This datalayer is a gridded data set of the estimated distance (km) to ocean from each point in the gridded river network. The resolution is 120 m x 120 m. Based on the flow direction in: WAT-RGIS-120m-FlowDirection.asc Provide the distance to ocean for each grid cell.
The distance to ocean for all grid cells are based on flow directions in WAT-RGIS-120m-FlowDirection.asc
Process_Date: 2001-2003
Information relevant to the GIS data encoding
Distance from cell to the oceanHorizontal Coordinate System Name:NAD 1983 StatePlane Massachusetts Mainland FIPS 2001
Datum: D North American 1983
Reference Ellipsoid: Name: GRS 1980 Semi Axis: 6378137.0
Meridian: Greenwich
Projection Name : Lambert Conformal Conic
Number of bands : 1
Raster Origin : Lower Left
Rows : 392
Columns : 467
Cell Geometry :pixel
Maintenance:
Progress: Complete. Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed. Edition: 1st
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