Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Anna Burack Wilson Publication_Date: 200206 Title: State of Colorado Public Land Survey System Map (500K, polygon) Edition: Version 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: Open File Report Issue_Identification: OF2002-XXX Online_Linkage: http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/maps/ofrs.html Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Wilson, Anna Burack Originator: Heran, William D. Publication_Date: 200206 Title: Databases and Simplified Geology for Mineralized Areas, Claims, Mines and Prospects in Colorado Edition: Version 1.0 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map and text Series_Information: Series_Name: Open-File Report Issue_Identification: OF2002-XXX Online_Linkage: http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/maps/ofrs.html Description: Abstract: This dataset contains Township and Range polygons, and land grant tracts. The linework (polygon outlines) is unchanged from the map available from the Bureau of Land Mangagement, Colorado State Office. A number of the data fields have been revised, reformatted, or added. This digital map is not to be considered as a legal representation of the Township and Ranges. Sections are not included. Purpose: To illustrate approximate Township and Range boundaries for Colorado. Supplemental_Information: This dataset was extracted and reprojected from data released by the Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, Geosciences Team. Data_Set_Part: Part_Type: MapInfo table file Part_Name: CO_PLSS.tab Data_Set_Part: Part_Type: ArcView shape file Part_Name: CO_PLSS.shp Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2001 Currentness_Reference: Data were released by the Bureau of Land Management, 1997 Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned. Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.1 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -102.0 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.1 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.9 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Public Land Survey System Theme_Keyword: Public Land Survey Theme_Keyword: Township Theme_Keyword: Range Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Colorado Place_Keyword: CO Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Users should contact the Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office for current data. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) makes no warranties related to the accuracy of the data and users are required to determine suitability of use for any particular purpose. This digital map is not to be construed as a legal representation of the township and range boundaries. The data should not be used at scales larger than 1:500,000. Any hardcopies utilizing this data set shall clearly indicate this source. If the user has modified the data in any way, (s)he is obligated to describe the types of modifications performed on the hardcopy map. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent this dataset, nor imply that changes were approved by the USGS. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Anna Wilson Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Box 25046, MS 905 City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225-0046 Country: U.S.A. Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-1800 or 303-236-5593 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-236-3200 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: awilson@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: General office phone is 303-236-1800 Data_Set_Credit: Bureau of Land Management, Colorado Native_Data_Set_Environment: CO_PLSS.tab: Win2000, MapInfo Professional 6.5 CO_PLSS.shp: Win2000, ArcView 3.2 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, digitized the township and range lines from a 1:500,000-scale paper copy of a 1992 USGS base map. "Some drift may have occurred due to multiple map projection transformations and conversions from one GIS system to another" (BLM metadata). Completeness_Report: The data are considered complete for the purpose of displaying township and ranges, and land grant tracts in Colorado. Logical_Consistency_Report: The original data were provided by the Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, Geosciences Team on thieir GIS data website. Because the connection had been severed due to an administrative court order, the data file was supplied directly by the BLM as a zipped ArcExport (.e00) file. The files were unzipped and imported into MapInfo Pro 6.5 using the built-in Universal Translator. In MapInfo Professional v. 6.5 the file was reprojected from Universal Transverse Mercator, NAD 27, to latitude/longitude decimal degree coordinates. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: unknown Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office Publication_Date: 1997 Title: State of Colorado, Public Land Survey Map, 500K (Polygon), 1st edition Series_Identification: Series_Name: Arcinfo GIS Database Issue_Identification: pls_p = the post-export name of the Arcinfo coverage described in the original metadata file. Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Lakewood, Colorado Publisher: BLM Colorado State Office Type_of_Source_Media: digital file Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19921103 Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: none Online_Linkage: http://www.co.blm.gov/gis/export/coso/pls_p.e00.Z Source_Contribution: Colorado BLM published the digital Public Land Survey System map. All line work and two of the data attribute columns were retained for this current data release with several changes. Process_Step: Process_Description: The original coverage was digitized from a 1:500,000-scale paper copy of a 1992 USGS base map. Process_Date: 2001 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person: David Taylor Contact_Organization: Bureau of Land Management Contact_Position: Cartographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 2850 Youngfield Street City: Lakewood State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80215 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-239-3652 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Dave_Taylor@co.blm.gov Native_Data_Set_Environment:P AIX, 2, 000183904600 UNIX ARC/INFO version 7.0.4 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic_Model: Geographic: Geographic_Coordinate_Units: decimal degrees (latitude/longitude, unprojected) Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Data, 30 character, see BLM metadata for complete description Almers_twsp_key, 40 character, see BLM metadata for complete description all of the following columns are derived from Almers_twsp_key: town, 3 character, township number (2 digit) + N or S of baseline T1, 2 character, 2 digit township number T2, 1 character, N or S of baseline range, 4 character, range number (3 digit) + E or W of meridian R1, 3 character, range number (3 digit) R2, 1 character, E or W of meridian meridian, 20 character, 06=6th principal 23=New Mexico 31=Ute mer, 2 character, 06, 23, or 31, above typeT, 1 character, type of township, digit #4 of Almers_twsp_key, above, where 0=full township 2=half township 4=quarter township typeR, 1 character, type of range, digit #9 of Almers_twsp_key, above, where 0=full range 2=half range 4=quarter range 7=north of Ute line (fractional township) Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: this file; see original BLM metadata for complete description of "DATA" and "ALMRS_TWSP_KEY" Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: U.S.G.S. Information Services (Open-File Report Sales) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Box 25286, Building 810, Denver Federal Center City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-202-4700 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4188 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: infoservices@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Central time zone Resource_Description: Open-File Report 2002-XXXX Distribution_Liability: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides the data "as is." The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers at the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. In no event shall the USGS have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental,indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by the USGS. Technical_Prerequisites: The user should have GIS software capable of reading ArcView shape (.shp), or MapInfo table (.tab) files. In the event the user does not have such software, ESRI's ArcExplorer is provided as a rudimentary tool for viewing and querying the data. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 200205 Metadata_Review_Date: 200205 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Anna Wilson Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Geologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Box 25046, MS 905 City: Denver State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80225-0046 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-236-5593 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-236-3200 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: awilson@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: Main phone is 303-236-1800 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