Northampton County Miscellaneous Transportation Features 1:100,000 Scale
Northampton County --- Virginia Coast Reserve - Long Term Ecological
Research (VCR/LTER) Digital Geospatial Metadata
1. Identification Information
1.1 Citation
8.1 Originator: Virginia Coast Reserve - Long Term Ecological
Research (VCR/LTER) in cooperation with Northampton County,
Virginia.
8.2 Publication Date: 19950322
8.4 Title: Miscellaneous Transportation Features, Northampton
County, VA Scale 1:100,000
8.5 Edition (version): 1.0
8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form: view
8.8 Publication Information
8.8.1 Publication Place: Charlottesville, VA.
8.8.2 Publisher: Virginia Coast Reserve - Long Term
Ecological Research (VCR/LTER)
8.9 Other Citation Details: Virginia Department of Environmental
Quality grant DEQ-??????? with computational support from NSF
support grants BSR-8702333-06 and DEB-9211772.
1.2 Description
1.2.1 Abstract: This is 1:100,000 scale digital map of
miscellaneous transportation features for Northampton County, VA.
This includes pipelines, transmission lines and airports.
1.2.2 Purpose: Northampton County planning
1.3 Time Period of Content
9.1 Single Date/Time
9.1.1 Calendar Date: 19950322
1.3.1 Currentness Reference: Publication
1.4 Status
1.4.1 Progress: Complete
1.4.2 Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned
1.5 Spatial Domain
1.5.1 Bounding Coordinates
1.5.1.1 West Bounding Coordinate (longitude): -76.2
1.5.1.2 East Bounding Coordinate (longitude): -75.6
1.5.1.3 North Bounding Coordinate (latitude): 37.6
1.5.1.4 South Bounding Coordinate (latitude): 37.1
1.6 Keywords
1.6.1 Theme
1.6.1.1 Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword: Railroad
1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword: Transportation
1.6.2 Place
1.6.2.1 Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
1.6.2.2 Place Keyword: Northampton County
1.6.2.2 Place Keyword: Virginia
1.7 Access Constraints: None.
1.8 Use Constraints: This is one piece of a GIS database presently
being developed for Northampton County's planning purposes. If you
use VCR/LTER-generated data in a publication, please acknowledge
the VCR/LTER in addition to the originator, and cite support from
the above listed NSF grants. We would also like to receive a copy
of your publication(s), sent to the contact below.
1.9 Point of Contact
10.2 Contact Organization Primary
10.1.2 Contact Organization: Virginia Coast Reserve - Long
Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER)
10.3 Contact Position: Data Manager
10.4 Contact Address
10.4.1 Address Type: mailing and physical address
10.4.2 Address: LTER, Dept. Environmental Sciences, Clark
Hall, University of Virginia
10.4.3 City: Charlottesville
10.4.4 State or Province: VA
10.4.5 Postal Code: 22903
10.4.6 Country: USA
10.5 Contact Voice Telephone: (804) 924-8999
10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address: jporter@lternet.edu or
jhp7e@virginia.edu
1.10 Browse Graphic
1.10.1 Browse Graphic File Name: mtf.gif , mtftiny.gif
1.10.2 Browse Graphic Description: Thumbnail scetch (and small
thumbnail scetch) of Miscellaneous Transportation features line
coverage without legend.
1.10.3 Browse Graphic File Type: GIF
1.11 Data Set Credit: Primary compilation by Anne L. Halpin.
Addition help provided by David L. Richardson and John H. Porter.
All at the Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA.
1.13 Native Data Set Environment: ARC/INFO 6.1 running under SunOS
4.1 on a SUN SPARC station 1.
2. Data Quality Information
2.1 Attribute Accuracy
2.1.1 Attribute Accuracy Report: This map was created by linking 7
USGS 1:100,000 scale DLG files and eliminating all boundary lines (DLG files:
ze1.mtf05,ze1.mtf06,ze3.mtf01,ze3.mtf02,ze3.mtf05,rh4.mtf04,
rh4.mtf08). Minimal edgematching was done when necessary to correct
for inconsistancies visible after the DLG sections were joined.
Some attribute values were added and some were shifted to different
attribute columns, to enable better use in ArcView without loss of
origional USGS data values. See BIGCODE.HTM 2.4.3 for a complete
explanation of USGS attribute accuracy.
2.3 Completeness Report: All area within Northampton County limits
2.4 Positional Accuracy:See BIGCODE.HTM 2.4.2 for a complete
explanation of USGS positional accuracy.
