gomlc7

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

Description:

Abstract:
GOMLC7 provides land cover data from five interpretations of Landsat data and wetland cover. Photo-interpretations were combined to yield a 31-class raster (grid) digital dataset, "GOMLC7", for the Gulf of Maine watershed. Themes of higher resolution or data quality were overlaid on more generic or older data to produce a product having best available interpretation for each cover class. This is projected as UTM zone 19, NAD83, dimensions in meters, and has a 30m cell size. For more information about the USFW Gulf of Maine Program and a CD of data from the Gulf of Maine Watershed Habitat Analysis plus supplemental information about GOMLC7 see: http://gulfofmaine.fws.gov/ and http://r5gomp.fws.gov/gom/habitatstudy/metadata/Landcover_Data_Methods.htm
Purpose:
The data is available in the Maine GIS Data Catalog, by county map extent, in colormap embedded GeoTIFF format with a supplemental gomlc.jpg for quickview; and GRID format, with a full schema colormap gomlc7clrmp.txt, and ArcGIS .lyr file gomlc7.lyr. These data are also available in statewide map extent from MEGIS.SDE and from USFWS on CD, see point of contact below.
Supplemental Information:
The data is available in the Maine GIS Data Catalog in colormap embedded GeoTIFF format with a supplemental gomlc7.jpg. GRID format, a full schema colormap gomlc7.txt, ArcView .avl, and ArcGIS .lyr files are also available from MEGIS and from USFW, see point of contact below.
Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1986
Ending Date: 1997

Currentness Reference: source dates

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned

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: planningCadastre
Theme Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Theme
Theme Keyword: habitat
Theme Keyword: model
Theme Keyword: wetlands
Theme Keyword: landuse
Theme Keyword: landcover

Place:

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

Stratum:

Stratum Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Keyword
Stratum Keyword: radiance or imagery
Stratum Keyword: land surface

Access Constraints: Secondary distribution by permission only. Any secondary distribution must have this documentation appended.
Use Constraints:
This map may not accurately portray land cover at a local scale, or most recent conditions; it is intended for use in identifying habitat suitability. This information is meant to be used for habitat protection in the Gulf of Maine watershed as identified by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Please note these data do not represent all important habitat for all USFWS trust species. For instance, additional habitat information exists for Maine coastal nesting seabird islands and Atlantic Salmon habitat. Also, please be aware that other information regarding important habitat may exist in your area of interest and you are encouraged to contact the appropriate agencies or organizations for that information, for example Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Natural Areas Program, The Nature Conservancy. Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes. Digital maps retain the accuracy and currentness 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. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information.
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (USFWGOMP) US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program

Contact Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 4R Fundy Road
City: Falmouth
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04105-1764
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 781-8364
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 781-8369
Contact Electronic Mail Address: fw5es_gomp.gis@fws.gov
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1630 EST

Data Set Credit: Credit should be given to the data source and/or originator when the data is transferred or printed.
Native Data Set Environment:
(USFWGOMP) ESRI Grid format f:\arcdat\gom83\landcov\gomlc7; 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 version 8.3, Solaris 7, Grid and GeoTIFF (regionwide) pathname = /home24/landuse/usfwgomv2.2/gomdata/gomlc7, file size ~ 64 MB/285MB

Attribute Accuracy:

Attribute Accuracy Report: This raster data set has potential errors due to misinterpretation of land cover and spatial location.

Logical Consistency Report:
This raster data set is based on other data sets, variably field checked for accuracy. Best available data were selected from the sources. 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 represented. MEGIS GeoTIFFs for this dataset contain an embedded colormap of USFW/GOM 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, see point of contact below.
Completeness Report: Data set is complete.
Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Data set accuracy may correspond to that of the 1:24,000 base data used to align the raster data. Warping of the data sets was used to reduce maximum error to approximately 1 cell (30 m).
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.

Vertical Positional Accuracy:

Vertical Positional Accuracy Report: N/A

Lineage:

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Program (NOAACCAP)
Title: (NOAACCAPLNDCVR) CCAP Landcover for eastern Massachusetts, Penobscot Bay, Cobscook Bay, and Great Bay
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: remote sensing image
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Silver Springs MD
Publisher: NOAA-CCAP

Other Citation Details: 30 meter cells-NOAA CCAP scenes; NH/ME was based on 1993 imagery, Penobscot Bay on 1995 imagery, Massachusetts on 1997 imagery, and Cobscook Bay on 1992 imagery.
Online Linkage: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/crs/ccap_index.html

Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1992
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 1997
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: ground condition

Source Citation Abbreviation: noaaccaplndcvr
Source Contribution: Primary source for land cover information for GOMLC7.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: U.S. Department of Interior (USDOI), USGS Biological Resources Division (USGS), Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (MECFWRU) and Department of Ecology, University of Maine
Publication Date: 199909
Title: (USGSGAP) A Gap Analysis of Maine
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: cdrom
Series Information:

Series Name: National Gap Analysis Program
Issue Identification: A GAP Analysis of Maine

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Orono, ME
Publisher: Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, University of Maine

