asdi.location.CULTURAL_FEATURES_GNIS_USGS


Tags
intelligenceMilitary, utilitiesCommunication, Military (historical), Tower, Oilfield, Cemetery, GNIS, Locale, Trail, society, structure, Dam, Mine, Well


Summary

The Geographic Names Information System contains information about physical and cultural geographic features of all types in the United States, associated areas, and Antarctica, current and historical, but not including roads and highways. The database holds the Federally recognized name of each feature and defines the feature location by state, county, USGS topographic map, and geographic coordinates. Other attributes include names or spellings other than the official name, feature designations, feature classification, historical and descriptive information, and for some categories the geometric boundaries. The database assigns a unique, permanent feature identifier, the Feature ID, as a standard Federal key for accessing, integrating, or reconciling feature data from multiple data sets. The GNIS collects data from a broad program of partnerships with Federal, State, and local government agencies and other authorized contributors. The GNIS provides data to all levels of government and to the public, as well as to numerous applications through a web query site, web map and feature services, file download services, and customized files upon request.

Description

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is the Federal standard for geographic nomenclature in support of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The Cultural Features layer (CULTURAL_FEATURE) in the GNIS Web Map Service contains all features in the database with Feature Class of Cemetery, Dam, Locale, Mine, Military (historical), Oilfield, Tower, Trail, Well. See http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/feature_class.htm for feature class values and definitions. The CULTURAL_FEATURE250 layer contains large features designated by the Geographic Names Office as ones that should be labeled on maps or displays with a scale of 1:250,000. See http://geonames.usgs.gov for additional information.

Credits

The Geographic Names Information System was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

Use limitations

None. Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

Extent

West  -94.599686    East  -89.638382
North  36.514007    South  32.973131

Scale Range

ArcGIS Metadata 

Topics and Keywords 

Themes or categories of the resource  society, intelligenceMilitary, structure, utilitiesCommunication


*Content type  Downloadable Data


Theme keywords  intelligenceMilitary, utilitiesCommunication, Military (historical), Tower, Oilfield, Cemetery, GNIS, Locale, Trail, society, structure, Dam, Mine, Well

Citation 

Title asdi.location.CULTURAL_FEATURES_GNIS_USGS


Presentation formats  digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format  vector digital data


Resource Details 

Dataset languages  English (UNITED STATES)


Spatial representation type  vector


Processing environment Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.0.4322


Credits
The Geographic Names Information System was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

ArcGIS item properties
*Name asdi.location.CULTURAL_FEATURES_GNIS_USGS
*Location Server=170.94.248.50; Service=sde:postgresql:170.94.248.50; Database=asdi; User=sde; Version=sde.DEFAULT
*Access protocol ArcSDE Connection

Extents 

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
West longitude -94.599686
East longitude -89.638382
South latitude 32.973131
North latitude 36.514007

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type  Extent used for searching
*West longitude -94.599686
*East longitude -89.638382
*North latitude 36.514007
*South latitude 32.973131
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
*West longitude 356740.279790
*East longitude 801230.836620
*South latitude 3652922.202644
*North latitude 4040961.783678
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Points of Contact 

Point of contact
Individual's name Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office
Organization's name State of Arkansas
Contact's role  point of contact


Point of contact
Individual's name Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office
Organization's name State of Arkansas
Contact's role  point of contact


Resource Maintenance 

Resource maintenance
Update frequency  unknown


Resource Constraints 

Legal constraints
Limitations of use
See access and use constraints information.

Constraints
Limitations of use
None. Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

Spatial Reference 

ArcGIS coordinate system
*Type Projected
*Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
*Projection NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_15N
*Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 26915
X origin -5120899.9992314102
Y origin -9998099.9996372592
XY scale 7812.4999927240397
Z origin 0
Z scale 1
M origin 0
M scale 1
XY tolerance 0.0020480000019073501
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 26915
Well-known text PROJCS["NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_15N",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-93.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",26915]]

Reference system identifier
*Value 26915
*Codespace EPSG
*Version 8.2.6


Spatial Data Properties 

Vector
*Level of topology for this dataset  geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name asdi.location.CULTURAL_FEATURES_GNIS_USGS
*Object type  complex
*Object count 7150



ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name asdi.location.CULTURAL_FEATURES_GNIS_USGS
*Feature type Simple
*Geometry type Multipoint
*Has topology FALSE
*Feature count 7150
*Spatial index TRUE
*Linear referencing FALSE



Geoprocessing history 

Distribution 

Distributor
Contact information
Individual's name Arkansas GIS Office
Organization's name State of Arkansas
Contact's role  distributor


