State Boundary Data for the Northern Gulf of Mexico States

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Publication_Date: 200407
Title: State Boundary Data for the Northern Gulf of Mexico States
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital vector data
Publication_Information:
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Publication_Place: Lafayette, LA
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 2004
Title: Gulf of Mexico Data and Information Management System
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital database
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Lafayette, LA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://gulfsci.usgs.gov>
Description:
Abstract:
This data set consists of the boundaries of the five gulf states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida).
Purpose: To display the boundaries of the five gulf states
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Status:
Progress: complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -96.001021
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.758173
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.741854
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.745448
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: state
Theme_Keyword: boundary
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Texas
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Louisiana
Place_Keyword: Mississippi
Place_Keyword: Alabama
Place_Keyword: Northern Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Gulf Coast
Place_Keyword: Southeast US
Access_Constraints:
It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from the distributor described in the distribution section of this metadata record or from another USGS server and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. The distribuoter makes no claim as to the data's suitability for other purposes.
Use_Constraints:
Limitations on usage of the data sets have been set by the originator of the original data source, the U.S. Census Bureau; due to cartographic procedures, these files should not be used for geocoding and were designed for small scale, thematic mapping applications at a target scale of 1:500,000 to 1:5,000,000. Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center as a data source would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgement as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Sharing new data layers developed directly from these data would also be appreciated by NWRC staff. Users should be aware of that comparisons with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in photo interpretation, mapping conventions, and digital processes over time. The distributor shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate used described in this metadata document. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd
City: Lafayette
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70506
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337 266-8500
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 337 266-8616
Data_Set_Credit:
The USGS National Wetlands Research Center would like to acknowledge the Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau for the use of the state boundary data.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service pack 1: ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The attribute accuracy is based on the accuracy of the original data. The attributes were not altered during any of the conversion processes, therefore the original accuracy applies.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
ArcGIS software was used to create and maintain topological relationship between features. Polygonal features begin and end at the same point, contain no overshoots or undershoots, and contain a single label. No adjacent polygons have the same attribute value
Completeness_Report:
The data are complete as possible. There are no known gaps or ommissions.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The accuracy of the horizontal positions is based on the accuracy of the original data, which is unknown. Contact the original data source for further information.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau
Publication_Date: 2000
Title: 2000 State and Equivalent areas data
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital vector data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington DC
Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Divison
Online_Linkage: <http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/index.html>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 500000
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HUC
Source_Contribution:
The primary data source for the boundaries of the five gulf states
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Data from the five gulf states were converted to coverages and join using ArcToolBox. The data were then built and reprojected from geographic to Albers
Process_Date: 20040713
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Northern Gulf of Mexico
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 48
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 21
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 21
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 29.500000
Standard_Parallel: 45.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96.00000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23.00000
False_Easting: 0.0
False_Northing: 0.0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.00
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.00
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.00
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: gom_bnd.pat
Entity_Type_Definition: The attributed information for the Gulf of Mexico states
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS/NWRC
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: AREA
Attribute_Definition: the area of the feature in internal units squared
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: perimeter of the features in internal units
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GOM_BND#
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: GOM-BND-ID
Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated within the individual coverages
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE
Attribute_Definition: The two digit numerical code for the states
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name:
Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and Associated areas.
Codeset_Source:
National Institute of Standards and Technology, May 28, 1987. Department of Commerce, Washington DC. FIPS PUBS5-2
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition: The name of the state or its equivalent
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
The values contain the names of the five states: Texas, Louisiana, Mississipp, Alabama, Florida
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LSAD
Attribute_Definition: The legal/statistical area description
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 01
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: the legal/statistical description for "state"
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: US Census Bureau
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REGION
Attribute_Definition:
The first digit of the two digit census code that identifies the geographic region
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
the census code division that the five gulf states are located in.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: US Census Bureau
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DIVISION
Attribute_Definition:
The second digit of the two digit census code that identifies the division the state is located in
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
The values within the attributes include 5,6, and 7, which designates the division within the census code region.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LSAD_TRANS
Attribute_Definition: The legal/statistical area description translation
Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census Bureau
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: There are no values within the attribute fields.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Contact_Position: Database administrator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical
Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd
City: Lafayette
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70506
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337 266-8500
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 337 266-8616
Resource_Description: Downloadable data
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data or any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a U.S. Geological Survey server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. So, these data are provided "as is" and without any express or implied warranties, including without limitations, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Also, use of trade names or commercial products in this metadata is solely for the purpose of providing specific information, and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCE
Format_Version_Number: 8.2
File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied
Transfer_Size: 0.223
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://gulfsci.usgs.gov>
Fees: None, if available online
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040830
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Contact_Position: Metadata specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd
City: Lafayette
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70506
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337 266-8500
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: *
Metadata_Use_Constraints:
Acknowledgement of the National Wetlands Research Center as the metadata source would be appreciated. Please cite the original metadata when using portions to created another record for slightly altered data, such as reprojection.
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