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This page last updated: 01/13/2006
Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
| Originator | Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources, Metro Region |
| Abstract | This is a preliminary analysis of the Regionally Significant Natural Resource Areas in the seven county metropolitan area. It was created by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. This dataset was used in the Metropolitan Council's Blueprint 2030 and subsequent 2030 Regional Development Framework. After the Blueprint was approved by the Council, the DNR provided a different dataset named Regionally Significan Ecological Areas http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/mndnr_eco_patches.htm . Some significant differences exist between the two datasets. DNR is only distributing the latter dataset. The Metropolitan Council is distributing this dataset because it was used for the 2030 Regional Development Framework. This metadata was taken in large part from DNR's metadata which is no longer available. Individual forest, grassland and wetland models were integrated to identify and rank the Regionally Significant Natural Resource Areas. The Regionally Significant Natural Resource Area scores are determined by examining important ecological attributes of the natural resource patches, including size, shape, cover type diversity, adjacent land use. The results represent a probability that the modeled conditions exist in any given area, due to limitations of the data layers. The dataset was created from LandSat land cover images. |
| Browse Graphic | View a sample of the data. |
| Time Period of Content Date | 2000 |
| Currentness Reference | 2000 LandSat images |
| Access Constraints | none |
| Use Constraints | none |
| Distributor Organization | Metropolitan Council |
| Ordering Instructions | This dataset is distributed on the internet by clicking below after 'Online Linkage'. Doing so will tell your browser to download a 'ZIP' file which will contain the following: - ArcView shape files - metadata for the dataset (.htm) - NOTICE.RTF, an important notice about this dataset that can be read by any word processing software. This dataset can also be viewed and downloaded from the MetroGIS DataFinder Cafe at http://www.datafinder.org/cafe/ . The Cafe allows users to subset or clip datasets using an existing feature, such as a city or school district boundary or an ad-hoc, user defined area. |
| Online Linkage | Click here to download data. (See Ordering Instructions above for details.) By clicking here, you agree to the notice in "Distribution Liability" in Section 6 of this metadata. |
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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 of page | ||
| Originator | Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources, Metro Region | |||
| Title | 2030 Framework Regional Natural Resource Areas | |||
| Abstract | This is a preliminary analysis of the Regionally Significant Natural Resource Areas in the seven county metropolitan area. It was created by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. This dataset was used in the Metropolitan Council's Blueprint 2030 and subsequent 2030 Regional Development Framework. After the Blueprint was approved by the Council, the DNR provided a different dataset named Regionally Significan Ecological Areas http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/mndnr_eco_patches.htm . Some significant differences exist between the two datasets. DNR is only distributing the latter dataset. The Metropolitan Council is distributing this dataset because it was used for the 2030 Regional Development Framework. This metadata was taken in large part from DNR's metadata which is no longer available. Individual forest, grassland and wetland models were integrated to identify and rank the Regionally Significant Natural Resource Areas. The Regionally Significant Natural Resource Area scores are determined by examining important ecological attributes of the natural resource patches, including size, shape, cover type diversity, adjacent land use. The results represent a probability that the modeled conditions exist in any given area, due to limitations of the data layers. The dataset was created from LandSat land cover images. |
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| Purpose | The data is to help make regional scale land use decisions, especially as it relates to balancing development and natural resource protection. | |||
| Time Period of Content Date | 2000 | |||
| Currentness Reference | 2000 LandSat images | |||
| Progress | In work | |||
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | None planned | |||
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| Bounding Coordinates | -94.028865 -92.722523 45.420775 44.461089 |
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| Place Keywords | Seven county metro | |||
| Theme Keywords | ecology | |||
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus | ||||
| Access Constraints | none | |||
| Use Constraints | none | |||
| Contact Person Information | Paul Hanson,
GIS Specialist Metropolitan Council 390 Robert Street North St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Phone: 651-602-1642 FAX: 651-602-1674 E-mail: paul.hanson@metc.state.mn.us | |||
| Browse Graphic | View a sample of the data. | |||
| Browse Graphic File Description | Sample map showing the dataset | |||
| Associated Data Sets | Regionally Significan Ecological Areas http://www.datafinder.org/metadata/mndnr_eco_patches.htm |
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| Section 2 | Data Quality Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Attribute Accuracy | No metadata available for attribute accuracy. | |||
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| Horizontal Positional Accuracy | ||||
| Lineage | Very little information about the lineage was available. The following was known. Dataset was created running an Arc/Info AML on a GRID land cover dataset. The dataset was created by running ecological models using 30 meter LandSat data. The accuracy of this data is directly tied to the accuracy of the LandSat data. The greatest LandSat interpretation error that affect this data pertains to tall grassland areas. |
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| Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Native Data Set Environment | ArcGIS 9x | |||
| Geographic Reference for Tabular Data | ||||
| Spatial Object Type | Vector | |||
| Vendor Specific Object Types | Polygon | |||
| Tiling Scheme | One dataset for entire metro area | |||
| Section 4 | Spatial Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Horizontal Coordinate Scheme | UTM | |||
| Ellipsoid | GRS80 | |||
| Horizontal Datum | NAD83 | |||
| Horizontal Units | Meters | |||
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| UTM Zone Number | 15 | |||
| Section 5 | Entity and Attribute Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Entity and Attribute Overview | Value: ecological ranking of sites |
| Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation | ||||
| Section 6 | Distribution Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Publisher | Metropolitan Council | |||
| Publication Date | 01/13/2006 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Mark Kotz GIS Database Administrator Metropolitan Council 390 Robert Street North St. Paul, MN 55101-1805 Phone: 651-602-1644 FAX: 651-602-1674 E-mail: mark.kotz@metc.state.mn.us |
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| Distributor's Data Set Identifier | dnr_rsnra | |||
| Distribution Liability | NOTICE: The Geographic Information System (GIS) Data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). THE GIS DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The GIS Data were developed by the Metropolitan Council for its own internal business purposes. The Metropolitan Council does not represent or warrant that the GIS Data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate. You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the GIS Data or your reliance on the GIS Data. You should consult the data documentation for this particular GIS Data to determine the limitations of the GIS Data and the precision with which the GIS Data may depict distance, direction, location, or other geographic features. If you transmit or provide the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user, the GIS Data must include a copy of this disclaimer. | |||
| Transfer Format Name | Shapefile | |||
| Transfer Format Version Number | ArcGIS 9x | |||
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| Ordering Instructions | This dataset is distributed on the internet by clicking below after 'Online Linkage'. Doing so will tell your browser to download a 'ZIP' file which will contain the following: - ArcView shape files - metadata for the dataset (.htm) - NOTICE.RTF, an important notice about this dataset that can be read by any word processing software. This dataset can also be viewed and downloaded from the MetroGIS DataFinder Cafe at http://www.datafinder.org/cafe/ . The Cafe allows users to subset or clip datasets using an existing feature, such as a city or school district boundary or an ad-hoc, user defined area. |
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| Online Linkage | Click here to download data. (See Ordering Instructions above for details.) By clicking here, you agree to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. | |||
| Section 7 | Metadata Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Metadata Date | 01/13/2006 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Mark Kotz,
GIS Database Administrator Metropolitan Council 390 Robert Street North St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1805 Phone: 651-602-1644 FAX: 651-602-1674 E-mail: mark.kotz@metc.state.mn.us |
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| Metadata Standard Name | Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines | |||
| Metadata Standard Version | 1.2 | |||
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage | http://www.gis.state.mn.us/stds/metadata.htm | |||
This page last updated: 01/13/2006
