Major_Hydrography

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Tags
inlandWaters, rivers, California, hydrography, cartographic


Summary

To display the major rivers within California.

Description

Hydrography captured at 1:500k. Used for cartographic purposes, showing most major rivers for the entire State of California. This coverage has been clipped to the California boundary.

Credits

Use limitations

Extent

West  -124.404992    East  -114.874223
North  42.010262    South  32.545057

Scale Range

ArcGIS Metadata 

Topics and Keywords 

Themes or categories of the resource  inlandWaters


Place keywords  California

Theme keywords  inlandWaters, rivers, hydrography, cartographic

Citation 

Title Major_Hydrography
Publication date 1993-01-01


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Citation Contacts 

Responsible party
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Game
Contact's role  originator


Resource Details 

Dataset languages  English (UNITED STATES)


Status  completed
Spatial representation type  vector


Supplemental information
Converted to California Teale Albers NAD83 by the California Department of Fish and Game -- BEGIN ORIGINAL METADATA - THIS INFORMATION MAY NOT BE CURRENT -- LIBRARY : DFG gislib LAYER NAME : Hydrography 1:500k - clipped to CA boundary COVERAGE NAME : hyd500ca COVERAGE DESCRIPTION: Hydrography captured at 1:500k. Used for cartographic purposes, showing most major rivers for entire State. This coverage has been clipped to the California boundary. VITAL STATISTICS: Datum: NAD 27 Projection: Albers Units: Meters 1st Std. Parallel: 34 00 00 (34.0 degrees N) 2nd Std. Parallel: 40 30 00 (40.5 degrees N) Longitude of Origin : -120 00 00 (120.0 degrees W) Latitude of Origin: 00 00 00 (0.0 degrees) False Easting (X shift): 0 False Northing (Y shift): -4,000,000 Source: Source Media: Source Projection: Albers Equal Area - Digital Source Units: Meters Source Scale: 1:500,000 Capture Method: Conversion Software: Data Structure: vector ARC/INFO Coverage Type: line ARC/INFO Precision: single ARC/INFO Tolerances: Number of Features: 2603 Layer Size: Data Updated: 1993 DATA DICTIONARY: DATAFILE NAME: HYD500CA.AAT RECORD LENGTH: 2603 COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME INDEXED? 1 FNODE# 4 5 B - - 5 TNODE# 4 5 B - - 9 LPOLY# 4 5 B - - 13 RPOLY# 4 5 B - - 17 LENGTH 4 12 F 3 - 21 HYD500CA# 4 5 B - - 25 HYD500CA-ID 4 5 B - - 29 HUC 8 8 I - - 37 SEG 3 3 I - - 40 MILEPT 4 5 F 2 - 44 SEQNO 11 11 I - - 55 RFLAG 1 1 C - - 56 OWFLAG 1 1 C - - 57 TFLAG 1 1 C - - 58 SFLAG 1 1 C - - 59 TYPE 1 1 C - - 60 SEGL 4 5 F 1 - 64 LEV 2 2 I - - 66 J 2 2 I - - 68 K 1 1 I - - 69 PMILE 4 8 F 1 - 73 ARBSUM 4 8 F 1 - 77 USDIR 1 1 C - - 78 TERMID 5 5 I - - 83 TRMBLV 1 1 I - - 84 PNAME 30 30 C - - 114 PNMCD 11 11 C - - 125 OWNAME 30 30 C - - 155 OWNMCD 11 11 C - - 166 DSHUC 8 8 I - - 174 DSSEG 3 3 I - - 177 DSMLPT 4 5 F 2 - ** REDEFINED ITEMS ** 29 HUC:2 2 2 I - - 29 HUC:4 4 4 I - - 29 HUC:6 6 6 I - - 29 RR 11 11 I - - 166 DSRR 11 11 I - - DATA QUALITY ASSESSMENT: DATA CONTACT: Contact Name: Lora Konde Contact's Phone: (916) 445-5758 DOCUMENTATION DATE: Nov. 9, 1999 -- END ORIGINAL METADATA --
Processing environment Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143


