Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Minerals Management Service (MMS) 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd., MS-5220, New Orleans, LA 70123-2394; Louisiana State University (LSU), Center for Coastal, Energy and Environmental Resources (CCEER) and the Department of Geography and Anthropology, 302 Howe-Russell, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), 2000 Quail Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70808; and Research Planning, Inc. (RPI), 1121 Park Street, Post Office Box 328, Columbia, South Carolina 29201
      Publication_Date: 200109
      Title: Gulf-Wide Information System, Louisiana: Cities
      Edition: Second
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector Digital Data
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: None
        Issue_Identification: Louisiana
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: New Orleans, LA
        Publisher: Minerals Management Service (MMS) 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd., MS-5220, New Orleans, LA 70123-2394
      Other_Citation_Details: Prepared by Research Planning, Inc. (RPI), Columbia, South Carolina and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) for Louisiana State University (LSU), Center for Coastal, Energy and Environmental Resources (CCEER) and the Department of Geography and Anthropology, 302 Howe-Russell, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and Minerals Management Service (MMS) 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd., MS-5220, New Orleans, LA 70123-2394
  Description:
    Abstract: This data set contains boundaries for municipal areas in coastal Louisiana.  Feature-specific contact, type, and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer.  This data set comprises a portion of the Gulf-Wide Information System (G-WIS) database for the entire coastal zone of Louisiana.  The G-WIS data include three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources.
    Purpose: The G-WIS data are created to support environmental assessments associated with oil and gas exploration, production, and transportation activities in the Gulf of Mexico.  The G-WIS data structure is closely related to the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data structure used by NOAA, USCG, and other agencies for oil spill planning and response purposes.  These data therefore support the requirements of the Clean Water Act, with amendments by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, in the development of response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources.  G-WIS and ESI data are also appropriate for other natural resource management and environmental assessment purposes.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 1992
    Currentness_Reference: The socio-economic data was compiled during 1999-2001.  The currentness date for these data is 1992.
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Scheduled
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -94.0
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.0
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.5
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.5
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Coastal resources
      Theme_Keyword: Coastal Zone Management
      Theme_Keyword: ESI
      Theme_Keyword: G-WIS
      Theme_Keyword: Oil spill planning
      Theme_Keyword: Sensitivity maps
      Theme_Keyword: Wildlife
      Theme_Keyword: Cities
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Coastal Louisiana
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: The G-WIS database was developed to provide summary information on sensitive natural and human-use resources for the purposes of oil spill planning, environmental assessment, and natural resource management.  Although the G-WIS database should be a valuable planning and resource management tool, it should not be used to the exclusion of other pertinent data or information held by state or federal agencies or other organizations.  Likewise, information contained in the database cannot be used in place of consultations with environmental, natural resource, and cultural resource agencies, or in place of field surveys.  Also, this database and related map products should not be used for navigation.  Recognize that the information contained in the G-WIS database represents known concentration areas or occurrences of natural, cultural, and human-use resources, but does not necessarily represent the full distribution or range of each species or resource.  This is particularly important to recognize when considering potential impacts to protected resources, such as endangered species, wetlands, etc.  For more information or guidance on proper and improper uses of these data, please contact the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and Research Planning, Inc.  Acknowledgement of the originators, publishers, contributors, and sources listed in this document would be appreciated in products derived from or utilizing these data.
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: la_gwis_er.jpg
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Relationships between spatial data layers and attribute data tables for the Louisiana G-WIS data
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
  Data_Set_Credit: This project was supported by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd., MS-5220, New Orleans, LA 70123-2394.  Norman Froomer with MMS coordinated the larger G-WIS project and was particularly supportive during the Louisiana portion of the project.  This project was coordinated by Louisiana State University (LSU), Center for Coastal, Energy and Environmental Resources (CCEER) and the Department of Geography and Anthropology, 302 Howe-Russell, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.  DeWitt Braud, Dina Sa, Hampton Peele, and Lynda Wayne were key contributors to the project.  The majority of natural resources data used to develop the larger LA G-WIS data set were provided by the LDWF.  Jim Hanifen coordinated the LDWF effort.  The following LDWF personnel (listed alphabetically) were major contributors to the LA G-WIS project: Jan Bowman, Heather Warner Finley, Robert Helm, Noel Kinler, Gary Lester, Greg Linscombe, Mike Olinde, Gary Tilyou, and Bill Vermillion.  At Research Planning, Inc. (RPI), Scott Zengel was the Project Manager.  Colin Plank and Miles Hayes performed the shoreline classification.  Zach Nixon was the GIS Coordinator, Jon Whitlock, and Jennifer Rainman performed data processing, and Kristi Suggs prepared the final metadata.  Joanne Halls and William Holton contributed to the conceptual design of the project and participated in the LA G-WIS pilot project, which preceded this final data set.
