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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Arnold Banner
Publication_Date: 20040416
Title: GOMGRID6; bathymetry of the Gulf of Maine
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Falmouth, ME
Publisher: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Gulf of Maine Program
Other_Citation_Details:
Bathymetry information from soundings, NOAA nautical charts, existing coverages, and aerial photo- interpreted sources
for the Gulf of Maine was developed into a raster coverage of bathymetry and intertidal cover types. This was
part of the information used to map potential habitat for fish and wildlife; see gombathydoc.htm
Online_Linkage:
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Citation_Information:
Originator: Gulf of Maine Program
Publication_Date:
Title: Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Falmouth, Maine
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region
Online_Linkage:
Description:
Abstract:
We used sounding data in deeper areas to generate a relatively coarse resolution bathymetry grid.
Finer spatial resolution around inshore features were achieved by use of tidal exposure classifications
described from aerial photography (e.g., "regularly flooded, irregularly exposed,
irregularly flooded") in the USFWS National Wetland Inventory data sets, and also channels and tidal flats
mapped from photography in Maine's Coastal Marine Geologic Environments (CMGE) and Massachusetts
orthophoto wetlands maps. These classes were not translated into absolute elevations, but instead were
coded as to position within the intertidal zone, and the general cover type (e.g., high marsh, lower
intertidal flats, etc.), which may convey useful ecological information. Where nearshore subtidal bathymetry were
inadequate, the grid was 'patched' using grids developed from scanned NOAA charts.
Purpose:
Used as part of the environmental data to identify valuable habitats for conservation and management.
Supplemental_Information:
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Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.3892
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.8317
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.4396
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.6446
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: habitat
Theme_Keyword: bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: depth
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Maine
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
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Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program
Contact_Person: Arnold Banner
Contact_Position: Senior Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 4R Fundy Road
City: Falmouth
State_or_Province: ME
Postal_Code: 04105-1764
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 207 781-8364
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 207 781-8369
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fw5es_gomp.gis@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (Eastern Standard)
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
ESRI Grid format
f:\arcdat\gom83\bathymetry\gomgrid6
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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The mapped areas were compared to geo-referenced digital NOAA nautical charts as a general check for
processing and data errors.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Completeness_Report:
The coverage may erroneously characterize depths because of limitations of the source data
and processing errors from averaging point values.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Data set accuracy generally ranges from that of the
1:24,000 base data (inshore) to the 15 second raster data (used offshore).
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
N/A
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
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Originator:
Publication_Date:
Title: Nautical Charts, soundings, shoreline
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: maps; Text files
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Publisher: NOAA - NOS; USACE; USGS
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Type_of_Source_Media: cdrom, ftp
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Source_Contribution: soundings, charts to characterize subtidal depths
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USFWS; Maine Geological Survey; Massachusetts Office of GIS
Publication_Date:
Title: National Wetland Inventory; Maine Coastal Marine Geologic Environments;
Massachusetts Office of GIS orthophoto wetlands
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Publisher: USFWS; Maine Geological Survey; Massachusetts Office of GIS
Other_Citation_Details:
Online_Linkage: http://www.state.me.us/doc/nrimc/pubedinf/pubedinf.htm ;
http://www.nwi.fws.gov/ ; http://apollo.ogis.state.me.us/
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Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source_Contribution: identification of intertidal depths and cover types
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USGS; NOAA
Publication_Date:
Title: Construction of Digital Bathymetry for the Gulf of Maine; Bathymetric Digital Elevation Models at
30 meter resolution
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:
Publisher: USGS
Other_Citation_Details:
Online_Linkage: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/oracle/gomaine/bathy/data.htm
; http://mapfinder.nos.noaa.gov
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Source_Contribution: identification of subtidal and deeper areas within the Gulf of Maine
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
combine data from different sources; see gombathydoc.htm
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Process_Date:
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Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program
Contact_Person: Arnold Banner
Contact_Position: Senior Field Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 4R Fundy Road
City: Falmouth
State_or_Province: ME
Postal_Code: 04105-1764
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 207 781-8364
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 207 781-8369
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fw5es_gomp.gis@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (Eastern Standard)
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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
Row_Count: 21381
Column_Count: 13972
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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 19
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -69.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution:
Ordinate_Resolution:
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.26
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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: gomgrid6.vat
Entity_Type_Definition: GRID Value Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Value
Attribute_Definition: water depth in feet, reference mean low water
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Software computed
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Count
Attribute_Definition: Number of pixels with same value
Attribute_Definition_Source: Software generated
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Software computed
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: description2
Attribute_Definition: class of cover type (for upland wetland and intertidal); depth range for subtidal
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Software computed
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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program
Contact_Person: Robert Houston
Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 4R Fundy Road
City: Falmouth
State_or_Province: ME
Postal_Code: 04105-1764
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 207 781-8364
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 207 781-8369
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fw5es_gomp.gis@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (Eastern Standard)
Resource_Description:
This map may not accurately portray water depths or coastal features; it is intended for use in mapping
habitat suitability for fishes and wildlife.
Distribution_Liability:
There are no restrictions on the use of this data. However, secondary distribution must be accompanied by
this documentation. Credit should always be given to the data source when this data is transferred or
printed.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION
Metadata_Date: 20020610
Metadata_Review_Date: 20020610
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program
Contact_Person: Arnold Banner
Contact_Position: Senior Field Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 4R Fundy Road
City: Falmouth
State_or_Province: ME
Postal_Code: 04105-1764
Country: U.S.A.
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 207 781-8364
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 207 781-8369
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fw5es_gomp.gis@fws.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (Eastern Standard)
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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