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National Waterway Network
- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research, Vanderbilt University
- Publication Date
- 2001
- Title
- National Waterway Network
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Collection Title
- Transportation Atlas Databases
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- New Orleans, LA
- Publisher
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Data Center
- Online Linkage
- https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-ntadwaterway
- Abstract
- The National Waterway Network is a comprehensive network database of the nation's navigable waterways. The data set covers the 48 contiguous States plus the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and water links between. The nominal scale of the data set varies with the source material. The majority of the information is at 1:100,000 with larger scales used in harbor/bay/port areas and smaller scales used in open waters.
- Purpose
- The National Waterway Network is a geographic database of navigable waterways in and around the United States, for analytical studies of waterway performance, for compiling commodity flow statistics, and for mapping purposes.
- Supplemental Information
- Links in the waterway network represent actual shipping lanes or serve as representative paths in open water where no defined shipping lanes exist. Nodes may represent physical entities such as river confluences, ports/facilities, and intermodal terminals, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE nodes), or may be inserted for analytical purposes. Approximately 224 USACE ports are geo-coded in the node database.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Time Period
- Beginning
- 1994
- End
- Present
- Bounding Box
- West
- -180.000000
- East
- 180.000000
- North
- 72.199432
- South
- -55.903265
- ISO Topic Category
- inlandWater
- transportation
- Theme Keyword
- Waterways
- Intracoastal
- Transportation
- Rivers
- Ports
- Shipping
- Inland water transportation
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- LCSH
- Place Keyword
- United States
- Great Lakes
- Gulf of Mexico
- Intracoastal waterway
- Puerto Rico
- Arctic Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Bering Sea
- Caribbean Sea
- Canada
- Gulf of Mexico
- Pacific Ocean
- Panama
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- GNIS
- Temporal Keyword
- Access Restrictions
- None.
- Use Restrictions
- For Non-commercial use only.
- Status
- In work
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- Continually
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
- Delivery Point
- P.O. Box 61280
- City
- New Orleans
- State
- LA
- Postal Code
- 70161-1280
- Country
- USA
- Contact Telephone
- 504.862.1402
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 504.862.1423
- Credit
- The National Waterway Network was created on behalf of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Bureau of Census, and the U.S. Coast Guard by Vanderbilt University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Additional agencies with input into network development include Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Maritime Administration, Military Traffic Management Command, Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Federal Railroad Administration.
- Native Data Set Environment
- Microsoft Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 6; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.1.649
- Collection
- Originator
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Publication Date
- 2001
- Title
- Transportation Atlas Databases
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Data Quality Information
- Attribute Accuracy Report
- Attribute accuracy is tested by manual comparison of the source with hard copy printouts and/or symbolized display of digital line graphs on an interactive computer graphic system; selected attributes that cannot be visually verified on plots or on screen, are interactively queried and verified on screen.
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
- The "shape source" field in the link database, and the "node source" field in the node database indicate the data sources used to derive link and node placements. The accuracy of each network element is correlated to the data source used to derive that element. For example, links and nodes derived from 1:100,000 scale DLGs are more accurate than links and nodes derived from 1:500,000 scale NOAA Navigational Charts. Links with unknown/missing sources are usually schematic representations of USACE links. Off-Shore: NOAA Charts vary in scale. Larger scale charts were used in harbor/port areas, while smaller scale charts were used in open water. For channels, sea lanes, and Intracoastal Waterways, shape points were placed as needed to ensure that link segments fall within waterway boundaries. Inland: Links digitized from 1:100,000 DLG files, or large scale NOAA charts are the most accurate representations. Shape points were placed as needed to ensure that link segments fall between waterway shorelines. Links derived from Corps milepoints have shape points approximately one mile apart. The Corps milepoints were mainly derived from 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 scale maps. Therefore, the shape points derived from Corps milepoints are often as accurate as shape points derived from 1:100,000 DLG files. However, line segments connecting the shape points may not accurately represent the curvature of the waterway.
