Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Geological Survey of Alabama Publication_Date: 20131025 Title: Desirable emergent and submerged aquatic vegetation in northern Mobile Bay, Alabama Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Online_Linkage: See Distribution Information Description: Abstract: Shapefile depicting 1956 desireable emergent and submerged aquatic vegetation delineations in northern Mobile Bay, Alabama. Purpose: Provide a GIS theme for desireable emergent and submerged aquatic vegetation delineations in northern Mobile Bay, Alabama. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19560618 Ending_Date: 19560622 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.022120 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.909057 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.798197 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.619140 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: SAV Theme_Keyword: submerged Theme_Keyword: aquatic Theme_Keyword: vegetation Theme_Keyword: emergent Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Mobile Place_Keyword: Baldwin Place_Keyword: Coastal Place_Keyword: Alabama Place_Keyword: Mobile Bay Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Reproduction or redistribution of digital data sets or products derived therefrom to a third party organization or entity is expressly forbidden. None of these data shall be electronically duplicated on magnetic or optical media for use by others, in whole or in part, without permission of the Geological Survey of Alabama. Any hardcopies utilizing these datasets shall clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way, user is obligated to describe the types of modifications performed on the hardcopy map. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent these datasets, nor to imply that changes made were approved by the Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA). The GSA should be acknowledged as the originator of the data. This dataset is to be used as a primary reference source. This is public information and may be interpreted by organizations, agencies, units of government, or others based on needs; however, they are responsible for the appropriate application. Federal, State, or local regulatory bodies are not to reassign to the originators any authority for the decisions they make. Photographic or digital enlargement of these maps to scales greater than those at which they were originally delineated can cause misrepresentation of the data. If enlarged, the data will not yield greater real detail, although it may reveal fine-scale irregularities below the intended resolution of the data. Similarly, where this dataset is used in combination with other data of higher resolution, the resolution of the combined output will be limited by the lower resolution of these data. Digital data files are periodically updated. Files are dated, and users are responsible for obtaining the latest version of the data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Chief Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Alabama Contact_Address: Address_Type: physical address Address: 420 Hackberry Lane City: Tuscaloosa State_or_Province: Alabama Postal_Code: 35486 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 205-349-2852 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 205-349-2861 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@gsa.state.al.us Hours_of_Service: Monday-Friday:8:00AM - 5:00PM Data_Set_Credit: Baldwin, William P., 1957, An inspection of waterfowl habitats in the Mobile Bay area: Special Report No. 2, Federal aid in wildlife restoration, prepared for the Alabama Department of Conservation, Division of Game and Fish, Montgomery, Alabama, 40 p. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The attributes in this dataset were developed and verified by staff of the Geological Survey of Alabama according to the publication noted in Data_Set_Credit. Logical_Consistency_Report: These data are believed to be logically consistent. Chain-node topology are present. Checks were made to ensure that no two chains occupy the same space or that a single chain contains two classifications. Snapping was used intermittently. Completeness_Report: Completeness of these data reflects the publication noted in in Data_Set_Credit. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Reporting and basemap data used for polygons does not provide detailed information as to how coordinates were acquired or the shoreline scale. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: None Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: William Baldwin, Wildlife Management Consultant Publication_Date: 19570901 Title: An Inspection of Waterfowl Habitats in the Mobile Bay Area: Special Report 2, Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Summerville, South Carolina Publisher: Alabama Department of Conservation, Division of Game and Fish Source_Scale_Denominator: 5000000 Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19570901 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: none Source_Contribution: desireable aquatic vegetation Process_Step: Process_Description: The GSA produced a scanned version of the hardcopy maps at a 300 dpi resolution in a jpg format. The scan was georeferenced to a 1:80,000 shoreline and transportation infrastructure. Polygons were digitized on screen, shapefile projected and attribute fields created. Process_Date: 20131022 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: none Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Alabama Contact_Address: Address_Type: physical address Address: 420 Hackberry Lane City: Tuscaloosa State_or_Province: Alabama Postal_Code: 35486-6999 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 205-349-2852 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 205-349-2861 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@gsa.state.al.us Hours_of_Service: Monday-Friday, 8AM-Noon, 1PM-5PM Contact_Instructions: Coastal Resources Section 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: 31 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar Grid_Coordinate_System Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 16 Transverse_Mercator Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.99960 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87.00000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.00000 False_Easting: 500000.00000 False_Northing: 0.00000 Planar_Coordinate_Information Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000001 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000001 Planar_Distance_Units: Meters Geodetic_Model Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.00000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Aquatic_Vegetation_1956.dbf Entity_Type_Definition: aquatic vegetation areas Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ADCNR, Division of Game and Fish Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAV_TYPE Attribute_Definition: emergent and submerged vegetation scientific name Attribute_Definition_Source: ADCNR, Division of Game and Fish Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: free text. Attribute: Attribute_Label: COMMN_NM Attribute_Definition: vegetation common name Attribute_Definition_Source: ADCNR, Division of Game and Fish Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: free text. Attribute: Attribute_Label: MN_TYPE Attribute_Definition: predominate vegetation type Attribute_Definition_Source: ADCNR, Division of Game and Fish Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: free text. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Alabama Contact_Position: Chief, Coastal Resources Section Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: P.O. Box 869999 City: Tuscaloosa State_or_Province: Alabama Postal_Code: 35486-6999 Country: USA Contact_Address: Address_Type: physical address Address: 420 Hackberry Lane City: Tuscaloosa State_or_Province: AL Postal_Code: 35486 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (205) 349-2852 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (205) 349-2861 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@gsa.state.al.us Hours_of_Service: Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA) provides these geographic data "as is." GSA makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. GSA further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied ,as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. 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