Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Data

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Refuges & Wildlife, Region 6, Division of Realty

Publication_Date: 200210

Title: Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Data

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital vector data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Data

Issue_Identification: Lake Mason NWR

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.

Supplemental_Information:

Data are available both in the UTM projection described herein, and in geographic coordinates.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 200210

Currentness_Reference: Research of Region 6 Realty files.

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.900301

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.622630

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.751940

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.502622

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: national wildlife refuge

Theme_Keyword: Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge

Theme_Keyword: LKM

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Montana

Place_Keyword: MT

Place_Keyword: Musselshell County

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. The Lake (Lake Mason) itself is not being included in the approved acquisition boundary since sources that are researchable in the time available to this project seem to indicate this to be the case. However, further research would need to be undertaken to make a completely accurate determination regarding this matter. The lines defining the boundary (along the stream) in T. 9 N., R. 24 E., Sec. 3 were depicted as per the Realty status map; the stream on the DRG differs from the status map.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: GIS and Mapping Branch Chief

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

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:

Digital refuge boundary lines were overlain on DRG (USGS 7.5' topo. quads) on screen and compared for accuracy; 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 (in the case of Lake Mason, the approved-for-acquisition boundary is the same as the boundary of the area actually acquired) were digitized. Line work was checked for omissions.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Digital boundary was overlain on USGS 7.5' minute topo. quad(s) (DRG). 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: 2002

Title:

Various, which included the refuge status map, the executive order establishing the Refuge, executive and secretarial orders transferring lands to the Refuge, a public land order adding a government lot to the Refuge, and various ancillary documents and maps on file at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Refuges and Wildlife, Region 6, Division of Realty.

Type_of_Source_Media: Paper; microfiche

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2002

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

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-Montana, Lake Mason NWR, General folder).

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1986

Title:

7.5 Minute Topographical Quadrangle(s) for the area covered by Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge approved acquisition boundary.

Type_of_Source_Media: Digital Raster Graphics (DRGs)

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2002

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DRG

Source_Contribution: Features on the DRG were digitized to create the boundary.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Processing DRGs: Using ArcInfo, an empty double precision coverage was created; the fuzzy tolerance was set to .001, and the coverage was built as a network coverage. The DRG was used as a background image from which to screen-digitize. The projection was defined; arc and polygon attributes were added and populated; the coverage was re-built for line and polygon.

Process_Date: 200210

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: GIS and Mapping Branch Chief

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

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 17

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 10

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 11

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 12

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 111.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000197

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000197

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: LKMLEG.AAT

Entity_Type_Definition: linear boundary information

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USFWS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FNODE#

Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the beginning of an arc (from-node)

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TNODE#

Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the end of an arc (to-node)

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LPOLY#

Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the left polygon

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RPOLY#

Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the right polygon

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LENGTH

Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LKMLEG#

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LKMLEG-ID

Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NWRUNIT

Attribute_Definition:

3-letter abbreviation of smallest refuge unit recognized by USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Region 6 Refuge Division List

Codeset_Source: USFWS Region 6 Realty

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NWRNAME

Attribute_Definition: 3-letter abbreviation of full refuge name

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

See "SOP 97-01, USFWS Lands Boundary Data (Last Revision: January 15, 1998)"

Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: IFWSNO

Attribute_Definition:

unique number assigned to each refuge for administrative purposes

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

See "SOP 97-01, USFWS Lands Boundary Data (Last Revision: January 15, 1998)"

Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: LKMLEG.PAT

Entity_Type_Definition: polygonal boundary information

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA

Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERIMETER

Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of feature in internal units

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LKMLEG#

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LKMLEG-ID

Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NWRUNIT

Attribute_Definition:

3-letter abbreviation assigned to smallest refuge division recognized by USFWS

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Region 6 Refuge Division List

Codeset_Source: USFWS Region 6 Realty

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NWRNAME

Attribute_Definition:

3-letter abbreviation assigned to smallest refuge division recognized by USFWS

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

See "SOP 97-01, USFWS Lands Boundary Data (Last Revision: January 15, 1998)"

Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: IFWSNO

Attribute_Definition:

unique number assigned to each refuge for administrative purposes

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

See "SOP 97-01, USFWS Lands Boundary Data (Last Revision: January 15, 1998)"

Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty

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. 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 an aat-item named METHOD which contains a code for the method of arc creation and the data source used to create the arc (e.g. Dig-DRG is a code for an arc digitized from a DRG or created by ArcEdit construction methods using PLSS data from the DRG); EXT is a code for an arc that has been extrapolated.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: GIS and Mapping Branch Chief

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: 303-236-8145, EXT. 642

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mark_ely@fws.gov

Resource_Description: USFWS National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Data

Distribution_Liability:

Although these data and information have been processed successfully on a computer system at the USFWS, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data and information on any other 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 information, and aggregate use with other data and information. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data and information. The USFWS shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data and information described and/or contained herein.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ARCE - ArcInfo export format

File_Decompression_Technique: Win Zip compression applied

Transfer_Size: 0.037

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: 200210

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Contact_Position: GIS and Mapping Branch Chief

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: 303-236-8145, EXT. 642

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