Metadata:
 
 Identification_Information:
  Citation:
   Citation_Information:
    Originator: Tim Brabets
    Publication_Date: 1998
    Publication_Time: 
    Title: Towns - Cook Inlet Basin - National Water-Quality Assessment
    Edition: 
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: 
      Series_Name: 
      Issue_Identification: 
    Publication_Information:
      Publication_Place: Anchorage, AK
      Publisher: USGS
    Other_Citation_Details: 
    Online_Linkage: <URL:http://agdc.usgs.gov/data/usgs/water>
 
  Description: 
    Abstract:
 
     nawqa_towns is a point coverage of the towns and cities located in the
     Cook Inlet Basin National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study unit in
     southcentral Alaska. Locations were determined from 1:250,000 scale maps.
     Town name, class, 1990 population, and year of incorporation are items in
     in the coverage's point attribute file.
 
 
    Purpose:
 
     The purpose of nawqa_towns is to give an overview of the number of towns
     located in the Cook Inlet Basin and their respective populations.
 
 
    Supplemental_Information:
 
      Procedures_Used:
 
      Locations of towns were digitized from 1:250,000 maps of the Cook Inlet Basin.
      Information on class, 1990 population, and year of incorporation was obtained
      from the Alaska Department of Regional and Community Affairs.
 
 
      Revisions:
 
      Complete as of September 16, 1997.
 
 
      Reviews_Applied_to_Data:
 
      Tim Brabets and Roy Glass reviewed locations of the towns. An editorial
      review of the documentation was done by Liska Snyder.
 
 
 
      Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets:
 
      None
 
 
      Other_References_Cited:
 
      None
 
 
      Notes:
 
      None
 
 
  Time_Period_of_Content:
   Time_Period_Information:
    Range_of_Dates/Times:
      Beginning_Date: 19970916
      Beginning_Time: 0800
      Ending_Date: 19970916
      Ending_Time: 0900
   Currentness_Reference:
 
    None
 
 
  Status:
    Progress:  Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
 
     Coverage will be updated as more data become available
 
 
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -151.92441975
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -145.30149411
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 63.26483666
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 59.0025311
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Theme_Keyword:  Towns, Cook Inlet Basin, Southcentral Alaska, NAWQA, akwrd
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Place_Keyword:  Southcentral Alaska, Cook Inlet Basin
    Stratum:
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Stratum_Keyword: None
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus:  None
      Temporal_Keyword: None
  Access_Constraints:
 
 
   Point_of_Contact: USGS-WRD
 
 
  Use_Constraints:
 
   Locations of the towns were taken from 1:250,000 maps. There may be some
   error in the location of the town if used with a smaller scale.
 
 
 
  Point_of_Contact:
   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: 907-786-7100
    Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-786-7150
    Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbrabets@usgs.gov
    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 4:30 AST
 
  Data_Set_Credit:
 
   None
 
 
  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:  Point features present.
  Completeness_Report:
 
   None
 
 
 
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
 
 
 
      Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 30 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:
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      Title:
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       Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date:
      Source_Currentness_Reference:
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    Source_Contribution:
   Process_Step:
      Process_Description: TBRABETS ARCEDIT /PROJECTS/AK.COVS/BASE2/SC.TOWNS
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      Process_Date:  19950213 
      Process_Time:  1431
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  Cloud_Cover:                                                                                 
 
 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  36
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  String
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  0
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  GT-polygon composed of chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  0
 
 Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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            Standard_Parallel:             55
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -154
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            False_Easting:  0.00000
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           Ordinate_Resolution: 1.0
         Planar_Distance_Units: METERS
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      Ellipsoid_Name:  Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98
 
 Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label:  NAWQA_TOWNS.PAT
      Entity_Type_Definition:  Point Attribute Table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source:  USGS
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      Attribute_Domain_Values:
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Assigned
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  0
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
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      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Assigned
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  NAWQA_TOWNS#
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      Attribute_Domain_Values:
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  NAWQA_TOWNS-ID
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      Attribute_Definition_Source:  User-defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Integer
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  SYMBOL
      Attribute_Definition:  Indicates type of town
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  
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        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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      Attribute_Domain_Values:
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          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
 
     Items found in the point attribute file are NAME - the name of the town; CLASS -
     whether the town is home rule, first or second class, etc.; POP - population
     size based on the 1990 census; and INCORP_DATE - the incorporation year.
 
 
    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
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 Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 19980329
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      Contact_Organization: USGS-WRD
    Contact_Position: Hydrologist
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    Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-786-7100
    Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 907-786-7150
    Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tbrabets@usgs.gov
    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 4:30 AST
 
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