USGS National Boundary Dataset (NBD) for Michigan 20140401 State or Territory FileGDB 10.1

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1. How should this data set be cited?
   
   
   U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, 20140401, USGS National Boundary Dataset (NBD) for Michigan 20140401 State or Territory FileGDB 10.1: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.
   
   
   Online links:

   • ftp://rockyftp.cr.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/GovtUnit/FileGDB101/GOVTUNIT_26_Michigan_GU_STATEORTERRITORY.zip

   
   
   This is part of the following larger work:

   
   

   U.S. Geological Survey, 2014, National Boundary Dataset (NBD).

   
   

   Online links:

   • https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/4f70b219e4b058caae3f8e19

   
   
2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
   
   
   Bounding coordinates:

   West: -90.4183920003013

   East: -82.1229709996358

   North: 48.3060630000193

   South: 41.6961179998626
   
   
3. What does it look like?
   
   
   ftp://rockyftp.cr.usgs.gov/vdelivery/Datasets/Staged/GovtUnit/FileGDB101/GOVTUNIT_26_Michigan_GU_STATEORTERRITORY.jpg (JPEG)

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4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
   
   
   Beginning date: 1952

   Ending date: 20140218
   Currentness reference:

   publication date

   
   
5. What is the general form of this data set?
   
   
   Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data
   
   
6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   
   
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      
      
      Indirect spatial reference:

      Public Land Survey System
      
      
      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • Void polygon composed of rings (1012)
      
      
   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      
      
      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.00001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

      
      

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.

      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.

      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.

      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.2572221.

      
      
7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
   
   
   GU_Country

   The geographic area of an independent, self-governing, political entity. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units. Draft Standards Database, 2013. September 25.)

   
   
   GU_CountyOrEquivalent

   The primary division of a state or state equivalent area. The primary divisions of 48 states are termed County, but other terms are used such as Borough in Alaska, Parish in Louisiana, and Municipio in Puerto Rico. This feature includes independent cities, which are incorporated places that are not part of any county. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units. Draft Standards Database, 2013. September 25.)

   
   
   GU_IncorporatedPlace

   A type of governmental unit, incorporated under state law as a city, town (except in New England, New York, and Wisconsin), borough (except in Alaska and New York), or village, generally to provide a wide array of specific governmental services for a concentration of people within legally prescribed boundaries. New for Census 2000 are "city and borough" and "municipality," which serve as both place- and county-level entities in Alaska. A few incorporated places do not have a legal description. See consolidated city, governmental unit, independent city, independent place, place. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units. Draft Standards Database, 2013. September 25.)

   
   
   GU_Jurisdictional

   An administrative unit that defines the scope of a public, private, or nonprofit organization jurisdiction for purposes other than use regulation, zoning, or reserve. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units. Draft Standards Database, 2013. September 25.)

   
   
   GU_MinorCivilDivision

   A type of governmental unit that is the primary legal subdivision of a county or statistically equivalent entity in many states and statistically equivalent entities, created to govern or administer an area rather than a specific population. MCDs are identified by a variety of terms, such as town, township, or district. The U.S. Census Bureau recognizes MCDs in 28 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. In 20 states and American Samoa, all or many MCDs are active general-purpose governmental units. Many MCDs are not general-purpose governmental units, and therefore do not have elected officials to carry out legal functions; instead, they serve as nonfunctioning administrative entities. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units. Draft Standards Database, 2013. September 25.)

   
   
   GU_NativeAmericanArea

   A U.S. Census Bureau term referring to these entity types: American Indian reservation, American Indian off-reservation trust land, tribal subdivision, Oklahoma tribal statistical area, state designated American Indian statistical area, Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native village, Alaska Native village statistical area, and Hawaiian home land. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units. Draft Standards Database, 2013. September 25.)

   
   
   GU_PLSSFirstDivision

   First set of divisions for a Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Township, commonly the section, but can also be lots or tracts or protracted blocks. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units. Draft Standards Database, 2013. September 25.)

   
   
   GU_PLSSSpecialSurvey

   This feature class contains the Special Surveys that are nonrectangular components of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) from Bureau of Land Management (BLM) survey records (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units. Draft Standards Database, 2013. September 25.)

   
   
   GU_PLSSTownship

   Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Townships, the primary unit of survey for the PLSS. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units. Draft Standards Database, 2013. September 25.)

