USGS REALTIME STREAM GAGING STATIONS

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Publication_Date: 19990819
Title: USGS REALTIME STREAM GAGING STATIONS
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: shapefile
Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida
Online_Linkage: <http://nationalatlas.gov/>

Description:

Abstract:: This dataset contains U.S. Geological Survey sampling station locations. The stations are equipped with telemetry to transmit data on streamflow, temperature, and other parameters back to a data base for real-time viewing via the World Wide Web.
Purpose: For reference of USGS sampling station locations.
Supplemental_Information: POINT

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19990819

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.350403
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.040400
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.001683
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.620563

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE
Theme_Keyword: Stream
Theme_Keyword: Gauging
Theme_Keyword: Stations
Theme_Keyword: USGS

Place:

Stratum:

Temporal:

Access_Constraints: NONE

Use_Constraints: NONE

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: FGDL Mailing Lists: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:: The station locations are associated with telemetry data that can be found on the web at the specified website for each station. Within the shapefile there is a field called "URL". The "URL" field contians the URL link to the telemetry data for the individual station.
The telemetry data can also be found by going to the website <http://water.usgs.gov/realtime.html> and navigating to "FLORIDA". Then associating the shapefile field 'STAID' or 'STANAME' to the stream data.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

Scale is an important factor in data usage. Certain scale datasets are not suitable for some project, analysis, or modelling purposes. Please be sure you are using the best available data.

1:24000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the county level. 1:24000 data should NOT be used for high accuracy base mapping such as property parcel boundaries. 1:100000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the multi-county or regional level. 1:250000 scale datasets are recommended for projects that are at the regional or state level or larger.

Vector datasets with no defined scale or accuracy should be considered suspect. Make sure you are familiar with your data before using it for projects or analyses. Every effort has been made to supply the user with data documentation. For additional information, see the References section and the Data Source Contact section of this documentation. For more information regarding scale and accuracy, see our web pages at:

<http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/education.html>

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer.

Completeness_Report:

Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: United States Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 19990819
Title: USGS REALTIME STREAM GAGING STATIONS

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:24,000

Type_of_Source_Media: MAP

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19990819

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS

Source_Contribution: Spatial and Attribute Information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: The dataset was downloaded by the GeoPlan Center in interchange format from USGS at <http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getgislist>. Data was imported as a coverage, reprojected to FGDL Albers HPGN, converted to shapefile, and clipped to the State of Florida. Descript item was added based on STANAME, and lowercase characters within the attribute table were upcased. When received, data was in Geographic projection, Datum: NAD27, Spheroid: Clark1866, Units: Decimal Degrees.
Process_Date: 2002

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects: (1) Projected data to FGDL Albers HPGN (See "Map Projection Parameters" below). (2) Clipped to the State of Florida (3) DESCRIPT item added based on STANAME (4) Upcased all character records. (5) The following items were dropped: AREA PERIMETER REALSTX_ REALSTX_ID
Process_Date: 2002

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: 166

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 24 0 0.000
Standard_Parallel: 31 30 0.000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84 0 0.000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24 0 0.000
False_Easting: 400000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name:D_North_American_1983_HARN
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: strstx
Entity_Type_Definition: .DBF file
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: FGDL

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:

Data attribute inherent to the ESRI shapefile format, which defines the data as a point, polyline, or polygon.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FGDL

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REALSTX_

Attribute_Definition:

Internal ID number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FGDL

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REALSTX_ID

Attribute_Definition:

Internal ID number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: FGDL

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STAID
Attribute_Definition: USGS Station Identification Number
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STANAME
Attribute_Definition: USGS Station Name
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ST
Attribute_Definition: State Abbreviation
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HUC
Attribute_Definition: Hydrologic Unit Code of the station
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLASS
Attribute_Definition: Indicator of streamflow condition >0 Not valid (internal use) 1 New minimum 2 ge old minimum and le 5th percentile 3 gt 5th percentile and le 10th percentile 4 gt 10th percentile and le 25th percentile 5 gt 25th percentile and le 75th percentile 6 gt 75th percentile and le 90th percentile 7 gt 90th percentile and le old maximum 8 New maximum

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FLOW
Attribute_Definition: Undefined by source metadata
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TIME
Attribute_Definition: Undefined by source metadata
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATDD
Attribute_Definition: Latitude
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONDD
Attribute_Definition: Longitude
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: URL
Attribute_Definition: Uniform Resource Location for station data
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WORKA
Attribute_Definition: Undefined by source metadata
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: FGDL added item based on STANAME
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 431 Architecture PO Box 115706
City: Gainesville
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Web site: <http://www.fgdl.org>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Technical Support: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfeed.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

FGDL Frequently Asked Questions: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdlfaq.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: FGDL Mailing Lists: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdl-l.html>

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: For FGDL Software: <http://www.fgdl.org/software.html>

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Florida Geographic Data Library is a product of the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. THE FGDL DATA AS PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER (COLLECTIVELY THE "MATERIALS") ARE COPYRIGHTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER FOR THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (THE "DATA PROVIDERS"). DO NOT REPRODUCE, REDISTRIBUTE OR RESELL THE MATERIALS, OR PROVIDE THE MATERIALS FOR FREE TO CUSTOMERS OR CLIENTS, OR PLACE THE MATERIALS FOR DOWNLOAD ON A WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN USING FGDL DATA OR SOFTWARE IN PROJECTS, MAPS, ETC.; YOU AGREE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FGDL AS A DATA SOURCE. THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS". THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE QUALITY OR SUITABILITY OF THE MATERIALS, EITHER EXPRESSLY OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER MAKES NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING OR DISTRIBUTING THE MATERIALS.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.084

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20020827

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
City: Reston
State_or_Province: VA
Postal_Code: 20192

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-800-426-9000

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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