DGIF State Wildlife Management Areas

Table of Contents

Identification Information
Data Quality Information
Spatial Data Organization Information
Spatial Reference Information
Entity and Attribute Information
Distribution Information
Metadata Reference Information

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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION

 
 
 Citation:
 Citation_Information:
 Originator: VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
 Publication_Date: 2002-07-10
 Title: State Wildlife Management Areas 
 Edition: 1.0
 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
 Publication_Information:
 Publication_Place: Richmond, VA
 Publisher: VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
 Other_Citation_Details:
 Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.dgif.state.va.us/
 Larger_Work_Citation:
 Citation_Information:
 Originator: VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
 Publication_Date: 2002-07-10
 Title: Conservation Lands Database
 Publication_Information:
 Publication_Place: Richmond, VA
 Publisher: VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
 Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.dcr.state.va.us/
 Description:
 Abstract:
 This dataset contains the boundaries for State Wildlife Management Areas in Virginia.
 Purpose:
 Part of a statewide GIS coverage of Conservation Lands in Virginia
 Supplemental_Information:
 Time_Period_of_Content:
 Time_Period_Information:
 Range_of_Dates/Times:
 Beginning_Date: 2001-09-14
 Ending_Date: current
 Currentness_Reference: 
 Status:
 Progress: In work
 Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
 Spatial_Domain:
 Bounding_Coordinates:
 West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.0313
 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.9056
 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.6704
 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.5580
 Keywords:
 Theme:
 Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
 Theme_Keyword: conservation
 Theme_Keyword: land
 Theme_Keyword: natural
 Theme_Keyword: resource
 Theme_Keyword: protected
 Theme_Keyword: easement
 Theme_Keyword: preserve
 Theme_Keyword: wildlife
 Theme_Keyword: forest
 Theme_Keyword: park
 Theme_Keyword: recreation
 Place:
 Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
 Place_Keyword: Virginia
 Access_Constraints:
 Use_Constraints:
 Point_of_Contact:
 Contact_Information:
 Contact_Organization_Primary:
 Contact_Organization: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Contact_Person: David Boyd
 Contact_Position: Conservation Lands GIS Planner
 Contact_Address:
 Address_Type: mailing and physical address
 Address: 217 Governor Street
 City: Richmond
 State_or_Province: VA
 Postal_Code: 23219
 Country: USA
 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-371-4801
 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-371-2674
 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dboyd@dcr.state.va.us 
 Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00 M-F
 Native_Data_Set_Environment:
 ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format
 
 
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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION

 
 
 Attribute_Accuracy:
 Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
 Logical_Consistency_Report:
 Data is believed to be logically consistent. No spatial
 accuracy confirmation tests have been conducted.
 Completeness_Report:
 Contains lands of Conservation interest in Virginia.
 Positional_Accuracy: varied, please see attributes
 Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: varied, please see attributes
 Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
 Horizontal accuracy meets National Map Accuracy Standards
 for 1:24,000 data.
 Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
 Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
 Lineage: 
 Source_Information:
 Source_Citation:
 Citation_Information:
 Originator: Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
 Publication_Date: 2002-03-06 
 Title: Virginia Wildlife Management Areas
 Edition: 
 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: 
 Publication_Information: 
 Publication_Place: Richmond, VA 
 Publisher: Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
 Other_Citation_Details:

Boundary information was gathered from multiple sources as deemed necessary.

Boundaries were drawn on 1:24000 scale USGS topographic maps according to

the best available information. The boundaries were then digitized from

these paper maps.