   
   
   GU_Reserve

   Bounded land set aside for a particular purpose, generally having certain use restrictions. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units. Draft Standards Database, 2013. September 25.)

   
   
   GU_StateOrTerritory

   The geographic area of a primary governmental division of the United States. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units. Draft Standards Database, 2013. September 25.)

   
   
   GU_UnincorporatedPlace

   A geographic entity that serves as the statistical counterpart of an incorporated place for the purpose of presenting census data for an area with a concentration of population, housing, and commercial structures that is identifiable by name, but is not within an incorporated place. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units. Draft Standards Database, 2013. September 25.)

   
   
   GU_BoundaryPoint

   A feature class representing the location of a geographic area or boundary as a single point. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units. Draft Standards Database, 2013. September 25.)

   
   

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Value	Definition
   Polygon	2-dimensional element

   
   

   OBJECTID

   Internal feature or event number. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Auto-generated number assigned by ESRI GIS software

   
   

   Permanent_Identifier

   A 40-character globally unique ID (GUID) value that uniquely identifies the occurrence of each feature or event in The National Map. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Auto-generated by USGS

   
   

   Source_FeatureID

   Identifier of the feature or event in the source dataset. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Assigned according to source data organization's procedures

   
   

   Source_DatasetID

   Identifier of the source dataset. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Assigned according to source data organization's procedures

   
   

   Source_DataDesc

   Brief narrative of the source dataset. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   description of source dataset

   
   

   Source_Originator

   Name of the organization or individual that developed the source dataset. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Name of the organization or individual that developed the source dataset.

   
   

   Data_Security

   A code from Executive Order 12958-Classified National Security Information (EO12958) used to describe the highest classification of a United States document (e.g., confidential, secret, top secret, no markings). (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Value	Definition
   0 = Unknown	Classification Unknown.
   1= Top Secret	Information, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security.
   2 = Secret	Information, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause serious damage to national security.
   3 = Confidential	Information, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause damage to national security.
   4 = Restricted	Restricted.
   5 = Unclassified	Unclassified
   6 = Sensitive	Sensitive.

   
   

   Distribution_Policy

   Data access and use constraints. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Value	Definition
   A1	Emergency Service Provider - Internal Use Only.
   A2	Emergency Service Provider - Bitmap Display via Web.
   A3	Emergency Service Provider - Free Distribution to Third Parties.
   A4	Emergency Service Provider - Free Distribution to Third Parties via Internet.
   B1	Government Agencies or Delegated Agents - Internal Use Only.
   B2	Government Agencies or Delegated Agents - Bitmap Display - Web.
   B3	Government Agencies or Delegated Agents - Free Distribution to Third Parties.
   B4	Government Agencies or Delegated Agents - Free Distribution to 3rd Parties via Internet.
   C1	Other Public or Educational Institutions - Internal Use Only.
   C2	Other Public or Educational Institutions - Bitmap Display via Web.
   C3	Other Public or Educational Institutions - Free Distribution to Third Parties.
   C4	Other Public or Educational Institutions - Free Distribution to 3rd Parties via Internet.
   D1	Data Contributors - Internal Use Only.
   D2	Data Contributors - Bitmap Display via Web.
   D3	Data Contributors - Free Distribution to Third Parties.
   D4	Data Contributors - Free Distribution to Third Parties via Internet.
   E1	Public Domain - Internal Use Only.
   E2	Public Domain - Bitmap Display via Web.
   E3	Public Domain - Free Distribution to Third Parties.
   E4	Public Domain - Free Distribution to Third Parties via Internet.

   
   

   LoadDate

   Date and time feature or event was loaded into the database.  Timestamp indicating when the feature or event was last edited. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   timestamp automatically generated during load

   
   

   Name

   Official name of the feature. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   May or maynot be Geographic Names Information System official name.

   
   

   AdminType

   The type of organization with administrative responsibility for a feature. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Value	Definition
   0 = Unknown	There is no information specified regarding the attribute value.
   1 = Federal	Federal government entity.
   2 = Tribal	Tribal entity.
   3 = State	State government entity.
   4 = Regional	Regional government entity.
   5 = County	County government entity.
   6 = Municipal	Municipal government entity.
   7 = Private	Individual or a business.

