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  <idinfo>
    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</origin>
        <pubdate>20241219</pubdate>
        <title>CBRS_Buffer_Zone</title>
        <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Falls Church, VA</pubplace>
          <publish>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <onlink>https://www.fws.gov/media/digital-coastal-barrier-resources-system-boundaries</onlink>
        <onlink>https://www.fws.gov/program/coastal-barrier-resources-act/maps-and-data</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>This Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) data set, produced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), is intended to supplement other data sets entitled “CBRS Polygons” and “CBRS Prohibitions,” which both contain areas designated as undeveloped coastal barriers in accordance with the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA), as amended (16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). CBRS boundaries viewed using the CBRS Mapper at https://www.fws.gov/program/coastal-barrier-resources-act/maps-and-data or the CBRS Polygons or CBRS Prohibitions shapefiles are subject to misrepresentations beyond the Service’s control, including misalignments of the boundaries with third party base layers and misprojections of spatial data. This CBRS Buffer Zone data set is intended to be paired with either of the aforementioned data sets to illustrate the stated horizontal accuracy of the boundaries therein. Users should pair this data with the CBRS Polygons or CBRS Prohibitions data and an orthoimage when inspecting areas that are within or in close proximity to the CBRS. Properties or structures that fall partially or entirely within the buffer area may be within the CBRS, and an official determination from the Service is recommended. For an official determination of whether or not an area or specific property is located within the CBRS, please follow the procedures found at https://www.fws.gov/service/coastal-barrier-resources-system-property-documentation. The Service is not responsible for any misuse or misinterpretation of this digital data set, including use of the data to determine eligibility for Federal funding and financial assistance. For any questions regarding the CBRS, please contact your local Service field office or email CBRA@fws.gov. Contact information for Service field offices can be found at https://www.fws.gov/node/267216.</abstract>
      <purpose>This data set is intended to be paired with the CBRS Polygons and CBRS Prohibitions data sets to illustrate the stated horizontal accuracy of the boundaries therein. Users should pair this data with the CBRS Polygons or CBRS Prohibitions data and an orthoimage when inspecting areas that are within or in close proximity to the CBRS. Users are advised to contact the Service for an official determination as to whether a particular property or structure that falls either partially or completely within the CBRS Buffer Zone is located within the CBRS. For more information, see the metadata for the CBRS Polygons and CBRS Prohibitions available at https://www.fws.gov/media/digital-coastal-barrier-resources-system-boundaries.</purpose>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <rngdates>
          <begdate>19901024</begdate>
          <enddate>20241210</enddate>
        </rngdates>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>Publication date</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>CBRS maps are either enacted by Congress through legislation or adopted administratively by the Service, and are also maintained by the Service. As maps are revised, this data set will be updated with an updated buffer for the revised boundaries.</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-97.6389</westbc>
        <eastbc>-64.6227</eastbc>
        <northbc>47.4360</northbc>
        <southbc>17.6752</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>CBRS Keywords</themekt>
        <themekey>CBIA</themekey>
        <themekey>CBRA</themekey>
        <themekey>CBRS</themekey>
        <themekey>CBRS Unit</themekey>
        <themekey>Coastal Barrier</themekey>
        <themekey>Coastal Barrier Improvement Act</themekey>
        <themekey>Coastal Barrier Resources Act</themekey>
        <themekey>Coastal Barrier Resources System</themekey>
        <themekey>Flood Insurance Prohibition</themekey>
        <themekey>John H. Chafee</themekey>
        <themekey>OPA</themekey>
        <themekey>Otherwise Protected Area</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>CBRS Locations</placekt>
        <placekey>Alabama</placekey>
        <placekey>Connecticut</placekey>
        <placekey>Delaware</placekey>
        <placekey>Florida</placekey>
        <placekey>Georgia</placekey>
        <placekey>Louisiana</placekey>
        <placekey>Maine</placekey>
        <placekey>Maryland</placekey>
        <placekey>Massachusetts</placekey>
        <placekey>Michigan</placekey>
        <placekey>Minnesota</placekey>
        <placekey>Mississippi</placekey>
        <placekey>New Jersey</placekey>
        <placekey>New York</placekey>
        <placekey>North Carolina</placekey>
        <placekey>Ohio</placekey>
        <placekey>Puerto Rico</placekey>
        <placekey>Rhode Island</placekey>
        <placekey>South Carolina</placekey>
        <placekey>Texas</placekey>
        <placekey>United States Virgin Islands</placekey>
        <placekey>Virginia</placekey>
        <placekey>Wisconsin</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to data use. User must acknowledge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the originator when using the data set as a source. User must share data products developed using this source data set with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The data set is NOT a survey document and should not be utilized as such.</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</cntorg>
          <cntper>Katie Niemi</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>National Coastal Barriers Coordinator</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES</address>
          <city>Falls Church</city>
          <state>VA</state>
          <postal>22041</postal>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>703-358-2171</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>CBRA@fws.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>U.S. Fish &amp; Wildlife Service</origin>
        <pubdate>20241219</pubdate>
        <title>CBRS_Polygon</title>
        <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
        <onlink>https://www.fws.gov/media/digital-coastal-barrier-resources-system-boundaries</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>U.S. Fish &amp; Wildlife Service	</origin>
        <pubdate>20241219</pubdate>
        <title>CBRS_Prohibitions</title>
        <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
        <onlink>https://www.fws.gov/media/digital-coastal-barrier-resources-system-boundaries</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
  </idinfo>
  <dataqual>
    <attracc>
      <attraccr>Data was inspected to ensure that "Buff_Dist" value equals the width of the buffer in feet on each side of the boundary.  At this time, all buffers are 20 feet.</attraccr>
    </attracc>
