Metadata:
 
 Identification_Information:
  Citation:
   Citation_Information:
    Originator: Tim Brabets
    Publication_Date: 1998
    Publication_Time: 
    Title: Physiographic Regions of the Cook Inlet Basin - NAWQA
    Edition: 1
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: 
      Series_Name: 
      Issue_Identification: 
    Publication_Information:
      Publication_Place: Anchorage
      Publisher: USGS
    Other_Citation_Details: 
    Online_Linkage: <URL:http://agdc.usgs.gov/data/usgs/water>
 
  Description: 
 
    Abstract:
 
    nawqa_phys is a polygon coverage of the physiographic divisions within
    the Cook Inlet Basin, National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study unit.
    The coverage was created from a statewide coverage of physiographic
    divisions based on USGS Professional Paper 482.
 
    Purpose:
 
    The purpose of nawqa_phys is to give a general overview of the different
    physiographic divisions that exist in the Cook Inlet Basin. This coverage,
    along with several other coverages of the Cook Inlet Basin, will be used to
    help determine water-quality sampling locations.
 
 
 
    Limitations_of_Data:
 
    The coverage was developed at a 1:2,000,000 scale. Thus, caution should be
    used at smaller scales.
 
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
 
    The polygon attribute table contains the standard items with an additional item
    name CODE. CODE has a value from 0 to 5. The following physiographic units are
    associated with these values for CODE: 0 - Water; 1 - Extremely high rugged
    mountains; 2 - Moderately high rugged mountains; 3 - Low mountains, generally
    rolling; 4 - Plateaus and highlands of rolling topography and gentle slopes;
    5 - Plains and lowlands.
 
    Procedures_Used:
 
    nawqa_phys was created from a statewide coverage of the physiographic divisions
    of Alaska. The drainage basin boundaries of the Cook Inlet Basin, developed
    from 1:250,000 quadrangle maps, were used as the boundaries of the coverage.
 
    Revisions:
 
    No revisions are planned for this dataset.
 
    Reviews_Applied_to_Data:
 
    The coverage was reviewed by Tim Brabets and Roy Glass by comparing a plot
    of the coverage to the map contained in USGS Professional Paper 482. Roy
    Glass reviewed the documentation. An editorial review of the documentation
    was done by Liska Snyder.
 
    Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets:
 
    None.
 
    References_Cited:
 
    Wahrhaftig, C., 1965, Physiographic divisions of Alaska: U.S. Geological
    Survey Professional Paper 482, 50 p. 6 plates.
 
    Notes:
 
    None
 
    Currentness_Reference:
 
 
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
 
    No updates are planned.
 
    Access_Constraints:
 
 
    Point_of_Contact: USGS-WRD
 
    Data_Set_Credit:
 
    USGS EROS field office, Anchorage, AK
 
    Completeness_Report:
 
 
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
 
    Unknown
 
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
 
 
    Cloud_Cover:
 
 
 
    Abstract:
    Purpose:
    Supplemental_Information:
 
      Procedures_Used:
      Revisions:
      Reviews_Applied_to_Data:
      Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets:
      Other_References_Cited:
      Notes:
  Time_Period_of_Content:
   Time_Period_Information:
    Single_Date/Time:
      Calendar_Date: 19970624
      Time_of_Day: 1400
   Currentness_Reference:
  Status:
    Progress:  Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -154.85231357
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -146.05590611
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 63.79333933
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 58.43916036
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Theme_Keyword:  Physiography, NAWQA, Cook Inlet, Alaska, AKWRD
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Place_Keyword:  South central Alaska, Cook Inlet Basin
    Stratum:
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Stratum_Keyword: None
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Temporal_Keyword: None
  Access_Constraints:
  Use_Constraints:
  Point_of_Contact:
 
  Data_Set_Credit:
  Security_Information:
    Security_Classification_System: None
    Security_Classification:  Unclassified
    Security_Handling_Description: None
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: dgux, 5.4R3.10, AViiON UNIX, ARC/INFO version 7.0.4
 
 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:  Polygon topology present.
  Completeness_Report:
 