   
   

   CensusCode

   A five-digit numeric place code used to identify legal and statistical entities for county subdivisions, places, and American Indian areas/Alaska Native areas/Hawaiian home lands.  The Census Code is the same as the former Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 55-3 Place Code, which was withdrawn by NIST in 2005 and replaced with the Geographic Names Information System feature identifier code (GNIS ID). (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Range of values
   Minimum:	00001
   Maximum:	99999

   
   

   IsCapitalCity

   Indicates whether or not the featuret is the capital city. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Value	Definition
   0 = Unknown	Unknown. There is no information specified regarding the attribute value.
   1 = Yes	Yes, the condition is true for this attribute.
   2 = No	No, the condition is not true for this attribute.

   
   

   IsCountySeat

   Indicates whether or not the boundary point is the county seat. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Value	Definition
   0 = Unknown	Unknown. There is no information specified regarding the attribute value.
   1 = Yes	Yes, the condition is true for this attribute.
   2 = No	No, the condition is not true for this attribute.

   
   

   GNIS_ID

   A permanent, unique number assigned by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) to a geographic feature name for the sole purpose of uniquely identifying that name application as a record in any information system database, dataset, file, or document (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Range of values
   Minimum:	1
   Maximum:	9,999,999,999

   
   

   GNIS_Name

   The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) assigned proper name, specific term, or expression by which a particular geographic entity is known. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	Principles, Policies, and Procedures: Domestic Geographic Names
   Codeset source:	Principles, Policies, and Procedures: Domestic Geographic Names, By Donald J. Orth, Executive Secretary, Domestic Geographic Names (emeritus) and Roger L. Payne, Executive Secretary, United States Board on Geographic Names and Domestic Geographic Names, Third printing (revised) and Preliminary Online Edition, 1997 (<http://geonames.usgs.gov/docs/pro_pol_pro.pdf>).

   
   

   AreaSqKm

   Area of feature in square kilometers.  Calculated when feature in Albers Equal Area projection. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Number representing the area of the feature.

   
   

   Shape_Length

   Length of the feature, which may differ from the field measured length due to differences in calculation.  Units are map units. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Number auto-calculated in ESRI GIS

   
   

   Shape_Area

   Area of feature in map units squared. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Number auto-calculated in ESRI GIS

   
   

   Country_Name

   The name of the country. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Name of the country

   
   

   Population

   Population estimate for the feature. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Number representing the population of the feature.

   
   

   State_FIPSCode

   A two-digit Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) numeric code that uniquely identifies States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Insular Areas of the United States. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States.
   Codeset source:	INCITS 38:200x, (Formerly FIPS 5-2) Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States.

   
   

   State_Name

   The name of the state. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States.
   Codeset source:	Codeset_Source

   
   

   County_FIPSCode

   A three-digit Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) numeric code that uniquely identifies Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Insular Areas. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	Codes for the Identification of Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, its Possessions, and Insular Areas.
   Codeset source:	INCITS 31:200x, (Formerly FIPS 6-4) Codes for the Identification of Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, its Possessions, and Insular Areas.

   
   

   County_Name

   The name of the county. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	Codes for the Identification of Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, its Possessions, and Insular Areas.
   Codeset source:	INCITS 31:200x, (Formerly FIPS 6-4) Codes for the Identification of Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, its Possessions, and Insular Areas.

   
   

   StCo_FIPSCode

   A five-digit Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) numeric code that uniquely identifies counties and equivalent entities in the United States, Its possessions, and Associated states. The first two digits are the numeric code for a US State and the last three digits are the numeric code for a county within the state or possession. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	Codes for the Identification of Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, its Possessions, and Insular Areas.
   Codeset source:	Codeset_Source

   
   

   Place_FIPSCode

   A five-digit Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) numeric code that uniquely identifies populated places, primary county divisions, and other locational entities within a state. The codes are assigned based on the alphabetic sequence of the entity names within a state.  The Place FIPS Code values used in this model are the values reported by US Census. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States.
   Codeset source:	INCITS 38:200x, (Formerly FIPS 5-2) Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Insular Areas of the United States.

   
   

   Place_Name

   The name of the place in which the feature is located. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Name of the place.

   
   

   FRSTDIVID

   This is a unique identifier for the first division that is built by appending the first division elements on the Township identifier. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Derived from first division elements and township identifier.

