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Zebra Mussels, New York State, 2001
- 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
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Originator
- Florida Caribbean Science Center
- Publication Date
- 200112
- Title
- Zebra Mussels, New York State, 2001
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Gainesville, FL
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Caribbean Science Center
- Online Linkage
- https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/catalog/cugir-007326
- Abstract
- A small mollusk called the zebra mussel has been steadily invading America's rivers and lakes. Zebra mussels colonize water intake pipes and severely restrict the water flow. This has cost billions of dollars of damage to municipal and private facilities that rely on fresh water. This map layer shows the locations of confirmed zebra mussel sightings in the United States from 1988 to 1998. The sighting reports came from a variety of federal, State, and municipal agencies, public utilities, universities, engineering and private consultant firms, and businesses. The concern caused by the explosive spread of the zebra mussel, (Dreissena polymorpha), within the United States resulted in passage of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990. The impact of this biofouling pest on the economy and ecological processes in the U.S. and Canada has required prompt action on a large scale to prevent further infestations and minimize ecological degradation. This data set is a compilation of reports of confirmed zebra mussel sightings in the United States from 1988 to the present. It provides geographical and historical information to show distribution over time. The reports came from a variety of federal, State, and municipal agencies, public utilities, universities, engineering and private consultant firms. The locations of confirmed sightings were registered at 1:100,000-scale on EPA Reach File Version 3.0 and are maintained as an Arc/INFO export file. This is a revised version of the June, 2000 data set.
- Purpose
- The data is an essential part of the Department of the Interior's Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Species Program. The data was compiled for use by resource managers to make them aware of zebra mussel occurrences so that they may help to control or prevent the spread of zebra mussels. These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.
- Supplemental Information
- The original of this data set was published for and presented at the Third International Zebra Mussel Conference, held February 23-26, 1993 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. That data set was compiled by the Electric Power Research Institute of Palo Alto, CA, and published in June, 1993, as "A Geographic Information System (GIS) for Tracking Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)in the United States". The current data set builds on that original work. Additional information about zebra mussels can be found at: http://www.nationalatlas.gov/dynamic/dyn_zm.html
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- Ground Condition
- Time Period
- Beginning
- 1988
- End
- 2001
- Bounding Box
- West
- -80.134469
- East
- -73.073327
- North
- 45.424201
- South
- 41.283011
- Theme Keyword
- Freshwater
- Invasive species
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Theme Keyword
- Zebra mussels
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- ISO Topic Category
- biota
- environment
- Theme Keyword
- biology
- environment
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- CUGIR Category
- Place Keyword
- New York (State)
- Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.)
- Erie, Lake
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- Temporal Keyword
- Access Restrictions
- None
- Use Restrictions
- None. Acknowledgment of the National Atlas of the United States of America and (or) the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
- Status
- In work
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- As needed
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Delivery Point
- Florida Caribbean Science Center, 7920 NW 71st Street
- City
- Gainesville
- State
- FL
- Postal Code
- 32653
- Country
- USA
- Contact Telephone
- 352-378-8181 x306
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 352-378-4956
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- mailto:amy_benson@usgs.gov
- Hours of Service
- Monday - Friday 8AM-4PM
- Data Quality Information
- Attribute Accuracy Report
- All reports in the data base on zebra mussel locations were confirmed as being zebra mussels.
- Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment
- Logical Consistency Report
- No tests for logical consistency have been performed on this data set.
- Completeness Report
- This data base is by no means an all inclusive listing of zebra mussel locations. But it is a fair and accurate representation of their distribution in North America.
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
- Zebra mussel sightings were reported with varying levels of accuracy. Some of the reports were as latitude-longitude coordinates, some as river miles, and others as just a lake, beach, harbor, or a water body and nearest town name. The locations were digitized as a single point in the reported water body at the place nearest to the town. If no specific location was reported in a lake, the point was digitized in the middle. These were all small lakes; the Great Lakes had specific locations associated with them. Each zebra mussel sighting location was checked by manual comparison of the on-screen point with hard copy maps.
- Lineage
- Source
- Originator
- Sources for these data are numerous. They include federal, State, and municipal governments; engineering and environmental firms; universities; industries; and public utility companies.
- Publication Date
- Unknown
- Title
- Zebra Mussel reports
- Other Citation Details
- The sources for these data are too numerous to list here. However, detailed information on each zebra mussel sighting is available from the Florida Caribbean Science Center at the address listed in the contact information.
