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1997 Air Photo Index
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- What does this data set describe?
- How should this data set be cited?
- What geographic area does the data set cover?
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- What is the general form of this data set?
- How does the data set represent geographic features?
- How does the data set describe geographic features?
- Who produced the data set?
- Why was the data set created?
- How was the data set created?
- How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
- How can someone get a copy of the data set?
- Who wrote the metadata?
What does this data set describe?
- Title: 1997 Air Photo Index
- Abstract:
- Centroid of colour infrared aerial photographs taken in 1997 at 1:24 000 scale
- How should this data set be cited?
, 1997, 1997 Air Photo Index.
- What geographic area does the data set cover?
- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.534742
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -61.930703
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.079558
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.925897
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Calendar_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):
- Entity point (1048)
- 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?
- PEI 1997 Air Photo Index
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- FID
- Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Shape
- Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)
Coordinates defining the features.
- LINE
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- PHOTO
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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)
- 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
(902) 569-7598 (voice)
(902) 368-5661 (FAX)
mlmccourt@gov.pe.ca
Why was the data set created?
Photographs captured for updating of the 1990 forest inventory
How was the data set created?
- From what previous works were the data drawn?
- (source 1 of 1)
- Type_of_Source_Media: contact print
- Source_Scale_Denominator: 24 000
- How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
- (process 1 of 1)
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- What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
- How well have the observations been checked?
- How accurate are the geographic locations?
100m
- How accurate are the heights or depths?
- Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
- 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
- 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 - What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
Downloadable Data
- What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
See Digital Data Agreement
- 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: 0.028 Network links: www.gov.pe.ca/gis - Cost to order the data: Free
- Special instructions:
Downloadable 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: 02-Dec-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 Ave
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N6
Canada
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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