   
   

   FRSTDIVNO

   This is the number, letter or designator for the first division of the PLSS Township. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Number or character designator for first division

   
   

   FRSTDIVDUP

   This is a code to indicate whether the first division is a duplicated area or identifier. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	unknown BLM domain used to indicate if the first division is a duplicated area or identifier
   Codeset source:	Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

   
   

   FRSTDIVTYP

   This is the type of first division and is commonly the section but may be a lot, parcel, tract or other division. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	BLM table "LU_PLSSFirstDiv" has a list for the first division types and codes
   Codeset source:	Bureau of Land Management (BLM), LU_PLSSFirstDiv table.

   
   

   FRSTDIVTXT

   This is the first division type as a text field. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   text for BLM first division type

   
   

   PLSSID

   Concatenation of the state, principal meridian, township, range, and duplicate code that forms a unique ID for the PLSS Township. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   value derived from the values for state, principal meridian, township, range, and duplicate code

   
   

   FRSTDIVLAB

   This is the label for the first division that is used for cartographic of web display purposes. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   text used for labeling the first division

   
   

   SURVTYP

   Code for the type of special survey. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	BLM table "LU_SurveyType" has a list for the special survey types and codes
   Codeset source:	Bureau of Land Management (BLM), LU_SurveyType table.

   
   

   SURVTYPTXT

   Special survey type code text description. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	BLM table "LU_SurveyType" has a list for the special survey types and codes
   Codeset source:	Bureau of Land Management (BLM), LU_SurveyType table.

   
   

   SURVNO

   The number of the special survey. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   integer or text represeing the special survey number

   
   

   SURVSUF

   Special survey suffix designation that makes the identification of the area unique. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   text representing the suffix designation of the special survey

   
   

   SURVNOTE

   Notes about the polygon feature that are important for using or understanding the feature. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Value	Definition
   A	Approximate acreage
   C	Conflict or Questionable
   D	No Add Acreage
   E	Exception to survey type coding
   M	Negative Acreage
   N	Not Coded
   P	Records Problem Acreage
   R	Replacement
   S	Salt Water
   X	Exception to standard surveys

   
   

   ACRES

   Area of the feature in acres. The survey note needs to be consulted to determine the type of acres (approximate, official etc). (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   number represesnting the area of hte feature.

   
   

   SURVLAB

   Label that is used for cartographic output or web display. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   text for the display label

   
   

   REVISEDDATE

   Survey revision date. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   date representing the last date of any revision in the township

   
   

   STATEABBR

   State abbreviation code two letter postal code. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	USPS two character abbreviation for state name
   Codeset source:	US Postal Service. https://www.usps.com/send/official-abbreviations.htm

   
   

   PRINMERCD

   Principal meridian code from the BLM PM Code list. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	BLM PM Code list.
   Codeset source:	Bureau of Land Management (BLM). LU_PrincipalMeridian table.

   
   

   PRINMER

   Principal meridian name as a text. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	BLM PM Code list.
   Codeset source:	Bureau of Land Management (BLM). LU_PrincipalMeridian table.

   
   

   TWNSHPNO

   Township number. The Township Number indicates the number of rows of townships, north or south from a Public Land Survey System Origin. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   number representing township row, based on PLSS origin

   
   

   TWNSHPFRAC

   Township fraction. Township Fractions are created when there are gaps between surveyed Township boundaries or due to excess size in Townships that arose from executing original surveys. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   text representing township fraction

   
   

   TWNSHPDIR

   Township direction. The direction of a row of Townships from a Public Land Survey System Origin. These are typcially North and South in the West but may be East and West in Ohio. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   text representing North, South, East or West direction.

   
   

   RANGENO

   Range number. The Range Number indicates the number of columns of townships, east or west from a Public Land Survey System Origin. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   text representing the number of columns of townships from a PLSS origin

   
   

   RANGEFRAC

   Range fraction. Range Fractions are created when there are gaps between surveyed Township boundaries or due to excess size in Townships that arose from executing original surveys. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   text representing range fraction

   
   

   RANGEDIR

   Range direction. The direction of a column of townships from a Public Land Survey System Origin. These are typcially East or West in the west but may be north or south in Ohio. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   text representing North, South, East or West direction.

