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Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Habitat Data
Entry ID:
usgs_nwrc_cwphab
Summary
Abstract:
The Louisiana State Legislature created CWPPRA in order to conserve, restore,
create, and enhance Louisiana's coastal wetlands. The restoration plans developed persuant to these acts specifically require an evaluation of the effectiveness of each coastal wetlands restoration project in achieving long-term solutions to arresting coastal wetland loss. These data sets consist of digital data ...  Geographic Coverage
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, National Wetlands Research Center
Dataset Title:
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Habitat Data
Dataset Release Date:
20001231
Dataset Publisher:
USGS, BRD, National Wetlands Research Center
Data Presentation Form:
document
Online Resource:
http://sdms.nwrc.gov/pub/la.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1999-01-01
Stop Date:
2000-12-31
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Quality
Interpreted photos were quality checked by two photo interpreters for attribute
classification. Field verification was performed for areas where attribute classification was questionable; local personnel with state and federal agencies assisted in field identification. The mylar-based maps were quality checked by cartographic personnel for line and ...
Access Constraints
It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from the
distributor described above or from another USGS Biological Resources Division server and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. The distributor makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes.
Use Constraints
Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research
Center as a data source would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Sharing new data layers developed directly from these data would also ... Ancillary Keywords
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Personnel
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
337 266-8500
Fax:
337 288-8513
Email:
william_jones at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
Biological Resources Division
National Wetlands Research Center
700 Cajundome Boulevard
City:
Lafayette
Province or State:
Louisiana
Postal Code:
70506
Country:
USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2003-06-25
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-12-20
Future DIF Review Date:
2004-06-25
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