Contour shapefile

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Title: contour line shapefile

Abstract: Contour lines derived from a LIDAR GeoTIFF.

Supplemental_Information:

See the source lidar GeoTIFF tile for more specific accuracy information.

1. How should this data set be cited?

   National Park Service South Florida/Caribbean Network Inventory and Monitoring Program, Dry Tortugas National Park Contour Line Shapefile

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   Dry Tortugas National Park

3. What does it look like?

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

   Calendar_Date: March 2006

   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):

      • String (66)

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

      Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

      Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

      UTM_Zone_Number: 17

      Transverse_Mercator:

      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81.000000

      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

      False_Easting: 500000.000000

      False_Northing: 0.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000001
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000001
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      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?

   FID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   ID

   Unique line identifier. (Source: NPS)

   CONTOUR

   Elevation. (Source: NPS)

   Length

   Length of contour line in meters (Source: NPS)

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • National Park Service South Florida/Caribbean Network Inventory and Monitoring Program

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   USGS, NASA

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

   National Park Service South Florida / Caribbean Network
   c/o Judd Patterson
   Research Assistant
   18001 Old Cutler Road, Suite 419
   Miami, Florida 33157
   United States
   

   (305) 252-0347 (voice)
   (305) 253-0463 (FAX)
   

This contour shapefile was generated from a LIDAR GeoTIFF. It shows contour lines at 1 meter intervals, and will be used to aid the interpretation and display of LIDAR data.

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

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

   Date: February 2006 (process 1 of 2)

   The LIDAR GeoTIFF was too course to create aesthetically pleasing contours, so the first step was to run a Neighborhood Statistics operation on the LIDAR GeoTIFF. The settings for this Neighborhood Statistics were a 14x14 cell rectangle using the mean as the statistic type. This was output to a temporary raster grid.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   National Park Service South Florida / Caribbean Network
   c/o Judd Patterson
   Research Assistant
   18001 Old Cutler Road, Suite 419
   Palmetto Bay, Florida 33157
   United States
   

   (305) 252-0347 (voice)
   (305) 253-0463 (FAX)
   

   Date: February 2006 (process 2 of 2)

   Contour lines were generated were generated using the Contour operation. The temporary Neighborhood Statistics grid was used as the input surface and the contour interval was set to 1 (meter). This was output to a permanent shapefile.

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

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?

   Contour lines break where there was no data (cell value of -100) in the original lidar raster.

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

   This layer was generated from an existing lidar tile.

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

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: Not intended for navigational use.

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

   National Park Service South Florida / Caribbean Network
   18001 Old Cutler Road; Suite 419
   Miami, Florida 33157
   United States
   

   (305) 252-0347 (voice)
   (305) 253-0463 (FAX)
   

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

   Dry Tortugas National Park Digital Map Atlas DVD

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   The National Park Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related graphics are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	SHP Shapefile Size: 0.440
     Media you can order:	DVD (format Standard DVD)

   • Cost to order the data: 0

   • Special instructions:

     Contact NPS for details.

5. Is there some other way to get the data?

   Call NPS for details.

Dates:

Last modified: 24-May-2006

Metadata author:

National Park Service South Florida / Caribbean Network
c/o Judd Patterson
Research Assistant
18001 Old Cutler Road, Suite 419
Miami, Florida 33157
United States

(305) 252-0347 (voice)
(305) 253-0463 (FAX)

Metadata standard:

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

Metadata extensions used:

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