SOUTH COLWELL POND BATHYMETRIC MAP METADATA

Identification_Information:

               Citation:

                 Citation_Information:

               Originator: Cornell Center for the Environment; Lake Ontario Biocomplexity Project

                 Publication_Date: 2001

                 Title: Bathymetric Map of South Colwell Pond, New York

                 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

                 Publication_Information:

                Publication_Place: Ithaca, NY

                Publisher: Cornell University, Center for the Environment

      Online_Linkage: <URL: http://ontario.cfe.cornell.edu/biocomweb/studysites/bathymetry/south_colwell_bathymetric.html>

 

  Description:

    Abstract:

      This dataset contains information on the elevation contours and the depth to bottom, of South Colwell Pond.

 

    Purpose:

      This dataset was developed for the purpose of displaying bathymetric contours,

      calculating volume of water measurements, and for data sampling purposes.

     

  Time_Period_of_Content:

                 Time_Period_Information:

                               Single_Date/Time:

                                Calendar_Date: 2001

                                                 Currentness_Reference: bathymetric map was created Summer and Fall 2001

 

  Status:

    Progress: complete

    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned

 

 

  Spatial_Domain:

    Bounding_Coordinates:

      West_Bounding_Coordinate: 4838562.000

      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 4839386.000

      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 404165.500

      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 403277.188

 

  Keywords:

    Theme:

      Theme_Keyword: bathymetric map

      Theme_Keyword: south colwell pond

                Theme_Keyword: Lake Ontario

          Theme:

      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

    Place:

      Place_Keyword: New York State

      Access_Constraints: none

 

  Use_Constraints:

    This dataset was produced with an intended application at the 1:24000(or smaller) scale.

 

  Point_of_Contact:

    Contact_Information:

      Contact_Person_Primary: Andrea Parmenter

        Contact_Person: Data Manager

        Contact_Organization: Cornell Center for the Environment

      Contact_Address:

        Address_Type: mailing address

        Address: 306B Rice Hall

        City: Ithaca

        State_or_Province: NY

        Country: USA

        Postal_Code: 14853

      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 607-255-7555

      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: awp9@adelphia.net

      Hours_of_Service: 9 AM to 5 PM EST

 

  Native_Data_Set_Environment:

The data was created in and is stored in Arc/Info 8.0 software for

Windows NT operating system. Arc/Info stores this data in a directory under the coverage name, scolwellbath, and also in an associated INFO database directory. The coverage export format is approximately 535 KB in size. Data may also be made available as an ArcView shapefile upon request using ArcView 3.2.

   

 

  Browse_Graphic:

    Browse_Graphic_File_Name:< URL: http://ontario.cfe.cornell.edu/biocomweb/studysites/bathymetry/south_colwell_bathymetric.html>

    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: shaded relief color map of bathymetric elevations derived from polyline data.

    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: jpg

 

Data_Quality_Information:

  Attribute_Accuracy:

    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: no verification for accuracy.

    Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

      Attribute_Accuracy_Value: n/a

      Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation: n/a

 

  Completeness_Report: All attributing is complete.

 

  Logical_Consistency_Report:

    All polygons are closed and adjacent polygons do not have identical attributes. Each polygon has only one label. All polylines are connected, no dangling nodes are present and adjacent lines do not have identical attributes. Both polygons and polylines have been attributed.

 

  Positional_Accuracy:

    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

       

 

  Lineage:

    Source_Information: Center for the Environment

      Source_Citation:Lake Ontario Biocomplexity Project field crew

        Citation_Information: field collected measurements

          Originator: Cornel Center for the Environment

          Title: Bathymetric Map of South Colwell Pond

          Publication_Date: 2001

      Type_of_Source_Media: point data

      Source_Time_Period_of_Content: May-October 2001

        Time_Period_Information:

          Single_Date/Time:

            Calendar_Date: summer 2001

        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

      Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

      Source_Contribution:

       

    Process_Step:

      Process_Description:

        The coverage was created by digitizing depth contours. Contours were hand drawn from point data on depth collected in the field during summer of 2001. Depth measurements were taken with a GPS and depth finder. Depths were collected in 1 foot intervals. All depth data was adjusted from depth-to-surface to elevation-from- the IGLD 1985 datum by correcting the values to Lake Ontario lake level on the date collected.

 

Spatial_Reference_Information:

     Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

          Planar:

               Grid_Coordinate_System:

                    Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

                    Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

                         UTM_Zone_Number: 18

                         Transverse_Mercator:

                              Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 1

                              Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 75

                              Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0

                              False_Easting: 0

                              False_Northing: 0

               Planar_Coordinate_Information:

                    Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair

                    Coordinate_Representation:

                         Abscissa_Resolution: .001

                         Ordinate_Resolution: .001

                    Planar_Distance_Units: Meters

                                Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

                                         Vertical Datum: IGLD 1985

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

  Overview_Description:

    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

      There are two attributes associated with the polygon and polyline features. Elevation , which represents elevation from 0 of the contour line/polygon; and depth, which represents depth-to-lake-bottom from lake surface at the time of data collection (~245ft, or 74.67meters). Attribute values for depth and elevation are in FEET.

    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Not Available

 

Distribution_Information:

  Distributor: Cornell Center for the Environment

    Contact_Information: Cornell University

      Contact_Person_Primary: Andrea Parmenter

        Contact_Person: Data Manager

        Contact_Organization: Center for the Environment, Lake Ontario Biocomplexity Project

      Contact_Address:

        Address_Type: mailing address

        Address: 306 Rice Hall

        City: Ithaca

        State_or_Province: New York

        Country: USA

        Postal_Code: 14853

      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 607-255-7555

      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: awp9@adelphia.net

  Distribution_Liability:

    The distributor shall not be held liable for improper or

    incorrect use of this data, based on the description of

    appropriate/inappropriate used described in this metadata

    document. The distributor makes no claims for the data's

    suitability for other purposes.

  Standard_Order_Process:

    Digital_Form:

      Digital_Transfer_Information:

        Format_Name: ARCE (Arc/Info export) or ArcView Shapefile

        Format_Version_Number: ArcInfo 8.0 or ArcView 3.2

        Format_Version_Date: 2001

        File_Decompression_Technique: Export file was created using defaults, no compression

      Digital_Transfer_Option:

        Online_Option:

          Computer_Contact_Information:

            Network_Address:

              Network_Resource_Name:

          Access_Instructions:

            The data can be accessed by contacting the project Data Manager.

            The WWW page is http://ontario.cfe.cornell.edu.

            Data is viewable online.

          Online_Computer_and_Operating_System:

           

    Fees:

      No fees are required for obtaining the data, however data is not public

                at this time and is available to collaborating institutions and educational

                facilities upon request.