Northampton County --- Virginia Coast Reserve - Long Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER) Digital Geospatial Metadata 1. Identification Information 1.1 Citation 8.1 Originator: Virginia Coast Reserve - Long Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER) in cooperation with Northampton County, Virginia. 8.2 Publication Date: 19950310 8.4 Title: 8.5 Edition (version): 1.0 8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form: view 8.8 Publication Information 8.8.1 Publication Place: Charlottesville, VA. 8.8.2 Publisher: Virginia Coast Reserve - Long Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER) 8.9 Other Citation Details: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality grant DEQ-??????? with computational support from NSF support grants BSR-8702333-06 and DEB-9211772. 1.2 Description 1.2.1 Abstract: 1.2.2 Purpose: 1.3 Time Period of Content (*choose either single or range) 9.1 Single Date/Time* 9.1.1 Calendar Date*: YYYMMDD 9.3 Range of Dates/Times* 9.3.1 Beginning Date*: YYYYMMDD 9.3.2 Ending Date*: YYYYMMDD 1.3.1 Currentness Reference: publication date 1.4 Status 1.4.1 Progress: Complete 1.4.2 Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned 1.5 Spatial Domain 1.5.1 Bounding Coordinates 1.5.1.1 West Bounding Coordinate (longitude): -76.0 1.5.1.2 East Bounding Coordinate (longitude): -75.6 1.5.1.3 North Bounding Coordinate (latitude): 37.6 1.5.1.4 South Bounding Coordinate (latitude): 37.1 1.6 Keywords 1.6.1 Theme 1.6.1.1 Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None 1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword*: 1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword*: (repeat as needed) 1.6.2 Place 1.6.2.1 Place Keyword Thesaurus: None 1.6.2.2 Place Keyword: Northampton County 1.6.2.2 Place Keyword: Virginia 1.7 Access Constraints: None. 1.8 Use Constraints: This is one piece of a GIS database presently being developed for Northampton County's planning purposes. If you use VCR/LTER-generated data in a publication, please acknowledge the VCR/LTER in addition to the originator, and cite support from the above listed NSF grants. We would also like to receive a copy of your publication(s), sent to the contact below. 1.9 Point of Contact 10.2 Contact Organization Primary 10.1.2 Contact Organization: Virginia Coast Reserve - Long Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER) 10.3 Contact Position: Data Manager 10.4 Contact Address 10.4.1 Address Type: mailing and physical address 10.4.2 Address: LTER, Dept. Environmental Sciences, Clark Hall, University of Virginia 10.4.3 City: Charlottesville 10.4.4 State or Province: VA 10.4.5 Postal Code: 22903 10.4.6 Country: USA 10.5 Contact Voice Telephone: (804) 924-8999 10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address: jporter@lternet.edu or jhp7e@virginia.edu 1.10 Browse Graphic 1.10.1 Browse Graphic File Name: 1.10.2 Browse Graphic Description: 1.10.3 Browse Graphic File Type: GIF 1.11 Data Set Credit: Primary compilation by Anne L. Halpin. Addition help provided by David L. Richardson and John H. Porter. All at the Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA. 1.13 Native Data Set Environment: ARC/INFO 6.1 running under SunOS 4.1 on a SUN SPARC station 1. 2. Data Quality Information 2.1 Attribute Accuracy 2.1.1 Attribute Accuracy Report: 2.2 Logical Consistency Report: 2.3 Completeness Report: 2.4 Positional Accuracy 2.4.1 Horizontal Positional Accuracy 2.4.1.1 Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: 2.4.2 Vertical Positional Accuracy 2.4.2.1 Vertical Positional Accuracy Report: 2.5 Lineage 2.5.1 Source Information (repeat this section as often as needed) 2.5.1.1 Source Citation 8.1 Originator: 8.2 Publication Date: YYYYMMDD 8.4 Title: 8.5 Edition (version): 8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form*: (choose one) atlas, diagram, globe, map, model, profile, remote-sensing image, section, view 8.8 Publication Information 8.8.1 Publication Place: 8.8.2 Publisher: 8.9 Other Citation Details: 2.5.1.2 Source Scale Denominator (1:???): xxxxx 2.5.1.3 Type of Source Media: (choose one) paper, microfiche, chart, filmstrip, videocassette, computer program, disc, magnetic tape, online, CD-ROM, electronic mail system 2.5.1.4 Source Time Period of Content (*choose either single or range) 9.1 Single Date/Time* 9.1.1 Calendar Date*: YYYMMDD 9.3 Range of Dates/Times* 9.3.1 Beginning Date*: YYYYMMDD 9.3.2 Ending Date*: YYYYMMDD 2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference*: (choose one) ground condition, publication date 2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation (for reference hereafter): 2.5.2 Process Step 2.5.2.1 Process Description: 2.5.2.2 Source Used Citation Abbreviation: 2.5.2.3 Process Date (completed): YYYYMMDD 2.5.2.5 Source Produced Citation Abbreviation* (for significant intermediate data sets used in later processing steps): None 2.5.2.6 Process Contact (processor) 10.2 Contact Organization Primary 10.1.2 Contact Organization: Virginia Coast Reserve - Long Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER) 10.1.1 Contact Person: Anne L. Halpin 10.4 Contact Address 10.4.1 Address Type: mailing and physical address 10.4.2 Address: LTER, Dept. Environmental Sciences, Clark Hall, University of Virginia 10.4.3 City: Charlottesville 10.4.4 State or Province: