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U.S. National Atlas Volcanoes 2008

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program, National Atlas of the United States, and the United States Geological Survey
Originator
ESRI
Publication Date
20080401
Title
U.S. National Atlas Volcanoes 2008
Edition
2008
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Series Information
Series Name
ESRI® Data Maps
Issue Identification
2008 World, Europe, United States, Canada, and Mexico
Publication Information
Publication Place
Redlands, California, USA
Publisher
ESRI
Online Linkage
https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/694a9ab6-edbb-4f25-a2a4-4df7460cae3f/file/f6700eed-3113-4f3a-abea-0b35a3fee6dc
Abstract
U.S. National Atlas Volcanoes represents volcanoes thought to be active in the last 10,000 years (Holocene), in and near the United States. The data is a subset of data available from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution.
Purpose
U.S. National Atlas Volcanoes provides the locations of volcanoes thought to be active in the last 10,000 years for geographic display and analysis at regional and national levels.
Supplemental Information
Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:1,000,000.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
200509
Bounding Box
West
-178.792618
East
179.577271
North
65.599282
South
10.030000
Theme Keyword
point
volcanoes
eruptions
geological effects
geoscientificInformation
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
United States
North America
Central America
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
2005
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
Access granted to Licensee only.
Use Restrictions
The data are provided by multiple, third party data vendors under license to ESRI for inclusion on ESRI Data Maps 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 ESRI Data 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 ESRI Data 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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Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Annually
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Princeton University Library
Contact Telephone
609-258-6804
Contact Electronic Mail Address
shawatw@princeton.edu
Hours of Service
8:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EST, Monday–Friday
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722
Data Quality Information
Logical Consistency Report
The shapefile is converted to SDC (Smart Data Compression) format using either ESRI SDC Data Development Kit Professional 2 (DDKP2) or tools in ArcGIS. The SDC data set is then loaded into ArcSDE® to verify and validate the geometry.
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 calculated from latitude/longitude coordinates. The positional accuracy is unknown. Note that some locations are the center point of broad volcanic fields, and that even at individual volcanoes the coordinates given do not necessarily match the eruption site. Tens of kilometers may separate eruptive centers of a single volcano, particularly in large caldera complexes and rift settings.
Lineage
Source
Originator
National Atlas of the United States, and the U.S. Geological Survey
Originator
Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program
Publication Date
200509
Title
Volcanoes
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Reston, Virginia, USA
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Other Citation Details
1) Downloaded the data set in November 2005. 2)The data is a subset of data available from the Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution at http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/summary.cfm.
Online Linkage
http://nationalatlas.gov/atlasftp.html
Online Linkage
http://www.volcano.si.edu/
Online Linkage
http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/summary.cfm
Source Scale Denominator
2000000
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
200509
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
Entity point
Point and Vector Object Count
319
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
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
volcano
Entity Type Definition
The points represent a vent or opening in the surface of the Earth through which magma erupts; it is also the landform that is constructed by the erupted material. This data set includes volcanoes thought to be active in the last 10,000 years (Holocene), in and near the United States.
Entity Type Definition Source
National Atlas of the United States and the United States Geological Survey
Attributes
ObjectID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
NUMBER
The volcano number, based on a system developed by the Catalog of Active Volcanoes of the World (CAVW), is in the format ####-##-. The first two numerals identify the region, the next two identify the subregion, and the last two or three (after the hyphen) identify individual volcanoes in that subregion. When there are three final characters and the last character is "=", the number is the same as that found in the CAVW; where the last character is "-", the number is not found in the CAVW because the region was not numbered in the CAVW or has been renumbered for this data set; where the last character is a number, the volcano is in an area included in the CAVW but the number is a new one that does not appear in the CAVW. (Catalog of Active Volcanoes of the World (CAVW)Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution)
Definition Source
Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution
LOCATION
The location of the volcano by geographical and/or political area. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution
NAME
The name of the volcano. (Names for the features.)
Definition Source
Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution
ELEVATION
The summit elevation of the volcano in meters above or below sea level. (Numbers for the features.)
Definition Source
Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution
TYPE
The shape and size of the volcano (morphology).
Caldera(s)
A large volcanic collapse depression, commonly circular or elliptical when seen from above.
Cinder cone(s)
A steep-sided volcano formed by the explosive eruption of cinders that form around a vent.