   
   

   TWNSHPDPCD

   If there are multiple townships in a Public Land Survey System Origin, State and Survey Name, the Township Duplicate Status is used to establish uniqueness. When more than one Public Land Survey System Township has the same Township and Range numbers and directions and fractions, and are in the same State, this attribute is used to distinguish among duplicate values. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Value	Definition
   A	First Duplicate
   B	Second Duplicate
   0	no duplicate

   
   

   STEWARD

   Data steward for the polygon. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Text identifying the name of the data steward.

   
   

   TWNSHPLAB

   Township label that is used for cartographic output or web display. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   text used to label the township.

   
   

   SRVNAME

   Survey name. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   text with the name of the survey

   
   

   SECSRVNAME

   Section survey name. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   text with the name of the survey

   
   

   NativeAmericanArea_FIPSCode

   A five-digit Federal Information Processing Series (FIPS) numeric code that uniquely identifies populated places, primary county divisions, and other locational entities within a state. The codes are assigned based on the alphabetic sequence of the entity names within a state.  The FIPS 55 codes are state-based.  Native American Areas in more than one state will have multiple FIPS 55 codes; that is, a different FIPS 55 code for each state portion of the Native American Area entity. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Formal codeset
   Codeset name:	National ANSI Code File for American Indian Areas
   Codeset source:	American National Standards Institute (ANSI). American Indian Areas. http://www.census.gov/geo/reference/docs/codes/AIAlist.txt

   
   

   OwnerOrManagingAgency

   The owner or managing agency. (Source: Data Dictionary for Govermental Units.  Draft Standards Database, 2013.  September 25.)
                     

   
   

   Value	Definition
   1 = Army Corps of Engineers	A federal agency and a major Army command that is the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency.
   2 = Bureau of Indian Affairs	An agency of the federal government of the United States within the US Department of the Interior charged with the administration and management of land held in trust by the United States for Native Americans in the United States, Native American Tribes and Alaska Natives.
   3 = Bureau of Land Management	An agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's public lands and manages subsurface mineral estate underlying federal, state and private lands.
   4 = Bureau of Reclamation	An agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior that oversees water resource management, specifically as it applies to the oversight and/or operation of numerous water diversion, delivery, and storage and hydroelectric power generation projects it built throughout the western United States.
   5 = Department of Defense	The U.S. federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the United States armed forces.
   6 = Department of Energy	A Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material; its responsibilities include the nation's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy conservation, energy-related research, radioactive waste disposal, and domestic energy production.
   7 = Department of Homeland Security	A Cabinet department of the United States federal government with the primary responsibilities of protecting the territory of the U.S. from terrorist attacks and responding to natural disasters.
   8 = Department of Transportation	A federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation.
   9 = Department of Veteran Affairs	A Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for administering programs of veterans' benefits for veterans, their families, and survivors.
   10 = Fish and Wildlife Service	A federal government agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior dedicated to the management of fish, wildlife, and habitats.
   11 = Forest Service	An agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's national forests and national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres.
   12 = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	A scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere.
   13 = National Park Service	A U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations.
   14 = Tennessee Valley Authority	A corporation owned by the U.S. government, that provides electricity for people in parts of seven southeastern state sand also provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system and assists utilities and state and local governments with economic development.
   15 = Bureau of Census	The government agency that is responsible for the United States Census and also gathers other national demographic and economic data.
   99 = Not Applicable	Not applicable

   
   

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   
   
   • U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center
   
   
2. Who also contributed to the data set?
   
   
3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   
   

1. Where did the data come from?
   
   
   Structures - Schools (source 1 of 9)

   
   

   State and Federal Partners, 20140401, Schools.

   
   

   Online links:

   • http://nationalmap.usgs.gov

   
   

   Other citation details:

   The schools within this dataset are composed of Public elementary and secondary education in the US as defined and tracked by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core Dataset (CCD). Private schools in this dataset are composed of Private elementary and secondary education in the US as defined by the Private School Survey, NCES. The colleges and Universities are composed of postsecondary education facilities as defined by the Integrated Post Secondary Education System (IPEDS), NCES. Included are Doctoral and Research Universities, Masters Colleges and Universities, Baccalaureate Colleges, Associates Colleges, Theological seminaries, Medical schools and other health care professions, schools of engineering and technology, business and management, art, music, design, Law schools, Teachers colleges, Tribal colleges and other specialized institutions.

