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MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Priority Natural Vegetation Communities : Pine Barrens Natural Community Systems (UMass) (April 2003)

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
MassGIS (Office : Mass.)
Originator
Massachusetts. Natural Heritage Endangered Species Program
Originator
University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Publication Date
20030519
Title
MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Priority Natural Vegetation Communities : Pine Barrens Natural Community Systems (UMass) (April 2003)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Collection Title
MassGIS data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Boston, Mass.
Publisher
Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS)
Online Linkage
https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-mgisvcpineb2p
Abstract
This datalayer contains polygons representing Massachusetts Priority Natural Vegetation Communities : Pine Barrens Community Systems produced by the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (UMass). The data covers only a portion of southeastern Massachusetts including the towns of Plymouth, Kingston, Bourne, Carver, and Wareham, Massachusetts. Pine Barrens Systems are a mosaic of pitch pine and scrub oak, with heath and grassy openings, located on nutrient-poor, acidic, drought-prone soils. Due to spatial accuracy issues, the UMass data should be used for regional analysis only, at scales of 1:30,000 and smaller. The datalayer can be used with the MassGIS datalayer: Priority Natural Vegetation Communities : Pine Barrens Community Systems, which covers a portion of eastern Massachusetts excluding the areas covered by this UMass datalayer. This layer is part of the MassGIS Priority Natural Vegetation Communities dataset, which depicts the distribution of the eight natural community systems identified by the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program (NHESP) as most critical to the conservation of the Commonwealth's biological diversity (Barbour et al., 1998).
Purpose
The data set was developed for display and analysis using GIS. This mapping is intended for planning purposes only, as a guide to potentially valuable natural sites to be protected. All sites should be field checked before any action is taken on them. Aerial photo-interpretation can identify vegetation, but cannot assess the quality of a site for biodiversity, or the actual presence of rare plants and animals.
Supplemental Information
MassGIS is maintaining this layer. Development of this information in other regions of the state is continuing.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
original issue date
Time Instant
200304
Bounding Box
West
-70.769538
East
-70.518239
North
41.974154
South
41.749217
Theme Keyword
Plant communities
Pitch pine
Quercus gambelii
Biodiversity conservation
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
ISO Topic Category
environment
biota
Place Keyword
Massachusetts
Bourne
Carver
Kingston
Plymouth
Wareham
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNIS
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
All maps or other documents produced using data or data products supplied through this agreement should contain a data source credit, prominently displayed, such as "source data supplied by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, MassGIS." These digital data represent the efforts of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and its agencies to compile or record information from the cited source materials. EOEA maintains an ongoing program to record and correct errors in these data that are brought to its attention. EOEA makes no claims as to the absolute validity or reliability of these data or their fitness for any particular use. EOEA maintains records regarding all methods used to collect and process these digital data and will disclose this information upon request.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
In work
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS)
Delivery Point
Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
Delivery Point
251 Causeway St, Suite 500
City
Boston
State
MA
Postal Code
02114
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
617-626-1000
Contact Facsimile Telephone
617-626-1249
Hours of Service
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST-USA
Credit
When using MassGIS data on maps or in digital applications, source credit should be stated as "MassGIS, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs"
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722
Collection
Originator
MassGIS (Office : Mass.)
Publication Date
2003
Title
MassGIS data
Edition
2003
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Boston, Mass.
Publisher
MassGIS
Other Citation Details
7 CD-ROM set
Cross-Reference
Originator
Massachusetts. Natural Heritage Endangered Species Program.
Originator
Nature Conservancy (U.S.). Massachusetts Chapter.
Publication Date
1998
Title
Our irreplaceable heritage : protecting biodiversity in Massachusetts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
document
Publication Information
Publication Place
Natural Heritage Endangered Species Program, MA. Division of Fisheries Wildlife ; Westborough and Boston, Mass.
Publisher
Massachusetts Chapter of the Nature Conservancy
Cross-Reference
Originator
MassGIS (Office : Mass.)
Originator
Massachusetts. Natural Heritage Endangered Species Program
Publication Date
20030519
Title
MassGIS 2003 Massachusetts Priority Natural Vegetation Communities : Pine Barrens Natural Community Systems (April 2003)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Collection Title
MassGIS data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Boston, Mass.
Publisher
Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS)
Online Linkage
http://hgl.harvard.edu
Data Quality Information
Logical Consistency Report
Unknown.
Completeness Report
The mapping is now complete for the Buzzards Bay, South Coastal, Taunton, Ten Mile, Narragansett Bay and Mt Hope Bay watersheds in the southeast, and the North Coastal, Parker, Ipswich, Shawsheen, and portions of the Merrimack and Boston Harbor watersheds in the northeast. It is under production for the Suasco, and portions of the Charles, Merrimack and Nashua watersheds.
