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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1018

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URBAN: U.S. Urbanized Areas for the Long Island Sound GIS project

 

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Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Publication_Date: 1997
Title:
URBAN: U.S. Urbanized Areas for the Long Island Sound GIS project.
Edition: 1.1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Issue_Identification: Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area Boundaries
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Other_Citation_Details: Data are released via CD-ROM media.
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1018/data/basemaps/usa/urban/urban.zip>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: K.Y. McMullen
Originator: L.J. Poppe
Originator: V.F. Paskevich
Originator: E.F. Doran
Originator: M.S. Moser
Originator: E.B. Christman
Originator: A.L Beaver
Publication_Date: 2005
Title:
Surficial Geologic Interpretation and Sidescan Sonar Imagery of the Sea Floor in West-Central Long Island Sound
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2005-1018
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole Science Center, Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Other_Citation_Details: 1 DVD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1018/>
Description:
Abstract:
The Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area Boundaries database is a geographic database of boundaries for urban areas with a population greater than 50,000. The database includes boundaries for urban areas in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Purpose:
The data provide users with information about the locations, names, urban, census and FIPS Codes, and size of urban areas primarily for national planning applications.
Supplemental_Information:
Urbanized areas is an ESRI shapefile with polygon features. This is a subset of the original dataset. It has been clipped to the extent of the Long Island Sound GIS project extent.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1995
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.519440
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -68.630997
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.995304
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.203793
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: ESRI
Theme_Keyword: Environmental Systems Resources Institute, Inc.
Theme_Keyword: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Theme_Keyword: polygon
Theme_Keyword: area
Theme_Keyword: urban area
Theme_Keyword: ArcView
Theme_Keyword: arcview
Theme_Keyword: shapefile
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: basemap
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Woods Hole Science Center
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2005-1018
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2005-1018
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: U.S. Atlantic East Coast
Place_Keyword: northeast United States
Place_Keyword: New England
Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound
Place_Keyword: Connecticut
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: Vermont
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Maine
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area Boundaries files were acquired from the US Bureau of the Census. Please review the cross reference information for the original data set credit.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: Information Specialist, GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1018/data/basemaps/usa/urban/urban-thumb.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Overview showing the extent of the clipped URBAN shapefile for the Long Island Sound GIS project area.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Data_Set_Credit:
Acknowledgment of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics National Transportation Atlas Database as the originator of this dataset would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (comp.)
Publication_Date: 1997
Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Issue_Identification: National Transportation Atlas Databases
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Attributes were supplied by the Bureau of the Census.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
All node-link and polygon topological relationships are created and verified using computer algorithms.
Completeness_Report:
The original data set contained 405 distinct Urbanized Areas are identified database. This is a subset of the original dataset and has been clipped to the extent of the Long Island Sound GIS project extent.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The Bureau of the Census Urbanized Area database was derived from the TIGER data base. It was created from data created at a scale of 1:100,000 or better and as such has a positional accuracy of +/- 80m.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: US Bureau of the Census
Publication_Date: 1992
Title: Urbanized areas
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Source_Scale_Denominator: 100,000
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1992
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Contribution:
The data set was added to the ESRI Data & Maps 5 CD set for distribution with their software.
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Unwated attribute fields were deleted by ESRI.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.dbf
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shx
Process_Date: Unknown
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shx
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Environmental Research Institute, Inc.
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
City: Redlands
State_or_Province: CA
Country: USA
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The ESRI urban shapefile was clipped to fit the USA basemap area for the Long Island Sound GIS project extent
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.dbf
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shx
Process_Date: 20021106
Process_Time: 06:47
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: urban.shx
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Computer Specialist, GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@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: 172

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 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: urban
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute file
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI
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: FEATURID
Attribute_Definition:
Unique identifier for the geographic Entity - the Urbanized Area Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: BOC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIP
Attribute_Definition: Name/identification of the Urbanized Area
Attribute_Definition_Source: BOC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: Information Specialist, GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Resource_Description:
Downloadable Data: urban.shp, U.S. urbanized area for the Long Island Sound GIS project area.
Distribution_Liability:
Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. 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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ArcView
Format_Version_Number: 3.2
Format_Specification: ESRI polygon shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
Five files (urban.shp, urban.dbf, urban.shx, urban.sbx, urban.sbn) comprising the ArcView polygon shapefile components, 'prj' and 'avl' files, metadata text file and browse graphic.
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 0.409
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes
Compatibility_Information:
The user must have a computer system with a CD-ROM available. To browse the information contained on this CD-ROM, the user must have a current WWW browser available. The user must also have software installed on their computer to unzip the archived file.
Technical_Prerequisites:
The data are available in ArcView shapefile format. The user must have ArcView 3.0 or greater software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20050803
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Position: Information Specialist, GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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