WPC aquatic sampling locations
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
Publication_Date:Unpublished Material
Title:
WPC aquatic sampling locations
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data
Online_Linkage: http://www.orsanco.org/
Description:
Abstract: 
Point file outlining aquatic sampling locations (fish, chemistry and benthic macroinvertebrates) in  the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) dataset. Locations limited to the Ohio, Monongahela, and Allegheny Rivers in Pennsylvania.
Purpose: 
For entry of aquatic sampling data into the Pennsylvania Aquatics Database (PAD) for use in the Pennsylvania Aquatic Community Classification being performed by the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program (PNHP).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:unknown
Currentness_Reference: 
ground condition
Status:
Progress:Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate:-80.586819
East_Bounding_Coordinate:-79.481349
North_Bounding_Coordinate:40.955741
South_Bounding_Coordinate:40.001868
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:none
Theme_Keyword:Aquatic Invertebrates
Theme_Keyword:Benthic Macroinvertebrates
Theme_Keyword:Fish
Theme_Keyword:Water Chemistry
Place:
Place_Keyword:Allegheny River
Place_Keyword:Ohio River
Place_Keyword:Monongahela River
Place_Keyword:Western Pennsylvania
Place_Keyword:Ohio River Valley
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:none
Access_Constraints:none
Use_Constraints: 
By acceptance of this data, the user agrees to include a copy of this metadata record, including the liability disclaimer, whenever the user transmits or provides the GIS Data(or any portion of it) to another user.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program (Western Pennsylvania Conservancy)
Contact_Person:Aquatic Ecologist
Contact_Position:Aquatic Ecologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address: 
209 Fourth Avenue
City:Pittsburgh
State_or_Province:PA
Postal_Code:15222
Country:USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:412-288-2777
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:jdeeds@paconserve.org
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
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Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: 
ESRI point geometry exists.
Completeness_Report: 
Complete.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
Publication_Date:Unknown
Title:
ORSANCO datasets
Type_of_Source_Media:Electron Datasets
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference:
ground condition
Process_Step:
Process_Description: 
Sites with Latititude and Longitude were added as an event theme.
Process_Date:20040301
Process_Step:
Process_Description: 
Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
C:\DOCUME~1\DHomans.WPC\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml3.tmp
Process_Date:Unknown
Process_Step:
Process_Description: 
Sites with rivermile and bank locational citations were measured out in their distance from Three Rivers Confluence and added to the dataset.
Process_Date:20040301
Process_Step:
Process_Description: 
Dataset moved.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
C:\LocalGISfiles\DDnad27\Final\endorsan
Process_Date:Unknown
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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:Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:119
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution:0.000000
Longitude_Resolution:0.000000
Geographic_Coordinate_Units:Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name:North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name:Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis:6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:294.978698
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label:endorsan
Entity_Type_Definition:
ORSANCO aquatic sampling locations
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
OSANCO
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:LAT_DEC_OR
Attribute_Definition: 
Original Dataset Site Latitude in Decimal Degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source: 
Original Report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:LONG_DEC_O
Attribute_Definition: 
Original Dataset Site Longitude in Decimal Degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source: 
Original Report
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:STATIONID
Attribute_Definition: 
Unique Station Identifier name
Attribute_Definition_Source: 
ORSANCO
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
ID number
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:RIVERMILE
Attribute_Definition: 
rivermile
Attribute_Definition_Source: 
ORSANCO
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Rivermile
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:EXPR1
Attribute_Definition: 
Null Field
Attribute_Definition_Source: 
Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
null field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:RIVER
Attribute_Definition: 
River Name
Attribute_Definition_Source: 
ORSANCO
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
free text
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:RMI
Attribute_Definition: 
Rivermile of site (0 Rivermile located at Three River Confluence in Pittsburgh)
Attribute_Definition_Source: 
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Rivermile of site (0 Rivermile located at Three River Confluence in Pittsburgh)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:BANK
Attribute_Definition: 
River bank of sample
Attribute_Definition_Source: 
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:LDB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
Left descending bank
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: 
PAD
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:RDB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
Right descending bank
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: 
PAD
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:null
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 
bank unknown
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: 
PAD
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:X_COORD
Attribute_Definition: 
ArcView appointed longitude in decimal degrees.
Attribute_Definition_Source: 
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
ArcView appointed longitude in decimal degrees.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:Y_COORD
Attribute_Definition: 
ArcView appointed longitude in decimal degrees.
Attribute_Definition_Source: 
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
ArcView appointed longitude in decimal degrees.
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: 
Attributes describe the location of the sampling sites only.
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Distribution_Information:
Resource_Description:Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability: 
NOTICE:  The Geographic Information System (GIS) Data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program policies.  THE GIS DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  The GIS Data were developed by the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program for its own internal business purposes.  The Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program does not represent or warrant that the GIS Data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate.  You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the GIS Data or your reliance on the limitations of the GIS Data and the precision with which the GIS Data may depict distance, direction, location, or other geographic features.  If you transmit or provide the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user, the GIS Data must include a copy of this disclaimer.

The Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program shall have no liability for any claim of infringement or rights by third parties based on any use of the Licensed Dataset in compination with programs, software, hardware, or equipment not designated by the WPC, without prior written approval by Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, if such infringement could have been avoided had the Licensed Dataset not been so used.

While Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program warrants that the data in the Licensed Dataset has been reviewed to ensure compliance with quality control standards, WPC shall have no liability or responsibility to the data users, or any other person or entity with respect to any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the Licensed Dataset, including but not limited to any interruption of service, loss of business, anticipatory profits or indirect, special, or consequential damages resulting from the use or operation of the Licensed Dataset.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size:0.003
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing address
Address: 
115 Land and Water building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone:(814) 865 - 8792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:pasda@psu.edu
Distribution_Liability: 
The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date:20100323
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Western Pennsylvania Coservancy; Natural Heritage Program
Contact_Person:Aquatic Ecologist
Contact_Position:Aquatic Ecologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address: 
209 Fourth Avenue
City:Pittsburgh
State_or_Province:PA
Postal_Code:15222
Country:USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:412-288-2777
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:jdeeds@paconserve.org
Metadata_Standard_Name:FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention:local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage:
Profile_Name:ESRI Metadata Profile
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