The data was downloaded from http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/, clipped to the Adirondack Park Boundary and projected to UTM Meters, Zone 18, NAD 83, and converted into shapefile format.
These metadata describe the Geographic Names Information System holdings of the USGS for the conterminous United States. This is a data-set level implementation of the Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata.
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 19810501
Title: Geographic Names Information System
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Description:
Abstract:
An automated inventory of the names and locations of physical
and cultural geographic features located throughout the United States
Purpose:
To promote geographic feature name standardization and to serve
as the Federal Government's repository of information regarding feature name spellings
and applications for features in U.S. The names listed in the inventory can be published
on Federal maps, charts, and in other documents. The feature locative information has
been used in emergency preparedness, marketing, site-selection and analysis, genealogical
and historical research, and transportation routing applications.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: Unknown
Ending_Date: Present
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: In work.
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed.
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.00
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 172.00
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72.00
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -12.00
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None.
Theme_Keyword: geographic feature
Theme_Keyword: feature name
Theme_Keyword: place name
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None.
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Territories
Place_Keyword: Outlying Areas
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Roger L. Payne
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Chief, Branch of Geographic Names
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 523 National Center
City: Reston
State_or_Province: Virginia
Postal_Code: 20192
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 703 648 4544
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rpayne@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 0730-1700
Data_Set_Credit:
The Geographic Names Information System was developed
by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic
Names.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
The Geographic Names Information System is resident on a Sun Enterprise 4000 computer.
It uses Sun Solaris Version 2.6 as its operating system. The system contains approximately
1.5 million records, averaging 500 bytes in length.
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
A random sample of 10% of the entries in the system were visually
verified against the compilation source data (large-scale USGS
topographic maps) to ensure an accuracy rate of at least 95%.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Locative references (geographic coordinates, topographic map, and county)
are cross-checked for logical consistency.
Completeness_Report:
This dataset contains information about physical and cultural geographic
features identified by a proper name, with the exception of most roads
and highways.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Accuracy of these digital data is based upon the use of source
graphics which are compiled to meet National Map Accuracy Standards.
Comparision to the graphic source is used as control to assess
digital positional accuracy.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: unknown
Title: 1:24,000-scale topographic maps
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: unknown
Ending_Date: present
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS
Source_Contribution: Feature names and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Board on Geographic Names
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: Records of the U.S. BGN
Type_of_Source_Media: card files
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1932
Ending_Date: present
Source_Currentness_Reference: creation date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USBGN
Source_Contribution: Feature names and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Forest Service
Publication_Date: unknown
Title: U.S. Forest Service 1:24,000-scale topographic maps
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: unknown
Ending_Date: present
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USFS
Source_Contribution: Feature names and attribute information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
GNIS Phase I data compilation and edit--Feature name and attribute
data are collected from the largest-scale USGS topographic maps
available. These data are compared to the records of the U.S. Board
on Geographic Names.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS, USBGN
Process_Date: 198105
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Roger L. Payne
Process_Date: not complete
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Robin D. Worcester
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Chief, Geographic Names Information Section
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 523 National Center
City: Reston
State_or_Province: Virginia
Postal_Code: 20192
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 703 648 4551
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rwrocest@usgs.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
GNIS Maintenance program--Maintenance cooperators feed GNIS
new names and corrections discovered in the course of new
mapping and revision activities and implementation of the
national geographic names standarization program.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USBGN, USGS, USFS
Process_Date: ongoing
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Robin D. Worcester
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: Chief, Geographic Names Information Section
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 523 National Center
City: Reston
State_or_Province: Virginia
Postal_Code: 20192
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 703 648 4551
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rworcest@usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 0900-1700
Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
Features are located by State and county, and related to the USGS topographic
map on which the feature is shown.
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: point
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 1
Longitude_Resolution: 1
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: degrees, minutes, and seconds
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The dataset contains records for named geographic features located in the
United States, its Territories and Outlying Areas. The records are organized
by State (or State equivalent). Each record includes: the official name of
the feature; the feature type; the county(s) in which the feature is located;
the name(s) of the USGS 1:24,000-scale topographic map(s) on which the feature
is shown; geographic coordinates locating the mouth of linear features and the
approximate center of areal features, and coordinates locating the feature on
each additional (if any) USGS 1:24,000-scale map on which the feature is shown;
a bibliographic code referring to the source of information for each record,
and other names by which the feature may be or may have been known. Some
records include information about the history of the feature or the origin
of the feature name.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1987
Geographic Names Information System--Data Users Guide 6;
Reston, Virginia
Softcopy in hypertext format is available at:
<URL:http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_guide_toc.html>
Softcopy in ASCII format is available at:
<URL:ftp://mapping.usgs.gov/pub/ti/GNIS/gnisguide/gnisdug.txt>
Softcopy in WordPerfect format is available at:
<URL:ftp://mapping.usgs.gov/pub/ti/GNIS/gnisguide/gnisdug.wp5>
Softcopy in Postscript format is available at:
<URL:ftp://mapping.usgs.gov/pub/ti/GNIS/gnisguide/gnisdug.ps>
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Earth Science Information Center, U.S.Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 507 National Center
City: Reston
State_or_Province: Virginia
Postal_Code: 20192
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 888 ASK USGS
Hours_of_Service:
In addition to the address above there are other ESIC offices
throughout the country. A full list of these offices is at:
<URL:http://mapping.usgs.gov/esic/esic_index.html>
Resource_Description: Geographic Names Information System
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the
U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USGS
regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of
distribution constitute any such warranty. The Geological Survey will warrant the
delivery of this product in computer-readable format, and will offer appropriate
adjustment of credit when the product is determined unreadable by correctly adjusted
computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged
condition. Requests for adjustment of credit must be made within 90 day from the date
of this shipment from the ordering site.
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<URL:http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisftp.html>
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Compatibility_Information:
Requires an IBM PC-XT-AT or compatible microcomputer
with 512 kilobytes of memory, with DOS operating system version
3.0 or greater; one 20 megabyte hard disk drive; and a CD-ROM
reader with software drivers that read ISO-9660 formatted CD-ROMs.
The CD-ROM contains software for searching, sorting, displaying,
printing, and exporting the data. The software must be installed
onto a hard disk before the data can be used.
Fees:
The charge is $57 for the CD-ROM
A $3.50 handling charge is applied to all mail orders.
Metadata_Date: 19950121
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 508 National Center
City: Reston
State_or_Province: Virginia
Postal_Code: 20192
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 703 648 4543
Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: 19940608