Approved Acquisition Boundary for Brumba National Wildlife Refuge

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Refuges & Wildlife, Region 6, Division of Realty
Publication_Date: 200307
Title:
Approved Acquisition Boundary for Brumba National Wildlife Refuge
Description:
Abstract:
National Wildlife Refuges are federal lands managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Data used to locate this boundary was obtained from the USFWS Realty program.
Purpose:
The intended application of the data is to serve as a spatial reference of refuge boundaries 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: 200307
Currentness_Reference: Research of Region 6 Realty files
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -99.263149
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -99.230349
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.761782
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.718247
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: national wildlife refuge
Theme_Keyword: NWR
Theme_Keyword: Brumba National Wildlife Refuge
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: North Dakota
Place_Keyword: ND
Place_Keyword: Towner
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. An approved acquisition boundary delineates an area that has been approved for inclusion into a National Wildlife Refuge. However, approval does not necessarily indicate that the entire area inside this boundary has been (or ever will be) acquired by U.S. Fish and Wildlife 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-North Dakota, Brumba NWR, General folder.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 6 \ Habitat And Population Evaluation Team (HAPET) Office in Bismark, ND. Phone (701) 250-4413.
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: North Dakota National Wildlife Easement Refuges coverage
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: None
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: e00
Source_Contribution:
Certain coverage arcs were used to create the approved acquisition boundary coverage line work.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The arcs required were taken from a HAPET coverage (North Dakota easement refuges) and put to a new coverage; in the resulting coverage, the fuzzy tolerance was set to .001, the coverage was rebuilt, and arc and polygon items required by the legislative boundary project were added. The nodesnap tolerance was lowered, and outlying tics were deleted. Edits required to construct the approved acquisition boundary were made; arcs from HAPET data were unsplit. A polygon label was added, and arc and polygon items were populated. The coverage was rebuilt and run through quality control checks.
Process_Date: 200307

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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: 1

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: 0.999600
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: 0.001000
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001000
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, easement, 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; arc METHOD item codes are: un-coded = taken from HAPET's coverage; coded as "added" = the arc was added between two HAPET arcs. If more information is needed regarding the creation of HAPET data, the contact number is: (701) 250-4413.

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://www.fws.gov/data/r6gis/boundary.html>
Access_Instructions: None for HTTP
Fees: None for HTTP

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 200307
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
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
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