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1:250,000 Scale Quadrangles of Land use / Land cover GIRAS Spatial Data of CONUS in BASINS

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
  • USGS GIRAS users guide (41 pp, 113K)
  • BASINS model and data 
Originator: Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water/OST
Publication_Date: 1998
Title:
1:250,000 Scale Quadrangles of Land use / Land cover GIRAS Spatial Data of CONUS in BASINS
Online_Linkage:
Description:
Abstract:
This is land use/land cover digital data collected by USGS and converted to ARC/INFO by the EPA. This data which resides in EPA's Spatial Data Library (ESDLS), is useful for environmental assessment of land use patterns with respect to water quality analysis, growth management, and other types of environmental impact assessment. GIRAS LU/LC is being used in EPA's, Office of Water/OST BASINS water quality assessment model.
Purpose:
To use the GIRAS land use / land cover spatial data in BASINS.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1977
Ending_Date: 1980 (early 1980's)
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -125.0000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -66.0000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 50.0000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.0000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: land
Theme_Keyword: land use
Theme_Keyword: landcover
Theme_Keyword: GIRAS
Theme_Keyword: digital
Theme_Keyword: geographic
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: Conterminous United States of America (CONUS)
Place_Keyword: Alabama AL
Place_Keyword: Arizona AZ
Place_Keyword: Arkansas AR
Place_Keyword: California CA
Place_Keyword: Colorado CO
Place_Keyword: Connecticut CT
Place_Keyword: Delaware DE
Place_Keyword: District of Columbia DC
Place_Keyword: Florida FL
Place_Keyword: Georgia GA
Place_Keyword: Idaho ID
Place_Keyword: Illinois IL
Place_Keyword: Indiana IN
Place_Keyword: Iowa IA
Place_Keyword: Kansas KS
Place_Keyword: Kentucky KY
Place_Keyword: Louisiana LA
Place_Keyword: Maine ME
Place_Keyword: Maryland MD
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts MA
Place_Keyword: Michigan MI
Place_Keyword: Minnesota MN
Place_Keyword: Mississippi MS
Place_Keyword: Missouri MO
Place_Keyword: Montana MT
Place_Keyword: Nebraska NE
Place_Keyword: Nevada NV
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire NH
Place_Keyword: New Jersey NJ
Place_Keyword: New Mexico NM
Place_Keyword: New York NY
Place_Keyword: North Carolina NC
Place_Keyword: North Dakota ND
Place_Keyword: Ohio OH
Place_Keyword: Oklahoma OK
Place_Keyword: Oregon OR
Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania PA
Place_Keyword: Rhode Island RI
Place_Keyword: South Carolina SC
Place_Keyword: South Dakota SD
Place_Keyword: Tennessee TN
Place_Keyword: Texas TX
Place_Keyword: Utah UT
Place_Keyword: Vermont VT
Place_Keyword: Virginia VA
Place_Keyword: Washington WA
Place_Keyword: West Virginia WV
Place_Keyword: Wisconsin WI
Place_Keyword: Wyoming WY
 
Access_Constraints:

None.

Use_Constraints:

None. Acknowledgement of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would be appreciated.

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Arcview Shapefile format for Windows 95 PC
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
James R. Anderson, Ernest E. Hardy, John T. Roach, and Richard E. Witmer
Publication_Date: 1976
Title:
A Land Use and Land Cover Classification System for Use with Remote Sensor Data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 964
Online_Linkage: GIRAS; a geographic information retrieval and analysis system for handling land use and land cover data <https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp1059 > (PDF file) 
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 1990
Title:
USGeoData 1:250,000 and 1:100,000 Scale Land Use and Land Cover and Associated Maps Digital Data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Publication_Date: 1994
Title:
Metadata for 1:250,000 Scale Quadrangles of Land use / Land cover GIRAS Spatial Data in the Conterminous United States
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Online_Linkage: <URL:http://www.epa.gov/nsdi/projects/giras.htm>

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.0001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: quadname.SHP
Entity_Type_Definition: GIRAS Land use / Land cover polygons
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS GIRAS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: ArcView internal field
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: area of polygon
Attribute_Definition_Source: calculated by ArcView
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: area of polygon
Attribute_Definition_Source: calculated by ArcView
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: quadname_
Attribute_Definition: ArcView internal field
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: quadname_ID
Attribute_Definition: ArcView internal field
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: character ID value
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LUCODE
Attribute_Definition: Anderson land use classification code number
Attribute_Definition_Source: GIRAS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Anderson land use classification codes
Codeset_Source: see Publication_Information U.S.G.S. paper 964
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LEVEL2
Attribute_Definition: Anderson land use classification name
Attribute_Definition_Source: GIRAS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Anderson land use classification name
Codeset_Source: see Publication_Information U.S.G.S. paper 964
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: See the attached attribute list.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: See Entity_and_Attribute_Information.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USEPA/Office of Water/OST
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing Address
Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (4305T)
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20460
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-566-0400
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-566-0409
Contact us for more information
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at Tetra Tech, Inc., no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency nor Tetra Tech, Inc. shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name:
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) ArcView Shapefile
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: BASINS model and data 
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Fees: None
Ordering_Instructions:
When requesting data by phone or mail, please inquire about spatial data sets that work with Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources (BASINS). The BASINS web page has instructions for downloading datasets. It also has a link to The National Center for Environmental Publications and Information (NCEPI), from which BASINS CD-ROMs may be ordered. Each CD-ROM contains the BASINS v2.0 Application and this data set along with others covering the spatial extent of an EPA Region.
 

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20070611
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USEPA/OW/OST
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing Address
Address: 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (4305T)
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20460
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-566-0400
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-566-0409
Contact us for more information
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608


Generated by mpon Thu Sep 03 09:48:07 1998
giras text version (txt) (11.7 KB)

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