fresh91

Identification Information

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Citation Information

Originator

Bob Houston, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program (USFWGOM)

Publication Date

20041231

Title

fresh91

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

raster digital data

Series Name

Maine GIS

Issue Identification

SDE server; Internet Data Catalog

Publication Place

Augusta ME

Publisher

Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)

Other Citation Details

1:24000 Gulf of Maine Freshwater Habitats rated for 91 priority trust species of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, published by the USFWS Gulf of Maine Program 5/13/2003

Online Linkage

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Online Linkage

http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

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Citation Information

Originator	Gulf of Maine Program
Title	(GOMHMP)Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
Geospatial Data Presentation Form	document
Publication Place	Falmouth ME
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region
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Beginning Date

1984

Ending Date

2002

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Abstract

FRESH91 represents the overall habitat values, within freshwater cover types for 91 priority trust species of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, in the U.S. portion of the Gulf of Maine watershed. Habitats for each species were mapped and ranked from actual sightings or by developing habitat suitability models reflecting environmental requirements for each species. Scores for each species were then added to derive the sum of scores for all species combined. The value for each cell reflects both the number of species using each cell and the relative habitat suitability for those species. For more information about the USFW Gulf of Maine Program, Gulf of Maine Habitat Analysis, and related data see: http://gulfofmaine.fws.gov/gomanalysis/gomanalysis.html

Purpose

This data may be used to show valuable habitat for USFWS priority trust species in the U.S. portion of the Gulf of Maine watershed. The data may be used at a regional or local level to prioritize habitat protection by local, municipal, state or federal land protection organizations or to support grant applications for habitat protection. It may also be incorporated into local and regional planning to help identify and protect important fish and wildlife habitat.

Supplemental Information

The data is available in the Maine GIS Data Catalog, by county map extent, in colormap embedded GeoTIFF format with a supplemental fresh91.jpg for quickview; and GRID format, with a full schema colormap freshclrmp.txt, and ArcGIS .lyr file fresh91.lyr. These data are also available in statewide map extent from MEGIS.SDE and from USFWS on CD, see point of contact below.

Time Period of Content

Beginning Date	1984
Beginning Time	Unknown
Ending Date	2002
Ending Time	Unknown
Currentness Reference	ground condition

Status

Progress	Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency	Irregular

Bounding Coordinates

West Bounding Coordinate	-71.3
East Bounding Coordinate	-66.8
North Bounding Coordinate	47.6
South Bounding Coordinate	42.9

Keywords

Theme	biota, inlandWaters, environment, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, planningCadastre (ISO Keyword Thesaurus)
Theme	federal endangered and threatened species, priority trust species, shorebirds, wading birds, waterfowl, neo-tropical migrants, sea-run fishes, wildlife habitat (Maine GIS Thesaurus-Theme)
Place	Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, Gulf of Maine (Maine GIS Thesaurus-Place)
Stratum	hydrosphere, radiance or imagery (GCMD Parameter Keyword)

Access Constraints

Secondary distribution by permission only. Please see Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) License Agreement at http://megis.maine.gov/ . Any secondary distribution must have this documentation appended.

Use Constraints

Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes. 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. 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

Contact Organization

(USFWGOMP) US Fish and Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program

Contact Position

Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist

Address Type

mailing and physical address

Address

4R Fundy Road

City

Falmouth

State or Province

Postal Code

04105-1764

Country

USA

Contact Voice Telephone

(207) 781-8364

Contact Facsimile Telephone

(207) 781-8369

Contact Electronic Mail Address

fw5es_gomp.gis@fws.gov

Hours of Service

Monday through Friday 0800 - 1630 EST

Data Set Credit

Credit should always be given to the data source and/or originator when the data is transferred or printed.

Native Data Set Environment

(USFWS) Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800; Maine Office of Information Technology (OIT) Oracle 9i, Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS), Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

Citation Information

Originator

Bob Houston, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program (USFWGOM)

Publication Date

20041231

Title

forest91

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

raster digital data

Series Name

Maine GIS

Issue Identification

SDE server; Internet Data Catalog

Publication Place

Augusta ME

Publisher

Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)

Other Citation Details

1:24000 Gulf of Maine Forested Cover Habitats rated for 91 priority trust species of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, published by the USFWS Gulf of Maine Program 5/13/2003

Online Linkage

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Online Linkage

http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

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Title	(GOMHMP)Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
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Publication Place	Falmouth ME
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region
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1984

Ending Date

2002

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Citation Information

Originator

Bob Houston, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program (USFWGOM)

Publication Date

20041231

Title

grass91

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

raster digital data

Series Name

Maine GIS

Issue Identification

SDE server; Internet Data Catalog

Publication Place

Augusta ME

Publisher

Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)

Other Citation Details

1:24000 Gulf of Maine Grassland/Shrub/Bare Ground Habitats rated for 91 priority trust species of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, , published by the USFWS Gulf of Maine Program 5/13/2003

Online Linkage

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Online Linkage

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Originator	Gulf of Maine Program
Title	(GOMHMP)Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
Geospatial Data Presentation Form	document
Publication Place	Falmouth ME
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region
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Ending Date

