WPC Drainage area polygons for each RF3 river reach


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:David Homans
Publication_Date:Unpublished Material
Title:
WPC Drainage area polygons for each RF3 river reach
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data
Online_Linkage: http://www.pasda.psu.edu
Description:
Abstract:
Drainage area polygons for each RF3 river reach flowing in Pennsylvania.
Purpose:
For reference in the development of the Pennyslvania Aquatic Community Classification.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:2004
Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Status:
Progress:Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate:-80.592198
East_Bounding_Coordinate:-74.682027
North_Bounding_Coordinate:42.271548
South_Bounding_Coordinate:39.648952
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:none
Theme_Keyword:Rivers
Theme_Keyword:water
Theme_Keyword:streams
Theme_Keyword:PAD
Theme_Keyword:Pennsylvania Aquatic Community Classification
Theme_Keyword:RF3
Theme_Keyword:EPA river reach
Theme_Keyword:drainage unit
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:none
Place_Keyword:Pennsylvania
Place_Keyword:Mid-Atlantic
Access_Constraints:None.
Use_Constraints:
By acceptance of this data, the user agrees to include a copy of this metadata record, including the liability disclaimer, whenever the user transmits or provides the GIS Data(or any portion of it) to another user.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program (Western Pennsylvania Conservancy)
Contact_Person:Aquatic Ecologist
Contact_Position:Aquatic Ecologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address:
209 Fourth Avenue
City:Pittsburgh
State_or_Province:PA
Postal_Code:15222
Country:USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:412-288-2777
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:jdeeds@paconserve.org
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
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Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
unknown
Completeness_Report:
Complete.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:Arlene Olivero
Publication_Date:200209
Title:
reg2shedpoly
Other_Citation_Details:
Individual drainage areas for each rf3 watershed in EPA region 2 developed by Tom Fitzhugh and modified to include drainage area classes by Arlene Olivero.
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference:
ground condition
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:Arlene Olivero
Publication_Date:200209
Title:
reg4shedpoly
Other_Citation_Details:
Individual drainage areas for each rf3 watershed in EPA region 4 developed by Tom Fitzhugh and modified to include drainage area classes by Arlene Olivero.
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference:
ground condition
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:Arlene Olivero
Publication_Date:Unknown
Title:
reg5shedpoly
Other_Citation_Details:
Individual drainage areas for each rf3 watershed in EPA region 5 developed by Tom Fitzhugh and modified to include drainage area classes by Arlene Olivero.
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference:
ground condition
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
All polygons that were touching Pennsylvania were selected from each EPA region reach watershed and were saved as new shape files.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
reg5shedpoly
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
reg4shedpoly
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
reg2shedpoly
Process_Date:200403
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
All shapefiles created from previous step were merged into a single file.
Process_Date:200403
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
All Undesignated rf3 reach IDs were replaced with autonumbers.
Process_Date:Unknown
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Polygons were disolved based on RF3 reach ID inorder to make this field a primary identifier key.
Process_Date:Unknown
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Dataset moved.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
C:\LocalGISfiles\DDnad27\Final\RF3minisheds
Process_Date:Unknown
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Shapefile was reprojected into NAD27 decimal degrees from Custom Pennsylvania Albers
Process_Date:Unknown
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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:48994
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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
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label:WPC_RF3minisheds
Entity_Type_Definition:
Drainage area polygons for each RF3 river reach flowing in Pennsylvania.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
PAD
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:RF3RCHID
Attribute_Definition:
Unique ID for each rf3 watershed polygon.  In the form HUC 8 number (sans leading 0); stream number; segment rivermile
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Polygon ID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:AREA
Attribute_Definition:
Polygon area
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Area
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition:
Polygon perimeter
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Perimeter
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:REG5SHEDPO
Attribute_Definition:
Unknown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:REG5SHED_1
Attribute_Definition:
Unknown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:GRID_CODE
Attribute_Definition:
Unknown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:ARCIDNUM
Attribute_Definition:
Unknown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:TERM
Attribute_Definition:
Unknown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:SEQNO
Attribute_Definition:
Unknown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:LEVEL
Attribute_Definition:
Unknown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:SRCHFLG
Attribute_Definition:
Unknown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:WTSHD
Attribute_Definition:
Unknown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:AREACLASS
Attribute_Definition:
Unknown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:DOWNAREACL
Attribute_Definition:
Unknown
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:AUTOID
Attribute_Definition:
ID number
Attribute_Definition_Source:
PAD
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
automatically generated ID number
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Attributes include area, perimeter and several unknowns.
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Distribution_Information:
Resource_Description:Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
NOTICE:  The Geographic Information System (GIS) Data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program policies.  THE GIS DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  The GIS Data were developed by the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program for its own internal business purposes.  The Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program does not represent or warrant that the GIS Data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate.  You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the GIS Data or your reliance on the limitations of the GIS Data and the precision with which the GIS Data may depict distance, direction, location, or other geographic features.  If you transmit or provide the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user, the GIS Data must include a copy of this disclaimer.

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Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size:71.953
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing address
Address:
115 Land and Water building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone:(814) 865 - 8792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:pasda@psu.edu
Distribution_Liability:
The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date:20100323
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Western Pennsylvania Coservancy; Natural Heritage Program
Contact_Person:Aquatic Ecologist
Contact_Position:Aquatic Ecologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing and physical address
Address:
209 Fourth Avenue
City:Pittsburgh
State_or_Province:PA
Postal_Code:15222
Contact_Voice_Telephone:412-288-2777
Metadata_Standard_Name:FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention:local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage:
Profile_Name:ESRI Metadata Profile
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