fresh91

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Bob Houston, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program (USFWGOM)
Publication Date: 20041231
Title: fresh91
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster 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 (MEGIS)

Other Citation Details: 1:24000 Gulf of Maine Freshwater Habitats rated for 91 priority trust species of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, published by the USFWS Gulf of Maine Program 5/13/2003
Online Linkage: \\BOBXP\C$\gom data\freshtypes91
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/
Larger Work Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Gulf of Maine Program
Title: (GOMHMP)Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Falmouth ME
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region

Description:

Abstract:
FRESH91 represents the overall habitat values, within freshwater cover types for 91 priority trust species of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, in the U.S. portion of the Gulf of Maine watershed. Habitats for each species were mapped and ranked from actual sightings or by developing habitat suitability models reflecting environmental requirements for each species. Scores for each species were then added to derive the sum of scores for all species combined. The value for each cell reflects both the number of species using each cell and the relative habitat suitability for those species. For more information about the USFW Gulf of Maine Program, Gulf of Maine Habitat Analysis, and related data see: http://gulfofmaine.fws.gov/gomanalysis/gomanalysis.html
Purpose:
This data may be used to show valuable habitat for USFWS priority trust species in the U.S. portion of the Gulf of Maine watershed. The data may be used at a regional or local level to prioritize habitat protection by local, municipal, state or federal land protection organizations or to support grant applications for habitat protection. It may also be incorporated into local and regional planning to help identify and protect important fish and wildlife habitat.
Supplemental Information:
The data is available in the Maine GIS Data Catalog, by county map extent, in colormap embedded GeoTIFF format with a supplemental fresh91.jpg for quickview; and GRID format, with a full schema colormap freshclrmp.txt, and ArcGIS .lyr file fresh91.lyr. These data are also available in statewide map extent from MEGIS.SDE and from USFWS on CD, see point of contact below.
Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1984
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 2002
Ending Time: Unknown

Currentness Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Irregular

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -71.3
East Bounding Coordinate: -66.8
North Bounding Coordinate: 47.6
South Bounding Coordinate: 42.9

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Keyword Thesaurus
Theme Keyword: biota
Theme Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme Keyword: environment
Theme Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme Keyword: planningCadastre

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Theme
Theme Keyword: federal endangered and threatened species
Theme Keyword: priority trust species
Theme Keyword: shorebirds
Theme Keyword: wading birds
Theme Keyword: waterfowl
Theme Keyword: neo-tropical migrants
Theme Keyword: sea-run fishes
Theme Keyword: wildlife habitat

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Place
Place Keyword: Maine
Place Keyword: New Hampshire
Place Keyword: Massachusetts
Place Keyword: New England
Place Keyword: Gulf of Maine

Stratum:

Stratum Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Keyword
Stratum Keyword: hydrosphere
Stratum Keyword: radiance or imagery

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 correct 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 to Maine GIS Users, through the MEGISTECH and MEGISUSER list servers. To subscribe please contact MeGIS through the Maine Office of Information Technology (OIT) Customer Support Center (CSC) at (207) 624-7700. To request correction of, or provide updates to Maine GIS data, please use the contact information contained in the 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: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Coastal Program

Contact Position: Biologist/GIS Specialist
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 4R Fundy Rd
City: Falmouth
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04105
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 207-781-8364
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207-781-8369
Hours of Service: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, US

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:
(USFWS) Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800; 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/, Maine GIS server ArcINFO 9.x, Solaris 9, Grid and GeoTIFF (regionwide) pathname = /home24/landuse/usfwgomv3.1/fresh91, file size ~ 16.6 MB/285MB
Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Bob Houston, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program (USFWGOM)
Publication Date: 20041231
Title: forest91
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster 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 (MEGIS)

Other Citation Details: 1:24000 Gulf of Maine Forested Cover Habitats rated for 91 priority trust species of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, published by the USFWS Gulf of Maine Program 5/13/2003
Online Linkage: \\BOBXP\C$\gom data\foresttypes91
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/
Larger Work Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Gulf of Maine Program
Title: (GOMHMP)Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Falmouth ME
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Bob Houston, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program (USFWGOM)
Publication Date: 20041231
Title: grass91
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster 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 (MEGIS)

Other Citation Details: 1:24000 Gulf of Maine Grassland/Shrub/Bare Ground Habitats rated for 91 priority trust species of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, , published by the USFWS Gulf of Maine Program 5/13/2003
Online Linkage: \\BOBXP\C$\gom data\grasstypes91
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/
Larger Work Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Gulf of Maine Program
Title: (GOMHMP)Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Falmouth ME
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Bob Houston, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program (USFWGOM)
Publication Date: 20041231
Title: saline91
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster 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 (MEGIS)

Other Citation Details: 1:24000 Gulf of Maine Salt Water Habitats rated for 91 priority trust species of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, published by the USFWS Gulf of Maine Program 5/13/2003
Online Linkage: \\BOBXP\C$\gom data\salinetypes91
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/
Larger Work Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Gulf of Maine Program
Title: (GOMHMP)Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Falmouth ME
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region

Attribute Accuracy:

Attribute Accuracy Report:
The accuracy of the attributes is determined by the scale and quality of the data sets used, which may have errors in characterizing land cover, soil, or other environmental condition. Use of this data set at the local level (parcel or town level) should be supplemented by on-the-ground verification.
Logical Consistency Report: This raster data set is based on descriptive models, applied to available GIS datasets.
Completeness Report:
The coverage may omit useful habitat or erroneously identify habitat because of limitations of the source data and the models operating on those data. Habitat identification was limited by the spatial resolution of the underlying data and the quality and age of information available. The species may not be found in all the habitats shown, or may be found in additional areas; the information provided may not accurately portray most recent conditions. This data set only shows high value habitat for the species included in the analysis; important habitat may exist for other species not included in the analysis.
Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Data set accuracy generally corresponds to that of the 1:24,000 base data used to align the raster data.
Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value: 12
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation: Compilation base data meets National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:24,000 scale.

