USGS:Biology Biological Informatics Program Vegetation Characterization Program Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Boundary Metadata

Boundary Metadata

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Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Hopewell Furnace NHS

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: Hopewell Furnace NHS Boundary

Edition: 1996 (Park Supplied Data)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

<http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/hofu/index.html#geospatial_veg_info>

Description:

Abstract:

Hopewell Furnace NHS boundary originally existed in Atlas*GIS format. The data were then converted to ESRI shapefile format and reprojected to UTM-18, NAD83, meters in 1996.

Purpose: Reference for GIS projects

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Currentness_Reference:

Date obtained from the park via a site visit by NC State University

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.777368

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.754760

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.219884

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.189896

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: boundary

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Hopewell Furnace NHS

Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

National Park Service use only. Data have not been released by the NPS.

The National Park Service shall not be held liable for mproper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related graphics ("GIF" format files) 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. The related graphics are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not appropriate to use the related graphics as data.

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 NPS server 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 National Park Service, 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.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

National Park Service - Northeast Regional Office, Philadelphia, PA

Contact_Position: Regional Geographical Information Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 200 Chestnut Street, US Customs House

City: Philadelphia

State_or_Province: PA

Postal_Code: 19106

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 215-597-9655

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ESRI Shapefile

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: None

Logical_Consistency_Report: ESRI line geomerty

Completeness_Report: Park boundary as of 1996

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

None. The data appears to align spatially with other available digital geospatial data.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Hopewell Furnace NHS

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: hofu_bnd

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Type_of_Source_Media: Magnetic tape

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Source_Currentness_Reference:

Date obtained from the park via a site visit by NC State University

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: hofu_bnd

Source_Contribution: park boundary

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The hofu_bnd was converted from Atlas*GIS format to ESRI shapefile format. The data were then reprojected to UTM-18, NAD83, meters.

Process_Date: 1996

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NC State University

Contact_Person: Bill Slocumb

Contact_Position: Research Associate

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: Campus Box 7106

City: Raleigh

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27695

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-515-3432

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-515-3439

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bill_slocumb@ncsu.edu

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: 13

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

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_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000008

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000008

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: hofu_bnd

Entity_Type_Definition: Attribute database

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NC State University

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: LENGTH

Attribute_Definition: length of individual line segments

Attribute_Definition_Source: None

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 6.731

Range_Domain_Maximum: 2198.278

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meter

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS Center for Biological Informatics

Contact_Position: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

United States Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics

Address: MS 302, Bldg 810, Room 8000

Address: Denver Federal Center

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303 202-4220

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303 202-4219

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303 202-4229

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: HTML

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/hofu/index.html#geospatial_veg_info>

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060222

Metadata_Review_Date: 20071106

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics, MS 302,
Room 8000, Building 810, Denver Federal Center

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 202-4219

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC-STD-001.1-1999 Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata, 1998 Part 1: Biological Data Profile, 1999

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage:

<http://metadata.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Toolkit/Metadata/FGDC_Metadata/>

Profile_Name: Biological Data Profile FGDC-STD-001.1-1999