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U.S. USGS 1:250,000 Topographic Quadrangle Series Indexes

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Originator
Harvard Geospatial Library
Publication Date
20001101
Title
U.S. USGS 1:250,000 Topographic Quadrangle Series Indexes
Edition
2000
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
ESRI Data Maps
Issue Identification
2000
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Other Citation Details
Location: ESRI Data Maps 2000 (CD 2) \usa
Online Linkage
https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-esriustopoq250
Abstract
U.S. USGS 1:250,000 Topographic Quadrangle Series Indexes represents the geographic extent of USGS 1:250,000 topographic maps (1- by 2-degree quadrangles) for the coterminous U.S. forty-eight states and District of Columbia.
Purpose
U.S. USGS 1:250,000 Topographic Quadrangle Series Indexes provides quadrangle name, identification number, publication data, and map coverage by state for each quadrangle. This small-scale index grid can be a handy visual reference for regional displays.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Bounding Box
West
-126.000023
East
-66.000000
North
50.000000
South
24.000000
ISO Topic Category
location
Theme Keyword
polygon
topographic
quadrangle
index
1:250,000
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
United States
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
1992
1958-1986
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
Access granted to Licensee only.
Use Restrictions
The data are provided under the Harvard University Site License. These data must be used in compliance with the Site License. This means that the data are only available for Harvard Afiliates for use on Harvard owned computers. The data are provided by multiple, third party data vendors under license to ESRI for inclusion on ESRI Data Maps CD-ROMs for use with ESRI(r) software. Each data vendor has its own data licensing policies and may grant varying redistribution rights to end users. Please consult the redistribution rights below for this data set provided on ESRI Data Maps CD-ROMs. As used herein, "Geodata" shall mean any digital data set consisting of geographic data coordinates and associated attributes. The redistribution rights for this data set: Redistribution rights are granted by the data vendor for hard-copy renditions or static, electronic map images (e.g. .gif, .jpeg, etc.) that are plotted, printed, or publicly displayed with proper metadata and source/copyright attribution to the respective data vendor(s). Geodata is redistributable with a Value-Added Software Application developed by ESRI Business Partners on a royalty-free basis with proper metadata and source/copyright attribution to the respective data vendor(s). Geodata is redistributable without a Value-Added Software Application (i.e., adding the sample data to an existing, [non]commercial data set for redistribution) with proper metadata and source/copyright attribution to the respective data vendor(s). The terms and conditions below apply to all the data sets provided on the ESRI Data Maps CD-ROMs. Proprietary Rights and Copyright: Licensee acknowledges that the Data and Related Materials contain proprietary and confidential property of ESRI and its licensor(s). The Data and Related Materials are owned by ESRI and its licensor(s) and are protected by United States copyright laws and applicable international copyright treaties and/or conventions. Limited Warranty and Disclaimer: ESRI warrants that the media upon which the Data and Related Materials are provided will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of receipt. THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE LIMITED WARRANTY, AND THE LICENSEE EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE DATA CONTAINS SOME NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS. ESRI DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE DATA WILL MEET LICENSEE'S NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS; THAT THE USE OF THE DATA WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED; OR THAT ALL NONCONFORMITIES, DEFECTS, OR ERRORS CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED. ESRI IS NOT INVITING RELIANCE ON THIS DATA, AND THE LICENSEE SHOULD ALWAYS VERIFY ACTUAL DATA. EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE, THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Exclusive Remedy and Limitation of Liability: The entire liability of ESRI or its licensor(s) and Licensee's exclusive remedy shall be to terminate the Agreement upon Licensee returning the Data and Related Materials to ESRI with a copy of Licensee's invoice/receipt and ESRI returning the license fees paid to Licensee. IN NO EVENT SHALL ESRI AND/OR ITS LICENSOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOST PROFITS, LOST SALES, OR BUSINESS EXPENDITURES, INVESTMENTS, OR COMMITMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY BUSINESS; LOSS OF ANY GOODWILL; OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR USE OF THE DATA AND RELATED MATERIALS, HOWEVER CAUSED, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, AND WHETHER OR NOT ESRI OR ITS LICENSOR(S) HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. Third Party Beneficiary: ESRI's licensor(s) has (have) authorized ESRI to (sub)distribute and (sub)license its (their) data as incorporated into the Data and Related Materials. As an intended third party beneficiary to this Agreement, the ESRI licensor(s) is (are) entitled to directly enforce, in its own name, the rights and obligations undertaken by the Licensee and to seek all legal and equitable remedies as are afforded to ESRI. In the event that the data vendor(s) has (have) granted the end user permission to redistribute the Geodata, please use proper proprietary or copyright attribution for the various data vendor(s), and provide the associated metadata file(s) with the Geodata. In compliance with FGDC metadata standards, ESRI has attempted to practice proper metadata methodologies by providing any data source information, descriptions, and file names to assist in this effort.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Delivery Point
380 New York Street
City
Redlands
State
California
Postal Code
92373-8100
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
909-793-2853
Contact Facsimile Telephone
909-793-5953
Contact Electronic Mail Address
info@esri.com
Hours of Service
8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday-Friday
Credit
United States Geological Survey
Native Data Set Environment
Windows NT Version 5.0 (Build 2195) ; ESRI ArcInfo 8.1.0.515
Data Quality Information
Logical Consistency Report
No duplicate features are present. The shapefile is exported using Avenue request ExportClean. This request verifies and enforces the correctness of shapes. Occasionally, USGS actual quadrangles depart from a completely rectangular format mainly because of map sheet production considerations in coastal areas and offshore islands that result in rotation, offset, over edge, and insert sheet layouts. These are not represented precisely by the data set, but the correct attribute information is included.
