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1958 Forest Inventory
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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: 1958 Forest Inventory
- Abstract:
- Digital Outline of Forest Stands based on 1958 Aerial Photography, Includes Data on Forests
- How should this data set be cited?
PEI Department of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wil, 2004, 1958 Forest Inventory.
- What geographic area does the data set cover?
- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.423975
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -61.958858
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.063342
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.940551
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Calendar_Date: 1958
- Currentness_Reference: 1958 aerial photography
- 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 (34765)
- 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?
- 1958 Forest Inventory
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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.
- COVERTYPE
- CC-Clearcut, CL-Cleared Land,FC-Forest Cover, PC-Partial Cut, PL-Powerline, WL-Wetland, WW-Open Water
- MAP_SHEET
- Forest Map
- YEAR_
- Inventory year
- POLY_ID
- Polygon number
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
PO Box 2000
Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7N8
Canada
902-569-7598 (voice)
902-368-4713 (FAX)
mlmccourt@gov.pe.ca
Why was the data set created?
Describes landtype, species, area and landuse of forest polygons on PEI in 1958.
How was the data set created?
- From what previous works were the data drawn?
- (source 1 of 1)
- Type_of_Source_Media: B & W Aerial Photography
- Source_Scale_Denominator: approximately 16 400
- How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
- Date: 2004 (process 1 of 2)
- Interpretation of forest cover types from 1958 B & W photography - 16 400 scale
- (process 2 of 2)
- Information transferred to hardcopy map at 1 : 10 000 and digitized using CARIS and ArcInfo
- 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?
80-90%
- How accurate are the geographic locations?
10-20 Metres
- 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)
PEI Dept. of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Land Resource Modeling Section
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- Hours_of_Service: 0800-1600
- 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: ESRI Shapefile, MapInfo MID/MIF Size: 80.784 Network links: Media you can order: CD-ROM - Cost to order the data: free
- 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: 04-Nov-2010
- Metadata author:
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PEI Dept of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division
c/o Mary Lynn McCourt
GIS Development Coordinator
440 University Avenue
Charlottetown, PEI 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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