Complex volcano(es)
A volcano composed of a mixture of landforms. In most cases, they occur because of changes either in eruptive habit or in location of the principal vent area.
Fissure vents
Linear volcanic vents through which lava erupts, usually without any explosive activity. The vents are usually a few meters wide and may be many kilometers long.
Lava dome(s)
A rounded, steep-sided mount that forms when very viscous lava is extruded from a volcanic vent.
Maar(s)
Shallow, flat-floored craters above diatremes (volcanic vents or pipes drilled through rocks by the explosive energy of gas-charged magmas) as a result of a violent expansion of magmatic gas or steam. Maars often fill with water to form a lake.
Pyroclastic cone(s)
A volcanic cone composed of fragmented material ejected from a volcano.
Pyroclastic shield
A volcano with long, gentle slopes composed of ejected fragmental material.
Shield volcano(es)
A volcano that resembles an inverted warrior's shield, with broad, gentle slopes, built by multiple eruptions of fluid basalt lava. Basalt lava tends to build enormous, low-angle cones because it flows across the ground easily and can form lava tubes that enable lava to flow tens of kilometers from an erupting vent with very little cooling.
Stratovolcano(es)
A steep-sided volcano built by lava flows and tephra deposits. Tephra is solid material of all sizes explosively ejected from a volcano into the atmosphere.
Stratovolcano ?
A steep-sided volcano possibly built by lava flows and tephra deposits. Tephra is solid material of all sizes explosively ejected from a volcano into the atmosphere.
Subglacial volcano
A volcanic form produced by eruptions beneath a glacier or beneath the surface of a lake within a glacier.
Submarine volcano
A volcanic form produced by eruptions in the ocean.
Submarine volcano ?
A possible volcanic form produced by eruptions in the ocean.
Tuff cone(s)
A volcanic cone formed by the interaction of basaltic magma and water.
Tuff rings
Shallow, flat-floored craters formed by the interaction of magma and water.
Volcanic field
A collection of cinder cones and (or) lava flows.
Unknown
The volcano morphology is not known.
Definition Source
National Atlas of the United States
STATUS
The type of evidence used to determine volcanic activity.
Anthropology
Volcanoes with undated but recent activity described in native legends as well as activity dated by buried artifacts.
Dendrochronology
Volcanoes for which dating of eruptions is based on the study of tree ring growth.
Fumarolic
Volcanoes for which evidence of activity is based on steam and volcanic gas, or fume, reaching the surface.
Historical
Volcanoes with eruptions documented during or shortly after observation.
Holocene
Volcanoes without dated products but that are virtually certain to have been active in postglacial time.
Holocene?
Volcanoes without dated products but where there is some certainty that they have been active in postglacial time.
Hot Springs
Volcanoes for which evidence of activity is based on a large amount of hot water at the surface.
Pleistocene-Fumarolic
Volcanoes for which evidence of activity is based on postglacial steam and volcanic gas, or fume, reaching the surface.
Potassium-Argon
Volcanoes for which evidence of activity and dating is based on potassium-argon dating methods.
Radiocarbon
Volcanoes for which evidence of activity and dating is based on radiocarbon methods.
Tephrochronology
Volcanoes for which evidence of activity and dating is based on volcanic ash beds and tuffs.
Uncertain
Volcanoes with possible Holocene activity, but with questionable documentation.
Varve Count
Volcanoes for which evidence of activity and dating is based on annual layers of sediment.
Definition Source
Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution
TIME_CODE
The age of the volcanic eruption.
D1
The last known eruption in 1964 or later.
D2
The last known eruption from 1900-1963, inclusive.
D3
The last known eruption from 1800-1899, inclusive.
D4
The last known eruption from 1700-1799, inclusive.
D5
The last known eruption from 1500-1699, inclusive.
D6
The last known eruption from A.D. 1-1499, inclusive.
D7
The last known eruption B.C. (Holocene).
Q
Quaternary eruption(s) with the only known Holocene activity being hydrothermal.
U
Undated, but probable Holocene eruption.
?
Uncertain Holocene eruption.
Definition Source
Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution
Distribution Information
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20080930
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Princeton University Library
Contact Person
Tsering Wangyal Shawa
Contact Address
Address
Digital Map and Geospatial Information Center, The Lewis Library, Room 228, Princeton University
City
Princeton
State or Province
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
609-258-6804
Contact Electronic Mail Address
shawatw@princeton.edu
Hours of Service
8:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m. EST, Monday–Friday
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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