Contact information
Phone
Voice 501-682-2929

Address
Type physical
Delivery point 1 Capitol Mall, Suite 6D
City Little Rock
Administrative area AR
Postal code 72212
Country US
e-mail addresscommunication@arkansasgisoffice.org



Ordering process

Transfer options
Online source
Location https://gis.arkansas.gov/arcgis/rest/services/FEATURESERVICES/Location/FeatureServer/3

Online source
Locationhttp://gis.arkansas.gov/product/cultural-feature-point/



Distribution format
*Name SDE Feature Class


Transfer options
Online source
Locationhttp://gis.arkansas.gov

Fields 

Details for object asdi.location.CULTURAL_FEATURES_GNIS_USGS 
*Type Feature Class
*Row count 7150
Definition
A geographic feature is any relatively permanent part of the natural or manmade landscape or seascape that has recognizable identity within a particular cultural context. The primary attributes of a geographic feature are name and location.

Definition source
Principles, Policies, and Procedures: Domestic Geographic Names, By Donald J. Orth, Executive Secretary, Domestic Geographic Names (emeritus) and Louis A. Yost, Executive Secretary, United States Board on Geographic Names and Domestic Geographic Names, Third printing (revised) and Preliminary Online Edition, 1997 (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pppdgn.html).



Field FEATURE_CLASS
 
*Alias FEATURE_CLASS
*Data type String
*Width 25
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field FEATURE_ID
 
*Alias FEATURE_ID
*Data type Integer
*Width 4
*Precision 10
*Scale 0




Field FEATURE_NAME
 
*Alias FEATURE_NAME
*Data type String
*Width 100
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field OBJECTID
 
*Alias OBJECTID
*Data type OID
*Width 4
*Precision 10
*Scale 0
Field description
Internal feature number.

Description source
ESRI

Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.





Field SE_ANNO_CAD_DATA
 
*Alias SE_ANNO_CAD_DATA
*Data type Blob
*Width 0
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field globalid
 
*Alias globalid
*Data type GlobalID
*Width 38
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field COUNTY_NAME
 
*Alias COUNTY_NAME
*Data type String
*Width 50
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field SHAPE
 
*Alias Shape
*Data type Geometry
*Width 4
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Feature geometry.

Description source
ESRI

Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.





Field LATITUDE
 
*Alias LATITUDE
*Data type Double
*Width 8
*Precision 19
*Scale 11




Field STATE_ALPHA
 
*Alias STATE_ALPHA
*Data type String
*Width 2
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field LONGITUDE
 
*Alias LONGITUDE
*Data type Double
*Width 8
*Precision 19
*Scale 11






Metadata Details 

Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata  dataset
Scope name* dataset


Last update 2017-01-12


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS 1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata ISO19139


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2006-09-29 09:05:40
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2017-01-19 11:50:30


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2017-01-19 11:50:30

ArcGIS metadata identifier {CB937EDB-1128-433E-A39B-BF3D48EE9084}
Published to an ArcIMS Metadata Service Published



Metadata Contacts 

Metadata contact
Individual's name Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Office
Organization's name State of Arkansas
Contact's role  point of contact


Thumbnail and Enclosures 

FGDC Metadata (read-only) 

Entities and Attributes 

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labelasdi.location.CULTURAL_FEATURES_GNIS_USGS
Entity Type Definition
A geographic feature is any relatively permanent part of the natural or manmade landscape or seascape that has recognizable identity within a particular cultural context. The primary attributes of a geographic feature are name and location.
Entity Type Definition SourcePrinciples, Policies, and Procedures: Domestic Geographic Names, By Donald J. Orth, Executive Secretary, Domestic Geographic Names (emeritus) and Louis A. Yost, Executive Secretary, United States Board on Geographic Names and Domestic Geographic Names, Third printing (revised) and Preliminary Online Edition, 1997 (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pppdgn.html).

Attribute
Attribute LabelFEATURE_CLASS

Attribute
Attribute LabelFEATURE_ID

Attribute
Attribute LabelFEATURE_NAME

Attribute
Attribute LabelOBJECTID
Attribute Definition
Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition SourceESRI
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute
Attribute LabelSE_ANNO_CAD_DATA

Attribute
Attribute Labelglobalid

Attribute
Attribute LabelCOUNTY_NAME

Attribute
Attribute LabelSHAPE
Attribute Definition
Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition SourceESRI
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute
Attribute LabelLATITUDE

Attribute
Attribute LabelSTATE_ALPHA

Attribute
Attribute LabelLONGITUDE