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Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia
Entry ID: USFWS_CSDS_cavbnd

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Summary
Abstract: This data set contains boundary layers for the Canaan Valley
National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia.

National Wildlife Refuges are federal lands managed by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The primary source for boundary
information is the USFWS Realty program (status maps, legal
surveys). An effort by the USFWS Region 5 (northeast states - ME,
NH,VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, PA, NJ, MD, DE, ... View entire text
Related URL
Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: Homepage of the National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Digitizing
Project (NWRBDP).
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 39.19   S: 39.0   E: -79.32   W: -79.46

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Cartography and Spatial Data Services, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Dataset Title: Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Data
Dataset Release Date: 2000-07-11
Dataset Release Place: Hadley, MA
Dataset Publisher: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
USFWS_CSDS_NWR
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Science Keywords
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Project
Quality Digital refuge boundaries are plotted with arc and polygon
attributes, then compared to USFWS Realty status maps, survey
documents, and collateral information for coding accuracy. Three
levels of quality-control review are conducted (Cartography and
Spatial Data Services, Realty Management Branch, Refuge Staff) with
corrections being incorporated after each review ... View entire text
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints Refuge boundary data were compiled for resource applications. It is
inappropriate to use these data in legal situations, or other
applications where spatial error cannot exceed the USGS 7.5-minute
mapping standards.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
DOI/USFWS/CSDS
Data Center
Cartography and Spatial Data Services, Northeast Region, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://northeast.fws.gov/gis/

Data Center Personnel
Name: LINDA SHAFFER
Phone: 413-253-8292
Fax: 413-253-8451
Email: linda_shaffer at fws.gov
Contact Address:
U.S Fish & Wildlife Service
Cartography and Spatial Data Services
300 Westgate Center Drive
City: Hadley
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 01035
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: electronic
Distribution Format: ArcInfo export format
Fees: No fees
Personnel
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
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-11-12
Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-06-13

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