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1980 Air Photo Index

Frequently-anticipated questions:

What does this data set describe?

Title: PEI 1980 Air Photo Index
Abstract: Centroid of 1980 Aerial Photography CIR 1: 10 000
  1. How should this data set be cited?

     

    PEI Dept of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wil, 1980, PEI 1980 Air Photo Index.

    Online Links:

    • www.gov.pe.ca

     

     

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

     

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.433897
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -61.954083
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.060470
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.940524

     

  3. What does it look like?

     

     

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

     

    Calendar_Date: 1980
    Currentness_Reference: 1980 Aerial Photography

     

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

     

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

     

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

     

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • Composite object (1172)

       

    2. 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 meters

       

      The 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.

       

     

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

     

    PEI 1980 Air Photo Index

     

    FID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

     

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

     

    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

     

    Coordinates defining the features.

     

    LINE

     

     

    PHOTO

     

     

    STATUS

     

     

     

     

 

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

     

    • PEI Dept of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division

     

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

     

     

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

     

    Mary Lynn McCourt
    PEI Dept of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division
    GIS Supervisor

    (902) 569-7598 (voice)
    (902) 368-5661 (FAX)
    mlmccourt@gov.pe.ca

     

Why was the data set created?

Used for forest inventory in 1980

 

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

     

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

     

    (process 1 of 1)
    Original hardcopy digitized to a point

     

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

     

 

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

     

     

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    100-200m

     

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

     

     

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

     

     

  5. 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 Agreement
Use_Constraints: See Digital Data Agreement

 

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

     

    Sandra Jamieson
    PEI Dept of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division
    GIS Technician

    (902) 368-5634 (voice)
    (902) 368-5661 (FAX)
    sljamieson@gov.pe.ca

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Downloadable Data

     

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

     

  4. How can I download or order the data?

     

    • Availability in digital form:

       

      Data format: ESRI Shapefile , MapInfo MID/MIF (version ArcMap 8.3 , MapInfo 7.0) Size: 0.072
      Network links:  

       

    • Cost to order the data: Free

       

    • Special instructions:

       

      Download from www.gov.pe.ca/gis

       

     

  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

     

    GIS Mapping Software

     

 

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 02-Dec-2010
Metadata author:
PEI Dept of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division
c/o Mary Lynn McCourt
GIS Supervisor
REQUIRED: The city of the address., REQUIRED: The state or province of the address. REQUIRED: The ZIP or other postal code of the address.

(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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