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
      Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 100 meters
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:  Resolution as reported
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
  Lineage: See also Supplemental_Information:
   Source_Information:
    Source_Citation:
     Citation_Information:
      Originator:
      Publication_Date:
      Title:
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 2,000,000
    Type_Of_Source_Media:
    Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
      Time_Period_Information:
       Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date:
      Source_Currentness_Reference:
    Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
    Source_Contribution:
   Process_Step:
      Process_Description: TBRABETS ELIMINATE NAWQA_PHYS NAWQA1_PHYS
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: None
      Process_Date:  19970430 
      Process_Time:  0956
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
   Process_Step:
      Process_Description: TBRABETS RENAME NAWQA1_PHYS NAWQA_PHYS
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: None
      Process_Date:  19970430 
      Process_Time:  1341
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
   Process_Step:
      Process_Description: TBRABETS   DOCUMENT NAWQA_PHYS CREATE TBRABETS
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: None
      Process_Date:  19970625 
      Process_Time:  1430
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
   Process_Step:
      Process_Description: TBRABETS   DOCUMENT NAWQA_PHYS UPDATE TBRABETS
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: None
      Process_Date:  19980116 
      Process_Time:  1301
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
   Process_Step:
      Process_Description: TBRABETS   DOCUMENT NAWQA_PHYS UPDATE TBRABETS
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: None
      Process_Date:  19980120 
      Process_Time:  1502
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
   Process_Step:
      Process_Description: TBRABETS COPY /PROJECTS/PROJ_SLED/NAWQA/NAWQA_PHYS
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: None
      Process_Date:  19980121 
      Process_Time:  1018
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
   Process_Step:
      Process_Description: TBRABETS   DOCUMENT NAWQA_PHYS UPDATE TBRABETS
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: None
      Process_Date:  19980122 
      Process_Time:  0818
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
   Process_Step:
      Process_Description: TBRABETS   DOCUMENT NAWQA_PHYS UPDATE TBRABETS
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: None
      Process_Date:  19980131 
      Process_Time:  0851
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
   Process_Step:
      Process_Description: TBRABETS         LABELERRORS NAWQA_PHYS
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: None
      Process_Date:  19980227 
      Process_Time:  1120
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
   Process_Step:
      Process_Description: TBRABETS         NODEERRORS NAWQA_PHYS DANGLE
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: None
      Process_Date:  19980227 
      Process_Time:  1120
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
   Process_Step:
      Process_Description: TBRABETS   DOCUMENT NAWQA_PHYS UPDATE TBRABETS
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: None
      Process_Date:  19980227 
      Process_Time:  1126
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
  Cloud_Cover: Unknown
 
 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:  42
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  String
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  285
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  GT-polygon composed of chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  43
 
 Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
        Map_Projection:
          Map_Projection_Name:            Albers Conical Equal Area
          Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
            Standard_Parallel:             55
            Standard_Parallel:             55
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -154
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:             50
            False_Easting:  0.00000
            False_Northing:  0.00000
        Planar_Coordinate_Information:
         Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
         Coordinate_Representation:
           Abscissa_Resolution: 1.0
           Ordinate_Resolution: 1.0
         Planar_Distance_Units: METERS
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: Unknown
      Ellipsoid_Name:  Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98
 
 Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label:  NAWQA_PHYS.PAT
      Entity_Type_Definition:  Polygon attribute table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source:  USGS Professional Paper 482
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  -
      Attribute_Definition:  Polygon attribute table
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  USGS Professional Paper 482
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  -
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  AREA
      Attribute_Definition:  Area of poly/region in square 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:  PERIMETER
      Attribute_Definition:  Perimeter of poly/region 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:  NAWQA_PHYS#
      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:  NAWQA_PHYS-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:  CODE
      Attribute_Definition:  CODE determines the type physiographic unit
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  User-defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Any interger from 0 to 5
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Not Available
 
 Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
   Contact_Information:
    Contact_Person_Primary:
      Contact_Person: Tim Brabets
      Contact_Organization: USGS-WRD
    Contact_Position: Hydrologist
    Contact_Address:
      Address_Type: mailing address
      Address: 4230 University Drive, Suite 201
      City: Anchorage
      State_or_Province: AK
      Postal_Code: 99508
      Country: USA
    Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7105
    Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-786-7150
    Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbrabets@usgs.gov
    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 4:30 AST
  Resource_Description: Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
  Distribution_Liability: No liability is assumed
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ARCG ARC/INFO Generate format
        Format_Version_Number: 7.0.4
        File_Decompression_Technique: gzip
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: <URL:ftp://agdc.usgs.gov/pub/usgs/water/nawqa_phys.tar.gz>
    Fees: Free

 
 Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 19980227
  Metadata_Contact:
 
  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
