COVERAGE: nvqd
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Identification Information
Data Quality Information
Spatial Data Organization Information
Spatial Reference Information
Entity and Attribute Information
Distribution Information
Metadata Reference Information
Identification Information
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Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: United States Geological Survey
Publication Date: 1991
Title: COVERAGE: nvqd
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: base data
Issue Identification: none
Publication Information:
Publisher: United States Geological Survey
Other Citation Details: base data
Description:
Abstract: This base data coverage contains the tics, quad names, and boundaries for the 1:24,000 scale quadrangles for the state of Nevada.
Purpose: Displays the 7.5' quadrangles for the state of Nevada.
Time Period of Content:
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Unknown
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -120.39377763
East Bounding Coordinate: -113.546429
North Bounding Coordinate: 42.16257661
South Bounding Coordinate: 34.8053253
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: none
Theme Keyword: Nevada
Theme Keyword: 7.5 minute quadrangles
Theme Keyword: 1:24000 scale
Theme Keyword: boundaries
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: none
Place Keyword: Nevada
Access Constraints:
Although these data have been processed successfully on the computer system at the United States Geological Surevy, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any 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 strongly recommended that these data be directly acquired from the United States Geological Surevy. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with the data. The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology shall not be held liable for improper use of the data described and/or contained herein. By using this data you hereby agree to these conditions.
Use Constraints: Reference and acknowledge the United States Geological Survey or specific author in products derived from this map. Do not reproduce for commercial purposes.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Contact Person: Geographic Information System Lab
Contact Position: Geographic Information Systems Lab
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: University of Nevada, Reno Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, MS 178
City: Reno
State or Province: NV
Postal Code: 89557
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (775)784-6691 x135
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (775)784-1709
Contact Electronic Mail Address: glj@unr.edu
Hours of Service: 7:00am - 3:30pm (PST)
Data Set Credit: United States Geological Survey
Security Information:
Security Classification System: none
Security Classification: Unclassified
Security Handling Description: none
Native Data Set Environment: Sun SPARC II workstation, MS-DOS PC, UNIX ARC/INFO 7.0.3, ARC/VIEW 2.1 and 3.0, PC ARC/INFO 3.4.2
Data Quality Information
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Attribute Accuracy:
Attribute Accuracy Report:
As of the date of this metadata, no errors have been found in the attributing of the 7.5' quadrangle coverage. For information regarding attributing process, please contact the Carson City, NV office of the United States Geological Survey.
Logical Consistency Report: Polygon and chain-node topology present.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Consult with the Carson City office of the United States Geological Survey for information regarding accuracy of data.
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: United States Geological Survey
Publication Date: 1991
Title: nv_quadu
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: base data
Issue Identification: none
Publication Information:
Publisher: United States Geological Survey
Other Citation Details: base data
Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: stable-base material
Source Citation Abbreviation: CIT36
Process Step:
Process Description: This coverage was created by the United States Geological Survey
Source Used Citation Abbreviation: CIT36
Process Date: 1991
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Contact Person: Geographic Information System Lab
Contact Position: Geographic Information Systems Lab
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: University of Nevada, Reno Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, MS 178
City: Reno
State or Province: NV
Postal Code: 89557
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (775)784-6691 x135
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (775)784-1709
Contact Electronic Mail Address: glj@unr.edu
Hours of Service: 7:00am - 3:30pm (PST)
Cloud Cover: Unknown
Spatial Data Organization Information
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Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Point
Point and Vector Object Count: 2348
Spatial Reference Information
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Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Planar:
Grid Coordinate System:
Grid Coordinate System Name: Universal_Transverse_Mercator
Universal Transverse Mercator:
Planar Coordinate Information:
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Coordinate Representation:
Abscissa Resolution: 0.001
Ordinate Resolution: 0.001
Planar Distance Units: meters
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: North American datum of 1927
Ellipsoid Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major Axis: 6378206.4
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 294.98
Entity and Attribute Information
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Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: NV_QUADU.PAT
Entity Type Definition: This is the .pat file.
Entity Type Definition Source: ARC/INFO
Attribute:
Attribute Label: AREA
Attribute Definition: Area of poly/region in square coverage units.
Attribute Definition Source: Computed
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Positive real numbers.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: N/A
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: N/A
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PERIMETER
Attribute Definition: Perimeter of poly/region in coverage units.
