Virginia Coast Reserve Cobb Island 1910.

Virginia Coast Reserve - Long Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER) Digital Geospatial Metadata

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1.  Identification Information

   1.1  Citation

      8.1 Originator:  John Porter, Virginia Coast Reserve - Long Term
      Ecological Research (VCR/LTER).

      8.2  Publication Date:  19970112

      8.4 Title: Virginia Coast Reserve Cobb Island 1910.

      8.5  Edition (version):  1.0

      8.6  Geospatial Data Presentation Form:  view

      8.8  Publication Information

         8.8.1  Publication Place: Charlottesville, VA.

         8.8.2 Publisher:  Virginia Coast Reserve - Long Term
	 Ecological Research (VCR/LTER), Department of Environmental
	 Sciences, University of Virginia

      8.9 Other Citation Details: NSF support grants BSR-8702333-06,
      DEB-9211772 and DEB-9411974.

   1.2  Description

      1.2.1 Abstract: Shoreline from NOAA map based on 1910 field survey
		for Cobb Island, Virginia.

      1.2.2 Purpose:  Allow comparisons with other times.

   1.3  Time Period of Content 

      9.1  Single Date/Time

         9.1.1  Calendar Date:  19100630


      1.3.1  Currentness Reference:  given in ground survey

   1.4  Status

      1.4.1  Progress:  Complete

      1.4.2  Maintenance and Update Frequency:  None planned

   1.5  Spatial Domain

      1.5.1  Bounding Coordinates

         1.5.1.1  West Bounding Coordinate (longitude):   -75.691 

         1.5.1.2  East Bounding Coordinate  (longitude):  -75.785 

         1.5.1.3  North Bounding Coordinate (latitude):  37.363

         1.5.1.4  South Bounding Coordinate (latitude):  37.291

   1.6  Keywords

      1.6.1  Theme

         1.6.1.1  Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None

         1.6.1.2  Theme Keyword:  Shoreline

      1.6.2  Place

         1.6.2.1  Place Keyword Thesaurus: None

         1.6.2.2  Place Keyword:  Cobb Island

         1.6.2.2  Place Keyword:  Virginia Coast Reserve

         1.6.2.2  Place Keyword:  Northampton County

         1.6.2.2  Place Keyword:  Virginia

   1.7  Access Constraints:  None.

   1.8 Use Constraints: If you use VCR/LTER-generated data in a
      publication, please acknowledge the VCR/LTER in addition to the
      originator, and cite support from the above listed NSF grants.  We
      would also like to receive a copy of your publication(s), sent to
      the contact below.

   1.9  Point of Contact

      10.2  Contact Organization Primary

         10.1.2 Contact Organization:  Virginia Coast Reserve - Long
	 Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER)

      10.3  Contact Position:  Data Manager

      10.4  Contact Address

         10.4.1  Address Type:  mailing and physical address

         10.4.2 Address:  LTER, Dept. Environmental Sciences, Clark
	 Hall, University of Virginia

         10.4.3  City:  Charlottesville

         10.4.4  State or Province:  VA

         10.4.5  Postal Code:  22903

         10.4.6  Country:  USA

      10.5  Contact Voice Telephone:  (804) 924-8999

      10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address:  jporter@lternet.edu or
      jhp7e@virginia.edu

   1.10  Browse Graphic

      1.10.1  Browse Graphic File Name:  cobbchng3.gif

      1.10.2 Browse Graphic Description: 1870, 1910-11, 1986 Cobb Island
					 shorelines

      1.10.3  Browse Graphic File Type:  GIF

   1.11 Data Set Credit: Data from NOAA/NOS - CERC Cooperative
	Shoreline Movement Study, Cape Henlopen, DE - Cape Charles,
	VA. 1980. Digitization and projection by John Porter, Dept. of
	Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia,
	Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA.

   1.13 Native Data Set Environment: ARC/INFO 6.1 running under SunOS
   4.1 on a SUN SPARC station 1.



2.  Data Quality Information

   2.1  Attribute Accuracy

      2.1.1 Attribute Accuracy Report:  Unknown

   2.3  Completeness Report:  Only the areas around Cobb Island were
	digitized.

   2.4  Positional Accuracy

      2.4.1  Horizontal Positional Accuracy: 40.0

         2.4.1.1 Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Estimated. 
		 Digitization was <10 m however the underlying field
		 survey is unlikely to be that accurate.

   2.5  Lineage

      2.5.1  Source Information

         2.5.1.1  Source Citation

            8.1  Originator:  NOAA/NOS

            8.2  Publication Date:  1980?

            8.4 Title: Data from NOAA/NOS - CERC Cooperative Shoreline
	 	Movement Study, Cape Henlopen, DE - Cape Charles, VA.

            8.5  Edition (version): 1.0

            8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form:  color map

            8.8  Publication Information

               8.8.1  Publication Place: National Ocean Survey 
			Distribution Division (OA/C44) Riverdale, MD
			20737

               8.8.2  Publisher:  NOAA

            8.9  Other Citation Details: Cobb Island Map

         2.5.1.2  Source Scale Denominator:  24000

         2.5.1.3 Type of Source Media:  Paper

         2.5.1.4 Source Time Period of Content 

            9.1  Multiple Date/Time

               9.1.1  Calendar Date:  1852, 1853, 1870, 1910,
				      1942, 1959, 1980

            2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference:  ground condition

         2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation (for reference
	 hereafter):  

      2.5.2  Process Step

         2.5.2.1 Process Description:  Data was digitized into
		ARC/INFO coverage cobbchng3. It was then transformed
		using an affine transformation to latitude and
		longitude (NAD27) and projected to the UTM system
		using zone 18 and spheroid Clark 1866 to the NAD27
		datum. Arcs were labeled with the relevant year. For
		polygon coverages, label points were also labeled by 
		year.

