USGS US Topo 7.5-minute map for Wisconsin Dells North, WI 2013

Data Quality Information

Attribute Accuracy Report

Cartographic content is derived from USGS national geospatial databases. The data is owned and hosted by the USGS, but does not preclude using data sources owned and hosted by other organizations, provided that these sources have been approved by the USGS data program.

Logical Consistency Report

This product is a layered GeoPDF file. GeoPDF is a copyright format with implementation rights held exclusively by TerraGo Technologies. This design is based on use of specific commercial software systems therefore any changes to the software specifications and dependencies will be followed by the USGS and codified in the product standard.

Completeness Report

Each layer of the GeoPDF is extracted from the USGS national geospatial databases. These data are intended to be cartographically complete at a 1:24,000 scale.

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report

This US Topo map product is compiled to meet National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS). NMAS horizontal accuracy requires that at least 90 percent of well-defined points tested are within 0.02 inch of the true position. In this product, the projection line, grids, and orthoimage are believed to meet NMAS. Positional accuracy of the other data layers is less controllable because of diversity of data sources, and may not meet NMAS.

Lineage

Source

Originator

For the conterminous 48 states - National Agriculture Image Program (NAIP) administered by the Aerial Photography Field Office (APFO) for the United States Department of Agriculture.

Publication Date

20100717

Title

Orthoimagery - CONUS

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Raster digital data or Digital Orthorectified Image or NAIP Digital Ortho Photo Image or Raster digital data or Digital Orthorectified Image

Other Citation Details

An orthorectified image is a layer in every product and is provided by the USDA-FSA-APFO from the National Agriculture Image Program (NAIP) in the conterminous US. This offers the USGS a consistent image product for the conterminous 48 states, normally with a one meter resolution in natural color. The NAIP image in this product is public domain with no reuse constraints.

Online Linkage

http://www.fsa.usda.gov/

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

20100717

Ending Date

20100717

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

Image

Source

Originator

TomTom

Publication Date

2012

Title

Transportation, commercial roads

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

TomTom Multinet dataset, licensed to the USGS for use in US Topo (1:24,000-scale topographic maps in GeoPDF format). TomTom retains copyright to these data. The USGS license allows these data to be freely used and redistributed in US Topo instances, provided this copyright notice is retained. TomTom data are filtered and may be generalized by USGS for protrayal in this product. TomTom roads are not mixed with other road data sources within a 7.5-minute quadrangle, with the exception of U.S. Forest Service lands, where public domain data from the Forest Service are used.

Online Linkage

http://www.tomtom.com

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2006

Ending Date

2012

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

Road centerlines, route numbers, road classification, street names

Source

Originator

USFS

Publication Date

2013

Title

Transportation, USFS FSTopo roads

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

The FSTopo database was originally populated with Cartographic Feature File (CFF) data. CFF data were derived from the standard Forest Service Primary Base Series (PBS) or Single Edition Series (SES) map as part of the Forest Service National Geographic Information System Plan. PBS and SES maps were developed from the U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale, 7.5-minute topographic map series, with enhancements and regular revisions to satisfy Forest Service needs. Except in Alaska, where 1:63,360-scale maps are used, the original USGS 1:24,000-scale source maps were constructed to meet National Map Accuracy Standards, which require that 90 percent of all well-defined features shown on the map are within .02 inches of their true location. CFF data were collected using methods and the best technologies available to ensure that digitized elements were captured within .003 inches of corresponding elements shown on source maps. The USDA Geospatial Service and Technology Center (GSTC) uses the same data collection accuracy standard for additions and revisions to the data. Only maps in USDA Forest Service areas will contain USDA Forest roads.

Online Linkage

http://www.fs.fed.us/gstc/

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2009

Ending Date

2013

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

Road centerlines, route numbers, road classification, street names

Source

Originator

Various government agencies and volunteer organizations

Publication Date

2013

Title

Recreational Trails

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

The first recreational trails were added to US Topo maps in 2013. The data for these features come from a variety of sources. Trails are not complete, and will not be complete for the foreseeable future; the near-term objectives of the US Topo program are to show recreational trails on federal lands and those that are part of the National Trails System. Trails will be added as data become available from land management agencies and other authoritiative sources. This metadata section documents all data sources used for any map; the features and data described here are not necessarily present on this specific map. -- The Ice Age National Scenic Trail (NST) is one of 11 National Scenic Trails, which are in turn part of the National Trails System. The Ice Age NST is in Wisconsin. The data for the US Topo representation of the Ice Age NST were provided to USGS by the volunteer organization Ice Age Trail Alliance, http://www.iceagetrail.org. -- There are no use restrictions on these data. General information about the National Trails System and its components can be found at http://www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/nts/nts_trails.html and http://www.pnts.org

