Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Spatial Analysis Center, Yellowstone National Park
      Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
      Title:
        Bear Management Area Boundaries of Yellowstone
        National Park, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This coverage contains the boundaries of
      Yellowstone's bear management areas.  These are
      areas of seasonal travel restrictions and closures
      that have been put in place to protect humans and
      bears.    The seasonal restrictions reflect times
      of high bear use.   This occurs especially in
      areas where critical food resources such as
      spawning trout or Whitebark Pine are located.
      Restrictions and closures are subject to change
      and/or areas can be closed off with little or no
      warning if park management staff feel that
      human\bear conflicts are likely.  These
      regulations will apply to all trails passing
      through or bordering the management areas.
    Purpose:
      These areas have been established for the purpose
      of managing Grizzly and Black Bears and help
      prevent bear/human conflicts.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 1998
    Currentness_Reference: Observed
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Yellowstone National Park
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.1666
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.8
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.1166
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.1333
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: bears
      Theme_Keyword: wildlife management
      Theme_Keyword: Wildlife
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword:
        Yellowstone National Park, YNP, YELL, Greater
        Yellowstone Area, GYA, Greater Yellowstone
        Ecosystem, GYE, Park County, Teton County, Fremont
        County, Gallatin County, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming,
        Northern Rocky Mountains
      Place_Keyword:
        National Park Service, NPS, Department of the
        Interior, DOI, US Government
      Place_Keyword: United States of America, US, USA, North America
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: None
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Bear Management Team
        Contact_Person: Kerry Gunther
      Contact_Position: Biologist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing Address
        Address: Yellowstone Center for Resources
        Address: Bear Management Office
        Address: PO Box 168
        City: Yellowstone National Park
        State_or_Province: WY
        Postal_Code: 82190
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 397-344-2162
      Hours_of_Service:
        8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday
        (Mountain Time)
  Security_Information:
    Security_Classification_System: None
    Security_Classification: Unclassified
    Security_Handling_Description: None
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: NT-ARC/INFO
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      The Bear Management Area boundaries were
      interpreted from written descriptions of the areas
      as they were defined by park biologists and
      managers.  Often boundaries were drawn along
      physical features: ridgetops, elevation contours,
      streams, trails, and lakeshores.  Spatially, these
      features are subject to changes and boundaries
      themselves are somewhat loosely defined.
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    Polygon topology present as verified by Arc/Info
    v8.  All polygons labeled appropriately.  This
    layer has not been altered since the last BUILD
    function in Arc/Info.
  Completeness_Report:
    All Bear Management Areas are present and
    complete.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        Spatial boundaries are somewhat loosely defined
        and often follow physical features that are
        subject to change.  Relative accuracy will
        ultimately depend on the USGS 1:62500 quads from
        which the boundaries were drawn.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: National Mapping Division
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
          Publication_Date: Multiple dates (see below)
          Title: 1:62,000 Scale 15 Minute Quadrangles
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
          Other_Citation_Details:
            All 15 minute quad sheets that are in or
            immediately around Yellowstone National Park are
            listed below.  For the Greater Yellowstone Area
            this would only represent a partial list.  Each
            quad name is followed by the publication year in
            parenthesis: Crown Butte (1985); Miner (1964);
            Gardiner (1983); Mt. Wallace (1984); Cutoff
            Mountain (1969); Cooke City (1980); Tepee Creek
            (1963); Mount Holmes (1979); Mammoth (1979); Tower
            Junction (1984); Abiathar Peak (1979); Pilot Peak
            (1984); West Yellowstone (1966); Madison Junction
            (1971); Norris Junction (1986); Canyon Village
            (1974); Pelican Cone (1965); Sunlight Peak (1980);
            Buffalo Lake (1963); Old Faithful (1967); West
            Thumb (1975); Frank Island (1987); Eagle Peak
            (1965); Warm River Butte (1975); Grassy Lake
            Reservoir (1986); Huckleberry Mountain (1987);
            Mount Hancock (1965); Two Ocean Pass (1977).
