National Park System Boundary Dataset
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Danelle Malget, Colorado State University, National Park Service
- Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (comp.)
- Publication_Date: March 2003
- Title: National Park System Boundary Dataset
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Washington, DC
- Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.nps.gov/gis/national_data.htm>
- Larger_Work_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Publication_Date: 2003
- Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2003
- Edition: 2003
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Washington, DC
- Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
- Description:
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- Abstract: National Park Service unit boundaries.
- Purpose:
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Service wide boundary set for display and general analysis purposes. These digital park unit boundaries should not be used for any legal boundary disputes. They are intended solely for use only in identifying the general locations of national park units throughout the U.S.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: March 2003
- Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -170.727006
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: 145.729575
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 68.655808
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.288109
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: National Park Service
- Theme_Keyword: Boundary
- Theme_Keyword: National Parks
- Theme_Keyword: NPS
- Theme_Keyword: Preserved Areas
- Theme_Keyword: park
- Theme_Keyword: parks
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Place_Keyword: National Parks
- Place_Keyword: USA
- Place_Keyword: Guam
- Place_Keyword: American Samoa
- Place_Keyword: Virgin Islands
- Place_Keyword: Alaska
- Place_Keyword: Hawaii
- Place_Keyword: Continental US
- Place_Keyword: United States
- Place_Keyword: Department of Interior
- Place_Keyword: National Park Service
- Place_Keyword: NPS
- Place_Keyword: DOI
- Stratum:
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- Stratum_Keyword: ground
- Temporal:
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- Temporal_Keyword: 2003
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints:
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To be used for display and general analysis purposes only. These digital national park unit boundaries should not be used for any legal boundary disputes. To obtain the most accurate, current boundary, users should contact the specific park. The National Park Service (NPS) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the park boundary data described and/or contained herein. These data 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 no better than the original sources from which they were derived. In fact, the data are likely less accurate than the original sources as no attempt has been made to thoroughly error check the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistently within the limitations of geospatial data in general, and these data in particular. 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 be directly acquired from an NPS server, and not indirectly through other sources that 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. Acknowledgment of the National Park Service (NPS) and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Database would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Danelle Malget
- Contact_Organization: Colorado State University, National Park Service
- Contact_Position: GIS Specialist/Cooperator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 1201 Oakridge Drive Suite 200
- City: Fort Collins
- State_or_Province: CO
- Postal_Code: 80525
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 970.225.3569
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 970.225.3585
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: danelle_malget@partner.nps.gov
- Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-5 Mountain Time
- Data_Set_Credit: National Park Service
- Security_Information:
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- Security_Classification: Unclassified
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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Microsoft Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 6; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
- Cross_Reference:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Washington, DC
- Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Larger_Work_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Publication_Date: March 2003
- Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2003
- Edition: 2003
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Washington, DC
- Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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BTS quality checks the attributes after the shapefile was downloaded. 9 records have no state listed in the state column. 12 records have inaccurate states associated to the polygon. BTS found these errors and contributed with building the dataset. BTS went through the US territories and updated the FIPS code.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
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Tests for logical consistency are performed by digitizing software (ATLAS*GIS). Each park unit is comprised of one or more polygons.
- Completeness_Report:
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Dataset is believed to be 100% complete. Please contact originator with corrections and updates.
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- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Dean Tucker, Water Resource Division
- Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
- Publication_Time: Unknown
- Title: NPSUnits
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details:
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Park boundaries collected and digitized for the Horizon Project.
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- Calendar_Date: Unknown
- Time_of_Day: Unknown
- Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: David Duran
- Publication_Date: Unknown
- Publication_Time: Unknown
- Title: ParkDave
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Other_Citation_Details: Park boundaries collected from Parks and Regions in 2001.
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- Time_of_Day: Unknown
- Source_Information:
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- Source_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Danelle Malget, Colorado State University, National Park Service
- Publication_Date: 11/01/02
- Title: NPS
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.nps.gov/gis/national_data.htm>
- Larger_Work_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Publication_Date: 2003
- Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2002
- Edition: 2003
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Washinton, DC
- Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
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- Process_Description:
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Two sets of boundaries were collected and compared. The main set was obtained from David Duran, who collected boundaries from each region in the summer of 2001. The second set was obtained from Dean Tucker, who digitized boundaries for the Horizon Project.