Online Linkage

http://www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/nts/nts_trails.html, http://www.pnts.org

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2010

Ending Date

2013

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

Trail centerline

Source

Originator

Federal Railroad Administration

Publication Date

2011

Title

Transportation, Railroads

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

Railroads are based on unpublished data provided to USGS by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). These data were collected by FRA as part of the Automated Track Inspection Program (ATIP). Though not originally intended for mapping purposes, the data are judged by USGS to have high positional accuracy and to be suitable for 1:24,000-scale mapping. The original data were GPS points, which were thinned, filtered, and consolidated by USGS to create the data shown in US Topo. These data are not complete, and the levels of actual completeness within a map cell or for the dataset as a whole are not precisely known. ATIP is an ongoing program, FRA has committed to continue working with USGS, and the data will become more complete with each US Topo production cycle. The USGS has elected to use this mechanism and source of railroad data because no sufficiently current, accurate, and non-proprietary railroad dataset with national coverage can be found. The names of rail lines will be added at some future date.

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2011

Ending Date

2011

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

Main track centerlines

Source

Originator

Federal Aviation Administration

Publication Date

2012

Title

Airports

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

Runway outlines are for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-recognized public and private airports in the United States. The FAA runway coordinates, FAA_RunwayID, and Airport Location Codes were used by the USGS to digitize runway outlines on recent NAIP orthoimagery. The digitized data were inspected for accuracy and completeness then loaded into the USGS national transportation database.

Online Linkage

http://www.faa.gov

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2011

Ending Date

2012

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

runways

Source

Originator

State and Federal Partners

Publication Date

2012

Title

Fire Stations

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

Any location where fire fighters are stationed or based out of, or where equipment that such personnel use in carrying out their jobs is stored for ready use. Fire fighting training academies or locations are included. Fire Departments which are Mobile Units and not having a permanent location, are included, in which case their location has been depicted at the city/town hall or at the center of their service area if a city/town hall does not exist. This dataset includes those locations primarily engaged in forest or grasslands fire fighting, including fire lookout towers if the towers are in current use for fire protection purposes. This dataset includes both private and governmental entities. Locations that serve only administrative function are excluded. Locations serving both administrative and operational functions are included.

Online Linkage

http://nationalmap.gov

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2006

Ending Date

2012

Source Currentness Reference

ground condition

Contribution

Source

Originator

State and Federal Partners

Publication Date

2011

Title

Hospitals

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

Includes general medical and surgical hospitals, psychiatric, substance abuse and specialty hospitals such as Children's hospitals, cancer, maternity and rehabilitation hospitals. Other types of hospitals are included if represented in data sets provided by various partners for this compilation. Hospitals operated by the US Department of Veterans Affairs are included. Nursing homes, long term care facilities and Urgent Care facilities are generally excluded. Locations that are administrative offices only are excluded from the dataset.

Online Linkage

http://nationalmap.gov

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2006

Ending Date

2011

Source Currentness Reference

ground condition

Contribution

Source

Originator

State and Federal Partners

Publication Date

2008

Title

Schools

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

The schools within this dataset are composed of Public elementary and secondary education in the US as defined and tracked by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core Dataset (CCD). Private schools in this dataset are composed of Private elementary and secondary education in the US as defined by the Private School Survey, NCES. The colleges and Universities are composed of postsecondary education facilities as defined by the Integrated Post Secondary Education System (IPEDS), NCES. Included are Doctoral and Research Universities, Masters Colleges and Universities, Baccalaureate Colleges, Associates Colleges, Theological seminaries, Medical schools and other health care professions, schools of engineering and technology, business and management, art, music, design, Law schools, Teachers colleges, Tribal colleges and other specialized institutions.

