Report Date: 26-Jul-2000
Metadata Data Set Name:
                    Marinas Coverage, Western Lake Superior
                    Mapping Area
  1 Identification Information
    1.1 Citation:
    8 Citation Information:
          8.1 Originator:
                    Great Lakes Commission
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    20000801
          8.3 Publication Time:
                    Unknown
          8.4 Title:
                    Western Lake Superior Inland
                    Sensitivity Atlas
          8.5 Edition:
                    Final, Version 1
          8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form:
                    Atlas
            8.7.1 Series Name:
                    Inland Sensitivity Atlas
            8.7.2 Issue Identification:
                    Western Lake Superior
            8.8.1 Publication Place:
                    Chicago, Illinois
            8.8.2 Publisher:
                    U.S. EPA, Region 5
    1.2 Description
      1.2.1 Abstract:
                    The Marina Coverage provides mapped locations of
                    local marina facilities.  It also includes an
                    ordered database of information linked to these
                    mapped marina facilities.  Knowledge of marina
                    locations is imperative for quick and effective
                    response to potential oil spill situations. This
                    coverage helps to bring such marina facilities
                    within the Minnesota counties of Cook, Lake, St.
                    Louis, and Carlton, and the Wisconsin counties of
                    Douglas, Bayfield, Ashland, and Iron to the
                    attention of spill planners and responders. The
                    specific marina locations were obtained and
                    quality assured/quality controlled using maps and
                    individual feedback from various public agencies
                    and private sector groups regarding specific
                    sites.
      1.2.2 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 eight counties of the Western Lake Superior
                    Mapping 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.
      1.2.3 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.
    1.3 Time Period Of Content
      9 Time Period Information
          9.3 Range of Dates/Times
            9.3.1 Beginning Date:
                    19980709
            9.3.3 Ending Date:
                    20000701
      1.3.1 Currentness Reference:
                    Publication date
    1.4 Status
      1.4.1 Progress:
                    Complete
      1.4.2 Maintenance and Update Frequency:
                    As needed
    1.5 Spatial Domain
      99.1.5.1 Description of Geographic Extent:
                    The Western Lake Superior Mapping Area encompasses
                    the Minnesota counties of Cook, Lake, St. Louis, 
                    and Carlton, and the Wisconsin counties of Douglas,
                    Bayfield, Ashland, and Iron.
      1.5.1 Bounding Coordinates
        1.5.1.1 West Bounding Coordinate:
                    -93.2721
        1.5.1.2 East Bounding Coordinate:
                    -89.2449
        1.5.1.3 North Bounding Coordinate:
                    48.7547
        1.5.1.4 South Bounding Coordinate:
                    45.7888
    1.6 Keywords
      1.6.1 Theme
        1.6.1.1 Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
                    None
          1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword:
                    Marinas
      1.6.2 Place
        1.6.2.1 Place Keyword Thesaurus:
                    None
          1.6.2.2 Place Keyword:
                    Western Lake Superior
          1.6.2.2 Place Keyword:
                    Minnesota
          1.6.2.2 Place Keyword:
                    Wisconsin
          1.6.2.2 Place Keyword:
                    Duluth
          1.6.2.2 Place Keyword:
                    Superior
      1.6.4 Temporal
        1.6.4.1 Temporal Keyword Thesaurus:
                    None
          1.6.4.2 Temporal Keyword:
                    20000701
    1.7 Access Constraints:
                    None
    1.8 Use Constraints:
                    None
    1.9 Point of Contact
           10.1 Contact Person Primary
             10.1.1 Contact Person:
                    Thomas Rayburn
             10.1.2 Contact Organization:
                    Great Lakes Commission
           10.3 Contact Position:
                    Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning
           10.4 Contact Address
             10.4.1 Address Type:
                    Mailing and Physical Address
             10.4.2 Address:
                    400 Fourth Street
             10.4.2 Address:
                    The Argus II Building
             10.4.3 City:
                    Ann Arbor
             10.4.4 State or Province:
                    Michigan
             10.4.5 Postal Code:
                    48103-4816
             10.4.6 Country:
                    USA
           10.5 Contact Voice Telephone:
                    734-665-9135
           10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone:
                    734-665-4370
           10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address:
                    glc@great-lakes.net
           10.9 Hours of Service:
                    8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday
           10.10 Contact Instructions:
                    Unavailable
    1.11 Data Set Credit:
                    Great Lakes Commission
    1.12 Security Information
      1.12.1 Security Classification System:
                    None
      1.12.2 Security Classification:
                    Unclassified
      1.12.3 Security Handling Description:
                    None
    1.13 Native Data Set Environment:
                    PC ArcView 3.2
    1.14 Cross Reference
          8.1 Originator:
                    Great Lakes Commission
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    20000801
          8.3 Publication Time:
                    Unknown
          8.4 Title:
                    Western Lake Superior Inland
                    Sensitivity Atlas
          8.5 Edition:
                    Final, Version 1
          8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form:
                    Atlas
            8.7.1 Series Name:
                    Inland Sensitivity Atlas
            8.7.2 Issue Identification:
                    Western Lake Superior
            8.8.1 Publication Place:
                    Chicago, Illinois
            8.8.2 Publisher:
                    U.S. EPA, Region 5
  2 Data Quality Information
    2.1 Attribute Accuracy
      2.1.1 Attribute Accuracy Report:
                    Great Lakes Commission staff working on the Area
                    Contingency Planning project verified all
                    descriptive and spatial attributes and collected
                    confirmation from owners and/or operators of
                    attributes and boundaries via surveys or direct
                    external review.  Spatial data were cross-checked
                    with multiple sources.
