Moose Range in Minnesota
Go to Section:- Overview
- Data Quality
- Data Organization
- Coordinate System
- Attributes
- Distribution - Get Data
- Metadata Reference
Section 1: Overview
Originator:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR)
Title:
Moose Range in Minnesota
Abstract:
Spatial representation of the Primary Moose Range in Minnesota, as delineated by MNDNR Section of Wildlife, Field and Research Staff.
Purpose:
This dataset should be used for regional or landscape scale analysis and mapping. It should not be used for site level work.
Time Period of Content Date:
05/25/2017
Currentness Reference:
Time Period of Content Date indicates when dataset was last updated.
Progress:
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
As needed
Spatial Extent of Data:
Northeast Minnesota covering portions of Cook, Lake, and St. Louis Counties.
Bounding Coordinates:
-92.650996
-89.470583
48.314695
47.037590
Place Keywords:
United States
Theme Keywords:
Ecosystem
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
User
Access Constraints:
None
Use Constraints:
Use of the data are constrained only by the DNR GIS Data License Agreement. See the Distribution Liability section below for a link.
Contact Person Information:
Bruce Anderson,
GIS Specialist
Minnesota DNR
500 Lafayette Rd
Saint Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: 651-259-5508
Email: bruce.j.anderson@state.mn.us
Associated Data Sets:
Section 2: Data Quality
Attribute Accuracy:
Unknown
Logical Consistency:
The polygon contains no overlaps or gaps.
Completeness:
Data are complete over current extent
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Data were collected using methods that have unknown accuracy.
Vertical Positional Accuracy:
Not applicable
Lineage:
3/1/2011 - Wildlife Biologists created a line shapefile representing the boundary of the estimated moose range based on current harvest and survey data.
3/15/2011 - Wildlife GIS Staff created a polygon representation fromt the line work. The outer boundary was snapped to Moose Zones where appropriate.
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:
Vertical Units:
Depth Datum:
Depth Units:
Cell Width:
0.00001
Cell Height:
0.00001
Section 5: Attributes
Overview:
There are no attributes for this data.
Detailed Citation:
None
Table Detail:
Section 6: Distribution
Publisher:
MNDNR - Division of Fish and Wildlife
Publication Date:
04/10/2012
Contact Person Information:
Zeb Thomas,
GIS Data Systems Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Rd
St. Paul,
MN
55155-4011
Phone: 651-259-5637
Email: zeb.thomas@state.mn.us
Distributor's Data Set Identifier:
env_mn_moose_range
Distribution Liability:
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources General Geographic Data License Agreement is online: www.dnr.state.mn.us/sitetools/data_software_license.html
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:
2017-06-23 12:29:51
Contact Person Information:
Zeb Thomas,
GIS Data Systems Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 Lafayette Rd
St. Paul,
MN
55155-4011
Phone: 651-259-5637
Email: zeb.thomas@state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name:
Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version:
1.2