GIS Contact: David Morton dmorton@dgif.state.va.us

  Online_Linkage: http://www.dgif.state.va.us 
 
 Larger_Work_Citation:
 Citation_Information:
 Originator: VA Department of Conservation and Recreation 
 Publication_Date: 2001-09-25
 Title: Conservation Lands Database
 Publication_Information:
 Publication_Place: Richmond, VA 
 Publisher: VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
 Online_Linkage: http://www.dcr.state.va.us/ 
 Source_Scale_Denominator: varied – see attribute table
 Type_of_Source_Media: varied – see attribute table
 Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
 Time_Period_Information:
 Range_of_Dates/Times:
 Beginning_Date: 1999
 Ending_Date: 2001-09-25
 Source_Currentness_Reference: 
 Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 
 Source_Contribution:
 Process_Step:
 Process_Description:
 All digital boundaries were geo-referenced (if necessary) and projected
 to decimal degrees/geographic, NAD83. Attributes were standardized and some
 new fields were added. Refer to original datasets for the original attributes.
 No boundaries received in digital format were corrected to eliminate overlap 
 with other holdings, etc. Any manipulation to existing boundaries is described 
 in the lineage section. DCR ownership boundaries were digitized using best 
 available sources. Please see bndorigin and bndaccuracy attribute
 fields for more detailed information per boundary.
 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: see bndorigin attribute field
 Process_Date: ongoing
 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 
 Process_Contact:
 Contact_Information:
 Contact_Person_Primary:
 Contact_Organization: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
 Contact_Person: David Boyd
 Contact_Position: Conservation Lands GIS Planner
 Contact_Address:
 Address_Type: mailing and physical address
 Address: 217 Governor Street
 City: Richmond
 State_or_Province: VA
  Postal_Code: 23219
 Country: USA
 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-371-4801
 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-371-2674
 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dboyd@dcr.state.va.us
 Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00 M-F
 
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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: GT-polygon composed of chains
 Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1313
 
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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

 
 
 Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
 Planar:
 Map_Projection:
 Map_Projection_Name: Geographic
 Geographic:
 Planar_Coordinate_Information:
 Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair
 Coordinate_Representation:
 Abscissa_Resolution: 
 Ordinate_Resolution: 
 Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
 Geodetic_Model:
 Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
 Semi-major_Axis: 6,378,137
 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257
 
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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION

 
 
 Detailed_Description:
 Entity_Type:
 Entity_Type_Label: dof.dbf
  Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
 Entity_Type_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Attribute:
 Attribute_Label: Malevel
 Attribute_Definition: Managed Area ownership level
 Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage 
 Attribute_Domain_Values:
 Enumerated_Domain: 
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: Federal
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: owned/managed by federal agency
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: Local
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: owned/managed by local agency or government
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: Private
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: owned/managed by private organization or landowner
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: State
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: owned/managed by state land management agency
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Attribute:
 Attribute_Label: Bndorigin
 Attribute_Definition: Origin of the boundary information/data
 Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR
 Attribute_Domain_Values:
 Enumerated_Domain: 
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: city govt
  Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from city government
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: county govt
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from county government
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: county planning
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from county planning department
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: dcr
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: obtained source from VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: DCR-DNH
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from VA DCR Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: DCR-PRR
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from VA DCR Division Planning and Recreation Resources
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: dof
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: obtained source from VA Department of Forestry
  Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: owner
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from landowner
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: surveyor
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from surveyor
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tiger95
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mapping source obtained from Tiger95 files
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
  Enumerated_Domain_Value: vmrc
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: obtained source obtained from VA Marine Resources Center
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: tnc
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: obtained source obtained from The Nature Conservancy 
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: vof
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: obtained source obtained from The Virginia Outdoors Foundation 
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR – Division of Natural Heritage
 
