North American Atlas - Hydrography

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Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática
Originator:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 200608
Title: North American Atlas - Hydrography
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Publisher: Government of Canada
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Publisher:
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia, USA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online_Linkage:
<http://geogratis.gc.ca/download/frameworkdata/North_America_Atlas10M/hydrography/>
Online_Linkage: <http://antares.inegi.gob.mx/atlas_norteamerica/>
Online_Linkage: <http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp-na.html>
Online_Linkage: <https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1150/gis/basemap/hydro_l.zip>
Description:
Abstract:
A joint venture involving the National Atlas programs in Canada (Natural Resources Canada), Mexico (Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática), and the United States (U.S. Geological Survey), as well as the North American Commission for Environmental Co-operation, has led to the release (June 2004) of several new products: an updated paper map of North America, and its associated geospatial data sets and their metadata. These data sets are available online from each of the partner countries for download. This data has been revised and re-released in 2006.
The North American Atlas data are standardized geospatial data sets at 1:10,000,000 scale. A variety of basic data layers (e.g. roads, railroads, populated places, political boundaries, hydrography, bathymetry, sea ice and glaciers) have been integrated so that their relative positions are correct. This collection of data sets forms a base with which other North American thematic data may be integrated. Any data outside of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America included in the North American Atlas data sets is strictly to complete the context of the data.
The North American Atlas - Hydrography data set shows the coastline, linear hydrographic features, and area hydrographic features in North America. This data has been revised and re-released in 2006. This data set was produced using digital files supplied by Natural Resources Canada, Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Purpose:
The North American Atlas data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national and continental level. These data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:10,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by Natural Resources Canada, Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, or the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.
Supplemental_Information:
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is an international organization created by Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). The CEC was established to address regional environmental concerns, help prevent potential trade and environmental conflicts, and to promote the effective enforcement of environmental law. The Agreement complements the environmental provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Further information on the CEC is available from <http://www.cec.org/> or from >Commission for Environmental Cooperation 
393, rue St-Jacques Ouest
Bureau 200
Montréal (Québec)
H2Y 1N9 Canada

Telephone: 514 350 4300
Facsimile: 514 350 4314
Electronic mail: info@ccemtl.org
All North American Atlas data sets are available in three data formats: Arc/INFO Export format (e00), ArcView Shapefile, and Geography Markup Language (GML).
Although these data are distributed in geographic coordinates, the North American Atlas Map uses a Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection. The following parameters were used for the map: 
Longitude_of_Projection_Center: -100.00
Latitude_of_Projection_Center: 45.00
False_Easting (metres): 0.0
False_Northing (metres): 0.0
Semi-major_Axis: 6370997.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 1.0
Ellipsoid_Name: Sphere
Units: metres
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200608
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 152.0
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 4.0
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -5.0
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Hydrography
Theme_Keyword: Streams
Theme_Keyword: Rivers
Theme_Keyword: Lakes
Theme_Keyword: Coastline
Theme_Keyword: Shoreline
Theme_Keyword: Reservoirs
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Mid-latitude
Place_Keyword: Western Hemisphere
Place_Keyword: Northern Hemisphere
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: NAFTA
Place_Keyword: North America Free Trade Agreement
Place_Keyword: Canada
Place_Keyword: Mexico
Place_Keyword: United States
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
All data for Canada and other areas outside of Mexico and the United States of America are covered by the Geogratis User Agreement for Digital Data; see <http://geogratis.gc.ca/e_license.html>. No use constraints are applied to data for Mexico and the United States of America. Acknowledgment of the North American Atlas, Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, Natural Resources Canada, and (or) the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Contact_Position: Atlas of Canada Client Services
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: Room 650-615 Booth Street
City: Ottawa
State_or_Province: Ontario
Postal_Code: K1A 0E9
Country: Canada
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +01 613 947 2410
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@atlas.gc.ca
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: Av Heroe de Nacozari Sur 2301
Address: Fracc Jardines del Parque
City: Aguascalientes
State_or_Province: Aguascalientes
Postal_Code: 20270
Country: Mexico
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 52 449 910 5349
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jorge.padilla@inegi.gob.mx
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: John Hutchinson
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: USGS EROS Data Center
City: Sioux Falls
State_or_Province: South Dakota
Postal_Code: 57198-0001
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605 594 6049
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605 594 6529
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: atlasmail@usgs.gov
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Where possible, attribute data were quality controlled by creating symbolized digital displays or hard copy plots, which were visually verified with digital or hard copy reference data. Attribute data that could not be verified in such a manner were interactively queried to check for anomalies such as duplication of data in fields requiring unique values and incorrect feature coding. Data for areas outside of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America are only provided for context; Natural Resources Canada, Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, and the U.S. Geological Survey assume no responsibility for the completeness, accuracy, or presentation of this data.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Topology was built and a quality control of the hydrography polygon data was done in order to ensure topological polygon structure. A quality control of the linear hydrography data was done in order to ensure topological consistency within each country and across country boundaries.
