METADATA FOR U.S. STATE BOUNDARIES

VERSION 2

 

Identification_Information:

      Citation:

      Citation_Information:

            Originator:  Bureau of Transportation Statistics, (comp.)

            Publication_Date: 2001

            Title: U. S. State Boundaries

            Publication_Information:

                  Publication_Place:  Washington, DC

                  Publisher:  Bureau of Transportation Statistics

      Larger_Work_Citation:

      Citation_Information:

            Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

            Publication_Date:   2001

            Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases

            Publication_Information:

                  Publication_Place:  Washington, DC

                  Publisher:   Bureau of Transportation Statistics

    

Description:

   Abstract: The United States State Boundaries data set

      contains state political boundaries integrated with

      shorelines in the United States.  The data set

      contains information on location, identification,

      and size.  The data set includes boundaries for all

      50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

 

   Purpose:  The data provide users with information about

      the locations, names, FIPS Codes, and size of states

      primarily for national planning applications.

 

Time_Period_of_Content:

      Time_Period_Information:

      Single_Date/Time:

            Calendar_Date: 1995

            Currentness_Reference:  publication date

Status:

      Progress:  Complete

      Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: as required

 

Spatial_Domain:

  Bounding_Coordinates:

    West_Bounding_Coordinate:  -179.147340

    East_Bounding_Coordinate:   179.778470

    North_Bounding_Coordinate:   71.382690

    South_Bounding_Coordinate:   17.881243

 

Keywords:

  Theme:

    Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None

    Theme_Keyword:  area

    Theme_Keyword:  background

    Theme_Keyword:  polygon

    Theme_Keyword:  boundary

    Theme_Keyword:  state boundary

  Place

    Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None

    Place_Keyword:  United States

    Place_Keyword:  US Territories

 

Access_Constraints: None

 

Use_Constraints: Acknowledgment of the Bureau of

    Transportation Statistics National Transportation Atlas

    Database would be appreciated in products derived from

    these data.

 

Point_of_Contact:

      Contact_Information:

      Contact_Organization_Primary:

      Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

            Contact_Address:

                  Address_Type: mailing and physical address

                  Address: 400 Seventh St., SW

                  City: Washington D.C.

                  State_or_Province: District of Columbia

                  Postal_Code: 20590

                  Country: United States of America

            Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 202 366 DATA

            Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1 202 366 3640

            Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ntad@bts.gov

 

Data Set Credit:  The United States State Boundaries files

    were compiled from a variety of sources including the US

    Bureau of the Census, National Oceanic and Atmospheric

    Administration National Ocean Service, and data supplied

    by State Departments of Transportation. The data sets

    were created and standardized by members of the

    Geographic Information Systems Laboratory, Pellissippi

    Research Institute, The University of Tennessee,

    Knoxville.

 

Data_Quality_Information:

      Attribute_Accuracy:

      Attribute_Accuracy_Report:  Attributes for the State

            Boundary data set were created using ARC/INFO, a Geographic

            Information System. All area and distance values were

            calculated to the nearest 50m.  Logical Consistency

            Report:  All node-link and polygon topological

            relationships are created and verified using computer

            algorithms.  Unique entity identifiers were similarly

            verified using ARC/INFO.

 

      Logical_Consistency_Report: All node-link and polygon topological

            relationships are created and verified using computer

            algorithms.  Unique entity identifiers were similarly

            verified by computer algorithm.

 

      Completeness_Report: Completeness report not provided.

 

      Positional_Accuracy:

      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:  The positional

            accuracy of each data set varies as described.

            The State borders database was compiled from

            TIGER/Line data with a corresponding positional

            accuracy of +/- 80m for the contiguous 48 States

            plus Washington D.C and Hawaii.  TIGER/Line files

            for Puerto Rico and Alaska are at a scale of

            1:125,000.  The shorelines for the 23 coastal states

            were created using 1:250,000 NOS digital data which

            has a positional accuracy of +/- 200m.  Thus, all

            internal political boundaries have a higher accuracy

            than do the coastal definitions with the exception

            of Puerto Rico and Alaska.