Lineage
Source
Originator
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Publication Date
1993
Title
Plymouth pitch pine data layer
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
UMass
Publisher
Amherst, Mass.
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1993
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Data from which this layer was mainly derived
Source
Publication Date
1999-2000
Title
1:12,000 scale, color infrared (CIR), leaf-off aerial photographs
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
remote-sensing image
Publication Information
Other Citation Details
Flown spring of 1999 and 2000.
Source Scale Denominator
12000
Type of Source Media
photo
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Multiple Dates/Times
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1999
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
2000
Source Currentness Reference
photo dates
Contribution
Source for identifying feature data
Source
Originator
MassGIS (Office : Mass.)
Publication Date
Unknown
Title
1:5,000 digital orthophotos
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
remote-sensing image
Publication Information
Publication Place
Boston, Mass.
Publisher
MassGIS
Source Scale Denominator
5000
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
unknown
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Used to digitize features
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
2445
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Grid Coordinate System
Grid Coordinate System Name
State Plane Coordinate System
State Plane Coordinate System
SPCS Zone Identifier
2001
Lambert Conformal Conic
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
0.000014
Ordinate Resolution
0.000014
Planar Distance Units
meters
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
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
MGISVCPINEB2P
Entity Type Definition
Priority Natural Vegetation Communities Pine Barrens Natural Community Systems (UMass)
Entity Type Definition Source
MassGIS
Attributes
OBJECTID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
NHCODE
Abbreviations for NHESP community types.
PPSO
SO
X
Definition Source
MassGIS
GRIF_CODE
The codes used in the UMass Plymouth pitch pine data layer, or X for not part of Pine Barrens community (UMass Plymouth Pitch Pine Barrens Classification SystemMassGIS: http://www.mass.gov/mgis/umasspitchpine.pdf)
Definition Source
MassGIS
PPID
The code number associated with the GRIF_CODE types, or 0 if not part of the Pine Barrens community
Definition Source
MassGIS
LABEL
The same as NHCODE
PPSO
pitch pine-scrub oak
SO
scrub oak shrubland
X
not part of Pine Barrens community
Definition Source
MassGIS
GEN_LABEL
Pitch Pine, Scrub Oak or X for not part of Pine Barrens community
Definition Source
MassGIS
SHAPE_AREA_1
Feature area measured in square coverage units
Definition Source
ESRI
SHAPE_LEN_1
Feature length measured in coverage units
Definition Source
ESRI
SHAPE
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
SHAPE.AREA
Feature area measured in square coverage units
Definition Source
ESRI
SHAPE.LEN
Feature length measured in coverage units
Definition Source
ESRI
Entity and Attribute Overview
The UMass pitch pine data used the Massachusetts DEM's Standard Forest Classification System, with additional types created to describe other vegetation types and maintain a crosswalk with the Patterson pitch pine classification system. An explanation of the UMass pitch pine classification system is contained in the .PDF document http://www.mass.gov/mgis/umasspitchpine.pdf (viewable in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader). These layers contain polygon features representing different priority natural vegetation communities, described to the level of detail possible with remote sensing and collateral information. Because some of the data came from other digital data sources, and the communities are very different, not all the attribute tables are the same. An attempt was made to standardize the attribute tables as much as possible. For detailed descriptions of the natural community system types, refer to Swain and Kearsley, "Classification of the Natural Communities of Massachusetts" (2000).
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation
Swain, P. C., and J. B. Kearsley. July 2000. Classification of the Natural Communities of Massachusetts. Natural Heritage Endangered Species Program, MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. Westborough, MA http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/nhesp/nhclass.htm
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation
University of Massachusetts at Amherst. UMass Plymouth Pitch Pine Datalayer: http://www.mass.gov/mgis/umasspitchpine.pdf
Distribution Information
Format Name
Shapefile
Distributor
Harvard University Library
Online Access
http://hgl.harvard.edu
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20060731
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Harvard Geospatial Library
Contact Position
Geospatial Resources Cataloger
Contact Address
Address
Office For Information Systems
Address
1280 Massachusetts Avenue
City
Cambridge
State or Province
MA
Postal Code
02138
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
617-495-2417
Contact Facsimile Telephone
617-496-0440
Contact Electronic Mail Address
hgl_ref@hulmail.harvard.edu
Hours of Service
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST-USA
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Extensions
Online Linkage
http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile Name
ESRI Metadata Profile
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