Other Citation Details:
30 m cell size-University of Maine GAPS landcover; this used imagery obtained between 1990 and 1993; covers all of Maine. New Hampshire GAPS landcover; this was based on scenes from 1992 through 1995, covering all of New Hampshire and Vermont. Southern New England (SNE) GAPS landcover (sneveg4n; files dated 1/2/99).
Online Linkage: http://www.gap.uidaho.edu/

Type of Source Media: CD-ROM
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1991
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 1995
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: source dates

Source Citation Abbreviation: usgsgap
Source Contribution: Land cover for part of Massachusetts, western New Hampshire, and all of Maine; secondary to CCAP data.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFW)
Publication Date: multiple dates
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: (NWIHRDCPY) National Wetlands Inventory
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: atlas
Series Information:

Series Name: National Wetlands Inventory
Issue Identification: 1979 (hardcopy)

Publication Information:

Publication Place: St. Petersburg FL
Publisher: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Other Citation Details: hardcopy, 1979 to present.

Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: digital tape media
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1/1/1979
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: Present
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation: nwihrdcpy
Source Contribution: Used to delineate wetland types and extents throughout the study area. Supplemented where digital versions were not available, with USGS hydrology polygons coded according to paper NWI maps.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Publication Date: 19990525
Title: (NLCD)National Land Cover Data
Edition: 1
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:

Series Name: National Land Cover Data
Issue Identification: Maine Land Cover Data

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Sioux Falls, SD USA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other Citation Details: spatial resolution of 30 meters
Online Linkage: http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/programs/lccp/nationallandcover.html

Source Scale Denominator: 999999
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1988
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 1993
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: ground condition

Source Citation Abbreviation: nlcd
Source Contribution: Used for land cover throughout the study area, except as replaced with more accurate data from other sources.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW) National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) (ed.)
Publication Date: 1998
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: nwi
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:

Series Name: Maine GIS
Issue Identification: SDE server; Internet Data Catalog

Publication Information:

Publication Place: MEGIS Library and Data Catalog
Publisher: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems

Other Citation Details:
1:24000 For more information on the Cowardin System see L.M.Cowardin, et al, 1979 "Classification of Wetland and Deepwater Habitats of the United States". U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service FWS/OBS-79/31. http://www.nwi.fws.gov/Pubs_Reports/Class_Manual/class_titlepg.htm
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: 2/1971
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 12/1992
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: source dates

Source Citation Abbreviation: nwi
Source Contribution: Used to delineate wetland types and extents throughout the study area.

Process Step:

Process Description:
Land cover sources were reclassed to conform with the CCAP data, spatially adjusted to optimize correspondence with 1:24,000 data, and merged, selecting the superior classes where data overlapped. Then NWI data were reclassed (simplified) and overlaid on the land cover; see <http://r5gomp.fws.gov/gom/habitatstudy/metadata/gomlc7.htm >.
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (USFWGOMP) US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program

Contact Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 4R Fundy Road
City: Falmouth
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04105-1764
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 781-8364
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 781-8369
Contact Electronic Mail Address: fw5es_gomp.gis@fws.gov
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1630 EST

Indirect Spatial Reference: sample Penobscot County
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Raster
Raster Object Information:

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

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Planar:

Grid Coordinate System:

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

UTM Zone Number: 19
Transverse Mercator:

Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude of Central Meridian: -69
Latitude of Projection Origin: 0
False Easting: 500000
False Northing: 0

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: GOMLC7
Entity Type Definition: value attribute table
Entity Type Definition Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: ATTRIBUTE
Attribute Definition: land cover and wetland type, by cell
Attribute Definition Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Gulf of Maine Project
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: bare ground
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: open land, quarries, beach
Enumerated Domain Value: cultivated
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: active agriculture other than hay
Enumerated Domain Value: developed
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: residential, industrial, commercial, roads
Enumerated Domain Value: grassland
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: pasture, hay, lawns, old fields
Enumerated Domain Value: upl conif forest
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: predominantly coniferous upland forest
Enumerated Domain Value: upl decid forest
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: predominantly deciduous upland forest
Enumerated Domain Value: upl scrub/shrub
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: upland shrub regenerating forest
Enumerated Domain Value: E1AB
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: estuarine subtidal aquatic vegetation
Enumerated Domain Value: E1UB
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: estuarine subtidal unconsolidated bottom
Enumerated Domain Value: E2AB
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: estuarine intertidal aquatic vegetation
Enumerated Domain Value: E2EM
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: estuarine intertidal emergent vegetation
Enumerated Domain Value: E2RS_R1RS
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: estuarine, riverine intertidal rocky shore
Enumerated Domain Value: E2SS
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: estuarine intertidal scrub/shrub
Enumerated Domain Value: E2US_R1US
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: estuarine, riverine intertidal unconsolidated shore
Enumerated Domain Value: L1UB_PUB
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: lake or pond
Enumerated Domain Value: L2RS
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: lake, rocky shore
Enumerated Domain Value: M1AB
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: marine subtidal aquatic vegetation
Enumerated Domain Value: M1UB
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: marine subtidal unconsolidated bottom
Enumerated Domain Value: M2AB
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: marine intertidal aquatic vegetation
Enumerated Domain Value: M2RS
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: marine intertidal rocky shore
Enumerated Domain Value: M2US
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: marine intertidal unconsolidated shore
Enumerated Domain Value: PAB_L2AB
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: lake, fresh marsh, or pond, aquatic vegetation
Enumerated Domain Value: PEM_L2EM
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: lake, fresh marsh, or pond, emergent vegetation
Enumerated Domain Value: PFOcon
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: coniferous forested wetland
Enumerated Domain Value: PFOdec
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: deciduous forested wetland
Enumerated Domain Value: PSScon
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: coniferous shrub wetland
Enumerated Domain Value: PSSdec
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: deciduous shrub wetland
Enumerated Domain Value: R1UB
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: riverine tidal unconsolidated bottom
Enumerated Domain Value: Rper
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: riverine perennial
Enumerated Domain Value: upl mixed
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: mixed upland forest
Enumerated Domain Value: L2US
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: lake, unconsolidated shore