 
 Attribute:
 Attribute_Label: Bndaccurac
 Attribute_Definition: Description of boundary creation/accuracy
 Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Attribute_Domain_Values:
 Enumerated_Domain: 
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1:100000
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: created to be used at a scale smaller than 1:100,000
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1:24000
  Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: created to be used at a scale smaller than 1:24,000
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage 
  Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1:12000
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: created to be used at a scale smaller than 1:12,000
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: cogo
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: created using coordinate geometry measurements on a deed
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: digbp
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: digitized from plat, transformed to best possible
 registration points
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: digquad
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: digitized from a boundary delineated on a USGS DRG
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: scrdig
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: screen digitized using various sources
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: survq
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: survey quality boundary obtained digitally from surveyor
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: unknown
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: unknown horizontal positional accuracy
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Attribute:
 Attribute_Label: Pubaccess
 Attribute_Definition: Public access allowed on land unit
 Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Attribute_Domain_Values:
  Enumerated_Domain: 
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: by arrangement w/ ****.
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: access permitted with prior arrangement
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: closed
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: closed to the public
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: open
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: open to the public
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: restricted
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: restricted access to parts or complete land unit
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: seasonal restrictions
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: access restrictions are seasonally determined
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Attribute:
 Attribute_Label: Origformat
 Attribute_Definition: Original format of source information
 Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage 
 Attribute_Domain_Values:
 Enumerated_Domain: 
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: coverage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: ArcInfo coverage format
  Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: deed
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: boundary extracted from deed description
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: dwg
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: AutoCAD DXG file
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: dxf
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: DXF - CAD interchange file format
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: 
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: general map
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: map source used other than survey or plat
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: handdrawn
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: hand-delineated boundary provided
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: plat
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: plat map used as source
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: shapefile
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: obtained as a shapefile
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: tiger95
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: extracted from Tiger95 files
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: unknown
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: original source format unknown
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Enumerated_Domain_Value: USGS quad
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: USGS quadrangle map
 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 
 Attribute:
 Attribute_Label: Owner
 Attribute_Definition: Landowner
 Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
  Attribute_Domain_Values:
 Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field
 Attribute:
 Attribute_Label: Tractacre
 Attribute_Definition: individual deed or GIS calc acreage for multi-polygon land units
 Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Attribute_Domain_Values:
 Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric Field
 Attribute:
 Attribute_Label: GISacre
 Attribute_Definition: GIS calculated acreage for individual tracts
 Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Attribute_Domain_Values:
 Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric Field
 Attribute:
 Attribute_Label: Totalacre
 Attribute_Definition: Total documented acreage for the complete land unit 
 Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Attribute_Domain_Values:
 Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric Field
 Attribute:
 Attribute_Label: Maagency
 Attribute_Definition: Management Agency
 Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage 
 Attribute_Domain_Values:
 Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field
 Attribute:
 Attribute_Label: Matype
 Attribute_Definition: Managed Area Type
 Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Attribute_Domain_Values:
 Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field
 Attribute:
 Attribute_Label: Maname
 Attribute_Definition: Managed Area Name
 Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Attribute_Domain_Values:
 Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field
 Attribute:
 Attribute_Label: landlink
 Attribute_Definition: webpage link to more info. about a land unit or contact info.
 Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Attribute_Domain_Values:
 Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field
 
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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION

 
 
 Distributor:
 Contact_Information:
 Contact_Organization_Primary:
 Contact_Organization: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Contact_Person: David Boyd
 Contact_Position: Conservation Lands GIS Planner
 Contact_Address:
  Address_Type: mailing and physical address
 Address: 217 Governor Street
 City: Richmond
 State_or_Province: VA
 Postal_Code: 23219
 Country: USA
 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-371-4801
 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-371-2674
 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dboyd@dcr.state.va.us 
 Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00 M-F
 Resource_Description:
 Conservation Lands in the Commonwealth of Virginia
 Distribution_Liability:

Neither the VDGIF nor the contributors to the VDGIF Fish and Wildlife Information Service (FWIS) shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information contained herein and assume no responsibility for the use of the information. In no event shall the VDGIF or the contributors to the FWIS be liable for any direct, indirect, or incidental damages arising in any way out of the use of this service. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not limited to those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, alteration or use of record.

 Standard_Order_Process:
 Digital_Form:
 Digital_Transfer_Information:
 Format_Name:ArcView Shapefile Format
 Digital_Transfer_Option:
 Offline_Option:
  Offline_Media: 
 Recording_Format: 
 Compatibility_Information:
 Fees: 
 Ordering_Instructions:
 Please download the most recently posted copies of the
 shapefiles posted to DCR Conservation Lands website
 
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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

 
 
 Metadata_Date: 2001-09-14
 Metadata_Review_Date: 2003-09-12
 Metadata_Contact:
 Contact_Information:
 Contact_Organization_Primary:
  Contact_Organization: VA DCR - Division of Natural Heritage
 Contact_Person: David Boyd
 Contact_Position: Conservation Lands GIS Planner
 Contact_Address:
 Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
 Address: 217 Governor Street
 City: Richmond
 State_or_Province: VA
 Postal_Code: 23219
 Country: USA
 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-371-4801
 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-371-2674
 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dboyd@dcr.state.va.us 
 Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00 M-F
 Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
 Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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