The main set from David Duran was determined to contain the most recent boundary information. Parks missing from David's set were added from Deans set. Those parks are..........Antietam NB Arlington House,Benjamin Franklin NMEM, Big Hole NB, Catoctin Mountain Park, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP, Chimney Rock NHS, Fort Point NHS, Fredericksburg NC, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Green Springs, Harpers Ferry NHP, International Peace Garden, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Kalaupapa NHP, Manassas NBP, McLoughlin House NHS, Monocacy NB, National Capital Parks - Central and East, Olympic NP, Prince William Forest Park, Rock Creek Park, San Francisco Maritime NHP, Thaddeus Kosciuszko NMEM, and Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts. Park/Region staff were consulted for parks with major differences between the two sets.
- Process_Date: 2002
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Danelle Malget
- Contact_Organization: Colorado State University, National Park Service
- Contact_Position: GIS Specialist/Cooperator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 1201 Oakridge Drive Suite 200
- City: Fort Collins
- State_or_Province: CO
- Postal_Code: 80525
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 970.225.3569
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 970.225.3585
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: danelle_malget@partner.nps.gov
- Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-5 Mountain Time
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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Downloaded the Parks from <http://www.nps.gov/gis/national_data.htm> as a shapefile format. Dissolved the polygons on name, by using Geoprocessing in ArcMap. Used ArcGIS for topological and attribute verification.
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: Bureau of Tansportation Statistics (BTS)
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: physical address
- Address: 400 Seventh Street, S.W.
- City: Washington
- State_or_Province: DC
- Postal_Code: 20590
- Cloud_Cover: Unknown
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
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- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 357
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Geographic:
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- Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
- Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
- Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
- Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: park
- Entity_Type_Definition: National Park System Unit Boundaries in GIS Format
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: BTS
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: FID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Shape
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ACTIVE
- Attribute_Definition: Indicates if the park is open to the public
- Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Open for the public
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: PARK_NAME
- Attribute_Definition: Park Name
- Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Full Name for Each National Park Unit
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ALPHA
- Attribute_Definition:
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NPS code identifying the park. The code was developed in correlation to the park's name
- Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Park Codes for Each National Park Unit
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: DESIGN
- Attribute_Definition: A brief description of the type of park represented
- Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Type of park
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ST
- Attribute_Definition: The State Abbreviation of which state the park is located
- Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: State Abbreviation
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: REGION
- Attribute_Definition: NPS description of the region of where the park is located
- Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Geographical Region of the Park Location
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: VERSION
- Attribute_Definition:
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The VERSION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented for all records in the database whenever a new release is distributed. In this release the value is 04.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: REVISION
- Attribute_Definition:
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REVISION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented individually for each record whenever a change is made to one of its fields. In this release the value is 00.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
- Overview_Description:
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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Attributes are as follows:
Alphacode (4 letter code, unique to each park), ParkName, Designation, State, RegionCode (4 letter code, unique to each region).
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: 400 Seventh Street, S.W.
- City: Washington
- State_or_Province: DC
- Postal_Code: 20950
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-366-3640
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
- Resource_Description: National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2003
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- Digital_Transfer_Information:
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- Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
- Format_Version_Number: 2003
- Transfer_Size: 8.393
- Digital_Transfer_Option:
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- Online_Option:
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- Computer_Contact_Information:
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- Network_Address:
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- Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/>
- Access_Instructions:
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Anyone with access to the World Wide Web may connect to the BTS server. To access a specific database, go to the address listed above in the Network Resource Name. The visitor can create a package of the dataset for download in a .zip format (i.e. MS-DOS zip archive). This archived package is stored in a temporary file that can then be copied to the visitor's home directory.
- Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: Sun Ultra running Solaris 2.6 operating system.
- Offline_Option:
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- Offline_Media: CD-ROM
- Fees: None
- Ordering_Instructions:
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Call 202-366-DATA, fax 202-366-3640, or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases 2003 CD-ROM. This and other BTS products may be ordered from the BTS Internet website (<http://www.bts.gov/gis/>).
- Technical_Prerequisites:
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Must have access to GIS software such as ESRI's ArcView or ArcINFO, or other compatible software to view the data
- Available_Time_Period:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 2003
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 20030502
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
- Address: Room 3430
- Address: 400 Seventh Street, S.W.
- City: Washington
- State_or_Province: DC
- Postal_Code: 20590
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-366-3640
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
- 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: None
- Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
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- Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
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