Report Date: 26-Jul-2000 Metadata Data Set Name: Special Designated Areas 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 Special Designated Areas Coverage provides mapped boundaries of federal, state, regional and private features with special ecological, natural, or recreational value. These areas are of environmental significance, but are not actively managed by any federal, state, regional or private agency. These areas may include designations such as state scenic and wild rivers, outstanding water resources and natural areas. The Special Designated Areas Coverage also includes an ordered database of information linked to these mapped areas. These areas are uniquely vulnerable to oil spills. Therefore, this coverage helps to bring such areas of the Minnesota counties of Cook, Lake, St. Louis, and Carlton, and the Wisconsin counties of Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, and Iron 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. 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 complete 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: Special Designated Areas 1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword: Rivers 1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword: Streams 1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword: Trout Streams 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: Duluth 1.6.2.2 Place Keyword: Wisconsin 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 landowners 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. 2.2 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 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 special designated areas are primarily attributed polygons, plotted in ArcView 3.2 GIS. These polygons 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 "special designated areas" within the given Western Lake Superior Mapping 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. Privately held areas may also be underrepresented because of the previously mentioned reasons, as well as the difficulty of identifying features, and identifying correct ownership of areas. 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. 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: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 8.2 Publication Date: 19911001 8.4 Title: Outstanding and Exceptional Resource Waters 8.5 Edition: Unknown 8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form: ARCINFO export file 8.7.1 Series Name: Unknown 8.7.2 Issue Identification: None 8.8.1 Publication Place: Madison, Wisconsin 8.8.2 Publisher: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Water Division 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 information, feature identification 2.5.1 Source Information 2.5.1.1 Source Citation: 8.1 Originator: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - MIS Bureau 8.2 Publication Date: 19990315 8.4 Title: DNR 24K Streams 8.5 Edition: Unknown 8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form: ARCINFO export file 8.7.1 Series Name: Unknown 8.7.2 Issue Identification: None 8.8.1 Publication Place: St. Paul, Minnesota 8.8.2 Publisher: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - MIS Bureau 2.5.1.2 Source Scale Denominator: 24000 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 information, feature identification 2.5.2 Process Step 2.5.2.1 Process Description: Data for the "special designated areas" layer were developed from multiple sources. Some sources included the natural resource agencies for the State of Minnesota, 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 Minnesota and Wisconsin 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 Minnesota and 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 form 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. 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: Vector 3.3 Point and Vector Object Information 3.3.1.1 SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: String 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: SITE_NAME - Proper name of the special designated area; DESIG_AGEN - Designating agency with resource expertise for the area; EMERG_PHON - 24-hour emergency telephone number for the designating agency with resource expertise for the area. May be a state emergency phone number; WATERBODY - Waterbody(s) in or adjacent to the special designated area, where known; CATEGORY - Designation category or program under which the area was designated. The sensitive areas in this database have the same category names used by the designating agencies, such as state wild and scenic river, outstanding resource waters, nature preserves, etc.; COUNTY - County in which the special designated area is located; STREET - Street address of the actual location of the special designated area; CITY - City, or nearest, where the special designated area is located; STATE - State in which the special designated area is located; ZIP_CODE - Zip code for the special designated area; CNCT_PHON - A non-emergency telephone number for the agency with resource expertise 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 special designated area; COMMENT (1-4) - Additional information about the special designated 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 designating agency with resource expertise. Please note that the administrative mailing address may be different than the contact mailing address. 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 6.1 Distributor 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 6.3 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. 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