METADATA FOR FISH LADDERS OF RHODE ISLAND


A.  Identification and Description

1.	RIGIS-CAT-ID	
2.	DATA-SET-IDENT	fishladr
3.	DISTRIB-NOTES	
4.	THEME-KEYWORDS	dams, fish runs, fish ladders, habitat resources
5.	DATA-SET-DESC	Dams with or without Fish ladders
6.	ACC-REV-DATE	
7.	DATA-STRUCTURE	point topological with feature attributes
8.	COORD-PRECISION	arc/info single precision
9.	INTENDED-USE	Overlay analysis with environmentally sensitive areas for use with Rhode Island 
Resource Protection Project
10.	INTENDED-SCALE	24,000
11.	TRANSFER-FORMAT	arc/info export
12.	TRANSFER-SIZE	0.02 megabytes


B.	Spatial And Geographic Parameters

13.	SPL-OBJ-TYPE	point
14.	RESOLUTION	not applicable
15.	SPL-OBJECT-COUNT	36 points
16.	AREA-EXT-BND	State of Rhode Island
17.	AREA-EXCL-BND	
18.	PROJECTION	transverse mercator
19.	COORDSYS-UNITS	utm_19_meters
20.	HORIZ-DATUM	nad27
21.	VERT-DATUM	navd29


C.	Relational Database And Attribute Information

22.	REL-DB-ID	fishladr.pat
23.	REL-DB-ORG	Dam locations from RIGIS, fish ladder information was provided by RIDEM, 
Division of Fish, Wildlife and Estuarine Resources
24.	FIELD-NAME1	FISHRUN-TYPE
FIELD-NAME2	LADDER
25.	FIELD-CHAR1	C-20-20
FIELD-CHAR2	C-3-3
26.	FIELD-DESC1	Type of fish run
FIELD-DESC2	Presence/absence of a fish ladder (yes/no)
27.	FIELD-DOMAIN1	text
FIELD-DOMAIN2	text
28.	FIELD-ASSC1	none
FIELD-ASSC2	none





D.	Data Set Source And Automation History

29.	SOURCE-CRTR	Dam locations from RIGIS, fish ladder information was provided by RIDEM, 
Division of Fish, Wildlife and Estuarine Resources
30.	SOURCE-ORIG	
31.	BIBLIOG-REF	RIDEM Anadromous Fish Habitat Plan, in progress.  RIDEM, Division of Fish, 
Wildlife and Estuarine Resources.
32.	SOURCE-SCAL	24,000
33.	SOURCE-DATE	
34.	DATA-DATE	0396
35.	AUTO-EQPT	Data General, workstation arc/info
36.	AUTO-PROC	Dam locations copied from RIGIS.  Dams not in the RIGIS database were 
digitized onscreen using RIGIS rivers coverage as a reference.
37.	PROC-TOL	
38.	PROC-DATE	0496
39.	POS-ACCU	
40.	POS-ACCUCK	
41.	ATTRIB-ACCU	
42.	ATT-ACCUCK	
43.	DATA-INTEGRITY	topologically complete arc/info coverage

E.	Data Set And Metadata Primary Contact

44.	META-DATA-LIST	1096-mac
45.	CONTACT-TITLE	GIS Coordinator
46.	CONTACT-ORG	US EPA, Region 1
47.	CONTACT-ADDR	JFK Federal Building MIR
48.	CONTACT-CTYST	Boston, MA  02203
49.	CONTACT-PHONE	(617) 565-9170
50.	CONTACT-EMAIL	internet gcharest@pepe.r01.epa.gov


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