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Office of Fishing and Boating Access Sites

Entry ID: MassGIS_GISDATA.OFBA_PT

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Summary

Abstract: Massachusetts is blessed with over 1200 miles of seashore and hundreds of lakes, ponds, and streams. The Office of Fishing and Boating Access (OFBA) in the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game (DFG) is charged with providing access to these many waterways. Presently, the agency oversees boat and canoe launch sites at more than 200 coastal and inland locations in Massachusetts. This point layer contains 243 sites. The principal source for this layer has been Public Access to the Waters of Massachusetts, published by the OFBA. Additional sites have been digitized from USGS topographic quadrangles. In ArcSDE the layer is named OFBA_PT. With the January 2008 release it replaces the Public Access Board Sites (PAB_PT) layer.

Purpose: Shows boating access sites throught the Commonwealth.

CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: publication date

SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Direct Spatial Reference: Vector
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Entity point
Point and Vector Object Count: 243

SPATIAL REFERENCE INFORMATION - PLANAR
Grid Coordinate System Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
SPCS Zone Identifier: 2001
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Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 42.84

S: 41.27

E: -69.98

W: -73.38

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Mass. Department of Fish & Game

Dataset Title: Office of Fishing and Boating Access Sites

Dataset Release Date: 2007-04-20

Data Presentation Form: vector digital data

Online Resource: Server=env-fp-phoenix; Service=esri_sde; User=gisdata; Version=SDE....

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2007-04-20

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MASSACHUSETTS

Data Resolution

Vertical Resolution: 1.000000

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > SOCIAL BEHAVIOR > RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES/AREAS

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Access Constraints ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None

Use Constraints USE CONSTRAINTS: None

Ancillary Keywords

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Boating

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Data Center

Massachusetts Office of Geographic and Environmental Information

Data Center URL: http://www.mass.gov/mgis/massgis.htm

Data Center Personnel
Name: MICHAEL TRUST Phone: (617) 626-1195 Fax: (617) 626-1249 Email: michael.trust at state.ma.us Contact Address: 251 Causeway Street Suite 500 City: Boston Province or State: MA Postal Code: 02114 Country: USA