Land Ownership Status (Relative to the Refuge System) Within the Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge Approved Acquisition Boundary

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Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Region 6, Refuges & Wildlife, Division of Refuge Planning, GIS & Mapping Branch
Publication_Date: 200609
Title:
Land Ownership Status (Relative to the Refuge System) Within the Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge Approved Acquisition Boundary
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name:
Land ownership data (relative to the Refuge System) for lands within each National Wildlife Refuge approved acquisition boundary
Issue_Identification: Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge
Online_Linkage: <http://www.fws.gov/data/r6gis/landstatus.htm>
Description:
Abstract:
This data set indicates the nature of land ownership (relative to the Refuge System) within the National Wildlife Refuge approved acquisition boundary. An approved acquisition boundary delineates an area that has been approved for inclusion in a National Wildlife Refuge. However, approval does not necessarily indicate that any inholdings (areas coded as "i" in the polygon "STATUS" item) that fall within the boundary will be acquired by USFWS.
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.
Supplemental_Information:
Data are available in the UTM projection described herein. All _bndply83 shapefiles have an accompanying _bndpline83 shapefile.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200305
Currentness_Reference:
"Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge Approved Acquisition Boundary" map in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 6, Division of Realty's "Refuge Land Status Atlas".
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -105.759373
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -105.710582
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.395640
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.364310
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge
Theme_Keyword: land ownership in wildlife refuges
Theme_Keyword: BMF
Theme_Keyword: land status
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Wyoming
Place_Keyword: Albany County
Place_Keyword: WY
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Land status 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 U.S.G.S. 7.5-minute mapping standards. The 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 in a National Wildlife Refuge. However, approval does not necessarily indicate that any inholdings (areas coded as "i" in the polygon "STATUS" item) will be acquired by USFWS.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 6, Refuges & Wildlife, Division of Refuge Planning
Contact_Position: GIS & Mapping Branch Chief
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: P.O. Box 25486
Address: DFC
City: Lakewood
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 236-4368
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303)236-4792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mark_ely@fws.gov
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
The data set was developed with ESRI's ArcGIS Version 9.0, ArcGIS Service Pack 1 (build 9.0.0.550) software running on a Dell OPTIPLEX GX 270. Platform: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Version 5.1 (Build 2600), Service Pack 2.0; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Arc and polygon item values were rechecked by the Region 6 Cartographer against the source material for omissions and correctness.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The land status data were compared to source material for completeness. Software capabilities were used to ensure arcs have no dangling nodes, intersection errors, or polygon label errors.
Completeness_Report:
Line work was re-checked against the source material for omissions and location correctness by the Region 6 Cartographer.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Data stored in ArcGIS Workstation 9.0 double precision
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title:
"Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge Approved Acquisition Boundary" map in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 6, Division of Realty's "Refuge Land Status Atlas"
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: Unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: Unknown
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Status Atlas
Source_Contribution:
Used as the reference of land ownership status within the Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Appropriate lines from a previously existing coverage containing the Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge Approved Acquisition Boundary were converted to an ESRI shapefile using "Feature Class to Shapefile" from ArcToolbox in ArcCatalog. The ownership tracts were screen-digitized in the shapefile with the "Cut Polygon" editing feature of ArcMap, and attributed, using Realty Division analog status maps as a reference. The shapefile was put to an ArcInfo coverage containing arc and polygon items consistent with the land status parcel geometry. The resultant coverage was created from the "arc" command line using "shapearc," "clean," "regionpoly," and "routearc" commands, run through quality control procedures, and re-projected to create this data set. The precision was set to "double precision," "dangle length" set to .1, and "fuzzy tolerance" set to .0001. Polygons were checked for label errors with the Arc "labelerrors" command. The coverage was converted to shapefiles named bmfbndpline83 and bmfbndply83 from the "arc" and "polygon" coverage features. The polygon item "ARC_ACRES" was populated using a numerical expression with the Arcedit “calculate” command.
Process_Date: 20050901

