ny_ct_sites
	Data format: Shapefile File or table name: ny_ct_sites Coordinate system: Geographic Theme keywords: riparian, restoration, hydrology
Abstract: Restoration Sites in the Long Island Sound Study Area

FGDC and ESRI Metadata:

• Identification Information
• Data Quality Information
• Spatial Data Organization Information
• Spatial Reference Information
• Entity and Attribute Information
• Distribution Information
• Metadata Reference Information
• Binary Enclosures

Metadata elements shown with blue text are defined in the Federal Geographic Data Committee's (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Elements shown with green text are defined in the ESRI Profile of the CSDGM. Elements shown with a green asterisk (*) will be automatically updated by ArcCatalog. ArcCatalog adds hints indicating which FGDC elements are mandatory; these are shown with gray text.

Identification Information:

Citation:

Citation information:

Originators: CEISIN, Columbia University

*Title:

ny_ct_sites

*File or table name: ny_ct_sites

Publication date: October 2006

*Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:

Restoration Sites in the Long Island Sound Study Area

Purpose:

To aid in coordinating riparian restoration projects in the Long island Sound area

*Language of dataset: en

Time period of content:

Time period information:

Single date/time:

Calendar date: 10/1/2006

Currentness reference:

publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance and update frequency: Unknown

Spatial domain:

Bounding coordinates:

*West bounding coordinate: -73.937237

*East bounding coordinate: -71.870165

*North bounding coordinate: 41.928170

*South bounding coordinate: 40.723534

Local bounding coordinates:

*Left bounding coordinate: -73.937237

*Right bounding coordinate: -71.870165

*Top bounding coordinate: 41.928170

*Bottom bounding coordinate: 40.723534

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme keywords: riparian, restoration, hydrology

Place:

Place keywords: Long Island Sound, New York, Connecticut

Point of contact:

Contact information:

Contact organization primary:

Contact person: Yuri Gorokhovich

Contact organization: Center for International Earth Science Information Network at Columbia University

Contact voice telephone: 845-365-8970

Contact facsimile telephone: 845-365-8922

Contact electronic mail address: ygorokho@ciesin.columbia.edu

*Native dataset format: Shapefile

*Native data set environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Data Quality Information:

Attribute accuracy:

Attribute accuracy report:

Data collected from public agency and organizational websites.

Positional accuracy:

Horizontal positional accuracy:

Horizontal positional accuracy report:

Sites locations are approximate.

Lineage:

Source information:

Source citation:

Citation information:

Originators: Save the Sound, Long Island Sound Study, EPA Long Island Sound Office

Title:

Restoring Long Island Sound's Habitat

Publication date: 2002

Geospatial data presentation form: map

Other citation details:

Over 400 sites

Online linkage: http://www.longislandsoundstudy.net/publications.htm#maps

Source information:

Source citation:

Citation information:

Originators: Natural Resources and Water Quality Restoration Program

Title:

Westchester County Aquatic Restoration Projects

Other citation details:

Approximately 20 sites with summaries

Online linkage: http://www.westchestergov.com/planning/environmental/AquaticRestorationSites/

Source information:

Source citation:

Citation information:

Originators: Save the Sound

Title:

Save the Sound Habitat Restoration Projects

Other citation details:

7 sites with summaries

Online linkage: http://www.savethesound.org/projectlinks_hab.htm

Source information:

Source citation:

Citation information:

Originators: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Inland Fisheries Division

Title:

CTDEP Habitat Conservation and Enhancement Program

Other citation details:

12 sites with summaries

Online linkage: http://www.dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/fishing/restoration/habitat.htm

Spatial Data Organization Information:

*Direct spatial reference method: Vector

Point and vector object information:

SDTS terms description:

*Name: ny_ct_sites

*SDTS point and vector object type: Entity point

*Point and vector object count: 0

ESRI terms description:

*Name: ny_ct_sites

*ESRI feature type: Simple

*ESRI feature geometry: Point

*ESRI topology: FALSE

*ESRI feature count: 0

*Spatial index: FALSE

*Linear referencing: FALSE

Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:

Coordinate system name:

*Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_WGS_1984

Geographic:

*Latitude resolution: 0.000000

*Longitude resolution: 0.000000

*Geographic coordinate units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic model:

*Horizontal datum name: D_WGS_1984

*Ellipsoid name: WGS_1984

*Semi-major axis: 6378137.000000

*Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257224

Entity and Attribute Information:

Detailed description:

*Name: ny_ct_sites

Entity type:

*Entity type label: ny_ct_sites

*Entity type type: Feature Class

*Entity type count: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: FID

*Attribute alias: FID

*Attribute definition:

Internal feature number.

*Attribute definition source:

ESRI

*Attribute type: OID

*Attribute width: 4

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute domain values:

*Unrepresentable domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

*Attribute label: Shape

*Attribute alias: Shape

*Attribute definition:

Feature geometry.

*Attribute definition source:

ESRI

*Attribute type: Geometry

*Attribute width: 0

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute domain values:

*Unrepresentable domain:

Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

*Attribute label: PROJECT

*Attribute alias: PROJECT

Attribute definition:

project name

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 254

Attribute:

*Attribute label: RIPARIAN

*Attribute alias: RIPARIAN

Attribute definition:

flag for featured riparian sites with summary information

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 5

Attribute:

*Attribute label: STATUS

*Attribute alias: STATUS

Attribute definition:

project status: completed, ongoing, potential

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 254

Attribute:

*Attribute label: HABITAT

*Attribute alias: HABITAT

Attribute definition:

habitat type

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 35

Attribute:

*Attribute label: ACRES

*Attribute alias: ACRES

Attribute definition:

site area in acres

*Attribute type: Number

*Attribute width: 10

*Attribute number of decimals: 1

Attribute:

*Attribute label: PROJINIT

*Attribute alias: PROJINIT

Attribute definition:

agency initiating project (federal, state, county, town, partnership)

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 15

Attribute:

*Attribute label: RIVER

*Attribute alias: RIVER

Attribute definition:

name of river

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 254

Attribute:

*Attribute label: LOCATION

*Attribute alias: LOCATION

Attribute definition:

descriptive location

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 254

Attribute:

*Attribute label: TOWN

*Attribute alias: TOWN

Attribute definition:

town

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 50

Attribute:

*Attribute label: STATE

*Attribute alias: STATE

Attribute definition:

state

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 254

Attribute:

*Attribute label: COUNTY

*Attribute alias: COUNTY

Attribute definition:

county

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 50

Attribute:

*Attribute label: CONTACT

*Attribute alias: CONTACT

Attribute definition:

contact person

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 254

Attribute:

*Attribute label: LINK

*Attribute alias: LINK

Attribute definition:

website link for project summary

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 254

Attribute:

*Attribute label: PROJECTID

*Attribute alias: PROJECTID

Attribute definition:

project ID number from original source

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 29

Attribute:

*Attribute label: TEXTFILE

*Attribute alias: TEXTFILE

Attribute definition:

link to descriptive textfile

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 50

Attribute:

*Attribute label: x-coord

*Attribute alias: x-coord

*Attribute type: Float

*Attribute width: 19

*Attribute number of decimals: 11

Attribute:

*Attribute label: y-coord

*Attribute alias: y-coord

*Attribute type: Float

*Attribute width: 19

*Attribute number of decimals: 11

Distribution Information:

Resource description: Downloadable Data

Standard order process:

Digital form:

Digital transfer information:

*Transfer size: 0.014

*Dataset size: 0.014

Metadata Reference Information:

*Metadata date: 20060824

*Language of metadata: en

Metadata contact:

Contact information:

Contact organization primary:

Contact address:

*Metadata standard name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

*Metadata standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

*Metadata time convention: local time

Metadata extensions:

*Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

*Profile name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Binary Enclosures:

Thumbnail:

Enclosure type: Picture