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1. Identification Information
2. Data Quality Information
3. Spatial Data Organization Information
4. Spatial Reference Information
5. Entity and Attribute Information
6. Distribution Information
7. Metadata Reference Information
 

Section 1	Identification Information - - - - - - top
Originator	Natural Resources Research Institute
Title	Duluth Area Wetlands Inventory (D.A.W.I)
System Name	wetlands.shp
Abstract	Wetland area features mapped as part of the Duluth Natural Resources Inventory (NRI).
Purpose	Wetlands permitting support, Environmental Review, Watershed Management, Wildlife Management,
Time Period of Content Date	September 1997
Currentness Reference	Source aerial photography was from September 1997 for St. Louis County and September 1999 for the small part of Carlton County.  The interpretation effort  was completed in April, 2001.
Progress	Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency	none planned
Spatial Extent of Data	Includes the corporate limits of Duluth as well as the watersheds that flow through city (see spatial_extent.gif)
Bounding Coordinates UTM zone 15, NAD83	E = 581,855 W = 549,810 N = 5,197,965 S = 5,166,605
Place Keywords	Minnesota, Duluth
Theme Keywords	Wetland, Lake, Bog, Swamp
Theme Keyword Thesaurus	None
Access Constraints	None
Use Constraints	Federal, State, and local regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over wetlands may define and describe wetlands in a different manner than that used in this inventory. There is no attempt, in either the design or products of this inventory, to define the limits of proprietary jurisdiction of any Federal, State, or local government or to establish the geographical scope of the regulatory programs of government agencies.
Contact Person Information	Paul Meysembourg, Information Technology Professional  Natural Resources Research Institute  Miller Trunk Highwy  Duluth, MN 55802  Phone: (218) 720-4244  FAX: (218) 720-4219  E-mail: pmeysemb@.nrri.umn.edu
Browse Graphic File Name	spatial_extent.gif
Browse Graphic File Description	This file shows extent of wetland mapping completed for Duluth and surrounding watersheds which flow through the city.
Associated Data Sets	base maps used for mapping were rectified, infra-red color DNR aerial photographs
Section 2	Data Quality Information - - - - - - top
Attribute Accuracy	The data was field checked according to original agreement between City of Duluth and NRRI.  Accordingly, 10 percent of the polygons were field verified.  Check plots were compared to insure completeness of data and check for label errors.
Logical Consistency	Data are topolocially correct using Arcview GIS software. All polygons are closed and lines intersect where intended.
Completeness	All photo-interpretable wetlands are mapped. In the treeless areas, 1/8 acre wetlands are mapped. In forested areas, small open water and emergent wetlands are mapped. In general, the minimum mapping unit is from .5 to 2 acres.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy	Horizontal positional accuracy for the digital data is tested by visual comparison of the source with hard copy plots.
Vertical Positional Accuracy	Not Applicable
Lineage	Digital wetlands data were manually digitized on screen into topologically correct data files using Arcview software.  Polygon labels were added following National Wetland Inventory (NWI) standards.
Source Scale Denominator	15,840
Section 3	Spatial Data Organization Information - - - - - - top
Native Data Set Environment	Arcview shapefile
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data	Not Applicable
Spatial Object Type	Vector
Vendor Specific Object Types	Polygon
Tiling Scheme
Section 4	Spatial Reference Information - - - - - - top
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme	UTM
Ellipsoid	GRS1980
Horizontal Datum	NAD83
Horizontal Units	meters
Distance Resolution	meters
Altitude Datum	n/a
Altitude Units	n/a
Depth Datum	n/a
Depth Units	n/a
Cell Width	0
Cell Height	0
Latitude Resolution	0
Longitude Resolution	0
UTM Zone Number	15
SPCS Zone Identifier	0
County Coordinate Zone Identifier	0
Coordinate Offsets or Adjustments	n/a
Map Projection Name	n/a
Map Projection Parameters	n/a
Other Coordinate System's Definition	n/a
Section 5	Entity and Attribute Information - - - - - - top
Entity and Attribute Overview	Wetlands and lake area features coded for:  Cowardin code components, including-system, subsystem, dominant class, dominant subclass, secondary class, secondary subclass, water regime, soil moisture class, and special modifier.
Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation	NWI map code.txt
Section 6	Distribution Information - - - - - - top
Publisher	Natural Resources Research Institute
Publication Date	April 10, 2001
Contact Person Information	Paul Meysembourg, Information Technology Professional  Natural Resources Research Institute  Miller Trunk Highwy  Duluth, MN 55802  Phone: (218) 720-4244  FAX: (218) 720-4219  E-mail: pmeysemb@.nrri.umn.edu
Distributor's Data Set Identifier	wetlands_final.shp
Distribution Liability	None stated
Transfer Format Name	Arcview shapefile
Transfer Format Version Number	3.2
Transfer Size	3,100,814 bytes
Ordering Instructions	Contact above Person
Online Linkage	none
Section 7	Metadata Reference Information - - - - - - top
Metadata Date	1/10/2001
Contact Person Information	Paul Meysembourg, Information Technology Professional  Natural Resources Research Institute  Miller Trunk Highwy  Duluth, MN 55802  Phone: (218) 720-4244  FAX: (218) 720-4219  E-mail: pmeysemb@.nrri.umn.edu
Metadata Standard Name	Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version	1.1
Metadata Standard Online Linkage	http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/gc/stds/metadata.htm