Extents 

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
West longitude -124.500869
East longitude -114.270021
South latitude 32.468059
North latitude 42.05884

Extent
Description
publication date
Temporal extent
Date and time 1993-01-01

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type  Extent used for searching
West longitude -124.404992
East longitude -114.874223
North latitude 42.010262
South latitude 32.545057
Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Maintenance 

Resource maintenance
Update frequency  not planned


Spatial Reference 

Reference system identifier
Value 3857
Codespace EPSG
Version 7.11.2


Spatial Data Properties 

Vector
Level of topology for this dataset  geometry only


Geometric objects
Object type  composite
Object count 3092



Data Quality 

Lineage 

Distribution 

Distributor
Ordering process



Distribution format
Name Shapefile


Transfer options
Transfer size 4.117


Online source
Location \\Molib01\GIS_Library\Hydrography\Major_Hydrography\hyd500ca

Fields 

Details for object Major_Hydrography 
Field FID
 
Field description
Internal feature number.
Description source
ESRI
Description of values Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.




Field Shape
 
Field description
Feature geometry.
Description source
ESRI
Description of values Coordinates defining the features.




Field LENGTH
 
Field description
Length of feature in internal units.
Description source
ESRI
Description of values Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.




Field TYPE
 


Field LEV
 


Field USDIR
 


Field PNAME
 


Field OWNAME
 




Metadata Details 

Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata  dataset
Scope name  dataset


Last update 2014-10-24


Metadata Contacts 

Metadata contact
Individual's name GIS Service Center
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Game
Contact's role  point of contact


Contact information


FGDC Metadata (read-only) 

Identification 

Citation
Citation Information
OriginatorCalifornia Department of Fish and Game
Publication Date1993
Title
Hydrography 1:500K - Clipped to CA Boundary
Geospatial Data Presentation Formvector digital data
Online Linkage\\Molib01\GIS_Library\Hydrography\Major_Hydrography\hyd500ca

Description
Abstract
                            Hydrography captured at 1:500k.  Used for cartographic purposes, showing most major rivers for the entire State of California.  This coverage has been clipped to the California boundary.
                          
Purpose
                            To display the major rivers within California.
                          
Supplemental Information
                            Converted to California Teale Albers NAD83 by the California Department of Fish and Game

-- BEGIN ORIGINAL METADATA - THIS INFORMATION MAY NOT BE CURRENT --

  LIBRARY       : DFG gislib
  LAYER NAME    : Hydrography 1:500k - clipped to CA boundary
  COVERAGE NAME : hyd500ca
  
  COVERAGE DESCRIPTION: Hydrography captured at 1:500k.  Used for cartographic purposes, showing most major rivers for entire State.  This coverage has been clipped to the California boundary.
  
  
  VITAL STATISTICS: 
  
  Datum:                       NAD 27
  Projection:                  Albers
  Units:                       Meters
  1st Std. Parallel:           34 00 00 (34.0 degrees N)
  2nd Std. Parallel:           40 30 00 (40.5 degrees N)
  Longitude of Origin :        -120 00 00 (120.0 degrees W)
  Latitude of Origin:          00 00 00 (0.0 degrees) 
  False Easting (X shift):     0
  False Northing (Y shift):    -4,000,000 
  Source:                      
  Source Media:                 
  Source Projection:           Albers Equal Area - Digital
  Source Units:                Meters
  Source Scale:                1:500,000
  Capture Method:              
  
  Conversion Software:         
  Data Structure:              vector
  ARC/INFO Coverage Type:      line 
  ARC/INFO Precision:          single
  ARC/INFO Tolerances:        
  Number of Features:          2603
  Layer Size:                  
  Data Updated:                1993
  
  DATA DICTIONARY:
  
