Western Lake Michigan Inland Sensitivity Atlas
Managed Areas Coverage, Western Lake Michigan Sub-area

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Great Lakes Commission

Publication_Date: 20001206

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title:

Western Lake Michigan Inland Sensitivity Atlas

Edition: Final, Version 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Atlas

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Inland Sensitivity Atlas

Issue_Identification: Western Lake Michigan

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Chicago, Illinois

Publisher: U.S. EPA, Region 5

Description:

Abstract:

The Managed Areas Coverage provides mapped boundaries of federal, state, regional and private lands with special ecological, natural, or recreational value. It also includes an ordered database of information linked to these mapped areas. Managed areas are uniquely vulnerable to oil spills; such as, this coverage helps to bring such areas within the eleven Wisconsin coastal counties of Brown, Door, Kenosha, Kewaunee Manitowoc, Marinette, Milwaukee, Oconto, Ozaukee, Racine, and Sheboygan to the attention of oil spill planners and responders. The boundaries of these areas were obtained and quality/ assured controlled using maps and individual feedback from various public agencies and private sector groups regarding specific sites.

Purpose:

In order to better protect unique commercial, environmental, and cultural resources from oil spills, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 mandated a coordinated effort by federal, state, and local regulatory agencies and the regulated community to enhance oil spill preparedness and response. This coverage provides the location and attached data for the 11 counties of the Western Lake Michigan Sub-area. The development of spatial databases and geographic information systems is done pursuant to implementing the preparedness and response mandates of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

Supplemental_Information:

These data were prepared at map scales of 1:24,000 and are best used in applications of comparable resolution. In addition, these data were developed to meet specific project objectives related to contingency planning and spill response and therefore may not represent exhaustive feature inventories.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19970400

Ending_Date: 20001206

Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description of Geographic Extent:

The Western Lake Michigan Sub-area encompasses the Lake Michigan coastal counties of Brown, Door, Kenosha, Manitowoc, Marinette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Kewaunee, and Oconto. It documents the criteria recorded within this atlas for the metropolitan areas of Milwaukee, Green Bay, Sheboygan, Racine, and Kenosha, among others. The Atlas contains 59 maps plotted on a scanned background of 30x60 minute U.S. Geological Survey quadrangles.

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.54201

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.3072

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.79581

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.86612

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Managed Areas

Theme_Keyword: Public Lands

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Western Lake Michigan

Place_Keyword: Eastern Wisconsin

Place_Keyword: Wisconsin

Place_Keyword: Lake Michigan

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas Rayburn

Contact_Organization: Great Lakes Commission

Contact_Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 400 Fourth Street

Address: The Argus II Building

City: Ann Arbor

State_or_Province: Michigan

Postal_Code: 48103-4816

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 734-665-9135

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 734-665-4370

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: glc@great-lakes.net

Hours_of_Service: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday

Contact_Instructions: Unavailable

Data_Set_Credit: Great Lakes Commission

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: None

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Security_Handling_Description: None

Native_Data_Set_Environment: PC ArcView 3.2

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Great Lakes Commission

Publication_Date: 20001206

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title:

Western Lake Michigan Inland Sensitivity Atlas

Edition: Final, Version 1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Atlas

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Inland Sensitivity Atlas

Issue_Identification: Western Lake Michigan

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Chicago, Illinois

Publisher: U.S. EPA, Region 5

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Great Lakes Commission staff working on the Area Contingency Planning project verified all descriptive and spatial attributes and collected confirmation from landowners and/or managers of attributes and boundaries via surveys or direct external review. Spatial data were cross-checked with multiple sources. Quality assurance and quality control for the data were developed utilizing in-house standard operating procedures.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Data were developed for this layer utilizing multiple primary sources, including USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps; federal, state, local and private land manager/owner hard copy and electronic sources; and an exhaustive external review process performed by the primary holders of data. Location and attribute information is only as accurate and complete as the information specifically applies to each individual record at the time of data development. Data for these managed areas are primarily attributed polygons, plotted in ArcView 3.2 GIS. These polygons were generated in 1997 and updated in 2000 based on current information from primary sources but do not necessarily always exactly overlay the base map 7.5 minute quadrangle maps with previous publication dates.

Completeness_Report:

This coverage does not necessarily include all "managed areas" within the given Western Lake Michigan Sub-area. Specifically, local/municipal recreational parks under five acres in size may be underrepresented, especially if no known potential spill source (railway, major road, waterway, pipeline, or fixed facility) will practicably impact this recreational facility. This layer represents data available as of 1999. Exhaustive efforts were made to compile as thorough an atlas as possible, with particular in depth detail paid to those areas in proximity to surface waters.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Horizontal positional accuracy is tested by visual comparison of hard copy check plots to the source materials and verifying the location of the data on screeen relative to other data layers in the same geographic area.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Publication_Date: 19960501

Title: Public Lands

Edition: Unknown

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: ESRI ArcView Shapefile

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Unknown

Issue_Identification: None

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Madison, WI

Publisher: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000

Type_of_Source_Media: Electronic

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19980709

Ending_Date: 20000701

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Source_Contribution: Locational information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Park Service, Water Resources Division

Publication_Date: 19990401

Title:

National Park System Boundary Dataset <http://www.nps.gov/gis/national_data.html>

Edition: Unknown

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: ESRI ArcView Shapefile

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Unknown

Issue_Identification: None

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Fort Collins, Colorado

Publisher: National Park Service, Water Resources Division

Type_of_Source_Media: Electronic

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19980709

Ending_Date: 20000701

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Source_Contribution: Locational information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USDA Forest Service