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: The software packages used to develop the database included Environmental Systems Research Institute's ARC/INFO(r) (version 8.0.2) and ORACLE(r) RDBMS (version 8.0.5.0.0).  The hardware configuration is Hewlett Packard workstations models 7xx series with UNIX operating system (HP-UX Release A.10.20), and PC's with Windows Operating System (NT4.0/2000).  The following files are included in the larger, complete Louisiana G-WIS data set: activity.e00, bear.e00, biores.e00, breed.e00, c_guard.e00, city.e00, crawfish.e00, disp.e00, ecoreg.e00, epa.e00, esi.e00, esip.e00, federal.e00, fr_fish.e00, gator.e00, habitats.e00, hydro.e00, index.e00, in_situ.e00, mgt.e00, nests.e00, nhp.e00, parish.e00, seasonal.e00, sh_bird.e00, s_mammal.e00, soc_data.e00, socecon.e00, sources.e00, species.e00, state.e00, status.e00, survey.e00, surv_lut.e00, waste.e00, w_fowl.e00.
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: A multi-stage error checking process is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production.  The process includes a standardized data entry methodology, hardcopy data review by in-house and external resource experts, and a final Quality Assurance/ Quality Control (QA/QC) process, as well as multiple automated logical consistency checks.  Logical_Consistency_Report: A multi-stage error checking process, described in the above attribute accuracy report is used to verify both attribute accuracy and logical consistency throughout data production.  This process includes multiple automated logical consistency checks which test the files for missing or duplicate data, rules for proper coding, GIS topological consistencies (such as dangles, unnecessary nodes, etc.), and ORACLE(r) to ARC/INFO(r) consistencies.
  Completeness_Report: These data represent the boundaries of municipal areas in coastal Louisiana.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The spatial components of the socio-economic data sets were developed from pre-existing digital sources and reflect the positional accuracy of these original data.  See the lineage and process description sections for more information on the original source data and how these data were integrated or manipulated to create the final data set.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Intergraph Corp.
          Publication_Date: 1999
          Title: City Boundaries extracted from 1992 Census Version TIGER/Line files
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital polys
          Publication_Information:
            Publisher: USA GeoData CD
      Source_Scale_Denominator: Unknown
      Type_of_Source_Media: Disk
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1992
        Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of Publication
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
      Source_Contribution: Boundaries for municipal areas
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Source data for this data layer were initially processed by Dina Sa at Louisiana State University (LSU), Center for Coastal, Energy and Environmental Resources (CCEER).  The data were reprojected, if neccessary, and assigned preliminary TYPE and AUTHORITY attributes.  At RPI, the source data were clipped by the study area boundary, and all attribute data were inserted into attribute tables.
      Process_Date: 200106
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Research Planning, Inc.
            Contact_Person: Scott Zengel - Senior Ecologist and Project Manager; Zach Nixon - Project GIS Coordinator
          Contact_Position: Senior Ecologist, or Project GIS Coordinator
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: Physical
            Address: 1121 Park Street
            City: Columbia
            State_or_Province: SC
            Postal_Code: 29201
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (803) 256-7322
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (803) 254-6445
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: szengel@researchplanning.com; znixon@researchplanning.com
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete Chain
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 530
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 298
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon Composed of Chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 298
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 27
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 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: CITY.PAT
      Entity_Type_Definition: The spatial data layer CITY contains the vector polygons representing municipal areas.  Note that all attribute information is stored in a series of relational files, described below.  See the browse graphic for this data set for an entity-relationship diagram describing the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the G-WIS data structure.
