Datasets 1-5 (of 17)

• DP3  DP3 is a table in GIS format, a "Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics, 2000". The table is one of four separate tables of general demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics based on the U.S. Census Bureau "Demographic Profile" sample data product. A publication of the Maine State Planning Office provided the source data in tabular format, "Complete Census 2000 State, county, city and town summary data (demographic, social, economic, housing) in one Microsoft Excel file (2.1meg)", at http://www.maine.gov/spo/economics/census/. For GIS use, the DP3 worksheet was exported from MSExcel in comma delimited text format to MSAccess where, subject and universe title text was removed, field data types defined, and field names reduced to 10 characters/digits, to provide a table in dBase (.dbf) format. Where possible field names preserve subject and universe content, abbreviation of field names is standardized as much as possible. Abbreviated fields are defined, with the actual field names, in the Entity and Attribute section of this metadata. Subjects in the "Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics, 2000" include EMPLOYMENT STATUS for the universe of population 16 years and over, and females 16 years and over, COMMUTING TO WORK workers 16 years and over, OCCUPATION employed civilian population 16 years and over, INDUSTRY employed civilian population 16 years and over, CLASS OF WORKER employed civilian population 16 years and over, INCOME IN 1999 households and families, MEDIAN INCOME 1999 full time year round workers by gender, POVERTY STATUS 1999 (NUMBER, BELOW POVERTY LEVEL IN EACH OF 12 UNIVERSES) of families, female householders with no husband present, individuals; POVERTY STATUS 1999 (NUMBERS FOR WHOM POVERTY STATUS IS DETERMINED) of families, female householders with no husband present, individuals; POVERTY STATUS 1999 (PERCENT BELOW POVERTY LEVEL) of families, female householders with no husband present, individuals.
  
  
• acfish2  ACFISH2 contains point locations of streams and rivers in Maine with runs and passages of anadromous and catadromous fish. Attributes include IDs for fish species and water body name. Data for this layer were screen digitized from Coastal Marine Resources Inventory (1981-84) and Ecological Characterization of Coastal Maine (1980) and were supplemented by USFW coverages WHYDRO and EHYDRO, provided by the Gulf of Maine Project office. The source for these dataset was Eipper, et al. 1982. Positional accuracy of this layer is unknown, probably best used at 1:100,000 scale or less. - Download this layer
  
  
• class03e  CLASS03E is a REGIONS dataset and contains status of molluscan shellfish growing area classifications for the coast of Maine, as of July 2003, east of Fort Point Stockton Springs, excluding Islesboro, Vinalhaven, and North Haven, suitable for mapping at 1:24,000 scale. Area boundaries are based on descriptions contained in legal notices, which are published as changes occur. POLYGON codes include CLOSURE area number, CLASSIFICATION, and ACRES. ARC coding distinguishes the 1:24000 coastline from screen digitized classification lines. - Download this layer
  
  
• class03w  CLASS03W is a REGIONS dataset that contains status, July 2003, of molluscan shellfish growing area classifications for the Maine coast west of Fort Point Stockton Springs, suitable for mapping at 1:24,000 scale. The dataset also includes molluscan shellfish growing areas for Islesboro, Vinalhaven, and North Haven. Area boundaries are based on descriptions contained in legal notices, which are published as changes occur. POLYGON codes include CLOSURE area number, CLASSIFICATION, and ACRES. ARC coding distinguishes the 1:24000 coastline from screen digitized classification lines. - Download this layer
  
  
• eelgrass97  eelgrass97 is a POLYGON coverage that represents Maine's eelgrass meadows, which form an important aquatic habitat for the state, suitable for mapping at 1:24,000 scale. These meadows provide shelter for juvenile fish, and invertebrates. In certain locations they also help stabilize unconsolidated sediments and shorelines. As a continuing project, sections of the coast have been flown and photographed using Kodak 2448 film at a scale of 1:12000. This photography has been supplemented in the Penobscot Bay region by 1992 flights using Kodak 2445 film. The Penobscot Bay flights were contracted by the Maine Department of Transportation and interpreted by Dr. Fred Short of University of New Hampshire. Areas in the present study were flown in the July to October period during 1993 to 1997. When possible, photography was at the time of extreme low tides, low wind velocity, good water clarity, and maximum biomass of eelgrass. These factors aid in the detection of the subtidal portion a bed. Transparencies from the 1993-1997 flights were oriented beneath and eelgrass bed locations compiled on stable-base manuscripts containing the coastline and other basemap features from the 1:24000 scale USGS topographic maps. Polygons delineating stands of eelgrass were digitized and coded using a four category scale of percent cover. Verification has been carried out by boat, on foot, and by plane. Though dense patches of eelgrass approximately 6 meters in diameter and less can be identified under good conditions, a conservative estimate of the minimum mapping unit is 150 square meters. This represents a stand of approximately 14 meters in diameter. - Download this layer