METADATA FOR WATERFOWL MIGRATION AREAS OF RHODE ISLAND


A.  Identification and Description

1.	RIGIS-CAT-ID	
2.	DATA-SET-IDENT	waterbrd
3.	DISTRIB-NOTES	
4.	THEME-KEYWORDS	waterfoul, migration, habitat resources
5.	DATA-SET-DESC	Areas of Rhode Island that support large concentrations of waterfowl during the 
migration period
6.	ACC-REV-DATE	
7.	DATA-STRUCTURE	poly topological
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	0.04 megabytes


B.	Spatial And Geographic Parameters

13.	SPL-OBJ-TYPE	poly
14.	RESOLUTION	not applicable
15.	SPL-OBJECT-COUNT	16
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	waterbrd.pat
23.	REL-DB-ORG	unknown
24.	FIELD-NAME1	none
25.	FIELD-CHAR1	
26.	FIELD-DESC1	
27.	FIELD-DOMAIN1	
28.	FIELD-ASSC1	





D.	Data Set Source And Automation History

29.	SOURCE-CRTR	RI Heritage Program
30.	SOURCE-ORIG	Identification by RI Heritage Program of significant areas for waterfowl 
migration not covered by heritage area data layer.
31.	BIBLIOG-REF	
32.	SOURCE-SCAL	24,000
33.	SOURCE-DATE	
34.	DATA-DATE	0995
35.	AUTO-EQPT	Data General, workstation arc/info
36.	AUTO-PROC	Digitized from 1:24,000 quad sheet.
37.	PROC-TOL	
38.	PROC-DATE	1095
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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