Shorelines of MapCoast Study Areas

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Mike Bradley URI - MapCoast

Publication_Date: May 2008

Title: Shorelines of MapCoast Study Areas

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: www.mapcoast.org

Description:

Abstract:

Shoreline of coastal ponds and Wickford Harbor delineated from orthophotography

Purpose:

Used as 'zero' elevation in DEM and subaqueous soil delineations

Supplemental_Information: 2003/04 RI DOT Orthophotography

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: May 2008

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.752306

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.437468

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.592085

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.328050

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: tide line, vegetation line

Theme_Keyword: shoreline, wetline, boundary

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Mike Bradley

Contact_Organization: URI - MapCoast

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: University of Rhode Island

Address: 105 Coastal Institute Kingston

City: Kingston

State_or_Province: RI

Postal_Code: 02852

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401-874-5054

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mike@edc.uri.edu

Contact_Instructions: Email preferred

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.5.1450

Data_Quality_Information:

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Meets National Map Accuracy Standards, athough no formal tests were run.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Shoreline was heads up digitized using ArcGIS software and 2003/04 digital orthophotography.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Mike Bradley

Contact_Organization: URI - MapCoast

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: University of Rhode Island

Address: 105 Coastal Institute Kingston

City: Kingston

State_or_Province: RI

Postal_Code: 02852

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 4018745054

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mike@edc.uri.edu

Contact_Instructions: Email preferred

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 33

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983

State_Plane_Coordinate_System:

SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 3800

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999994

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -71.500000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 41.083333

False_Easting: 328083.333333

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet

Geodetic_Model:

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: shoreline

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Id

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: zcoord

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: area

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: len

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.224

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20080523

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: University of Rhode Island - MapCoast

Contact_Person: Mike Bradley

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: University of Rhode Island

Address: 105 Coastal Institute Kingston

City: Kingston

State_or_Province: RI

Postal_Code: 02852

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401-874-5054

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mike@edc.uri.edu

Contact_Instructions: Email preferred

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile