Osprey Habitat in the Gulf of Maine
Identification
Information
Data Quality
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Spatial Data Organization Information
Spatial Reference Information
Entity and Attribute Information
Distribution Information
Metadata Reference Information
IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Arnold Banner
Publication_Date: 20000418
Title: Osprey Habitat in the Gulf of Maine (OSPREYHAB)
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Falmouth, ME
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Gulf of Maine Program
Other_Citation_Details:
The Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project used occurrence information and species/habitat
models to map potential habitat for 63 species of primary concern to the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. These include migratory birds, anadromous and estuarine fishes, and
threatened or endangered species. The habitat models are based on published literature,
agency reports, and knowledge of experts working with the species.
Online_Linkage:
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Arnold Banner and Sue Schaller
Publication_Date:
Title: Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Falmouth, Maine
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program, Northeast Region
Online_Linkage:
Description:
Abstract:
Osprey foraging habitats was mapped as lakes > 30 ha, rivers, and coastal waters to - 6' mlw depth.
Nesting habitats are the suitable land cover types within 1 km of those identified foraging habitats.
Nesting habitats were scored according to historic or recent use by ospreys.
For details see the model narrative: osprey_model.htm
Purpose:
Habitat suitability information mapped for this and for 62 other species of concern in the
Gulf of Maine will be used to identify valuable areas for conservation, protection and
enhancement of plant, fish and wildlife habitat.
Supplemental_Information:
Time_Period_of_Content:
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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: model
Theme_Keyword: osprey
Theme_Keyword: Pandion haliaetus
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Maine
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
Access_Constraints:
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Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and 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\gom\birds\osprey\ospreyhab
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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The accuracy of the attributes is determined by the scale and quality of the data sets used,
which may contain errors or omissions. .
Logical_Consistency_Report:
This raster data set is based on historic occurrence data.
Completeness_Report:
The coverage may omit useful habitat or erroneously identify habitat because of limitations
of the source data and the models operating on those data. Habitat identification was
limited by the spatial resolution of the underlying data and the quality and age of
information available. The species may not be found in all the habitats shown, or may be found
in additional areas; the information provided may not accurately portray most recent conditions.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Data set accuracy generally corresponds to that of the 1:24,000 base data used to align the
raster data.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
N/A
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Arnold Banner
Publication_Date: 19990616
Title: GOMLC7
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:
Online_Linkage: gomlc7.htm; see also Landcover_Data_Methods.htm
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Arnold Banner; Sue Schaller
Publication_Date:
Title: Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Falmouth, ME
Publisher: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Gulf of Maine Program
Online_Linkage:
Source_Scale_Denominator:
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Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1993
Ending_Date: 1993
Source_Currentness_Reference:
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source_Contribution: used to identify cover types, proximity of water bodies to
nesting cover.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: New Hampshire and Massachusetts Natural Heritage Programs
Publication_Date:
Title: occurrence data for species of concern
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
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Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source_Contribution: historic and recent occurrence data for ospreys in New Hampshire
and in Massachusetts
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; digitized by
Sue Schaller, USFWS
Publication_Date: 2000
Title: MEOSPREY; osprey nest sites in Maine
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: point coverage
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Falmouth ME
Publisher: USFWS Gulf of Maine Program
Other_Citation_Details: GOMP digitized points from points on USGS quad sheets
entered by Charlie Todd, MDIFW; see meosprey.htm
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Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source_Contribution: osprey occurrences in Maine
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Foraging habitats were identified as lakes > 30 ha, rivers, and coastal
waters to - 6' mlw depth; nesting habitats are the suitable cover types within 1 km of the identified
foraging habitats. The habitats then were scored according to whether ospreys had been observed
there. All known nest sites were buffered at a 0.25 mi radius, and the nesting habitats within those
areas scored 1.0. The remaining potential nesting habitats were re-scored to half their cover index
values (1.0 to 0.5; 0.5 to 0.3). All foraging habitat was scored as either 0.4 or 0.2 because of its
relatively greater abundance and to maintain distinction of the types in the final combined map products.
See osprey_model.htm
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Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and 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, 30 m
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: 30
Ordinate_Resolution: 30
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: ospreyhab.vat
Entity_Type_Definition: GRID Value Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Value
Attribute_Definition: Pixel value
Attribute_Definition_Source: Model generated
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
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
Grid-cell Value: indexed to habitat suitability, where 10
is optimal and 0 is unsuitable
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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and 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 most recent conditions or occupation by the species,
and is not warranted for any use other than it's original purpose which was to provide
an estimate of habitat suitability.
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:
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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION
Metadata_Date: 20000901
Metadata_Review_Date:
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program
Contact_Person: Sue Schaller
Contact_Position: Fish and Wildlife 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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