Highways and Roads

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What does this data set describe?

Title: Highways and Roads
Abstract: This is a subset of the USGS National Transportation Dataset.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    U.S. Geological Survey, 20150331, Highways and Roads.

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.844590
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.695030
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.387858
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.284216

  3. What does it look like?

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

    Calendar_Date: 17-Feb-2015
    Currentness_Reference: Current

  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 (9)

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

      The map projection used is NAD 1983 StatePlane Vermont FIPS 4400 Feet.

      Projection parameters:
      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9999642857142858
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -72.5
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 42.5
      False_Easting: 1640416.666666667
      False_Northing: 0.0

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.0003280833333333333
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.0003280833333333333
      Planar coordinates are specified in foot_us

      The horizontal datum used is D North American 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is GRS 1980.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.0.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222101.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    HighwayRoad
    Roads (Source: Author)

    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

    Coordinates defining the features.

    OBJECTID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    Interstate
    Interstate route number (Source: USGS)

    Text

    US_Route
    U.S. Route number (Source: USGS)

    Text

    State_Route
    State Route number (Source: USGS)

    Text

    Road_Class
    Road class (Source: USGS)

    Text

    Full_Street_Name
    Street name (Source: USGS)

    Text

    Shape_Length
    Length of feature in internal units. (Source: ESRI)

    Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.


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  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

    U.S. Geological Survey

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


Why was the data set created?

The purpose is to show the major roadways in the Waterbury, Vermont, area.


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  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

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

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None

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

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    See access and use constraints information.

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 02-Jun-2015
Metadata author:
U.S. Geological Survey

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)


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