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

BROWSE THUMBNAIL IMAGE: Image showing extent and distribution of data layer coverage.

STATE_BOUNDS: internal US state boundaries

 

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Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Valerie Paskevich
Publication_Date: 2003
Title: STATE_BOUNDS: internal U.S. state boundaries
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
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
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1018/data/basemaps/boundaries/state_bounds/state_bounds.zip>
Online_Linkage:
<http://coastalmap.marine.usgs.gov/GISdata/basemaps/boundaries/state_bounds/state_bounds.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:
This ArcView shapefile represents the internal boundaries of the United States and the political boundaries between the US, Canada and Mexico.

This data layer includes the internal boundaries for the United States and the political boundaries of the US, Canada and Mexico. The state boundaries are drawn to the US coastline and does not include any coastline or islands. This data layer may be used with the high resolution NOS80K coastline (allus80k.shp) which does not include any internal boundaries.

Purpose:
This dataset was created to be used with the NOS80K coastline (allus80k.shp) to provide state bounds without redrawing the coastline. In creating the data layer, some issues of the NOS80K coastline became apparent. One example, is the US/Mexico boundary. The NOS80K coastline closes and draws a straight line well below the Texas border. The same type of problem can be seen around the US/Canada boundary of the Great Lakes. The state_bounds.shp will draw the political boundaries while the allus80k.shp file will display the US beyond the political boundaries. If this is unacceptable to the user, they should consider masking the annexed US possession.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200509
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.845015
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -67.158958
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.415129
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.607004
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
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: Geographic Information System
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefile
Theme_Keyword: polyline
Theme_Keyword: state bounds
Theme_Keyword: us and Canada boundary
Theme_Keyword: internal boundaries
Theme_Keyword: OFR 2005-1018
Theme_Keyword: Open-File Report 2005-1018
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: US
Place_Keyword: US Atlantic East Coast
Place_Keyword: northeast
Place_Keyword: New England
Place_Keyword: Long Island Sound
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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/boundaries/state_bounds/state_bounds.gif>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Image showing extent and coverage of the state_bounds shapefile for the Long Island Sound GIS project extent.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Data_Set_Credit:
The origin of this dataset is compiled from ESRI's 50 individual state 'trct' files. Please view the Source Information for more details
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: Larry Poppe
Originator: Valerie Paskevich
Originator: LTJG Marc S. Moser, NOAA
Originator: Mary DiGiacomo-Cohen
Originator: CDR Emily Christman, NOAA
Publication_Date: 200409
Title:
Sidescan Sonar Imagery and Surficial Geologic Interpretation of the Sea Floor off Branford, Connecticut
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 CD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2004/1003/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Larry Poppe
Originator: Valerie Paskevich
Originator: Ralph S. Lewis
Originator: Mary L. DiGiacomo-Cohen
Publication_Date: 20020930
Title:
Geological Framework Data from Long Island Sound, 1981-1990: A Digital Data Release
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 02-002
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://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/openfile/of02-002/>
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Valerie Paskevich (ed.)
Originator: Larry Poppe (ed.)
Publication_Date: 20001101
Title:
Georeferenced sea-floor mapping and bottom photography in Long Island Sound
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 00-304
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 CD-ROM
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of00-304/>

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on this data set.
Completeness_Report:
This data set contains a subset of the internal boundaries for the continental US and the US/Canada and US/Mexico political boundaries.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Valerie Paskevich
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: USA: United States basemap data layer
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: usa.shp
Source_Contribution:
The compiled usa.shp file was used as the source for this new data layer.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The usa.shp file was copied and editted to remove the coastline and islands. Because the file contained shapes for the individual states, duplicate common boundaries were numerous. The file was edited further to remove these duplicate shapes and remove the original table information. A final clean-up was done to combine (UNION) line segments and reduce the number of individual shapes.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: usa.shp
Process_Date: 20021003
Process_Time: 1440
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: state_bounds.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Computer Specialist
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
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The source dataset was clipped to the extent of the Gulf of Maine surficial sediment GIS project area.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: state_bounds.dbf
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: state_bounds.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: state_bounds.shx
Process_Date: 20021106
Process_Time: 06:34
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: state_bounds.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: state_bounds.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: state_bounds.shx
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Information Specialist
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
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
D:\My Webs\ofr2005_1018\data\basemaps\boundaries\state_bounds\metadata.xml
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
D:\My Webs\ofr2005_1018\data\basemaps\boundaries\state_bounds\metadata.xml

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 20

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 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: state_bounds
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
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: ID
Attribute_Definition:
Assigned feature id and has no applicable relevance to the data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LENGTH
Attribute_Definition: Length of line in native units
Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
Overview_Description:

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
Distribution_Liability:
Although this derived data set and it's lineage dataset have been used by the USGS, 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: SHP
Format_Version_Number: ArcView 3.2
Format_Specification: ESRI shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
The SHP file contains the geospatial data. The SHX file contains the index of the geospatial data. The DBF file contains the attribute data in dBASE format. The PRJ file contains the coordinate system information (optional). The AVL file contains the legend information (optional). The SBN and SBX files contain the spatial index of the geospatial data (optional). The XML file contains the metadata describing the data set <data set name>.shp.xml. An ASCII version of the metadata file. A browse graphic showing the data layer coverage and extent (optional).
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Transfer_Size: 0.405
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1018/data/basemaps/boundaries/state_bounds/state_bounds.zip>
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://coastalmap.marine.usgs.gov/GISdata/basemaps/boundaries/state_bounds/state_bounds.zip>
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 4.75
Recording_Density_Units: Mbytes
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
The data are available in the ESRI shapefile format. The user must have Environmental Systems Research Institute's (ESRI) ArcView 3.0 or greater or ArcGIS software to read and process the data file. In lieu of ArcView, the user may utilize another GIS application package capable of importing the data. A free GIS data viewer, ArcExplorer, is available from the ESRI website at www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/download4.html

Access to the data and information contained on this CD-ROM was developed using the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) utilized by the World Wide Web (WWW) project. Development of the CD-ROM documentation and user interface in HTML allows a user to access the information by using a variety of WWW information browsers to facilitate browsing and locating information and data. To access the information contained on this disk with a WWW client browser, open the file 'index.htm' at the top level directory of this CD-ROM with your selected browser.

This CD-ROM should be readable by a variety of operating systems including Windows 95/98/NT, Macintosh and UNIX.


Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20050719
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
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@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_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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