2002

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Citation Information

Originator

Bob Houston, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program (USFWGOM)

Publication Date

20041231

Title

saline91

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

raster digital data

Series Name

Maine GIS

Issue Identification

SDE server; Internet Data Catalog

Publication Place

Augusta ME

Publisher

Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)

Other Citation Details

1:24000 Gulf of Maine Salt Water Habitats rated for 91 priority trust species of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, published by the USFWS Gulf of Maine Program 5/13/2003

Online Linkage

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Online Linkage

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Publication Place	Falmouth ME
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region
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Attribute Accuracy Report

The accuracy of the attributes is determined by the scale and quality of the data sets used, which may have errors in characterizing land cover, soil, or other environmental condition. Use of this data set at the local level (parcel or town level) should be supplemented by on-the-ground verification.

Logical Consistency Report

This raster data set is based on descriptive models, applied to available GIS datasets.

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. This data set only shows high value habitat for the species included in the analysis; important habitat may exist for other species not included in the analysis.

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report

Data set accuracy generally corresponds to that of the 1:24,000 base data used to align the raster data.

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation

Compilation base data meets National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:24,000 scale.

Citation Information

Originator	Bob Houston, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program (USFWGOM)
Publication Date	20030513
Title	(GOMSUM91) Gulf of Maine Habitat - Sum of scores
Geospatial Data Presentation Form	raster digital data
Series Name	(GOMHMP)Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
Issue Identification	multiple issue
Publication Place	Falmouth ME
Publisher	US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program (USFWGOM)
Online Linkage	http://r5gomp.fws.gov/gom/habitatstudy/metadata/GOMSUM91.htm
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Calendar Date

20020709

Time of Day

Unknown

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation

gomsum91

Source Contribution

Source is the numeric sum of values of habitat grids for 91 species.

Citation Information

Originator

Arnold Banner, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program (USFWGOM)

Publication Date

20021102

Title

gomlc7

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

raster digital data

Series Name

Maine GIS

Issue Identification

SDE server; Internet Data Catalog

Publication Place

Augusta ME

Publisher

Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)

Other Citation Details

1:24000 Published 6/6/2000 by U.S. Fish & Wildlife as GOMLC7; Land Cover and Wetlands of the Gulf of Maine. GOMLC7 data is available from the Maine Office of GIS Data Catalog for Maine counties in GeoTIFF format at http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/. A .jpeg file is included in the download to display the colors and the classification descriptions that they represent. MEGIS GeoTIFFs for this dataset contain an embedded colormap of USFW/GOMP assigned colors for the full classification. GRID format, a full schema colormap gomlc7.txt, ArcView .avl, and ArcGIS .lyr files are also available from MEGIS and from USFW.

Online Linkage

http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

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Citation Information

Originator	Gulf of Maine Program
Title	(GOMHMP)Gulf of Maine Habitat Mapping Project
Geospatial Data Presentation Form	document
Publication Place	Falmouth ME
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region
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Beginning Date

1986

Beginning Time

Unknown

Ending Date

1997

Ending Time

Unknown

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source dates

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Beginning Date

1986

Beginning Time

Unknown

Ending Date

1997

Ending Time

Unknown

Source Currentness Reference

source dates

Source Citation Abbreviation

gomlc7

Process Description

Grids corresponding to the overall habitat values for each of 4 general cover types (saline, freshwater, forested, grass/shrub/bare ground) were developed by: 1) assigning each of the cover classes of the land cover grid to the appropriate 1 of the 4 more general classes; 2) calculating the numeric values for each of the 4 output grids as the gomsum value of the cells having that general cover type (cells having the alternate cover types were scored '0').The following steps were used to calculate the top portion of the habitat values for that general cover type. The value attribute table of each of the 4 grids was exported to a spreadsheet, in which the 'value' field is ordered from lowest numbered record (top of column) to highest (bottom of column) records. Then: 1) Add a column in which to calculate the product of the 'value' field (which is habitat quality) times the 'count' field (number of cells at each value) - these products are 'habitat units'. 2) Sum the 'habitat units', and calculate what the top increments of this would be (e.g., top half, top quarter). 3) Make another column and in it cumulatively add the 'habitat units' from top to bottom. 4) By inspection, look down the column to find the 'value' at which the cumulative habitat unit number is at or above the level of interest (e.g., half of the sum of habitat units (from step 2)). This grid value and higher values constitute that top increment of habitats, and may be so displayed or mapped.

Process Date

200305

Contact Organization

(USFWGOMP) US Fish and Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Program

Contact Position

Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist

Address Type

mailing and physical address

Address

4R Fundy Road

City

Falmouth

State or Province

Postal Code

04105-1764

Country

USA

Contact Voice Telephone

(207) 781-8364

Contact Facsimile Telephone

(207) 781-8369

Contact Electronic Mail Address

fw5es_gomp.gis@fws.gov

Hours of Service

Monday through Friday 0800 - 1630 EST

Cloud Cover

Indirect Spatial Reference

regionwide

Direct Spatial Reference Method

Raster

Raster Object Type

Grid Cell

Row Count

21381

Column Count

13972

Vertical Count

Grid Coordinate System Name

UTM Zone Number

Scale Factor at Central Meridian

0.9996

Longitude of Central Meridian

-177

Latitude of Projection Origin

False Easting

500000

False Northing

Planar Coordinate Encoding Method

Abscissa Resolution

Ordinate Resolution

Planar Distance Units

meters

Horizontal Datum Name

North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid Name

Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major Axis

6378137

Denominator of Flattening Ratio

298.257

Entity Type Label

FRESH91

Entity Type Definition

value attribute table

Entity Type Definition Source

Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)

Attribute Label

Count

Attribute Definition

Count for each value.