Online Linkage

http://nationalmap.gov

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2008

Ending Date

2008

Source Currentness Reference

ground condition

Contribution

Source

Originator

U.S. Geological Survey

Publication Date

2013

Title

Cemeteries

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal and national standard for geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS in support of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names as the official repository of domestic geographic names data, the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government, and the source for applying geographic names to Federal electronic and printed products. Cemeteries are one feature from the GNIS data base.

Online Linkage

http://geonames.usgs.gov/

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2013

Ending Date

2013

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

Geographic feature names

Source

Originator

U.S. Geological Survey

Publication Date

2013

Title

Post Offices

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal and national standard for geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS in support of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names as the official repository of domestic geographic names data, the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government, and the source for applying geographic names to Federal electronic and printed products. Post Offices are one feature from the GNIS data base.

Online Linkage

http://geonames.usgs.gov/

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2013

Ending Date

2013

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

Geographic feature names

Source

Originator

State and Federal Partners

Publication Date

2012

Title

Law Enforcement

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

Includes locations where sworn officers of a law enforcement agency are regularly based or stationed, primarily local police station locations. State and federal law enforcement agencies are generally excluded from this dataset.

Online Linkage

http://nationalmap.gov

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2005

Ending Date

2012

Source Currentness Reference

ground condition

Contribution

Source

Originator

State and Federal Partners

Publication Date

2012

Title

Prisons

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

Includes government operated prisons and facilities privately operated for the government such as medium and high security prisons and correctional institutions. Low and minimum security institutions such as local jails, prison camps, correctional farms or work farms, detention and treatment centers are excluded.

Online Linkage

http://nationalmap.gov

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2006

Ending Date

2012

Source Currentness Reference

ground condition

Contribution

Source

Originator

U.S. Geological Survey

Publication Date

2013

Title

Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal and national standard for geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS in support of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names as the official repository of domestic geographic names data, the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government, and the source for applying geographic names to Federal electronic and printed products.

Online Linkage

http://geonames.usgs.gov/

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2013

Ending Date

2013

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

Geographic feature names

Source

Originator

U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USDA Forest Service, and other Federal, State and local partners. National Hydrography Dataset is a component of a comprehensive base geospatial data model.

Publication Date

20100717

Title

Hydrography

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is a feature-based database that interconnects and uniquely identifies the stream segments or reaches that make up the nation's surface water drainage system. The high-resolution NHD was originally created using 1:24,000-scale data. State and Local Stewards are improving the data by incorporating local updates based on more current and more accurate source data. Water features in the real world are relatively dynamic and the differences at the time of data collection mean that water features may not register exactly to other layers. The hydrographic feature names contained in and displayed by the NHD are extracted and validated from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Spatial objects may be filtered or generalized to achieve a 1:24,000-scale representation.

Online Linkage

http://nhd.usgs.gov/

Online Linkage

http://nhd.usgs.gov/gnis.html

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

20100717

Ending Date

20100717

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

Hydrography features and feature names

Source

Originator

U.S. Geological Survey

Publication Date

2011

Title

Gaging Stations

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

This dataset, termed "GAGES II", an acronym for Geospatial Attributes of Gages for Evaluating Streamflow, version II, provides geospatial data and classifications for 9,322 stream gages maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It is an update to the original GAGES in 2010. The GAGES II dataset consists of gages which have had either 20+ complete years (not necessarily continuous) of discharge record since 1950, or are currently active, as of water year 2009, and whose watersheds lie within the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Only active stations, as identified by the GAGES II dataset, are symbolized.

Online Linkage

http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?gagesII_Sept2011

Online Linkage

http://water.usgs.gov/GIS/metadata/usgswrd/XML/gagesII_Sept2011.xml

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2011

Ending Date

2011

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

Hydrography features and gaging stations

Source

Originator

Global Land Ice Measurements from Space initiative (GLIMS)

Publication Date

2012

Title

Glaciers

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

The Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI 2.0) is a global inventory of glacier outlines. It is supplemental to the Global Land Ice Measurements from Space initiative (GLIMS). Production of the RGI was motivated by the forthcoming Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR5). Updates beyond the IPCC 2012 deadlines will take the form of additions to the GLIMS Glacier Database. As resources allow, all these data will be incorporated into the GLIMS Glacier Database. The RGI data are used without alteration by the U.S. Geological Survey for US Topo maps and are not yet integrated with other hydrography features from USGS datasets. Glacier names are from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). RGI polygon boundaries are not shown in the US Topo representation.

