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National Estuarine Research Reserve Digital Boundaries

Entry ID: NERR_PAGIS_DIGITAL_LINE_BOUNDARIES

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Summary

Abstract: The National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) digital boundaries
were created as part of the Protected Areas Geographic Information System
(PAGIS) project. An updated digital version of all 23 NERR sites boundaries
were critical to the PAGIS project. The digital boundaries were delineated from
management and research areas within the 23 Reserves. They were not based on
legal definitions.

Purpose: The PAGIS project provided each NERR with a fully integrated
geographic information system (GIS), encompassing spatial data and Internet
capabilities. One of the essential GIS data layers being compiled for each
Reserve was a digital boundary. The Reserve's boundary was delineated based on
management and research areas and is not meant to be a legal description of the
Reserve.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 60.06

S: 17.92

E: -66.2

W: -151.89

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA Coastal Services Center.

Dataset Title: National Estuarine Research Reserve Digital Boundaries

Dataset Release Date: 1999-10-01

Dataset Release Place: Charleston, South Carolina

Dataset Publisher: NOAA Coastal Services Center

Data Presentation Form: Map

Online Resource: http://www.csc.noaa.gov

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1998-08-07

Stop Date: 1999-10-01

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > PUERTO RICO

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.002 Decimal Degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.002 Decimal Degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 meters - < 250 meters

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > BOUNDARIES > BOUNDARY SURVEYS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

BOUNDARIES

Project

NERR > National Estuarine Research Reserve

GOMODP > Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership

PAGIS > PROTECTED AREAS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

Quality ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: All attributes created during the creation process
were verified by displaying the polygons in both the database and the spatial
coverage, but no formal tests were performed.

LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: These data are believed to be logically consistent,
though no tests were performed. Geometry is topologically clean.

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Access Constraints ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: none

DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Users must assume responsibility to determine the
appropriate use of these data. These boundaries are not to be used for LEGAL
definitions. Please contact the individual Estuarine Research Reserves if more
detailed information is required.

CUSTOM ORDER PROCESS: Contact NOAA Coastal Services Center PAGIS Specialist for
a printed copy of the boundary map or for an ESRI coverage or shapefile of the
boundary.

Use Constraints NOT FOR LEGAL USE

Ancillary Keywords

Boundary

Estuary

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Data Center

Coastal Services Center, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NOAA COASTAL SERVICES CENTER Phone: 843-740-1200 Fax: 843-740-1224 Email: csc at csc.noaa.gov Contact Address: NOAA Coastal Services Center 2234 South Hobson Avenue City: Charleston Province or State: SC Postal Code: 29405-2413 Country: USA