ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <SCRIPT><!-- function fix(e) { var par = e.parentNode; e.id = ""; e.style.marginLeft = "0.42in"; var pos = e.innerText.indexOf("\n"); if (pos > 0) { while (pos > 0) { var t = e.childNodes(0); var n = document.createElement("PRE"); var s = t.splitText(pos); e.insertAdjacentElement("afterEnd", n); n.appendChild(s); n.style.marginLeft = "0.42in"; e = n; pos = e.innerText.indexOf("\n"); } var count = (par.children.length); for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) { e = par.children(i); if (e.tagName == "PRE") { pos = e.innerText.indexOf(">"); if (pos != 0) { n = document.createElement("DD"); e.insertAdjacentElement("afterEnd", n); n.innerText = e.innerText; e.removeNode(true); } } } if (par.children.tags("PRE").length > 0) { count = (par.children.length); for (i = 0; i < count; i++) { e = par.children(i); if (e.tagName == "PRE") { e.id = ""; if (i < (count-1)) { var e2 = par.children(i + 1); if (e2.tagName == "PRE") { e.insertAdjacentText("beforeEnd", e2.innerText+"\n"); e2.removeNode(true); count = count-1; i = i-1; } } } } } } else { n = document.createElement("DD"); par.appendChild(n); n.innerText = e.innerText; e.removeNode(true); } } --></SCRIPT> </HEAD> <BODY oncontextmenu="return true"> <A name="Top" /> <H1>PLSSTownship</H1> <H2>Metadata:</H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="#Identification_Information">Identification_Information</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#Data_Quality_Information">Data_Quality_Information</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#Spatial_Data_Organization_Information">Spatial_Data_Organization_Information</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#Spatial_Reference_Information">Spatial_Reference_Information</A></LI> <LI><A HREF="#Entity_and_Attribute_Information">Entity_and_Attribute_Information</A></LI> <LI> <A HREF="#207338528"> Distribution_Information </A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="#Metadata_Reference_Information">Metadata_Reference_Information</A></LI> </UL> <A name="Identification_Information"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><I>Identification_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Citation:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Citation_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Originator:</I> Pacific Southwest Region (R5), USDA Forest Service</DT> <DT><I>Publication_Date:</I> February 2010</DT> <DT><I>Title:</I></DT> <DD>PLSSTownship</DD> <DT><I>Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:</I> vector digital data</DT> <DT><I>Online_Linkage:</I> <A TARGET="viewer" HREF="http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/projects/frdb/layers/plss.html"> http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/projects/frdb/layers/plss.html</A> </DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Description:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DIV> <DT><I>Abstract:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">A region subclass depicting an area defined by the Public Lands Survey System Grid that is referenced by its tier and range numbers. Each township is approximately 36 square miles (6x6) and composed of even smaller subdivisions called sections. The original linework is derived from Bureau of Land Management's GCDB (Geographic Coordinates Database) with modifications made by the Forest Service. Adjustments to linework may occur without notice.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DIV> <DT><I>Purpose:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">Used for National Forest planning and assessment and other natural resource applications.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Time_Period_of_Content:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Time_Period_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Single_Date/Time:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Calendar_Date:</I> 2010</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DIV> <DT><I>Currentness_Reference:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">publication date</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Status:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Progress:</I> In work</DT> <DT><I>Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:</I> As needed</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Spatial_Domain:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Bounding_Coordinates:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>West_Bounding_Coordinate:</I> -124.145387</DT> <DT><I>East_Bounding_Coordinate:</I> -115.821264</DT> <DT><I>North_Bounding_Coordinate:</I> 42.160191</DT> <DT><I>South_Bounding_Coordinate:</I> 32.626827</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Keywords:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Theme:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:</I> dictionary</DT> <DT><I>Theme_Keyword:</I> Land status</DT> <DT><I>Theme_Keyword:</I> PLSS</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Place:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Place_Keyword:</I> Forest Service</DT> <DT><I>Place_Keyword:</I> Region 5</DT> <DT><I>Place_Keyword:</I> Pacific Southwest Region</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Access_Constraints:</I> no limits to access. public information.</DT> <DIV> <DT><I>Use_Constraints:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">This data is supplied with no warranties, expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability. The Government shall be under no liability whatsoever resulting from the recipients use of this data. The entire risk as to the quality of the data is with the end user. This coverage is preliminary; many of the features captured may be meaningless prior to linking with associated Oracle tables.