Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: The Nature Conservancy Publication_Date: 200704 Title: Forest Ecosystem Zones 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: High-value Forest Ecosystem Zones were generated from the Forest Ecosystems Co-occurrence Model as part of the Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds. The zones identify large areas of unfragmented forest. A comprehensive description of the High-value Forest Ecosystem Zones 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: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: There are no plans to update these data Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.350982 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.817989 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.621750 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.900577 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: The Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds Theme_Keyword: LCP Theme_Keyword: High-value Forest Ecosystems Zone Theme_Keyword: Forest Theme_Keyword: Ecosystem Theme_Keyword: Forest Model Theme_Keyword: Conservation Plan Theme_Keyword: Coastal Watershed Theme_Keyword: Environment and Conservation Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Northeast Place_Keyword: New England Place_Keyword: New Hampshire Place_Keyword: Rockingham County Place_Keyword: Strafford County Place_Keyword: Coastal Watershed 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 Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: Browse_Graphic_File_Description: jpg image file Browse_Graphic_File_Type: jpg Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.1.1332 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: The Nature Conservancy Publication_Date: 200608 Title: The Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: Topological consistency was checked using ArcGIS 9.2 Completeness_Report: These data are complete. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Convert Forest Ecosystem Model to raster (30m grid cell) Process_Date: 20060201 Process_Step: Process_Description: Calculate FOCAL MEAN of forest ecosystem model grid using 3,723 foot radius (1,000 acre circle) Process_Date: 20060201 Process_Step: Process_Description: Reclassify focal mean output to isolate top 20% of study area by value Process_Date: 20060201 Process_Step: Process_Description: Convert high-value areas (ie. top 20%) to final vectors Process_Date: 20060201 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: 49 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_ZONES Entity_Type_Definition: The zones identify large areas of unfragmented forest Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds 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: 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. Attribute_Definition_Source: Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: East Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: east of NH125 and south of NH101 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: West Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: west of NH125 and north of NH101 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Land Conservation Plan for New Hampshire's Coastal Watersheds Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Complex Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire Contact_Person: GRANIT Database Manager Contact_Position: GRANIT Database Manager Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Morse Hall, University of New Hampshire City: Durham State_or_Province: NH Postal_Code: 03824 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 603-862-1792 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 603-862-0188 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: granit@unh.edu Hours_of_Service: 8:30AM-5PM. 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