marshbirds: data from MDIFW surveys during 1998, 1999, and 2000 for American black duck, American bittern, common snipe, pied-billed grebe, and wood duck.

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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: Sue Schaller
      Publication_Date: 20001220  (Automation)
      Title: marshbirds
      Edition: 2000 data distribution restricted
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Falmouth, Maine (Automation)
        Publisher: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Automation)
      Other_Citation_Details:
        Automation of data from marshbird surveys during 1998,
        1999, and 2000 for American black duck, American bittern,
        common snipe, pied-billed grebe, and wood duck.
      Online_Linkage: 
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Arnold Banner, Sue Schaller
          Publication_Date: 2001
          Title: Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Falmouth, ME
            Publisher: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, Gulf of
              Maine Program
          Online_Linkage: 
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This coverage contains occurrence data for American black
      duck, American bittern, common snipe, pied-billed grebe,
      and wood duck for 1998, 1999, and 2000. The data was
      collected by field technicians for Maine Dept. of Inland
      Fisheries and Wildlife, either on foot or by canoe.
      Locations digitized for the sites-stops were automated from
      documents provided by Tom Hodgman. In most cases these were
      photocopies of paper maps, on which the points were noted.
      In some cases the points were digitized based on handdrawn
      diagrams of the site or the stream on the field data forms.
      Data points were supposed to be 250-300 m apart, but
      distances were approximated by the technicians and GPS
      units were not used for the surveys in 1998, 1999 or 2000.  Some stations were as 
      close as 80 meters apart.
    Purpose:
      This information was automated for use in building and
      testing habitat models as part of the Gulf of Maine Habitat
      Mapping Project.
    Supplemental_Information:
      The automated data represents a season-total for each
      species at the site-stop. Some data was dropped since it
      was associated with the site but not tied to any stop,
      i.e., if the observer heard a bird while untying the canoe
      from the truck at the parking lot.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 1998
        Ending_Date: 2000
    Currentness_Reference: 2000
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.0312
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.9847
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.2340
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.3210
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: American black duck
      Theme_Keyword: American bittern
      Theme_Keyword: common snipe
      Theme_Keyword: pied-billed grebe
      Theme_Keyword: wood duck
      Theme_Keyword: Anas rubripes
      Theme_Keyword: Botaurus lentiginosus
      Theme_Keyword: Charadrius vociferous
      Theme_Keyword: Podilymbus podiceps podiceps
      Theme_Keyword: Aix sponsa
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Maine
      Place_Keyword: United States
  Access_Constraints:
  Use_Constraints:
  Point_of_Contact:
    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)
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    Arc/Info coverage format
    /proj/gomwatershed/birds/marshbirds

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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION

Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      Locations are based on notes made on topographic maps, of
      either 1:24000 scale, or simple diagrams on field data
      sheets. Data points were intended to be 250-300 m apart,
      but since locations were estimated, this may vary. Data was
      subsequently automated by visually placing the locations on
      digital images of topographic maps, or using background
      data for wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory data,
      1:24000 scale), streams and ponds (U.S.Geological Survey,
      1:24000 scale), and roads (U.S. Geological Survey and Maine
      Dept. of Transportation,1:24000 scale). Differences between
      these visual reference data sources may reflect water level
      fluctuation, as well as differences in production and automation.
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    The data was reviewed for accuracy during the automation process.
  Completeness_Report:
    The data is complete for the five species, the sites and
    stops identified, for 1998, 1999, and 2000.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        Locations were visually located on field notes, and placed
        during the automation process (digiting) by visual estimation.
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Tom Hodgman
          Publication_Date: unpublished
          Title: Maine Waterbird Surveys (Marshbirds)
          Edition: 2000
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: 650 State Street, Bangor, Maine 04401
            Publisher: Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
          Other_Citation_Details:
            Locations are based on notes made on topographic maps, of
            1:24000 scale, or diagrams on field data sheets. Points
            were subsequently automated by visually placing the
            locations using background data for wetlands (National
            Wetlands Inventory data, 1:24000 scale), streams and ponds
            (U.S.Geological Survey, 1:24000 scale), and roads (U.S.
            Geological Survey and Maine Dept. of Transportation,
            1:24000 scale).
          Online_Linkage: 
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator: 
              Publication_Date: 
              Title: 
              Publication_Information:
                Publication_Place: 
                Publisher: 
              Online_Linkage: 
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper maps
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1998
            Ending_Date: 2000
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 2000
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 
      Source_Contribution:
        waterbird (marshbird) survey data 1998-2000
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Tom Hodgman
          Publication_Date: unpublished
          Title: Maine Waterbird Surveys (Marshbirds)
          Edition: 2000
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: 650 State Street, Bangor, Maine 04401
            Publisher: Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, phone: 207.941.4466
          Other_Citation_Details:
            Locations are based on notes made on topographic maps, of
            1:24000 scale, or diagrams on field data sheets. Points
            were subsequently automated by visually placing the
            locations using background data for wetlands (National
            Wetlands Inventory data, 1:24000 scale), streams and ponds
            (U.S.Geological Survey, 1:24000 scale), and roads (U.S.
            Geological Survey and Maine Dept. of Transportation,
            1:24000 scale).
          Online_Linkage: 
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator: 
              Publication_Date: 
              Title: 
              Publication_Information:
                Publication_Place: 
                Publisher: 
              Online_Linkage: 
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper maps
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1998
            Ending_Date: 2000
        Source_Currentness_Reference: 2000
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 
      Source_Contribution:
        Maine marshbird survey data 1998-2000 
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Locations were automated by visually placing the locations
        (on-screen digitizing) using background images of
        topographic maps (digital raster graphics at 1:24,000
        scale, wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory data, 1:24000
        scale), streams and ponds (U.S.Geological Survey, 1:24000
        scale), and roads (U.S. Geological Survey and Maine Dept.
        of Transportation, 1:24000 scale).
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 
      Process_Date: December 2000
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program
            Contact_Person: Sue Schaller
          Contact_Position: Fish & 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)

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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 462

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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: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.26

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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION

Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
	SITESTOP - unique identifier for each survey station
	YEAR - year of observation
	ABDU - season-total count of American black duck for each survey station
	AMBI - season-total count of American bittern for each survey station
	COSN - season-total count of common snipe for each survey station
	PBGR - season-total count of pied-billed grebe for each survey station
	WODU - season-total count of wood duck for each survey station

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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 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
    generalized occurrence data.
  Distribution_Liability:
    Distribution of this information is restricted and requires
    permission from the Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and
    Wildlife. Secondary distribution must be accompanied by
    this documentation. Credit should always be given to the
    source and automation agencies.

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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

Metadata_Date: 20010124
  Metadata_Review_Date: 2001
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Fish Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program
        Contact_Person: Sue Schaller
      Contact_Position: Fish & 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: susanne_schaller@fws.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00 am to 4:30 (Eastern Standard)
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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Last updated: May 5, 2008