VA 10.4.5 Postal Code: 22903 10.4.6 Country: USA 10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address: alh5w@virginia.edu 3. Spatial Data Organization Information 3.2 Direct Spatial Reference Method : (choose one per entry) Point, Vector 3.3 Point and Vector Object Information 3.3.1 SDTS Terms Descriptions *(repeat as needed: for Arc/Info coverages, types match point; line; and polygon coverages with associated attributes) 3.3.1.1 SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: (choose one) Point; Network chain, planar graph; GT-polygon composed of chains 3.3.1.2 Point and Vector Object Count: 4. Spatial Reference Information 4.1 Horizontal Coordinate System Definition *(choose Geographic or Planar, PLUS Geodetic Model) 4.1.1 Geographic* 4.1.1.1 Latitude Resolution (decimal degrees): x.x 4.1.1.2 Longitude Resolution (decimal degrees): x.x 4.1.1.3 Geographic Coordinate Units *: (choose one) Decimal degrees; Degrees and decimal minutes; Degrees, minutes, and decimal seconds 4.1.2 Planar* 4.1.2.2 Grid Coordinate System Name 4.1.2.2.1 Grid Coordinate System Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983 4.1.2.2.4 State Plane Coordinate System (SPSC) 4.1.2.2.4.1 SPCS Zone Identifier: Virginia, south zone : -4502 NOS, 5576 USGS 4.1.2.4 Planar Coordinate Information 4.1.2.4.1 Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: coordinate pair 4.1.2.4.4 Planar Distance Units: international feet 4.1.4 Geodetic Model 4.1.4.1 Hoizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983 4.1.4.2 Ellipsoid Name: Clarke 1866 4.2 Vertical Coordinate System Definition 4.2.1 Altitude (Elevation) System Definition 4.2.1.1 Altitude Datum Name*: (choose one) National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, North American Vertical Datum of 1988 4.2.1.2 Altitude Resolution: 4.2.1.3 Altitude Distance Units: international feet 4.2.1.4 Altitude Encoding Method: Attribute values 4.2.2 Depth System Definition 4.2.2.1 Depth Datum Name*: (choose one) Mean low water, Mean sea level 4.2.2.2 Depth Resolution: 4.2.2.3 Depth Distance Units: international feet 4.2.2.4 Depth Encoding Method: Attribute values 5. Entity and Attribute Information 5.1 Detailed Description 5.1.1 Entity Type *(repeat as needed) 5.1.1.1 Entity Type Label (name): 5.1.1.2 Entity Type Definition (description): 5.1.1.3 Entity Type Definition Source (authority): 5.1.2 Attribute *(Repeat as needed) 5.1.2.1 Attribute Label: 5.1.2.2 Attribute Definition: 5.1.2.3 Attribute Definition Source: 5.1.2.4 Attribute Domain Values *(chose enumerated, range, or codeset) 5.1.2.4.1 Enumerated Domain* (for established sets) 5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value (name or label): 5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 5.1.2.4.1.3 Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: 5.1.2.4.2 Range Domain* (for continous values) 5.1.2.4.2.1 Range Domain Minimum: 5.1.2.4.2.2 Range Domain Maximum: 5.1.2.4.3 Codeset Domain 5.1.2.4.3.1 Codeset Name (title): 5.1.2.4.3.2 Codeset Source: 5.1.2.5 Attribute Units of Measurement (when appropriate): 5.1.2.6 Attribute Measurement Resolution: 5.2 Overview Description 5.2.1 Entity and Attribute Overview: 5.2.2 Entity and Attribute Detail Citation: 6. Distribution Information 6.1 Distributor 10.2 Contact Organization Primary 10.1.2 Contact Organization: Virginia Coast Reserve - Long Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER) 10.3 Contact Position: Data Manager 10.4 Contact Address 10.4.1 Address Type: mailing and physical address 10.4.2 Address: LTER, Dept. Environmental Sciences, Clark Hall, University of Virginia 10.4.3 City: Charlottesville 10.4.4 State or Province: VA 10.4.5 Postal Code: 22903 10.4.6 Country: USA 10.5 Contact Voice Telephone: (804) 924-8999 10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address: jporter@lternet.edu or jhp7e@virginia.edu 6.3 Distribution Liability: None 6.4 Standard Order Process 6.4.2 Digital Form 6.4.2.1 Digital Transfer Information 6.4.2.1.1 Format Name: ARCE 6.4.2.1.6 File Decompression Technique: 6.4.2.1.7 Transfer Size (MB): 6.4.2.2 Digital Transfer Option 6.4.2.2.2 Offline Option 6.4.2.2.2.1 Offline Media: For information about available offline media and how to obtain them, please first obtain the permission of Northampton County before contacting the above distribution contact party. 6.4.3 Fees: A fee may be assessed for non-digital and offline digital formats of the dataset(s) covering reasonable costs entailed in the distribution of the data. Any additional fees are the prerogative of Northampton County alone. 7. Metadata Reference Information 7.1 Metadata Date: 19950310 7.4 Metadata Contact 10.2 Contact Organization Primary 10.1.2 Contact Organization: Virginia Coast Reserve - Long Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER) 10.3 Contact Position: Data Manager 10.4 Contact Address 10.4.1 Address Type: mailing and physical address 10.4.2 Address: LTER, Dept. Environmental Sciences, Clark Hall, University of Virginia 10.4.3 City: Charlottesville 10.4.4 State or Province: VA 10.4.5 Postal Code: 22903 10.4.6 Country: USA 10.5 Contact Voice Telephone: (804) 924-8999 10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address: jporter@lternet.edu or jhp7e@virginia.edu 7.5 Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata 7.6 Metadata Standard Version: 19940608