Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Valerie Paskevich(ed.)
      Originator: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)(comp.)
      Publication_Date: 2002
      Title: CITIES: ESRI northeast cities shapefiles for the Long Island Sound ArcView project area
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
        Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
      Online_Linkage: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of02-002/data/basemaps>
      Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/data/online/index.html>
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Larry Poppe
          Originator: Valerie Paskevich
          Publication_Date: 2002
          Title: Geological Framework Data from Long Island Sound, 1981-1990: A Digital Data Release
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: atlas
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
            Issue_Identification: 02-002
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
          Online_Linkage: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of02-002
  Description:
    Abstract: This is a point layer of the U.S. cities that fall within the US basemap data layer and border the Long Island Sound study area.
    Purpose: The purpose of this data layer is to provide a general reference as to locations of the major metropolitan cities and towns that fall within the USA basemap data layer distributed with the Long Island Sound ArcView project file.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 20020630
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.499817
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.987297
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.686039
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.269600
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
      Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
      Theme_Keyword: USGS
      Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Team
      Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
      Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center
      Theme_Keyword: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
      Theme_Keyword: ArcView
      Theme_Keyword: arcview
      Theme_Keyword: shapefile
      Theme_Keyword: points
      Theme_Keyword: cities
      Theme_Keyword: towns
      Theme_Keyword: northeast states
      Theme_Keyword: mid-atlantic
      Theme_Keyword: new england
      Theme_Keyword: ESRI
      Theme_Keyword: Environmental Systems Resources Institute, Inc.
      Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System
      Theme_Keyword: GIS
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
      Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound
      Place_Keyword: Connecticut
      Place_Keyword: New York
      Place_Keyword: Maine
      Place_Keyword: New Hampshire
      Place_Keyword: Vermont
      Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
      Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
      Place_Keyword: New Jersey
      Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania
      Place_Keyword: New England
      Place_Keyword: Mid-Atlantic
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints:
    Although this derived data set and its lineage dataset have been used by the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS or ESRI 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 or ESRI in the use of these data or related materials.

    Please read the Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) licensing agreement at http://www.esri.com/data/online/datalicense.html
  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: 02543-1598
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich&#64;usgs&#46;gov"
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: ../../htmldocs/images/browse/cities.gif
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image showing the extent of the GIS layer cities that fall within the USA basemap data layer distributed with the Long Island Sound ArcView project file.
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
  Data_Set_Credit: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) for the source dataset.
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.1.649
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The attribute fields were not modified and are complete as they are distributed by ESRI.
  Logical_Consistency_Report: No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data set.
  Completeness_Report: This is a subset of the complete ESRI cities shapefile.  The original dataset was clipped to include only those cities that would fall within the US basemap data layer being utilized in the Long Island Sound ArcView project file.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.(comp.)
          Publication_Date: 1999
          Title: ESRI cities shapefile
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: ESRI Data and Maps; Disk 1
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Redlands, CA
            Publisher: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
          Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
              Publication_Date: 1999
              Title: ESRI Data and Maps CD
              Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
              Publication_Information:
                Publication_Place: Redlands, CA
                Publisher: ESRI
              Other_Citation_Details: The data is organized on five CD-ROMS.  CD#1 contains data for the world, Mexico, Canada, Europe and the United States.  Detailed data for the entire United States is continued on CD #2.  The very detailed data for the regions of the United States is split between the west (CD #3), the east (CD # 4), and the south (CD #5).  Also, there is a ssample image data on CD #5.
              Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/data/online/index.html
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1999
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: cities.shp
      Source_Contribution: The ArcView shapefile, cities.shp, provided by ESRI with their software distribution was used to create the new cities data layer for use with the Long Island Sound study project views.
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: The complete ESRI cities shapefile was clipped to include only those records that fall within the US basemap data layer distributed with the Long Island Sound ArcView project file.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: cities.dbf
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: cities.shp
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: cities.shx
      Process_Date: 20020418
      Process_Time: 10:50
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cities2.dbf
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cities2.shp
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cities2.shx
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
          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: 02543-1598
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich&#64;usgs&#46;gov"
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: The dataset was reprojected to the Clarke 1866 spheroid to be compatible with the other data layers.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: citiesp.dbf
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: citiesp.shp
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: citiesp.shx
      Process_Date: 20020418
      Process_Time: 11:07
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cities.dbf
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cities.shp
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cities.shx
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
          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: 02543-1598
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich&#64;usgs&#46;gov"
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Unwanted attribute fields were deleted from the shapefile.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: cities.dbf
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: cities.shp
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: cities.shx
      Process_Date: 20020418
      Process_Time: 11:15
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cities.dbf
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cities.shp
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cities.shx
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
            Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
          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: 02543-1598
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich&#64;usgs&#46;gov"
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 605
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
      Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: cities.dbf
      Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute file
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI
    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:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Point
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: ESRI point shapefile
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ESRI
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CITY_FIPS
      Attribute_Definition: Field containing City fips code.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CITY_NAME
      Attribute_Definition: City or town name
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STATE_FIPS
      Attribute_Definition: Field containing State fips code.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 09
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 50
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STATE_NAME
      Attribute_Definition: Text field containing state name.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character field
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STATE_CITY
      Attribute_Definition: Combination of the State_fips and City_fips code.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0901150
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 5066175
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TYPE
      Attribute_Definition: Designation for city type.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: borough
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: census designed place
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: city
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: town
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: village
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CAPITAL
      Attribute_Definition: Designation if city is state capital.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: City is state capital.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: City is not state capital.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ELEVATION
      Attribute_Definition: Elevation of city location.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: -99
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 1660
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POP1990
      Attribute_Definition: U.S. 1990 census population value for state.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 8247
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 7322564
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: integer
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
  Overview_Description:
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Position: Computer Specialists
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
        City: Woods Hole
        State_or_Province: MA
        Postal_Code: 02543-1598
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich&#64;usgs&#46;gov"
  Resource_Description: Long Island Sound: cities.shp
  Distribution_Liability: Although this derived data set and its lineage dataset have been used by the USGS and ESRI, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS or ESRI 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 or ESRI in the use of these data or related materials.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ArcView
        Format_Version_Number: 3.2
        Format_Specification: ESRI point shapefile
        Format_Information_Content: The seven ArcView files (cities.dbf, cities.shp, cities.shx, cities.avl, cities.sbn, cities.sbx, cities.prj) comprising a general data layer showing the U.S. cities falling within the USA basemap data layer distributed with the Long Island Sound ArcView project file and an ASCII version of the metatdata file.
        File_Decompression_Technique: zip
        Transfer_Size: 30 Kbytes
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of02-002/data/basemaps/cities.zip
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: DVD
          Recording_Capacity:
            Recording_Density: 4.75
            Recording_Density_Units: Gigabytes
          Recording_Format: UDF
          Compatibility_Information: The user must have a system with a DVD capable of reading an UDF standard DVD-R 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: This GIS layer is available in an ArcView shapefile format. Users must have ArcView 3.0 or later, or another GIS application capable of importing the data.
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 20020630
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20020419
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      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: 02543-1598
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich&#64;usgs&#46;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