2009 Sheep Controlled Hunt Areas

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What does this data set describe?
Title:
2009 Sheep Controlled Hunt Areas

Abstract:
24k version of Idaho Fish & Game's (IDFG) 2009 Sheep Controlled Hunt Areas. This file was produced by IDFG from the legal descriptions available in the back of the published regulations. The following layers were used in this order to define new boundaries: 1. State Outline, IDFG's state.shp, a modified version of the Inside Idaho coverage with streams_measured (100k) used for improved hydrography boundaries. NOTE: This boundary file used to clip the 24K GMUs is NOT 24k but 100k in resolution, at time of publishing no official 24k state boundary was available. 2. County Boundaries from DRG's or where coincident with streams from streams, divides from IDWR Prelim Divides or digitized from DRGs 3. Roads a. ITD Roads, itd.shp b. National Forest Roads: Boise, Salmon/Challis, Clearwater, Nez Perce c. BLM Roads d. Ada County Roads e. USGS DLG Roads (using GDT and TIGER to determine road names) f. GDT Roads - new construction not represented in other files only g. Digitized from DOQ where not available in any layer (< 5 cases) 4. Hydrography based on National Hydrography Dataset or digitized from DRGs Note: In all cases where islands are included/excluded from a Unit the appropriate shoreline was used to represent the boundary rather than stream centerline. In case of CJ Strike, the body of water representing the Snake River was used, portion of reservoir attributed to the Bruneau River was excluded. 5. Divides from IDWR Preliminary New 24k HUC file or digitized from DRGs 6. Utility Lines and Fences digitized from DRGs/DOQs 7. Physical Features such as peaks, passes, rocks and the like from GNIS/DRGs 8. National Wildlife Refuge Boundaries from the IDFG Conservation Data Center (CDC)

  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Idaho Department of Fish and Game, 20090618, 2009 Sheep Controlled Hunt Areas: Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Boise, ID, USA.

    Online links:
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    Bounding coordinates:
    West: -117.253338
    East: -112.958993
    North: 46.325065
    South: 41.948389

  3. What does it look like?


  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Beginning date: 20090701
    Ending date: 20100630
    Currentness reference:
    publication date

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • G-polygon(27)

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      The map projection used is Transverse Mercator.

      Projection parameters:
      Transverse Mercator
      Scale factor at central meridian: 0.999600
      Longitude of central meridian: -114.000000
      Latitude of projection origin: 42.000000
      False easting: 2500000.000000
      False northing: 1200000.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair.
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000000.
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000000.
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters.

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    2009SheepControlledHuntAreas
    FID
    Internal feature number.

    (Source: ESRI)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    Shape
    Feature geometry.

    (Source: ESRI)

    Coordinates defining the features.

    ID
    Identifier for hunt areas links to IFWIS_Wildlife.dbo.GIS_Area.AreaID


    FLAG
    Used to indicate areas with special rules inside a hunt area such as weapon closures, hunting in cultivated agriculture fields only. See regulations for details.


    NAME
    The common name of the hunt area


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Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

    • Idaho Department of Fish and Game

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Brent Thomas
    Idaho Department of Fish and Game
    GIS Analyst, Sr.
    600 South Walnut, P.O. Box 25
    Boise, ID 83707-0025
    USA

    (208) 334-3700 (voice)
    (208) 334-2148 (FAX)
    idfginfo@idfg.idaho.gov
    Hours of Service: 8 am - 5 pm M-F
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Why was the data set created?
To represent the boundaries of Hunt Areas used in managing and hunting game animals. Note: This layer is intended to be displayed using definition queries to limit results to a subset of hunt areas.

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How was the data set created?
  1. Where did the data come from?

  2. What changes have been made?

    (source 1 of 3)
    Dataset copied.

    Data sources used in this process:
    • Z:\Wendy\Regs\shapes\2009\2009SheepControlledHuntAreas

    (source 2 of 3)
    Dataset moved.

    Data sources used in this process:
    • Z:\Wendy\Regs\shapes\2009SheepControlledHuntAreas

    Date: 20090617 (source 3 of 3)
    Dataset copied.

    Data sources used in this process:
    • Z:\Wendy\Regs\shapes\2009\2009SheepControlledHuntAreas

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How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

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How can someone get a copy of the data set?
Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access constraints: This file is freely available in the public domain.
Use constraints:
Refer to the boundaries published in the current IDFG regulation booklet before hunting or pursuing game animals. This file is a best representation only.

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  1. Who distributes the data set?

    Brent Thomas
    Idaho Fish and Game
    GIS Analyst, Sr.
    600 South Walnut, P.O. Box 25
    Boise, ID 83707-0025
    USA

    (208) 334-3700 (voice)
    idfginfo@idfg.idaho.gov
    Hours of Service: 8am - 5pm M-F

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Downloadable Data

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. Is there some other way to get the data?

  6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

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Who wrote the metadata?
Dates:
Last modified: 20090619

Metadata author:
Brent Thomas
Idaho Department of Fish and Game
GIS Analyst
600 S Walnut
PO Box 25
Boise, Idaho 83707
USA

(208) 334-3700 (voice)
(208) 334-2148 (FAX)
idfginfo@idfg.idaho.gov
Hours of Service: 8 am - 5 pm M-F

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata(FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:
  • http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

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