U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-001

URBAN: U.S. Urbanized Areas for the Gulf of Maine surficial sediment GIS project.

Metadata also available as: FAQ - TEXT

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: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Publication_Date: 1997

Title:

URBAN: U.S. Urbanized Areas for the Gulf of Maine surficial sediment GIS project.

Edition: 1.1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Issue_Identification: Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area Boundaries

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Online_Linkage:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/basemaps/usa/urban/urban.zip>

Online_Linkage:

<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001/data/basemaps/usa/urban/urban.zip>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: L.J. Poppe

Originator: V.F. Paskevich

Originator: S.J. Williams

Originator: M.E. Hastings

Originator: J.T. Kelley

Originator: D.F. Belknap

Originator: L.G. Ward

Originator: D.M. FitzGerald

Originator: P.F. Larsen

Publication_Date: 2003

Title:

Surficial Sediment Data from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and vicinity: a GIS Compilation

Edition: 1.1

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 03-001

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Woods Hole Field Center, Woods Hole, MA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Other_Citation_Details:

Data is released via CD-ROM media. This digital publication may also be available via the web at pubs.usgs.gov

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-001>

Online_Linkage: <http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of03-001>

Description:

Abstract:

The Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area Boundaries database is a geographic database of boundaries for urban areas with a population greater than 50,000. The database includes boundaries for urban areas in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Purpose:

The data provide users with information about the locations, names, urban, census and FIPS Codes, and size of urban areas primarily for national planning applications.

Supplemental_Information:

Urbanized areas is an ESRI shapefile with polygon features. This is a subset of the original dataset. It has been clipped to the extent of the Gulf of Maine surficial sediment GIS project extent.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1995

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.877236

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -68.630472

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.995371

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.147971

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Theme_Keyword: ESRI

Theme_Keyword: Environmental Systems Resources Institute, Inc.

Theme_Keyword: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Theme_Keyword: polygon

Theme_Keyword: area

Theme_Keyword: urban area

Theme_Keyword: ArcView

Theme_Keyword: arcview

Theme_Keyword: shapefile

Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System

Theme_Keyword: GIS

Theme_Keyword: basemap

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: USGS

Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Theme_Keyword: CMGP

Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Field Center

Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 03-001

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: U.S. East Coast

Place_Keyword: U.S. Northeast

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Acknowledgment of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics National Transportation Atlas Database as the originator of this dataset would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

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.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich

Contact_Position: Information 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@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: urban.gif

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Overview showing the extent of the clipped URBAN shapefile for the Gulf of Maine surficial sediment GIS project area.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Data_Set_Credit:

The Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area Boundaries files were acquired from the US Bureau of the Census. Please review the cross reference information for the original data set credit.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (comp.)

Publication_Date: 1997

Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Issue_Identification: National Transportation Atlas Databases

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Attributes were supplied by the Bureau of the Census.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

All node-link and polygon topological relationships are created and verified using computer algorithms.

Completeness_Report:

The original data set contained 405 distinct Urbanized Areas are identified database. This is a subset of the original dataset and has been clipped to the extent of the Gulf of Maine surficial sediment GIS project extent.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area database was derived from the TIGER data base. It was created from data created at a scale of 1:100,000 or better and as such has a positional accuracy of +/- 80m.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: US Bureau of the Census

Publication_Date: 1992

Title: Urbanized areas

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Source_Scale_Denominator: 100,000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1992

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Contribution:

The data set was added to the ESRI Data & Maps 5 CD set for distribution with their software.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Unwated attribute fields were deleted by ESRI.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.dbf

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shp

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shx

Process_Date: Unknown

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.dbf

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shp

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shx

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Environmental Research Institute, Inc.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: physical address

City: Redlands

State_or_Province: CA

Country: USA

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The ESRI urban shapefile was clipped to fit the USA basemap area for the Gulf of Maine surficial sediment GIS project extent

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.dbf

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shp

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shx

Process_Date: 20021106

Process_Time: 06:47

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.dbf

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shp

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shx

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Computer Specialist, GIS Coordinator

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@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: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 92

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000464

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000464

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

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: urban.shp

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:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FEATURID

Attribute_Definition:

Unique identifier for the geographic Entity - the Urbanized Area Code

Attribute_Definition_Source: BOC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIP

Attribute_Definition: Name/identification of the Urbanized Area

Attribute_Definition_Source: BOC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich

Contact_Position: Information 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@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

Regional Mapping of Surficial Sediments: Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank, Aggregates and Habitats Projects, urban.shp

Distribution_Liability:

Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, 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: ArcView

Format_Version_Number: 3.2

Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile

Format_Information_Content:

Five files (urban.shp, urban.dbf, urban.shx, urban.sbx, urban.sbn) comprising the ArcView polygon shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic.

File_Decompression_Technique: zip

Transfer_Size: 0.409

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM

Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 650

Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes

Compatibility_Information:

The user must have a computer system with a CD-ROM available. To browse the information contained on this CD-ROM, the user must have a current WWW browser available. The user must also have software installed on their computer to unzip the archived file.

Technical_Prerequisites:

The data is available in ArcView shapefile format. The user must have 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 data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20030225

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich

Contact_Position: Information 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

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

OFR03-001 Home | Introduction | Nomenclature | Browse Maps | Data Catalog | Data Dictionary