    2.2 Logical Consistency Report:
                    Data were developed for this layer utilizing
                    multiple primary sources, from federal, state, and
                    local governmental agencies and manager/operators
                    of the marina sites. Initial data was obtained
                    from federal and state agencies and online private
                    marina listings in a hard copy and electronic
                    format. Data and locational information was
                    surveyed though the primary holders of data and
                    the owner/operators of marina sites.   Location
                    features and attributes features were previewed
                    and corrected as needed on local area maps.  Data
                    was reviewed for location and accuracy at the
                    scale of 1:24,000 on appropriate base maps. 
                    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
                    facilities are primarily attributed points,
                    plotted in ArcView 3.2 GIS.  These points were
                    generated in 1999 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.
    2.3 Completeness Report:
                    This coverage does not necessarily include all
                    marina facilities within the Western Lake Superior
                    Mapping Area.  Exhaustive efforts were made to
                    compile as thorough an atlas as possible. 
                    However, under-reporting may occur with smaller
                    local and private facilities.
    2.4 Positional Accuracy
      2.4.1 Horizontal Positional Accuracy
        2.4.1.1 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 screen relative to other data layers in the
                    same geographic area.
      2.5.1 Source Information
        2.5.1.1 Source Citation:
          8.1 Originator:
                    chartnet.com
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    Unknown
          8.4 Title:
                    Marinas and Yacht Clubs in Minnesota
          8.5 Edition:
                    None
          8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form:
                    On-line database
            8.7.1 Series Name:
                    None
            8.7.2 Issue Identification:
                    None
            8.8.1 Publication Place:
                    Sanford, Florida
            8.8.2 Publisher:
                    Chartnet.com
        2.5.1.3 Type Of Source Media:
                    Electronic
        2.5.1.4 Source Time Period Of Content:
      9 Time Period Information
          9.3 Range of Dates/Times
            9.3.1 Beginning Date:
                    19980709
            9.3.3 Ending Date:
                    20000701
          2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference:
                    Publication date
        2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation:
                    None
        2.5.1.6 Source Contribution:
                    Locational, contact information
      2.5.1 Source Information
        2.5.1.1 Source Citation:
          8.1 Originator:
                    chartnet.com
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    Unknown
          8.4 Title:
                    Marinas and Yacht Clubs in Wisconsin
          8.5 Edition:
                    None
          8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form:
                    On-line database
            8.7.1 Series Name:
                    None
            8.7.2 Issue Identification:
                    None
            8.8.1 Publication Place:
                    Sanford, Florida
            8.8.2 Publisher:
                    Chartnet.com
        2.5.1.3 Type Of Source Media:
                    Electronic
        2.5.1.4 Source Time Period Of Content:
      9 Time Period Information
          9.3 Range of Dates/Times
            9.3.1 Beginning Date:
                    19980709
            9.3.3 Ending Date:
                    20000701
          2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference:
                    Publication date
        2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation:
                    None
        2.5.1.6 Source Contribution:
                    Locational, contact information
      2.5.1 Source Information
        2.5.1.1 Source Citation:
          8.1 Originator:
                    Yahoo! Yellow Pages
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    Unknown
          8.4 Title:
                    None
          8.5 Edition:
                    None
          8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form:
                    On-line database
            8.7.1 Series Name:
                    None
            8.7.2 Issue Identification:
                    None
            8.8.1 Publication Place:
                    Unknown
            8.8.2 Publisher:
                    Yahoo!, Inc.
