USGS Small-scale Dataset - North American Atlas - Political Boundaries 200406 ArcExport

Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
A joint venture involving the National Atlas programs in Canada (Natural Resources Canada), Mexico (Instituto Nacional de Estad stica Geograf a e Inform tica), and the United States (U.S. Geological Survey), as well as the North American Commission for Environmental Co-operation, has led to the release (June 2004) of several new products: an updated paper map of North America, and its associated geospatial data sets and their metadata. These data sets are available online from each of the partner countries both for visualization and download. The North American Atlas data are standardized geospatial data sets at 1:10,000,000 scale. A variety of basic data layers (e.g. roads, railroads, populated places, political boundaries, hydrography, bathymetry, sea ice and glaciers) have been integrated so that their relative positions are correct. This collection of data sets forms a base with which other North American thematic data may be integrated. Any data outside of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America included in the North American Atlas data sets is strictly to complete the context of the data. The North American Atlas - Political Boundaries data set shows political entities in North America as polygons representing jurisdictional areas, and as lines representing political boundaries, including International boundaries, Provincial boundaries, State or territory boundaries, and the International Date Line. This data set was produced using digital files supplied by Natural Resources Canada, Instituto Nacional de Estad stica Geograf a e Inform tica, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Citation
Title USGS Small-scale Dataset - North American Atlas - Political Boundaries 200406 ArcExport
publication  Date   2004-06-01
presentationForm  mapDigital
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
Contact information
Address
, Reston, Virginia, USA
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  Instituto Nacional de Estad stica Geograf a e Inform tica
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
cited responsible party -
organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
URL: http://dds.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/nationalatlas/bound0m_e00_nt00297.tar.gz
cited responsible party -
organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
URL: http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/download/frameworkdata/North_America_Atlas10M/boundaries/
cited responsible party -
organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
URL: http://antares.inegi.gob.mx/atlas_norteamerica/
Topic Category:  boundaries
Keywords:
Theme keywords (theme):
National Atlas of the United States
Boundaries
Political boundaries
International boundaries
International data line
State boundaries
Provincial boundaries
Territorial boundaries
thesaurus name >
Title None
Theme keywords (theme):
Small-scale Datasets
Small-scale Datasets - Boundaries
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Collection Thesaurus
Theme keywords (theme):
Downloadable Data
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Type Thesaurus
Theme keywords (theme):
Small-scale Datasets
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Theme Thesaurus
Theme keywords (theme):
North America
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Product Extent Thesaurus
Theme keywords (theme):
ArcExport
thesaurus name >
Title The National Map Product Format Thesaurus
Location keywords:
Mid-latitude
Western Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
North America
NAFTA
North America Free Trade Agreement
Canada
Mexico
United States
thesaurus name >
Title None
purpose:
The North American Atlas data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national and continental level. These data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:10,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by Natural Resources Canada, Instituto Nacional de Estad stica Geograf a e Inform tica, or the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.
Browse image (thumbnail):
thumbnail file name:  ...
file type: PNG
thumbnail file description:  Thumbnail PNG image
Resource language:  eng; USA
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  irregular
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
Although these data have been processed successfully on computer systems at Natural Resources Canada, Instituto Nacional de Estad stica Geograf a e Inform tica, and the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by these agencies regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. No responsibility is assumed by these agencies in the use of these data. Although these data have been processed successfully on computer systems at Natural Resources Canada, Instituto Nacional de Estad stica Geograf a e Inform tica, and the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by these agencies regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. No responsibility is assumed by these agencies in the use of these data. Although these data have been processed successfully on computer systems at Natural Resources Canada, Instituto Nacional de Estad stica Geograf a e Inform tica, and the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by these agencies regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. No responsibility is assumed by these agencies in the use of these data.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
use constraint:  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Use Constraints: All data for Canada and other areas outside of Mexico and the United States of America are covered by the Geogratis User Agreement for Digital Data; see http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/e_license.html. No use constraints are applied to data for Mexico and the United States of America. Acknowledgment of the North American Atlas, Instituto Nacional de Estad stica Geograf a e Inform tica, Natural Resources Canada, and (or) the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
Access Constraints  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Access Constraints: None
Spatial representation type code:  vector
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  152.0
eastBoundLongitude  4.0
northBoundLatitude  90.0
southBoundLatitude  -5.0
Temporal Extent
2004-06-01
Additional information on resource:
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is an international organization created by Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). The CEC was established to address regional environmental concerns, help prevent potential trade and environmental conflicts, and to promote the effective enforcement of environmental law. The Agreement complements the environmental provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Further information on the CEC is available from http://www.cec.org/ or from >Commission for Environmental Cooperation >393, rue St-Jacques Ouest >Bureau 200 >Montr al (Qu bec) >H2Y 1N9 Canada > >Telephone: 514 350 4300 >Facsimile: 514 350 4314 >Electronic mail: info@ccemtl.org > All North American Atlas data sets are available in four data formats: Arc/INFO Export format (e00), ArcView Shapefile, Geography Markup Language (GML) and Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS). Although these data are distributed in geographic coordinates, the North American Atlas Map uses a Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection. The following parameters were used for the map: >Longitude_of_Projection_Center: -100.00 >Latitude_of_Projection_Center: 45.00 >False_Easting (metres): 0.0 >False_Northing (metres): 0.0 >Semi-major_Axis: 6370997.0 >Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 1.0 >Ellipsoid_Name: Sphere >Units: metres > State boundaries in Mexico are included for illustration purposes. They were obtained from diverse sources and INEGI does not guarantee and takes no responsibility for their legal validity and/or accuracy. ; {"gdaId" : 6065780}
point of contact - pointOfContact
individual Name John Hutchinson
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 605 594 6049
Fax 605 594 6529
Address
USGS EROS Data Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57198-0001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address atlasmail@usgs.gov
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Vector spatial representation information