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: 6

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 13
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -105.000000
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: 0.000008
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000008
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: bmfbndpoly_83
Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon 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: 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: IFWSNO
Attribute_Definition:
Interior-Fish and Wildlife Service Number - Unique code assigned by the Washington office, Division of Realty, to each organizational unit, area, or project site over which the Service has some type of jurisdiction.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Data Element Standard for IFWS Number
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Master List of IFWS Numbers for FWS Land Units
Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NWRNAME
Attribute_Definition:
Organization Name - Official name given to a Service organization that has been assigned and official five-digit numeric organizational code by the Washington Office, Division of Financial Management.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Data Element Standard for Organization Name
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Master List of Official Names for FWS Land Units
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NWRUNIT
Attribute_Definition: Name give to a Service Unit
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Region 6 Refuge Division List
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATUS
Attribute_Definition:
Nature of land interest relative to the National Wildlife Refuge System
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: o
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: owned - land currently owned by USFWS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: i
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
inholding - area within legislative boundary available for acquisition but not owned by USFWS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: e
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
easement - land where easement or lease shares jurisdiction; optional double codes indicate type of easement.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: s
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: secondary - secondary to other federal agencies
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: x
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
exclusion - area internal to a closed legislative polygon that is excluded from acquisition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: u
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
uncertain - status of parcel is uncertain because it is unknown, disputed, or requires additional research in Realty
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TRACTNO
Attribute_Definition: Number assigned to each tract
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique numeric and alpha codes created for each tract by USFWS Realty
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ENCUMBRANCE
Attribute_Definition:
Nature of land interest relative to permits and outgrants in the National Wildlife Refuge System
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Region 6 Refuge Division List
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ARC_ACRES
Attribute_Definition: Acres determined by GIS software for each polygon
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
This data set contains land ownership status relative to the Refuge System for the tracts encompassed by the Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge approved acquisition boundary.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
See Draft SOP 97-01, USFWS Lands Boundary Data (Last Revision: January 15, 1998)): this SOP document outlines procedures to standardize creation of a resource-level boundary layer for the Service and provide attribute guidelines for creating shapefiles. However, SOP 97-01 is being replaced by the Cadastral Geodatabase, which contains the boundaries and land status data for the USFWS land and water holdings. The Cadastral Data Working Group is developing a Users Manual (aka Data Dictionary) which will describe the Geodatabase in detail and provide instructions on how to use it.
The parameters of the arc and polygon items named "NWRNAME" have been amended to accommodate the full name of the refuge. A code of "999" in the pat- item named "TRACTNO" is not a tract number; rather, it is a place holder that indicates an inholding or an area of uncertainty (i.e., a code of "u" for the polygon "STATUS" item) within the approved acquisition boundary. The "ARC_ACRES" pat-item contains the acreage of each tract (polygon). The pat-item "ENCUMBRANCE" has been added by Region 6 GIS & Mapping Branch. Polyline shapefiles (i.e., bndpline_27) conform to the same attribution applied to polygon shapefiles (i.e., bndpoly_27). Polyline shapefiles also include an additional attribute labeled "BOUNDARY" which is defined as the "Type of boundary" specified by the USFWS Realty Division.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 6, Refuges & Wildlife, Division of Refuge Planning
Contact_Position: GIS and Mapping Branch Chief
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: P.O. Box 25486
Address: DFC
City: Lakewood
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 236-4368
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303)236-4792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mark_ely@fws.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable 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: Shapefile
Transfer_Size: 0.131
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.fws.gov/data/r6gis/landstatus.htm>
Fees: None for HTTP

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20080415
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 6, Refuges & Wildlife, Division of Refuge Planning
Contact_Position: GIS Mapping and Branch Chief
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: P.O. Box 25486
Address: DFC
City: Lakewood
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80225
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 236-4368
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 236-4792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mark_ely@fws.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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