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Type
      Attribute_Definition: Identifies the feature type.  This attribute allows direct access to the type of feature instead of accessing the more detailed SOC_DAT table.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: LO
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Local jurisdiction
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HUNUM
      Attribute_Definition: A numeric identifier that links vector polygons to the attribute records in the SOC_DAT data table.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 1
          Range_Domain_Minimum: N
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: SOC_DATA data table
      Entity_Type_Definition: The data table SOC_DATA contains both socio-economic attribute data and items necessary for linking the socio-economic spatial data layers to the SOURCES data table.
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HUNUM
      Attribute_Definition: An identifier that links the SOC_DATA data table to vector objects in the socio-economic data layers.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
          Range_Domain_Maximum: N
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TYPE
      Attribute_Definition: Identifies the feature type
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: LOCAL
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Local jurisdiction
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: NAME
      Attribute_Definition: The feature name
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Any character
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Free text
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CONTACT
      Attribute_Definition: Contact person or entity
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Any character
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Free text
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PHONE
      Attribute_Definition: Contact telephone number
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Any character
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Free text
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: G_SOURCE
      Attribute_Definition: Geographic source integer identifier that links records in the SOC_DATA data table to records in the SOURCES data table.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
          Range_Domain_Maximum: N
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: A_SOURCE
      Attribute_Definition: Attribute source integer identifier that links records in the SOC_DATA data table to records in the SOURCES data table.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
          Range_Domain_Maximum: N
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: SOURCES data table
      Entity_Type_Definition: The data table SOURCES contains the primary sources used to create the G-WIS data set.  See the browse graphic for this data set for an entity-relationship diagram describing the way this table relates to other attribute tables in the G-WIS data structure.
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SOURCE_ID
      Attribute_Definition: Source identifier that links records in the SOURCES data table to the items G_SOURCE, S_SOURCE, and A_SOURCE in the BIORES and SOC_DATA tables.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
          Range_Domain_Maximum: N
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ORIGINATOR
      Attribute_Definition: Author or developer of source material or data set
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Any character
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Free text
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DATE_PUB
      Attribute_Definition: Date of source material, publication, or date of personal communication with expert source
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Numeric
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mmyyyy
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TITLE
      Attribute_Definition: Title of source material or data
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Any character
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Free text
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DATA_FORMAT
      Attribute_Definition: The format of the source material
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Any character
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Free text
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PUBLICATION
      Attribute_Definition: Additional citation information
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Any character
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Free text
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SCALE
      Attribute_Definition: Scale denominator of the source
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: integer
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Any integer
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TIME_PERIOD
      Attribute_Definition: Date(s) of data collection source material is based upon.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Numeric
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: yyyy
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TYPE
      Attribute_Definition: Sampling type
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Survey
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Inferred (Typically, all expert knowledge sources are inferred.)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not applicable
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SAMP_PLAT
      Attribute_Definition: Sampling platform
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Any character
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Free text
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SAMP_METH
      Attribute_Definition: Sampling method
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Any character
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Free text
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SPAT_REF_METH
      Attribute_Definition: Spatial reference method
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Any character
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Free text
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Research Planning, Inc.
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: DeWitt Braud; Dina Sa
        Contact_Organization: Louisiana State University (LSU), Center for Coastal, Energy and Environmental Resources (CCEER) and the Department of Geography and Anthropology
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Physical Address
        Address: 302 Howe-Russell
        City: Baton Rouge
        State_or_Province: Louisiana
        Postal_Code: 70803
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (225) 578-8358
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (225) 578-6177
  Resource_Description: G-WIS for Coastal Louisiana
  Distribution_Liability: Although this data has been processed successfully on a computer system at Research Planning, Inc. (RPI), no warranty, expressed of implied, is made by RPI regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.  Research Planning, Inc. warrants the delivery of this product in computer-readable format, and will offer a replacement copy of the product when the product is determined unreadable by computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition.
  Custom_Order_Process: Contact Research Planning, Inc. (see Metadata_Contact) for custom distribution options.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 200106
  Metadata_Review_Date: 200106
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Scott Zengel - Senior Ecologist and Project Manager; Zach Nixon - Project GIS Coordinator
        Contact_Organization: Research Planning, Inc.
      Contact_Position: Senior Ecologist, or Project GIS Coordinator
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Physical Address
        Address: 1121 Park Street
        City: Columbia
        State_or_Province: South Carolina
        Postal_Code: 29201
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (803) 256-7322
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (803) 254-6445
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: szengel@researchplanning.com or znixon@researchplanning.com
  Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
