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Wildlife_Mgmt_Districts

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Identification Information
Citation Information
Originator Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Publication Date 2010-01-26
Title Wildlife_Mgmt_Districts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form vector digital data
Online Linkage http://www.maine.gov/megis/catalog/
Abstract In 2000, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) undertook an effort to reduce the confusion of having different hunting zones for deer, moose, turkey, and waterfowl by designing a zoning system that met the management requirements for all species, while unifying boundary lines. As a result of that effort, Maine was divided into 30 parcels, and the term Wildlife Management Districts (WMDs) was born. Some of the boundaries of the Wildlife Management Districts were changed in 2006. There are now only 29 districts. This layer reflects the 2006 changes.
Purpose Wildlife Management Districts are delineated, geographical sections of the State that have similarities in biological and geophysical characteristics. Factors such as geographical location (western mountains vs. downeast coastal plain), soils, predominant forest types (northern hardwoods vs. spruce-fir), seasonal temperature variations, precipitation including annual snowfall, land use (northern forest vs. agricultural), and human population and development, etc., are variables that ultimately influence habitat and the abundance and diversity of wildlife. For each WMD, we made a concerted effort to select clearly recognizable physical boundaries to reduce confusion for hunters. Identification of Wildlife Management Districts benefits MDIFW and hunters in several ways. It helps biologists collect and evaluate data and fine-tune management recommendations. Hunters need refer to only one common set of boundaries for all species they pursue. We use all WMDs individually for managing deer. For other game, WMDs are combined, as needed, to form meaningful hunting zones.
Supplemental Information In 2006, MDIFW made a number of changes to Wildlife Management Districts. Changes affect WMDs 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30 and result in the reduction of WMDs from 30 to 29 in order to consolidate areas with similar physical/habitat characteristics and deer densities. In addition, road/route references were updated throughout the WMDs as a result of E911 implementation and the Interstate exit redesignation.
Time Period of Content
Calendar Date 2010-01-26
Currentness Reference publication date
Status
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed
Bounding Coordinates
West Bounding Coordinate -71.166947
East Bounding Coordinate -66.761627
North Bounding Coordinate 47.460105
South Bounding Coordinate 42.943167
Keywords
Theme Hunting, Deer, Moose, Turkey, Waterfowl, Wildlife, Management, Game (REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.)
Access Constraints REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing the data set.
Use Constraints None
Contact Person Amy Meehan
Contact Organization Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Contact Position Wildlife Biologist/GIS Specialist
Address Type mailing and physical address
Address 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 Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Native Data Set Environment Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
Citation Information
Originator Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Publication Date 2010-01-26
Title Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife ETSC Database
Source Scale Denominator 1:3,000
Type of Source Media computer program
Calendar Date 2010-01-26
Source Currentness Reference publication date
Source Contribution WMD boundaries were mapped from imagery and USGS Topographic Maps available from the Maine Office of GIS and legal descriptions.
Process Description Dataset copied.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation Server=gisdatabase; Service=esri_vector; User=meifw; Version=SDE.DEFAULT
Process Date 20110609
Process Time 10574400
Direct Spatial Reference Method Vector
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count 58
Grid Coordinate System Name Universal Transverse Mercator
UTM Zone Number 19
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 Encoding Method coordinate pair
Abscissa Resolution 0.000100
Ordinate Resolution 0.000100
Planar Distance Units meters
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
Altitude Resolution 1.000000
Altitude Encoding Method Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity Type Label MEIFW.Wildlife_Mgmt_Districts
Attribute Label SHAPE.LEN
Attribute Definition Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source ESRI
Unrepresentable Domain Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label Shape
Attribute Definition Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source ESRI
Unrepresentable Domain Coordinates defining the features.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label IDENTIFIER
Attribute Definition WMD Number
Attribute Definition Source MDIFW
Unrepresentable Domain Coordinates defining the features.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label SHAPE
Attribute Definition Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source ESRI
Unrepresentable Domain Coordinates defining the features.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label SHAPE_LENG
Attribute Definition Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source ESRI
Unrepresentable Domain Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label OBJECTID
Attribute Definition Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source ESRI
Unrepresentable Domain Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label AREASQMI
Attribute Definition Area of WMD in square miles
Attribute Definition Source MDIFW
Unrepresentable Domain Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label MOOSEMGMT
Attribute Definition Moose Management System Goals and Objectives
Attribute Definition Source MDIFW
Enumerated Domain Value Recreation Management Area
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Maximize hunting opportunity while maintaining the availability of mature age bulls
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source MDIFW Moose Management System
Enumerated Domain Value Compromise Area
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Balance the public's concern about moose/vehicle collisions with the public's desire to hunt moose
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source MDIFW Moose Management System
Enumerated Domain Value Road Safety Management Area
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Reduce moose/vehicle collisions
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source MDIFW Moose Management System
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label HUNTSEASON
Attribute Definition Week WMD is open for moose hunting
Attribute Definition Source MDIFW
Unrepresentable Domain Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label SHAPE.AREA
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Overview Description 
Overview Description 
Contact Organization (MDIFW) Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Contact Person Amy Meehan
Contact Position Wildlife Biologist/GIS Specialist
Address Type mailing and physical address
Address 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 Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeWildlife Management Districts
Format Name ARCE
Transfer Size 1.523
Calendar Date 2010-01-26
Time of Day unknown
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date 20110609
Metadata Review Date 2010-01-26
Metadata Contact
Contact Person Amy Meehan
Contact Organization Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Contact Position Wildlife Biologist/GIS Specialist
Address Type mailing and physical address
Address 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
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