Commercial Shellfish Growing Areas

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Publication_Date: 20130425

Publication_Time: 000000

Title: Commercial Shellfish Growing Areas

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:

The boundaries of commercial shellfish growing areas in Washington State.

Purpose:

These boundaries are used to communicate closures and restrictions to commercial harvesters and to validate license renewals in the Office of Shellfish and Water Protection.

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.729683

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.200071

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.007292

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.336897

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword: farming

Theme_Keyword: boundaries

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: health

Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters

Theme_Keyword: oceans

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: 4/25/2013

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Washington State Department of Health

Contact_Person: Scott Berbells

Contact_Position: Growing Area Section Manager

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (360)236-3324

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scott.berbells@doh.wa.gov

Data_Set_Credit: DOH/EH

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.4.4000

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 469

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 45.83333333333334

Standard_Parallel: 47.33333333333334

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.5

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 45.33333333333334

False_Easting: 1640416.666666667

False_Northing: 0.0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.0003280833333333334

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.0003280833333333334

Planar_Distance_Units:

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983 HARN

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Growing Areas

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

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: CLASS

Attribute_Definition: Status of harvesting

Attribute_Definition_Source: DOH

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Approved

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Commercial harvesting is approved

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Conditional

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Commercial harvest is conditional upon rainfall or other factors.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Prohibited

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Commercial harvesting is prohibited

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Restricted

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Commercial harvest is restricted by species dependent on conditions.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unclassified

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unclassified area

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Acres

Attribute_Definition: Growing Area Acreage - to 1 decimal

Attribute_Definition_Source: DOH

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Activity

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Basis

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Region

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Reason

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape.area

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape.len

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Washington State Department of Health

Contact_Person: Craig Erickson

Contact_Position: GIS Administrator

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (360)236-4271

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: craig.erickson@doh.wa.gov

Distribution_Liability: See access and use constraints information.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: File Geodatabase Feature Class

Transfer_Size: 3.074

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <ftp://ftp.doh.wa.gov/geodata/layers/growingareas.zip>

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20130425

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Washington State Department of Health

Contact_Person: Scott Kellogg

Contact_Position: GIS Analyst

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (360)236-4569

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scott.kellogg@doh.wa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time