Online Linkage

http://www.glims.org/RGI/randolph.html

Online Linkage

http://www.glims.org/RGI/RGI_Tech_Report_V2.0.pdf

Source Scale Denominator

50000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2010

Ending Date

2012

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

Hydrography features and glaciers

Source

Originator

International Boundary Commission

Publication Date

2006

Title

U.S.-Canada National Boundary

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

The international boundary dataset between Canada and the United States was provided by Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS), University of New Hampshire, Vermont Center for Geographic Information, Inc (VCGI). The dataset was collected from multiple source agencies such as the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, Bureau of Parks and Lands, Coastal Island Registry (CIREG) and various state agencies. The data and attribution accuracy was tested by manual comparison of the source with hard copy printouts and/or symbolized display of digital files and corrected by each state GIS department for use at a scale not greater than 1:24,000.

Online Linkage

http://www.internationalboundarycommission.org/

Online Linkage

http://www.internationalboundarycommission.org/products.html#nad83

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2006

Ending Date

2006

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

International Boundary between Canada and the United States

Source

Originator

U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía of Mexico.

Publication Date

2006

Title

U.S.-Mexico National Boundary

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

The international boundary between Mexico and the United States, defined as a joint venture between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía of Mexico (INEGI), resulted in an unofficial United States-Mexico boundary dataset that was further enhanced by the U.S. Geological Survey's Border Environmental Health Initiative (BEHI). With the data frame scale set to 1:5,000 in ArcMap, the center of the Rio Grande/Río Bravo was digitized using the NAIP 2004 Imagery. In areas with dense stands of salt cedar (bounding box = UL -104.714 30.038, UR -104.664 30.037, LR -104.666 29.933, LL -104.717 29.934; NAD83), the center of the channel was difficult, and sometimes impossible, to easily determine. To determine the location of the boundary, the GIS analyst compared the location of the line in the INEGI 1:250K Limite feature class with the NAIP 2004 Imagery and adjusted the boundary to the image, thus, the delineation of the international boundary is less certain in these areas. The remaining part of the border was extracted from the INEGI 1:250K Limite feature class and appended to the line feature class created along the Rio Grande/Río Bravo. The U.S. Geological Survey reviewed the original USDA data against 2007 NAIP imagery and further edited 9 line segments in the Rio Grande areas to conform to National Map Accuracy Standards.

Online Linkage

http://borderhealth.cr.usgs.gov/projectindex.html

Online Linkage

http://extract.cr.usgs.gov/BorderHealth/Boundaries/Int_Boundary/International_Boundary_Shapefile.zip

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

1972

Ending Date

2006

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

International Boundary between Mexico and the United States

Source

Originator

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service - Washington Office Automated Lands Program (ALP).

Publication Date

2012

Title

USDA Forest Service Boundary

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

The forest service boundaries defined by the USDA Forest Service encompassing the National Forest System (NFS) lands within the original proclaimed National Forests, along with lands added to the NFS which have taken on the status of 'reserved from the public domain' under the General Exchange Act. The following area types are included: National Forest, Experimental Area, Experimental Forest, Experimental Range, Land Utilization Project, National Grassland, Purchase Unit, and Special Management Area. The nationwide Proclaimed Forest dataset was created by the USDA Forest Service, Washington Office Automated Lands Program (ALP) staff from collected source data created by the Regional Offices. Only maps in USDA Forest Service areas will contain USDA Forest boundaries.

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2012

Ending Date

2012

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

National Forest Service Boundaries

Source

Originator

U.S. Census Bureau

Publication Date

2010

Title

State and Equivalent Boundary

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

The Census Bureau collects boundaries from state and county governments through the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS, http://www.census.gov/geo/www/bas/bashome.html), and publishes the results as TIGER files. The USGS uses the TIGER data without editing or alteration for US Topo.

Online Linkage

http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/index.html

Online Linkage

ftp://ftp2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2010/STATE/2010/

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2010

Ending Date

2010

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

State and Equivalent Boundary

Source

Originator

U.S. Census Bureau

Publication Date

2010

Title

County and Equivalent Boundary

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

The Census Bureau collects boundaries from state and county governments through the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS), and publishes the results as TIGER files. The USGS uses Census TIGER data without editing or alteration for US Topo.

