Water Trails within the Susquehanna River Basin

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC)

Publication_Date:20060214

Title:

Water Trails within the Susquehanna River Basin

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:Harrisburg, PA

Publisher:SRBC

Online_Linkage: http://www.pasda.psu.edu

Description:

Abstract:

Polyline shapefile depicting water trails in the Susquehanna River Basin.  The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission defines water trails as recreational corridors between specific locations that can be used for both single day and multipleday trips. They provide safe access to and information about Pennsylvania's waterways while also providing connections to our history, ecology, geology, heritage and wildlife.  There are 10 water trails which cover the following 8 rivers: Susquehanna River (lower, middle, & north), West Branch Susquehanna River, Juniata River, Raystown Branch Juniata River, Swatara Creek, Chemung River, Conodoguinet Creek, and Conestoga River.

Purpose:

Dataset developed to fit the needs of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission and is intended for educational display purposes only.

Supplemental_Information:

Largest Scale to be used when displaying the data- 1:24,000

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:20060214

Currentness_Reference:

publication date

Status:

Progress:Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate:-78.845237

East_Bounding_Coordinate:-75.774989

North_Bounding_Coordinate:42.152944

South_Bounding_Coordinate:39.535639

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:ISO Metadata Standard 19115.3

Theme_Keyword:water trail

Theme_Keyword:recreation

Theme_Keyword:inlandWaters

Theme_Keyword:boating

Theme_Keyword:fishing

Place:

Place_Keyword:New York

Place_Keyword:Pennsylvania

Place_Keyword:Maryland

Place_Keyword:Susquehanna River Basin

Access_Constraints:No access constraints, dataset is available for public use.

Use_Constraints:

"For educational/demonstration purposes only.  The Originator, Publisher, and Distributor exclude any and all implied warranties and make no warranty or representation with respect to the data files or accompanying documentation, including quality, performance, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. These data files and documentation are provided "as is" and the User assumes the entire risk as to their quality and performance.
These data are not to be redistributed for commercial profit.  Reproduction or redistribution of this digital dataset without permission of the Originator/Publisher is expressly forbidden.  The Originator and Publisher should be clearly cited in any product derived from this data.  Any modifications to this data must be described in any digital or hardcopy product derived from this data."

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person:Brydon H. Lidle, III

Contact_Organization:Susquehanna River Basin Commission

Contact_Position:Section Chief, Information Technology and GIS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical address

Address:

1721 North Front Street

City:Harrisburg

State_or_Province:PA

Postal_Code:17102-2391

Country:USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:717-238-0423

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:717-238-2436

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:blidle@srbc.net

Hours_of_Service:8 AM to 4 PM, M - F

Data_Set_Credit:

Data research, Gil Hirschel, Environmental Outreach Coordinator, SRBC.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The spatial extent of the water trails were taken from the Nationl Hydrography Dataset (NHD).  The descriptions of the lengths were taken from two sources: (1) PA Fish & Boat Commission, (2) The Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network.

Completeness_Report:

All known water trails in the Susquehanna River Basin.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network

Publication_Date:2006

Title:

Paddling the Chesapeake: Water Trail Map

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:document

Online_Linkage: http://www.baygateways.net/watertrails.cfm

Type_of_Source_Media:online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:2006

Source_Currentness_Reference:

publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

chesapeake

Source_Contribution:

Water trails descriptions throughout the basin.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:PA Fish & Boat Commission

Publication_Date:2006

Title:

Pennsylvania Water Trail Resources

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:document

Online_Linkage: http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec?Fish_Boat/watertrails/trailindex.htm

Type_of_Source_Media:online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:2006

Source_Currentness_Reference:

publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

PA Fish & Boat

Source_Contribution:

PA water trail descriptions.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:United State Geologic Survey

Publication_Date:Unknown

Title:

National Hydrography Dataset

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place:Reston, VA

Publisher:USGS

Online_Linkage: L://srbcgis/data/hydro/surface/nhd.mdb

Source_Scale_Denominator:24000

Type_of_Source_Media:geodatabase

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

NHD

Source_Contribution:

spatial extent of water trails

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Gil Hirschel of the SRBC researched and gathered water trail information for the Basin from the PA Fish & Boat Commission and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network.  These sources provided descriptions on the beginning and ending points for the water trails.  The Event Maker tool was used to select the correct lengths from the NHD.  The 10 water trails were then saved as a new feature class and then exported as a shapefile.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

chesapeake

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

PA Fish & Boat

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

NHD

Process_Date:20060214

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:

WtrTrails.shp

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person:Jeff Zimmerman, Jr.

Contact_Organization:SRBC

Contact_Position:GIS Specialist

Contact_Voice_Telephone:717-238-0425

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:jzimmerman@srbc.net

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

L:\srbcgis\data\hydro\surface\WtrTrails

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:699

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name:Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Albers Conical Equal Area

Standard_Parallel:40.000000

Standard_Parallel:43.000000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:-77.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:39.000000

False_Easting:0.000000

False_Northing:0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution:0.000512

Ordinate_Resolution:0.000512

Planar_Distance_Units:meters

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

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution:0.000001

Altitude_Encoding_Method:Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label:WtrTrails

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:ObjectID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:ID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:Name

Attribute_Definition:

Water trail name

Attribute_Definition_Source:

chesapeake, PA Fish & Boat

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:ReachCode

Attribute_Definition:

NHD reach code

Attribute_Definition_Source:

USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:FromMeas

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:ToMeas

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:Shape_Leng

Attribute_Definition:

Length in meters

Attribute_Definition_Source:

SRBC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:MILES

Attribute_Definition:

Length in miles

Attribute_Definition_Source:

SRBC

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:SRBC

Contact_Person:Brydon H. Lidle, III

Contact_Position:Section Chief, Information Technology and GIS

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical address

Address:

1721 North Front Street

City:Harrisburg

State_or_Province:PA

Postal_Code:17102-2391

Country:USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:717-238-0425

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:717-238-2436

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:blidle@srbc.net

Hours_of_Service:8 AM to 4 PM, M - F

Resource_Description:Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Please see Access & Use Constraints in the Identification Section of this document.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size:0.000

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.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:20060518

Metadata_Review_Date:20060516

Metadata_Future_Review_Date:None planned

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person:Jeff Zimmerman, Jr.

Contact_Organization:SRBC

Contact_Position:GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Contact_Voice_Telephone:717-238-0425

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:jzimmerman@srbc.net

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:There are no Access Constraints for this metadata document.

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

There are no Use Constraints for this metadata document.

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage:

Profile_Name:ESRI Metadata Profile

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage:

Profile_Name:ESRI Metadata Profile

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage:

Profile_Name:ESRI Metadata Profile