Completeness_Report:
This data set includes hydrography for all of North America as shown at 1:10,000,000 scale. The data completeness reflects the content of the source data, the integration done by the cartographers, and the quality control of the content performed by each country.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Positional accuracy of the data is unknown. Positions are dependent on the accuracy of the source data and on the result of the generalization and integration processes. Data for areas outside of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America are only provided for context; Natural Resources Canada, Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, and the U.S. Geological Survey assume no responsibility for the completeness, accuracy, or presentation of this data.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: North American Coastline
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Source_Scale_Denominator: 10,000,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Internal file
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2003
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of data compilation
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 10M Coastline
Source_Contribution: Spatial information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: 1:7,500,000 Hydrography
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia, USA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 7,500,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Internal file
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1995
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of data compilation
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 7.5M USA Hydro
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: 1:7,500,000 National Atlas Reference Map Series
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Publisher:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Source_Scale_Denominator: 7,500,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 7.5M CA Reference
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática
Publication_Date: 200407
Title: Conjunto de Datos Vectoriales Topográficos escala 1:4,000,000
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Publisher:
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)
Source_Scale_Denominator: 4000000
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19930101
Ending_Date: 19970401
Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 4M Mexico
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Publication_Date: 1985
Title: 1:10,000,000 National Atlas of Canada Reference Map Series
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Publisher:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Source_Scale_Denominator: 10,000,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1985
Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 10M CA Reference
Source_Contribution: Spatial information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Originator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática
Originator:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Publication_Date: 200406
Title: North Americia Atlas - Hydrography
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia, USA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Publisher:
Gouvernement du Canada, Ressources naturelles Canada, Centre canadien de télédétection, Atlas du Canada
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexique
Publisher:
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)
Source_Scale_Denominator: 10,000,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Digital
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2004
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of publication
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NA_Hydro04
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 200301
Title: Streams and Waterbodies of the United States
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia, USA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 2,000,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of publication
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HY0301
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: various
Title: 1:100,000 scale USGS topographic sheets
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia, USA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 100,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: various
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of data compilation
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 1:100,000 maps
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: various
Title: 1:250,000 scale USGS topographic sheets
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia, USA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 250,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: various
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of data compilation
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 1:250,000 maps
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática
Publication_Date: unpublished
Title: North Americia Atlas ? Hydrography ? Mexican Names
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Source_Scale_Denominator: 10,000,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Internal file
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2004
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of data compilation
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NA_Hydro04_Mexico_Names
Source_Contribution: Attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Publication_Date: 2003
Title: National Scale Frameworks Hydrology - Drainage Network, Canada
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:1,000,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2003
Source_Currentness_Reference: Date of data compilation
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NSFH_2003
Source_Contribution: Attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: 1:7,500,000 National Atlas Reference Map Series
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:7,500,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 7.5M CA Reference
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Publication_Date: 2004
Title: CANADA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Source_Scale_Denominator: 10,000,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2004
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication data
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NA Map 2004
Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
For the U.S. portion of the map, linework from the 1:7,500,000 Hydrography file was generalized and fitted to the coastline by cartographers at the National Atlas of the United States. The attribute for the country was added to the data.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 7.5M USA Hydro
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 10M Coastline
Process_Date: 2003
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
For the Canadian portion of the map, linework from the 1:7,500,000 National Atlas Reference Map Series was fitted to the coastline by cartographers at the Atlas of Canada. The attribute for the country was added to the data.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 7.5M CA Reference
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 10M Coastline
Process_Date: 2003
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Linework from the 1:4,000,000 Topographical Dataset for Mexico was selected, generalized and fitted to the coastline by cartographers at the Atlas of Canada. The attribute for the country was added to the data.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 4M Mexico
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 10M Coastline
Process_Date: 2003
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Drainage needed to extend features to the map extent was compiled from the 1:10,000,000 National Atlas of Canada Reference Map Series data set. Linework was fitted to the coastline. The attribute for the country was added to the data.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 10M CA Reference
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 10M Coastline
Process_Date: 2003
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Linework was cartographically adjusted along country boundaries to ensure correct connection of adjoining hydrographic features.
