USFWS-GOMP GIS

shorebird

Data format: Shapefile

File or table name: shorebird

Coordinate system: Universal Transverse Mercator

Theme keywords: Shorebird Areas, Natural Resources Protection Act, Significant Wildlife Habitat, environment, biota

Abstract: Extensive field surveys began in 1993 to identify, map, and document use of feeding and roosting areas for shorebirds. Areas are labeled as feeding sites, roosting sites or both. Polygon boundaries have been modified by the Maine DEP to align with the state 1:24,000 coastline. Polygons have been modified by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife to include 100 ft and 250 ft disturbance protection zones around feeding and roosting sites, respectively, and to better align habitat boundaries with natural features based on high resolution, low tide imagery from Maine DMR. Areas of extensive development were clipped from the 250 ft. disturbance protection zones around roosting areas.

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Identification Information:

Citation:

Citation information:

Originators: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
*Title:: shorebird
*File or table name: shorebird
Publication date: 2006-12-26
*Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data
Online linkage: Server=bisprodv208.dafs.state.me.us; Service=esri_sde; User=meifw; Version=SDE.DEFAULT

Description:

Abstract: fix(original): Extensive field surveys began in 1993 to identify, map, and document use of feeding and roosting areas for shorebirds. Areas are labeled as feeding sites, roosting sites or both. Polygon boundaries have been modified by the Maine DEP to align with the state 1:24,000 coastline. Polygons have been modified by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife to include 100 ft and 250 ft disturbance protection zones around feeding and roosting sites, respectively, and to better align habitat boundaries with natural features based on high resolution, low tide imagery from Maine DMR. Areas of extensive development were clipped from the 250 ft. disturbance protection zones around roosting areas.
Purpose: fix(original): These polygons represent shorebird areas that are Significant Wildlife Habitat under the Natural Resources Protection Act.
Supplemental information: fix(original): This data layer specifically addresses migratory shorebird coastal staging areas. Staging habitat is defined as areas that meet shorebird feeding and roosting requirements during migration.
*Language of dataset: en

Time period of content:

Time period information:

Single date/time:

Calendar date: 20070417
Time of day: unknown

Currentness reference: fix(original)

publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and update frequency: As needed

Spatial domain:

Bounding coordinates:

*West bounding coordinate: -70.730169
*East bounding coordinate: -66.957792
*North bounding coordinate: 45.075432
*South bounding coordinate: 43.080590

Local bounding coordinates:

*Left bounding coordinate: 363784.150766
*Right bounding coordinate: 660797.090097
*Top bounding coordinate: 4991330.011505
*Bottom bounding coordinate: 4771657.814396

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme keywords: Shorebird Areas, Natural Resources Protection Act, Significant Wildlife Habitat, environment, biota
Theme keyword thesaurus: REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.

Place:

Place keywords: Maine, United States

Stratum:

Stratum keywords: biosphere, hydrosphere

Access constraints: REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing the data set.

Use constraints: fix(original)

These data are provided by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife for preliminary assessment to identify Significant Wildlife Habitat under the Natural Resources Protection Act. Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes. Providing public access to wildlife habitat data is not intended as a subsitute for consultation with MDIFW staff regarding permit applications or environmental reviews. If this data is to be used for Natural Resources Protection Act purposes, the user must contact Maine Department of Environmental Protection to obtain an official map of the area in question. Digital maps retain the accuracy of their source materials. The best use of data mapped at scales of 1:500,000 and 1:250,000 is in statewide planning and studies; at 1:100,000 in regional planning and studies; at 1:62,500 and 1:24,000 in detailed studies and local planning; and at 1:12,000 and 1:5,000 or larger scales in parcel level studies and detailed local planning. In the use of Maine GIS data, please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the correct copy of both data and metadata from the Maine GIS Data Catalog. The Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) provides notice of updates and corrections directly to the Maine GIS Technical Group and Maine GIS Users, through the MEGISTECH and MEGISUSER list servers. To subscribe please contact MeGIS through the Maine Office of Information Technology (OIT) Customer Support Center (CSC) at (207) 624-7700. To request data correction in, or provide updates to Maine GIS data, please use the contact information contained in the metadata. Updates, corrections, and feedback, incorporated in the Maine GIS database are made in accordance with "Data Standards for Maine Geographic Information Systems", 2002, and coordinated by MEGIS in consultation with the Maine GIS Executive Council.

Point of contact:

Contact information:

Contact person primary:

Contact person: Amy Meehan
Contact organization: Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Contact position: Wildlife Biologist

Contact address:

Address type: mailing and physical address
Address: fix(original): 650 State Street
City: Bangor
State or province: Maine
Postal code: 04401
Country: USA

Contact voice telephone: 207-941-4483

Contact facsimile telephone: 207-941-4450

Contact electronic mail address: amy.meehan@maine.gov

Hours of service: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:00pm

Data set credit: fix(original)

Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

*Native dataset format: Shapefile

*Native data set environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.5.1450

Data Quality Information:

Lineage:

Process step:

Process description: fix(original): Polygon boundaries modified to align with MEGIS.Hydro 1:24,000 coastline
Process date: October 17, 2006

Process step:

Process description: fix(original): Metadata imported.
Source used citation abbreviation:: C:\DOCUME~1\DONALD~1.IFW\LOCALS~1\Temp\xmlF6.tmp

Process step:

Process description: fix(original): Metadata imported.
Source used citation abbreviation:: C:\DOCUME~1\DONALD~1.IFW\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml16F.tmp

