Approved Acquisition Boundary for Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge

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Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Service), Refuges & Wildlife, Region 6, Division of Realty
Publication_Date: 200402
Title:
Approved Acquisition Boundary for Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
Description:
Abstract:
An approved acquisition (AA) boundary delineates the area that has been approved (by executive order, decision document, Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approval, etc.) to be included in a National Wildlife Refuge. Approval does not necessarily indicate that the entire area inside this boundary has been (or ever will be) acquired by the Service. The AA boundary also includes Refuge land interests currently held by the Service (e.g., fee, easements, leases, etc.).
Purpose:
The intended application of the data is to serve as a spatial reference for other data layers in GIS and mapping applications. It is specifically not intended to be used as a land survey or representation of land for conveyance or tax purposes.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200402
Currentness_Reference: Research of Region 6 Realty files
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -100.514
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -100.395
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.933
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.839
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: national wildlife refuge
Theme_Keyword: Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Nebraska
Place_Keyword: Cherry
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Refuge boundary data were compiled for resource applications. It is inappropriate to use this data in legal situations, or other applications where spatial error cannot exceed the USGS 7.5' mapping standards. This data is specifically not intended to be used as a land survey or representation of land for conveyance or tax purposes. Approval to acquire land inside the AA boundary does not necessarily indicate that the entire area inside this boundary has been (or ever will be) acquired by the Service.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Refuge data were developed with ESRI's ArcInfo version 7.2.1 Patch 2 software on a PC running WINDOWS NT version 4.0 (Build 1381: Service Pack 6) operating system.

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Arc and polygon item values are rechecked by data entry staff for omissions and against the original data for accuracy.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The digital boundary was compared to source material for completeness. Software capabilities were used to ensure arcs have no dangling nodes and intersection errors and to check polygons for label errors.
Completeness_Report:
Arcs that represent the entire approved acquisition boundary were included. Line work was checked for omissions.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Data are stored in ArcInfo double precision.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Refuges and Wildlife, Region 6, Division of Realty
Publication_Date: unknown
Title: Various information from Division of Realty
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: unknown
Ending_Date: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: None
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution:
Used to determine the current location and extent of the approved acquisition boundary. A document summarizing the specific information used to determine the extent of the approved acquisition boundary is on file in Region 6 Realty (document location: Refuges/RE, LA-Nebraska, Fort Niobrara NWR, General file folder).
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title:
7.5 Minute Topographical Quadrangle(s) for the area covering Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge approved acquisition boundary
Type_of_Source_Media: Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs)
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: unknown
Ending_Date: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: None
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DRG
Source_Contribution:
Features on the DRG were screen-digitized to create the approved acquisition boundary line work.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management - product made available online by the Nebraska State Surveyor
Publication_Date: 196902
Title:
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management Cadastral Resurvey Plat as follows: Township 34 North, Range 27 West Of The Sixth Principal Meridian, Nebraska, Supplemental Plat of Section 27 (February 13, 1969)
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 187507
Ending_Date: 196808
Source_Currentness_Reference: Information listed on the plat
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: unknown
Source_Contribution: Used to determine the location of Government Lots in Section 27
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management - product made available online by the Nebraska State Surveyor
Publication_Date: 187511
Title:
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management ( former General Land Office) Cadastral Survey Plat as follows: Township No. 33 North Range No. 27 West of the 6th Principal Meridian (Nov. 26th, 1875)
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 187506
Ending_Date: 187508
Source_Currentness_Reference: Information listed on the plat
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: unknown
Source_Contribution: Used to determine the location of Government Lots in Section 4
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management - products made available online by the Nebraska State Surveyor
Publication_Date: 191508
Title:
U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (and former General Land Office) Cadastral Resurvey Plat as follows: Resurvey of Township No. 33 North, Range No. 27 West, of the 6th Prin. Meridian, Nebraska (Aug. 30th, 1915)
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 191306
Ending_Date: 191307
Source_Currentness_Reference: Information listed on the plat
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution: Used to determine the location of Government Lots in Section 4
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
An empty ArcInfo coverage was created, fuzzy tolerance was set to .001, network topology was built, the user-defined arc and polygon items required by the legislative boundary project were added, and the projection was defined. Arcs were screen-digitized from the DRG, a polygon label was added, arc and polygon items were populated. The coverage was rebuilt and run through quality control steps.
Process_Date: 200402
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 14
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -99
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
False_Easting: 500000
False_Northing: 0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: .001
Ordinate_Resolution: .001
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: NAD27
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6,378,206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: USFWS National Wildlife Refuge Boundary
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
An approved acquisition boundary as it applies to Region 6 and to the digital legislative boundary set forth in 97-01, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lands Boundary Data Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is defined as an area that is approved for acquisition into a National Wildlife Refuge; it may also include lands that have been acquired by fee, lease, certain types of easements, agreement, and permit, etc.. See SOP under "Labeling Files and Geographic Features - Legislative Boundary" (in process 1) for information on arc and polygon items and item values. Polygon items in addition to those referenced in the SOP include: ARC_ACRES (replaces SOP ACREAGE item), REC_ACRES and METHOD (these two items are no longer considered applicable, and therefore are not populated; however, the items are being retained to maintain consistency with coverages created previously that contain these items). There is also an arc- item named METHOD; codes in this item indicate the source and method of creation of arcs. Arcs coded as Dig-DRG were screen-digitized from the DRG.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GIS and Mapping Branch Chief
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing Address
Address: Division of Refuge Planning
Address: P.O. Box 25486
Address: DFC
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-4368
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mark_ely@fws.gov
Distribution_Liability: None
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCE - ArcInfo export format
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://mountain-prairie.fws.gov/gis/>
Access_Instructions: None for HTTP
Fees: None for HTTP
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 200402
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: GIS and Mapping Branch Chief
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing Address
Address: Division of Refuge Planning
Address: P.O. Box 25486
Address: DFC
City: Denver
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-4368
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mark_ely@fws.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Spatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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