National Park Boundaries

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Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Land Resources Office, New River Gorge National River
Originator:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) 2000 National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD-2000), version 2.0, release 0
Publication_Date: Unknown
Publication_Time: Unknown
Title: National Park Boundaries
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Other_Citation_Details:
Existing or proposed boundaries for Bluestone National Scenic River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and New River Gorge National River originated from deed descriptions located at the Land Resources Office, New River Gorge National River. The Harpers Ferry National Historical Park boundary was extracted from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) 2000 National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD-2000), version 2.0, release 0. This GIS coverage was originally created in November 2000.
Online_Linkage: <http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/dataset.php?action=search&ID=57>
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset depicts the approximate proclamation boundaries of the National Park Service lands that fall within the state of West Virginia.
Purpose:
This dataset was created in order to publish the approximate proclamation boundaries of the National Parks that fall within the state of West Virginia.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20030901
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.159729
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.708222
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.392153
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.473661
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: society
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: national park
Theme_Keyword: national scenic river
Theme_Keyword: national river
Theme_Keyword: national recreation area
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: West Virginia
Place_Keyword: Bluestone National Scenic River
Place_Keyword: Gauley River National Recreation Area
Place_Keyword: New River Gorge National River
Place_Keyword: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Laura Pickens
Contact_Organization: National Park Service
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address: New River Gorge National River
City: Glen Jean
State_or_Province: WV
Postal_Code: 25846
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 304-763-3145
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Laura_Pickens@nps.gov
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:
All National Park Service lands within the State of West Virginia are included in the dataset.
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 GIS Technical Center
Publication_Date: 200309
Title: West Virginia National Parks
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Morgantown, WV
Publisher: WVGISTC
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: digital files
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 200309
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: WVGISTC
Source_Contribution: boundaries
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Collection of boundary for Harpers Ferry National Historical Park boundary.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WVGISTC
Process_Date: 20000101
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Collection of boundaries for Bluestone National Scenic River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and New River Gorge National River.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WVGISTC
Process_Date: 20000101
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Boundaries for Bluestone National Scenic River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and New River Gorge National River were updated in September 2003
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WVGISTC
Process_Date: 200309
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: 8
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: 0.000512
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000512
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 seven attributes: Park name, park type, perimeter in meters, perimeter in miles, area in square meters, area in acres, area in hectares
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: no information
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: 0.077
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/dataset.php?action=search&ID=57>
Fees: None
Ordering_Instructions:
Please visit <http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/data.php> to download data.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20050627
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_Access_Constraints: NA
Metadata_Use_Constraints: NA
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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