2.5 Lineage
2.5.1 Source Information (repeat this section as often as needed)
2.5.1.1 Source Citation
8.1 Originator: Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
National Mapping Division
8.2 Publication Date: 1981?
8.4 Title: 1:100,000-scale Digital Line Graph (DLG)
8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form: view
8.8 Publication Information
8.8.1 Publication Place: Reston, VA 22092
8.8.2 Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
8.9 Other Citation Details:
2.5.1.2 Source Scale Denominator: 1:100,000
2.5.1.3 Type of Source Media: online
2.5.1.4 Source Time Period of Content
9.1 Single Date/Time
9.1.1 Calendar Date: 19950201
2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference: publication date
2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation (for reference hereafter):
USGS DLGs
2.5.2 Process Step
2.5.2.1 Process Description: Information obtained from
USGS DLGs online Server(www.usgs.gov). The DLG sections used for
this coverage were listed at
http://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/DLG/100K
The DLGs were converted using DLGARC. JOINITEM was used to link
DLG major and minor codes as attributes in the ARC coverages.
APPEND was used to unite the seven coverages, then boundary
boxes were removed. Minimal EDGEMATCHing was done to correct
inconsistancies between sections (automatically, using
EDGEMATCH and manually, in ARCEDIT).
2.5.2.2 Source Used Citation Abbreviation:
The USGS DLGs used, in full or in part, to complete the
Northampton County section were: ze1.mtf05, ze1.mtf06, ze3.mtf01,
ze3.mtf02, ze3.mtf05, rh4.mtf04 and rh4.mtf08.
2.5.2.3 Process Date (completed): 19950322
2.5.2.5 Source Produced Citation Abbreviation: none
2.5.2.6 Process Contact (processor): Anne L. Halpin
10.2 Contact Organization Primary
10.1.2 Contact Organization: Virginia Coast Reserve -
Long Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER)
10.1.1 Contact Person: Anne L. Halpin
10.4 Contact Address
10.4.1 Address Type: mailing and physical address
10.4.2 Address: LTER, Dept. Environmental Sciences,
Clark Hall, University of Virginia
10.4.3 City: Charlottesville
10.4.4 State or Province: VA
10.4.5 Postal Code: 22903
10.4.6 Country: USA
10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address: alh5w@virginia.edu
2.5.2 Process Step
2.5.2.1 Process Description: Redundant information was removed
and new attribute columns were created to group features into
descriptive classes.
2.5.2.2 Source Used Citation Abbreviation:
The USGS DLGs used, in full or in part, to complete the
Northampton County section were: ze1.mtf05, ze1.mtf06, ze3.mtf01,
ze3.mtf02, ze3.mtf05, rh4.mtf04 and rh4.mtf08.
2.5.2.3 Process Date (completed): 19950322
2.5.2.5 Source Produced Citation Abbreviation: none
2.5.2.6 Process Contact (processor): Anne L. Halpin
10.2 Contact Organization Primary
10.1.2 Contact Organization: Virginia Coast Reserve -
Long Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER)
10.1.1 Contact Person: Anne L. Halpin
10.4 Contact Address
10.4.1 Address Type: mailing and physical address
10.4.2 Address: LTER, Dept. Environmental Sciences,
Clark Hall, University of Virginia
10.4.3 City: Charlottesville
10.4.4 State or Province: VA
10.4.5 Postal Code: 22903
10.4.6 Country: USA
10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address: alh5w@virginia.edu
2.5.2 Process Step
2.5.2.1 Process Description: A final version was converted to
State Plane, NAD83 projection and EXPORTed (compression NONE)
for use on a PC.(Some descriptive attribute information is not
readily interchangable.) Another version was converted to
UTM, NAD83 projection for use on a UNIX system and EXPORTed
(compression FULL)
2.5.2.2 Source Used Citation Abbreviation: none
2.5.2.3 Process Date (completed): 19950322
2.5.2.5 Source Produced Citation Abbreviation: none
2.5.2.6 Process Contact (processor): Anne L. Halpin
10.2 Contact Organization Primary
10.1.2 Contact Organization: Virginia Coast Reserve -
Long Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER)
10.1.1 Contact Person: Anne L. Halpin
10.4 Contact Address
10.4.1 Address Type: mailing and physical address
10.4.2 Address: LTER, Dept. Environmental Sciences,
Clark Hall, University of Virginia
10.4.3 City: Charlottesville
10.4.4 State or Province: VA
10.4.5 Postal Code: 22903
10.4.6 Country: USA
10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address: alh5w@virginia.edu
3. Spatial Data Organization Information
3.2 Direct Spatial Reference Method : Vector
3.3 Point and Vector Object Information
3.3.1 SDTS Terms Descriptions:
3.3.1.1 SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Network chain
3.3.1.2 Point and Vector Object Count: 1 polygon, 25 chains (arcs)
4. Spatial Reference Information
4.1 Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
4.1.2 Planar
4.1.2.2 Grid Coordinate System Name
4.1.2.2.1 Grid Coordinate System Name: State Plane
Coordinate System 1983
4.1.2.2.4 State Plane Coordinate System (SPSC)
4.1.2.2.4.1 SPCS Zone Identifier: Virginia, south zone
