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Frequently-anticipated questions:

• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set?
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
• 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 data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
  1. Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
  2. Who distributes the data?
  3. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
  4. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

    

   PEI Department of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wil, 2008.

    

    

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.423976

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -61.958958

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.063393

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.939859

    

3. What does it look like?

    

    

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

    

   Currentness_Reference: 2008

    

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):

      • String (177725)

       

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

       

      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 D_North_American_1983_CSRS98.
      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?

    

    

Who produced the data set?

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

    

   • PEI Department of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division

    

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    

    

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

    

   Mary Lynn McCourt
   PEI Dept of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division
   GIS Supervisor
   J.F Gaudet Forest Tree Nursery, Upton Road
   Charlottetown, PE Canada
   

   (902) 569-7598 (voice)
   (902) 368-4713 (FAX)
   mlmccourt@gov.pe.ca

    

Why was the data set created?

To update elevation data for PEI with highly accurate LiDAR data.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    

   (source 1 of 1)

   Type_of_Source_Media: LiDAR

    

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    

   Date: 2009 (process 1 of 1)

   Contours generated from LiDAR data using original LAS files

    

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

    

   ,.

    

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

   100%

    

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

   30 cm

    

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

   15 cm

    

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

   Provincial Coverage

    

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

    

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

 

Access_Constraints: See Digital Data License Agreement

Use_Constraints: See Digital Data License Agreement

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    

   Sandra Jamieson
   PEI Department of Environment, Energy & Forestry
   GIS Technician
   440 University Avenue
   Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N6
   Canada
   

   (902) 368-5634 (voice)
   (902) 368-5661 (FAX)
   sljamieson@gov.pe.ca

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

   Downloadable Data

    

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    

   See Digital License Agreement for GIS Data

    

4. How can I download or order the data?

    

   • Availability in digital form:

      

     Data format:	ESRI Shapefile, MapInfo MID/MIF (version ArcGIS) Size: 2.1 Gb
     Network links:

      

   • Cost to order the data: free

      

   • Special instructions:

      

     www.gov.pe.ca/gis

      

    

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

    

   GIS Mapping Software

    

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 2010

Metadata author:

PEI Dept of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division
c/o Mary Lynn McCourt
GIS Supervisor
440 University Avenue
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N6

(902) 569-7598 (voice)
(902) 368-5661 (FAX)
mlmccourt@gov.pe.ca

Metadata standard:

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

Metadata extensions used:

• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>