Metadata:
 
 Identification_Information:
  Citation:
   Citation_Information:
    Originator: Tim Brabets
    Publication_Date: 1998
    Publication_Time: 
    Title: Wetlands - Cook Inlet Basin - National Water Quality Assessment
    Edition: 
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: 
      Series_Name: 
      Issue_Identification: 
    Publication_Information:
      Publication_Place: Anchorage, AK
      Publisher: USGS
    Other_Citation_Details: 
    Online_Linkage: <URL:http://agdc.usgs.gov/data/usgs/water>
 
  Description: 
    Abstract:
 
     nawqa_wet is a polygon coverage of the wetlands in the Cook Inlet Basin
     National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study unit. The coverage was created
     from a statewide coverage of wetlands which was used in the National Water
     Summary on Wetland Resources - USGS Water-Supply Paper 2425.
 
 
 
    Purpose:
 
     The wetlands coverage of the Cook Inlet Basin is one of several coverages used
     to develop basin characteristics. This coverage along with
     others of the Cook Inlet Basin will be used to help determine water-quality
     sampling sites.
 
 
    Supplemental_Information:
 
      Procedures_Used:
 
      A statewide coverage of wetlands in Alaska was digitized from a U.S. Fish and
      Wildlife Service National Wetland Inventory Map for use in USGS Water Supply
      Paper 2425 - National Water Summary on Wetland Resources. The drainage basin
      boundaries of the Cook Inlet Basin, developed from 1:250,000 quadrangle maps,
      were used as boundaries of the coverage.
 
 
      Revisions:
 
 
      Reviews_Applied_to_Data:
 
      Roy Glass reviewed the coverage and associated documentation. An editorial
      review of the documentation was done by Liska Snyder.
 
 
      Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets:
 
      None
 
 
      Other_References_Cited:
 
      Fretwell, J.D., Williams, J.S., and Redman, P.J., 1996 National water summary
      on wetland resources: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2425.
 
      Hall, J.V., 1991, Wetland resources of Alaska: US Fish and Wildlife Service
      National Wetlands Inventory Map, scale 1:2,500,000.
 
 
      Notes:
 
 
  Time_Period_of_Content:
   Time_Period_Information:
    Range_of_Dates/Times:
      Beginning_Date: 19970915
      Beginning_Time: 0800
      Ending_Date: 19970915
      Ending_Time: 0900
   Currentness_Reference:
 
 
 
  Status:
    Progress:  Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
 
     No changes are planned to this coverage unless additional data become available.
 
 
  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:  NAWQA, Cook Inlet Basin, Southcentral Alaska, wetlands, akwrd
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Place_Keyword:  Southcentral Alaska, Cook Inlet Basin
    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:
 
   Since the coverage was created at a 1:2500000 scale, caution should be exercised
   using the coverage 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: 907-786-7100
    Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-786-7150
    Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbrabets@usgs.gov
    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 4:30 AST
 
  Data_Set_Credit:
 
   U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
 
 
  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
 
 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:
 
   Complete
 
 
 
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
 
 
 
      Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 30 meters
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:  Resolution as reported
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
 
 
 
  Lineage: See also Supplemental_Information:
   Source_Information:
    Source_Citation:
     Citation_Information:
      Originator:
      Publication_Date:
      Title:
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        Calendar_Date:
      Source_Currentness_Reference:
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    Source_Contribution:
   Process_Step:
      Process_Description: TBRABETS MAPJOIN WET POLY FEATURES
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      Process_Time:  1353
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      Process_Time:  0727
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      Process_Description: TBRABETS   DOCUMENT NAWQA_WET CREATE TBRABETS
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: None
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      Process_Time:  0916
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      Process_Description: TBRABETS   DOCUMENT NAWQA_WET UPDATE TBRABETS
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      Process_Description: TBRABETS COPY /PROJECTS/PROJ_SLED/NAWQA/NAWQA_WET
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  Cloud_Cover:                                                                                 
 
 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:  Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  51
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  String
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  358
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  GT-polygon composed of chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  52
 
 Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
        Map_Projection:
          Map_Projection_Name:            Albers Conical Equal Area
          Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
            Standard_Parallel:             55
            Standard_Parallel:             55
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -154
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:             50
            False_Easting:  0.00000
            False_Northing:  0.00000
        Planar_Coordinate_Information:
         Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
         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:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label:  NAWQA_WET.PAT
      Entity_Type_Definition:  Polygon coverage of wetlands of Alaska
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source:  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  -
      Attribute_Definition:  Polygon coverage of wetlands of Alaska
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  -
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  AREA
      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
      Attribute_Definition:  Perimeter of poly/region in 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:  NAWQA_WET#
      Attribute_Definition:  Internal feature number
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Computed
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Sequential unique positive integer
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  NAWQA_WET-ID
      Attribute_Definition:  User-assigned feature number
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  User-defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Integer
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  CODE
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      Attribute_Domain_Values:
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  0-non-wetland, 1-wetland, 2-water body, 4-Cook Inlet
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
 
     The file nawqa_wet.pat is a polygon attribute file. Items in this file are the
     standard items with the exception of the item CODE. CODE is used to determine
     whether the polygon is a wetland (code=1), not a wetland (code=0), a water body
     (code=2), or Cook Inlet (code=4).
 
 
 
    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:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ARCG ARC/INFO Generate format
        Format_Version_Number: 7.0.4
        File_Decompression_Technique: gzip
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: <URL:ftp://agdc.usgs.gov/pub/usgs/water/nawqa_wet.tar.gz>
    Fees: Free

 
 Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 19980329
  Metadata_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: 907-786-7100
    Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-786-7150
    Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbrabets@usgs.gov
    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 4:30 AST
 
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version:  19940608
  Metadata_Time_Convention:  Local Time
  Metadata_Security_Information:
    Metadata_Security_Classification_System:  None
    Metadata_Security_Classification:  Unclassified
    Metadata_Security_Handling_Description:  None
