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

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 (USFWS), Region 6, Refuges & Wildlife, Division of Refuge Planning, GIS & Mapping Branch

Publication_Date: 200410

Title:

Land Ownership Status (Relative to the Refuge System) Within The Creedman Coulee 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: Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge

Description:

Abstract:

This data set indicates the nature of land ownership relative to the Refuge System of tracts within the Creedman Coulee 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 inholdings (areas coded as "i" in the polygon "STATUS" item) 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 both in the UTM projection described herein, and in geographic coordinates.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: unknown

Currentness_Reference:

The most current information on Creedman Coulee NWR maps in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 6, Division of Realty's "Refuge Land Status Atlas" was used.

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.798412

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.730592

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.979408

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.942515

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge

Theme_Keyword: land ownership in wildlife refuges

Theme_Keyword: CRC

Theme_Keyword: land status

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Montana

Place_Keyword: Hill

Place_Keyword: MT

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 inholdings (areas coded as "i" in the polygon "STATUS" item) will be acquired by USFWS.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GIS and Mapping Branch Chief

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Sevice, 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_Electronic_Mail_Address: mark_ely@fws.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

The data set was developed with ESRI's ArcGIS ArcInfo Workstation Version 8.3, ArcGIS Service Pack 3 (build 800) software running on a Dell OPTIPLEX GX 270. Platform: Microsoft Windows XP, Professional, Version 5.1.2600, Service Pack 2.0

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Arc and polygon item values were rechecked by data-entry staff against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 6, Division of Realty's "Refuge Land Status Atlas" 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 and polygon labels were checked for omissions by data-entry staff

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Data created in ArcGIS Workstation 8.3 double precision

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

United States Department of Interior\Fish and Wildlife Service\compiled in the Division of Land Acquisition from surveys by G.L.O. and BIO. SURVEY

Publication_Date: 196510

Title: Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge

Series_Information:

Series_Name:

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 6, Division of Realty, "Refuge Land Status Atlas"

Issue_Identification: 55 CRE AE (Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge)

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado

Publisher: Division of Land Acquisition, USFWS

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 196510

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Status Atlas

Source_Contribution:

Used as the reference of land ownership status within the Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

A copy of the digital file named "crcleg" (Creedman Coulee NWR approved acquisition boundary) was edited and reprojected to create this data set. Lines that were added to create this data set were screen-digitized from a DRG mosaic composed from U.S.Geological Survey 7.5-Minute Series digital topographical quadrangle(s). Metadata for the coverage "crcleg" is also available on-line.

Process_Date: 200410

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: Refuges & Wildlife, Division of Refuge Planning

Address: P.O. Box 25486

Address: DFC

City: Lakewood

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: 44

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 11

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: 0.000036

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000036

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: crcbnd.aat

Entity_Type_Definition: linear boundary information

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 6

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: CRCBND#

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: CRCBND-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: BOUNDARY

Attribute_Definition: Type of boundary

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) Realty Division

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

SOP ("United States Fish & Wildlife Service Lands Boundary Data" - last revision January 15, 1998). See also the "Entity and Attribute Detail Citation" section of this metadata

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:

SOP, and also the "Entity and Attribute Detail Citation" section of this metadata

Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NWRNAME

Attribute_Definition: Full name of the refuge

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

SOP, and also the "Entity and Attribute Detail Citation" section of this metadata

Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division

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:

SOP, and also the "Entity and Attribute Detail Citation" section of this metadata

Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: crcbnd.pat

Entity_Type_Definition: polygonal boundary information

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division

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: CRCBND#

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential real numbers that are automatically generated

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CRCBND-ID

Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential real numbers that are automatically generated

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, and also the "Entity and Attribute Detail Citation" section of this metadata

Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NWRNAME

Attribute_Definition: Full name of the refuge

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

See SOP, and also the "Entity and Attribute Detail Citation" section of this metadata

Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division

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:

See SOP, and also the "Entity and Attribute Detail Citation" section of this metadata

Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATUS

Attribute_Definition: Nature of land ownership relative to the Refuge System

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

See SOP, and also the "Entity and Attribute Detail Citation" section of this metadata

Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TRACTNO

Attribute_Definition:

Tract number - Unique numeric and alpha codes created for each tract

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

See SOP, and also the "Entity and Attribute Detail Citation" section of this metadata

Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ARC_ACRES

Attribute_Definition:

Acreage of each tract (polygon) within the Refuge approved acquisition boundary

Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name:

See SOP, and also the "Entity and Attribute Detail Citation" section of this metadata

Codeset_Source: USFWS Realty Division

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

This data set contains land ownership status relative to the Refuge System for the tracts encompassed by the Creedman Coulee National Wildlife Refuge approved acquisition boundary.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Further information regarding attribution can be accessed at: < > Select the document named: "Service Lands Spatial Data Guidelines Standard Operating Procedures, DRAFT". To view the document: download the zip file, extract the contents, and change the name of the file extension on extracted file from ".fws" to ".wpd". The .wpd file can be viewed using MS Word. Tables 1 and 2 contain the attribute information. For this digital land status data set, the code of "l" (indicating approved legislative boundary) has been changed to a code of "a" (indicating approved acquisition boundary) in the aat-item named "BOUNDARY". The parameters of the arc and polygon items named "NWRNAME" have been ammended to accomodate 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 within the approved acquisition boundary. The "ARC_ACRES" pat-item contains the acreage of each tract (polygon).

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GIS and Mapping Branch Chief

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_Electronic_Mail_Address: mark_ely@fws.gov

Resource_Description:

Land ownership status data pertaining to the tracts within the area encompassed by each USFWS National Wildlife Refuge approved acquisition boundary

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: WinZip compression applied

Transfer_Size: 0.049

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.fws.gov/data/r6gis/landstatus.htm>

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.fws.gov/data/r6gis/landstatus.htm>

Access_Instructions: None for HTTP

Fees: None for HTTP

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20041022

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

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

Contact_Person: GIS and Mapping Branch Chief

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_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

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile