Forest Ecosystems Co-occurrence Model

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: The Nature Conservancy

Publication_Date: August, 2006

Title: Forest Ecosystems Co-occurrence Model

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Other_Citation_Details: Also see plan excerpts: "Coastal_Plan-App_D-1-Forest.pdf"

Online_Linkage:

Description:

Abstract:

This model is designed to assist in identifying optimal areas to conserve and restore functional core forest conditions in New Hampshire's coastal watersheds. The model utilizes three data layers: (1) unfragmented forest blocks, (2) aggregated forest blocks, and (3) high-quality stream watersheds.

A comprehensive description of the Forest Ecosystems Co-occurrence Model may be found in Section III of the Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds or in the excerpt "Coastal_Plan-App_D-1-Forest.pdf".

Purpose:

Forests are the dominant natural land cover in New Hampshire's coastal watersheds, occupying about 70% of the land area. Identifying and conserving the best remaining examples of our forest ecosystems is an important component of this plan because unfragmented forests provide essential plant and wildlife habitat, filter and purify water, offer extensive recreational opportunities, and provide timber and other products that support local economies and human needs.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2006

Currentness_Reference:

Users may consider these data current to August, 2006, subject to data limitations stated in the Land Conservation Plan for NH's Coastal Watersheds

Status:

Progress: This dataset is complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: There are no plans to update these data

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.460359

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.690133

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.808473

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.801899

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword:

Forest Ecosystems Co-occurrence Model; The Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds

Access_Constraints:

These data may be considered part of the public domain and may be used freely subject to the limitations stated in The Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds, August, 2006.

Use_Constraints:

Users should credit the authors and source when displaying or analyzing these data. Data credit: The Nature Conservancy. Source reference: Zankel, M., C. Copeland, P. Ingraham, J. Robinson, C. Sinnott, D. Sundquist, T. Walker, and J. Alford. 2006. The Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire?s Coastal Watersheds. The Nature Conservancy, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, Rockingham Planning Commission, and Strafford Region Planning Commission. Prepared for the New Hampshire Coastal Program and the New Hampshire Estuaries Project, Concord, NH.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Nature Conservancy

Contact_Person: Pete Ingraham

Contact_Position: GIS Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 22 Bridge Street, 4th Floor

City: Concord

State_or_Province: NH

Postal_Code: 03301

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (603) 224-5853

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pingraham@tnc.org

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: The Nature Conservancy

Publication_Date: August, 2006

Title:

The Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Step:

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4953

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983

State_Plane_Coordinate_System:

SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 2800

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999967

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -71.666667

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 42.500000

False_Easting: 984250.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000512

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000512

Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Forest Ecosystems Co-occurrence Model

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MODEL

Attribute_Definition:

Model value (based on model inputs; see "Coastal_Plan-App_D-1-Forest.pdf" for a description of model inputs)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ZONE

Attribute_Definition:

Watershed zone - the watershed was divided into two halves (east and west) along a line created by routes 125 (north of 101) and 101 (west of 125). This division provided a way to differentiate between the very different patterns of development in the two halves of the watershed; while this division did not figure significantly in the calculation of this model, it did figure into the calculation of High-value Forest Ecosystems Zones (see "FOREST_ECOSYSTEM_ZONES.shp").

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.756

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20061212

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Nature Conservancy

Contact_Person: Pete Ingraham

Contact_Position: GIS Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 22 Bridge Street, 4th Floor

City: Concord

State_or_Province: NH

Postal_Code: 03301

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (603) 224-5853

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pingraham@tnc.org

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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