Portion of US state bounds along the Gulf of Mexico

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Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: VeeAnn A. Cross
Originator: Dann S. Blackwood
Publication_Date: 2004
Title: Portion of US state bounds along the Gulf of Mexico
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1228/data/gis/partstates.zip>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: VeeAnn A. Cross
Originator: Dann S. Blackwood
Originator: Robert B. Halley
Originator: David C. Twichell
Publication_Date: 2004
Title: Bottom Photographs from the Pulley Ridge Deep Coral Reef
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2004-1228
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1228>
Description:
Abstract:
This ArcView shapefile represents a portion of state boundaries of the United States.
Purpose:
This dataset was created for use as basemap information to help orient the user to the location of the Pulley Ridge study area.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.378995
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.031363
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.736854
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.544089
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: bounds
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: OF 2004-1228
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report
Theme_Keyword: polygon
Theme_Keyword: shapefile
Theme_Keyword: shoreline
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: Florida Shelf
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Pulley Ridge
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Alabama
Place_Keyword: Georgia
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints: None.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700
Data_Quality_Information:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Contribution:
The original shapefile came from the ESRI data 2002 distributed with ArcGIS 8.2.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
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).
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Most of the attributes (dealing with population etc.) were deleted.
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@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: 3
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
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: partstates
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: ID
Attribute_Definition: Pre-existing value.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GRIDCODE
Attribute_Definition: Pre-existing value from the original ESRI shapefile.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE_NAME
Attribute_Definition: The state name.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standards
Codeset_Source: National Institue of Standards and Technology
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE_FIPS
Attribute_Definition: The FIPS code (two-digit number) for the state.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Department of Comerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standards
Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE_ABBR
Attribute_Definition: The two-letter abbreviation for the state.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standards
Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040512
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: VeeAnn A. Cross
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Marine Geologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Rd.
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2251
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vatnipp@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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