Northampton County Railroads 1:100,000 Scale
Northampton County --- Virginia Coast Reserve - Long Term Ecological Research (VCR/LTER) Digital Geospatial Metadata
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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: Railroad 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 railroad features for Northampton County, VA. 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 date 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): -76.0 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: rrf.gif , rrftiny.gif 1.10.2 Browse Graphic Description: Thumbnail scetch (and small thumbnail scetch) of Railroad 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.rrf05,ze1.rrf06,ze3.rrf01,ze3.rrf02,ze3.rrf05,ze3.rrf06,rh4.rrf04, rh4.rrf08). 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) 8.5 Edition (version): ???? 8.6 Geospatial Data Presentation Form: view 8.8 Publication Information 8.8.1 Publication Place: Reston, VA 22902 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.rrf05, ze1.rrf06, ze3.rrf01, ze3.rrf02, ze3.rrf05, ze3.rrf06, rh4.rrf04 and rh4.rrf08. 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.rrf05, ze1.rrf06, ze3.rrf01, ze3.rrf02, ze3.rrf05, ze3.rrf06, rh4.rrf04 and rh4.rrf08. 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 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): line attribute 5.1.1.2 Entity Type Definition (description): Railroad features 5.1.2 Attribute 5.1.2.1 Attribute Label: MAJOR (MAJOR1-MAJOR3) 5.1.2.2 Attribute Definition: RAILROAD MAJOR FEATURE CODE 5.1.2.4 Attribute Domain Values 5.1.2.4.1 Enumerated Domain 5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: 180 5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Railroads 5.1.2.1 Attribute Label: MINOR (MINOR1-MINOR3) 5.1.2.2 Attribute Definition: RAILROAD FEATURE ATTRIBUTE 5.1.2.4 Attribute Domain Values 5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: 201 5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition:Railroad 5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: 208 5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Railroad siding or spur 5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: 210 5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Aribitrary line extension 5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: 603 5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Abandoned 5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: 605 5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Underpassing 5.1.2.1 Attribute Label: RAILROAD 5.1.2.2 Attribute Definition: RAILROAD FEATURE, DESCRIPTION OF A LINE ATTRIBUTE 5.1.2.4 Attribute Domain Values 5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: "Abandoned line" 5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Abandoned railroad line 5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: "Abandoned siding or spur" 5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Abandoned railroad siding or spur 5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: "Active line" 5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Active railroad line 5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: "Active siding or spur" 5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Active railroad siding or spur 5.1.2.4.1.1 Enumerated Domain Value: "Active siding or spur, underpassing" 5.1.2.4.1.2 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Active railroad siding or spur at an underpassing 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: ARCE6.4.2.1.6 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