Geometric Objects
geometric Object Type  COMPLETE CHAIN GT-POLYGON COMPOSED OF CHAINS
geometric Object Count  3201817
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Grid spatial representation

number of grid dimensions: 2
Grid axis property:
Grid Dimension
Dimension Name:  column
Dimension Size 
Grid Dimension
Dimension Name:  row
Dimension Size 
transformation parameter availability:  false
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Coverage description

Type of coverage content 
Cell value attribute description:  
Band
descriptor The unique identifier. A unique number that is assigned to each feature in the North American Atlas data. The last two digits of the identifier are a suffix indicating the map layer.
sequence Identifier
name UIDENT
Long Wavelength  32003
Short Wavelength  103
units
Band
descriptor The type of boundary line
sequence Identifier
name Type
Band
descriptor The country in which the jurisdictional boundary line exists.
sequence Identifier
name Country
Band
descriptor The unique identifier. A unique number that is assigned to each feature in the North American Atlas data. The last two digits of the identifier are a suffix indicating the map layer.
sequence Identifier
name UIDENT
Long Wavelength  181704
Short Wavelength  104
units
Band
descriptor The official name of the area.
sequence Identifier
name Name
Band
descriptor The country in which the jurisdictional area exists.
sequence Identifier
name Country
Band
descriptor The International Organization for Standards (ISO) code for the State, Province,or Territory. The code consists of a two-character country code followed by a two or three character State, Province, or Territory code.
sequence Identifier
name StateAbb
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Coverage description

Type of coverage content 
Cell value attribute description:  
Band
descriptor The unique identifier. A unique number that is assigned to each feature in the North American Atlas data. The last two digits of the identifier are a suffix indicating the map layer.
sequence Identifier
name UIDENT
Long Wavelength  32003
Short Wavelength  103
units
Band
descriptor The type of boundary line
sequence Identifier
name Type
Band
descriptor The country in which the jurisdictional boundary line exists.
sequence Identifier
name Country
Band
descriptor The unique identifier. A unique number that is assigned to each feature in the North American Atlas data. The last two digits of the identifier are a suffix indicating the map layer.
sequence Identifier
name UIDENT
Long Wavelength  181704
Short Wavelength  104
units
Band
descriptor The official name of the area.
sequence Identifier
name Name
Band
descriptor The country in which the jurisdictional area exists.
sequence Identifier
name Country
Band
descriptor The International Organization for Standards (ISO) code for the State, Province,or Territory. The code consists of a two-character country code followed by a two or three character State, Province, or Territory code.
sequence Identifier
name StateAbb
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Content information: feature catalog description

