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Shoreline of Mount Desert Island and Islands of Mount Desert Islands Municipal Towns

Entry ID: coa_shorelineMountDesert

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Summary

Abstract: Shoreline of Mount Desert Island and islands of MDI municipal
towns. Created from USGS 24k DLG data representing mean high water or
high tide. Polygon data has area attributes and line data has length
attributes.

Data set was created to define the shore of Mount Desert Island and to
serve as a digital "base map" layer. Some local tax maps show
shoreline data, but this seems to be the most widely ...

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Description: Metadata in Biological Data Profile format.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 42.5

S: 42.5

E: -67.5

W: -67.5

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: College of the Atlantic GIS Laboratory

Dataset Title: Shoreline of Mount Desert Island and Islands of Mount Desert Island Municipal Towns

Dataset Release Date: 1987

Dataset Release Place: Bar Harbor, Maine

Dataset Publisher: College of the Atlantic GIS Laboratory

Data Presentation Form: map

Other Citation Details: processed DLG data

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1981-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > MAINE

Science Keywords

OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > SHORELINES

OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > TIDAL HEIGHT > HIGH

OCEANS > TIDES

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

Quality Scaled proof plots were produced and checked for accuracy against USGS
24k paper quadrangles. Data was reviewed in ArcView prior to
documentation.

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints Some local tax maps show shoreline data in more detail, but this seems
to be the most widely accepted representation of the shoreline of
MDI. More detail is needed for site specific studies such as those
examining individual land parcels or for island research.

Ancillary Keywords

shore

line

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Geographic Information Systems Laboratory, College of the Atlantic

Data Center URL: http://www.coa.edu/gis-lab.htm
Dataset ID: shore

Data Center Personnel
Name: GORDON LONGSWORTH Phone: 207-288-2271 Fax: 207-288-4126 Email: gordonl at ecology.coa.edu Contact Address: College of the Atlantic 105 Eden Street City: Bar Harbor Province or State: Maine Postal Code: 04609 Country: USA

Distribution

Fees: None

Personnel

GORDON LONGSWORTH

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 207-288-2271

Fax: 207-288-4126

Email: gordonl at ecology.coa.edu

Contact Address:

College of the Atlantic

105 Eden Street

City: Bar Harbor

Province or State: Maine

Postal Code: 04609

Country: USA

GORDON LONGSWORTH

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: 207-288-2271

Fax: 207-288-4126

Email: gordonl at ecology.coa.edu

Contact Address:

College of the Atlantic

105 Eden Street

City: Bar Harbor

Province or State: Maine

Postal Code: 04609

Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-08-28

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-12

Future DIF Review Date: 2003-08-28

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