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United States National Park System, 2013

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Originator
United States. National Park Service.
Publication Date
2010
Title
United States National Park System, 2013
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Collection Title
National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2013
Online Linkage
http://www.columbia.edu/acis/eds/gis/images/ntad_2013_parks.zip
Abstract
United States National Park System, 2013 is a polygon theme representing the National Park System
Purpose
Service wide boundary set for display and general analysis purposes.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2011
Bounding Box
West
-170.728481
East
144.734189
North
68.655385
South
-14.285582
ISO Topic Category
society
environment
Place Keyword
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac National Memorial
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve
Petrified Forest National Park
Fort Sumter National Monument
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Tuzigoot National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park
General Grant National Memorial
Monocacy National Battlefield
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Kenai Fjords National Park
Wind Cave National Park
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
Sequoia National Park
GIS Division
Gates Of The Arctic National Park and Preserve
Zion National Park
Hovenweep National Monument
Noatak National Preserve
Yosemite National Park
Denali National Park and Preserve
Sitka National Historical Park
Brown v. Board Of Education National Historic Site
Cedar Breaks National Monument
De Soto National Memorial
Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Point Reyes National Seashore
Arlington House / The Robert E. Lee National Memorial
Wilsonapos;s Creek National Battlefield
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site
Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Mojave National Preserve
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
Buffalo National River
Tonto National Monument
Minute Man National Historical Park
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Aztec Ruins National Monument
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
First Ladies National Historic Site
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Piscataway Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Greenbelt Park
Fort Smith National Historic Site
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Pipestone National Monument
Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Castle Clinton National Monument
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Badlands National Park
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Devils Tower National Monument
Fort Washington Park
Voyageurs National Park
Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Katmai National Park and Preserve
Yucca House National Monument
Homestead National Monument of America
Natchez National Historical Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Federal Hall National Memorial
Capulin Volcano National Monument
Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
Kings Canyon National Park
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Buck Island Reef National Monument
Fordapos;s Theatre National Historic Site
James A. Garfield National Historic Site
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Wupatki National Monument
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Ice Age National Scenic Trail
Home Of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
Martin Luther King
Jr National Historic Site
Fort Union National Monument
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Lava Beds National Monument
Walnut Canyon National Monument
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Chiricahua National Monument
Central High School National Historic Site
Saint Paulapos;s Church National Historic Site
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Pipe Spring National Monument
Christiansted National Historic Site
Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
Joshua Tree National Park
Hot Springs National Park
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site
Ninety Six National Historic Site
Alagnak Wild River
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
El Morro National Monument
Mesa Verde National Park
Channel Islands National Park
Fort Frederica National Monument
White Sands National Monument
Arches National Park
Governors Island National Monument
Dry Tortugas National Park
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Nicodemus National Historic Site
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Padre Island National Seashore
Tupelo National Battlefield
Mammoth Cave National Park
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Fossil Butte National Monument
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
Flight 93 National Memorial
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Cane River Creole National Historical Park
Antietam National Battlefield
Kobuk Valley National Park
SCBL
SARI
DRTO
FOTH
WRST
BRCR
SAMO
FRDO
WACA
MANA
NACA
MACA
CAWO
KICA
ANIA
KEMO
HOSP
ARHO
LIBO
PAIS
PISC
AFBG
PAAL
ANTI
FILA
YUCH
WICR
PIRO
HOME
GREE
JELA
GOGA
THRB
CHIS
SEQU
HUTR
YOSE
BADL
MOJA
LIBI
VOYA
CACL
HOVE
CAVE
GRKO
FOSU
CATO
GAAR
CUVA
TUPE
FLNI
CARI
MEVE
SUCR
DENA
OZAR
DETO
FOBU
CEBE
PIPE
WUPA
GEGR
LIHO
TUMA
CHIR
BUIS
KNRI
BRVB
GRSA
JICA
KATM
TONT
WHMI
FOBO
FEHA
ZION
SAND
MIMA
KLGO
BOHA
FOFR
NISI
KEFJ
SITK
LABE
PISP
KOVA
VAFO
FLFO
THIS
HEHO
TUZI
PORE
WHSA
CEBR
MOCA
FOSM
WABA
GOIS
SAPA
WAPA
TUAI
All_NPS
JOTR
WOTR
APCO
FODA
ARCH
IATR
CAKR
BUFF
FOWA
BELA
GICL
MONO
LYBA
HAFE
CARL
EFMO
WICA
JAGA
CASA
ORPI
GWMP
WHIS
MALU
MABE
HOFR
KEWE
YUHO
CHPI
HAGR
CAVO
AZRU
LAME
DESO
CHRI
CHSC
GISD
NICO
CUGA
THRO
TICA
LACL
FOUN
ANJO
PEFO
ALAG
ELMO
ABLI
CLBA
GLBA
NOAT
TAPR
RRBH
BLCA
INDU
ELRO
NATC
United States
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
2008
2009
2011
2010
2012
2013
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
None
Status
In work
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Annually
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
National Park Service
Delivery Point
301 S. Howes St. Suite 208
City
Fort Collins
State
CO
