National Forest Surface Ownership

Frequently-anticipated questions:

• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set?
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
  1. Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
  2. Who distributes the data?
  3. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
  4. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   United States Forest Service, 200407, National Forest Surface Ownership.

   Online Links:

   • <http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/dataset.php?action=search&ID=259>

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.770922

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.470852

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.284446

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.346749

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Calendar_Date: Jul-2004

   Currentness_Reference: publication date

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • G-polygon (3)

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      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 coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000512
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000512
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.
      

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: This dataset contains one attribute: Forest_name.

   Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: no information

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • United States Forest Service

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

Why was the data set created?

This datset depicts the exact extent of land ownership by the United States Forest Service within the National Forest Proclamation boundary.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   USFSPC (source 1 of 1)

   West Virginia GIS Technical Center, 200407, US Forest Service Proclamation Boundaries.

   Online Links:

   • <http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/dataset.php?action=search&ID=259>

   Type_of_Source_Media: paper maps

   Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

   Source_Contribution: boundaries

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: Jul-2004 (process 1 of 1)

   Data was provided to the WVGISTC by the United States Forest Service and was clipped to the West Virginia state border.

   Data sources used in this process:

   • USFSPC

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

   No attribute accuracy report has been completed.

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

   No horizontal accuracy report has been completed.

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

   No vertical accuracy report has been completed.

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

   No completeness report has been completed.

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

   No logical consistency report has been completed.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   West Virginia GIS Technical Center
   West Virginia University
   Morgantown, WV 26506
   USA
   

   (304) 293-5603 x4339 (voice)
   (304) 293-6522 (FAX)
   kurt.donaldson@mail.wvu.edu
   

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   Downloadable Data

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   None

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	ARCE Size: 0.157 MB
     Network links:	<http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/dataset.php?action=search&ID=259>

   • Cost to order the data: none

   • Special instructions:

     Please visit <http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/dataset.php?action=search&ID=259> to download data.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 05-Jul-2005

Metadata author:

West Virginia GIS Technical Center
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6300

(304) 293-5603 x4339 (voice)
(304) 293-6522 (FAX)
kurt.donaldson@mail.wvu.edu

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:

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