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1997 Agricultural Outline
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- How does the data set describe geographic features?
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What does this data set describe?
- Title: 1997 Agriculture Outline
- Abstract: Agriculture Boundary Line 1997
- How should this data set be cited?
PEI Department of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wil, 1997, 1997 Agriculture Outline.
- What geographic area does the data set cover?
- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.423850
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -61.960658
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.058967
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.949653
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Beginning_Date: 1997
- Ending_Date: 1997
- Currentness_Reference: 1997
- What is the general form of this data set?
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- How does the data set represent geographic features?
- How are geographic features stored in the data set?
This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
- G-polygon (19100)
- What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000000
Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000000
Planar coordinates are specified in metersThe horizontal datum used is D_North_American_1983_CSRS98.
The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.
- How are geographic features stored in the data set?
- How does the data set describe geographic features?
- 1997 Agriculture Outline
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Who produced the data set?
- Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
- PEI Department of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division
- Who also contributed to the data set?
- To whom should users address questions about the data?
PEI Dept of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division
c/o Mary Lynn McCourt
GIS Supervisor
J.F Gaudet Forest Tree Nursery, Upton Road
Charlottetown, PE Canada
(902) 569-7598 (voice)
(902) 368-4713 (FAX)
mlmccourt@gov.pe.ca
Why was the data set created?
Outline of all agricultural areas interpreted from 1997 CIR 1:24 000 aerial photography
How was the data set created?
- From what previous works were the data drawn?
- (source 1 of 1)
- Type_of_Source_Media: Colour IR aerial photography
- Source_Scale_Denominator: 24 000
- How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
- Date: 1997 (process 1 of 3)
- PROCESS STEPS: Identify all agriculture land on 24 000 colour aerial photography
- (process 2 of 3)
- PROCESS STEPS: Transfer of lines from aerial photography to 10000 scale hardcopy maps
- (process 3 of 3)
- PROCESS STEPS: Digital capture of lines from hardcopy map on digitizing table using CARIS
- What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
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How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
- How well have the observations been checked?
N/A
- How accurate are the geographic locations?
10-20 Metres
- How accurate are the heights or depths?
N/A
- Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
Provincial Coverage
- How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
How can someone get a copy of the data set?
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
- Access_Constraints: See Digital Data License Agreement
- Use_Constraints: See Digital Data License Agreement
- Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
PEI Department of Environment, Energy & Forestry
c/o Sandra Jamieson
GIS Technician
440 University Avenue
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N6
Canada
(902) 368-5634 (voice)
(902) 368-5661 (FAX)
sljamieson@gov.pe.ca - What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
Downloadable Data
- What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
See Digital License Agreement for GIS Data
- How can I download or order the data?
- Availability in digital form:
Data format: Size: 23.937 Network links: - Cost to order the data: free
- Special instructions:
Download from www.gov.pe.ca/gis
- Availability in digital form:
- What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?
GIS Mapping Software
Who wrote the metadata?
- Dates:
- Last modified: 25-Nov-2010
- Metadata author:
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PEI Dept of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division
c/o Mary Lynn McCourt
GIS Supervisor
440 University Avenue
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N6
(902) 569-7598 (voice)
(902) 368-5661 (FAX)
mlmccourt@gov.pe.ca - Metadata standard:
- FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
- Metadata extensions used:
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