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United States Ports, 2013
- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- United States. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Originator
- United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Title
- United States Ports, 2013
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Collection Title
- National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2013
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Washington DC
- Publisher
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
- Online Linkage
- http://www.columbia.edu/acis/eds/gis/images/ntad_2013_ports.zip
- Abstract
- Contains physical information on commercial facilities at the principal U.S. Coastal, Great Lakes and Inland Ports. The data consists of listings of port area's waterfront facilities, including information on berthing, cranes, transit sheds, grain elevators, marine repair plants, fleeting areas, and docking and storage facilities. Collection of data is performed on a rotational basis to ensure on-site accuracy at each facility.
- Purpose
- The Navigation Data Center had several objectives in developing the U.S. Waterway Data. These objectives support the concept of a National Spatial Data Provide public access to national waterway data. Foster interagency and intra-agency cooperation through data sharing. Provide a mechanism to integrate waterway data (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Port/Facility and U.S. Coast Guard Accident Data, for example) Provide a basis for intermodal analysis. Assist standardization of waterway entity definitions (Ports/Facilities, Locks, etc.). Provide public access to the National Waterway Network, which can be used as a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data (waterway and modal network/facility databases, for example). Provide reliable data to support future waterway and intermodal applications.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Time Instant
- 2011
- Bounding Box
- West
- -178.319529
- East
- 179.132450
- North
- 71.292642
- South
- -14.500000
- Theme Keyword
- Point
- transportation
- port
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Theme Keyword
- transportation
- economy
- inlandWaters
- location
- structure
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- ISO 19115 Topic Categories
- Place Keyword
- United States
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Temporal Keyword
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Access Restrictions
- None
- Use Restrictions
- None
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- Continually
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
- Delivery Point
- 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Bldg
- City
- Alexandria
- State
- VA
- Postal Code
- 22315-3868
- Country
- US
- Contact Telephone
- 703.428.9061
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 703.428.6047
- 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 (RITA/BTS)
- Publication Date
- 20120724
- Title
- National Transportation Atlas Databases (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 (RITA/BTS)
- Cross-Reference
- Originator
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
- Publication Date
- 20120724
- Title
- National Transportation Atlas Databases (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 (RITA/BTS)
- Online Linkage
- http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
- Data Quality Information
- Attribute Accuracy Report
- Attribute accuracy is tested by manual comparison of the source with hard copy printouts and/or symbolized display of digital line graphs on an interactive computer graphic system; selected attributes that cannot be visually verified on plots or on screen, are interactively queried and verified on screen.
- Logical Consistency Report
- RITA/BTS quality checks were to cross reference the place dataset with the state dataset, to determine that the spatial data and attribute data were accurate
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
- The accuracy of each point element is correlated to the data source used to derive that element. For example, links and nodes derived from 1:100,000 scale Digital Line Graphs are more accurate than links and nodes derived from 1:500,000 scale NOAA Navigational Charts. Elements with an "M" in the source field (indicating an unknown or missing source) are the least accurate.
- Lineage
- Source
- Originator
- Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research Vanderbilt University
- Publication Date
- 20110101
- Title
- USACE Port Database
- Online Linkage
- http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
- Type of Source Media
- hardcopyDiazo
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 20110101
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- 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
- 25160
- 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
- ports
- Entity Type Definition
- A description of the physical and Intermodal (infrastructure) characteristics of the: coastal, Great Lakes, and inland ports of the United States.
- Entity Type Definition Source
- USACE
- 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
- ID
- Unique Identifier (Numeric String)
- Definition Source
- BTS
- NAV_UNIT_I
- Alphanumeric unique identifier for a facility
- Definition Source
- USACE
- UNLOCODE
- United Nations Location Code
- Definition Source
- USACE
- NAV_UNIT_N
- Name of facility
- Definition Source
- USACE
- LOCATION_D
- Textual description of the location of the facility
- Definition Source
- USACE
- FACILITY_T
- Facility type i.e. ('Dock', 'Fleeting Area', 'Lock and/or Dam', 'Milepoint', etc.)
- Definition Source
- USACE
- STREET_ADD
- Address of facility
- Definition Source
- USACE
- CITY_OR_TO
- City or town where facility is located
- Definition Source
- USACE
- STATE_POST
- State where facility is located
- Definition Source
- USACE
- ZIPCODE
- Postal zip code
- Definition Source
- USACE
- COUNTY_NAM
- County name
- Definition Source
- USACE
- CONGRESS
- Congress number (i.e. 108, 109, etc.)
- Definition Source
- USACE
- CONGRESS_F
- Congressional District FIPS code
- Definition Source
- USACE
- WTWY_NAME
- Name of waterway where facility is located
- Definition Source
- USACE
- PORT_NAME
- Port in which the wharf is located (Character String)
- Definition Source
- USACE
- MILE
- Waterway mile of wharf location above or below a datum point (Number)
- Definition Source
- USACE
- LATITUDE1
- Latitude
- Definition Source
- USACE
- LONGITUDE1
- Longitude
- Definition Source
- USACE
- OPERATORS
- Current operators of the facility with phone and fax numbers
- Definition Source
- USACE
- OWNERS
- Current owner or owner/operators of the facility with phone and fax numbers
- Definition Source
- USACE
- HIGHWAY_NO
- Surface road connections
- Definition Source
- USACE
- RAILWAY_NO
- Railway connections
- Definition Source
- USACE
- DOCK
- Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center's three digit dock code
- Definition Source
- USACE
- COMMODITIE
- List of commodities handled at the facility at the two digit Lock Performance Monitoring System level
- Definition Source
- USACE
- CONSTRUCTI
- Description of type of construction
- Definition Source
- USACE
- MECHANICAL
- Description of equipment available at the facility
- Definition Source
- USACE
- REMARKS
- Remarks, including description of wharf - related storage facilities and their operators (Character String)
- Definition Source
- USACE
- VERTICAL_D
- Depth/Height Datum used
- Definition Source
- USACE
- DEPTH_MIN
- Minimum depth alongside facility
- Definition Source
- USACE
- DEPTH_MAX
- Maximum depth alongside facility
- Definition Source
- USACE
- BERTHING_L
- Largest single berthing space in feet
- Definition Source
- USACE
- BERTHING_T
- Total berthing space in feet
- Definition Source
- USACE
- DECK_HEIGH
- Minimum deck height
- Definition Source
- USACE
- DECK_HEIG1
- Maximum deck height
- Definition Source
- USACE
- SERVICE_IN
- Date facility started service
- Definition Source
- USACE
- SERVICE_TE
- Date facility stopped service
- Definition Source
- USACE
- STFIPS
- The 2-character FIPS code of the State or State equivalent (Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas, FIPS 5-2.U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology)
- Definition Source
- RITA/BTS
- CTFIPS
- The 3-character FIPS code of the County or County equivalent (Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas, FIPS 5-2.U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology)
- Definition Source
- RITA/BTS
- BANK
- Bank of river for wharf location (Left or Right)
- Definition Source
- USACE
- LOCATION
- Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center's five digit location code
- Definition Source
- USACE
- PURPOSE
- Purpose for which wharf is used, including commodities handled and/or services performed
- Definition Source
- USACE
- Distribution Information
- Distributor
- Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
- 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
