| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Seth Barker (GIS/Oil Spill Coordinator) |
| Organization: ME Department of Marine Resources |
| State: ME |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Seth Barker |
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| TITLE | GIS/Oil Spill Coordinator |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | ME Department of Marine Resources |
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| ADDRESS | PO Box 8 |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | West Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (207)633-9507 |
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| | Fax: (207)633-9579 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | mrsbark@state.me.us |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | Maine Department of Marine Resources |
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| DATABASE NAME | Oil Spill Response GIS |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| Spatial databases for shellfish, marine worms, and eelgrass in
coastal (marine) waters of Maine
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Identification of sensitive areas for oil spill response.
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| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | 1976 - 1996, present |
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| IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): | No |
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| EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: | |
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| HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? |
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| Irregularly Updated |
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| WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?: | |
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| COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: | |
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| Updated irregularly as needed/as possible.
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SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.): | |
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
TYPE |
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| Species Distribution |
Plants |
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| Management |
Aquatic Invetebrates |
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| Wetland Maps |
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PLACE KEYWORDS
(Words/Phrases describing database extent & location): |
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| Eelgrass |
Shellfish (Molluscan) |
Marine Worms |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE |
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| Licensing agreements |
| Fees |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Distribution |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: |
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| Limited by licensing agreement to primary user.
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| DATA ACCURACY: |
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| DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): |
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| Varies, on 1:24000 base map
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| Standard
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| ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE: |
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| DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING: |
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| DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?): |
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| YES, vector/polygon information |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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Shellfish (molluscan): Generalized representations of areas
where commercially harvested shellfish were known to exist in
the mid-70's (area, perimeter, shell, beds, species).
Eelgrass: mapping present day distribution of eelgrass beds and
to aid in identification of sensitive coastal areas for
protection in the case of an oil spill (area, perimeter,
status, cover).
Marine Worms: Generalized representations of areas where
commerically harvested marine worms were known to exist in the
mid-70's) (area, perimeter, worm, habitat).
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| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| Seth Barker, GIS/Oil Coordinator
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| Maine Dept. of Marine Resources
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| PO Box 8
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| W. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575
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| Phone:( 207)633-9507 Fax:( 207)633-9579 |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: mrsbark@state.me.us |
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| CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): |
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| Local use only; see comments. |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: |
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| Digital (tape, floppy)
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| 14 Megabytes |
| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| Data Dictionaries |
| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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| Other: basic documentation
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