Portion of US state bounds along the Gulf of Mexico

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Title: Portion of US state bounds along the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract:

This ArcView shapefile represents a portion of state boundaries of the United States.

1. How should this data set be cited?

   Cross, VeeAnn A. , and Blackwood, Dann S. , 2004, Portion of US state bounds along the Gulf of Mexico:.

   Online Links:

   • <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1228/data/gis/partstates.zip>

   This is part of the following larger work.

   Cross, VeeAnn A. , Blackwood, Dann S. , Halley, Robert B. , and Twichell, David C. , 2004, Bottom Photographs from the Pulley Ridge Deep Coral Reef: Open-File Report 2004-1228, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA.

   Online Links:

   • <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1228>

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.378995

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.031363

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.736854

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.544089

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Calendar_Date: 2002

   Currentness_Reference: publication date

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • G-polygon (3)

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.
      

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   partstates

   FID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   ID

   Pre-existing value. (Source: ESRI)

   Value	Definition
   1

   GRIDCODE

   Pre-existing value from the original ESRI shapefile. (Source: ESRI)

   Value	Definition
   0

   STATE_NAME

   The state name. (Source: ESRI)

   Formal codeset
   Codeset Name:	Federal Information Processing Standards
   Codeset Source:	National Institue of Standards and Technology

   STATE_FIPS

   The FIPS code (two-digit number) for the state. (Source: Department of Comerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology)

   Formal codeset
   Codeset Name:	Federal Information Processing Standards
   Codeset Source:	National Institute of Standards and Technology

   STATE_ABBR

   The two-letter abbreviation for the state. (Source: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology)

   Formal codeset
   Codeset Name:	Federal Information Processing Standards
   Codeset Source:	National Institute of Standards and Technology

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • VeeAnn A. Cross
   • Dann S. Blackwood

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

   VeeAnn A. Cross
   U.S. Geological Survey
   Marine Geologist
   384 Woods Hole Rd.
   Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
   

   (508) 548-8700 x2251 (voice)
   (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
   vatnipp@usgs.gov
   

This dataset was created for use as basemap information to help orient the user to the location of the Pulley Ridge study area.

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   (source 1 of 1)

   Source_Contribution:

   The original shapefile came from the ESRI data 2002 distributed with ArcGIS 8.2.

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   (process 1 of 2)

   The dtl_st.shp file was intersected with a polygon of the region of interest. The resulting file containing a portion of the US state boundaries was saved as partstates.shp (this shapefile).

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   VeeAnn A. Cross
   U.S. Geological Survey
   Marine Geologist
   384 Woods Hole Rd.
   Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
   

   (508) 548-8700 x2251 (voice)
   (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
   vatnipp@usgs.gov
   

   (process 2 of 2)

   Most of the attributes (dealing with population etc.) were deleted.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   VeeAnn A. Cross
   U.S. Geological Survey
   Marine Geologist
   384 Woods Hole Rd.
   Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
   

   (508) 548-8700 x2251 (voice)
   (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
   vatnipp@usgs.gov
   

1. How well have the observations been checked?

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints: None.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

   VeeAnn A. Cross
   U.S. Geological Survey
   Marine Geologist
   384 Woods Hole Rd.
   Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
   

   (508) 548-8700 x2251 (voice)
   (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
   vatnipp@usgs.gov
   

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   Downloadable Data

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

4. How can I download or order the data?

Dates:

Last modified: 12-May-2004

Metadata author:

VeeAnn A. Cross
U.S. Geological Survey
Marine Geologist
384 Woods Hole Rd.
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598

(508) 548-8700 x2251 (voice)
(508) 457-2310 (FAX)
vatnipp@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:

• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>