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Massachusetts Beach and Boat Access Areas
- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- Harvard Map Collection
- Originator
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
- Originator
- Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Massachusetts
- Originator
- Massachusetts Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS)
- Publication Date
- 200107
- Title
- Massachusetts Beach and Boat Access Areas
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Online Linkage
- https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-meapab95
- Abstract
- This datalayer is a polygon coverage displaying Public Access Board sites throughout Massachusetts. With over 1200 miles of seashore and hundreds of lakes, ponds, and streams. The Public Access Board (PAB) in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Environmental Law Enforcement is charged with providing access to these many waterways. Presently, the agency oversees boat and canoe launch sites at over 200 coastal and inland locations in Massachusetts, giving residents and visitors extensive opportunities to enjoy fishing, canoeing, sailing, waterskiing, and recreational boating statewide. The Public Access Board manages the construction, repair, and operation of state boat ramps, canoe and car-top launch sites, parking areas, and approach roads. The Board oversees facility design and construction, which is usually done by private contractors or municipal public works departments. Public Access Board funds are also used to construct fish piers and purchase shoreline fishing areas. Ultimately, the Board is working to locate boat launch facilities at close enough intervals throughout the state so that none of them will be overused. The data here were originally produced by MassGIS; this layer was then made available as part of the Massachusetts Electronic Atlas (MEA) which was a collaborative project to provides access, via the Internet, to data about the Commonwealth, its thirteen regional planning agency districts and 351 cities and towns. This MEA-derived dataset is now only available via The Harvard Geospatial Library. For more information on the original MassGIS datalayer please consult their website at: http://www.state.ma.us/mgis/pab.htm
- Purpose
- This layer is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production. This layer will provide a basemap for layers related to socio-political anaylsis, statistical enumeration and analysis, or to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. More advanced user applications may focus on demographics, urban and rural land use planning, socio-economic analysis and related areas including defining boundaries, managing assets and facilities, integrating attribute databases with geographic features, spatial analysis, and presentation output.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- ground condition
- Time Instant
- 199512
- Bounding Box
- West
- -73.508240
- East
- -69.927802
- North
- 42.886818
- South
- 41.237962
- ISO Topic Category
- structure
- transportation
- Theme Keyword
- Recreation facilities
- Boats and boating
- Recreation areas
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- Place Keyword
- Massachusetts
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- United States Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
- Temporal Keyword
- Access Restrictions
- None
- Use Restrictions
- For educational, non-commercial use only. Although this data set has been developed by the Harvard Map Collection and its partners, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the producers as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the producers in the use of this data, or related materials.
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- None planned
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Harvard Map Collection
- Delivery Point
- Harvard Map Collection
- Delivery Point
- Pusey Library
- Delivery Point
- Harvard University
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- MA
- Postal Code
- 02138
- Country
- USA
- Contact Telephone
- 617-495-2417
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 617-496-0440
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- hgl_ref@hulmail.harvard.edu
- Hours of Service
- Monday through Friday 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. EST-USA
- Credit
- The Massachusetts Electronic Atlas dataset was a joint project of Douglas Carnahan, formerly of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), Richard Gelpke of the Earth and Geographic Sciences Department of the University of Massachusetts at Boston, and David Cobb, Bonnie Burns, Martin von Wyss, and Arlene Olivero of the Harvard Map Collection. Valuable technical assistance and support has been provided by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Peter Girard of ESRI, and the Harvard College Library.
- Native Data Set Environment
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
- Data Quality Information
- Attribute Accuracy Report
- Topological Properties The attribute accuracy of these files is as precise as the source used during the creation or update of the Massachusetts Electronic Atlas (MEA) database. No specific field tests for attribute accuracy have been conducted on the files.
- Completeness Report
- Data completeness of the Massachusetts Electronic Atlas (MEA) files reflects the contents of the database at the time the files were created. Data for a given category contain attribute codes that reflect the information portrayed on the original source. MassGIS is maintaining the original datalayer.
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
- The Massachusetts Electronic Atlas' (MEA) mission to profile the Commonwealth's people and institutions did not require the highest level of positional accuracy. Coordinates in these files are in decimal degrees and have six implied decimal places. The six-decimal place precision is useful when producing maps as it allows you to place features that are next to each other on the ground in the correct position, relative to each other, on the map without overlap.