Completeness Report
After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
The geospatial part of this data set was mathematically generated using the ARC/INFO GRID(tm) extension. In this manner, the locations of the quadrangles were computed. The positional accuracy for these quadrangles is limited only by the resolution of the data set which is 51 meters.
Lineage
Source
Originator
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Publication Date
19921001
Title
ArcUSA 1:2M
Edition
1
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Other Citation Details
USGS Topographic Quadrangles dates of publication 1958 through 1986.
Source Scale Denominator
2000000
Type of Source Media
CD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
19921001
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Attribute and geospatial data
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
488
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000001
Longitude Resolution
0.000001
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
This data set was mathematically generated. You can define or use it unchanged with data based on any datum.
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
topoq250
Entity Type Definition
The polygons represent a systematic grid of 1- by 2-degree quadrangles based on a latitude-longitude graticule for the coterminous U.S. forty-eight states and District of Columbia. Each 1- by 2-degree quadrangle is 128 times the area of a USGS 1:24,000 topographic quadrangle and 4 times the area of a USGS 1:100,000 topographic quadrangle.
Entity Type Definition Source
United States Geological Survey
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
USGS_QD_ID
The quadrangle identification number. The first two digits represent the latitude in degrees north, the next three digits represent the longitude in degrees west, and a hyphen, and the last two characters reveal the grid cell code within each one-degree rectangle. To understand the grid cell code within the one-degree rectangle, imagine a rectangle the shape of a door. Divide the "door" into eight rows (A-H) and columns (1-8), the lower right corner grid cell code is "A1" and the upper left corner grid cell code is "H8". Each grid cell represents a USGS 1:24,000 topographic quadrangle, hence sixty-four per one-degree rectangle. Each USGS 1:100,000 topographic quadrangle is one-half by one degree with only two fitting within the one-degree rectangle-the upper half and the lower half of the "door". The lower quadrangle's grid cell code is "A1" and the upper quadrangle's grid cell code is "E1" (these are the only grid cell codes for USGS 1:100,000 topographic quadrangles). Each USGS 1:250,000 topographic quadrangle is one by two degrees, which, is two "doors" side by side. The quadrangle's grid cell code is "A1" (this is the only grid cell code for USGS 1:250,000 topographic quadrangles). (USGS Topographic Names Database, Published Map Sheet Data File (T-70)United States Geological Survey)
Definition Source
United States Geological Survey as interpreted and described by ESRI
QUAD_NAME
The quadrangle name. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
United States Geological Survey
MAP_EDIT
The type of map for the quadrangle. If several types of maps exist for the same quadrangle, the lowest code value is listed.
1
Topographic contour.
3
Planimetric.
4
Orthophoto map with contours.
6
Shaded relief.
8
Other.
J
Satellite imagery.
K
Topography-bathymetry, line map.
Definition Source
United States Geological Survey
ST_NAME1
The name of the state in which the quadrangle is located. The state names are always stored beginning with ST_NAME1, but they are not listed in any particular order. (Federal Information Processing StandardsNational Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
United States Geological Survey
ST_NAME2
The name of the second state in which the quadrangle is located. The state names are always stored beginning with ST_NAME1, but they are not listed in any particular order. If a quadrangle covers fewer than four states, this attribute may be blank. (Federal Information Processing StandardsNational Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
United States Geological Survey
ST_NAME3
The name of the third state in which the quadrangle is located. The state names are always stored beginning with ST_NAME1, but they are not listed in any particular order. If a quadrangle covers fewer than four states, this attribute may be blank. (Federal Information Processing StandardsNational Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
United States Geological Survey
ST_NAME4
The name of the fourth state in which the quadrangle is located. The state names are always stored beginning with ST_NAME1, but they are not listed in any particular order. If a quadrangle covers fewer than four states, this attribute may be blank. (Federal Information Processing StandardsNational Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
United States Geological Survey
DATE_REV
The most recent date of revision for the quadrangle, expressed as the last two digits of the year in the twentieth century. (Dates for the features.)
Definition Source
United States Geological Survey
DATE_PUB
The most recent date of publication for the quadrangle, expressed as the last two digits of the year in the twentieth century. (Dates for the features.)
Definition Source
United States Geological Survey
Distribution Information
Format Name
SHP
Distributor
Harvard Geospatial Library
Online Access
hgl.harvard.edu
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20001101
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Harvard Geospatial Library
Contact Address
Address
OIS
Address
1280 Mass Ave
City
Cambridge
State or Province
MA
Postal Code
02138
Country
USA
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Extensions
Online Linkage
http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile Name
ESRI Metadata Profile
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