Sites of major desalination operations under study or development along the Massachusetts coast, 2006

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Publication_Date: 200607
Title:
Sites of major desalination operations under study or development along the Massachusetts coast, 2006
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: N/A
Description:
Abstract:
These GIS data show potential or developing locations of desalination plants in Massachusetts as reported in public media or state/federal regulatory filings as of June 2006. Data are preliminary and/or speculative based on published reports in the media, proceedings from local meetings, studies by private contractors and regulatory filings with Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. The data are general in nature and should not be interpreted as representing the actual footprint of proposed or under development desalinization facilities.
Purpose:
Component of Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Human Uses database.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200607
Currentness_Reference:
Data only accurate to current (June 2006) public-accessible information regarding locations and characteristics of Massachusetts desalination projects; locations are only approximate and captured in some cases from textual or verbal descriptions;
Status:
Progress: Planned
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.283887
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.856085
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.282215
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.763318
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: desalinization
Theme_Keyword: desalination
Theme_Keyword: reverse osmosis
Theme_Keyword: seawater separation
Theme_Keyword: water supply
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans, 014
Theme_Keyword: structure, 017
Theme_Keyword: utilitiesCommunications, 019
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Maine
Access_Constraints:
None. These data are in the public domain. GIS files are freely available for download.
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management as the source of these data. You are not permitted to use CZM's name or to suggest that CZM endorses your project or product, without its express written consent. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, CZM cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by any inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers. The user must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of these data with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: CZM Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing Address
Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02114-2136
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114-2136
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us
Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
Contact_Instructions: email only
Data_Set_Credit:
These spatial data were created by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA).
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
A formal accuracy report was not completed but features and attributes were checked individually against source materials
Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
Attribute_Accuracy_Value: n/a
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Geographic features assembled from published and verbal descriptions of projects currently being initiated or studied for future development; as such, data are accurate only in most cases only rough estimations of actual project locations. Could not confirm precise location of the projects, except Dighton which has an accurate polygon from the EIR project site plan.
Completeness_Report:
All known desalination projects (proposed or under construction) at the date of publication are represented in this data set
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
A formal accuracy report was not compiled, but data were compiled from project graphics and verbal descriptions onto the MassGIS 2001 orthophotography base map.
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: n/a
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: n/a
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: n/a
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: various proponents
Title: see attribute "Source" for each feature
Source_Scale_Denominator: 50000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: various proposals and reports
Source_Contribution:
Data are preliminary and/or speculative based on published reports in the media, proceedings from local meetings, studies by private contractors and regulatory filings with Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: approx 50000
Type_of_Source_Media: Adobe PDF
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: various
Type_of_Source_Media: text descriptions of sites
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Data were compiled from individual source materials including project graphics and published EIRs via heads up digitization.
Process_Date: 200606
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: 5
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 2001
Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
Standard_Parallel: 41.716667
Standard_Parallel: 42.683333
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -71.500000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 41.000000
False_Easting: 200000.000000
False_Northing: 750000.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
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
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 0.000100
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: desalination
Entity_Type_Definition: site of desalination plants
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: CZM
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Status
Attribute_Definition: Project development status
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Consultants: Epsilon Associates; Camp Dresser McKee; media reports and regulatory filings
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text description of project development status
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Name
Attribute_Definition: Site name or abbreviation
Attribute_Definition_Source: CZM
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text values describing names of projects
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Source
Attribute_Definition: Reference source of site information; feature specific
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Consultants: Epsilon Associates; Camp Dresser McKee; media reports and regulatory filings
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text descriptions of data sources
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Site_Qual
Attribute_Definition: Quality of captured location
Attribute_Definition_Source: Based upon available current references
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: accuracy of locational infortmation
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Leng
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Capacity
Attribute_Definition: water processing capacity in mgd
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Consultants: Epsilon Associates; Camp Dresser McKee; media reports and regulatory filings
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Text descriptions of water processing capacity
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: CZM Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing Address
Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02114-2136
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114-2136
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us
Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
Contact_Instructions: email only
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these data, errors and conditions originating from physical sources used to develop these data may be reflected in the data supplied. The client must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to certain data. In no event shall CZM be liable for any damages, whether general, special, incidental or consequential damages, arising out of your use of these data. Your sole remedy for damages is to stop using the data. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CZM and its employees against any claim, loss, liability or expense, including attorneys' fees, resulting from loss of or damage to property or the injury to or death of any person arising out of the use of the data.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.010
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.mass.gov/czm/>
Fees:
GIS and coordinate files may be downloaded at no charge by following links on the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management website (<http://www.mass.gov/czm/>).
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 200607
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: CZM Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing Address
Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02114-2136
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114-2136
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 617-626-1200
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 617-626-1240
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: czm@state.ma.us
Hours_of_Service: 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs EST
Contact_Instructions: email only
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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