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 62500
      Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 19640101
            Ending_Date: 19850101
        Source_Currentness_Reference: Observed
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS Quads
      Source_Contribution: USGS quads were used for digitizing.
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Bear Management Area boundaries were defined by
        Yellowstone National Park biologists and managers.
        Boundaries were sketched out onto USGS 1:62500
        quad maps.
      Process_Date: 1991
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Boundaries were digitized using PCARC and
        attribute information was added.
      Process_Date: 1991
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Coverage converted from NAD 27 to NAD 83.
      Process_Date: 19980821
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-Polygon
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Grid_Coordinate_System:
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name:
        Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
        Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
          UTM_Zone_Number: 12
          Transverse_Mercator:
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -111
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
            False_Easting: 500000
            False_Northing: 0
            Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 1.587
          Ordinate_Resolution: 1.587
        Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodedic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.26
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
      This layer contains the default attribute
      information that is generated by Arc/Info.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: ARC/INFO vs. 7.1 for Unix
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
      This coverage contains the following atribute
      information:  the BMA ID code, specific name of
      the area, area closure times, times of seasonal
      restrictions, and additional general restrictions.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Bill Slocumb
        Contact_Organization: North Carolina State University
      Contact_Position: Research Associate/GIS Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 5112 Jordan Hall
        City: Raleigh
        State_or_Province: North Carolina
        Postal_Code: 27695
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-515-3432
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST, Monday Through Friday
      Contact_Instructions:
        Data available on national NPS spatial data
        clearinghouse, www.nps.gov/gis/available_data.html
  Resource_Description: yell_bearmgmtareas.e00.zip
  Distribution_Liability:
    The National Park Service shall not be held liable
    for improper or incorrect use of the data
    described and/or contained herein. These data and
    related graphics ("GIF" format files) are not
    legal documents and are not intended to be used as
    such. The information contained in these data is
    dynamic and may change over time. The data are not
    better than the original sources from which they
    were derived. It is the responsibility of the data
    user to use the data appropriately and consistent
    within the limitations of geospatial data in
    general and these data in particular. The related
    graphics are intended to aid the data user in
    acquiring relevant data; it is not appropriate to
    use the related graphics as data. The National
    Park Service gives no warranty, expressed or
    implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or
    completeness of these data. It is strongly
    recommended that these data are directly acquired
    from an NPS server and not indirectly through
    other sources which may have changed the data in
    some way. Although these data have been processed
    successfully on a computer system at the National
    Park Service, no warranty expressed or implied is
    made regarding the utility of the data on another
    system or for general or scientific purposes, nor
    shall the act of distribution constitute any such
    warranty. This disclaimer applies both to
    individual use of the data and aggregate use with
    other data.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ARCE
        Format_Version_Number: Version 8.0.1
        Format_Specification: .e00
        Transfer_Size: .141
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name:
                ftp://ftp.ncsu.edu/pub/unity/lockers/ftp/npsftp/pu
                b/data/YELL/<file name>
    Fees: None
    Ordering_Instructions:
      Dataset available at any time via the world wide
      web.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20000217
  Metadata_Review_Date: 20001004
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          Spatial Analysis Center - Yellowstone National
          Park
      Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing Address
        Address: Yellowstone Center for Resources
        Address: Spatial Analysis Center
        Address: P.O. Box 168
        City: Yellowstone National Park
        State_or_Province: Wyoming
        Postal_Code: 82190
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (307) 344-2246
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (307) 344-2211
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: yell_gis@nps.gov
      Hours_of_Service:
        8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Monday
        Through Friday
      Contact_Instructions:
        Please check web site first:
        http://www.nps.gov/yell/technical/gis
  Metadata_Standard_Name:
    FGDC Content Standard For Digital Geospatial
    Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: June 8, 1994 (Version 1.0)
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Security_Information:
    Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
    Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
    Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None
