Metadata:
 
 Identification_Information:
  Citation:
   Citation_Information:
    Originator: Tim Brabets
    Publication_Date: 1998
    Publication_Time: 
    Title: Ecoregions of the Cook Inlet Basin - National Water-Quality Assessment Program
    Edition: 1
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: 
      Series_Name: 
      Issue_Identification: 
    Publication_Information:
      Publication_Place: Anchorage
      Publisher: USGS
    Other_Citation_Details: 
    Online_Linkage: <URL:http://agdc.usgs.gov/data/usgs/water>
 
  Description: 
    Abstract:
 
     nawqa_ecoreg is a polygon coverage of the ecoregions contained in the Cook
     Inlet National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study unit. This coverage was
     developed by clipping a statewide coverage developed by Gallant and others in
     1995 and is described in "Ecoregions of Alaska", USGS Professional Paper 1567.
     The original coverage was published at 1:2,000,000. nawqa_ecoreg is in the
     Albers Conical Equal Area projection and contains 51 polygons, 50 points, and
     1899 strings.
 
 
    Purpose:
 
     The dataset was produced as a framework for organizing and interpreting
     environmental data. This coverage along with other coverages of the Cook Inlet
     NAWQA study unit will be used as a guide in designing the water-quality
     sampling scheme for the Cook Inlet Basin.
 
 
 
    Supplemental_Information:
 
      Procedures_Used:
 
      nawqa_ecoreg was created by clipping the statewide coverage of ecoregions
      developed by Gallant and others in 1995. The boundaries of nawqa_ecoreg were
      clipped from the statewide coverage using the drainage basin boundaries of
      Cook Inlet defined by the statewide hydrologic unit code (HUC) map, developed
      at a 1:250000 scale by the USGS-WRD.
 
 
 
      Revisions:
 
 
      Reviews_Applied_to_Data:
 
      Documentation review done by Roy Glass. Editorial review of documentation
      was done by Liska Snyder.
 
 
      Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets:
 
 
      Other_References_Cited:
 
      Gallant, A.L., Binnian, E.F., Omernik, J.M., and Shasby, M.B., 1995, Ecoregions
      of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1567, 73 p.
 
 
      Notes:
 
 
  Time_Period_of_Content:
   Time_Period_Information:
    Range_of_Dates/Times:
      Beginning_Date: 19970618
      Beginning_Time: 1120
      Ending_Date: 19970618
      Ending_Time: 1120
   Currentness_Reference:
 
 
 
  Status:
    Progress:  Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
 
 
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -154.85231357
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -146.05590611
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 63.79333933
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.43916036
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Theme_Keyword:  ecoregions, Alaska, AKWRD, NAWQA, Cook Inlet
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Place_Keyword:  Ecoregions of the Cook Inlet NAWQA - Southcentral Alaska
    Stratum:
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Stratum_Keyword: None
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Temporal_Keyword: None
  Access_Constraints:
 
   Point_of_Contact: USGS-WRD
 
 
  Use_Constraints:
 
   Caution should be used when using the dataset at smaller scales.
 
 
  Point_of_Contact:
   Contact_Information:
    Contact_Person_Primary:
      Contact_Person: Tim Brabets
      Contact_Organization: USGS-WRD
    Contact_Position: Hydrologist
    Contact_Address:
      Address_Type: mailing address
      Address: 4230 University Drive, Suite 201
      City: Anchorage
      State_or_Province: AK
      Postal_Code: 99508
      Country: USA
    Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7105
    Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-786-7150
    Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbrabets@usgs.gov
    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 4:30 AST
 
  Data_Set_Credit:
 
   USGS EROS field office, Anchorage, Alaska
 
 
  Security_Information:
    Security_Classification_System: None
    Security_Classification:  Unclassified
    Security_Handling_Description: None
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: dgux, 5.4R3.10, AViiON UNIX, ARC/INFO version 7.0.4
  Cross_Reference:
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 Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:  See Entity_Attribute_Information
    Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
      Attribute_Accuracy_Value:  See Explanation
      Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:
        Attribute accuracy is described, where present, with each
        attribute defined in the Entity and Attribute Section.
  Logical_Consistency_Report:  Polygon topology present.
  Completeness_Report:
 
 
 
 
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
 
 
 
      Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 100 meters
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:  Resolution as reported
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
 
 
 
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  Cloud_Cover:                                                                                 
 
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  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
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      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  50
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  String
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  1899
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  GT-polygon composed of chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  51
 
 Spatial_Reference_Information:
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        Map_Projection:
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          Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
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            Standard_Parallel:             55
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -154
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         Coordinate_Representation:
           Abscissa_Resolution: 1.0
           Ordinate_Resolution: 1.0
         Planar_Distance_Units: METERS
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: Unknown
      Ellipsoid_Name:  Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98
 
 Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label:  NAWQA_ECOREG.PAT
      Entity_Type_Definition:  Polygon Attribute Table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source:  USGS Professional Paper 1567
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  -
      Attribute_Definition:  Polygon Attribute Table
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  USGS Professional Paper 1567
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  -
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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      Attribute_Definition:  Area of poly/region in square coverage units
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Computed
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Positive real numbers
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  PERIMETER
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      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Computed
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Positive real numbers
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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      Attribute_Label:  NAWQA_ECOREG#
      Attribute_Definition:  Internal feature number
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Computed
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Sequential unique positive integer
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  NAWQA_ECOREG-ID
      Attribute_Definition:  User-assigned feature number
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  User-defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Integer
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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      Attribute_Label:  REGION
      Attribute_Definition:  Specific ecoregion
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Computed
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Computed
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Positive integers
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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      Attribute_Label:  LPOLY#
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      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Computed
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Sequential unique positive integer
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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      Attribute_Domain_Values:
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Sequential unique positive integer
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
 
     In addition to the standard items found in the polygon attribute table, there
     are two added items - REGION and TRANSITION. REGION refers to the particular
     ecoregion:1-Alaska Peninsula Mountains; 15-Cook Inlet; 16-Alaska Range;
     17-Copper Plateau; 19-Pacific Coastal Mountains; 20-Coastal Forests.
     TRANSITON refers to transitional areas: 1 is a transition area; 0 is not a
     transition area.
 
 
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Not Available
 
 Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
   Contact_Information:
    Contact_Person_Primary:
      Contact_Person: Tim Brabets
      Contact_Organization: USGS-WRD
    Contact_Position: Hydrologist
    Contact_Address:
      Address_Type: mailing address
      Address: 4230 University Drive, Suite 201
      City: Anchorage
      State_or_Province: AK
      Postal_Code: 99508
      Country: USA
    Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7105
    Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-786-7150
    Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbrabets@usgs.gov
    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 4:30 AST
  Resource_Description: Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
  Distribution_Liability: No liability is assumed
  Standard_Order_Process:
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        File_Decompression_Technique: gzip
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    Fees: Free

 
 Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 19980225
  Metadata_Contact:
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      Contact_Person: Tim Brabets
      Contact_Organization: USGS-WRD
    Contact_Position: Hydrologist
    Contact_Address:
      Address_Type: mailing address
      Address: 4230 University Drive, Suite 201
      City: Anchorage
      State_or_Province: AK
      Postal_Code: 99508
      Country: USA
    Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7105
    Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-786-7150
    Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbrabets@usgs.gov
    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 4:30 AST
 
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  Metadata_Standard_Version:  19940608
  Metadata_Time_Convention:  Local Time
  Metadata_Security_Information:
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    Metadata_Security_Classification:  Unclassified
    Metadata_Security_Handling_Description:  None