Lineage:

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Bob Houston, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program (USFWGOM)
Publication Date: 20030513
Title: (GOMSUM91) Gulf of Maine Habitat - Sum of scores
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:

Series Name: (GOMHMP)Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
Issue Identification: multiple issue

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Falmouth ME
Publisher: US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program (USFWGOM)

Online Linkage: http://r5gomp.fws.gov/gom/habitatstudy/metadata/GOMSUM91.htm

Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 7/9/2002
Time of Day: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation: gomsum91
Source Contribution: Source is the numeric sum of values of habitat grids for 91 species.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Arnold Banner, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program (USFWGOM)
Publication Date: 20021102
Title: gomlc7
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster 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 (MEGIS)

Other Citation Details:
1:24000 Published 6/6/2000 by U.S. Fish & Wildlife as GOMLC7; Land Cover and Wetlands of the Gulf of Maine. GOMLC7 data is available from the Maine Office of GIS Data Catalog for Maine counties in GeoTIFF format at http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/. A .jpeg file is included in the download to display the colors and the classification descriptions that they represent. MEGIS GeoTIFFs for this dataset contain an embedded colormap of USFW/GOMP assigned colors for the full classification. GRID format, a full schema colormap gomlc7.txt, ArcView .avl, and ArcGIS .lyr files are also available from MEGIS and from USFW.
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/
Larger Work Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Gulf of Maine Program
Title: (GOMHMP)Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Falmouth ME
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region

Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1986
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 1997
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: source dates

Source Citation Abbreviation: gomlc7

Process Step:

Process Description:
Grids corresponding to the overall habitat values for each of 4 general cover types (saline, freshwater, forested, grass/shrub/bare ground) were developed by: 1) assigning each of the cover classes of the land cover grid to the appropriate 1 of the 4 more general classes; 2) calculating the numeric values for each of the 4 output grids as the gomsum value of the cells having that general cover type (cells having the alternate cover types were scored '0').
The following steps were used to calculate the top portion of the habitat values for that general cover type. The value attribute table of each of the 4 grids was exported to a spreadsheet, in which the 'value' field is ordered from lowest numbered record (top of column) to highest (bottom of column) records. Then: 1) Add a column in which to calculate the product of the 'value' field (which is habitat quality) times the 'count' field (number of cells at each value) - these products are 'habitat units'. 2) Sum the 'habitat units', and calculate what the top increments of this would be (e.g., top half, top quarter). 3) Make another column and in it cumulatively add the 'habitat units' from top to bottom. 4) By inspection, look down the column to find the 'value' at which the cumulative habitat unit number is at or above the level of interest (e.g., half of the sum of habitat units (from step 2)). This grid value and higher values constitute that top increment of habitats, and may be so displayed or mapped.

Process Date: 200305
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Coastal Program

Contact Position: Biologist/GIS Specialist
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 4R Fundy Rd
City: Falmouth
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04105
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 207-781-8364
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207-781-8369
Hours of Service: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, US

Cloud Cover: 0

Indirect Spatial Reference: regionwide
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Raster
Raster Object Information:

Raster Object Type: Grid Cell
Row Count: 21381
Column Count: 13972
Vertical Count: 1

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Planar:

Grid Coordinate System:

Grid Coordinate System Name: Universal Transverse Mercator 1983
Universal Transverse Mercator:

UTM Zone Number: 1
Transverse Mercator:

Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude of Central Meridian: -177
Latitude of Projection Origin: 0
False Easting: 500000
False Northing: 0

Planar Coordinate Information:

Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Coordinate Representation:

Abscissa Resolution: 30
Ordinate Resolution: 30

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: FRESH91
Entity Type Definition: value attribute table
Entity Type Definition Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Count
Attribute Definition: Count for each value.
Attribute Definition Source: Automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Value
Attribute Definition: Relative overall habitat value, where larger numbers indicates increasing habitat value.
Attribute Domain Values:

Range Domain:

Range Domain Minimum: 1
Range Domain Maximum: 211

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: 2-58
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 1-49%
Enumerated Domain Value: 59-81
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 50-74%
Enumerated Domain Value: 82-211
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Top 25%

Overview Description:

Entity and Attribute Overview:
The value for each cell reflects both the number of species using each cell and the relative habitat suitability for those species. For more information about the USFW Gulf of Maine Program, Gulf of Maine Habitat Analysis, and related data see: http://gulfofmaine.fws.gov/gomanalysis/gomanalysis.html .
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
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

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Format Version Number: ArcSDE 9.x
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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

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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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Standard Order Process:

Distributor:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Coastal Program

Contact Position: Biologist/GIS Specialist
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 4R Fundy Rd
City: Falmouth
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04105
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 207-781-8364
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207-781-8369
Hours of Service: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, US

Resource Description: Downloadable Data
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Digital Transfer Information:

Metadata Date: 6/20/2003
Metadata Review Date: 9/25/2007
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:

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 145
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0145
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 207 624-7700
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 Extensions:

Online Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile Name: ESRI Metadata Profile