Process_Date: 2004
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Because the linework came from many different sources and scales, a final cartographic review was done to the full hydrographic file to ensure cartographic compatibility at 1:10,000,000 scale. A quality control of the linear hydrography data was done in order to ensure topological consistency within each country and across country boundaries. Polygon topology was created so the area hydrography features could be shown as polygons and an area fill could be used for cartographic representation. Each country then performed a final cartographic check to verify the selection and position of the linework. The attributes were also verified.
Process_Date: 2004
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Using the original 1:10,000,000 hydro files (NA_Hydro04) the USA hydro feature lines (lakes and rivers) were refined using the 1:2,000,000 hydro data files (HY0301) as a guide. Some spatial features were added and others were corrected. Names were taken from the 1:2,000,000 data (HY0301), then researched and tagged to the geometry based on 1:100,000 scale base maps. For Alaska, the names were taken from the 1:250,000 scale sheets.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NA_Hydro04
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: HY0301
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 1:100,000 Maps
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 1:250,000 Maps
Process_Date: 2004
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Using the original 1:10,000,000 hydro files (NA_Hydro04) the Mexican hydro feature lines (lakes and rivers) were tagged with names taken from the Mexico source data.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NA_Hydro04
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NA_Hydro04_Mexico_Names
Process_Date: 2004
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Using the original 1:10,000,000 hydro files (NA_Hydro04) which had the names for the hydro features in Mexico added, the data for the USA was replaced with the revised and named American data. Hydro features were adjusted along the border in Canada to match the changes in the USA. Then the Canadian hydro feature lines (lakes and rivers) were tagged with names taken from the 1:1,000,000 National Scale Frameworks Hydrology file (NSFH_2003), the 1:10,000,000 paper map and the 1:7,500,000 reference map data. The quality control of the data was performed in order to check the attributes and geometry, and to make corrections before release.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NA_Hydro04
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NSFH_2003
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 7.5M CA Reference
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NA Map 2004
Process_Date: 2004, 2006
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Used ArcCatalog 9.2 to import the text metadata that shipped with the data. Unfortunately, the text file had to be edited fairly extensively in Microsfot WordPad version 5.1 to get all the elements to import correctly, so there may still be some errors or missing pieces. This editing involved modifying the lineage and process steps formatting; adding the attributes FID, Shape, and HYDRO_, as well as making all the other attribute labels upper-case letters so that the metadata would import correctly. In addition, the references in the attribute section to the polygon attributes had to be deleted.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: hydrographyenglish_linevmod.txt
Process_Date: 2009
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: hydro_l.shp.xml
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: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
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:
Used ArcCatalog 9.2 - ArcToolbox - Data Management Tools - Projections and Transformations - Define Projection to define the projection as Geographic, NAD83. The dataset had the coordinate system defined as Geographic, and all the parameters for NAD83. To make the dataset more compatible with loading into ArcMap, the coordinate system name needed to reflect the one recognized by ESRI. All the "define projection" did was alter the Geographic coordinate system name from "Geographic" to "GCS_North_American_1983".
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: hydro_l.shp
Process_Date: 2009
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: hydro_l.shp
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: Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
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: Complete chain
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 11536
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4015
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
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: Hydrographic line
Entity_Type_Definition: A line representing a hydrographic feature.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: The representation of the entity in the data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: National Atlas of the United States
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Polyline
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
1-dimensional element that may or may not surround a 2-dimensional element.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ESRI GIS software
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HYDRO_
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: UIDENT
Attribute_Definition:
The unique identifier. A unique number that is assigned to each feature in the North American Atlas. The last two digits of the identifier are a suffix indicating the map layer.
Attribute_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 1052901
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2178101
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TYPE
Attribute_Definition: The type of hydrographic line.
Attribute_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The line represents the coastline.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The line represents the shoreline of a lake.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 17
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The line represents a river or stream.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 18
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The line represents an intermittent stream.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 89
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The line represents the hemisphere dividing line.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTRY
Attribute_Definition: The country in which the hydrographic feature exists.
