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fstate2m dataset

This coverage contains the state boundaries of the Southern United States at 1:2,000,000 scale and was created to coincide with the county coverage fcounty2m. State resolution.

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Attribute information in Excel spreadsheet, dBase IV database, and comma-delimited text formats

Metadata:

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Metadata as an ordinary web page, in XML, and as plain text

Metadata:

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:

Mr. M. Negri from USGS and dataset modifications by Mr. Serdar Ertep, US Environmental Protection Agency

Publication_Date: 2000

Title: fstate2m

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, UT

Publisher: USDA Forest Service

Other_Citation_Details: file name: fstate2m.shp

Online_Linkage: <http: //www.srs.fs.usda.gov/sustain/data/>

Description:

Abstract:

This coverage was identified on the USGS Water Resources NSDI Node site at <http://nsdi.usgs.gov>. The coverage contains the state boundaries of the continental United States. These boundaries were derived from the Digital Line Graph (DLG) files representing the 1:2,000,000 scale map in the National Atlas of the United States. The data was then modified by US Environmental Protection Agency Personnel for use in the Southern Forest Resource Assessment and exported to a shapefile (please see process description p.4).

Purpose:

This shapefile is used as a base map for a variety of applications.

Supplemental_Information:

The included FIPS and states within the coverage are: 1 AL, 5 AR, 12 FL, 13 GA, 21 KY, 22 LA, 28 MS, 37 NC, 40 OK, 45 SC, 47 TN, 48 TX, 51 VA. However, please note that portions of central and western Texas and Oklahoma where FIA does not collect data were dropped from the coverages.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2000

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.085624

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.834524

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.952148

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.095409

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: states

Theme_Keyword: boundaries

Theme_Keyword: Administrative and political boundaries

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

None. The USDA Forest Service does not guarantee the accuracy of this data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USDA-Forest Service

Contact_Person: Mr. John M. Pye

Contact_Position: Ecologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: USDA Forest Service, SRS4851

Address: 3041 E. Cornwallis Rd

City: Research Triangle Park

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27709

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (919).549.4013

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpye@fs.fed.us

Browse_Graphic:

Data_Set_Credit:

1) USGS- the original state boundary coverage. 2) USDA FS and US Environmental Protection Agency- modifications to data for use in the Southern Forest Resource Assessment (SFRA).

Security_Information:

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All states are accurately labeled.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Polygon topology is present.

Assessment-standard projection: Projection: Albers Equal Area Units: Meters Spheroid: GRS80 Datum: NAD83 First Standard Parallel: 27 degrees 30 minutes Second Standard Parallel: 37 degrees 30 minutes Central Meridian: -90 degrees 00 minutes Latitude of Origin: 25 degrees 00 minutes False Easting: 0.0 False Northing: 0.0

Completeness_Report:

All polygons have been reviewed for attribution accuracy. A quality control inspection has been performed to eliminate any missing or duplicate labels in the shapefile.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

All linear delineations are within National Map Accuracy Standards.

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: +/- 1,016 meters

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

All linear delineations are within National Map Accuracy Standards.

Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: +/- 500 meters

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Mr. M. Negri, USGS

Publication_Date: 1994

Title: states2m.e00.gz

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia

Publisher: USGS

Online_Linkage: <http://nsdi.usgs.gov>

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:2,000,000

Type_of_Source_Media: Arc Info export coverage

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1994

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Contribution: USGS 1:2,000,000 State coverage

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

This coverage was identified on the USGS Water Resources NSDI Node site at <http://nsdi.usgs.gov>. The coverage contains the state boundaries of the continental United States. These boundaries were derived from the Digital Line Graph (DLG) files representing the 1:2,000,000 scale map in the National Atlas of the United States. The data was then modified by US Environmental Protection Agency Personnel for use in the Southern Forest Resource Assessment (SFRA) and exported to a shapefile.

Data Modifications by US Environmental Protection Agency :

Sept. & Oct.-2000: The coverages were downloaded by US Environmental Protection Agency personnel on 22-Sep-2000 in compressed Arc Info Export format along with their associated metadata. The coverages were then reprojected to match Assessment standard Albers using the Arc Info PROJECT command, subsetted to the thirteen Southern states (with only the eastern portion of OK and TX) of the Assessment using Arc View's Theme Query tool and state FIPS code, then exported as shapefiles.

Process_Date: 17-Oct.-2000

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: US Environmental Protection Agency

Contact_Person: Mr. Serdar Ertep

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: US Environmental Protection Agency

Address: Region 4

Address: Atlanta Federal Center

Address: 61 Forsyth Street, S.W.

City: Atlanta

State_or_Province: GA

Postal_Code: 30303

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (404).562.9683

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

L:\forest\sfra\download_data\state_bound\albers\states2m\sstates2m.xml

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 13

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 27.500000

Standard_Parallel: 37.500000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -90.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 25.000000

False_Easting: 0.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.004096

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.004096

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: fstate2m

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: FIPSST

Attribute_Definition: User attributed states FIPS zone

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNT

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USDA-Forest Service

Contact_Person: Mr. John M. Pye

Contact_Position: Ecologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: USDA Forest Service, SRS4851

Address: 3041 E. Cornwallis Rd

City: Research Triangle Park

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27709

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (919).549.4013

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpye@fs.fed.us

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Data Content and Use Disclaimer

The USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Resource Assessment or SFRA, provides data to users of digital geographic data. The USDA Forest Service is in no way condoning or endorsing the application of these data for any given purpose. It is the sole responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. It is also the obligation of the user to apply the data in an appropriate and conscientious manner. The USDA Forest Service provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. Much of the USDA Forest Service data is based on and maintained with Arc Info and Arc View Software developed by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). In addition, much of the information presented uses conventions and terms popularized by Arc Info and Arc View and their user community. USDA Forest Service in no way represents the interests of ESRI nor acts as an agent for them.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: .shp

Format_Version_Number: Arc View Shapefile

Format_Specification: Arc View

Format_Information_Content: States within the continental United States

File_Decompression_Technique: zip file

Transfer_Size: 2.562

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 200longleaf8

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USDA-Forest Service

Contact_Person: Mr. John Pye

Contact_Position: Ecologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: USDA Forest Service, SRS4851

Address: 3041 E. Cornwallis Rd.

City: Research Triangle Park

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27709

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (919).549.4013

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpye@fs.fed.us

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

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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