    <logic>Checks were conducted to ensure that the buffer was applied to the polygons appropriately and that the distance on the ground generally measured 20 feet on either side of the CBRS boundary.</logic>
    <complete>This buffer polygon data set has been checked to ensure that all external CBRS boundaries over land are covered by the appropriate buffer width. Coincident boundaries that are shared by two units or between prohibition areas (depicted in CBRS_Prohibitions) were not buffered. The seaward side of a CBRS unit is generally defined by either the 20-foot or the 30-foot bathymetric contour (depending on the location of the unit) and is usually unmapped. Because of this, seaward boundaries that are based on the location of a bathymetric contour are not covered by a buffer polygon in this data set. For more information on seaward CBRS boundaries see the metadata for the “CBRS Polygons” and “CBRS Prohibitions” data sets. The metadata is available at https://www.fws.gov/media/digital-coastal-barrier-resources-system-boundaries.</complete>
    <posacc>
      <horizpa>
        <horizpar>This horizontal accuracy buffer dataset is intended to convey the horizontal positional accuracy of the “CBRS Polygons” and “CBRS Prohibitions” data sets. Thus, an accuracy assessment of the horizontal positional information is not applicable. For more information on the horizontal positional accuracy of the associated “CBRS Polygons” and “CBRS Prohibitions” data sets, see the metadata. The metadata is available at https://www.fws.gov/media/digital-coastal-barrier-resources-system-boundaries.</horizpar>
      </horizpa>
      <vertacc>
        <vertaccr>A formal accuracy assessment of the vertical positional information in the data is not applicable.</vertaccr>
      </vertacc>
    </posacc>
    <lineage>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>U.S. Fish &amp; Wildlife Service</origin>
            <pubdate>20241219</pubdate>
            <title>Boundary Lines of the CBRS</title>
            <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <typesrc>Digital and/or Hardcopy</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <rngdates>
              <begdate>19901024</begdate>
              <enddate>20241125</enddate>
            </rngdates>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>publication date</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>CBRS_Boundaries</srccitea>
        <srccontr>The Buffers were derived from this dataset</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>These buffers are generated from the polyline feature class (CBRS_Boundaries) used to create the official maps.  The offshore and coincident boundaries do not have a buffer associated with them (see completeness report). </procdesc>
        <procdate>Unknown</procdate>
      </procstep>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Adjacent buffer polygons were merged to remove overlaps.</procdesc>
        <procdate>Unknown</procdate>
      </procstep>
    </lineage>
  </dataqual>
  <spref>
    <horizsys>
      <geograph>
        <latres>0.0233458361 </latres>
        <longres>0.0197789895 </longres>
        <geogunit>Decimal degrees</geogunit>
      </geograph>
      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>North American Datum of 1983</horizdn>
        <ellips>Geodetic Reference System 1980</ellips>
        <semiaxis>6378137.000000</semiaxis>
        <denflat>298.257222</denflat>
      </geodetic>
    </horizsys>
  </spref>
  <eainfo>
    <detailed>
      <enttyp>
        <enttypl>Attribute Table</enttypl>
        <enttypd>Table containing attribute information associated with the data set.</enttypd>
        <enttypds>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</enttypds>
      </enttyp>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>OBJECTID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Internal feature number.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>FID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Internal feature number.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv><udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
</attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Shape</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Feature geometry</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>Esri</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv><udom>Coordinates defining the features.</udom>
</attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
  <attrlabl>BUFF_DIST</attrlabl><attrdef>The horizontal distance in feet from both the inside and outside edge of the buffer polygon to the boundary of the CBRS polygon it follows. All coordinates falling within a buffer polygon are less than the value of Buff_Dist in feet from the boundary of a CBRS polygon</attrdef><attrdefs>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</attrdefs><attrdomv>
    <edom>
      <edomv>20</edomv>
      <edomvd>Buffer of approximately 20 feet on the ground</edomvd>
      <edomvds>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</edomvds>
    </edom>
  </attrdomv>
</attr>
    </detailed>
    <overview>
      <eaover>The entity and attribute information provided here describes the tabular data associated with the data set. Please review the detailed descriptions that are provided (the individual attribute descriptions) for information on the values that appear as fields/table entries of the data set.</eaover>
      <eadetcit>The entity and attribute information was generated by the individual and/or agency identified as the originator of the data set. Please review the rest of the metadata record for additional details and information.</eadetcit>
    </overview>
  </eainfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</cntorg>
          <cntper>Katie Niemi</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>National Coastal Barriers Coordinator</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES</address>
          <city>Falls Church</city>
          <state>VA</state>
          <postal>22041</postal>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>703-358-2171</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>CBRA@fws.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
    <distliab>Although these data and information have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data and information described and/or contained herein.</distliab>
    <stdorder>
      <digform><digtinfo>
          <formname>Digital Data</formname>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt><onlinopt><computer><networka><networkr>https://gis1.wim.usgs.gov/server/rest/services/CBRSMapper/CoastalBarrierResourcesSystem/MapServer</networkr></networka></computer></onlinopt></digtopt></digform>
      <fees>None</fees>
    </stdorder>
  </distinfo>
  <metainfo>
    <metd>20241219</metd>
    <metc>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</cntorg>
          <cntper>Katie Niemi</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>National Coastal Barriers Coordinator</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES</address>
          <city>Falls Church</city>
          <state>VA</state>
          <postal>22041</postal>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>703-358-2171</cntvoice>
        <cntemail>CBRA@fws.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
  </metainfo>
</metadata>