- Lineage
- Source
- Originator
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication Date
- varies
- Title
- USGS Digital Line Graph (DLG-3) Series
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- map
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Reston, VA
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Source Scale Denominator
- 24000
- Type of Source Media
- stable-base material
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Range of Dates/Times
- Beginning Date
- 1978
- Ending Date
- 1994
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Contribution
- Inland navigable waterways spatial and type attributes
- Source
- Originator
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication Date
- Unknown
- Title
- National Atlas
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- map
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Reston, VA
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Source Scale Denominator
- 1.2M
- Type of Source Media
- stable-base material
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1980
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Contribution
- Inland navigable waterways spatial and type attributes
- Source
- Originator
- U.S. Bureau of Census
- Publication Date
- 1990
- Title
- TIGER/Line files
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- map
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- U.S. Bureau of Census
- Source Scale Denominator
- 100,000
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1990
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Originator
- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
- Publication Date
- Varies
- Title
- NOAA Navigation Charts
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- map
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
- Source Scale Denominator
- Varies
- Type of Source Media
- stable-base material
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Range of Dates/Times
- Beginning Date
- unknown
- Ending Date
- 1994
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Originator
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication Date
- Varies
- Title
- 1:100,000 Quad maps
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- map
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Reston, VA
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Source Scale Denominator
- 24000
- Type of Source Media
- stable-base material
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- Varies
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Originator
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Publication Date
- Unknown
- Title
- Waterway Link Network
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- map
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- New Orleans, LA
- Publisher
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Source Scale Denominator
- No scale
- Type of Source Media
- stable-base material
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- Unknown
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Originator
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Publication Date
- Unknown
- Title
- USACE Mile Markers
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- tabular digital data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- New Orleans, LA
- Publisher
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Source Scale Denominator
- None
- Type of Source Media
- stable-base material
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- unknown
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Originator
- Oak Ridge National Laboratories
- Publication Date
- 1993
- Title
- Inland Waterways
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- map
- Publication Information
- Source Scale Denominator
- None
- Type of Source Media
- unknown
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Range of Dates/Times
- Beginning Date
- unknown
- Ending Date
- 1994
- Source Currentness Reference
- Ending date
- Source
- Originator
- Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Title
- Vanderbilt Waterway Network
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- map
- Publication Information
- Source Scale Denominator
- Varies
- Type of Source Media
- stable-base material
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1994
- Source Currentness Reference
- source date
- Source
- Originator
- Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Title
- National Waterway Network ver 2.0
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- map
- Source Scale Denominator
- Varies
- Type of Source Media
- stable-base material
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 199410
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Title
- National Waterway Network ver 2.0
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- Digital map
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Washington, DC
- Publisher
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Source Scale Denominator
- Varies
- Type of Source Media
- stable-base material
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1997
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Source
- Originator
- Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
- Publication Date
- 1998
- Title
- National Waterway Network ver 2.3
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- Digital map
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- New Orleans, LA
- Publisher
- US Army Corps of Engineers Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
- Source Scale Denominator
- Varies
- Type of Source Media
- stable-base material
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1998
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Direct Spatial Reference Method
- Vector
- Point and Vector Object Information
- SDTS Terms Description
- SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
- String
- Point and Vector Object Count
- 6878
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Geographic
- Latitude Resolution
- various
- Longitude Resolution
- various
- Geographic Coordinate Units
- Decimal degrees
- Geodetic Model
- Horizontal Datum Name
- D_WGS_1984
- Ellipsoid Name
- WGS_1984
- Semi-major Axis
- 6378137.000000
- Denominator of Flattening Ratio
- 298.257224
- Vertical Coordinate System Definition
- Altitude System Definition
- Altitude Resolution
- 1.000000
- Altitude Encoding Method
- Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- SDE.NTADWATERWAY
- Entity Type Definition
- ESRI Shapefile
- Entity Type Definition Source
- ESRI
- Attributes
- VERSION
- The VERSION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented for all records in the database whenever a new release is distributed, in this release the value is "02". (01 to 99)
- Definition Source
- BTS
- REVISION
- A 2-digit number that will be incremented individually for each record whenever a change is made to one of its fields, in this release the value is "03". (Revision numbers will not be reset with each new release.) (00 to 99)
- Definition Source
- BTS
- MODDATE
- Modification date - indicates when each record in the database was last changed. As changes are made to a record, the modification date is entered in the format 'mmddyyy'. (The MODDATE values will be date values indicating the last time a record was edited or modified.)
