Value: out
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: area not part of Essential Habitat for Piping Plover/Least Tern
Enumerated Domain Value: detail
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: area delineated in more detail on composite aerial photographs

Overview Description:

Entity and Attribute Overview:
This coverage contains locations for 12 Piping Plover/Least Tern nesting, feeding, and brood-rearing areas. Areas identified and mapped as Essential Habitat must have a record of nesting by at least one pair of piping plovers or least terns since 1986 and be considered essential to the achievement of the MDIFW management goals and objectives for piping plovers or least terns. Essential Habitat within the boundary line depicted encompasses portions of the coastal sand dune system and associated coastal wetlands.
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
For polygon topology: Areas identified as 'detail' in the attribute TYPE are delineated in more detail on composite aerial photographs. Copies of these photographs are available for viewing at town offices in affected municipalities and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife offices in Gray, Augusta and Bangor; or they can be viewed and printed from MDIFW's website at http://www.mefishwildlife.com. Photos are also included in the .PDF format of the document ""Essential Wildlife Habitat for Maine's Endangered and Threatened Species"", published by MDIFW that is associated with and accompanies this data set. Areas labeled 'out' in the attribute TYPE are not part of the Essential Habitat.
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.

Distributor:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

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

Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
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) 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. 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.
Standard Order Process:

Digital Form:

Digital Transfer Information:

Format Name: ESRI Shapefile
Format Version Number: ARC Version 9.x
Format Specification: ArcView Shapefile Format
Format Information Content:
MEGIS has made all vector layers, in the Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog, available in ESRI's ArcView shapefile format. A shapefile is a simple non-topological format that stores the geometry and attribute information for a set of geographic features as a set of vector (point, line, polygon) coordinates. Shapefiles draw quickly and directly in ArcView, ArcGIS, ArcExplorer. Shapefiles are a compatible data type for many other types of GIS software. Three files are fundamental to each shapefile: .shp stores the feature geometry (shape and location information); .shx stores the index of the feature geometry; .dbf a dBASE (TM) file stores the attribute information for the features. Other index files may be created to help speed analysis and query: these file formats are .sbn .sbx .ain .aix .fbn and .fbx. In addition you may find projection .prj, and metadata .xml, files associated with shapefiles.
File Decompression Technique:
Data available from this website is in .zip compressed format. WinZip is a Windows based, PKZip-compatible compression utility. You will need a program like this to extract the data. A link to a trial copy WinZip software is available at http://megis.maine.gov/links/.
Digital Transfer Option:

Online Option:

Computer Contact Information:

Network Address:

Network Resource Name: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

Access Instructions:
These data are available to Internet browsers for download from the Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog. Data available from this website is in .zip compressed format. WinZip is a Windows based, PKZip-compatible compression utility. You will need a program like this to extract the data. A link to a trial copy WinZip software is available at http://megis.maine.gov/links/. If you are not already a GIS user, free software for viewing these files is available from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI). See http://megis.maine.gov/links/ for a link to ArcExplorer 9.x .
Digital Transfer Option:

Online Option:

Access Instructions: Where file size and Internet access permit, data requests can be made available via File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

Fees: Data may be downloaded from Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog at no charge.
Turnaround: Data is available for immediate download from the Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog.

Standard Order Process:

Available Time Period:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date:

Distributor:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

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

Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
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) 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:

Access Instructions: Please contact the Maine Office of GIS (MEGIS) for access instructions.

Fees: Access is available through Maine's wide area network; WAN users may contact the Maine Office of Information Technology, Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) for a login.

Metadata Date: 6/24/2003
Metadata Review Date: 9/25/2007
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Contact Position: Wildlife Biologist
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 650 State Street
City: Bangor
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04401
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 941-4483
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 941-4450
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1600 EST

Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: 19980101
Metadata Access Constraints: None
Metadata Use Constraints: None