sstates2m: State boundaries of the Southern United States at 1:200,000 scale

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Negri, M.
Originator: Pye, John M.
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
sstates2m: State boundaries of the Southern United States at 1:200,000 scale
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Asheville, NC
Publisher: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2011-0009
Description:
Abstract:
This coverage was identified on the USGS Water Resources NSDI Node site at https://www.usgs.gov/ngpo/. The coverage contains the state boundaries of the southern region of the continental United States. These boundaries were derived from the Digital Line Graph (DLG) files representing the 1:2,000,000 scale map in the National Atlas of the United States. The data was then modified by USDA Forest Service Personnel for use in the Southern Forest Resource Assessment and exported to a shapefile (please see Process Steps below).
Purpose:
This shapefile is used as a base map for a variety of applications.
Supplemental_Information:
Metadata was updated on 6/08/2011 when data became available through this archive. Minor metadata updates on 04/18/2013. Minor metadata updates on 12/06/2016.

Data were originally made available at //www.srs.fs.usda.gov/sustain/data/.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
The included FIPS and states within the coverage are:
1 AL=ALABAMA, 5 AR=ARIZONA, 12 FL=FLORIDA, 13 GA=GEORGIA, 21 KY=KENTUCKY, 22 LA=LOUISANA, 28 MS=MISSISSIPPI, 37 NC=NORTH CAROLINA, 40 OK=OKLAHOMA, 45 SC=SOUTH CAROLINA, 47 TN=TENNESSEE, 48 TX=TEXAS, 51 VA=VIRGINIA.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.018264
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.834524
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.952118
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 23.796542
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: states
Theme_Keyword: Administrative and political boundaries
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Research & Development Taxonomy
Theme_Keyword: Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment
Theme_Keyword: Geography
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:

Negri, M.; Pye, John M. 2011. sstates2m: State boundaries of the Southern United States at 1:200,000 scale. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2011-0009
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Contact_Person: Mr. John M. Pye
Contact_Position: Ecologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USDA Forest Service, SRS4851
Address: 3041 E. Cornwallis Rd.
City: Research Triangle Park
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 27709
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-549-4013
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpye@fs.fed.us
Data_Set_Credit:
1) USGS - the original state boundary coverage.
2) USDA Forest Service - modifications to data for use in the Southern Forest Resource Assessment (SFRA).
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System:
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description:
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All states are accurately labeled.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Polygon topology is present.
Assessment-standard projection:
Projection: Albers Equal Area
Units: Meters
Spheroid: GRS80
Datum: NAD83
First Standard Parallel: 27 degrees 30 minutes
Second Standard Parallel: 37 degrees 30 minutes
Central Meridian: -90 degrees 00 minutes
Latitude of Origin: 25 degrees 00 minutes
False Easting: 0.0
False Northing: 0.0
Completeness_Report:
All polygons have been reviewed for attribution accuracy. A quality control inspection has been performed to eliminate any missing or duplicate labels in the shapefile.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
All linear delineations are within National Map Accuracy Standards.
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1016.
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:
+/- 1016 meters
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Mr. M. Negri, USGS
Publication_Date: 1994
Title:
states2m.e00.gz
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: USGS
Online_Linkage: https://www.usgs.gov/ngpo/
Source_Scale_Denominator: 2000000
Type_of_Source_Media: Arc Info export coverage
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1994
Source_Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source_Contribution:
USGS 1:2,000,000 State coverage
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
This coverage was identified on the USGS Water Resources NSDI Node site at https://www.usgs.gov/ngpo/. The coverage contains the state boundaries of the continental United States. These boundaries were derived from the Digital Line Graph (DLG) files representing the 1:2,000,000 scale map in the National Atlas of the United States. The data was then modified by USDA Forest Service Personnel for use in the Southern Forest Resource Assessment (SFRA) and exported to a shapefile.

Data Modifications by USDA Forest Service Staff:

Sept. & Oct.-2000:
The coverages were downloaded by USDA Forest Service personnel on 22-Sep-2000 in compressed Arc Info Export format along with their associated metadata. The coverages were then reprojected to match Assessment standard Albers using the Arc Info PROJECT command, subsetted to the thirteen Southern states of the Assessment using Arc View's Theme Query tool and state FIPS code, then exported as shapefiles.
Process_Date: 20001017
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Contact_Person: Mr. John M. Pye
Contact_Position: Ecologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USDA Forest Service, SRS4851
Address: 3041 E. Cornwallis Rd.
City: Research Triangle Park
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 27709
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-549-4013
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpye@fs.fed.us
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 821
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 27.500000
Standard_Parallel: 37.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -90.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 25.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.004096
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.004096
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: sstates2m
Entity_Type_Definition:
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition:
Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition:
Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition:
The size of the shape in shapefile units
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition:
The perimeter of the shape in shapefile units
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATES2M_
Attribute_Definition:
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATES2M_I
Attribute_Definition:
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ST
Attribute_Definition:
Two letter abbreviation for the state (i.e. TX)
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FIPS
Attribute_Definition:
User attributed state number (i.e. TX is 48)
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The ArcView shapefile and associated files contain state boundaries. Detailed information on variables is listed above. Note that some internally generated entities may be undefined.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
none provided
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Research and Development
Contact_Position: Research Data Archivist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 240 West Prospect Road
City: Fort Collins
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80526
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: see Contact Instructions
Contact Instructions: This contact information was current as of December 2016. For current information see Contact Us page on: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS.
Resource_Description: RDS-2011-0009
Distribution_Liability:
Data Content and Use Disclaimer

The USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Resource Assessment or SFRA, provides data to users of digital geographic data. The USDA Forest Service is in no way condoning or endorsing the application of these data for any given purpose. It is the sole responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. It is also the obligation of the user to apply the data in an appropriate and conscientious manner. The USDA Forest Service provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. Much of the USDA Forest Service data is based on and maintained with Arc Info and Arc View Software developed by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). In addition, much of the information presented uses conventions and terms popularized by Arc Info and Arc View and their user community. USDA Forest Service in no way represents the interests of ESRI nor acts as an agent for them.

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Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: SHP
Format_Version_Number: See Format Specification
Format_Specification:
ESRI ArcView shapefile
Format_Information_Content:
States within the continental United States
File_Decompression_Technique: Files zipped with Winzip 14.0
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2011-0009
Fees: None
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20161206
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Contact_Person: Mr. John Pye
Contact_Position: Ecologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USDA Forest Service, SRS4851
Address: 3041 E. Cornwallis Rd.
City: Research Triangle Park
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 27709
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-549-4013
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jpye@fs.fed.us
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints:
None
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System:
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description:
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