- Definition Source
- BTS
- LINKID
- Unique Identification for each line
- STFIPS
- Two digit State FIPS Code (Federal Information Processing Standard)
- Definition Source
- FIPS Pub 6-4
- DESCRIPT
- USGS Name or identification for the link
- Definition Source
- USGS Topographic Maps
- LLEN
- Line length, in miles
- Definition Source
- Calculated
- LINKNAME
- Original link description
- AMILE
- Milepost at the ANODE, inland Corps links, only
- Definition Source
- USACE
- BMILE
- Milepost at the BNODE, inland Corps links, only
- Definition Source
- USACE
- LENSRC
- Indication of how the length was calculated
- V
- Vanderbilt; length was calculated using GIS software
- M
- Milepoints; length was calculated by subtracting 'B' milepoint from 'A' milepoint
- Definition Source
- Assigned
- SHAPESRC
- Indicates the data source used for each link
- CM
- Corps Milepoints
- DD
- Digitized from 1:100K DLGs (CD-ROM)
- DN
- Digitized from NOAA Charts
- DQ
- Digitized from 1:100K USGS Quads
- J
- Rough shape (guessed)
- JR
- Original shape modified by ORNL
- JV
- Original shape modified by Vanderbilt
- M
- Missing / Unknown
- NA
- Digitized from 1:2M National Atlas Points
- RR
- ORNL link modified by ORNL
- RV
- ORNL link modified by Vanderbilt
- VR
- Vanderbilt link modified by ORNL
- Definition Source
- Assigned
- Attribute Value Accuracy Explanation
- 471 records are blank
- LINKTYPE
- Indicates the originator of the link or the type of feature represented by the link
- CORPS
- Corps of Engineers original link
- CWIS
- Corps of Engineers civil works improvement addition
- ORNL
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- VANDERBILT
- Vanderbilt University
- LOCK
- Corps of Engineers lock
- Definition Source
- Assigned
- CNTRLD
- Control depth of link, in feet, Corps links only
- Definition Source
- USACE
- WTWY
- 4-digit waterway code from Corps Master port waterway
- Definition Source
- USACE
- GEO
- Geographic Class
- G
- Great Lakes
- O
- Ocean / Offshore
- I
- Inland
- Definition Source
- USACE
- FUNC
- Functional Class
- N
- No traffic, non-navigable
- S
- shallow draft (i.e., no deep draft ocean vessels)
- D
- Deep draft
- B
- Both
- U
- special vessels only (fishing, pleasure craft, etc; normally no freight traffic)
- Definition Source
- USACE
- WTYPE
- Waterway Type
- 1
- Harbor (including harbor channels), Bay
- 2
- Intracoastal Waterway
- 3
- Sealane
- 4
- Sealane with separation zone
- 5
- Open water
- 6
- River, creek, thoroughfare, lake
- 7
- Estuary
- 8
- Channel (not including harbor channels)
- 9
- Canal
- 10
- Great Lakes direct link (major ports)
- 11
- Great Lakes indirect link
- 12
- Corps of Engineers Lock
- Definition Source
- USACE
- CHART
- 4 or 5 digit NOAA chart number or 15 character 1:100K USGS Quad Map ID
- Definition Source
- NOAA or USGS
- WHOMOD
- Composite code designating what organization modified the link
- First character: V
- Vanderbilt addition
- R
- Oak Ridge addition
- J
- Guessed
- H
- Screen digitization from DLGs or TIGER
- Second character: 0
- Original
- 1
- 94 May
- 2
- 94 June
- 3
- 94 July
- Blank
- After July 1994
- Third character: R
- Attributes modified by ORNL
- A
- Attributes modified by Vanderbilt
- Definition Source
- Assigned
- Attribute Value Accuracy Explanation
- 793 records are blank
- HEADING
- Compass Direction
- N
- E
- S
- W
- Definition Source
- USACE
- STATE
- State Postal Abbreviation (Federal Information Processing Standard)
- XX
- Non U.S. Area
- NON_US
- Abbreviation for non US areas
- AC
- Arctic Ocean
- AT
- Atlantic Ocean
- BS
- Bering Sea
- CB
- Caribbean Sea
- CD
- Canada
- GM
- Gulf of Mexico
- PC
- Pacific Ocean
- PM
- Panama
- XX
- Undefined Area
- Definition Source
- Assigned
- Attribute Value Accuracy Explanation
- 5475 records are blank
- SHAPE
- Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- SHAPE.LEN
- SHAPE.FID
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- SHAPE
- Format Name
- SHAPE
- Distributor
- Harvard Geospatial Library
- Online Access
- hgl.harvard.edu
- Online Access
- hgl.harvard.edu
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20020705
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Organization Primary
- Contact Organization
- Harvard Geospatial Library
- Contact Person
- Geospatial Resources Cataloger
- Contact Address
- Address
- Office of Information Systems
- Address
- 1280 Massachusetts Avenue
- City
- Cambridge
- State or Province
- MA
- Postal Code
- 02138
- Country
- USA
- Contact Voice Telephone
- 617-495-2417
- 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