        2.5.1.3 Type Of Source Media:
                    Electronic
        2.5.1.4 Source Time Period Of Content:
      9 Time Period Information
          9.3 Range of Dates/Times
            9.3.1 Beginning Date:
                    19980709
            9.3.3 Ending Date:
                    20000701
          2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference:
                    Publication date
        2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation:
                    None
        2.5.1.6 Source Contribution:
                    Map, contact, locational information
      2.5.2 Process Step
        2.5.2.1 Process Description:
                    Locational information and the attached database
                    information for the marina site coverage were
                    primarily obtained from the State of Minnesota
                    Department of Natural Resources and the state of
                    Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.  
                    Information for marina sites were verified with
                    direct mail survey to marina
                    owners/administrators, followed by mail and
                    telephone follow-up contact as needed.   Address
                    cross verification, updating and correction were
                    done through the use of online sources. 
                    Additional site and locational information
                    verifications were obtained from DeLorme Street
                    Atlas 5.0, state and local land management
                    agencies and government agencies including the
                    Departments of Natural Resources online sites for
                    Minnesota and Wisconsin.  In addition, the DeLorme
                    Atlas and Gazetteer and U.S. Geological Survey 7.5
                    minute quadrangle maps for Minnesota and Wisconsin
                    were reviewed for site identification and
                    verification.  Point shape files for each marina
                    was entered directly into ArcView version 3.2
                    Geographic Information System (GIS) software and
                    displayed against Digital Raster Graphic (DRG)
                    imagery of 1:24.000 scale U.S. Geological Survey
                    topographic maps.  Data links were incorporated
                    into these GIS files to match the marina data and
                    to appropriate data records providing contact,
                    locational, and commentary information. 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 1:100,00. 
                    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.
        2.5.2.3 Process Date:
                    20000726
        2.5.2.4 Process Time:
                    Unknown
        2.5.2.6 Process Contact
          10 Contact Information
           10.1 Contact Person Primary
             10.1.1 Contact Person:
                    Thomas Rayburn
             10.1.2 Contact Organization:
                    Great Lakes Commission
           10.3 Contact Position:
                    Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning
           10.4 Contact Address
             10.4.1 Address Type:
                    Mailing and Physical Address
             10.4.2 Address:
                    400 Fourth Street
             10.4.2 Address:
                    The Argus II Building
             10.4.3 City:
                    Ann Arbor
             10.4.4 State or Province:
                    Michigan
             10.4.5 Postal Code:
                    48103-4816
             10.4.6 Country:
                    USA
           10.5 Contact Voice Telephone:
                    734-665-9135
           10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone:
                    734-665-4370
           10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address:
                    glc@great-lakes.net
           10.9 Hours of Service:
                    8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday
           10.10 Contact Instructions:
                    Unavailable
  3 Spatial Data Organization Information
    3.2 Direct Spatial Reference Method:
                    Point
    3.3 Point and Vector Object Information
        3.3.1.1 SDTS Point and Vector Object Type:
                    Point
  4 Spatial Reference Information
    4.1 Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
      4.1.2 Planar
           4.1.2.2 Grid Coordinate System
              4.1.2.2.1 Grid Coordinate System Name:
                    Universal Transverse Mercator
              4.1.2.2.2 Universal Transverse Mercator
               4.1.2.2.2.1 UTM Zone Number:
                    15
            4.1.2.1.2.2 Longitude Of Central Meridian:
                    -93
            4.1.2.1.2.3 Latitude Of Projection Origin:
                    0
            4.1.2.1.2.4 False Easting:
                    500000
            4.1.2.1.2.5 False Northing:
                    0
            4.1.2.1.2.17 Scale Factor at Central Meridian:
                    .9996
      4.1.4 Geodetic Model
        4.1.4.1 Horizontal Datum Name:
                    North American Datum of 1927
        4.1.4.2 Ellipsoid Name:
                    Clarke 1866
        4.1.4.3 Semi-Major Axis:
                    6378206.4
        4.1.4.4 Denominator of Flattening Ratio:
                    294.98
  5 Entity and Attribute Information
   5.2 Overview Description
     5.2.1 Entity and Attribute Overview:
                    Data items provided for, include: FACIL_NAME -
                    Name of the marina;  OPERATOR - Name of the marina
                    operator; EMERG_PHON - 24-hour emergency telephone
                    number, if available; WATERBODY - Waterbody on
