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United States shapefile

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Valerie Paskevich(ed.)
Publication_Date: 20010331
Title: United States shapefile
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: USGS, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Description:
Abstract:
This ArcView shapefile represents the United States and provides an overview of the United States with a resonablly detailed coastline. The individual 50 states compiled from the higher resolution state shapefile datasets provided by Environmental Research Institution, Inc. (ESRI) as data distribution with their software.
Purpose:
This ArcView shapefile may be used as a general basemap data layer to illustrate the United States boundaries and coastline.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20010331
Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.1333
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.9498
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.2333
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.5441
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefile
Theme_Keyword: basemap
Theme_Keyword: individual states
Theme_Keyword: regions
Theme_Keyword: US Atlantic Coast
Theme_Keyword: Eastern United States
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: United States
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Although this derived data set and it's lineage dataset have been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: Computer Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02532
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: usa.gif
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: image showing US shapefile
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Data_Set_Credit:
This dataset is compiled from the 50 individual state 'trct' files.
Native_Data_Set_Environment: ESRI ArcView shapefile

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: none
Completeness_Report: This data set contains the complete US
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Environmental Research Institution, Inc. (ESRI)(comp.)
Publication_Date: 19990801
Publication_Time: Unknown
Title: ESRI Data & Maps
Series_Information:
Series_Name: United States; Disks 3, 4 and 5
Issue_Identification:
Western United States; Eastern United States and Southern United States (by states)
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Redlands, CA
Publisher: Environmental Research Institution, Inc. (ESRI)
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19990801
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 'state'trct.shp
Source_Contribution:
The individual 50 state 'trct' files were compiled to create individual state files. Those files were later combined to create a US shapefile with a medium resolution coastline.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Each of the individual state shapefiles were processed to dissolve the 'trct' boundaries. The database was edited to remove unwanted attributes.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 'state'trct.shp
Process_Date: 20010312
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 'state'.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: computer specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The individual 'states' were combined to create one shapefile representing the US.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 'state'.shp
Process_Date: 20010331
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: usa.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: usa.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: usa.shx
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: usa.sbx
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: usa.sbn
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: usa.avl
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: Computer Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The US shapefile was clipped to the extent of the project view area. The Area value was updated using the XTOOLS extension.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: usa.dbf
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: usa.shp
Process_Date: 20010608
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: usa.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: usa.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: Computer Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 548

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: .001
Longitude_Resolution: .001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: usa.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of Polygon
Attribute_Definition_Source: Software computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 13.477
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Perimeter
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of polygon
Attribute_Definition_Source: Software computed
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 61.376
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: State_name
Attribute_Definition:
State name 
Connecticut 
Delaware 
District of Columbia 
Florida 
Georgia 
Kentucky 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
New Hampshire 
New Jersey 
New York 
North Carolina 
Ohio 
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island 
South Carolinia 
Tennessee 
Vermont 
Virginia 
West Virginia
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Abbrev
Attribute_Definition:
Two letter abbreviation of state name. 
CT 
DC 
DE 
FL 
GA 
KY 
MA 
MD 
ME 
MI 
NC 
NH 
NJ 
NY 
OH 
PA 
RI 
SC 
TN 
VA 
VT 
WV
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Region
Attribute_Definition:
Regional area name where state is located. 
Central 
Mid-Atlantic 
Mid-West 
Mountain 
New England 
South 
Southeast
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: State_fips
Attribute_Definition:
Assigned state FIPS code. Values range from 01 - 56.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Pop_1990
Attribute_Definition: State population taken during 1990 census
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 562758
Range_Domain_Maximum: 17990455
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Pop_1999
Attribute_Definition: 1999 state population
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 514869
Range_Domain_Maximum: 18195566
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: Computer Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: United States shapefile
Distribution_Liability:
Although this derived data set and it's lineage dataset have been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data or related materials.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCV
Format_Information_Content:
usa.avl 
usa.dbf 
usa.prj 
usa.sbn 
usa.sbx 
usa.shp 
usa.shx
File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied
Transfer_Size: 9,563,266Kb
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes
Recording_Format: ISO 9600
Compatibility_Information:
The user must have a system with a CD-ROM capable of reading an ISO-9660 standard CD-ROM disk. To browse the information contained on this disk, the user must also have a current version of a WWW browser available.
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCV
Format_Information_Content:
The seven files comprising the United States land mass for the project view
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 5995Kb
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes
Recording_Format: ISO 9600
Compatibility_Information:
The user must have a program capable of reading and processing the zip file. The user must have a system with a CD-ROM capable of reading an ISO-9660 standard CD-ROM disk. To browse the information contained on this disk, the user must also have a current version of a WWW browser available.
Fees: none
Technical_Prerequisites:
The base map overlay is available as an ArcView shapefile format. The user must have ESRI's ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of Arcview, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data.
 
Access to the data and information contained on this CD-ROM was developed using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) utilized by the World Wide Web (WWW) project. Development of the CD-ROM documentation and user interface in HTML allows a user to access the information by using a variety of WWW information browsers to facilitate browsing and locating information and data. To access the information contained on this disk with a WWW client browser, open the file 'index.htm' at the top level directory of this CD-ROM with your selected browser. This CD-ROM should be readable by a variety of operating systems including Windows 95/98/NT, Macintosh and UNIX.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20010709
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: Computer Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: Local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

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