Postal Code
80522
Country
US
Contact Electronic Mail Address
roger_m_johnson@nps.gov
Hours of Service
M-Th 7-5:30 Mountain Time
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
National Park Service
Delivery Point
301 S. Howes St. Suite 208
City
Fort Collins
State
CO
Postal Code
80522
Country
US
Contact Telephone
202 366 DATA
Contact Electronic Mail Address
roger_m_johnson@nps.gov
Hours of Service
M-Th 7-5:30 Mountain Time
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Research and Innovative Technology Administration/Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Delivery Point
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
City
Washington
State
DC
Postal Code
20590
Contact Telephone
202-366-DATA
Contact Electronic Mail Address
answers@BTS.gov
Collection
Originator
Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Publication Date
20100101
Title
National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2013
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Washington, DC
Publisher
Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Cross-Reference
Originator
National Park Service
Publication Date
20100101
Title
Metadata for Current Administrative Boundaries of National Park System Units 01/08/2010
Online Linkage
http://nrdata.nps.gov/programs/lands/nps_boundary.xml
Data Quality Information
Completeness Report
The data set is complete but subject to continual updates to reflect boundary amendments, legislation, and acquisitions, and improved processing techniques. The data is being regularly updated with verified boundaries from NPS Land Resources Division. Please contact the data originator with corrections and update suggestions.
Lineage
Source
Originator
Roger Johnson
Publication Date
now
Title
unit classification boundaries
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Other Citation Details
Land Rersources Division has been creating hardcopy segment maps containing boundary data since the 1960's. This data is currently being converted to a digital vector format and added to the collection as it become available. Additionally as existing boundary data is modified and/or new parks units units are acquired they are added to the collection.
Type of Source Media
None
Source
Originator
Dean Tucker, Water Resource Division
Publication Date
unpublished material
Title
NPSUnits
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Other Citation Details
Park boundaries collected and digitized for the Horizon Project.
Type of Source Media
None
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
unknown
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Source
Originator
David Duran, GIS Division
Publication Date
unknown
Title
ParkDave
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Other Citation Details
Park boundaries collected from Parks and Regions in 2001.
Type of Source Media
None
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
495
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
8.983152841195215e-009
Longitude Resolution
8.983152841195215e-009
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
parks
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
UNIT_TYPE
Type of unit boundary (i.e. Park, Preserve, Memorial, Monument...)
PARKNAME
Name of the National Park (Name of National ParkNational Park Service)
Definition Source
National Park Service
STATE
State Postal Code the park is located (Official List of State Postal AbbreviationsU.S. Postal Service)
Definition Source
USPS
REGION
National Park Service Region (Name of National ParkNational Park Service)
Definition Source
National Park Service
UNIT_CODE
Four letter code to define the National Park unit.
UNIT_NAME
Name of the National Park unit.
DATE_EDIT
The last update or offical review of the object
CREATED_BY
Created by Lands or Legacy. Contact NPS for more information
Legacy
Contact NPS for definition
Lands
Contact NPS for definition
METADATA
Link to metadata .xml file
Definition Source
National Park Service
GIS_NOTES
Free text.
STPOSTAL1
State (postal code) containing the largest park area (Official List of State Postal AbbreviationsU.S. Postal Service)
Definition Source
USPS
STPOSTAL2
State (postal code) containing the second largest park area (Official List of State Postal AbbreviationsU.S. Postal Service)
Definition Source
USPS
STPOSTAL3
State (postal code) containing the third largest park area (Official List of State Postal AbbreviationsU.S. Postal Service)
Definition Source
USPS
STPOSTAL4
State (postal code) containing the least park area (Official List of State Postal AbbreviationsU.S. Postal Service)
Definition Source
USPS
STFIPS1
State (FIPS code) containing the largest park area (FIPS code of the state containing the largest park area.National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST))
Definition Source
National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
STFIPS2
State (FIPS code) containing the second largest park area (FIPS code of the state containing the second largest park area.National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST))
Definition Source
National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
STFIPS3
State (FIPS code) containing the third largest park area (FIPS code of the state containing the thrid largest park area.National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST))
Definition Source
National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
STFIPS4
State (FIPS code) containing the least park area (FIPS code of the state containing the least park area.National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST))
Definition Source
National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
Entity and Attribute Overview
Attributes are as follows: Shape, GIS_Loc_ID, Unit_Code, Group_Code, Unit_Name, Unit_Type, Meta_MIDF, Lands_Code, Date_Edit, GIS_Notes
Distribution Information
Distributor
Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA/BTS)
Online Access
http://nrdata.nps.gov/programs/lands/nps_boundary.zip
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20140925
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
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
(212)854-6012
Contact Electronic Mail Address
data@library.columbia.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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