Basemap Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge acquisition boundaries showing refuge owned and privately owned land

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (NLS), formerly Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge (WNT)
Publication_Date: 199504
Title:
Basemap Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge acquisition boundaries showing refuge owned and privately owned land
Edition: first
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: NLS Calendar Year Management
Issue_Identification: Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (NLS), Prairie City, Iowa
Publisher:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (NLS)
Description:
Abstract:
Since its establishment by United states Congress in 1990, Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge has been devoted to the reconstruction and restoration of tallgrass prairie and oak savanna habitats native to central Iowa circa 1840. Basemap a vector file of the 8654 acre Refuge boundaries depicting individual parcels of both NLS land and private ownership. This data set is the result of on-site update digitizing by Refuge staff for the purpose of realty queries, staff presentations, management, and Refuge history. The original Sun-UNIX ARC-INFO file was converted into Eppl7 2.1 software. A 24x36 Altek Datatab Lite Line digitizer were used in the update. The file was then exported as an ERDAS file and converted into PC ARC-INFO version 3.4.2 using the GRIDPOLY command. After conversion into PC ARC, the file was PROJECTED from UTM coordinates to GEOGRAPHIC. After this, the file was CLEANED and BUILT. The data set is used by NLS in both PC ARC-INFO 3.4.2 and ARCVIEW 2.0.
Purpose:
To provide Refuge staff with graphic, tabular, and textual data on cadastral and management themes within NLS acquisition boundaries.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1995
Currentness_Reference: Jasper County Assessors Office records
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: annual
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.364160
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.275220
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 50.605020
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 50.522730
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: Neal Smith
Theme_Keyword: National Wildlife Refuge
Theme_Keyword: prairie
Theme_Keyword: reconstruction
Theme_Keyword: restoration
Theme_Keyword: ownership
Theme_Keyword: oak
Theme_Keyword: savanna
Theme_Keyword: basemap
Theme_Keyword: tallgrass
Theme_Keyword: learning
Theme_Keyword: visitor
Theme_Keyword: center
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Neal Smith
Place_Keyword: National
Place_Keyword: Wildlife Refuge
Place_Keyword: Iowa
Place_Keyword: IA
Place_Keyword: Midwest
Place_Keyword: Prairie City
Place_Keyword: learning
Place_Keyword: visitor
Place_Keyword: center
Place_Keyword: Jasper county
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
This data set was constructed for use by Refuge staff only. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistently within the limitations of data in general and these data in particular. The related graphics are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not appropriate to use the related graphics as data. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service give no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data be acquired directly from a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service server and not through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (NLS)
Contact_Person: Shelly Buitenwerf
Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 399
City: Prairie City
State_or_Province: IA
Postal_Code: 50228
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (515) 994-2415
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: n/a
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (515) 994-2104
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Shelly_Buitenwerf@fws.gov.
Hours_of_Service: 8-4:30 CST/CDT M-F
Data_Set_Credit:
Shelly Buitenwerf, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (NLS)
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
A Gateway 486-66 DX, with 255 megabyte HD, 8 megabytes RAM, 31/2 inch floppy drive and 1/2 inch tape drive. Digitizing and data manipulation was executed with Eppl7 version 2.1 software.
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: unknown
Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
Attribute_Accuracy_Value: 98.0%
Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:
Data set was updated from Eppl-7 file, which was converted from Sun-UNIX ARC-INFO WRT (Wallace, Roberts and Todd Environmental Planners) Owner file. Original file was estimated at 99.5% accurate. To update, sites that were assigned a unique attribute value were first reclassed and assigned a new attribute value in Eppl-7. They were then exported to PC ARC-INFO 3.4.2. GRIDPOLY was used to convert the data. PROJECT was then used to achieve geographic coordinates. CLEAN and BUILD were used to finish the file. It is hypothesized that no accuracy was lost in the PC ARC-INFO processes, however, some accuracy may have been lost in the conversion between formats.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
This vector file was converted from an Eppl-7 raster format, which was in turn converted from a Sun UNIX ARC INFO file found to be logically consistent for all points, lines, chains, nodes, arcs, and polygons. PC ARC INFO was used to test the consistency of the original ARC file 199508. Visual examination of the data set showed no deviation from the test performed.