      DATAFILE NAME: HYD500CA.AAT
      RECORD LENGTH: 2603
  
  
  COLUMN   ITEM NAME        WIDTH OUTPUT  TYPE N.DEC  ALTERNATE NAME     INDEXED?
    1  FNODE#                 4     5     B      -                        -
    5  TNODE#                 4     5     B      -                        -
    9  LPOLY#                 4     5     B      -                        -
   13  RPOLY#                 4     5     B      -                        -
   17  LENGTH                 4    12     F      3                        -
   21  HYD500CA#              4     5     B      -                        -
   25  HYD500CA-ID            4     5     B      -                        -
   29  HUC                    8     8     I      -                        -
   37  SEG                    3     3     I      -                        -
   40  MILEPT                 4     5     F      2                        -
   44  SEQNO                 11    11     I      -                        -
   55  RFLAG                  1     1     C      -                        -
   56  OWFLAG                 1     1     C      -                        -
   57  TFLAG                  1     1     C      -                        -
   58  SFLAG                  1     1     C      -                        -
   59  TYPE                   1     1     C      -                        -
   60  SEGL                   4     5     F      1                        -
   64  LEV                    2     2     I      -                        -
   66  J                      2     2     I      -                        -
   68  K                      1     1     I      -                        -
   69  PMILE                  4     8     F      1                        -
   73  ARBSUM                 4     8     F      1                        -
   77  USDIR                  1     1     C      -                        -
   78  TERMID                 5     5     I      -                        -
   83  TRMBLV                 1     1     I      -                        -
   84  PNAME                 30    30     C      -                        -
  114  PNMCD                 11    11     C      -                        -
  125  OWNAME                30    30     C      -                        -
  155  OWNMCD                11    11     C      -                        -
  166  DSHUC                  8     8     I      -                        -
  174  DSSEG                  3     3     I      -                        -
  177  DSMLPT                 4     5     F      2                        -
     **  REDEFINED ITEMS  **
   29  HUC:2                  2     2     I      -                        -
   29  HUC:4                  4     4     I      -                        -
   29  HUC:6                  6     6     I      -                        -
   29  RR                    11    11     I      -                        -
  166  DSRR                  11    11     I      -                        -
 

  
  DATA QUALITY ASSESSMENT:
  
  
  
  DATA CONTACT:
  
  Contact Name:      Lora Konde
  Contact's Phone:   (916) 445-5758
  
  DOCUMENTATION DATE: Nov. 9, 1999

-- END ORIGINAL METADATA --
                          
Time Period of Content
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date1993
Currentness Reference
                            publication date
                          
Status
ProgressComplete
Maintenance and Update FrequencyNone planned

Spatial Domain
Bounding Coordinates
West Bounding Coordinate-124.500869
East Bounding Coordinate-114.270021
North Bounding Coordinate42.058840
South Bounding Coordinate32.468059

Keywords
Theme
Theme Keyword Thesaurusnone
Theme Keywordcartographic
Theme Keywordhydrography
Theme Keywordrivers
Theme KeywordinlandWaters

Place
Place Keyword Thesaurusnone
Place KeywordCalifornia

Access Constraints
                        none
                      
Use Constraints
                        none
                      
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data Quality 

Lineage
Process Step
Process Description
                                Metadata imported.
                              
Source Used Citation Abbreviation
D:\metadata_kw\metadata.xml


Spatial Reference 

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Methodcoordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution0.002048
Ordinate Resolution0.002048
Planar Distance Unitsmeters

Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum NameNorth American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid NameGeodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio298.257222

Entities and Attributes 

Distribution Information 

Resource DescriptionDownloadable Data
Standard Order Process
Digital Form
Digital Transfer Information
Transfer Size2.641

Metadata Reference 

Metadata Date2006-06-08
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact OrganizationCalifornia Department of Fish and Game
Contact PersonGIS Service Center
Contact Address

Contact Electronic Mail Addressgeodata@dfg.ca.gov

Metadata Standard NameFGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard VersionFGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Conventionlocal time