Attribute Definition Source

Automatically generated.

Beginning Date of Attribute Values

Attribute Label

Value

Attribute Definition

Relative overall habitat value, where larger numbers indicates increasing habitat value.

Range Domain Minimum

Range Domain Maximum

211

Enumerated Domain Value

2-58

Enumerated Domain Value Definition

1-49%

Enumerated Domain Value

59-81

Enumerated Domain Value Definition

50-74%

Enumerated Domain Value

82-211

Enumerated Domain Value Definition

Top 25%

Beginning Date of Attribute Values

Entity and Attribute Overview

The value for each cell reflects both the number of species using each cell and the relative habitat suitability for those species. For more information about the USFW Gulf of Maine Program, Gulf of Maine Habitat Analysis, and related data see: http://gulfofmaine.fws.gov/gomanalysis/gomanalysis.html .

Entity and Attribute Detail Citation

The ArcView shapefile and ArcGIS geodatabase formats, commonly used for Maine GIS data, carry default identifiers and attributes that are software generated and/or important for internal recordkeeping. These are listed here to avoid repetition for every layer, and may not be repeated in the attribute descriptions and definitions of each layer. Common software generated identifiers and attributes in Maine GIS data include: FID (feature identifier), Shape (feature geometry), OBJECTID and SHAPE_lengt. In addition, most GIS formats will carry fields for PERIMETER, AREA and/or LENGTH according to feature geometry. These fields are typically available by default, with the units based on coordinate system or projection units of GIS data. Most GIS software packages also provide a means to calculate these values. It is important to test any columns containing PERIMETER, AREA or LENGTH values before using them for analysis purposes. These important values can be carried from format to format and become out-dated. Verify that the values are correct. Also, in your GIS software, please view the properties of data layers for the map units used to calculate these fields, and for the units set for display purposes.

Entity and Attribute Overview

Entity and Attribute Detail Citation

Contact Organization

(MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems

Contact Position

GIS Coordinator

Address Type

mailing address

Address

State House Station 145

City

Augusta

State or Province

Postal Code

04333-0145

Country

USA

Contact Voice Telephone

(207) 624-7700

Contact Facsimile Telephone

(207) 287-3842

Hours of Service

Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST

Distribution Liability

Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes.

Format Name

ARCSDE

Format Version Number

ArcSDE 9.x

Format Information Content

Oracle 9i

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Please contact the Maine Office of GIS (MEGIS) for access instructions.

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Fees

Access is available through Maine's wide area network; WAN users may contact the Maine Office of Information Technology, Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) for a login.

Contact Organization

(MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems

Contact Position

GIS Coordinator

Address Type

mailing address

Address

State House Station 145

City

Augusta

State or Province

Postal Code

04333-0145

Country

USA

Contact Voice Telephone

(207) 624-7700

Contact Facsimile Telephone

(207) 287-3842

Hours of Service

Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST

Distribution Liability

Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems, no warranty expressed or implied is made by MEGIS regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Neither the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems, nor any of its contributors, is liable for misuse of the data, for damage, for transmission of viruses, or for computer contamination through the distribution of these data sets.

Format Name

GRID

Format Version Number

GRID 9.x

Format Specification

ESRI Grid

File Decompression Technique

Data available from this website is in .zip compressed format. WinZip is a Windows based, PKZip-compatible compression utility. You will need a program like this to extract the data. A link to a trial copy WinZip software is available at http://megis.maine.gov/links/.

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Anyone with an Internet browser can download these data from the Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog. Data available from this website is in .zip compressed format. WinZip is a Windows based, PKZip-compatible compression utility. You will need a program like this to extract the data. A link to a trial copy WinZip software is available at http://megis.maine.gov/links/. If you are not already a GIS user, a link to free software for import and viewing of these files, Import71 and ArcExplorer from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), is available at http://megis.maine.gov/links/

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Fees

Data may be downloaded from Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog at no charge.

Turnaround

Data is available for immediate download from the Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog.

Standard Order Process

Metadata Reference Information

Metadata Date

20030620

Metadata Review Date

20070925

Metadata Future Review Date

Metadata Contact

Contact Organization	Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Position	GIS Coordinator
Address Type	mailing address
Address	State House Station 145
City	Augusta
State or Province	ME
Postal Code	04333-0145
Country	USA
Contact Voice Telephone	207 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone	207 287-4563
Hours of Service	Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST

Metadata Standard Name

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata Standard Version

FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata Access Constraints

none

Metadata Use Constraints

none