BWCA boundary based on the 1978 legislation
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Section 1: Overview
Originator:Minnesota DNR - Division of Lands & Minerals
Title:
BWCA boundary based on the 1978 legislation
Abstract:
This boundary is based on the legal description of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, in accordance with Public Law 95-495 dated October 21, 1978. To make the boundary line up with other data, such as ownership mapped using PLS40NE3, this boundary is based on existing data whenever possible, using PLS40NE3, DNRLKPY3, CTYBDNE2, 1:24000 DRGs, and in several instances, insertion of lines based on the description (for example, connecting two parts of a sixteenth line, when the description indicates that the boundary continues on that line, even though the line does not exist in the Public Land Survey because it would fall within a meandered water body.
Purpose:
To provide an administrative boundary for the BWCA that is based on the legal description and consistent with existing GIS layers used within the Minnesota DNR.
Time Period of Content Date:
Currentness Reference:
Progress:
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
Spatial Extent of Data:
Northeast Minnesota covering the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Bounding Coordinates:
-92.439230
-90.147331
48.253256
47.783106
Place Keywords:
Minnesota
Theme Keywords:
boundaries
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
Access Constraints:
Use Constraints:
Contact Person Information:
Renee Johnson,
ITS 3
DNR-Lands and Minerals
500 Lafayette Road - Box 45
St. Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: (651) 259-5396
Fax: (651) 296-5939
Email: renee.johnson@state.mn.us
Associated Data Sets:
Section 2: Data Quality
Attribute Accuracy:
Logical Consistency:
Completeness:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Source layer bwcawpy3.shp: Variable, depending on source material for the feature.
Vertical Positional Accuracy:
Source layer bwcawpy3.shp: Not Applicable
Lineage:
Section 3: Spatial Data Organization (not used in this metadata)
Section 4: Coordinate System
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme:
Universal Transverse Mercator
UTM Zone Number:
15
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
Horizontal Units:
meters
Vertical Datum:
Not Applicable
Vertical Units:
Not Applicable
Depth Datum:
Not Applicable
Depth Units:
Not Applicable
Section 5: Attributes
Overview:
Detailed Citation:
Table Detail:
boundary_waters_canoe_area_wilderness - Feature Class Attribute Table| Field Name | Valid Values | Definition | Definition Source |
|---|
| BWCA_UNIT | enumerated | BWCA Administrative Unit | |
| Central | BWCA Central Unit | |
| Eastern | BWCA Eastern Unit | |
| Southwest | BWCA Southwestern Unit | |
Section 6: Distribution
Publisher:
Minnesota DNR - Division of Lands & Minerals
Publication Date:
2002-12-28 00:00:00.0
Contact Person Information:
Zeb Thomas,
GIS Data Systems Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Rd
Saint Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: 651-259-5637
Email: zeb.thomas@state.mn.us
Distributor's Data Set Identifier:
bdry_boundary_waters_canoe_area
Ordering Instructions:
Please visit the download page for this dataset on the Minnesota Geospatial Commons website using the web link below (Online Linkage). Online Linkage: I AGREE
to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. Clicking to agree will either begin the download process, link to a service, or provide more instructions. See "Ordering Instructions" above for details.
Section 7: Metadata Reference
Metadata Date:
10/09/2014
Contact Person Information:
Renee Johnson,
ITS 3
DNR-Lands and Minerals
500 Lafayette Road - Box 45
St. Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: (651) 259-5396
Fax: (651) 296-5939
Email: renee.johnson@state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name:
Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version:
1.2