Online Linkage

http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/index.html

Online Linkage

ftp://ftp2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2010/COUNTY/2010/

Online Linkage

http://www.census.gov/geo/www/bas/bashome.html

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2010

Ending Date

2010

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

County and Equivalent Boundary

Source

Originator

Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment, Business Enterprise Integration Directorate

Publication Date

2011

Title

U.S. Military Installations, Ranges, and Training Areas

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

vector digital data

Other Citation Details

This dataset depicts the authoritative boundaries of the most commonly known Department of Defense (DoD) sites, installations, ranges, and training areas in the United States and Territories. These sites encompass land which is federally owned or otherwise managed. This dataset was compiled by the Defense Installation Spatial Data Infrastructure (DISDI) Program. This dataset represents the baseline for georeferenced boundaries of sites selected from the 2010 Base Structure Report. The boundary locations are intended for planning purposes only and do not represent the legal or surveyed land parcel boundaries. This list does not necessarily represent a comprehensive collection of all DoD facilities, and only those in the fifty United States and US Territories were considered for inclusion. Maps produced at a scale of 1:50,000 or larger which otherwise comply with National Map Accuracy Standards will remain compliant if this data is incorporated. Although these data have been provided by the DoD components, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on any other system, in derived products or data alterations, nor shall the act of distribution constitute such warranty.

Online Linkage

http://www.acq.osd.mil/ie/index.shtml

Online Linkage

http://geo.data.gov/geoportal

Source Scale Denominator

50000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2011

Ending Date

2011

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

Boundary lines, installation names

Source

Originator

U.S. Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Division of Support Services, Branch of Information Resource Management

Publication Date

Unknown

Title

Public Land Survey System

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

General: The Bureau of Land Management is the authoritative source for PLSS information. However, the management of these data is not completely uniform throughout the country; some variations in sources and characteristics are documented in the following sections. Although this metadata record is included with all maps, PLSS is currently shown on US Topo maps in only a few states. PLSS will be added to US Topo maps in more states in the coming years. -- For Alaska, PLSS data for US Topo in Alaska consist of protracted (computed, not surveyed) data only. Section boundaries were generated from geodetic latitude and longitude coordinate pairs as recorded on BLM's official protraction diagrams of the state of Alaska. The SDMS_PROD protraction tables were modified to include pro_pt83, section83, and township83. The latitude and longitude values in the pro_pt83 table were transformed from geographic NAD27 coordinates to geographic NAD83 coordinates using NADCON for Alaska. The Informix Section83 table is a spatially-enabled table that contains all of the protraction information for each of the 655,483 sections. Section shapes are stored as NAD83 geographic multipolygons. Each section was individually constructed from NAD83 geographic pro_pt (Protracted Point) table and is fully densified by including all township/section offset corners from adjacent ownship/sections. For more information and data on Alaska PLSS, see http://sdms.ak.blm.gov/sdms/data_protracted_grid_gis.html

Online Linkage

http://www.geocommunicator.gov/geocomm/lsis_home/home/index.htm#plss

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

Unknown

Ending Date

Unknown

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

Townships and ranges, sections

Source

Originator

USGS - National Elevation Dataset is a component of a comprehensive base geospatial data model.

Publication Date

20080201

Title

Hypsography

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

Other Citation Details

This contour featureclass was generated from the 1/3 arc-second version of the National Elevation Dataset (NED). The intended viewing scale for these features is 1:24,000. The contours are derived from a filtered elevation raster to achieve smoother arcs. The NED data were modified by the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) flow lines and water bodies to facilitate improved integration between the hypsography and hydrography on USGS map products. These contours were generated primarily for use as a layer in GeoPDFs created in the US Topo digital mapping program. The raster data source of contours is the National Elevation Dataset (NED) 1/3 arc-second layer. The 1/3 arc-second NED contains resampled data from the 1/9 arc-second layer of NED. Secondary datasets include the high resolution flow lines, water bodies, and areas from the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). The NHD layers are used in hydro-enforcement of the DEM prior to contour generation. The goals of the hydro-enforcement are to prevent contour lines from extending over the surface of water bodies and to align the contour reentrants with the NHD single-line streams. The NED raster cells are converted to points. Those points, along with the NHD flow lines are input into an interpolation tool to create a new surface. The NHD water bodies and areas are preprocessed to attach the minimum and maximum elevation to each polygon. From these precalculated values, an appropriate value is calculated by which to raise the elevation cells under the NHD polygons. The NHD polygons are then converted into rasters, which in turn will be used to generate a mosaic that includes the new raster surface. The mosaic is filtered to provide smoother contour lines. Contours are generated and depression and index contours are identified. There is no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of the data. Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since these data were collected and generated and that some parts of these data may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Hydro-enforcement and generalization can also significantly alter the spatial characteristics of the contours. Users should not use these data for critical applications without a full awareness of its limitations.

