U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecosystem regions 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: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Publication_Date: 2000314 Title: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecosystem regions Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Online_Linkage: http://www.fws.gov/stand/standards/allshape.html Description: Abstract: Digital ecosystem information portraying the location and boundaries of the ecosystem units in several file formats. The data are available in two geographic information system (GIS) formats (Shapefile and .E00) that can be used for analysis, and in a graphic format (JPEG) for display purposes only. The Service originally chose the U.S. Geological Survey's Hydrologic Unit Map as the foundation for delineating ecosystem unit boundaries on a national scale. Since that time, boundaries in some of the regions have been moved to the closest county boundaries to simplify management responsibilities. The current unit boundaries reflect this combination. Regional files will be called RNeco.extension, where N is the Region number and the extension will depend on the file type. The national coverage will be called FWSeco.extension. Any individual state or area coverage should be named using the two-letter state code, plus 'eco', plus the extension (for example, hieco.jpg for the Hawaii JPEG file). Purpose: The data were used to create the JPEG graphics that are being used to illustrate the ecosystems. It has been edited from the initial coverages that were used for national review, and could be considered a final draft version. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20000314 Currentness_Reference: Publication Date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -127.891551 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.337859 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 51.641472 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 23.246452 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Ecosystem Theme_Keyword: USFWS Regions Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: US Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Refuge boundary data were compiled for use with natural resource mapping and GIS applications. It is inappropriate to use these data in legal situations, or other applications where spatial error cannot exceed the USGS 7.5-minute mapping standards. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Chris Lett Contact_Organization: USFWS, Region 9, Information Technology Management Contact_Position: National GIS Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Address: IRTM - BCT Address: PO Box 25207 - DFC. City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225-0207 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-274-3574 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: deb_green@fws.gov Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 Back to Top Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The files have been edited from the initial coverages that were used for national review, and could be considered a final draft version. Logical_Consistency_Report: Software capabilities were used to ensure arcs have no dangling nodes and intersection errors and to check polygons for label errors. Completeness_Report: The source information provided here should be considered 'final' draft, although most of the known discrepancies have been resolved through the review process. There are still a number of data slivers that need to be processed and cleaned up. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Digital boundary was overlain on USGS 7.5 minute topo. quad(s) (DRG). Data are stored in ArcInfo double precision. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Publication_Date: 20000314 Title: Ecosystem Unit Boundaries Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2000 Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None Source_Contribution: Graphic files in JPEG format illustrating the ecosystems Process_Step: Process_Description: The ArcView files were used to create the JPEG graphics that are being used to illustrate the ecosystems. They have been edited from the initial coverages that were used for national review, and could be considered a final draft version. There are still slivers that are apparent when the regional layers are put side by side; this is caused by the widely varying sources of the data. All the major changes to the data have been made however. Process_Date: 2000 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Chris Lett Contact_Organization: USFWS, Region 9, Information Technology Management Contact_Position: National GIS Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Address: IRTM - BCT Address: PO Box 25207 - DFC. City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225-0207 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-274-3574 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: deb_green@fws.gov Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday Back to Top 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: 41 Back to Top Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area Albers_Conical_Equal_Area: Standard_Parallel: 29.500000 Standard_Parallel: 45.500000 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23.000000 False_Easting: 0.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.008192 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.008192 Planar_Distance_Units: meters 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 Back to Top Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: FWSEcoregions Entity_Type_Definition: Ecosystem regions information Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USFWS 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: ECOSYSTEM Attribute_Definition: Official names used by the Service to identify the ecosystem unit boundaries of the United States, which are drawn primarily along watershed boundaries. Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Not available Codeset_Source: USFWS Attribute: Attribute_Label: CNT_ECOSYS Attribute_Definition: Official names used by the Service to identify the ecosystem unit boundaries of the United States, which are drawn primarily along watershed boundaries. Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Not available Codeset_Source: USFWS Attribute: Attribute_Label: ECONUM Attribute_Definition: Two-digit numbers that represent the ecosystem unit boundaries of the United States, which are drawn primarily along watershed boundaries Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS Attribute_Domain_Values: Codeset_Domain: Codeset_Name: Not available Codeset_Source: USFWS Back to Top Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Chris Lett Contact_Organization: USFWS, Region 9, Information Technology Management Contact_Position: National GIS Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Address: IRTM - BCT Address: PO Box 25207 - DFC. City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225-0207 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-274-3574 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: deb_green@fws.gov Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday Resource_Description: Downloadable Data Distribution_Liability: Although these data and information have been processed successfully on a computer system at the USFWS, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data and information on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data, and information, and aggregate use with other data and information. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data and information. The USFWS shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data and information described and/or contained herein. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ARCE - ArcInfo export format File_Decompression_Technique: Win Zip compression applied Transfer_Size: 3.969 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://www.fws.gov/stand/standards/allshape.html Access_Instructions: None Fees: None Back to Top Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20040304 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Chris Lett Contact_Organization: USFWS, Region 9, Information Technology Management Contact_Position: National GIS Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Address: IRTM - BCT Address: PO Box 25207 - DFC. City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225-0207 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-274-3574 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: deb_green@fws.gov Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: local time Metadata_Access_Constraints: None Metadata_Use_Constraints: None Metadata_Extensions: Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile Back to Top