West Virginia Counties (24K)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Publication_Date: 200503
Title: West Virginia Counties (24K)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/dataset.php?action=search&ID=136>
Description:
Abstract:
This data is meant to present accurate boundaries of counties in West Virginia. It was collected from georeferenced 1:24,000 digitial raster graphics by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.
Purpose: To illustrate county boundaries in West Virginia.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200503
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.703366
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.657725
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.639804
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.160549
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: boundary
Theme_Keyword: county boundary
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme_Keyword: political and administrative boundaries
Theme_Keyword: counties
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: West Virginia
Access_Constraints: NA
Use_Constraints: NA
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No attribute accuracy report has been completed.
Logical_Consistency_Report: No logical consistency report has been completed.
Completeness_Report: No completeness report has been completed.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No horizontal accuracy report has been completed.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: No vertical accuracy report has been completed.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Publication_Date: 200503
Title: West Virginia Counties (24K)
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: digital raster graphics
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200503
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: WVDEP
Source_Contribution: boundaries
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: United States Census Bureau
Publication_Date: 2000
Title: US Census Data
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: tabular
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CENSUS
Source_Contribution: Census information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection utilized heads up digitizing and 24K georeferenced digital raster graphics to collect county boundary polygons.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WVDEP
Process_Date: 200202
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Contact_Person: Larry Evans
Contact_Position: Manager, TAGIS
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 601 57th. Street
Address: Room 2010
City: Charleston
State_or_Province: WV
Postal_Code: 25304
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (304) 926-0499 Ext:1617
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (304) 926-0498
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: levans@mail.dep.state.wv.us
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The West Virginia GIS Technical Center merged US Census data with the county boundaries.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CENSUS
Process_Date: 200503
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: West Virginia GIS Technical Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 425 White Hall
Address: PO Box 6300
City: Morgantown
State_or_Province: WV
Postal_Code: 26506
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (304) 293-5603 x4339
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (304) 293-6522
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kurt.donaldson@mail.wvu.edu
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: 55
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 17
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024
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:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
This dataset contains 18 census attributes as well as Federal Information Processing Standards codes.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: None
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: West Virginia GIS Technical Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: West Virginia University
Address: Department of Geology and Geography
Address: 425 White Hall
Address: PO Box 6300
City: Morgantown
State_or_Province: WV
Postal_Code: 26506-6300
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (304) 293-5603 x4339
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (304) 293-6522
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kurt.donaldson@mail.wvu.edu
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability: None
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCE
Transfer_Size: 2.408 MB
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/dataset.php?action=search&ID=136>
Fees: none
Ordering_Instructions:
Please visit <http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/data.php> to download data.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20050706
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: West Virginia GIS Technical Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: West Virginia University
Address: Department of Geology and Geography
Address: 425 White Hall
Address: PO Box 6300
City: Morgantown
State_or_Province: WV
Postal_Code: 26506-6300
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (304) 293-5603 x4339
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (304) 293-6522
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kurt.donaldson@mail.wvu.edu
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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