Highways and Roads

Frequently anticipated questions:

• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set?
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
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  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  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 data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
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  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

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.

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • U.S. Geological Survey

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.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

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

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

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

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

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

1. Who distributes the data set?[Distributor contact information not provided.]

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.

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

     Data format:	Personal GeoDatabase Feature Class (version 1)

   • Cost to order the data:

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)