   
   

   Type of source media: digital data

   Source scale denominator: 24000

   Source contribution:

   Image

   
   
   Geographic Names (source 2 of 9)

   
   

   U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, 20140401, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).

   
   

   Online links:

   • http://geonames.usgs.gov/

   
   

   Other citation details:

   The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal and national standard for geographic nomenclature. The U.S. Geological Survey developed the GNIS in support of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names as the official repository of domestic geographic names data, the official vehicle for geographic names use by all departments of the Federal Government, and the source for applying geographic names to Federal electronic and printed products.

   
   

   Type of source media: digital data

   Source scale denominator: 24000

   Source contribution:

   Geographic feature names

   
   
   U.S. / Canada International Boundary (source 3 of 9)

   
   

   International Boundary Commission, 20140401, U.S.-Canada National Boundary.

   
   

   Online links:

   • http://www.internationalboundarycommission.org/
   • http://www.internationalboundarycommission.org/products.html#nad83

   
   

   Other citation details:

   The international boundary dataset between Canada and the United States was provided by Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS), University of New Hampshire, Vermont Center for Geographic Information, Inc (VCGI). The dataset was collected from multiple source agencies such as the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, Bureau of Parks and Lands, Coastal Island Registry (CIREG) and various state agencies. The data and attribution accuracy was tested by manual comparison of the source with hard copy printouts and/or symbolized display of digital files and corrected by each state GIS department for use at a scale not greater than 1:24,000.

   
   

   Type of source media: digital data

   Source contribution:

   International Boundary between Canada and the United States

   
   
   U.S. / Mexico International Boundary (source 4 of 9)

   
   

   U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia of Mexico. , 20140401, U.S.-Mexico National Boundary.

   
   

   Online links:

   • http://borderhealth.cr.usgs.gov/projectindex.html
   • http://extract.cr.usgs.gov/BorderHealth/Boundaries/Int_Boundary/International_Boundary_Shapefile.zip

   
   

   Other citation details:

   The international boundary between Mexico and the United States, defined as a joint venture between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia of Mexico (INEGI), resulted in an unofficial United States-Mexico boundary dataset that was further enhanced by the U.S. Geological Survey's Border Environmental Health Initiative (BEHI). With the data frame scale set to 1:5,000 in ArcMap, the center of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo was digitized using the NAIP 2004 Imagery. In areas with dense stands of salt cedar (bounding box = UL -104.714 30.038, UR -104.664 30.037, LR -104.666 29.933, LL -104.717 29.934; NAD83), the center of the channel was difficult, and sometimes impossible, to easily determine. To determine the location of the boundary, the GIS analyst compared the location of the line in the INEGI 1:250K Limited feature class with the NAIP 2004 Imagery and adjusted the boundary to the image, thus, the delineation of the international boundary is less certain in these areas. The remaining part of the border was extracted from the INEGI 1:250K Limited feature class and appended to the line feature class created along the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo. The U.S. Geological Survey reviewed the original USDA data against 2007 NAIP imagery and further edited 9 line segments in the Rio Grande areas to conform to National Map Accuracy Standards.it>

   
   

   Type of source media: digital data

   Source contribution:

   International Boundary between Mexico and the United States

   
   
   USDA Forest Service Boundaries (source 5 of 9)

   
   

   U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service - Washington Office Automated Lands Program (ALP). , 20140401, USDA Forest Service Boundary.

   
   

   Other citation details:

   The forest service boundaries defined by the USDA Forest Service encompassing the National Forest System (NFS) lands within the original proclaimed National Forests, along with lands added to the NFS which have taken on the status of 'reserved from the public domain' under the General Exchange Act. The following area types are included: National Forest, Experimental Area, Experimental Forest, Experimental Range, Land Utilization Project, National Grassland, Purchase Unit, and Special Management Area. The nationwide Proclaimed Forest dataset was created by the USDA Forest Service, Washington Office Automated Lands Program (ALP) staff from collected source data created by the Regional Offices. Only maps in USDA Forest Service areas will contain USDA Forest boundaries.

   
   

   Type of source media: digital data

   Source scale denominator: 24000

   Source contribution:

   National Forest Service Boundaries

   
   
   State Boundaries (source 6 of 9)

   
   

   U.S. Census Bureau, 20140401, State and Equivalent Boundary.