Attribute Definition Source: Computed
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Positive real numbers.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: N/A
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: N/A
Attribute:
Attribute Label: NVQD#
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: Computed
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Sequential unique positive integer.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: N/A
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: N/A
Attribute:
Attribute Label: NVQD-ID
Attribute Definition: User-assigned feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: User-defined
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Sequential unique positive integer.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: N/A
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: N/A
Attribute:
Attribute Label: QUAD-CODE
Attribute Definition:
A 1 degree by 1 degree unit defined by the southeast corner latitude and longitude broken down into 64 quads. A numeric designation on the x-axis (starting with 1 on the east, and going to 8 at the west) and an alpha designation (starting with A on the south and going to H on the north) on the y-axis. For example: 37117-A1 would be quadrangle "Bonnie Claire SE". It being between 37 degrees and 38 degrees latitude and 117 degree to 118 degrees longitude, and located in the lower right-hand corner of the block.
Attribute Definition Source: User-defined
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Character
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: See attribute definition for value definition.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: N/A
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LAT-SE
Attribute Definition: The latitude designation for the southeast corner of each individual quadrangle.
Attribute Definition Source: User-defined
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Integer
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: See attribute definition for field value.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: N/A
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LONG-SE
Attribute Definition: The longitude designation for the southeast corner of each individual quadrangle.
Attribute Definition Source: User-defined
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Integer
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: See attribute definition field value.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: N/A
Attribute:
Attribute Label: QUAD-NAME
Attribute Definition: The name of the quadrangle.
Attribute Definition Source: User-defined
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Character
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Individual quadrangle name.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: 1:24000 scale quadrangles
Attribute:
Attribute Label: STATE-CODE
Attribute Definition: The 2 letter designation for the state in which each quadrangle is located.
Attribute Definition Source: User-defined
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Character
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 2 letter designation for the state in which the quadrangle is located.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: N/A
Attribute:
Attribute Label: QUAD-SCALE
Attribute Definition: The scale of each individual quadrangle. All quadrangles in this coverage are at 1:24000 scale.
Attribute Definition Source: User-defined
Attribute Domain Values:
Enumerated Domain:
Enumerated Domain Value: Integer
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scale of individual quadrangle, 24000.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: N/A
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview: The .pat labels represent the 2,348 quadrangles for the state of Nevada. The .pat lists quadrangle names, state code, latitude and longitude, and scale for each of the quadrangles.
Distribution Information
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Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Publication Sales
Contact Person: Charlotte Stock
Contact Position: Publication Sales
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: University of Nevada, Reno // Scrugham Engineering // Mail Stop 178
City: Reno
State or Province: NV
Postal Code: 89557
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (775) 784-6691 ext. 132
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (775) 784-1709
Contact Electronic Mail Address: glj@unr.edu
Hours of Service: 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (PST)
Resource Description: 1:24000 scale quadrangle boundaries for the state of Nevada.
Distribution Liability:
Requestor hereby releases the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, their agents, consultants, contractors or employees from any and all claims, action, or causes of action for damages including, but not limited to any costs of recovering, reprogramming or reproducing any programs or data stored in or used with the GIS data, damage to property, damages for personal injury or for any lost profits, lost savings, or other special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use the GIS data, even if said parties have been advised of the possibility of such damage. Requestor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, their agents, consultants, contractors and employees from any and all liability claims or damages to any person or property arising from or connected with the use of the data obtained from the GIS.
Technical Prerequisites: Must have ArcInfo, ArcView or any other GIS that will read an ArcInfo export (*.e00) file.
Metadata Reference Information
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Metadata Date: 19981119
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Contact Person: Geographic Information System Lab
Contact Position: Geographic Information Systems Lab
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: University of Nevada, Reno Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, MS 178
City: Reno
State or Province: NV
Postal Code: 89557
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (775)784-6691 x135
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (775)784-1709
Contact Electronic Mail Address: glj@unr.edu
Hours of Service: 7:00am - 3:30pm (PST)
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: none
Metadata Use Constraints: none
Metadata Security Information:
Metadata Security Classification System: none
Metadata Security Classification: Unclassified
Metadata Security Handling Description: none
SMMS Metadata report generated 12/19/98