Attribute:

Attribute Label: COUNT
Attribute Definition: number of pixels with same value
Attribute Definition Source: software generated

Attribute:

Attribute Label: VALUE
Attribute Definition: attribute value of GRID format
Attribute Definition Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife, Gulf of Maine Project
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: 1
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: upland deciduous forest
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 0,255,0
Enumerated Domain Value: 2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: grassland
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 255,255,0
Enumerated Domain Value: 3
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: upland scrub/shrub
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 235,92,182
Enumerated Domain Value: 4
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: perennial stream (Rper)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 0,255,255
Enumerated Domain Value: 5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: fresh marsh (PEM_L2EM)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 165,250,255
Enumerated Domain Value: 6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: coniferous swamp (PFOcon)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 181,255,0
Enumerated Domain Value: 7
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: cultivated
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 255,0,0
Enumerated Domain Value: 9
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: upland mixed forest
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 60,105,0
Enumerated Domain Value: 10
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: deciduous shrub swamp (PSSdec)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 125,167,153
Enumerated Domain Value: 11
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: coniferous shrub swamp (PSScon)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 174,165,255
Enumerated Domain Value: 12
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: upland coniferous forest
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 1,130,0
Enumerated Domain Value: 13
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: deciduous swamp (PFOdec)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 183,223,134
Enumerated Domain Value: 14
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: developed
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color map 0,0,0
Enumerated Domain Value: 15
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: bare ground
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 255,191,0
Enumerated Domain Value: 16
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: lake/pond open water (L1UB_PUB)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 40,31,149
Enumerated Domain Value: 17
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: lake sand/mud shore (L2US)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 165,250,255
Enumerated Domain Value: 20
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: fresh submerged plants (PAB_L2AB)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 0,209,220
Enumerated Domain Value: 21
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: lake rocky shore (L2RS)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 0,255,255
Enumerated Domain Value: 25
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: river bottom (R1UB)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 0,0,255
Enumerated Domain Value: 27
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: estuarine rocky shore (E2RS_R1RS)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 255,255,0
Enumerated Domain Value: 28
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: estuarine sand/mud shore (E2US_R1US)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 187,0,255
Enumerated Domain Value: 29
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: estuarine open water (E1UB)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 0,130,255
Enumerated Domain Value: 30
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: estuarine tidal algae (E2AB)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 0,219,255
Enumerated Domain Value: 31
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: estuarine submerged plants (E1AB)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 255,249,165
Enumerated Domain Value: 33
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: marine open water (M1UB)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 0,0,255
Enumerated Domain Value: 34
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: marine sand/mud shore (M2US)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 119,0,130
Enumerated Domain Value: 35
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: estuarine marsh (E2EM)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 181,255,0
Enumerated Domain Value: 39
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: marine submerged plants (M1AB)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 166,255,165
Enumerated Domain Value: 40
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: marine tidal algae (M2AB)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 255,165,165
Enumerated Domain Value: 41
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: marine rocky shore (M2RS)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 255,249,165
Enumerated Domain Value: 64
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: estuarine shrub (E2SS)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 0,255,171
Enumerated Domain Value: 0
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: No Data
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: RGB color model 255,255,255

Overview Description:

Entity and Attribute Overview:
Land cover sources were reclassed to conform with the CCAP data, spatially adjusted to optimize correspondence with 1:24,000 data, and merged, selecting the superior classes where data overlapped. Then NWI data were reclassed (simplified) and overlaid on the land cover; see <http://r5gomp.fws.gov/gom/habitatstudy/metadata/gomlc7.htm >. In GRID format, the item COUNT may be used with pixel VALUE, DESCRIPTIV and total pixels, to estimate % classification type.
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.

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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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Distributor:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (USFWGOMP) US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program

Contact Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 4R Fundy Road
City: Falmouth
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04105-1764
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 781-8364
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 781-8369
Contact Electronic Mail Address: fw5es_gomp.gis@fws.gov
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1630 EST

Metadata Date: 7/20/2000
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
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Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Access Constraints: None
Metadata Use Constraints: None