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NMFS Areawide lease sale beluga whale tracts

Table of Contents

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:  Mike Gracz, Cook Inlet Keeper
      Publication_Date:  7 March 2000
      Title: NMFS Areawide lease sale beluga whale tracts
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
      Publication_Information
        Publication_Place:  Homer, Alaska
        Publisher: Cook Inlet Keeper
      Larger_Work_Citation
        Citation_Information
          Originator: National Marine Fisheries Service
          Publication_Date: 19 November 1999
          Title: Comments on Cook Inlet Areawide Lease sale
          Publication_Information
            Publication_Place:  Seattle, Washington
            Publisher: National Marine Fisheries Service
          Other_Citation_Details:
          This file comes from selecting tracts from an Alaska Division of Oil and Gas *.dxf file that had been converted to an ArcView Shapefile and attributed with 1998-2008 Cook Inlet Areawide leasesale tract numbers.
  Description
    Abstract:
      This file is a subset of the "tractalbers.shp" shapefile.  That file
      comes from a *.dxf (AutoCAD) file generated by the Alaska Division of Oil and Gas
      and attributed (tract numbers of the 1998-2008  Cook Inlet areawide sale)
      by Cook Inlet Keeper, as described in that file's metadata.  The tract
      numbers used were listed in a letter from P. Michael Payne of the US National
      Marine Fisheries Service to Patty Bielawski of Alaska's Department
      of Natural Resources on 19 November, 1999.  The tracts were selected
      and converted to a separate shapefile, then attributed according to the
      categories outlined in the correspondence.
    Purpose:
      The purpose of this file is to display graphically the NMFS recommendations for and locations of
 the Cook Inlet Areawide oil and gas lease sale tracts conflicting with Beluga whale habitat.
  Time_Period_of_Content
    Time_Period_Information
      Range_of_Dates/Times
        Beginning_Date: 19 November 1999
        Ending_Date: unknown
    Currentness_Reference: leasesale re-offered annually with a "call for new information"
  Status
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: unknown
  Spatial_Domain
    Bounding_Coordinates
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -152.1728
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -149.5183
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.5718
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 60.4283
  Keywords
    Theme
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: areawide lease sale
      Theme_Keyword: Alaska Divsion of Oil and Gas
      Theme_Keyword: National Marine Fisheries Service
      Theme_Keyword: Beluga whale
      Theme_Keyword: tracts
    Place
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Cook Inlet 
      Place_Keyword: Turnagain Arm 
      Place_Keyword: Knik Arm 
      Place_Keyword: Macarthur River
      Place_Keyword: Kenai River
      Place_Keyword: Susitna River
      Place_Keyword: Drift River
      Place_Keyword: Big River
      Place_Keyword: Beluga River
      Place_Keyword: Ivan River
	Place_Keyword: Middle River
	Place_Keyword: Chuitna River
	Place_Keyword: Little Susitna River
	Place_Keyword: Anchorage
	Place_Keyword: Chickaloon River
	Place_Keyword: Kustustan River
  Access_Constraints: none
  Use_Constraints: user assumes interpretation responsibility
  Native_Data_Set_Environment
  ArcView version 3.0a
   d:\nmfs\belugatracts.shp

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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION

  Attribute_Accuracy
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
      From a dxf file generated by Alaska Division of Oil and Gas
  Completeness_Report:
  Positional_Accuracy
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
         Time_Period_Information:
           Range_of_Dates/Times:
             Beginning_Date: 1998
             Ending_Date: 2008
         Source_Currentness_Reference:  
       Source_Citation_Abbreviation:  
    Process_Step

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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION

  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information
    SDTS_Terms_Description
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 126

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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition
    Planar
      Map_Projection
        Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
        Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
          1st_Standard_Parallel: 55
          2nd_Standard_Parallel: 65
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -154
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 50
          False_Easting: 0
          False_Northing: 0
      Planar_Coordinate_Information
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: unknown
          Ordinate_Resolution: unknown
        Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
    Geodetic_Model
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: unknown
	Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic reference System, 1980
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4 (?)	
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98 (?)

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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION

  Detailed_Description
    Entity_Type
      Entity_Type_Label: belugatracts.dbf
      Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Entity
      Attribute_Definition: from auto CAD file
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Layer
      Attribute_Definition: From AutoCAD File
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Elevation
      Attribute_Definition: From AutoCAD File
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values
       Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00000
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.00000
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Thickness
      Attribute_Definition: From AutoCAD File
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values
       Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.00000
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 0.00000
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Color
      Attribute_Definition: From AutoCAD File
 Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values
       Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 7
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Area
      Attribute_Definition: Area of polygon
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Software computed
      Attribute_Domain_Values
       Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 3471638.132
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 46521305.967
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Perimeter
      Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of polygon
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Software computed
      Attribute_Domain_Values
       Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 8793.777
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 28892.255
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Tract
      Attribute_Definition: Cook Inlet Areawide Leasesale tract number
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values
       Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 126
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 662
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Avail
      Attribute_Definition: availibilty code, see below
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: Availabili
      Attribute_Definition: Tract Availability for leasing: leased; partially leased; available
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
    Attribute
      Attribute_Label: category
      Attribute_Definition: NMFS Beluga Whale category: 1=no surface entry; 2= no entry between April 1 and November 1
      Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values
       Range_Domain
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 2

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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION

  Distributor
    Contact_Information
      Contact_Organization_Primary
        Contact_Organization: Cook Inlet Keeper
        Contact_Person: Mike Gracz
      Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
      Contact_Address
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: POB 3269
        City: Homer
        State_or_Province: Alaska
        Postal_Code: 99603
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-235-4068
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-235-4069
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@inletkeeper.org
      Hours_of_Service: 9-5 Alaska Time
  Resource_Description:
       Cook Inlet Areawide leasesale Beluga tracts
  Distribution_Liability:
       user assumes all interpretation responsibility
  Standard_Order_Process
    Digital_Form
      Digital_Transfer_Information
      Digital_Transfer_Information
        Format_Name: ArcView Shapefile
      Digital_Transfer_Option
        Offline_Option
          Offline_Media: variable
          Recording_Format: variable
            Compatibility_Information: ArcView or other software that can read 
             ESRI ShapeFiles
    Fees: time and media may apply

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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

  Metadata_Date: 7 March 2000
  Metadata_Review_Date: 7 March 2000
  Metadata_Contact
    Contact_Information
      Contact_Organization_Primary
        Contact_Organization:  Cook Inlet Keeper
        Contact_Person: Mike Gracz
      Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
      Contact_Address
        Address_Type: mailing 
        Address: POB 3269
        City: Homer
        State_or_Province: Alaska
        Postal_Code: 99603
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-235-4068
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-235-4069
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@inletkeeper.org
      Hours_of_Service: 9-5 Alaska time
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
  Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608

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