akst2mg--Alaska State Outline

Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1999

Title: Alaska State boundary akstateg.shp (USGS DLG)

Series_Information:

Series_Name: United States Geological Survey, Digital Data Series
Issue_Identification: 59

Description:

Abstract:: This data set portrays the alaska state boundary. The data set was created by extracting the State boundary polygons from the individual 1:2,000,000-scale State boundary Digital Line Graph (DLG) files produced by the U.S. Geological Survey. These files were then merged into a single coverage. This is a revised version of the June 1998 data set.
Purpose:: 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.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1972
Ending_Date: 1999

Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -165.4479
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -131.6176
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.8561
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 55.3264

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme_Keyword: State boundaries
Theme_Keyword: alaska

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: alaska

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of The United States, and Associated Areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Place_Keyword: USA
Place_Keyword: Alaska

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

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.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Steve Kambly
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 561 National Center
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-5094

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

skambly@usgs.gov

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data set.

Completeness_Report:

This data set includes State boundaries for all Alaska and completeness generally reflects the content of the original DLG files.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1995

Title:

1:2,000,000-scale Digital Line Graph Data - Boundaries

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1970
Ending_Date: 1995

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2MILBD

Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: State Boundaries of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1998

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-STATES

Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1999

Title: Hydrograhpy Features of the United States

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1999

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-HY

Source_Contribution: spatial information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: The 2MILBD was originally digitized by the National Mapping Division based on the sectional maps contained in 'The National Atlas of the United States of America' published by the USGS in 1970. The sectional maps were updated during 1978-1981 and digitized in the early 1980's. The data were updated again in the early 1990's by the USGS and published on CD-ROM in 1995 as State DLGs. These DLG files were updated 1997. Using ARC/INFO software, the DLG optional format files were converted to ARC/INFO coverages using the DLGARC command. Only State political boundaries and attribute information were extracted for inclusion. It was determined that State boundary lines that crossed open water would be excluded for graphic purposes and that polygons that represented islands would be attributed with the appropriate State information. The individual State coverages were then merged together using the ARC/INFO command MAPJOIN. "Slivers" created during the MAPJOIN process were identified and deleted using the ELIMINATE command. The resulting data set was ATLAS-STATES. The state of alaska boundary was then clipped for the National coverage
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2MILBD
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-HY
Process_Date: 1998
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-STATES

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The spatial features in ATLAS-STATES were compared against the National Atlas hydrography (ATLAS-HY) and modified where necessary. Incorrect attributes were corrected. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were added.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-STATES

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ATLAS-HY

Process_Date:

1999

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference:

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas (FIPS 5-2): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology.

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas (FIPS 6-4): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Area point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 2903

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:

2903

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 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:

298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: States (described by STATESP020.PAT or Statesp020.dbf)
Entity_Type_Definition:: First order division of a nation, including states and state equivalents.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: The representation of the entity in the data

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Polygon
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 2-dimensional element
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ESRI GIS software

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Area

Attribute_Definition: The size of the shape in coverage units

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.000
Range_Domain_Maximum: 267.354

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Perimeter

Attribute_Definition: The perimeter of the shape in coverage units

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.010
Range_Domain_Maximum: 374.68

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATESP020# or Statesp020

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2904

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATESP020-ID or Statesp020

Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2903

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: State

Attribute_Definition: The name of the State or State equivalent.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

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, FIPS 5-2.
Codeset_Source:: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: State_fips

Attribute_Definition: The 2-digit FIPS code of the State or State equivalent.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Geological Survey

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, FIPS 5-2.
Codeset_Source:: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address:: Box 25386, Building 810, Denver Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: Co
Postal_Code: 80225

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747)

Resource_Description: Digital Data Series DDS-59, Organic Geochemistry Data of Alaska

Distribution_Liability:

Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U. S. Government. Although this data has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey(USGS), no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsiblility is assumed by the USGS in the use of these data, software, or related materials.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ARCE
File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: ISO 9600

Fees: $32.00 for CD-ROM, no charge for online files

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 19990326

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Gita Urban-Mathieux
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 521 National Center
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-5175

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: burbanma@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None

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