Lineage:

      Source_Information:

      Source_Citation:

      Citation_Information:

            Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census

            Publication_Date: 1990

            Title:  TIGER/Line machine readable data files, US Bureau of the Census

      Publication_Information:

            Publication_Place:  Washington D.C.

            Publisher: U.S. Bureau of the Census

            Online_Linkage: www.census.gov

                 Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

                 Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

                  Time_Period_Information:

                        Single_Date/Time:

                                  Calendar_Date: 19900000

            Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

            Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER

            Source_Contribution: Spatial information for political boundaries of counties and territories.

      Source_Information:

      Source_Citation:

      Citation_Information:

            Originator:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service.

            Publication_Date: 19920000

            Title:  NOS D-Scale Digital Shoreline Files, Version 1, Feb. 1992.

      Publication_Information:

            Publication Place:  Washington D.C.

            Publisher:  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

            Online_Linkage: www.noaa.gov

            Source_Scale_Denominator:  none

            Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material

            Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

                  Time_Period_Information:

                  Single_Date/Time:

                        Calendar_Date: 19920000

            Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

            Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOS

            Source_Contribution: Shoreline vectors.

 

Process_Step:

      Process_Description:  All state supplied maps were

            digitized using ARC/INFO V6.1x.  All State supplied

            digital data was converted to ARC/INFO using a variety

            of encoding methods.  The state databases were

            appended and adjusted to correct minor geodetic

            problems.  State boundaries were added from TIGER/Line

            data using and topologically integrated using the

            ARC/INFO GIS.  After attributes were added and the

            data set checked for completeness and accuracy it was

            extracted from ARC/INFO and reformatted into ASCII

            data files.

    Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: STATE DATA

    Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:  TIGER

    Process_Date: 19940901

    Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  STATE

 

Process_Step:

  Process_Description:  All state political boundaries were

      extracted from the TIGER/Line CD-ROMs and appended

      into a single polygon database using ARC/INFO V6.1x.

      The NOS vectors were overlaid and topologically

      integrated into the state polygons using ARC/INFO.

      After attributes were added and the data set checked

      for completeness and accuracy it was extracted from

      ARC/INFO and reformatted into ASCII data files.

    Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:  TIGER

    Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:  NOS

    Process_Date: 19940901

    Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  STATE

 

Process_Step:

      Process_Description: After completing topological and attribute

            verification using ARC/INFO, the data was extracted and

            reformatted into the BTS ACSII format, and converted into

            shape file format and redundant fields were eliminated.

    Process_Date: 20010000

    Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:  STATE.shp

 

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

      Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

      Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

      SDTS_Terms_Description:

            SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-Polygon composed of chains

            Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 12,233

            SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Area chain

            Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 15,011

 

 

Spatial_Reference_Information:

      Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

      Geographic:

            Latitude_Resolution:  0.000464

            Longitude_Resolution:  0.000464

            Geographic_Coordinate_Units:  Decimal degrees

      Geodetic_Model

            Horizontal_Datum_Name:  North American Datum of 1983

            Ellipsoid_Name:  Geodetic Reference System 1980

 

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

      Overview_Description:

      Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: GIS Group, (1994)

            "National Highway System Polygon Databases: Data

            Schema and File Structures", Report prepared for the

            Federal Highway Administration, HEP-11 by the

            Pellissippi Research Institute, University of

            Tennessee, Knoxville.

      Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:  Pellissippi Research Institute, University of

            Tennessee, Knoxville.

 

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

  Entity_Type_label: SHAPEFILE

    Entity_Type_label: STATE.SHP

    Entity_Type_Definition: ESRI Shapefile

    Entity_Type_Definition_Source: BTS

 

Attribute:

      Attribute_Label:  SHAPE

      Attribute_Definition:

            The SHAPE attribute is a data attribute inherent to the ESRI

            shapefile format.  It defines the vector data as a point,

            polyline, or polygon.  For further information concerning

            the definition of SHAPE, consult ESRI documentation.

