mecnslnd

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Maine State Planning Office (MESPO), Richard D. Kelly Jr.
Publication Date: 20060526
Title: mecnslnd
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 (MEGIS)

Other Citation Details:
1:24000 Contributors: Land for Maine's Future Program, Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Department of Transportation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Acadia National Park, Appalachian Mountain Club, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, The Nature Conservancy, Maine Audubon Society, New England Forestry Foundation.

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Online Linkage: http\\megis.maine.gov\catalog

Description:

Abstract:
MECNSLND contains conservation lands ownership boundaries at 1:24,000 scale for Maine land in federal, state, 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. MECNSLND is an inventory.
Original mapping and text on this theme, produced in 1989 and updated in 1993 by R.D. Kelly Jr., Maine State Planning Office (MESPO). MESPO contacted agencies and organizations to obtain locations of conservation and public lands, and prepared hard copy maps. Mapping was based on USGS 1:250,000 quadrangles and was originally published in digital form by the Maine Office of GIS as MEPUB250. The Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Maine at Orono, digitized the maps, built the attribute database and subsequently, compiled the data at 1:100,000 scale with standard USGS quadrangles as a base to produce MEPUB100. MEPUB100 was used as a basemap for the development of MECNSLND.

Purpose:
MECNSLND 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 MECNSLND 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.
Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date:
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date:
Ending Time: Unknown

Currentness Reference: source dates

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: ISO Keyword Thesaurus
Theme Keyword: boundaries
Theme Keyword: planningCadastre
Theme Keyword: society
Theme Keyword: environment
Theme Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Theme
Theme Keyword: public access
Theme Keyword: ownership
Theme Keyword: conservation

Place:

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

Stratum:

Stratum Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Keyword
Stratum Keyword: human dimensions

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 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 data correction in, 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", June 2002, and coordinated by MEGIS in consultation with the Maine GIS Executive Council.
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (MSPO) Maine State Planning Office
Contact Person: Janet Parker

Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 38
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0038
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 207-287-9981
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207-287-8059
Contact Electronic Mail Address: janet.parker@maine.gov
Hours of Service: 8:00 am to 5:00 PM EST
Contact Instructions: may also contact gena.denis@maine.gov

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:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 and 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: 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.

Logical Consistency Report: Spatial topology meets "Data Standards for Maine Geographic Information Systems", June 2002. The feature class has been BUILT with polygon topology.
Completeness Report: The conservation lands database represented by MECNSLND is reasonably complete. Ownership lines in this coverage do not represent legal boundaries. MECNSLND is an inventory only.
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 National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:24,000 scale.

Lineage:

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Kelly, R. D. Jr., Maine State Planning Office (MESPO)
Publication Date: 19930401
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: (KELLY93)Maine Land in Federal, State, Municipal, and Non-profit Conservation Ownership - a guide to the maps
Edition: v2
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: atlas
Series Information:

Series Name: Maine Land in Federal, State, Municipal, and Non-profit Conservation Ownership
Issue Identification: Revised by Richard D. Kelly, Jr., Maine State Planning Office, April 1993, v2

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Augusta ME
Publisher: Maine State Planning Office

Other Citation Details:
Contributors: Land for Maine's Future Board, Maine Bureau of Public Lands, Maine Bureau of Parks and Recreation, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Bureau of Forestry, Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Maine Department of Transportation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Acadia National Park, University of Maine, Appalachian Mountain Club, The Nature Conservancy, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, National Audubon Society, Maine Audubon Society, Local Land Trusts, and several Municipalities.
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

Source Scale Denominator: 250000
Type of Source Media: paper
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 4/1/1993
Time of Day: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation: kelly93

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Krohn, William B., Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (MECFWRU) and Kelly, R. D. Jr., Maine State Planning Office (MESPO)
Publication Date: 1997
Title: (KROHN97) A Conservation and Public Lands Database for Maine, Project History and Database Documentation
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: atlas
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Orono ME
Publisher: Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit (MECFWRU)

Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 2/1/1997
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: content date

Source Citation Abbreviation: krohn97

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Maine State Planning Office (MESPO), Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Maine Orono (MECFWRU) (comp., ed.)
Publication Date: 19990320
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: mepub100
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: 1:100000
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

Source Scale Denominator: 100000
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 1997
Time of Day: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation: mepub100
Source Contribution: MEPUB100 was used as a digital basemap in the development of MECNSLND

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: metwp24

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Maine Department of Transportation (MEDOT), Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)(comp.)(ed.)
Publication Date: 20031001
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: merail24
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 (MEGIS)

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: 10/1/1997
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 10/1/2003
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation: merail24

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
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date:
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: Unknown
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: U.S. Geological Survey

