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Corporate Resource Inventory 2000
Frequently-anticipated questions:
- 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: Corporate Land Use Inventory 2000
- Abstract: PEI Corporate Land Use Inventory
- How should this data set be cited?
PEI Department of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Resource Inventory , 2000, Corporate Land Use Inventory 2000.
- What geographic area does the data set cover?
- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.423950
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -61.959233
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.063329
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.939908
- What does it look like?
- Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
- Calendar_Date: 2000
- Currentness_Reference: 2000 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 (184136)
- 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?
- Corporate Land Use Inventory 2000
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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.
- FIELDID
- Unique Polygon Number
- LANDUSE
- Dominant Land Use (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- SUBUSE
- Land Use Subcategory (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- COVER1
- Dominant Land Cover Type (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- PER1
- Percentage of the Dominant Land Cover in the Polygon
- COVER2
- Land Cover Type Which is Second Most Abundant (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- PER2
- Percentage of Second Land Cover Type
- COVER3
- Land Cover Type Which is Third Most Abundant (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- PER3
- Percentage of Third Land Cover Type
- COVER4
- Land Cover Type Which is Fourth Most Abundant (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- PER4
- Percentage of Fourth Land Cover Type
- COVER5
- Land Cover Type Which is Fifth Most Abundant (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- PER5
- Percentage of Fifth Land Cover Type
- COVER6
- Cover Type Which is Sixth Most Abundant (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- PER6
- Percentage of Sixth Land Cover Type
- COVER7
- Cover Type Which is Seventh Most Abundant (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- PER7
- Percentage of Seventh Land Cover Type
- HEIGHT
- Average Height of Trees in Metres
- CROWN
- Percentage Density of Tree Crowns in Polygon
- SITE
- Type of Site on Which Forest is Located (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- HISTORY1
- Interpreted Historical Land Use (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- HISTORY2
- Interpreted Historical Land Use (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- DEFOILIATI
- Percentage of Trees Which are Defoliated
- UPDATED
- Indication of Change in Polygon Boundary Since the 1990 Inventory
- WETLAND_CO
- Wetland Cover Type (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- INTERSPERS
- Degree of Vegetation Interspersion in the Polygon (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- IMPOUNDMEN
- Type of Impoundment on a Wetland (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- ACTIVE_BEA
- Number of Visibly Active Beaver Dams in a Wetland
- INACTIVE_B
- Number of Visibly Inactive Beaver Dams in a Wetland
- GPS
- Indicates a Polygon/Plantation was Captured Using GPS
- GROUND_CHE
- Polygon was Ground Verified
- NO_WET_SUB
- Number of Vegetation SubClasses in a Wetland (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- COVERTYPE
- Generalized Forest Cover Type (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/CLUI2000.htm>)
- NEWKEY
- Polygon Number in 2000
- OLDKEY
- Polygon Number in 1990
- MAP
- 1:10 000 Forest Map Number in 1990
- STAND
- 1990 Forest Stand
- YEAR
- Inventory Year
- HECTARES
- Polygon Size in Hectares
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, Resource Inventory and Modeling Section
- Who also contributed to the data set?
- To whom should users address questions about the data?
PEI Dept of Environment, Energy and Forestry
c/o Mary Lynn McCourt
GIS Supervisor
440 University Avenue
Charlottetown, PE Canada
(902) 368-4703 (voice)
(902) 368-4713 (FAX)
mlmccourt@gov.pe.ca
Why was the data set created?
To create a comprehensive geographic layer of land use / land cover for Prince Edward Island in 2000
How was the data set created?
- From what previous works were the data drawn?
- (source 1 of 1)
- Type_of_Source_Media: Colour Infrared aerial photography
- Source_Scale_Denominator: 17 500
- How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
- Date: July-Sept 2000 (process 1 of 5)
- Colour infrared aerial photography flown at 1:17 500
- Date: 2000 (process 2 of 5)
- Plotting of 1990 forest inventory lines on clear film at same scale of aerial photography (17 500)
- Date: 2000 (process 3 of 5)
- Scanning of aerial photography at 75cm ground resolution and creation of digital orthomaps at 10 000
- (process 4 of 5)
- Manual overlay of clear film on aerial photography and visual interpretation of land use / land cover change since 1990 Attribute entry into external database.
- Date: 2000 (process 5 of 5)
- Digital overlay of 1990 land cover lines on 2000 orthomaps with heads-up digitizing to accomodate changes indicated by air photo interpreters.
- 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?
85%
- How accurate are the geographic locations?
1-5 Metres
- How accurate are the heights or depths?
N/A
- 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 License Agreement
- Use_Constraints: See Digital Data License Agreement
- Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
Sandra Jamieson
PEI Department of Environment, Energy & Forestry
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?
- What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
- 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: 175.933 Network links: - Cost to order the data: 0.03 $ / hectare ($17,018 Provincial Coverage)
- Special instructions:
contact Sandra Jamieson sljamieson@gov.pe.ca
- How long will it take to get the data?
1-2 weeks
- Availability in digital form:
- Is there some other way to get the data?
Contact Sandra Jamieson 902.368.5634 PEI Department of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Resource Inventory and Modeling Section
- What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?
GIS Mapping Software
Who wrote the metadata?
- Dates:
- Last modified: 30-Nov-2010
- Metadata author:
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PEI Department of Environment, Energy & Forestry
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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