Critical Environmental Areas

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Westchester County GIS
Publication_Date: 200209
Title:
Critical Environmental Areas
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: White Plains, NY USA
Publisher: Westchester County GIS
Online_Linkage: http://giswww.westchestergov.com/gismap
Online_Linkage: http://giswww.westchestergov.com/download/wccea.zip
Online_Linkage: http://giswww.westchestergov.com
Description:
Abstract:
This coverage shows Critical Environmental Areas as adopted by the Westchester County Board of Legislators October 16, 1989 and designated by the NYSDEC as of January 31, 1990 . They include County and State parklands, Hudson River and Long Island Sound shoreline areas, reservoirs and other selected environmentally sensitive areas in Westchester County.
Purpose:
This coverage was compiled at a general scale of 1:24,000. The coverage is intended for general planning purposes only, and may not be appropriate for site specific analysis.
Supplemental_Information:
This coverage is in ARC/INFO (.E00) export format. Coordinate System - New York State Plane, FIPS zone: 3101 (Formerly East Zone 4801) Units: Feet, North American Datum 1983. This coverage can be accessed electronically by clicking on the above link, or by visit the Westchester County GIS web site to download this coverage along with additional Westchester County data layers. http://giswww.westchestergov.com
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1989
Ending_Time: present
Currentness_Reference:
ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.984039
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.485698
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.333674
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.879278
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Critical areas
Theme_Keyword: Sensitive areas
Theme_Keyword: Protected areas
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GOS
Theme_Keyword: environment
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Westchester County
Access_Constraints: Currently no access restrictions. See supplemental information above.
Use_Constraints:
None
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722
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Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No ARC/INFO QA/QC reports generated for this dataset.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1:24,000
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Data automated from variety of hardcopy manuscripts with existing GIS coverages uses as a reference. Combination of both manual and heads up digitizing used.  Data automated with ARC/INFO.
Process_Date: 1996, 1999 update
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 333
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 126
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 127
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 142
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 370
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999900
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -74.500000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 38.833333
False_Easting: 492125.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000256
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000256
Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet
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
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: wccea.pat
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition:
Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition:
Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition:
Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition:
Perimeter of feature in internal units.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WCCEA#
Attribute_Definition:
Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WCCEA-ID
Attribute_Definition:
User-defined feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CODE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SYMBOL
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Westchester County GIS
Contact_Position: Westchester County GIS Data Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
148 Martine Avenue, Room 214
City: White Plains
State_or_Province: NY
Postal_Code: 10601
Country: USA
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gisdata@westchestergov.com
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Westchester County makes no warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the county's GIS database, and will not be held responsible for any omissions or inaccuracies.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.272
Fees: Available for free electronic download @ http://giswww.westchestergov.com DATA page
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20020906
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Westchester County GIS
Contact_Position: Westchester County GIS Data Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
148 Martine Avenue, Room 214
City: White Plains
State_or_Province: NY
Postal_Code: 10601
Country: USA
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gisdata@westchestergov.com
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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