National Scenic Areas of Washington State
Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information
Identification Information
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Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Cartography Section, Washington State Department of Transportation
Publication Date: 19970626
Title: National Scenic Areas of Washington State
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Olympia, Washington, USA
Publisher: Washington State Department of Transportation
Description:
Abstract:
Washington's one National Scenic Area--Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area--is depicted as a single polygon
in this data set.
Purpose: This data set is used as a reference layer for geographic information systems at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Currentness Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: none planned
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -122.5
East Bounding Coordinate: -121
North Bounding Coordinate: 45.75
South Bounding Coordinate: 45.5
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: Scenic area
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: Washington
Place Keyword: WA
Place Keyword: United States
Place Keyword: USA
Place Keyword: the gorge
Place Keyword: Pacific Northwest
Access Constraints: none
Use Constraints: none
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Ron Cihon
Contact Organization: Geographic Services, Washington State Department of Transportation
Contact Position: GIS/Cartography Supervisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: physical address
Address: 1655 S. 2nd Avenue
City: Tumwater
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98512
Country: USA
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address:
Mail Stop: 7384
PO Box 47384
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7384
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-709-5510
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-709-5599
Contact Electronic Mail Address: cihonr@wsdot.wa.gov
Browse Graphic:
Browse Graphic File Name: scenicjpg.htm
Browse Graphic File Description:
The graphic represents the data as projected on the Washington State Plane Coordinate
System, South Zone.
Browse Graphic File Type: JPEG
Data Set Credit: Michelle Blake, Washington State Department of Transportation
Native Data Set Environment: Arc/Info coverage, version 7.1.2 for NT 4.0
Data Quality Information
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Attribute Accuracy:
Attribute Accuracy Report: Name agrees with information provided by USGS maps and the USDA Forest Service.
Logical Consistency Report: Topology was verified with the Arc/Info "BUILD" command.
Completeness Report: The data set contains all National Scenic Areas in Washington State.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Positional accuracy has not been determined.
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Cartography Section, Washington State Department of Transportation
Publication Date: Unpublished Material
Title: gisre22.dgn
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: gisre22.dgn
Source Contribution: The graphic and attribute depicting Washington's one National Scenic Area
Process Step:
Process Description:
Washington State's National Scenic Area was digitized in Microstation from USGS Quadrangles and other government provided resources to produce the statewide DGN file, gisre22.dgn. The Microstation design file gisre22.dgn was converted to an Arc/Info coverage with the Arc command "IGDSARC." A coverage of scenic area boundaries was extracted by joining the INFO .ACODE table to the arc attribute table and selecting lines that came from Microstation. Line intersections and polygon topology were built with the Arc command "CLEAN," at a tolerance of .00015. Polygon attributes were created for scenic area names and the values entered interactively in ArcEdit. Finally, the coverage was transformed to geographic coordinates with the Arc commands "PROJECTDEFINE" and "PROJECT."
Source Used Citation Abbreviation: gisre22.dgn
Process Date: 19970601
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Michelle Blake
Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Transportation
Contact Position: GIS Data Administrator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 47430
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7430
Country: USA
Contact Address:
Address Type: physical address
Address: 809 Legion Way SE
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98501
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-705-7797
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-705-6817
Contact Electronic Mail Address: blakem@wsdot.wa.gov
Contact Instructions: Call, email or write with requests for geo-spatial data sets.
Spatial Data Organization Information
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Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Spatial Reference Information
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Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983 HARN
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222101
Entity and Attribute Information
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Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: National Scenic Area
Entity Type Definition: An area created to enhance and protect intrinsic resources and encourage economic development.
Entity Type Definition Source: United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the Columbia River Gorge Commission
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Name
Attribute Definition: The name of the National Scenic Area
Attribute Definition Source: United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service and the Columbia River Gorge Commission
Beginning Date of Attribute Values: 198611
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview: A single polygon represents Washington's only National Scenic Area, the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The feature's name is stored as an attribute of the polygon.
Distribution Information
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Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Michelle Blake
Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Transportation
Contact Position: GIS Data Administrator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 47430
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7430
Country: USA
Contact Address:
Address Type: physical address
Address: 809 Legion Way SE
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98501
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-705-7797
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-705-6817
Contact Electronic Mail Address: blakem@wsdot.wa.gov
Contact Instructions: Call, email or write with requests for geo-spatial data sets.
Resource Description: \gisosc\geodata\maps\24k\dot_cartog\federal\scenic\scenic
Distribution Liability:
The Washington State Department of Transportation shall not be liable for any activity involving these data with regard to lost profits or savings or any other consequential damages; or the fitness for use of the data for a particular purpose; or the installation of the data, its use, or the results obtained.
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Specification: Various formats are used: ESRI coverages and shapefiles, and data tables for placement as ArcView "events."
Format Information Content:
The standard distribution compact disc contains all geospatial data sets created by the Washington State Dept. of Transportation. Refer to the included Geodata.txt text file for a brief description of the directory structure.
Data formats vary--most data are stored as ESRI shape files, but some data models require coverages. There are also dbf-format tables of data located by geographic coordinates or State Route Accumulated Route Mileage.
Digital Transfer Option:
Fees: none
Ordering Instructions: Call, email or write the Distributor with requests for geo-spatial data sets.
Turnaround: Generally, the standard compact disc containing all distributed data can be sent within one week of receiving a data request.
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: self-extracting zip file
Format Version Number: 6.3 SR-1 (926) 32-bit
Format Specification: WinZip
Format Information Content:
Depends on the data set. Arc/Info coverage or shape file; metadata report in html and text files; and, in some cases, a data dictionary text file. Some data sets in the standard distribution are tabular data for placement as ArcView "events."
File Decompression Technique: Run the "exe" file under Windows NT.
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Access Instructions: Use anonymous FTP login or web browser download on the URL specified under Network Address.
Online Computer and Operating System: Unix
Fees: none
Ordering Instructions: Download individual data sets from ftp://ftp.wsdot.wa.gov/gis/GeoDataDistribution
Standard Order Process:
Non-digital Form: The Cartography/GIS Section can plot maps of most geospatial data sets.
Fees: depend on plotting costs.
Ordering Instructions: Contact the Point of Contact listed under the Identification Section to determine the availability of this data set in a non-digital representation.
Available Time Period:
Metadata Reference Information
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Metadata Date: 6/18/2004
Metadata Review Date:
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: Michelle Blake
Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Transportation
Contact Position: GIS Data Administrator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 47430
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98504-7430
Country: USA
Contact Address:
Address Type: physical address
Address: 809 Legion Way SE
City: Olympia
State or Province: WA
Postal Code: 98501
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 360-705-7797
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-705-6817
Contact Electronic Mail Address: blakem@wsdot.wa.gov
Contact Instructions: Call, email or write with requests for geo-spatial data sets.
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: June 1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: none
Metadata Use Constraints: none