         2.5.2.2  Source Used Citation Abbreviation:  

         2.5.2.3  Process Date (completed):  19970112

         2.5.2.5 Source Produced Citation Abbreviation:  COBB1910UTM27

         2.5.2.6  Process Contact (processor)

            10.2  Contact Organization Primary

               10.1.2 Contact Organization:  Virginia Coast Reserve -
	       Long Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER)

               10.1.1  Contact Person:  John Porter

            10.4  Contact Address

               10.4.1  Address Type:  mailing and physical address

               10.4.2 Address:  LTER, Dept. Environmental Sciences,
	       Clark Hall, University of Virginia

               10.4.3  City:  Charlottesville

               10.4.4  State or Province:  VA

               10.4.5  Postal Code:  22903

               10.4.6  Country:  USA

            10.8  Contact Electronic Mail Address: jhp7e@virginia.edu


3.  Spatial Data Organization Information

   3.2  Direct Spatial Reference Method :  Vector

   3.3  Point and Vector Object Information 

      3.3.1 SDTS Terms Descriptions

         3.3.1.1 SDTS Point and Vector Object Type:  GT-polygon
	 composed of chains

         3.3.1.2 Point and Vector Object Count:  2 chains (arcs)



4.  Spatial Reference Information

   4.1 Horizontal Coordinate System Definition 

      4.1.2 Planar

         4.1.2.2  Grid Coordinate System Name

	    4.1.2.2.2 Universal Transvers Mercator (UTM)

            4.1.2.2.1 Grid Coordinate System Name:  UTM, zone 18, NAD27

	            4.1.2.2.2.1 UTM Zone Number 18

            4.1.2.2.4  UTM

         4.1.2.4  Planar Coordinate Information

            4.1.2.4.1  Planar Coordinate Encoding Method:  coordinate pair

            4.1.2.4.4  Planar Distance Units:  meters

      4.1.4  Geodetic Model

         4.1.4.1  Hoizontal Datum Name:  North American Datum of 1927

         4.1.4.2  Ellipsoid Name:  Clark 1866



5.  Entity and Attribute Information

   5.1  Detailed Description

      5.1.1  Entity Type

         5.1.1.1  Entity Type Label (name): Year

         5.1.1.2 Entity Type Definition (description): 	Year of Survey

      5.1.2  Attribute

         5.1.2.1  Attribute Label:   Year

         5.1.2.2  Attribute Definition:  Year of Survey

         5.1.2.4 Attribute Domain Values

            5.1.2.4.2  Range Domain

               5.1.2.4.2.1  Range Domain Minimum:  1870

               5.1.2.4.2.2  Range Domain Maximum:  1980

6.  Distribution Information

   6.1  Distributor

      10.2  Contact Organization Primary

         10.1.2 Contact Organization:  Virginia Coast Reserve - Long
	 Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER)

      10.3  Contact Position:  Data Manager

      10.4  Contact Address

         10.4.1  Address Type:  mailing and physical address

         10.4.2 Address:  LTER, Dept. Environmental Sciences, Clark
	 Hall, University of Virginia

         10.4.3  City:  Charlottesville

         10.4.4  State or Province:  VA

         10.4.5  Postal Code:  22903

         10.4.6  Country:  USA

      10.5  Contact Voice Telephone:  (804) 924-8999

      10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address:  jporter@lternet.edu or
      jhp7e@virginia.edu

   6.3  Distribution Liability: None

   6.4 Standard Order Process

      6.4.2  Digital Form

         6.4.2.1  Digital Transfer Information 

            6.4.2.1.1  Format Name:  ARCE <ARC/INFO Export format>

            6.4.2.1.6  File Decompression Technique:

            6.4.2.1.7  Transfer Size (MB):  0.033187

         6.4.2.2  Digital Transfer Option

            6.4.2.2.2  Offline Option

               6.4.2.2.2.1 Offline Media:  Contact the above 
					   distribution contact party.

      6.4.3 Fees:  A fee may be assessed for non-digital and offline
      digital formats of the dataset(s) covering reasonable costs
      entailed in the distribution of the data. 


7.  Metadata Reference Information

   7.1  Metadata Date:  19970113

   7.4 Metadata Contact

      10.2  Contact Organization Primary

         10.1.2 Contact Organization:  Virginia Coast Reserve - Long
	 Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER)

      10.3  Contact Position:  Data Manager

      10.4  Contact Address

         10.4.1  Address Type:  mailing and physical address

         10.4.2 Address:  LTER, Dept. Environmental Sciences, Clark
	 Hall, University of Virginia

         10.4.3  City:  Charlottesville

         10.4.4  State or Province:  VA

         10.4.5  Postal Code:  22903

         10.4.6  Country:  USA

      10.5  Contact Voice Telephone:  (804) 924-8999

      10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address:  jporter@lternet.edu or
      jhp7e@virginia.edu

   7.5 Metadata Standard Name:  FGDC Content Standards for Digital
   Geospatial Metadata

   7.6  Metadata Standard Version:  19940608