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SW - Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Eligible Areas
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Publication_Date:2004
Publication_Time:Unknown
Title:
SW - Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Eligible Areas
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place:Annapolis, Maryland
Publisher:Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Online_Linkage: http://www.msgic.state.md.us/techtool/
Description:
Abstract: 
The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) was implemented to create forested buffers within 150 feet of streams.  The targets of the CREP program are agricultural areas within 150 feet of streams.  Such areas are eligible for funding to convert those buffers to a forested land use.
Purpose: 
This data set illustrates the buffer areas (within 150 feet of a stream, river, etc.) that have an agricultural land use, and are therefore eligible for CREP funding.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:19971231
Time of Day:unknown
Currentness_Reference: 
ground condition
Status:
Progress:Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate:185580.460722
East_Bounding_Coordinate:565627.619528
North_Bounding_Coordinate:230913.678796
South_Bounding_Coordinate:33780.326182
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword:CREP
Theme_Keyword:environment
Theme_Keyword:Maryland
Theme_Keyword:conservation
Theme_Keyword:farming
Theme_Keyword:inlandWaters
Theme_Keyword:forested buffers
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:none
Place_Keyword:Maryland
Access_Constraints:None
Use_Constraints: 
The Department of Natural Resources makes no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the use or appropriateness of Spatial Data, and there are no warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use.  The information contained in Spatial Data is from publicly available sources, but no representation is made as to the accuracy or completeness of Spatial Data.  The Department of Natural Resources shall not be subject to liability for human error, error due to software conversion, defect, or failure of machines, or any material used in the connection with the machines, including tapes, disks, CD-ROM?s or DVD-ROM?s and energy.  The Department of Natural Resources shall not be liable for any lost profits, consequential damages, or claims against the Department of Natural Resources by third parties.  The liability of the Department of Natural Resources for damage regardless of the form of the action shall not exceed any distribution fees that may have been paid in obtaining Spatial Data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Contact_Person:Ken Miller
Contact_Position:Chief. Spatial Data Production Services
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address: 
Tawes State Office Building E-2 580 Taylor Avenue
City:Annapolis
State_or_Province:Maryland
Postal_Code:21401-2397
Country:USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:410-260-8751
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:410-260-8835
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:410-260-8759
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:kenmiller@dnr.state.md.us
Hours_of_Service:0800 - 1700 Monday to Friday (EST)
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: 
This data was derived from the best available streams and land use/land cover (LULC) data available at the time.  While the source data are believed to be of fairly good quality, some errors may exist.  Software and file format limitations may have created some areas that are larger than the 150 foot forest buffer, and these areas may be identified as eligible for CREP funding.
Logical_Consistency_Report: 
The data were tested to ensure that each polygon has an attribute, to ensure all polygons are closed without overshoots, and to ensure it is in the proper location within the stated datum/projection.
Completeness_Report: 
Unknown.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: 
Data should meet accuracy standards at 1:63,360 scale.  The source LULC data is accurate to 1:63,360, so the CREP eligible areas data can not be listed as meeting accuracy standards at scales larger than that.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: 
There are no vertical data references.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description: 
Created a 150 foot buffer of streams data (as provided by the MD Department of Planning), then intersected with the 1997 Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) data (also provided by the MD Department of Planning).  The resultant data, known as the CREP buffers, could be used to illustrate agricultural lands that were eligible for funding, buffer areas that were already forested, and buffer areas with other land usage.
Process_Date:Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Contact_Person:Ken Miller
Contact_Position:Chief. Spatial Data Production Services
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address: 
Tawes State Office Building E-2 580 Taylor Avenue
City:Annapolis
State_or_Province:Maryland
Postal_Code:21401-2397
Country:USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:410-260-8751
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:410-260-8835
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:410-260-8759
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:kenmiller@dnr.state.md.us
Hours_of_Service:0800 - 1700 Monday to Friday (EST)
Process_Step:
Process_Description: 
Using TNTmips 6.9, an additional attribute was created to identify the areas that area eligible for funding (as opposed to using multiple LU/LC codes).  These targeted areas were then extracted to a separate file.  The file containing only the targeted (eligible) areas was then quality checked, making sure that it matched the source data, and any areas within the targeted buffers were properly attributed as targeted or excluded (see Entity and Attribute information for more details).  The targeted areas file was then converted to Shape file format.
Process_Date:20040408
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Contact_Person:Ken Miller
Contact_Position:Chief. Spatial Data Production Services
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address: 
Tawes State Office Building E-2 580 Taylor Avenue
City:Annapolis
State_or_Province:Maryland
Postal_Code:21401-2397
Country:USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:410-260-8751
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:410-260-8835
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:410-260-8759
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:kenmiller@dnr.state.md.us
Hours_of_Service:0800 - 1700 Monday to Friday (EST)
Process_Step:
Process_Description: 
Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
C:\DOCUME~1\jfs126\LOCALS~1\Temp\xmlA1.tmp
Cloud_Cover:0
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:19865
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution:0.001024
Longitude_Resolution:0.001024
Geographic_Coordinate_Units:Decimal Degree
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name:North American 1983
Ellipsoid_Name:GRS 1980
Semi-major_Axis:6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:298.257222
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label:SWcrepEligibleAreas
Entity_Type_Definition:
none
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:FID
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:CREP
Attribute_Definition: 
150' stream buffers showing areas targeted for CREP funding
Attribute_Definition_Source: 
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:Targeted
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
Areas with an agricultural land use (according to 1997 LULC data) that are eligible for CREP funding.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: 
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:excluded
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
Areas that are contained completely within a Targeted area, but which are not eligible for CREP funding.  These areas either contain a non-agricultural land use, or are outside of the 150' buffer (in instances where a stream forks and later rejoins, or areas in a pond or lake, as the buffers follow the banks of the pond).
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: 
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: 
The only entity in this data are the CREP buffers (150 foot stream buffers with Land Use/Land Cover information).  The only attributes are Targeted and Excluded.  Targeted represents areas eligible for funding, Exluded represents areas than aren't eligible for funding.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: 
none
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person:Ken Miller
Contact_Organization:Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Contact_Position:Chief. Watershed Information Services Division
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address: 
Tawes State Office Building E-2 580 Taylor Avenue
City:Annapolis
State_or_Province:Maryland
Postal_Code:21401-2397
Country:USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:410-260-8751
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:410-260-8835
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:410-260-8759
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:kenmiller@dnr.state.md.us
Hours_of_Service:0800 - 1700 Monday to Friday (EST)
Resource_Description:Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability: 
None
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name:ESRI shape files
Format_Version_Date:20021031
Format_Information_Content: 
Thematic spatial data
Transfer_Size:17.569
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: http://dnrweb.dnr.state.md.us/gis/data/
Access_Instructions:
Please refer to http://dnrweb.dnr.state.md.us/gis/data/
Fees:None
Ordering_Instructions: 
Please refer to http://dnrweb.dnr.state.md.us/gis/data/
Standard_Order_Process:
Non-digital_Form:
Paper maps may be available. Please refer to the Maryland Department of Natural Resource's Hardcopy Products Order Form found at http://www.msgic.state.md.us/techtool/license/index.htm for cost and availability information.
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size:17.569
Fees:DNR charges for the cost of distribution of it's paper maps. Please refer to the Maryland Department of Natural Resource's Hardcopy Products Order Form found at http://www.msgic.state.md.us/techtool/license/index.htm for cost and availability information.
Ordering_Instructions: 
Please refer to the Maryland Department of Natural Resource's Hardcopy Products Order Form found at http://www.msgic.state.md.us/techtool/license/index.htm for cost and availability information.
Turnaround:1-3 business days after receiving payment.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name:ESRI shape files
Format_Version_Date:20021031
Format_Information_Content: 
Thematic spatial data
Transfer_Size:17.569
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media:CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density:650 Megabytes
Recording_Density_Units:Megabytes
Recording_Format:ISO 9660
Compatibility_Information:
ISO 9660 compatible CD-ROM drives
Fees:Please refer to www.msgic.state.md.us/techtool
Ordering_Instructions: 
Please refer to www.msgic.state.md.us/techtool
Turnaround:1-3 business days after receiving payment.
Standard_Order_Process:
Non-digital_Form:
Paper maps may be available. Please refer to the Maryland Department of Natural Resource's Hardcopy Products Order Form found at http://www.msgic.state.md.us/techtool/license/index.htm for cost and availability information.
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size:17.569
Fees:DNR charges for the cost of distribution of it's paper maps. Please refer to the Maryland Department of Natural Resource's Hardcopy Products Order Form found at http://www.msgic.state.md.us/techtool/license/index.htm for cost and availability information.
Ordering_Instructions: 
Please refer to the Maryland Department of Natural Resource's Hardcopy Products Order Form found at http://www.msgic.state.md.us/techtool/license/index.htm for cost and availability information.
Turnaround:1-3 business days after receiving payment.
Custom_Order_Process: 
None
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date:20100412
Metadata_Review_Date:20040409
Metadata_Future_Review_Date:20050409
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Contact_Person:Ken Miller
Contact_Position:Chief. Spatial Data Production Services
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address: 
Tawes State Office Building E-2 580 Taylor Avenue
City:Annapolis
State_or_Province:Maryland
Postal_Code:21401-2397
Country:USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:410-260-8751
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:410-260-8835
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:410-260-8759
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:kenmiller@dnr.state.md.us
Hours_of_Service:0800 - 1700 Monday to Friday (EST)
Metadata_Standard_Name:FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention:local time
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System:none
Metadata_Security_Classification:Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description:
none
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile_Name:ESRI Metadata Profile
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