USGS Realtime Gages

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

REQUIRED: The name of an organization or individual that developed the data set.

Publication_Date:

REQUIRED: The date when the data set is published or otherwise made available for release.

Title: USGS Realtime Gages

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

\\Degas\CommonGround\Department-data\Final ArcIMS Layers\USGS\USGS Realtime Gages.shp

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset consists of the locations of realtime USGS gaging sites.

Data and metadata are available at:

<http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/nwisman/?site_no=11014000&agency_cd=USGS> <http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/nwisman/?site_no=11015000&agency_cd=USGS>

Purpose:

REQUIRED: A summary of the intentions with which the data set was developed.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:

REQUIRED: The year (and optionally month, or month and day) for which the data set corresponds to the ground.

Currentness_Reference:

REQUIRED: The basis on which the time period of content information is determined.

Status:

Progress: REQUIRED: The state of the data set.

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:

REQUIRED: The frequency with which changes and additions are made to the data set after the initial data set is completed.

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.886461

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.623091

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.834821

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.637617

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.

Theme_Keyword:

REQUIRED: Common-use word or phrase used to describe the subject of the data set.

Access_Constraints:

REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing the data set.

Use_Constraints:

REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for using the data set after access is granted.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: I:\Agencies-data\USGS\usgs-realtime-sites\SDbay-realtime

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset moved.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Y:\Department-data\Final ArcIMS Layers\USGS Realtime Gages

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: 2

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 32.783333

Standard_Parallel: 33.883333

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -116.250000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 32.166667

False_Easting: 6561666.666667

False_Northing: 1640416.666667

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000128

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000128

Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

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: USGS Realtime Gages

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: OFFICE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STA_NUM

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STA_NAME

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FREQ

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FURN

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FERC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COMP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FT

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: URL

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.000

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060321

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

REQUIRED: The organization responsible for the metadata information.

Contact_Person: REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:

REQUIRED: The mailing and/or physical address for the organization or individual.

City: REQUIRED: The city of the address.

State_or_Province: REQUIRED: The state or province of the address.

Postal_Code: REQUIRED: The ZIP or other postal code of the address.

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

REQUIRED: The telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual.

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile