NBay 20 foot Bathymetric Contours (generalized)

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: URI Environmental Data Center

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: NBay 20 foot Bathymetric Contours (generalized)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: <http://www.edc.uri.edu/fish>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: URI Cooperative Extension
Originator: URI Agricultural Experiment Station
Originator: RI Coastal Resources Management Council
Title: Rhode Island Aquaculture Initiative
Online_Linkage: <http://www.edc.uri.edu/fish>

Description:

Abstract:: 20 foot generalized contours of the bathymetric data set developed by NOAA CSC.
Purpose: To highlight bottom topography

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2003

Currentness_Reference: December

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.900068
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.095103
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.870423
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.115429

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: Bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: Contour

Place:

Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
Place_Keyword: Narragansett Bay
Place_Keyword: Block Island Sound

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Cite URI Environmental Data Center and NOAA Coastal Services Center

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: URI Environmental Data Center
Contact_Person: Research Associate

Contact_Position: Research Associate

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Coastal Institute at Kingston
Address: 1 Greenhouse Road
City: Kingston
State_or_Province: Rhode Island
Postal_Code: 02881
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 401-874-5054

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 401-874-4561

Hours_of_Service: M-F

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: 20 foot contours were created in GRID for the NBay bathymetric data set developed by NOAA Coastal Services Center. To smooth the resulting contours, the GENERALIZE command was run with a weed tolerance of 500 ft and the NOERRORCHECK option.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: d:\fish\bathymetry\cont-10ft
Process_Date: 12/2003

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4221

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System

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: 0.000512
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000512

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: cont20-gen.aat

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI