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Wisconsin Wetland Inventory Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin 1994

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Wisconsin Wetland Inventory Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin 1994
Originator
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Creation Date
1994-01-01
Publication Date
1994-01-01
Identifier
https://geodiscovery.uwm.edu/catalog/ark:-77981-gmgsnp1wh9r
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Other Citation Details
Date Acquired: October 24, 2007
Abstract
This feature dataset set contains a polygon data layer that represents wetlands greater than 2 acres and a point data layer that represents wetlands smaller than 2 acres for Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin in 1994. They are feature classes within the geodatabase, FondDuLacCounty_Wetlands_1994.gdb. The dataset was originally published by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in 2006.[Wetlands for Fond du Lac County, WI. The data layer is in Wisconsin Transverse Mercator (WTM) projection system, North American Datum 1983 with the 1991 adjustments.][The wetland layer includes a series of polygon coverages/shapefiles and point coverages/shapefiles that are digitized from 1:24,000 scale Wisconsin Wetland Inventory (WWI) maps. The point coverage includes information for wetlands smaller than 2 or 5 acres (depending on year), dammed ponds and excavated ponds. Map tiles for both sets of data correspond to Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Townships.]
Purpose
This layer is intended for reference and mapping purposes and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. [The data was created with the purpose of obtaining wetland acreage.]
Supplemental Information
AGSL staff supplemented original metadata. For official metadata please see Metadata folder. [Polygon data respresents wetlands greater than 2 acres. Point data represent wetlands less than 2 acres, dammed ponds and excavated ponds.]
Temporal Extent
Bounding Box
West
-88.891369
East
-88.148851
North
43.94676
South
43.540018
ISO Topic Category
inlandWaters
Place Keyword
Fond du Lac County
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GeoNames
Theme Keyword
Polygon
Line
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Wetlands
Ponds
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
Please see the UWM Libraries statement on Copyright and Digital Collections.[DNR-produced GIS datasets are copyrighted original works. They are licensed for use, not sold. The DNR reserves all rights of authorship granted under U.S. and International copyright laws and agreements. By signing below, licensee agrees to abide by all terms and conditions of this agreement. Any order that includes copyrighted data must be accompanied by an original, signed license agreement, or it will be returned unfulfilled to the orderer. Protection of Proprietary Rights Reproduction or redistribution of copyrighted digital datasets (Dams, Deer Management Units, Groundwater Contamination Susceptibility, 100K Hydrography Network and Points, Land Use, Land Net, Recreational Trails, Townships, Watersheds, and Wetlands) or products derived therefrom outside of licensee’s organization/entity is expressly forbidden. The only exception is redistribution to consultants working for the licensee, and then only for purposes related to licensee’s business. Such consultants may not further reproduce or redistribute these copyrighted datasets, and the copies of the licensed datasets must be returned to the licensee upon completion of the consultants’ work. Reproduction or redistribution of hard copies of copyrighted datasets is permitted under the following conditions: a. Fewer than 6 copies: unrestricted; b. 6 or more copies: For non-commercial purposes only (e.g., incidental use in a report, government agency publication, or maps of a non-profit organization) unless specific written permission is received from the DNR Wisconsin Wetland Inventory (WWI) staff. Liability - DNR will not be liable in any way for accuracy of the data, and assume no responsibility whatsoever for direct, indirect, special, consequential, exemplary or other damages. The burden for determining "fitness for use" rests entirely upon the purchaser. Any hard copies utilizing DNR digital WWI datasets shall clearly indicate their source and copyright. If the licensee has modified the data in any way whatsoever, they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed on the hardcopy map. Any altered graphic elements shall be clearly symbolized to distinguish them from the original DNR digital WWI data. Licensee specifically agrees not to misrepresent the DNR digital WWI data, nor to imply that changes they made were approved by the DNR, unless specific written permission is received from the Department's Wisconsin Wetland Inventory Staff. It is a violation of this agreement to post the wetland information for viewing on the World Wide Web or to sell the data outside the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.]
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the American Geographical Society Library at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials. [See license agreement in order form.]
Other Restrictions
None [Scheduling - Data orders do not command priority over other projects or work demands of the DNR WWI program. Customers are advised that significant delays may sometimes occur due to staff shortages or schedule constraints. A good faith effort will be made to fill orders as promptly as possible within normal operations of the WWI program staff. Users are encouraged to order early.]
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources [Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Watershed Management]
Point of Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Delivery Point
101 S Webster St
City
Madison
Administrative Area
Wisconsin
Postal Code
53707
Country
US
Email
DNRGEOData@wisconsin.gov
Phone
(608) 264-8914

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3071
Code Space
EPSG
Version
9.6.3

Data Quality Information

Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
Result
Lineage
Process Step
Description
[Dataset was created for the sole purpose of finding wetland acreage by township and by county. The wetland information was obtained from the original 9”x9” black and white infra-red aerial photos. The photos are viewed in stereo and the wetland delineations are drafted on to the photos using red ink for the wetland linework, blue ink for the ponds and green ink for text. Wetlands greater than 2 acres are drafted as polygons. Wetlands less than 2 acres, dammed ponds and excavated ponds are labeled as point symbols. Wetland classification codes are then drafted for each polygon. Care is taken when drafting to allow the linework to be free from leader lines and text. Each photo covers approximately four PLSS sections. Each township is made up of about 12 photos (varies based on flight pattern and 60% overlap). The photos are scanned at 850dpi and stored in a 24bit 3-band color TIFF format. The photos are then ortho-rectified using Orthomapper, a software package created by Dr. Frank Scarpace (University of Wisconsin Madison, WI). Control orthophotography is obtained from either the county or from USGS and is converted into Wisconsin Transverse Mercator HARN coordinate system. Once rectified, each township image is brought in to ESRI's Spatial Analyst software and converted into a raster grid and mosaicked together to form a single county grid. This grid is processed using unique mathmatical equations to allow the red, green and blue features to be extracted off of the bw image. This results in a final wetland boundary grid and a point symbol grid. The wetland linework grid is then traced using ArcScan to create the vector linework for the wetland boundaries. The wetlands 2 acres, dammed ponds and excavated ponds are captured as point symbols. Descriptive Arc/Info items are added to each polygon and point. Both layers are labeled and coded accordingly. Wetland acreage is then computed for the county by wetland type and wetland class.]
Process Date
2006-01-01T00:00:00
Process Step
Description
AGSL staff changed name of shapefiles from fonddpw9.shp and fonddxw9.shp to FondDuLacCounty_WetlandPolygons_1994 and FondDuLacCounty_WetlandPoints_1994. Following this a file geodatabse was created named FondDuLacCounty_Wetlands_1994.gdb and the shapefiles were imported as a feature dataset.
Process Date
2019-10-21T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
File Geodatabase Feature Dataset
Format Version
10.3
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Distributor
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
point
Vector Object Count
4316

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
ark:/77981/gmgsnp1wh9r
Dataset URI
https://geodata.uwm.edu/public/gmgsnp1wh9r/FondDuLacCounty_Wetlands_1994.zip
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
American Geographical Society Library – UWM Libraries
Position Name
GIS Staff
Delivery Point
2311 E Hartord Ave
City
Milwaukee
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53211
Country
US
Email
gisdata@uwm.edu
Phone
(414)-229-6282
Metadata Date Stamp
2019-10-21
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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