- Lineage
- Source
- Originator
- U.S. Geological Survey-Water Resources Division
- Title
- USGS 1:24,000 quadrangle maps
- Source Scale Denominator
- 24,000
- Type of Source Media
- paper
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Source Currentness Reference
- unknown
- Contribution
- Used as basemap for drainage area mapping.
- Source
- Originator
- Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA)
- Publication Date
- Unknown
- Title
- MassGIS MAJ_BAS Datalayer
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Type of Source Media
- computer program
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 199003
- Source Currentness Reference
- ground condition
- Contribution
- Feature location and Attribute tabular data
- Source
- Originator
- See Citation information for this datalayer
- Publication Date
- 200107
- Title
- Massachusetts Electronic Atlas
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Type of Source Media
- computer program
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 200107
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- 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
- Point and Vector Object Count
- 432
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Geographic
- Latitude Resolution
- 0.000001
- Longitude Resolution
- 0.000001
- Geographic Coordinate Units
- Decimal degrees
- Geodetic Model
- Horizontal Datum Name
- D_WGS_1984
- Ellipsoid Name
- WGS_1984
- Semi-major Axis
- 6378137.000000
- Denominator of Flattening Ratio
- 298.257224
- Vertical Coordinate System Definition
- Altitude System Definition
- Altitude Resolution
- 1.000000
- Altitude Encoding Method
- Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- TIM.MEAPAB95
- Entity Type Definition
- Polygons describe PAB site features
- Entity Type Definition Source
- MassGIS/MEA
- Attributes
- TIM.MEAPAB95.AREA
- Feature area in square coverage units
- Definition Source
- Computed
- PERIMETER
- Feature perimeter measured in coverage units
- Definition Source
- Computed
- PAB_
- Internal Feature Identifier
- Definition Source
- Assigned
- PAB_ID
- Internal Feature Identifier
- Definition Source
- Assigned
- PG
- Page Reference Number from "Public Access to the Waters of Massachusetts"
- Definition Source
- MassGIS
- MAINTRESP
- Agency responsible for Maintenance and Management of PAB Site
- Definition Source
- PAB
- LRAMPTYPE
- Boat Launch ramp type
- Definition Source
- PAB
- NORAMPS
- Number of ramps at site
- Definition Source
- PAB
- NOPARKSP
- Number of parking spaces at site
- Definition Source
- PAB
- COND
- Condition of ramp
- Definition Source
- PAB
- FEE
- Fee for service (Yes or No)
- Definition Source
- PAB
- STKPRMT
- Sticker required (Yes or No)
- Definition Source
- PAB
- RESTRKT
- Use Restrictions at site
- Definition Source
- PAB
- COMM
- Additional Comments
- Definition Source
- PAB
- FACNAME
- PAB site Facility name
- Definition Source
- PAB
- TOWN_ID
- Town Identification code
- Definition Source
- MassGIS
- TOWN
- Town name
- Definition Source
- MassGIS
- QUADS_ID
- Map Quadrangle Number
- Definition Source
- USGS
- QUAD_NAME
- Map Quadrangle name
- Definition Source
- USGS/MassGIS
- DOUBLEQUAD
- Double quad name
- Definition Source
- USGS/MassGIS
- SHAPE
- Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE.AREA
- Feature area in square coverage units
- Definition Source
- Computed
- SHAPE.LEN
- Feature length measured in coverage units
- Definition Source
- Computed
- SHAPE.FID
- Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- Shape
- Distributor
- Harvard Geospatial Library
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20040511
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Person Primary
- Contact Person
- Contact Organization
- Harvard Geospatial Library
- Contact Address
- Address
- Harvard University Library
- Address
- Office For Information Systems
- Address
- 1280 Massachusetts Avenue
- City
- Cambridge
- State or Province
- MA
- Postal Code
- 02138
- Country
- USA
- Contact Voice Telephone
- 617-495-2417
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 617-496-0440
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- hgl_ref@hulmail.harvard.edu
- Hours of Service
- Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST-USA
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata Extensions
- Online Linkage
- http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
- Profile Name
- ESRI Metadata Profile