                    which the marina is located.  Other major nearby
                    waterbodies that can be reached by boat from the
                    facility may also be used; RIVER_MILE - River mile
                    location of marina, including the descending bank,
                    as applicable (e.g. 000.0LBD); COUNTY - County in
                    where the marina is located;  STREET - Street
                    address of the marina;  CITY - City, or nearest,
                    where the marina is actually located;  STATE -
                    State in which the marina is located;  ZIP_CODE -
                    Zip code for the marina street address;  CNCT_PHON
                    -  A non-emergency telephone number for the
                    marina;  FAX - FAX number, if available;
                    TWSP_RANGE - Location of the marina by township
                    and range locators (e.g., T00N_R00W), or township
                    proper name in areas not covered by the Public
                    Land Survey;  SECTION - Location by section, where
                    available; LATITUDE - Latitude of the marina
                    expressed in decimal degrees (e.g. 00.0000); 
                    LONGITUDE - Longitude of the marina expressed in
                    decimal degrees (e.g. 00.0000);   LOC_DESC (1-4) -
                    Location description of the marina (e.g. a legal
                    description or street directions);  RAMP - Y/N if
                    the facility has a ramp;  LIFT - Y/N if the marina
                    has a lift service;  SLIPS - Number of boat
                    docking slips available at the facility, or if
                    premise number is unknown, Y/N whether there are
                    slips at the facility;  FUELPUMP - Y/N if the
                    facility has fueling capabilities;  COMMENT (1-4)
                    - Additional information about the marina; 
                    REF_NUMBER - Reference number serving as a unique
                    identifier for each database record;  ACCURACY -
                    An upgradeable accuracy code for each database
                    record:  1=Excellent - collected/verified at a
                    scale of 1:1 to 1:20,000 or differentially
                    corrected GPS,  2=Very Good - collected/verified
                    at a scale of 1:20,001 to 1:60, 000 or
                    non-differentially corrected GPS,  3=Good -
                    collected/verified at a scale of 1:60,001 to
                    1:200,000,  4=Fair - collected/verified at a scale
                    of 1:200,001 to 1:1,000,000,  5=Coarse - Unknown
                    collection method/unverified or collected at a
                    scale of greater than 1:1,000,000;  VERIFIER -
                    Name of the group that verified the data (Great
                    Lakes Commission [GLC]);  VERIF_DATE - Date on
                    which the record accuracy was verified (MM/DD/YY);
                     ADM_ADDR[1-3] - Administrative mailing address
                    for the marina.  This field should contain an
                    administrative contact name for the marina. 
                    Please note that the mailing addresses for the
                    facility administration and the facility contact
                    may not be the same.
     5.2.2 Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
                    Database items and definitions are from:  Inland
                    Sensitivity Mapping Project Reference Manual 
                    Database Field Structures, published August 11, 
                    2000, 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.
  6 Distribution Information
  7 Metadata Reference Information
   7.1 Metadata Date:
                    20000726
   7.2 Metadata Review Date:
                    20000801
   7.4 Metadata Contact:
           10.1 Contact Person Primary
             10.1.1 Contact Person:
                    Thomas Rayburn
             10.1.2 Contact Organization:
                    Great Lakes Commission
           10.3 Contact Position:
                    Project Manager, Area Contingency Planning
           10.4 Contact Address
             10.4.1 Address Type:
                    Mailing and Physical Address
             10.4.2 Address:
                    400 Fourth Street
             10.4.2 Address:
                    The Argus II Building
             10.4.3 City:
                    Ann Arbor
             10.4.4 State or Province:
                    Michigan
             10.4.5 Postal Code:
                    48103-4816
             10.4.6 Country:
                    USA
           10.5 Contact Voice Telephone:
                    734-665-9135
           10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone:
                    734-665-4370
           10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address:
                    glc@great-lakes.net
           10.9 Hours of Service:
                    8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday
           10.10 Contact Instructions:
                    Unavailable
    7.5 Metadata Standard Name:
                    NBII Content Standard for National Biological
                    Information Infrastructure Metadata
    7.6 Metadata Standard Version:
                    NBII draft of December 1995, based on FGDC June 8,
                    1994.
    7.8 Metadata Access Constraints:
                    None
    7.9 Metadata Use Constraints:
                    None
    7.10 Metadata Security Information
     7.10.1 Metadata Security Classification System:
                    None
     7.10.2 Metadata Security Classification:
                    Unclassified
     7.10.3 Metadata Security Handling Description:
                    None