Online Linkage

http://ned.usgs.gov/

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

20080201

Ending Date

20080201

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

Contours

Source

Originator

U.S. Geological Survey

Publication Date

2013

Title

Land Cover - Woodland

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

Vector digital data

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The Woodland Tint is a derivative land cover product created using several national map layers: three National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2001 raster layers (Tree Canopy, Imperviousness, and Land Cover); and two vector layers (National Hydrography Dataset and Transportation). The process begins with masking the NLCD 2001 Canopy Data with NLCD 2001 Imperviousness V1 (values from 1-100), and Land Cover V1 (value 11 = Open Water). The resulting raster data with canopy values of 20 and greater are converted to woodland vector polygons and smoothed via the Paek Algorithm. The woodland polygons are masked with buffered Transportation (Roads, Airport Runways, and Railroads) and Hydrography (NHD Areas excluding Inundation Area and NHD Waterbodies excluding Swamp/Marsh). The resulting polygons are checked for scale appropriate size (minimum size of one acre), and the small woodland polygons as well as small clearings within the woodland polygons are deleted. For Alaska, the Woodland Tint is a derivative land cover product created using five national map layers: one raster layer, National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2001 (Land Cover); and four vector layers (National Hydrography Dataset, Transportation Roads, Transportation Airports and Transportation Railroads). The process begins with combining three NLCD 2001 Land Cover V1 Classes (41 - Deciduous Forest, 42 - Evergreen Forest, and 43 - Mixed Forest). The resulting raster data was converted to woodland vector polygons, and smoothed via the Paek Algorithm. The woodland polygons are masked with buffered Transportation (Roads, Airport Runways, and Railroads) and Hydrography (NHD Areas excluding Inundation Areas and NHD Waterbodies excluding Swamp/Marsh). The resulting polygons are checked for scale appropriate size (minimum size of one acre), and the small woodland polygons as well as small clearings within the woodland polygons are deleted.

Online Linkage

http://nationalmap.gov

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2001

Ending Date

2013

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

National Landcover Dataset; National Hydrography Dataset; National Transportation Dataset

Source

Originator

U.S. Geological Survey

Publication Date

20080201

Title

Shaded Relief

Geospatial Data Presentation Form

raster digital data

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The Shaded relief is a derivative elevation product created from the National Elevation Dataset (NED) 1/3 arc second. First there are five separate shaded relief datasets created from the original data. Each shaded relief has different azimuths and altitude values as follows: 00 450, 1350 600, 2700 450, 3150 450, 450 450. These five datasets are then combined into one feature class using map algebra to compute the raster layers using the following equation shadedrelief1 + shadedrelief2 + shadedrelief3 + (shadedrelief4 x 2) + shaded relief5 \ 6. This equation gives double importance to the 3150 azimuth and 450 elevation.

Online Linkage

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

digital data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

20080201

Ending Date

20080201

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

National Elevation Dataset

Source

Originator

U.S. Geological Survey

Publication Date

2012

Title

Grids and Coordinate System

Other Citation Details

Geographic Coordinate, U.S. National Grid, UTM grid, and State Plane Coordinate System values are displayed along the map projection. State Plane Coordinate System State and Zone values are abbreviated per Appendix A in the following document: Stem, J.E., 1990, 'State Plane Coordinate System of 1983', NOAA Manual NOS NGS 5, available at http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/ManualNOSNGS5.pdf.

Source Scale Denominator

24000

Type of Source Media

raster data

Source Temporal Extent

Time Period Information

Range of Dates/Times

Beginning Date

2013

Ending Date

2013

Source Currentness Reference

publication date

Contribution

2.5-minute geographic ticks, U.S. National Grid, UTM grid, State Plane Coordinate System ticks.