Attribute_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CAN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature is in Canada.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MEX
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature is in Mexico.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: USA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature is in the United States of America.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: FN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
The feature is outside of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CAN USA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature coincides with a political boundary.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MEX USA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature coincides with a political boundary.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MEX FN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The feature coincides with a political boundary.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAMEEN
Attribute_Definition:
The official name of the hydrographic feature in English. If the feature has an official name in two languages, both names are included in the third name field. For example: St. Lawrence River (NameEn), flueve St-Laurent (NameFr), and St. Lawrence River/flueve St-Laurent (NameSp).
Attribute_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: The Canadian Geographical Names Data Base
Codeset_Source: The Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Geographic Names Information System
Codeset_Source: U.S. Board on Geographic Names
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAMEFR
Attribute_Definition:
The official name of the hydrographic feature in French. If the feature has an official name in two languages, both names are included in the third name field. For example: St. Lawrence River (NameEn), flueve St-Laurent (NameFr), and St. Lawrence River/flueve St-Laurent (NameSp).
Attribute_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: The Canadian Geographical Names Data Base
Codeset_Source: The Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAMESP
Attribute_Definition:
The official name of the hydrographic feature in Spanish. If the feature has an official name in two languages, both names are included in the third name field. For example: St. Lawrence River (NameEn), flueve St-Laurent (NameFr), and St. Lawrence River/flueve St-Laurent (NameSp).
Attribute_Definition_Source: North American Atlas GIS Group
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Toponymic data set 1:4,000,000
Codeset_Source:
Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática (INEGI)
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the U.S. Government, the Department of the Interior, nor the USGS, nor any of their employees, contractors, or subcontractors, make any warranty, express or implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, nor represent that its use would not infringe on privately owned rights. 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. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: WinZip
Format_Version_Number: 9.0
Format_Information_Content:
The WinZip file contains the shapefile for the North American Atlas Hydrography, as well as the metadata for the shapefile.
Transfer_Size: 5.38 MB
Technical_Prerequisites:
The user must be capable of uncompressing WinZip files. Once uncompressed, the user must have software capable of displaying ESRI shapefile format.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: INEGI
Contact_Person: Jose Luis Ornelas de Anda
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: Avenida Héroe de Nacozari Sur 2301
Address: Fraccionamiento Jardines del Parque
City: Aguascalientes
State_or_Province: Aguascalientes
Postal_Code: 20270
Country: Mexico
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 52 449 910 5300 ext 5856
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jose.ornelas@inegi.gob.mx
Hours_of_Service: 8:30 - 16:00 (CST)
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 7.199
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: EROS Data Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: 47914 252nd Street
City: Sioux Falls
State_or_Province: South Dakota
Postal_Code: 57198-0001
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800 252 4547
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605 594 6151
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 605 594 6933
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605 594 6589
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: custserv@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on computer systems at Natural Resources Canada, Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática, and the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by these agencies regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. No responsibility is assumed by these agencies in the use of these data.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCE
Transfer_Size: 7.199
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://geogratis.gc.ca/download/frameworkdata/North_America_Atlas10M/hydrography/>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://antares.inegi.gob.mx/atlas_norteamerica/>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp-na.html>
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: GML
Transfer_Size: 7.199
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://geogratis.gc.ca/download/frameworkdata/North_America_Atlas10M/hydrography/>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://antares.inegi.gob.mx/atlas_norteamerica/>
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
Transfer_Size: 7.199
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://geogratis.gc.ca/download/frameworkdata/North_America_Atlas10M/hydrography/>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://antares.inegi.gob.mx/atlas_norteamerica/>
Network_Resource_Name: <http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp-na.html>
Fees: Gratuit-Free
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 200608
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Contact_Person: REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.
Contact_Position: Atlas of Canada Client Services
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: Room 650-615 Booth Street
City: Ottawa
State_or_Province: Ontario
Postal_Code: K1A 0E9
Country: Canada
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +01 613 947 2410
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@atlas.gc.ca
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Dirección General de Geografía, INEGI
Contact_Person: REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.
Contact_Position: Administrador de Metadatos Geográficos
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: Av Heroe de Nacozari Sur 2301
Address: Fracc Jardines del Parque
City: Aguascalientes
State_or_Province: Aguascalientes
Postal_Code: 20270
Country: Mexico
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 52 449 910 53 00 ext 5856
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rafael.arrioja@inegi.gob.mx
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Person: REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing address
Address: 561 National Center
City: Reston
State_or_Province: Virginia
Postal_Code: 20192
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648 4183
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: atlasmail@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
Generated by mp version 2.9.6 on Wed Nov 04 14:23:43 2009