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World Utility Lines, 1997

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Publication Date
1997
Title
World Utility Lines, 1997
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Fairfax, VA
Publisher
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Online Linkage
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/landinfo_world_utilitylines_1997.zip
Abstract
Utility Lines is a line theme representing Pipelines, Power lines and Telephone lines throughout the world. This layer is a part of the VMap 0 Database. The Vector Map (VMap) Level 0 database represents the third edition of the Digital Chart of the World. The second edition was a limited release item published 1995 09. The product is dual named to show its lineage to the original DCW, published in 1992, while positioning the revised product within a broader emerging-family of VMap products. VMap Level 0 is a comprehensive 1:1,000,000 scale vector basemap of the world. It consists of cartographic, attribute, and textual data stored on compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM). The primary source for the database is the National Imagery and Mapping Agency's (NIMA) Operational Navigation Chart (ONC) series. This is the largest scale unclassified map series in existence that provides consistent, continuous global coverage of essential basemap features. The database contains more than 1,900 megabytes of vector data and is organized into 10 thematic layers. The data includes major road and rail networks, major hydrologic drainage systems, major utility networks (cross-country pipelines and communication lines), all major airports, elevation contours (1000 foot(ft), with 500ft and 250ft supplemental contours), coastlines, international boundaries and populated places. The database can be accessed directly from the four optical CD-ROMs that store the database or can be transferred to a magnetic media.
Purpose
The VMap Level 0 is a general purpose global database designed to support Geographic Information Systems applications. Geographic Information Systems applications.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
1997
Bounding Box
West
-179.948303
East
180.000000
North
71.117416
South
-53.791397
Theme Keyword
utilitiesCommunications
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories.
Theme Keyword
Telephone
Utility Lines
Pipelines
VMap
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
World
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
1997
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
For current Columbia affiliates only.
Use Restrictions
For educational, non-commercial use only.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Unknown
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
LAND INFO Worldwide Mapping, LLC
Delivery Point
PO Box 261961
City
Highlands Ranch
State
CO
Postal Code
80163-1951
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
303-790-9730
Contact Electronic Mail Address
sales@landinfo.com
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
100 percent of attribute codes were reviewed against the source manuscripts. No formal effort was undertaken to develop a quantitative attribute accuracy statement
Logical Consistency Report
All data were found to be topologically correct. No duplicate features are present. All areas are completely described as depicted on the source manuscripts. No undershoots or overshoots are present. All data were consistently captured using the rules described in the narrative associated with the Data Quality Table and in the various feature table narrative files present at the coverage level within the library.
Completeness Report
100 percent of features depicted on the ONC source materials have been captured. 100 percent of the features have valid attribute codes assigned to them.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
The Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value represents overall accuracy. Source chart-specific accuracies are available as area feature attributes in the VMap-0 data quality coverage. The primary accuracy analysis was performed on one chart only in the prototyping phase of the DCW project. Horizontal Positional Accuracy is expressed in meters. Detailed horizontal accuracy figures were developed by comparing the positions of well-defined points in the roads, railroads, utility lines, and drainage coverages against sources of higher accuracy, measuring the offsets, and expressing differences as a Circular Map Accuracy figure at a 90% confidence interval. This figure was independently verified by adding known production errors to source chart accuracies in a root sum square calculation
Lineage
Source
Originator
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Publication Date
1994
Title
Operational Navigational Chart
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
map
Publication Information
Publication Place
St. Louis, MO
Publisher
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Source Scale Denominator
1,000,000
Type of Source Media
stable-base material
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Range of Dates/Times
Beginning Date
1974
Ending Date
1994
Source Currentness Reference
Publication dates
Contribution
All information found on the source with the exception of aeronautical data
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
113632
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000000
Longitude Resolution
0.000000
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid Name
Clarke 1866
Semi-major Axis
6378206.400000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
294.978698
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
utilityl
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
F_CODE
F_CODE_DES
DCW_DESC
LOC_DESCRI
Entity and Attribute Overview
The DCW used a product-specific attribute coding system that is composed of TYPE and STATUS designators for area, line, and point features; and LEVEL and SYMBOL designators for text features. The TYPE attribute specifies what the feature is, while the STATUS attribute specifies the current condition of the feature. Some features require both a TYPE and STATUS code to uniquely identify their characteristics. In order to uniquely identify each geographic attribute in the DCW, the TYPE and STATUS attribute code names are preceded by the two letter coverage abbreviation and a two letter abbreviation for the type of graphic primitive present. VMap-0 data is attribute coded in accordance with Feature and Attribute Coding Catalog (FACC). The DCW Type/Status codes were mapped into the FACC coding scheme. A full description of FACC may be found in Digital Geographic Information Exchange Standard Edition 1.2, January 1994.
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation
Entities (features) and Attributes for DCW are fully described in: Department of Defense, 1992, Military Specification Digital Chart of the World (MIL-D-89009): Philadelphia, Department of Defense, Defense Printing Service Detachment Office. VMap-0 is described in: Department of Defense, Military Specification, Vector Map (VMap) Level 0 (MIL-V-89039), 9 Feb 1995.
Distribution Information
Distributor
LAND INFO Worldwide Mapping, LLC
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20080918
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Research Data Services (RDS), Columbia University Libraries
Contact Person
GIS/Metadata Librarian
Contact Address
Address
420 W. 118th St., 215 IAB, MC 3301
City
New York
State or Province
NY
Postal Code
10027
Contact Voice Telephone
(212)854-6012
Contact Electronic Mail Address
data@library.columbia.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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