   
   

   Online links:

   • http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/index.html
   • ftp://ftp2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGER2010/STATE/2010/

   
   

   Other citation details:

   The Census Bureau collects boundaries from state and county governments through the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS, http://www.census.gov/geo/www/bas/bashome.html), and publishes the results as TIGER files. The USGS uses the TIGER data without editing or alteration.

   
   

   Type of source media: digital data

   Source contribution:

   State and Equivalent Boundary

   
   
   U.S. Department of Defense Military Installations (source 7 of 9)

   
   

   Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment, Business Enterprise Integration Directorate, 20140401, U.S. Military Installations, Ranges, and Training Areas.

   
   

   Online links:

   • http://www.acq.osd.mil/ie/index.shtml

   
   

   Other citation details:

   Authoritative locations of Department of Defense sites, commonly referred to as installations, ranges, and training areas. This dataset does not necessarily represent a comprehensive collection of all Department of Defense facilities, and only those in the fifty United States and US Territories were considered for inclusion. Some sites were not included because geospatial data were not available, or because it is a leased site.

   
   

   Type of source media: digital data

   Source scale denominator: 24000

   Source contribution:

   Boundary lines, installation names

   
   
   Public Land Survey System - BLM (source 8 of 9)

   
   

   U.S. Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Division of Support Services, Branch of Information Resource Management, 20140401, Public Land Survey System.

   
   

   Online links:

   • http://sdms.ak.blm.gov/sdms/data_protracted_grid_gis.html

   
   

   Other citation details:

   Section boundaries were generated from geodetic latitude and longitude coordinate pairs as recorded on BLM's official protraction diagrams of the state of Alaska. The SDMS_PROD protraction tables were modified to include pro_pt83, section83, and township83. The latitude and longitude values in the pro_pt83 table were transformed from geographic NAD27 coordinates to geographic NAD83 coordinates using NADCON for Alaska. The Informix Section83 table is a spatially-enabled table that contains all of the protraction information for each of the 655,483 sections. Section shapes are stored as NAD83 geographic multipolygons. Each section was individually constructed from NAD83 geographic pro_pt (Protracted Point) table and is fully densified by including all township/section offset corners from adjacent township/sections.

   
   

   Type of source media: digital data

   Source scale denominator: 24000

   Source contribution:

   Townships and ranges, sections

   
   
   Grids and Coordinate Systems (source 9 of 9)

   
   

   U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, 20140401, Grids and Coordinate System.

   
   

   Other citation details:

   U.S. National Grid, UTM grid, and State Plane Coordinate System values are displayed along the map projection. State Plane Coordinate System State and Zone values are abbreviated per Appendix A in the following document: tem, J.E., 1990, 'State Plane Coordinate System of 1983', NOAA Manual NOS NGS 5, available at http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/ManualNOSNGS5.pdf.

   
   

   Type of source media: raster data

   Source contribution:

   2.5-minute geographic ticks, U.S. National Grid, UTM grid, State Plane Coordinate System ticks.

   
   
2. What changes have been made?
   
   
   Date: 20121105 (change 1 of 1)

   The data for this product are created as follows. All geospatial content is taken from national geospatial databases under the stewardship of USGS data programs. The NAIP imagery is provided by a seamless tile service that delivers image data at the resolution and quality of the source imagery. The vector data, including grids and collar information, are processed using ESRI ArcGIS software and exported. Map formatting is performed using a custom application, which includes post-processing to embed the metadata XML document.

   
   

1. How well have the observations been checked?
   
   

   Cartographic content is derived from USGS national geospatial databases. The data is owned and hosted by the USGS, but does not preclude using data sources owned and hosted by other organizations, provided that these sources have been approved by the USGS data program.

   
   
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
   
   

   This map product is compiled to meet National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS). NMAS horizontal accuracy requires that at least 90 percent of well-defined points tested are within 0.02 inch of the true position. In this product, the projection line, grids, and orthoimage are believed to meet NMAS. Positional accuracy of the other data layers is less controllable because of diversity of data sources, and may not meet NMAS.

   
   
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
   
   

   Vertical accuracy is not applicable to this dataset.

   
   
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
   
   

   Each layer is extracted from the USGS national geospatial databases.

   
   
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   
   

   This product is a layered data datbase. The data is extracted and codified according to USGS standards.

   
   

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