- Type of Source Media
- variable
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Range of Dates/Times
- Beginning Date
- 1988
- Ending Date
- 2001
- Source Currentness Reference
- Ground condition
- Contribution
- Locations of zebra mussel sightings
- Source
- Originator
- U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Caribbean Science Center
- Publication Date
- 1999
- Title
- Zebra Mussel locations
- Type of Source Media
- electronic mail
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Range of Dates/Times
- Beginning Date
- 1988
- Ending Date
- 1999
- Source Currentness Reference
- Ground condition
- Contribution
- Zebra mussel locations
- Source
- Originator
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication Date
- 199910
- Title
- Zebra Mussel Distribution in North America
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Range of Dates/Times
- Beginning Date
- 1988
- Ending Date
- 1999
- Source Currentness Reference
- Ground condition
- Source
- Originator
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication Date
- 200006
- Title
- Zebra Mussel Distribution in North America
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Range of Dates/Times
- Beginning Date
- 1988
- Ending Date
- 2000
- Source Currentness Reference
- Ground condition
- Source
- Originator
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication Date
- 19990326
- Title
- Hydrography Features of the United States
- Source Scale Denominator
- 2000000
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Range of Dates/Times
- Beginning Date
- 1995
- Ending Date
- 1999
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Originator
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication Date
- 1998
- Title
- County Boundaries of the United States
- Source Scale Denominator
- 2000000
- Type of Source Media
- online
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1998
- 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
- Point
- Point and Vector Object Count
- 1163
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Geographic
- Latitude Resolution
- 0.000278
- Longitude Resolution
- 0.000278
- Geographic Coordinate Units
- Decimal degrees
- Geodetic Model
- Horizontal Datum Name
- North American Datum of 1927
- Ellipsoid Name
- Clarke 1866
- Semi-major Axis
- 6378206.4
- Denominator of Flattening Ratio
- 294.98
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- Zebra mussel location (described by Zmusslx020.dbf)
- Entity Type Definition
- The location where a zebra mussel has been sighted
- Entity Type Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Attributes
- Shape
- The representation of the entity in the data.
- Point
- 0-dimensional element
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Area
- The size of the shape in coverage units (0.000 to 0.000)
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Perimeter
- The perimeter of the shape in coverage units (0.000 to 0.000)
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Zmusslx020
- Internal feature number (1 to 2306)
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Y
- The year of the zebra mussel sighting (1988 to 2001)
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- St
- The 2-letter FIPS code for the State in which the zebra mussel sighting falls, or a three-letter abbreviation for the Canadian province in which the sighting falls (Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas, FIPS PUB 5-2.U.S. Department of Commerce)
- ONT
- Province of Ontario, Canada.
- QUE
- Province of Quebec, Canada.
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Co
- The name of the county where the zebra mussel sighting falls. For sightings in Canada, this field may contain the county name or may be blank. (Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS PUB 6-4.U.S. Department of Commerce)
- unknown
- The sighting falls outside the United States.
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- FIPS
- The State and county FIPS code from the TIGER/Line Precensus files, for the location where the zebra mussel sighting falls. (Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS PUB 6-4.U.S. Department of Commerce)
- blank
- The sighting falls outside the United States.
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Locality
- The specific location of the zebra mussel sighting. (There is no predefined set of valid location descriptions.)
- Definition Source
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- Shapefile
- Format Name
- metadata
- Format Name
- HTML metadata
- Format Name
- KML
- Format Name
- GeoJSON
- Format Name
- OGC:WMS
- Distributor
- Albert R. Mann Library
- Online Access
- https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/73/26/cugir-007326.zip
- Online Access
- https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/73/26/fgdc.xml
- Online Access
- https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/73/26/fgdc.html
- Online Access
- https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wfs?version=1.0.0request=GetFeaturetypeName=cugir007326outputFormat=application%2Fvnd.google-earth.kml%2Bxml
- Online Access
- https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wfs?version=1.0.0request=GetFeaturetypeName=cugir007326outputFormat=application%2Fjson
- Online Access
- https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wms?version=1.1.0request=GetMaplayers=cugir007326bbox=-80.34630326,41.1587753,-72.86149274,45.548436699999996width=256height=150srs=EPSG:4326format=image/png
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20210712
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Organization Primary
- Contact Organization
- Albert R. Mann Library
- Contact Address
- Address
- Albert R. Mann Library
- City
- Ithaca
- State or Province
- New York
- Postal Code
- 14853
- Country
- USA
- Contact Voice Telephone
- 607-255-5406
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- mann-ref@cornell.edu
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998