Source Citation Abbreviation: 24k

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Maine State Planning Office (MESPO)
Publication Date: 19710513
Title: (GEOCODE) Standard Geographic Codes for Maine Minor Civil Divisions
Edition: v1
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Augusta ME
Publisher: Maine State Planning Office

Other Citation Details:
This citation is for the first official Standard Geographic Code endorsed and adopted by the Governor of Maine, on July 1, 1971. Geocodes have undergone subsequent revisions, all of which were "officially" rolled back to this 1971 list by Maine's Information Services Policy Board (ISPB), as of January 2000. In 1971, all Maine state agencies were requested to implement these five digit geocodes, in agency information systems, to build a base of data for Maine's Minor Civil Divisions (MCDs) and to promote data sharing. Data coded by MCD may subsequently be summarized by any other type of region, administrative district, natural area, etc. The first two digits of the geocode represent the federal code (FIPS) for Maine counties, the remaining three digits uniquely identify each of Maine's MCDs and Reservations. As an information service to state agencies and the public, geocodes for Maine, are now maintained, updated and made available for download, in comma delimited text and .dbf format, through the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) Data Catalog at http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/ , "Tables" link.
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 7/1/1971
Time of Day: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation: geocode
Source Contribution: Standard Geographic Codes for Maine Minor Civil Divisions, 1971 is the source for common names of Maine minor civil divisions and geocodes used in METWP24 and MECNSLND.

Process Step:

Process Description:
Soon after the publication of MEPUB100 work began on an irregular basis to keep the conservation lands database up to date. This step was the beginning of the current MECNSLND. New properties were added at a scale of 1:24000. Work was also begun, on an irregular basis, to use 1:24000 features for property lines that were coincident with hydrography, roads, railroads, power lines, and political boundaries. These coincident features were taken from the 1:24000 scale in the Maine GIS library. In 2001 funding was provided by the Maine Department of Conservation (MEDOC) to the Maine State Planning Office (MESPO) through a federal grant for the State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) to continue to update MECNSLND but on a regular basis. With the cooperation of federal, state, and several non-profit land holding agencies this work has been ongoing since that time. As with all maps or coverages involving property this database will always be in a state of refinement and revision as new properties are added, deleted, changed or corrected.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation: mepub100
Process Date: 20031022
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (MSPO) Maine State Planning Office
Contact Person: Janet Parker

Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 38
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0038
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 207-287-9981
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207-287-8059
Contact Electronic Mail Address: janet.parker@maine.gov
Hours of Service: 8:00 am to 5:00 PM EST
Contact Instructions: may also contact gena.denis@maine.gov

Process Step:

Process Description: Additional properties defined by originator added. Attribute content was corrected.
Process Date: 200605
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (MSPO) Maine State Planning Office
Contact Person: Janet Parker

Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 38
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0038
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 207-287-9981
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207-287-8059
Contact Electronic Mail Address: janet.parker@maine.gov
Hours of Service: 8:00 am to 5:00 PM EST
Contact Instructions: may also contact gena.denis@maine.gov

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: 5058

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: 0.000326
Ordinate Resolution: 0.000326

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

Attribute:

Attribute Label: ACREAGE
Attribute Definition: acreage of each parcel
Attribute Definition Source: Arc/Info software computed

Attribute:

Attribute Label: CIREG
Attribute Definition:
Coastal Island Registry Number (CIREG is a numbering system used to identify islands and ledges along the Maine coast by county registered with the Maine Department of Conservation (MEDOC), Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands. If the parcel is not a coastal island, no number is entered.)
Attribute Definition Source: METWP24

Attribute:

Attribute Label: COAST
Attribute Definition: Indicates whether the parcel falls within Maine's Coastal Zone.
Attribute Definition Source: The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1974, Maine Coastal Program, Maine State Planning Office (MESPO)
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: yes
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: The parcel or easement is located within Maine's Coastal Zone. (If no entry then the parcel or easement is outside Maine's Coastal Zone.)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: COUNTY
Attribute Definition: name of one of Maine's sixteen counties
Attribute Definition Source: METWP24

Attribute:

Attribute Label: DATEACQ
Attribute Definition:
Gives the date of acquisition of the property as recorded by the agency listed. (This is a very incomplete field of data and is entered as the information becomes available, and may prove to be more important as users wish to know status of conservation acres at differing periods of time.)
Attribute Definition Source: Federal, state, or non-profit agency which owns or has an easement on the parcel.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: FEE_STATUS
Attribute Definition: Ownership status of the parcel - either fee, easement, or lease
Attribute Definition Source: Federal, state, or non-profit agency which owns or has an easement or lease on the parcel
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: F
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Agency or organization owns the parcel in fee.

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: E
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Agency or organization holds a conservation easement on the parcel.