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DT><I>Point_of_Contact:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Person_Primary:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Person:</I> Land Status: Howard Whitman / Spatial: Nora Hubbard</DT> <DT><I>Contact_Organization:</I> USDA Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Region - Regional Office</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Contact_Address:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Address_Type:</I> mailing and physical address</DT> <DIV> <DT><I>Address:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">1323 Club Drive</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DT><I>City:</I> Vallejo</DT> <DT><I>State_or_Province:</I> CA</DT> <DT><I>Postal_Code:</I> 94592</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Contact Instructions:</I></DT> <DIV> <PRE ID="original">For land status questions, contact Howard Whitman (hwhitman@fs.fed.us) at (707) 562-8963. For spatial data questions, contact Nora Hubbard (nshubbard@fs.fed.us) at (707) 562-8893.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Native_Data_Set_Environment:</I></DT> <DD>Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000</DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A name="Data_Quality_Information"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><I>Data_Quality_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DIV> <DT><I>Logical_Consistency_Report:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">This data is supplied with no warranties, expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability. The Government shall be under no liability whatsoever resulting from the recipients use of this data. The entire risk as to the quality of the data is with the end user.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DT><I>Lineage:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A name="Spatial_Data_Organization_Information"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><I>Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:</I> Vector</DT> <DT><I>Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>SDTS_Terms_Description:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:</I> G-polygon</DT> <DT><I>Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:</I> 1592</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>SDTS_Terms_Description:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:</I> G-polygon</DT> <DT><I>Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:</I> 0</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>SDTS_Terms_Description:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:</I> G-polygon</DT> <DT><I>Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:</I> 0</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>SDTS_Terms_Description:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:</I> String</DT> <DT><I>Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:</I> 0</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>SDTS_Terms_Description:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:</I> G-polygon</DT> <DT><I>Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:</I> 18</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>SDTS_Terms_Description:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:</I> G-polygon</DT> <DT><I>Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:</I> 18</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>SDTS_Terms_Description:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:</I> G-polygon</DT> <DT><I>Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:</I> 0</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>SDTS_Terms_Description:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:</I> G-polygon</DT> <DT><I>Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:</I> 0</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>SDTS_Terms_Description:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:</I> String</DT> 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<DT><I>SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:</I> G-polygon</DT> <DT><I>Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:</I> 0</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A name="Spatial_Reference_Information"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><I>Spatial_Reference_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Planar:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Map_Projection:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Map_Projection_Name:</I> Albers Conical Equal Area</DT> <DT><I>Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Standard_Parallel:</I> 34.000000</DT> <DT><I>Standard_Parallel:</I> 40.500000</DT> <DT><I>Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:</I> -120.000000</DT> <DT><I>Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:</I> 0.000000</DT> <DT><I>False_Easting:</I> 0.000000</DT> <DT><I>False_Northing:</I> -4000000.000000</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Planar_Coordinate_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:</I> coordinate pair</DT> <DT><I>Coordinate_Representation:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Abscissa_Resolution:</I> 0.000177</DT> <DT><I>Ordinate_Resolution:</I> 0.000177</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Planar_Distance_Units:</I> meters</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Geodetic_Model:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Horizontal_Datum_Name:</I> North American Datum of 1983</DT> <DT><I>Ellipsoid_Name:</I> Geodetic Reference System 80</DT> <DT><I>Semi-major_Axis:</I> 6378137.000000</DT> <DT><I>Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:</I> 298.257222</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Altitude_System_Definition:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Altitude_Resolution:</I> 0.000122</DT> <DT><I>Altitude_Encoding_Method:</I> Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A name="Entity_and_Attribute_Information"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><I>Entity_and_Attribute_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Detailed_Description:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Entity_Type:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Entity_Type_Label:</I> PLSSTownship</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Attribute:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Attribute_Label:</I> SHAPE</DT> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">Feature geometry.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition_Source:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">ESRI</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Domain_Values:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Unrepresentable_Domain:</I></DT> <DD>Coordinates defining the features.</DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Attribute:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Attribute_Label:</I> OBJECTID</DT> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">Internal feature number.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition_Source:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">ESRI</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Domain_Values:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Unrepresentable_Domain:</I></DT> <DD>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Attribute:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Attribute_Label:</I> PLSSTOWNSHIPID</DT> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">Control Number generated by Oracle to uniquely identify each township boundary. The value is brought from Oracle and used as a unique identifier for each spatial feature. It is used to join each township to the corresponding row in the Oracle view, PLS_TOWNSHIPS, by matching with the column CN in that view.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Attribute:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Attribute_Label:</I> TOWNSHIP</DT> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">Unique vertical identifier for townships. Indicates the location north or south of a designated baseline, which is a parallel of latitude running through an arbitrary point chosen to be the starting reference point of measure. Each township measures roughly 6 miles in length.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Attribute:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Attribute_Label:</I> RANGE</DT> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">Unique horizontal identifier for townships. Indicates the location east or west of a designated Principal Meridian, which is a parallel of longitude running through an arbitrary point chosen to be the starting reference point of measure. Each range measures roughly 6 miles in WIDTH.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Attribute:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Attribute_Label:</I> MERIDIANNAME</DT> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">Unique name for the Principal Meridians.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Attribute:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Attribute_Label:</I> MERIDIANCODE</DT> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">Unique number for the Principal Meridians.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Attribute:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Attribute_Label:</I> LEGALDESCRIPTION</DT> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">MERIDIANCODE + TOWNSHIP + RANGE + SECTIONNUMBER</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Attribute:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Attribute_Label:</I> GLOBALID</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Attribute:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Attribute_Label:</I> SHAPE_Length</DT> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">Length of feature in internal units.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition_Source:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">ESRI</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Domain_Values:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Unrepresentable_Domain:</I></DT> <DD>Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.</DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Attribute:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Attribute_Label:</I> SHAPE_Area</DT> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">Area of feature in internal units squared.</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Definition_Source:</I></DT> <PRE ID="original">ESRI</PRE> <SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT> </DIV> <DT><I>Attribute_Domain_Values:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Unrepresentable_Domain:</I></DT> <DD>Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.</DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A NAME="207338528"> <HR /> </A> <DL> <DT><I>Distribution_Information:</I> </DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Resource_Description:</I> Downloadable Data</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> <A name="Metadata_Reference_Information"><HR /></A> <DL> <DT><I>Metadata_Reference_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Metadata_Date:</I> 20100210</DT> <DT><I>Metadata_Contact:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Information:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Person_Primary:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Contact_Person:</I> Howard Whitman</DT> <DT><I>Contact_Organization:</I> USDA Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Region - Regional Office</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Contact_Address:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Address_Type:</I> mailing and physical address</DT> <DT><I>City:</I> Vallejo</DT> <DT><I>State_or_Province:</I> CA</DT> <DT><I>Postal_Code:</I> 94592</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Contact_Voice_Telephone:</I> (707)562-8963</DT> <DT><I>Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:</I> (707) 562-9049</DT> <DT><I>Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:</I> hwhitman@fs.fed.us</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Metadata_Standard_Name:</I> FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</DT> <DT><I>Metadata_Standard_Version:</I> FGDC-STD-001-1998</DT> <DT><I>Metadata_Time_Convention:</I> local time</DT> <DT><I>Metadata_Extensions:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Online_Linkage:</I> <A TARGET="viewer" HREF="http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html"> http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html</A> </DT> <DT><I>Profile_Name:</I> ESRI Metadata Profile</DT> </DL> </DD> <DT><I>Metadata_Extensions:</I></DT> <DD> <DL> <DT><I>Online_Linkage:</I> <A TARGET="viewer" HREF="http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html"> http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html</A> </DT> <DT><I>Profile_Name:</I> ESRI Metadata Profile</DT> </DL> </DD> </DL> </DD> </DL> <A HREF="#Top">Back to Top</A> </BODY> </HTML>