Publication_Date: 19980909

Title:

National Forest Map <http://www.fs.fed.us/recreation/map.shtml>

Edition: Unknown

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: On-line map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Unknown

Issue_Identification: None

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Unknown

Publisher: USDA National Forest Service

Type_of_Source_Media: Electronic

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19980709

Ending_Date: 20000701

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Source_Contribution: Locational, contact information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data for the "managed areas" layer were developed from multiple sources. Sources included the natural resource agencies for the state of Wisconsin and The Nature Conservancy. Either hard copy or electronic information was utilized, including Internet sources citing the area boundaries and attribute information, and the applicable data were extracted. Federal agencies with holdings in the Western Lake Michigan Sub-area were also contacted for site-specific information. The 7.5 minute quadrangle maps, as digital raster graphics, were also used as a base layer for locational and boundary information. The Delorme Atlas and Gazetteer series for Wisconsin also provided additional supporting information for location and in some instances basic contact information. Phone and mail correspondence was also used to fill in applicable data gaps in preparation of the draft atlas. The data was plotted in a GIS using ESRI's ArcView 3.2 and displayed against the digital raster imagery at a scale of 1:24,000. Data links were incorporated into these GIS files to match the mapped sites to the appropriate data record as outlined in Section 5.2.1, Entity and Attribute Overview. Draft hard copy atlases were prepared from this data, supplied by the Great Lakes Commission, and the USGS's Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) in Onalaska, Wisconsin. The UMESC produced hard copy maps in portable document files (.pdf) format at scales of 1:25,000 and 1:100,000. These maps were then reproduced and distributed by the Great Lakes Commission for external review by primary source data holders. All updated, corrected and amended information was then added to the project files and returned to the UMESC for distribution in .pdf hardcopy format; and electronic distribution via CD-ROM and the Internet. Final electronic formats include ArcView 3.2 shapefiles, .e00 ArcExport files, .pdfs, and converted CAMEO/Landview files.

Process_Date: 20001206

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas Rayburn

Contact_Organization: Great Lakes Commission

Contact_Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 400 Fourth Street

Address: The Argus II Building

City: Ann Arbor

State_or_Province: Michigan

Postal_Code: 48103-4816

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 734-665-9135

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 734-665-4370

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: glc@great-lakes.net

Hours_of_Service: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday

Contact_Instructions: Unavailable

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Polygon

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name:

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 16

Transverse_Mercator:

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0

False_Easting: 500000

False_Northing: 0

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Data items provided for, include: SITE_NAME - Proper name of the managed area; MANAG_AGEN - Agency or owner with management responsibilities for natural resource area; EMERG_PHON - 24-hour emergency telephone number; WATERBODY - Waterbody(s) in or adjacent to the managed area, where known; CATEGORY - Category to which the area belongs. Then environmentally sensitive areas in this data base have the same category names used by the respective managing agencies, such as national parks and state wildlife areas; COUNTY - County in which the area is located; STREET - Street address of the actual location of the site; CITY - City, or nearest, where the site is located; STATE - State in which the site is located; ZIP_CODE - Zip code for the site; CNCT_PHON - A non-emergency telephone number for personnel with direct management responsibility for the area; TWSP_RANGE - Location of the area by township and range locators (e.g., T00N_R00W), or township proper name; SECTION - Location by section, where available and located within one section; LOC_DESC (1-4) - Location description of the managed area; COMMENT (1-4) - Additional information about the area; REF_NUMBER - Reference number serving as a unique identifier for each database record; ACCURACY - An upgradeable accuracy code for each database record: 1=Excellent - verified at a scale of 1:1 to 1:20,000, 2=Very Good - verified at a scale of 1:20,001 to 1:60, 000, 3=Good - verified at a scale of 1:60,001 to 1:200,000, 4=Fair - verified at a scale of 1:200,001 to 1:1,000,000, 5=Coarse - verified at a scale of greater than 1:1,000,000 or unverified; VERIFIER - Name of the group that verified the data (Great Lakes Commission [GLC]); VERIF_DATE - date on which the record accuracy was verified; ADM_ADDR [1-3] - Administrative mailing address for the managing agency or group. Please note that the administrative mailing address may be different than the contact mailing address.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Database items and definitions are from: Inland Area Contingency Planning Effort Database Field Structures, published September, 1999, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Region 5, the U.S. Geological Survey-Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, the Great Lakes Commission, and the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas Rayburn

Contact_Organization: Great Lakes Commission

Contact_Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 400 Fourth Street

Address: The Argus II Building

City: Ann Arbor

State_or_Province: Michigan

Postal_Code: 48103-4816

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 734-665-9135

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 734-665-4370

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: glc@great-lakes.net

Hours_of_Service: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday

Contact_Instructions: Unavailable

Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a U.S. Geological Survey server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20000726

Metadata_Review_Date: 20000801

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas Rayburn

Contact_Organization: Great Lakes Commission

Contact_Position: Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 400 Fourth Street

Address: The Argus II Building

City: Ann Arbor

State_or_Province: Michigan

Postal_Code: 48103-4816

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 734-665-9135

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 734-665-4370

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: glc@great-lakes.net

Hours_of_Service: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday

Contact_Instructions: Unavailable

Metadata_Standard_Name:

NBII Content Standard for National Biological Information Infrastructure Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None