The North Texas GIS Consortium

Metadata for CENTERLINES

Table of Contents

Identification_Information
     Abstract 
     Purpose 
     Supplemental Information 
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
     Detailed Description
     Overview 
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Section

Identification_Information

Citation_Information 
    Originator: Wolpert, 409 E. Monument Avenue, Dayton, OH 45402
    Publication_Date: 19950801
    Publication_Time: 0000
    Title: North Texas GIS Consortium Digital Ortho. Project-- Street Centerlines
    Edition: NA
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Format: map
    Series_Information
        Series_Name: NA
        Issue_Identification: NA
    Publication_Information
        Publication_Place: Dayton, OH
        Publisher: Wolpert
    Scale_Denominator: 200
Description 
    Abstract The North Texas GIS Consortium street centerline data was	
	originally compiled by contractor Woolpert in 1994 for the 
	Dallas-Ft Worth area in conjunction with the development of digital
	orthophotography. The geographic coverage area was periferally
	extended in 1995.  The data has a positional accuracy of 3.2ft 
	(RMSE). 
    Purpose The purpose of the NTGIS Consortium is to establish a single,
	consistent and shareable digital base map for the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
	The digital orthophotography project provides at a reduced cost to members
	and subscribers digital orthophotography and planimetric data such as
	street centerline, road edges, railroad and hydrography suitable for
 	up to 1" = 200 scale mapping. 
    Supplemental_Information
	Procedures_Used Street centerline data was compiled in conjuction 
	    with aerial photography completed by Woolpert (contractor) in March, 1994		
	    with peripheral extensions completed in March, 1995. (See metadata
	    for digital orthoimagery for complete process description.) 
	Revisions No revisions to data produced by March 1994 and March 1995 aerial
	    photography has been made; the data is current as of the most
	    recent compilation. 
	Reviews_Applied NA 
	Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets NA 
	Other_References_Cited NA 
	Notes NA 
	Time_Period_of_Content 
	    Range_of_Dates/Times
		Beginning_Date: 19940301 
		Beginning_Time: 0000 
		Ending_Date:	19950301 
		Ending_Time:    0000 
	    Currentness_Reference The street centerline data was last compiled in 	
		conjunction with aerial photography in March of 1995. Intended update schedule 	
		is every two years. 
    	Status 
	    Progress: Complete 
	    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency As needed.   	
	Spatial_Domain 
	    Bounding_Coordinates
		West_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.57027499 
		East_Bounding_Coordinate: -96.36521457 
		North_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.13736342
		South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.48505291  	
	Keywords 
	    Theme
		Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None 
		Theme_Keyword: street centerlines, centerlines, planimetric data, vector data 	
	    Place
		Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None 
		Place_Keyword: Dallas/Ft. Worth Metropolitan Area 
	    Stratum 
		Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
		Stratum_Keyword: 
	    Temporal 
		Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
		Temporal_Keyword: 
	Access_Constraints Copyrighted material restricted to consortium members 
		and subscribers. 
	Use_Constraints Not intended for use at scales greater than 1" = 200'. 	
		Acknowledgement of the NTGIS Consortium would be appreciated in products 
		utilizing this data. 
	Point_of_Contact: See  Distribution Information  for contact information. 
	Data_Set_Credit Data was collected and developed by Woolpert.  		
	Security_Information
	    Security_Classification_System: None 
	    Security_Classification: UNCLASSIFIED 
	    Security_Handling_Description: None 
	Native_Data_Set_Environment: SunOS UNIX, ARC/INFO version 7.0.4 
	Cross_Reference 
	    Originator: Woolpert, 409 E. Monument Avenue, Dayton, OH 45402-1261 
	    Publication_Date: 19950801 
	    Publication_Time: 0000 
	    Title: North Texas GIS Consortium Dallas-Fort Worth Area Digital Orthophotography Proj 
	    Edition: 
	    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: 
	    Series_Information
		Series_Name: 
		Issue_Identification: 
	    Publication_Information
		Publication_Place: Dayton, OH 
		Publisher: Woolpert 
	    Other_Citation_Details: Produced in conjunction with Digital Ortho 
	    Online_Linkage: na 
	    Larger_Work_Citation:



Data_Quality_Information



Attribute_Accuracy
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: See Entity_Attribute_Information
    Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment
	Attribute_Accuracy_Value: See Explanation
	Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation: Attribute accuracy is described, where present, with each 
	    attribute defined in the Entity and Attribute Section. 
    Logical_Consistency_Report: Chain-node topology present. 
    Completeness_Report Street centerlines are complete for the geographical area surveyed 
	as of the date of the aerial photography. All data was visually inspected to ensure no gaps, 
	inconsistencies in quality or arc misplacements existed in each tile area, between tiles, 
	or over the larger area. 
    Positional_Accuracy 
	Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy
	    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Horizontal positional accuracy is 1.0 
		meter defined by the root mean square error (RMSE) method. This requires 
		that two-thirds of all photo-identifiable arc features fall within the stated 
		accuracy of 1.0 meter and that 90 percent of all arcs must fall within twice 
		the distance specified (i.e. 2.0 meters). A final inspection and acceptance 
		process was completed by several North Texas Consortium members. 
 	    Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
		Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 3.2ft
		Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Resolution as reported 
	Vertical_Positional_Accuracy
		Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Vertical positional accuracy of 1 meter 
		    RMS 
    Lineage: See Supplemental_Information for overview. 
    Process_Steps 
	Process_Step 
	    Process_Description: RMANTON APPEND CENTERLINES LINE ALL
     	    Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None 
	    Process_Date: 19951219
	    Process_Time: 1418 
	    Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None 
	Process_Step
	    Process_Description: RMANTON BUILD CENTERLINES LINE
	    Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None 
	    Process_Date: 19951219
	    Process_Time: 1421 
	    Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None 
	Process_Step
	    Process_Description: DLAUDER DOCUMENT CENTERLINES CREATE DLAUDER
	    Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None 
	    Process_Date: 19960815
	    Process_Time: 1812 
	    Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None 
    Cloud_Cover Cloud- and haze-free. 



