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Boundary FAQ Metadata

Frequently-anticipated questions:

What does this data set describe?

Title: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Vegetation Mapping Project - Park Boundary
Abstract:
This boundary shapefile shows the full extent of the permitted lands of the Recreation Area. No distinction is made between NPS lands and other ownerships.
Supplemental_Information: This data should not be used to determine property disputes.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    DOI-NPS-DEWA, US, 19991116, DEWA_boundary: US DOI-NPS-DEWA, Milford, PA.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: none

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.1701
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.7462
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.3430
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.9406
    Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Delaware Water Gap National Recretion Area, Bushkill, PA 18324

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar_Date: 16-Nov-1999
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • G-polygon (3)

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
      Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
      UTM_Zone_Number: 18
      Transverse_Mercator:
      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75.000000
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
      False_Easting: 500000.000000
      False_Northing: 0.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000001
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000001
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.4000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.98.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    DEWA_boundary
    Shapefile Attribute Table (Source: ESRI)

    FID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

    Coordinates defining the features.

    OBJECTID
    Internal feature number (Source: Software generated)

    Software computed

    AREA
    Area of the polygon in square meters (Source: Originator)

    Range of values
    Minimum:93194.181368
    Maximum:279167212.297
    Units:unknown

    PERIMETER
    Perimeter of the polygon in meters (Source: Originator)

    Range of values
    Minimum:1914.204835
    Maximum:172322.08158
    Units:unknown

    HECTARES
    Area of the polygon in hectares (Source: Originator)

    Range of values
    Minimum:9.319418
    Maximum:27916.72123
    Units:unknown

    ACRES
    Area of the polygon in acres (Source: Originator)

    Range of values
    Minimum:23.029537
    Maximum:68985.977867
    Units:unknown

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

    • US DOI-NPS-DEWA

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    US DOI-National Park Service
    c/o Leslie Morlock
    GIS Specialist
    294 Old Milford Road
    Milford, PA 18337
    USA

    570.296.6952 (voice)
    570.296.4706 (FAX)
    Leslie_Morlock@nps.gov

    Hours_of_Service: 1000-1600

Why was the data set created?

Planning and reference.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    Tract maps (source 1 of 1)
    US Army - Corps of Engineers - North Atlantic Division - Philadelphia District, 19670619, Real Estate - Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (Sheets 1-124): US Army - Corps of Engineers - North Atlantic Division - Philadelphia District, Philadelphia, PA.

    Other_Citation_Details: A total of 124 map sheets were used to compile the dataset.
    Type_of_Source_Media: Mylar
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 4800
    Source_Contribution: Permitted boundary.

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: 1989 (process 1 of 1)
    The mylar copies of the tract maps were digitized in SAGIS and then converted into Arc/INFO.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    US DOI-National Park Service
    c/o Leslie Morlock
    GIS Specialist
    294 Old Milford Road
    Milford, PA 18337
    USA

    570.296.6952 (voice)
    570.296.4706 (FAX)
    Leslie_Morlock@nps.gov

    Hours_of_Service: 1000-1600

    Data sources used in this process:

    • tract maps

    Data sources produced in this process:

    • dbndy

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    100% accurate.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    Derived from US Army-Corps of Engineers property tract mapping, circa 1967.

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    Full extent of permitted boundary of DWGNRA.

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    Polygon topology was created using Arc/INFO.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: Not for legal determination of property ownership.

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis
    c/o USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator
    Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Room 8000, MS 302
    Denver, Colorado 80225

    (303) 202-4220 (voice)
    303-202-4219 (FAX)
    gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Downloadable Data

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related graphics (if available) are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such.

    The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Any related graphics (if available) are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not approriate to use the related graphics as data.

    The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from an U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service servers and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this metadata report does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the U. S. Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey and National Park Service.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 24-Aug-2005
Last Reviewed: 19-May-2010
Metadata author:
USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis
c/o USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator
Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Room 8000, MS 302
Denver, Colorado 80225

(303) 202-4220 (voice)
303-202-4219 (FAX)
gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:
FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001.1-1999)
Metadata extensions used:

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