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Zebra Mussels, New York State, 2001

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey
Originator
Florida Caribbean Science Center
Publication Date
200112
Title
Zebra Mussels, New York State, 2001
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Gainesville, FL
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Caribbean Science Center
Online Linkage
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/catalog/cugir-007326
Abstract
A small mollusk called the zebra mussel has been steadily invading America's rivers and lakes. Zebra mussels colonize water intake pipes and severely restrict the water flow. This has cost billions of dollars of damage to municipal and private facilities that rely on fresh water. This map layer shows the locations of confirmed zebra mussel sightings in the United States from 1988 to 1998. The sighting reports came from a variety of federal, State, and municipal agencies, public utilities, universities, engineering and private consultant firms, and businesses. The concern caused by the explosive spread of the zebra mussel, (Dreissena polymorpha), within the United States resulted in passage of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990. The impact of this biofouling pest on the economy and ecological processes in the U.S. and Canada has required prompt action on a large scale to prevent further infestations and minimize ecological degradation. This data set is a compilation of reports of confirmed zebra mussel sightings in the United States from 1988 to the present. It provides geographical and historical information to show distribution over time. The reports came from a variety of federal, State, and municipal agencies, public utilities, universities, engineering and private consultant firms. The locations of confirmed sightings were registered at 1:100,000-scale on EPA Reach File Version 3.0 and are maintained as an Arc/INFO export file. This is a revised version of the June, 2000 data set.
Purpose
The data is an essential part of the Department of the Interior's Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Species Program. The data was compiled for use by resource managers to make them aware of zebra mussel occurrences so that they may help to control or prevent the spread of zebra mussels. These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.
Supplemental Information
The original of this data set was published for and presented at the Third International Zebra Mussel Conference, held February 23-26, 1993 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. That data set was compiled by the Electric Power Research Institute of Palo Alto, CA, and published in June, 1993, as "A Geographic Information System (GIS) for Tracking Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)in the United States". The current data set builds on that original work. Additional information about zebra mussels can be found at: http://www.nationalatlas.gov/dynamic/dyn_zm.html
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
Ground Condition
Time Period
Beginning
1988
End
2001
Bounding Box
West
-80.134469
East
-73.073327
North
45.424201
South
41.283011
Theme Keyword
Freshwater
Invasive species
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
Zebra mussels
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
ISO Topic Category
biota
environment
Theme Keyword
biology
environment
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
CUGIR Category
Place Keyword
New York (State)
Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.)
Erie, Lake
Place Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
None. Acknowledgment of the National Atlas of the United States of America and (or) the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Status
In work
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
U.S. Geological Survey
Delivery Point
Florida Caribbean Science Center, 7920 NW 71st Street
City
Gainesville
State
FL
Postal Code
32653
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
352-378-8181 x306
Contact Facsimile Telephone
352-378-4956
Contact Electronic Mail Address
mailto:amy_benson@usgs.gov
Hours of Service
Monday - Friday 8AM-4PM
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
All reports in the data base on zebra mussel locations were confirmed as being zebra mussels.
Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment
Logical Consistency Report
No tests for logical consistency have been performed on this data set.
Completeness Report
This data base is by no means an all inclusive listing of zebra mussel locations. But it is a fair and accurate representation of their distribution in North America.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
Zebra mussel sightings were reported with varying levels of accuracy. Some of the reports were as latitude-longitude coordinates, some as river miles, and others as just a lake, beach, harbor, or a water body and nearest town name. The locations were digitized as a single point in the reported water body at the place nearest to the town. If no specific location was reported in a lake, the point was digitized in the middle. These were all small lakes; the Great Lakes had specific locations associated with them. Each zebra mussel sighting location was checked by manual comparison of the on-screen point with hard copy maps.
Lineage
Source
Originator
Sources for these data are numerous. They include federal, State, and municipal governments; engineering and environmental firms; universities; industries; and public utility companies.
Publication Date
Unknown
Title
Zebra Mussel reports
Other Citation Details
The sources for these data are too numerous to list here. However, detailed information on each zebra mussel sighting is available from the Florida Caribbean Science Center at the address listed in the contact information.
Type of Source Media
variable
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Range of Dates/Times
Beginning Date
1988
Ending Date
2001
Source Currentness Reference
Ground condition
Contribution
Locations of zebra mussel sightings
Source
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Caribbean Science Center
Publication Date
1999
Title
Zebra Mussel locations
Type of Source Media
electronic mail
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Range of Dates/Times
Beginning Date
1988
Ending Date
1999
Source Currentness Reference
Ground condition
Contribution
Zebra mussel locations
Source
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date
199910
Title
Zebra Mussel Distribution in North America
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Range of Dates/Times
Beginning Date
1988
Ending Date
1999
Source Currentness Reference
Ground condition
Contribution
Zebra mussel locations
Source
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date
200006
Title
Zebra Mussel Distribution in North America
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Range of Dates/Times
Beginning Date
1988
Ending Date
2000
Source Currentness Reference
Ground condition
Contribution
Zebra mussel locations
Source
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date
19990326
Title
Hydrography Features of the United States
Source Scale Denominator
2000000
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Range of Dates/Times
Beginning Date
1995
Ending Date
1999
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
spatial information
Source
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date
1998
Title
County Boundaries of the United States
Source Scale Denominator
2000000
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1998
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
spatial information
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
Point
Point and Vector Object Count
1163
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000278
Longitude Resolution
0.000278
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid Name
Clarke 1866
Semi-major Axis
6378206.4
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
294.98
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
Zebra mussel location (described by Zmusslx020.dbf)
Entity Type Definition
The location where a zebra mussel has been sighted
Entity Type Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Attributes
Shape
The representation of the entity in the data.
Point
0-dimensional element
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Area
The size of the shape in coverage units (0.000 to 0.000)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Perimeter
The perimeter of the shape in coverage units (0.000 to 0.000)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Zmusslx020
Internal feature number (1 to 2306)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Y
The year of the zebra mussel sighting (1988 to 2001)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
St
The 2-letter FIPS code for the State in which the zebra mussel sighting falls, or a three-letter abbreviation for the Canadian province in which the sighting falls (Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas, FIPS PUB 5-2.U.S. Department of Commerce)
ONT
Province of Ontario, Canada.
QUE
Province of Quebec, Canada.
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Co
The name of the county where the zebra mussel sighting falls. For sightings in Canada, this field may contain the county name or may be blank. (Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS PUB 6-4.U.S. Department of Commerce)
unknown
The sighting falls outside the United States.
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
FIPS
The State and county FIPS code from the TIGER/Line Precensus files, for the location where the zebra mussel sighting falls. (Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS PUB 6-4.U.S. Department of Commerce)
blank
The sighting falls outside the United States.
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Locality
The specific location of the zebra mussel sighting. (There is no predefined set of valid location descriptions.)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Distribution Information
Format Name
Shapefile
Format Name
metadata
Format Name
HTML metadata
Format Name
KML
Format Name
GeoJSON
Format Name
OGC:WMS
Distributor
Albert R. Mann Library
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Online Access
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Online Access
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Online Access
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wms?version=1.1.0request=GetMaplayers=cugir007326bbox=-80.34630326,41.1587753,-72.86149274,45.548436699999996width=256height=150srs=EPSG:4326format=image/png
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20210712
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Albert R. Mann Library
Contact Address
Address
Albert R. Mann Library
City
Ithaca
State or Province
New York
Postal Code
14853
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
607-255-5406
Contact Electronic Mail Address
mann-ref@cornell.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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