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U.S. National Atlas Water Feature Areas, 2012

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
National Atlas of the United States
Originator
Esri
Publication Date
20181231
Title
U.S. National Atlas Water Feature Areas, 2012
Edition
2018
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
Data and Maps for ArcGIS®
Issue Identification
2018 - World, Europe, and United States
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
Esri
Other Citation Details
Location: \usa\hydro
Online Linkage
https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/78f6b61e-b7c9-440c-8e1b-fb91345d50cf/file/264a7747-b5c2-4020-ba66-30bffbf999b8
Abstract
U.S. National Atlas Water Feature Areas represents the water feature areas (for example, glaciers, lakes, reservoirs, and swamps) of the United States.
Purpose
U.S. National Atlas Water Feature Areas provides the water feature areas for geographic display and analysis at regional and national levels.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
20120701
Bounding Box
West
-167.702866
East
-65.602569
North
71.322163
South
17.930832
Theme Keyword
polygon
lakes
hydrography
glaciers
inlandWaters
reservoirs
swamps
streams
water
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
inlandWaters
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
United States
Puerto Rico
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
2012
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
The data are provided by multiple, third party data vendors under license to Esri for inclusion on Data and Maps for ArcGIS® for use with Esri® 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 Data and Maps. 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: Public domain data from U.S. government is freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The terms and conditions below apply to all the data sets provided on Data and Maps. Proprietary Rights and Copyright: Licensee acknowledges that the Data and Related Materials contain proprietary and confidential property of Esri and its licensor(s). 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Use Restrictions
See Resource Constraints legal constraints. Data are licensed to Princeton University-affiliated persons only.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Annually
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Esri
Delivery Point
380 New York Street
City
Redlands
State
California
Postal Code
92373-8100
Country
US
Contact Telephone
909-793-2853
Contact Facsimile Telephone
909-793-5953
Contact Electronic Mail Address
info@esri.com
Hours of Service
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pacific time, Monday–Friday
Credit
ESRI
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.6.1.9270
Data Quality Information
Logical Consistency Report
The dataset is converted to file geodatabase (FGDB) format using tools in ArcGIS. The geometry is checked, and if needed repaired.
Completeness Report
After processing, the dataset is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials. This map layer contains water bodies of the United States and Puerto Rico. Only water bodies appropriate for a 1:1,000,000- scale data set are included. Water bodies smaller than one square kilometer are excluded unless one of the following applies: they are in the National Atlas 1:2,000,000-scale map layer, they are in other small- scale data sets or maps, they cover a small coastal island, they have been merged with a larger feature, or their size has been reduced during alignment with other 1:1,000,000-scale map layers. Swamps and marshes may be underrepresented in some areas. In the southeastern U.S., some swamp/marsh limits were difficult to determine due to unclear or conflicting information in imagery, topographical maps, and landcover. In Alaska, swamps and marshes appear to be underrepresented when compared to landcover data sets and topographical maps. Water bodies may also be underrepresented in areas that contain large numbers of small isolated features which were too far apart to aggregate and too small to be included by themselves.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
Water bodies are in approximately the same locations as in the NHD 100K water bodies data used as a source. However, many processes and editing tasks resulted in the movement of water body limits from their original positions, including: generalizing and aggregating water bodies, modifying water bodies to meet minimum width standards, moving water body limits 300 meters from transportation features if the two were parallel, extending or trimming water bodies to intersect coastlines or international boundaries, increasing or decreasing the gap between neighboring water bodies, adjusting water bodies to fit the streams that flow through them, and modifying water bodies to match imagery. Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates in decimal degrees. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000150. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000150. The positional accuracy is unknown.
Lineage
Source
Originator
National Atlas of the United States
Publication Date
20120701
Title
1:1,000,000-Scale Waterbodies of the United States
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Reston, Virginia, USA
Publisher
United States Geological Survey
Online Linkage
http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp-1m.html
Source Scale Denominator
1000000
Type of Source Media
onLine
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
20120701
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
GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count
26872
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
8.983152841195215e-09
Longitude Resolution
8.983152841195215e-09
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal Degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D WGS 1984
Ellipsoid Name
WGS 1984
Semi-major Axis
6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257223563
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
hydroply
Entity Type Definition
The polygons represent the water feature areas within United States.
Entity Type Definition Source
National Atlas of the United States
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
NAME
The proper name of the water feature. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
National Atlas of the United States
FEATURE
The type of water feature.
Canal
An artificial open waterway constructed to transport water, to irrigate or drain land, to connect two or more bodies of water, or to serve as a waterway for water craft.
Glacier
A field of ice.
Lake
A standing body of water with a predominately natural shoreline surrounded by land.
Lake Dry
An area that at one time contained a standing body of water.
Lake Intermittent
A standing body of water that contains water for only part of the year.
Reservoir
A constructed basin formed to contain water.
Stream
A body of flowing water.
Swamp or Marsh
A non-cultivated, vegetated area that is inundated or saturated for a significant part of the year.
Definition Source
National Atlas of the United States
STATE
The two-letter abbreviation for each state where the water feature is located. If the water feature falls in multiple states, multiple state codes are listed, separated by a dash. (Federal Information Processing Standards 5–2National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Region
The hydrologic unit code for the major river basin in which the water feature is located. Leading zeroes are not shown. If the water feature falls in two regions, the code for the region containing the majority of the water feature is used. (1 to 21)
Definition Source
National Atlas of the United States
SQMI
The area of the water feature in square miles, calculated using the North America Albers Equal Area Conic projection. (Calculated areas for the features.)
Definition Source
National Atlas of the United States
Perimeter
The length of the water feature perimeter in miles, calculated using the North America Albers Equal Area Conic projection. (Calculated lengths for the features.)
Definition Source
National Atlas of the United States
Shape_Leng
Shape_Area
Area of feature in internal units squared. (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
Esri
Distribution Information
Format Name
File Geodatabase Feature Class
Distributor
Esri; Esri Offices
Online Access
http://www.ArcGIS.com
Online Access
https://my.esri.com
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20190625
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Esri
Contact Person
ArcGIS Content Team
Contact Address
Address
380 New York Street
City
Redlands
State or Province
California
Postal Code
92373-8100
Country
US
Contact Voice Telephone
909-793-2853
Contact Facsimile Telephone
909-793-5953
Contact Electronic Mail Address
info@esri.com
Hours of Service
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Pacific time, Monday–Friday
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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