Included With Dataset  true
Feature Types  
Feature Types  
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Scope of quality information
scope level  dataset
Resource lineage description
source
source description  Source Contribution: Spatial and attribute informationSource Type Online
representative resolution scale:
Scale denominator: 6000000
source citation
Title 1:6,000,000 National Atlas Reference Map Series - Boundaries
publication  Date   2002-01-01
presentationForm  mapDigital
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Contact information
Address
, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2002-01-01
source
source description  Source Contribution: Spatial informationSource Type Online
representative resolution scale:
Scale denominator: 10000000
source citation
Title North America, National Atlas of Canada Reference Map Series
publication  Date   2000-01-01
presentationForm  mapDigital
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Contact information
Address
, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2000-01-01
source
source description  Source Contribution: Spatial and attribute informationSource Type CD-ROM
representative resolution scale:
Scale denominator: 4000000
source citation
Title Conjunto de Datos Vectoriales Topogr ficos escala 1:4,000,000
publication  Date   2004-07-01
presentationForm  mapDigital
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  Instituto Nacional de Estad stica, Geograf a e Inform tica (INEGI)
Contact information
Address
, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  Instituto Nacional de Estad stica Geograf a e Inform tica
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
1993-01-01 1997-04-01
source
source description  Source Contribution: Spatial and attribute informationSource Type Internal file
representative resolution scale:
Scale denominator: 5000000
source citation
Title 1:5,000,000 General Reference Map - Boundaries
publication  Date  
presentationForm  mapDigital
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
Contact information
Address
, Reston, Virginia, USA
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
1998-01-01
source
source description  Source Contribution: Spatial informationSource Type Online
representative resolution scale:
Scale denominator: 10000000
source citation
Title North American Atlas - Hydrography
publication  Date   2004-06-01
presentationForm  mapDigital
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
Contact information
Address
, Reston, Virginia, USA
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  Instituto Nacional de Estad stica Geograf a e Inform tica
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, The Atlas of Canada
cited responsible party - originator
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2004-01-01
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
evaluation Method Description  Positional accuracy of the data is unknown. Positions are dependent on the accuracy of the source data and on the result of the generalization and integration processes. Data for areas outside of Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America are only provided for context; Natural Resources Canada, Instituto Nacional de Estad stica Geograf a e Inform tica, and the U.S. Geological Survey assume no responsibility for the completeness, accuracy, or presentation of this data. State boundaries in Mexico are included for illustration purposes. They were obtained from diverse sources and INEGI does not guarantee and takes no responsibility for their legal validity and/or accuracy.
Completeness Commission
evaluation Method Description  This data set includes political boundaries for all of North America, as shown at 1:10,000,000 scale. The data completeness reflects the content of the source data, the integration done by the cartographers, and the quality control of the content performed by each country.
Completeness Omission
evaluation Method Description  This data set includes political boundaries for all of North America, as shown at 1:10,000,000 scale. The data completeness reflects the content of the source data, the integration done by the cartographers, and the quality control of the content performed by each country.
ConceptualConsistency
measure Description  Topology was built and a quality control of the political boundaries polygon data was done in order to ensure topological polygon structure. A quality control of the linear boundary file was done to ensure logical consistency with the corresponding polygon data.

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, GeoAccess Division
Contact information
Telephone
Voice unknown
Fax +01 613 947 2410
Address
Room 650-615 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E9 Country Canada
electronic Mail Address info@GeoGratis.cgdi.gc.ca
Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
individual Name Jose Luis Ornelas de Anda
organisation Name  INEGI
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 52 449 910 5300 ext 5856
Address
Avenida H roe de Nacozari Sur 2301Fraccionamiento Jardines del Parque, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, 20270 Country Mexico
electronic Mail Address jornelas@antares.inegi.gob.mx
hoursOfService 8:30 - 16:00 (CST)
Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  EROS Data Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 800 252 4547
Voice 605 594 6151
Fax 605 594 6589
Address
47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57198-0001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address custserv@usgs.gov
hoursOfService Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Central Time
Standard ordering process
fees Gratuit-Free
Format
Format name ARCE
Format version 
Digital Transfer Options
transfer Size 3.358770
Linkage for online resource
URL: http://dds.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/nationalatlas/bound0m_e00_nt00297.tar.gz

Metadata data stamp:  2014-07-24
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  annually
notes: This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2012-06-20T17:21:00 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform.
Metadata Constraints
Security Constraints
Classification  unclassified
Classification System None
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Peg Rawson
organisation Name  U.S. Geological Survey
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 703 648 4183
Address
561 National Center, Reston, Virginia, 20192 Country USA
electronic Mail Address atlasmail@usgs.gov
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng; USA
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  8a39d847-14c1-47b2-9dc1-032998c41fe3

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)