      Attribute_Definition_Source:  ESRI and BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

            Enumerated_Domain:

                       Enumerated_Domain_Value:  "polygon"

                  Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A "Polygon"

                        is an area feature comprised of points and 

                        line segments.

                  Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

 

Attribute:

      Attribute_Label:  VERSION

        Attribute_Definition:  File version number

      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Assigned

        Attribute_Domain_Values:

            Range_Domain:

                  Range_Domain_Minimum: 00

                  Range_Domain_Maximum: 99

Attribute:

      Attribute_Label:  REVISION

      Attribute_Definition:  Record revision number

      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Assigned

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

            Range_Domain:

                  Range_Domain_Minimum: 00

                  Range_Domain_Maximum: 99

Attribute:

      Attribute_Label:  MODDATE

      Attribute_Definition:  Record Modification Date

      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Assigned

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

            Range_Domain:

                  Range_Domain_Minimum: Dataset's Creation Date

                  Range_Domain_Maximum: Unknown Date

Attribute:

  Attribute_Label: POLYID

  Attribute_Definition:  Unique identifier for each polygon

  Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

  Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Unrepresentable_Domain: The domain includes all integers.

           

Attribute: 

      Attribute_Label: STFIPS

      Attribute_Definition: State FIPS Code

      Attribute_Definition_Source: FIPS Pub 6-4

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

            Codeset_Domain:

            Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard, Publication 6-4

            Codeset_Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology

 

Attribute:

      Attribute_Label: SOURCE

      Attribute_Definition: The original source of the State Name attribute data

      Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

            Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: U

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: University of Tennessee

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

 

Attribute:

      Attribute_Label: SQMILES

      Attribute_Definition: The approximate area of the state

            in square miles

      Attribute_Definition_Source:  calculated

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Unrepresentable_Domain: The domain includes all real numbers

            and is too large to enumerate.

 

Attribute:

      Attribute_Label: SQKM

      Attribute_Definition: The approximate area of the state

            in square kilometers

      Attribute_Definition_Source:  calculated

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Unrepresentable_Domain: The domain includes all real numbers

            and is too large to enumerate.

 

Attribute:

      Attribute_Label: ST_NAME

      Attribute_Definition: State name

      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Assigned

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: ALABAMA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of Alabama

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: ALASKA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of Alaska

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: ARIZONA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of ARIZONA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: ARKANSAS

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of ARKANSAS

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: CALIFORNIA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of CALIFORNIA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: COLORADO

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of COLORADO

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: CONNECTICUT

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of CONNECTICUT

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: DELAWARE

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of DELAWARE

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: FLORIDA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of FLORIDA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: GEORGIA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of GEORGIA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: HAWAII

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of HAWAII

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: IDAHO

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of IDAHO

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: ILLINOIS

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of ILLINOIS

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: INDIANA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of INDIANA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: IOWA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of IOWA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: KANSAS

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of KANSAS

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: KENTUCKY

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of KENTUCKY

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: LOUISIANA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of LOUISIANA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: MAINE

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of MAINE

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: MARYLAND

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of MARYLAND

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: MASSACHUSETTS

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of MASSACHUSETTS

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: MICHIGAN

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of MICHIGAN

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: MINNESOTA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of MINNESOTA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: MISSISSIPPI

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of MISSISSIPPI

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: MISSOURI

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of MISSOURI

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: MONTANA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of MONTANA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: NEBRASKA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of NEBRASKA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: NEVADA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of NEVADA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: NEW HAMPSHIRE

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of NEW HAMPSHIRE

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: NEW JERSEY

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of NEW JERSEY

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: NEW MEXICO

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of NEW MEXICO

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: NEW YORK

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of NEW YORK

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: NORTH CAROLINA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of NORTH CAROLINA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: NORTH DAKOTA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of NORTH DAKOTA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: OHIO

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of OHIO

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: OKLAHOMA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of OKLAHOMA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: OREGON

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of OREGON

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: PENNSYLVANIA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of PENNSYLVANIA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: PUERTO RICO