Process step:

Process description: fix(original): Metadata imported.
Source used citation abbreviation:: C:\DOCUME~1\DANIEL~1.D'A\LOCALS~1\Temp\3\xml23.tmp

Process step:

Process description: fix(original): Polygon boundaries modified using high resolution, low tide imagery from Maine DMR.
Process date: November 2006

Process step:

Process description: fix(original): Metadata imported.
Source used citation abbreviation:: C:\DOCUME~1\DONALD~1.IFW\LOCALS~1\Temp\xmlE8.tmp

Process step:

Process description: fix(original): Metadata imported.
Source used citation abbreviation:: C:\DOCUME~1\DONALD~1.IFW\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml32.tmp

Process step:

Process description: fix(original): Metadata imported.
Source used citation abbreviation:: C:\DOCUME~1\AMYMEE~1.SOM\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml25E.tmp

Process step:

Process description: fix(original): Dataset copied.
Source used citation abbreviation:: C:\proj\new_data_to_install\mdifw\BWH2008\cd1\MDIFW\shorebird

Spatial Data Organization Information:

*Direct spatial reference method: Vector

Point and vector object information:

SDTS terms description:

*Name: shorebird
*SDTS point and vector object type: G-polygon
*Point and vector object count: 1

ESRI terms description:

*Name: shorebird
*ESRI feature type: Simple
*ESRI feature geometry: Polygon
*ESRI topology: FALSE
*ESRI feature count: 1
*Spatial index: TRUE
*Linear referencing: FALSE

Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:

Coordinate system name:

*Projected coordinate system name: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_19N
*Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_North_American_1983

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: coordinate pair

Coordinate representation:

*Abscissa resolution: 0.000000
*Ordinate resolution: 0.000000

*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

Vertical coordinate system definition:

Altitude system definition:

Altitude resolution: 1.000000
Altitude encoding method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity and Attribute Information:

Detailed description:

*Name: shorebird

Entity type:

*Entity type label: shorebird
*Entity type type: Feature Class
*Entity type count: 1

Attribute:

*Attribute label: FID

*Attribute alias: FID

*Attribute definition: fix(original)

Internal feature number.

*Attribute definition source: fix(original)

ESRI

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 8

Attribute domain values:

*Unrepresentable domain:: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute label: SHAPE

Attribute definition: fix(original)

Feature geometry.

Attribute definition source: fix(original)

ESRI

*Attribute type: Float

*Attribute width: 19

*Attribute number of decimals: 11

Attribute domain values:

Unrepresentable domain:: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute label: Shape

Attribute definition: fix(original)

Feature geometry.

Attribute definition source: fix(original)

ESRI

*Attribute type: Number

*Attribute width: 6

Attribute domain values:

Unrepresentable domain:: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

*Attribute label: Id
*Attribute alias: Id
*Attribute type: Integer
*Attribute width: 6
*Attribute precision: 6
*Attribute scale: 0

Overview description:

Entity and attribute overview: fix(original): Shorebird staging habitat consists of coastal areas which provide both tidal mud flats rich in invertebrates for feeding and areas such as gravel bars and sand spits for roosting.

Distribution Information:

Distributor:

Contact information:

Contact organization primary:

Contact person: Amy Meehan
Contact organization: (MDIFW) Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Contact position: Wildlife Biologist

Contact address:

Address type: mailing and physical address
Address: fix(original): 650 State Street
City: Bangor
State or province: Maine
Postal code: 04401
Country: USA

Contact voice telephone: 207 941-4483

Contact facsimile telephone: 207 941-4450

Contact electronic mail address: amy.meehan@maine.gov

Hours of service: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:00pm

Resource description: Shorebird Nesting, Feeding and Staging Areas

Standard order process:

Digital form:

Digital transfer information:

Format name: ARCE
Transfer size: 5.271
*Dataset size: 2.794

Available time period:

Time period information:

Single date/time:

Calendar date: 20000101
Time of day: unknown

Metadata Reference Information:

*Metadata date: 20080807

*Language of metadata: en

Metadata contact:

Contact information:

Contact person primary:

Contact person: Amy Meehan
Contact organization: Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Contact position: Wildlife Biologist

Contact address:

Address type: mailing and physical address
Address: fix(original): 650 State Street
City: Bangor
State or province: Maine
Postal code: 04401
Country: USA

Contact voice telephone: 207-941-4483

Contact facsimile telephone: 207-941-4450

Contact electronic mail address: amy.meehan@maine.gov

Hours of service: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:00pm

*Metadata standard name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

*Metadata standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

*Metadata time convention: local time

Metadata extensions:

Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Metadata extensions:

Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Metadata extensions:

Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Metadata extensions:

Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Metadata extensions:

Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Metadata extensions:

Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Metadata extensions:

*Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
*Profile name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Geoprocessing History:

Process:

*Process name: Dissolve_1
*Date: 20070907
*Time: 140603
*Tool location: C:\arcgis\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Dissolve
*Command issued: Dissolve shorbird L:\IFW-Data\CARTO\shorbird_carto2.shp # # MULTI_PART

Process:

*Process name: Copy Features (4)
*Date: 20080313
*Time: 123039
*Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyFeatures
*Command issued: CopyFeatures "Original Data\Shorebird" L:\Projects\BwH\DigitalSupply\delivered_data\temp_output\MDIFW\shorebird.shp # 0 0 0

Last updated: October 7, 2008