Central Lake Erie Sub Area Inland Waters Spill Response Atlas
Managed Areas Coverage

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: Great Lakes Commission

Publication_Date: 20000428

Title:

Central Lake Erie Sub-area Inland Waters Spill Response Atlas

Edition: Final, Version 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Atlas

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Inland Waters Spill Response Atlas

Issue_Identification: Sub-area

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Chicago, Illinois

Publisher: U.S. EPA, Region 5

Description:

Abstract:

The Managed Areas Coverage provides mapped boundaries of federal, state, regional and private lands with special ecological, natural, or recreational value. It also includes an ordered database of information linked to these mapped areas. Managed areas are uniquely vulnerable to oil spills; such as, this coverage helps to bring such areas of the Ohio counties of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake and Lorain, as well as, a connecting portion of Pennsylvania which includes western segments of the counties Erie and Crawford, to the attention of oil spill planners and responders. The boundaries of these areas were obtained and quality assured/quality controlled using maps and individual feedback from various public agencies and private sector groups regarding specific sites.

Purpose:

In order to better protect unique commercial, environmental, and cultural resources from oil spills, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 mandated a coordinated effort by federal, state, and local regulatory agencies and the regulated community to enhance oil spill preparedness and response. This coverage provides the location and attached data for the 6 counties of the Central Lake Erie Sub-area. The development of spatial databases and geographic information systems is done pursuant to implementing the preparedness and response mandates of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

Supplemental_Information:

These data were prepared at map scales of 1:24,000 and are best used in applications of comparable resolution. In addition, these data were developed to meet specific project objectives related to contingency planning and spill response and therefore may not represent exhaustive feature inventories.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19990101

Ending_Date: 20000428

Currentness_Reference: The Publication Date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.3484

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.52

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.9774

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.065

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Environmentally Sensitive Areas

Theme_Keyword: Parks

Theme_Keyword: Nature Preserves

Theme_Keyword: Forests

Theme_Keyword: Recreational Lands

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Ohio

Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas Rayburn

Contact_Organization: Great Lakes Commission

Contact_Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 400 Fourth Street

Address: The Argus II Building

City: Ann Arbor

State_or_Province: Michigan

Postal_Code: 48103-4816

Country: US of A

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 734-665-9135

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 734-665-4370

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: glc@great-lakes.net

Hours_of_Service: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday

Contact_Instructions: Unavailable

Data_Set_Credit: Great Lakes Commission

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: None

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Security_Handling_Description: None

Native_Data_Set_Environment: PC ArcView 3.2

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Great Lakes Commission

Publication_Date: 20000424

Title:

Central Lake Erie Sub-area Inland Waters Spill Response Atlas

Edition: Final, Version 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Atlas

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Inland Waters Spill Response Atlas

Issue_Identification: Sub-area

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Chicago, Illinois

Publisher: U.S. EPA, Region 5

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Great Lakes Commission staff working on the Area Contingency Planning project verified all descriptive and spatial attributes and collected confirmation from landowners and/or managers of attributes and boundaries via surveys or direct external review. Spatial data were cross-referenced with multiple sources. Quality assurance and quality control for the data were developed utilizing in-house standard operating procedures.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Data were developed for this layer utilizing multiple primary sources, including USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps; federal, state, local and private land manager/owner hard copy and electronic sources; and an exhaustive external review process performed by the primary holders of data. Location and attribute information is only as accurate and complete as the information specifically applies to each individual record at the time of data development. Data for these managed areas are primarily attributed polygons, plotted in ArcView 3.2 GIS. These polygons were originally generated in 1999 based on current information from primary sources but do not necessarily always exactly overlay the base map 7.5 minute quadrangle maps with previous publication dates. Locational and attribute information was updated during the Fall of 1999 and Winter of 2000 prior to final Atlas publication.

Completeness_Report:

This coverage does not necessarily include all "managed areas" within the given sub-area. Specifically, local/municipal recreational parks under five acres in size may be underrepresented, especially if no known potential spill source (railway, major road, waterway, pipeline, or fixed facility) will practicably impact this recreational facility. Exhaustive efforts were made to compile as thorough an atlas as possible, with particular in depth detail paid to those areas in proximity to surface waters.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Horizontal positional accuracy is tested by visual comparison of hard copy check plots to the source materials and verifying the location of the data on screen relative to other data layers in the same geographic area.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name:

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 17

Transverse_Mercator:

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0

False_Easting: 500000

False_Northing: 0

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Data items provided for include: SITE_NAME - Proper name of the managed area; MANAG_AGEN - Agency or owner with management responsibilities for natural resource area; EMERG_PHON - 24-hour emergency telephone number; WATERBODY - Waterbody(s) in or adjacent to the managed area, where known; CATEGORY - Category to which the area belongs. Then environmentally sensitive areas in this data base have the same category names used by the respective managing agencies, such as national parks and state wildlife areas; COUNTY - County in which the area is located; STREET - Street address of the actual location of the site; CITY - City, or nearest, where the site is located; STATE - State in which the site is located; ZIP_CODE - Zip code for the site; CNCT_PHON - A non-emergency telephone number for personnel with direct management responsibility for the area; TWSP_RANGE - Location of the area by township and range locators (e.g., T00N_R00W), or township proper name; SECTION - Location by section, where available and located within one section; LOC_DESC (1-4) - Location description of the managed area; COMMENT (1-4) - Additional information about the area; REF_NUMBER - Reference number serving as a unique identifier for each database record; ACCURACY - An upgradeable accuracy code for each database record: 1=Excellent - verified at a scale of 1:1 to 1:20,000, 2=Very Good - verified at a scale of 1:20,001 to 1:60, 000, 3=Good - verified at a scale of 1:60,001 to 1:200,000, 4=Fair - verified at a scale of 1:200,001 to 1:1,000,000, 5=Coarse - verified at a scale of greater than 1:1,000,000 or unverified; VERIFIER - Name of the group that verified the data (Great Lakes Commission [GLC]); VERIF_DATE - date on which the record accuracy was verified; ADM_ADDR [1-3] - Administrative mailing address for the managing agency or group. Please note that the administrative mailing address may be different than the contact mailing address.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Database items and definitions are from: Inland Area Contingency Planning Effort Database Field Structures, published September 17, 1999, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Region 5, the U.S. Geological Survey-Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, the Great Lakes Commission, and the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas Rayburn

Contact_Organization: Great Lakes Commission

Contact_Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 400 Fourth Street

Address: The Argus II Building

City: Ann Arbor

State_or_Province: Michigan

Postal_Code: 48103-4816

Country: US of A

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 734-665-9135

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 734-665-4370

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: glc@great-lakes.net

Hours_of_Service: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday

Contact_Instructions: Unavailable

Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data 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 aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a U.S. Geological Survey server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 19990423

Metadata_Review_Date: 20000428

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas Rayburn

Contact_Organization: Great Lakes Commission

Contact_Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 400 Fourth Street

Address: The Argus II Building

City: Ann Arbor

State_or_Province: Michigan

Postal_Code: 48103-4816

Country: US of A

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 734-665-9135

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 734-665-4370

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: glc@great-lakes.net

Hours_of_Service: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday

Contact_Instructions: Unavailable

Metadata_Standard_Name:

NBII Content Standard for National Biological Information Infrastructure Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None