: -4502 NOS, 5576 USGS
4.1.2.4 Planar Coordinate Information
4.1.2.4.1 Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: coordinate pair
4.1.2.4.4 Planar Distance Units: international feet
4.1.4 Geodetic Model
4.1.4.1 Hoizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
4.1.4.2 Ellipsoid Name: Clarke 1866
4.2 Vertical Coordinate System Definition
4.2.1 Altitude (Elevation) System Definition
4.2.1.1 Altitude Datum Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988
4.2.1.2 Altitude Resolution:
4.2.1.3 Altitude Distance Units: international feet
4.2.1.4 Altitude Encoding Method: Attribute values
4.2.2 Depth System Definition
4.2.2.1 Depth Datum Name: Mean low water
*s 4.2.2.2 Depth Resolution: one meter
4.2.2.3 Depth Distance Units: international feet
4.2.2.4 Depth Encoding Method: Attribute values
5. Entity and Attribute Information
5.1 Detailed Description
5.1.1 Entity Type
5.1.1.1 Entity Type Label (name): cover class
5.1.1.2 Entity Type Definition (description): MAJOR CODE
5.1.2 Attribute
5.1.2.1 Attribute Label: MAJOR (MAJOR1 and MAJOR2)
5.1.2.2 Attribute Definition: Pipelines, Transmission Lines,
and Miscellaneous Transportation features - USGS Major code
5.1.2.4 Attribute Domain Values
5.1.2.4.1 Enumerated Domain
5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: 190
5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Pipelines, Transmission Lines,and
Miscellaneous Transportation features
*
5.1.2 Attribute
5.1.2.1 Attribute Label: MINOR (MINOR1 and MINOR2)
5.1.2.2 Attribute Definition: Description of a line attribute
minor (or secondary) code
5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: 202
5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Power transmission line
5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: 205
5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Arbitrary line extension
5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: 403
5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Landing strip, airport, or perimeter ofairport
5.1.2 Attribute
5.1.2.1 Attribute Label: MISC-TRANS
5.1.2.2 Attribute Definition: Description of general
line attribute categories for miscellaneous
transportation features
5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value:
Landing_strip/Airport
5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Landing strip, airport or perimeter
of airport
5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value:
Power_transmission_line
5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Power transmission line, above ground
5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value:
Power_transmission_line,with_arbitrary_extension
5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Power transmission line, above ground. A line has been
added to connect features together although the
connection was not identifed on the orig. map.
6. Distribution Information
6.1 Distributor
10.2 Contact Organization Primary
10.1.2 Contact Organization: Virginia Coast Reserve - Long
Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER)
10.3 Contact Position: Data Manager
10.4 Contact Address
10.4.1 Address Type: mailing and physical address
10.4.2 Address: LTER, Dept. Environmental Sciences, Clark
Hall, University of Virginia
10.4.3 City: Charlottesville
10.4.4 State or Province: VA
10.4.5 Postal Code: 22903
10.4.6 Country: USA
10.5 Contact Voice Telephone: (804) 924-8999
10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address: jporter@lternet.edu or
jhp7e@virginia.edu
6.3 Distribution Liability: None
6.4 Standard Order Process
6.4.2 Digital Form
6.4.2.1 Digital Transfer Information
6.4.2.1.1 Format Name: ARCE
6.4.2.1.6 File Decompression Technique:
6.4.2.1.7 Transfer Size (MB):
6.4.2.2 Digital Transfer Option
6.4.2.2.2 Offline Option
6.4.2.2.2.1 Offline Media: For information about
available offline media and how to obtain them, please
first obtain the permission of Northampton County
before contacting the above distribution contact party.
6.4.3 Fees: A fee may be assessed for non-digital and offline
digital formats of the dataset(s) covering reasonable costs
entailed in the distribution of the data. Any additional fees
are the prerogative of Northampton County alone.
7. Metadata Reference Information
7.1 Metadata Date: 19950310
7.4 Metadata Contact
10.2 Contact Organization Primary
10.1.2 Contact Organization: Virginia Coast Reserve - Long
Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER)
10.3 Contact Position: Data Manager
10.4 Contact Address
10.4.1 Address Type: mailing and physical address
10.4.2 Address: LTER, Dept. Environmental Sciences, Clark
Hall, University of Virginia
10.4.3 City: Charlottesville
10.4.4 State or Province: VA
10.4.5 Postal Code: 22903
10.4.6 Country: USA
10.5 Contact Voice Telephone: (804) 924-8999
10.8 Contact Electronic Mail Address: jporter@lternet.edu or
jhp7e@virginia.edu
7.5 Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital
Geospatial Metadata
7.6 Metadata Standard Version: 19940608