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of PUERTO RICO

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: RHODE ISLAND

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of RHODE ISLAND

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: SOUTH CAROLINA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of SOUTH CAROLINA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: SOUTH DAKOTA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of SOUTH DAKOTA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: TENNESSEE

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of TENNESSEE

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: TEXAS

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of TEXAS

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: UTAH

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of UTAH

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: VERMONT

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of VERMONT

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: VIRGINIA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of VIRGINIA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: WASHINGTON

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of WASHINGTON

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: WEST VIRGINIA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of WEST VIRGINIA

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: WISCONSIN

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of WISCONSIN

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

      Enumerated_Domain:

            Enumerated_Domain_Value: WYOMING

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The State of WYOMING

            Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

 

      Attribute:

            Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

            Attribute_Definition: Centroid longitude value for the  

                  polygon expressed in decimal degrees

            Attribute_Definition_Source:  Assigned

            Attribute_Domain_Values:

                  Range_Domain:    

                  Range_Domain_Minimum: 180 Degrees East

                  Range_Domain_Maximum: 180 Degress West

      Attribute:

            Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

            Attribute_Definition: Centroid latitude value for the

                  polygon expressed in decimal degrees

            Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned

            Attribute_Domain_Values:

                  Range_Domain:    

                  Range_Domain_Minimum: 90 Degrees North

                  Range_Domain_Maximum: 90 Degress South

 

Distribution_Information:

      Distributor:

      Contact_Information:

      Contact_Organization_Primary:

      Contact_Organization: BTS Product Distribution Center

      Contact_Address:

            Address_Type:  mailing and physical address

            Address:  400 Seventh Street, SW

            City:  Washington

            State_or_Province:  District of Columbia

            Postal_Code:  20590

      Contact_Voice_Telephone:  1 202 366 DATA

      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:  1 202 366 3640

      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:  answers@bts.gov

 

      Resource_Description: National Transportation Atlas Databases 2001

      Distribution_Liability:  None

 

      Standard_Order_Process:

      Digital_Form:

            Digital_Transfer_Information:

            Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile

            Format_Information_Content:

            File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied.

                  However, if using digital transfer online option,

                  note access instructions.

            Transfer_Size: 16.9 megabytes

 

      Digital_Transfer_Option:

        Online_Option:

          Computer_Contact_Information:

            Network_Address:

              Network_Resource_Name: www.bts.gov/gis/

 

      Access_Instructions: Anyone with access to the Internet

            may connect to the BTS web server.  To access a

            specific data set, go to the web address listed

            above in the Network Resource Name.  The BTS

            server allows visitors to create an archive

            package for download in one of three common

            formats:

              .zip - an MS-DOS zip archive;

              .tgz - a gzip-ed unix tar archive; and

              .tar - a unix tar archive. 

            This archived package is stored in a temporary

            file which can then be copied to the visitor's

            home directory.

        Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: Sun Ultra running

            Solaris 2.6 operating system.

 

      Digital_Transfer_Option:

            Offline_Option:

        Offline_Media:  CD-ROM

            Recording_Capacity

            Recording_Density:  650

            Recording_Density Units: megabytes

            Recording_Format:   ISO 9660

 

      Fees:  none

 

      Ordering_Instructions: Call (202.366.DATA), fax (202.366.3640),

            or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) BTS to request the National Transportation

            Atlas Databases 2001 CD-ROM.  This and other BTS products may be ordered 

            from the BTS Internet site (www.bts.gov).

 

 

Metadata_Reference_Information:

      Metadata_Date:  19950830

      Metadata_Review Date: 200105

      Metadata_Contact:

      Contact_Information:

      Contact_Organization_Primary:

      Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

            Contact_Address:

            Address_Type:  mailing address 

            Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW

            City: Washington

            State_or_Province: DC

            Postal_Code: 20590

      Contact_Voice_Telephone:  1 202 366 DATA

      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:  1 202 366 3640

      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov

      Metadata_Standard_Name:  FGDC Content Standards for Geospatial Metadata

      Metadata_Standard_Version:  FGDC-STD-001-1998