Vegetation areas : woods, forests for the Jinotega region, Nicaragua. This layer was vectorized from original hard copy 1:50,000 topographic maps produced by the Instituto Geogra?fico Nacional, Nicaragua.
Hurricane Mitch devastated Central America during the months of October-November of 1998. From 1998 to 2001 the US Geological Survey was involved along with other federal agencies in the reconstruction effort. The source CD consists of a compilation of GIS data layers and computer applications focused on hazard prevention and useful in municipal planning. Each dataset includes layers for a base area around the urban center of each municipality in the Hurricane Mitch project.
Purpose
Provide support to hazard prevention activities and basic level GIS data for municipalities involved in the Mitch reconstruction efforts and to support the municipalities planning efforts.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2001
Bounding Box
West
-86.067000
East
-85.937500
North
13.155500
South
13.029000
Theme Keyword
Forests and Forestry
Orchards
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
ISO Topic Category
biota
Place Keyword
Nicaragua
Jinotega, Departamento de
Jinotega
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNS
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
None
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Person
Peter G. Chirico
Delivery Point
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Delivery Point
MS 926A
City
Reston
State
VA
Postal Code
20192
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
703-648-6950
Contact Facsimile Telephone
703-648-6953
Contact Electronic Mail Address
pchirico@usgs.gov
Native Data Set Environment
ESRI ArcGIS 9.3
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
Unknown
Logical Consistency Report
Unknown
Completeness Report
Unknown
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
Unknown
Lineage
Source
Originator
Instituto Geogra?fico Nacional (Nicaragua)
Originator
Inter American Geodetic Survey
Publication Date
1972-
Title
Nicaragua 1:50,000
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
map
Publication Information
Publication Place
Managua
Publisher
Instituto Geogra?fico Nacional
Source Scale Denominator
50000
Type of Source Media
paper
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Range of Dates/Times
Beginning Date
1972
Ending Date
unknown
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
Source paper map from which the features were digitized
Source
Originator
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Originator
Chirico, Pete.
Originator
United States. Agency for International Development.
Publication Date
20011205
Title
[Unpublished Municipal GIS Database of Nicaragua]
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
digital data
Source Scale Denominator
50000
Type of Source Media
external hard drive
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
2002
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
USGS source data layers
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
41
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000500
Longitude Resolution
0.000500
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
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
USGS_NU_Jinotega_vga
Entity Type Definition
Vegetation areas : woods, forests, Jinotega region, Nicaragua
Entity Type Definition Source
USGS
Attributes
OBJECTID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
USGS_NU_Jinotega_vga.AREA
PERIMETER
VGA_
VGA_ID
VGA_CODF
VGA_CODE
Code of map object
1400000
Undefined object
1401140
Thick high forest
1401230
Grove of small trees
1401280
Orchard
Definition Source
USGS
OBJNAME
VGA_VEG
Vegetation type
0
Undefined
Definition Source
USGS
VGA_TEXT
Proper name
Definition Source
USGS
CONT
SHAPE
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
SHAPE.AREA
Feature area.
Definition Source
ESRI
SHAPE.LEN
Feature length.
Definition Source
ESRI
Distribution Information
Format Name
Shapefile
Distributor
Harvard Geospatial Library
Online Access
http://hgl.harvard.edu/
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20110711
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Harvard Geospatial Library
Contact Position
Geospatial Resources Cataloger
Contact Address
Address
Harvard University Library
Address
Office For Information Systems
Address
90 Mount Auburn Street
City
Cambridge
State or Province
MA
Postal Code
02138
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
617-495-2417
Contact Facsimile Telephone
617-496-0440
Contact Electronic Mail Address
hgl_ref@hulmail.harvard.edu
Hours of Service
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST-USA
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