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: L
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Agency or organization holds a lease on the parcel.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: MCD
Attribute Definition: minor civil division name (These divisions in Maine are cities, towns, plantations, and townships.)
Attribute Definition Source: METWP24

Attribute:

Attribute Label: PARCELNAME
Attribute Definition: full name of parcel (In many cases parcel name may apply to more than one polygon.)
Attribute Definition Source: Federal, state, or non-profit agency which owns or has an easement on the parcel
Ending Date of Attribute Values: 20031022

Attribute:

Attribute Label: PRIMARYOWN
Attribute Definition: type of entity that holds primary ownership of the parcel or easement
Attribute Definition Source: Federal, state, or non-profit agency which owns or has an easement on the parcel
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: F
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: The primary owner is the federal government.

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: S
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: The primary owner is the State of Maine.

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: P
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: The primary owner is a private non-profit conservation entity or non-governmental organization (NGO).

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SECONDOWN
Attribute Definition: abbreviation or acronym of the agency, department, or organization that holds ownership of the parcel or easement
Attribute Definition Source: Federal, state, or non-profit agency which owns or has an easement on the parcel
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: USDA
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: United States Department of Agriculture

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: USDI
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: United States Department of the Interior

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: USDT
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: United States Department of Transportation

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: USVA
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: United States Veterans Administration

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: BSPA
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Baxter State Park Authority

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MASC
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MDAR
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Department of Agriculture

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MDFW
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MDOC
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Department of Conservation

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MDOT
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Department of Transportation

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: FSOM
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Forest Society of Maine

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MASO
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Audubon Society

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MCHT
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Coast Heritage Trust

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: NEFF
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: New England Forestry Foundation

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: TNCO
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: The Nature Conservancy

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: AMC
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Appalachian Mountain Club

Attribute:

Attribute Label: THIRDOWN
Attribute Definition: abbreviation or acronym of the bureau or agency, within a department, or major organization, that holds ownership of the parcel or easement
Attribute Definition Source: Federal, state, or non-profit agency which owns or has an easement on the parcel
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: USFS
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: United States Forest Service

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: USFW
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: USCG
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: United States Coast Guard

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: USVA
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: United States Veterans Administration

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: USPS
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: National Park Service

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: BSPA
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Baxter State Park Authority

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MASC
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Atlantic Salmon Commission

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MDAR
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Department of Agriculture

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MDFW
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MBPL
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MDOT
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Department of Transportation

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: FSOM
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Forest Society of Maine

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MASO
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Audubon Society

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MCHT
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Coast Heritage Trust

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: NEFF
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: New England Forestry Foundation

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: TNCO
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: The Nature Conservancy

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: MBFY
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine Bureau of Forestry

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: AMC
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Appalachian Mountain Club

Overview Description:

Entity and Attribute Overview:
The Maine State Planning Office (MESPO), Augusta, Maine digitized the properties on MECNSLND and built the attribute database. POLYGON attributes consist of the following: AREA, PERIMETER, MECNSLND#, MECNSLND-ID, PARCELNAME, MCD, COUNTY, CONSER_LAND, PRIMARYOWN, SECONDOWN, THIRDOWN, FEE_STATUS, CIREG, ACREAGE, LMFB, DATEACQ, COAST.
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

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
Format Specification: ArcView Shapefile Format
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Online Option:

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).

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 layers, in the 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, and ArcExplorer; an existing ARC/INFO coverage can be converted to a shapefile by export; other spatial data formats can be converted to shapefiles. Three files are created for 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. CAUTION: When you edit an existing theme or shapefile you are creating a new version of a source; give your version a new name or a version identifier to reflect your edits. Be prepared to fully document your sources and to both quantify and qualify the edits you make in order to facilitate coordination with other data sources. PLEASE NOTE: conversion to shapefile format changes some characters ( # - .) to underscores; item names over 10 characters are truncated. An effort will be made over time to consider these limitations in item names, and to eliminate the use of these characters in Maine GIS data development. It should not be assumed that a conversion from shapefile back to coverage will produce the same data. The results of such a conversion are greatly improved by the use of PRECISION setting DOUBLE, DOUBLE and careful management of tolerances. Shapefiles tolerate overlapping features, coverages maintain these with correct attribution only if a REGIONS subclass is specified and retained.
Digital Transfer Option:

Online Option:

Access Instructions:
These data are available to Internet browsers for download from the Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog. All 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/software.asp. If you are not already a GIS user, a link to free software for import and viewing of these files, Import71 and ArcExplorer from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), is available at http://megis.maine.gov/software.asp.
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:

Standard Order Process:

Digital Form:

Digital Transfer Information:

Format Name: ARCE
Format Version Number: ARC Version 8.3
Format Specification: ARC/INFO Export Format
Format Information Content:
An Arc/Info export file is an interchange format used to transfer spatial data, INFO data files, and other ESRI ARC/INFO files between various machine types. Export files have the suffix .e00 and contain, in fixed-length ASCII format, all spatial information available for each feature. The command IMPORT is available in A/I to convert the export file to original format, i.e. coverage, grid, or other spatial data file. Import will add a spatial data file and a related INFO file to a machine directory. ESRI's ArcView is packaged with an import utility called IMPORT71 for the same export file conversion. The utility is also available through the FREE software link on the Maine GIS Data Catlaog under "CDProducts" at http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/ or from ESRI at http://www.esri.com/. CARE MUST BE TAKEN after import, not to separate the spatial information from its related INFO file. Since export files are in ASCII format make sure any file transfer method like FTP is executed under ASCII mode. Binary transfer will not work correctly.
Digital Transfer Option:

Online Option:

Access Instructions: Anyone with an Internet browser can view and download these data from http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/. Please follow instructions on the website for the Internet Data Catalog.

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) from the ftp address ftp://ftp.state.me.us/.

Digital Form:

Digital Transfer Information:

Format Name: ESRI Shapefile
Format Version Number: ARC Version 8.3
Format Specification: ArcView Shapefile Format
Format Information Content:
MEGIS will soon make all data in the internet Data Catalog available in ESRI's ArcView shapefile format. This additional format will first be available for E911 data under the TOWNS tab. 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; you can create your own data using the shapefile format; an existing ARC/INFO coverage can be converted to a shapefile; other spatial data formats can be converted to shapefiles. Three files are created for 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. CAUTION: When you edit an existing theme or shapefile you are creating a new dataset or at least a new version of a dataset; give the dataset a new name or a version identifier to reflect your edits. Be prepared to fully document your sources and to both quantify and qualify the edits you make in order to facilitate coordination with other data sources. PLEASE NOTE: conversion to shapefile format changes some characters ( # - .) to underscores; item names over 10 characters are truncated. An effort will be made over time to consider these limitations in item names, and to eliminate the use of these characters in Maine GIS data development. It should not be assumed that a conversion from shapefile back to coverage would produce the same data file as found in the original coverage format. The results of such a conversion are greatly improved by the use of PRECISION setting DOUBLE, DOUBLE and careful management of tolerances.
Digital Transfer Option:

Online Option:

Access Instructions: Anyone with an internet browser can view and download these data from the http address http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/. Please follow instructions on the website for the internet Data Catalog.

Digital Transfer Option:

Online Option:

Access Instructions: Where file size and internet access permit, data requests can be filled via File Transfer Protocol (FTP) from the ftp address ftp://ftp.state.me.us/.

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

Standard Order Process:

Non-digital Form: map
Fees:
MEGIS does some custom mapping, with available Maine GIS data, as time allows. If you have a custom mapping question please call the technical support line at (207) 287-6144 and ask about an estimate for your mapping needs.
Turnaround: 15 working days

Available Time Period:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 8/31/2004
Ending Date: Present

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.

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: WMS
Format Version Number: 1.1
Format Specification: OpenGIS (OGC) Web Map Service (WMS )
Format Information Content:
MEGIS has created a web based application for Maine GIS data that adheres to the OpenGIS Consortium (OGC) Web Mapping Specification (WMS 1.1.1) which allows map servers to create and send standard map images over the Web.
Digital Transfer Option:

Online Option:

Access Instructions: This metadata document contains embedded URLs that can be used to make OGC WMS 1.1.1 compliant map requests of the framework layers in the Maine GeoLibrary.

Fees: None
Ordering Instructions:
Currently OGC WMS 1.1.1 access is available for CONTOURS, DOQQ, E911RDS, HYD24L, HYD24P, INDEX_HF, MECNSLND, MEDOQINDEX, MEDOTPUB, MERAIL24, METWP24L, METWP24P, ORTHO_HF, ORTHO_FF, ORTHO_1F, ORTHO_2F, INDEX_FF, INDEX_1F, INDEX_2F, OTRANS. These images are available to the Web and client software for overlay and display of multiple maps using first of the URLS listed above. Access the OGC: WMS Framework "WMT_MS Get Capabilities" in XML using Internet browser or other XML friendly viewer.

Metadata Date: 5/24/2006
Metadata Review Date: 9/25/2007
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (MSPO) Maine State Planning Office
Contact Person: Janet Parker

Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 38
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0038
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 207-287-9981
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207-287-8059
Contact Electronic Mail Address: janet.parker@maine.gov
Hours of Service: 8:00 am to 5:00 PM EST
Contact Instructions: may also contact gena.denis@maine.gov

Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Extensions:

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