Completeness_Report:
Classification is complete to each point, line and polygon within NLS acquisition boundaries and the clipping universe.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Referenced to USGS quads; does not register perfectly.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Referenced to USGS quads; does not register perfectly.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: WRT (Wallace, Roberts and Todd Environmental Planners)
Publication_Date: 1992
Title: Owner
Edition: first
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital map, hardcopy printout of digital map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Master Planning Map and Digital Data Set for NLS
Issue_Identification: WRT logo in lower left side of map key
Online_Linkage:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service E-Mail: Shelly_Buitenwerf@fws.gov,
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: Digital map and hardcopy printout of digital map
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1991
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: WRT map collection
Source_Contribution:
Basemap cadastral lines and data, contours and tics on which NLS planting delineations were registered.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
WRT maps were complied from WRT research teams who digitized information from various sources (including the SCS, Jasper County, the State of Iowa, and 1846 Federal Land Survey notes) into SUN-UNIX Arc-Info. These data were later given to NLS staff for use in the Refuge EIS/ Master Planning process. NLS realty data was collected from the regional agency office and Jasper County assessors, Iowa. The data were updated through reclassification of specified areas in Eppl7 2.1 by Refuge staff using an Altek Datatab digitizing tablet and WRT tic, contour, and cadastral references. Field checking was conducted.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WRT map collection
Process_Date: 1991
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: WRT map collection
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Wallace, Roberts and Todd, Environmental Planners
Contact_Person: unknown
Contact_Position: unknown
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 260 South Broad Street
City: Philadelphia
State_or_Province: PA
Postal_Code: 19102
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (515) 732-5215
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: n/a
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: unknown
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: unknown
Hours_of_Service: 8-5 EST/EDT, M-F
Contact_Instructions:
Explain origin of call and request contact with employee familiar with NLS project.
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Vector
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: vector
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Basemap_ID
Entity_Type_Definition:
All polygons depicting parcels of land within NLS acquisition boundaries, both Refuge owned and privately owned.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NLS staff, from WRT
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NLS
Attribute_Definition:
Land parcels within NLS acquisition boundaries labeled according to current ownership by either NLS or private means.
Attribute_Definition_Source: NLS staff, from WRT
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Refuge land
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NLS staff, from WRT
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: private land
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NLS staff, from WRT
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 255
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: universe
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NLS staff, from WRT
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Refer to detailed description provided above. Data set entities are polygons depicting privately owned and Refuge owned land within NLS acquisition boundaries.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
All land owned by NLS is assigned a unique whole number identifier of 1. All land within Refuge boundaries that is privately owned is assigned a second whole number identifier of 2. All other cells are assigned an offsite value of 255.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (NLS)
Contact_Person: Shelly Buitenwerf
Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 399
City: Prairie City
State_or_Province: IA
Postal_Code: 50228
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (515) 994-2415
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: n/a
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (515) 994-2104
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Shelly_Buitenwerf@fws.gov.
Hours_of_Service: 8-4:30 CST/CDT M-F
Resource_Description: refuge basemap
Distribution_Liability:
This data set was constructed for use by Refuge staff only. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistently within the limitations of data in general and these data in particular. The related graphics are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not appropriate to use the related graphics as data. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service give no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data be acquired directly from a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service server and not through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: PC ARC-INFO
Transfer_Size: 0.016
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: E-mail
Fees: none
Ordering_Instructions:
Place request by phone to NLS. State intent of call, describes data set inquiries including desired data set(s), intended use, desired transfer format, and intended workstation environment.
Turnaround: 2-4 weeks
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 19950810
Metadata_Review_Date: 20040330
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge (NLS)
Contact_Person: Shelly Buitenwerf
Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 399
City: Prairie City
State_or_Province: IA
Postal_Code: 50228
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (515) 994-2415
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: n/a
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (515) 994-2104
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Shelly_Buitenwerf@fws.gov.
Hours_of_Service: 8-4:30 CST/CDT M-F
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
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