Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: Spatial Data Management System Land Layer, Surveyed Lands, Alaska Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Description: Abstract: This dataset is a spatial representation of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) in Alaska, generated from land survey records. The data represents a seamless spatial portrayal of land parcels, their legal descriptions, corner positioning and markings, and survey measurements. This data is intended for mapping purposes only and is not a substitute or replacement for the legal land survey records or other legal documents. Measurement and attribute data are collected from survey records using data entry screens into a relational database. The database design is based upon the FGDC Cadastral Content Data Standard. Corner positions are derived by geodetic calculations using measurement records. Closure and edgematching are applied to produce a seamless dataset. The resultant features do not preserve the original geometry of survey measurements, but the record measurements are reported as attributes. Additional boundary data are derived by spatial capture, protraction and GIS processing. The spatial features are stored and managed within the relational database, with active links to the represented measurement and attribute data. Purpose: This dataset was created to provide an accurate, seamless portrayal of the PLSS network, based upon survey records. The dataset is intended for use as a base layer for mapping purposes, and as a framework for the portrayal of land ownership Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2002 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: In work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Daily Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -172.143382 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.427022 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.376236 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.560274 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: BLM-THEME Theme_Keyword: Framework Theme_Keyword: Land Theme_Keyword: Survey Theme_Keyword: PLSS Theme_Keyword: GCDB Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: State Place_Keyword: Alaska Access_Constraints: Discretionary, contains no sensitive information - generally considered releaseable. Use_Constraints: Accuracy published on or derived from the official BLM USS Survey plats. Please refer to the BLM's official survey plats for specific bearing and distance information. Any hardcopies or published datasets using these data shall clearly indicate their source. Any users wishing to modify the data are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent the data, nor to imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by the BLM. Any discrepancies or errors in this data should be reported to John_Montgomery@ak.blm.gov Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: John Sroufe Contact_Organization: Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management Contact_Position: Chief Branch of Spatial Records Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 222 W 7th Ave #13 City: Anchorage State_or_Province: AK Postal_Code: 99513 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907) 271-5481 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (907) 271-4549 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: John_Sroufe@ak.blm.gov Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 6; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.1.649 Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: The id of the land unit is the only non-system generated attribute in the data set. The attribute correlates directly with the tabular data used to construct the land unit polygon. Completeness_Report: Data collection is complete as of the date of publication. This metadata describes a snapshot of the data, current as of the date of publication. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: ArcInfo Processing: The data is exported from the SDMS database via an XML file is parsed and used to create ArcInfo point and line generate files. A line coverage is created from the appropriate generate file and the points added using ArcEdit. Topology is built and the resulting coverage is projected to Alaska Albers. If intersections are detected during the build, the source data is examined to determine if errors exist in the coordinate data exported from the SDMS database. Standard processing requires a build rather than clean to create topology. Coverages are loaded into an ArcSDE Feature Dataset using the cov2sde utility with the append option. Process_Date: Not complete Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Tim Varner Contact_Organization: Bureau of Land Management Contact_Position: Spatial Database Administrator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 222 W 7th Ave #13 City: Anchorage State_or_Province: AK Postal_Code: 99513 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907) 271-5799 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (907) 271-4549 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Tim_Varner@ak.blm.gov Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1630 S patial_Data_Organization_Information: Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area Albers_Conical_Equal_Area: Standard_Parallel: 55.000000 Standard_Parallel: 65.000000 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -154.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 50.000000 False_Easting: 0.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001723 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001723 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 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: lyr_land Entity_Type_Definition: Database:Owner:Layer Entity_Type_Definition_Source: SDMS Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: landalb_id Attribute_Definition: Land id. This id relates directly to the land table in the SDMS database and is used for joining spatial and attribute data. Attribute_Definition_Source: SDMS Database Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 2147483648 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: John Montgomery Contact_Organization: Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management Contact_Position: State Records Administrator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 222 W 7th Ave #13 City: Anchorage State_or_Province: AK Postal_Code: 99513 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907) 271-5054 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (907) 271-4549 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: John_Montgomery@ak.blm.gov Distribution_Liability: No warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual or aggregate use with other data. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20020227 Metadata_Review_Date: 2003 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Tim Varner Contact_Organization: Bureau of Land Management Contact_Position: Spatial Database Administrator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 222 W 7th Ave #13 City: Anchorage State_or_Province: AK Postal_Code: 99513 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907) 271-5799 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (907) 271-4549 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Tim_Varner@ak.blm.gov Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1630 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