Spatial_Data_Organization_Information



Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector


Point_and_Vector_Object_Information
    SDTS_Terms_Description
        SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
        Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0
        SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
        Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 169164
        SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains'
        Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  0


Spatial_Reference_Information

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition 

    Planar
        Grid_Coordinate_System
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State_Plane_Coordinate_System
           Zone_Number: 5351
        Planar_Distance_Units: FEET
    Geodetic Model
        Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
        Ellipsoid_Name:  GRS1980


Entity_and_Attribute_Information

Detailed_Description 
    Entity_Type
    Entity_Type_Label: CENTERLINES.AAT
    Entity_Type_Definition: Arc Attribute Table
    Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Digital Orthoimages
    Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: -
        Attribute_Definition: Arc Attribute Table
        Attribute_Definition_Source: Digital Orthoimages
        Attribute_Domain_Values
            Enumerated_Domain
                Enumerated_Domain_Value: -
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: FNODE#
        Attribute_Definition: Internal number of from-node
        Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
        Attribute_Domain_Values
            Enumerated_Domain
                Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: TNODE#
        Attribute_Definition: Internal number of to-node
        Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
        Attribute_Domain_Values
            Enumerated_Domain
                Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: LPOLY#
        Attribute_Definition: Internal number of poly to left of arc
        Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
        Attribute_Domain_Values
            Enumerated_Domain
                Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: RPOLY#
        Attribute_Definition: Internal number of poly to right of arc
        Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
        Attribute_Domain_Values
            Enumerated_Domain
                Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: LENGTH
        Attribute_Definition: Length of arc in coverage units
        Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
        Attribute_Domain_Values
            Enumerated_Domain
                Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: CENTERLINES#
        Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number
        Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
        Attribute_Domain_Values
            Enumerated_Domain
                Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: CENTERLINES-ID
        Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number
        Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined
        Attribute_Domain_Values
            Enumerated_Domain
                Enumerated_Domain_Value: Integer
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: KFEAT
        Attribute_Definition: 
        Attribute_Definition_Source: 
        Attribute_Domain_Values
            Enumerated_Domain
                Enumerated_Domain_Value: 
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: ELEV
        Attribute_Definition: 
        Attribute_Definition_Source: 
        Attribute_Domain_Values
            Enumerated_Domain
                Enumerated_Domain_Value: 
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
        Attribute_Label: SHEET
        Attribute_Definition: maptile number
        Attribute_Definition_Source: North Texas GIS Consortium Map Grid
        Attribute_Domain_Values
            Enumerated_Domain
                Enumerated_Domain_Value: 22566866 to 26287154
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
                Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Overview_Description 
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview The street centerline coverage contains an arc attribute 
	table (AAT0 with arc topology and an item for the maptile number. 
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Not Available 



Distribution_Information




Distributor
    Contact_Person_Primary
        Contact_Person: Gary Williams
        Contact_Organization: The Bruton Center for Development Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas
    Contact_Position: GIS Manager
    Contact_Address
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: Mail Station GR31, Box 830688
        City: Richardson
        State_or_Province: TX
        Postal_Code: 75083-0688
        Country: USA
    Contact_Voice_Telephone: 214-883-2084
    Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 214-883-2735
    Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: garyw@utdallas.edu
    Hours_of_Service: 9-5
    Resource_Description: Digital Orthophotos 
Distribution_Liability: No warranty expressed or implied 
Standard_Order_Process
    Digital_Form
        Digital_Transfer_Information
            Format_Name: DXF
            Format_Version_Number: AutoCAD release 12
            Format_Version_Date: 199503
            Format_Specification: Vector
            Format_Information_Content: Vector
            File_Decompression_Technique:  
        Digital_Transfer_Option
            Offline_Option
        	Offline_Media: CD ROM
        	Recording_Capacity:
        	Recording_Density: 0.0
        	Recording_Density_Units:  
       		Recording_Format: ISO 9660 Rock Ridge Compatible
       		Compatibility_Information: Rock Ridge Compatible
 	Fees: $150 per maptile with annual subscription; $300 per maptile one-time purchase
	Ordering_Instructions: Specify maptile name
	Turnaround: 10 business days
    Custom_Order_Process: Contact garyw@utdallas.edu
    Technical_Prerequisites: must be able to read a 74-min CD ROM
    Available_Time_Period
    	Beginning_Date/Time: 19950301/0000
    	Ending_Date/Time:    19971231/0000
 


Metadata_Reference_Section

Metadata_Date: 19960819
    Metadata_Contact: Debra Laudermilch
    Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
    Metadata_Standard_Version:  19940608
    Metadata_Time_Convention:  Local Time
Metadata_Security_Information:
    Metadata_Security_Classification_System:  None
    Metadata_Security_Classification:  UNCLASSIFIED
    Metadata_Security_Handling_Description:  None


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