IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Park Service Water Resources Division Publication_Date: 20010101 Title: Tallgrass Prairie National PreserveSmall-Scale Base GIS Data Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO Publisher: National Park Service Water Resources Division Other_Citation_Details: The data are comprised of small-scale base GIS data layers, including roads, hydrography, political boundaries, trails and other layers as available and appropriate, compiled for the purpose of displaying the locations of point-based hydrologic features (water quality monitoring stations, stream gages, industrial discharges, drinking intakes, and water impoundments) proximate to national park units. The data are intended to be used as a set to to ensure spatial alignment. The accompanying Microsoft Excel file, sources.xls, lists the data sources for each data layer. Online_Linkage: http://www.nps.gov/gis Description: Abstract: This data set contains small-scale base GIS data layers compiled by the National Park Service Servicewide Inventory and Monitoring Program and Water Resources Division for use in a Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis Report that was prepared for the park. The report presents the results of surface water quality data retrievals for the park from six of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) national databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3) Hydrography; (3) Industrial Facilities Discharges; (4) Drinking Water Supplies; (5) Water Gages; and (6) Water Impoundments. The small-scale GIS data layers were used to prepare the maps included in the report that depict the locations of water quality monitoring stations, industrial discharges, drinking intakes, water gages, and water impoundments. The data layers included in the maps (and this dataset) vary depending on availability, but generally include roads, hydrography, political boundaries, USGS 7.5' minute quadrangle outlines, hydrologic units, trails, and others as appropriate. The scales of each layer vary depending on data source but are generally 1:100,000. Purpose: The small-scale GIS data layers were used to prepare maps included in a Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis Report for the park. The maps depict the locations of water quality monitoring stations, industrial discharges, drinking intakes, water gages, and water impoundments. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20010101 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -96.598 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -96.502 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.497 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.396 Keywords Theme Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: GIS Theme_Keyword: water quality Theme_Keyword: water Theme_Keyword: hydrology Theme_Keyword: hydrography Place Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Place_Keyword: Cottonwood Falls Place_Keyword: KS Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: These data are small-scale (generally 1:100,000 or smaller). They are intended to be used as a set. The data are not intended to be used with other data sets, particularly larger-scale data, as they may not align spatially. Point_of_Contact Contact_Information Contact_Organization_Primary Contact_Organization: National Park Service Water Resources Division Contact_Person: Dean Tucker Contact_Address Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: NPS Water Resources Division, 1201 Oak Ridge Drive, Suite 250 City: Fort Collins State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80525 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 970-225-3516 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 970-225-9965 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dean_tucker@nps.gov Hours_of_Service: M-F 0700 - 1600 (Mountain) Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcView Shapefile DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: These data were compiled from several currently available data sources. Typically, 1:100,000 Census Bureau 1992 TIGER line files, USGS 1:24,000 analog quadrangles and USGS 1:100,000 analog quadrangles were used for base layer data development. In addition, six of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3) Hydrography; (3)Industrial Facilities Discharges; (4) Drinking Water Supplies; (5) Water Gages; and (6) Water Impoundments were used for data development. The accompanying Microsoft Excel file, sources.xls, lists the data sources for each data layer. Therefore, the attribute accuracy meets the standards developed for each source data type. Logical_Consistency_Report: ArcView shapefiles were converted from Atlas*GIS. The ESRI Avenue script EXPCLEAN.AVE was used to ensure logical consistency for each shapefile. Completeness_Report: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserveand environs water resources. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: These data were compiled from several currently available data sources. Typically, 1:100,000 Census Bureau 1992 TIGER line files, USGS 1:24,000 analog quadrangles and USGS 1:100,000 analog quadrangles were used for base layer data development. In addition, six of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3) Hydrography; (3)Industrial Facilities Discharges; (4) Drinking Water Supplies; (5) Water Gages; and (6) Water Impoundments were used for data development. The accompanying Microsoft Excel file, sources.xls, lists the data sources for each data layer. Therefore, the horizontal positional accuracy meets the standards developed for each source data type. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Park Service Publication_Date: 2000 Title: Tallgrass Prairie National PreserveSmall-Scale Base GIS Data Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO Publisher: National Park Service Water Resources Division Source_Scale_Denominator: varies Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 200004 Source_Currentness_Reference: Date data conversion started Source_Citation_Abbreviation: small-scale base GIS data Source_Contribution: small-scale base GIS data Process_Step: Process_Description: These data were translated from Atlas GIS to ArcView using the Atlas GIS Export Layer function. After translation, the ESRI Avenue script EXPORTCLEAN.AVE was executed. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: small-scale base GIS data Process_Date: 20000409 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Organization: NC State University Contact_Person: Bill Slocumb Contact_Position: Research Associate Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: NCSU Campus Box 7106 City: Raleigh State_or_Province: NC Postal_Code: 27695-7106 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-515-3432 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-515-3439 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bill_slocumb@ncsu.edu Hours_of_Service: 0900-1700 SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: vector SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 13 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: .1 Ordinate_Resolution: .1 Planar_Distance_Units: Meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98 ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: These data were compiled from several currently available data sources. Typically, 1:100,000 Census Bureau 1992 TIGER line files, USGS 1:24,000 analog quadrangles and USGS 1:100,000 analog quadrangles were used for base layer data development. In addition, six of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3) Hydrography; (3)Industrial Facilities Discharges; (4) Drinking Water Supplies; (5) Water Gages; and (6) Water Impoundments were used for water quality data development. The accompanying Microsoft Excel file, sources.xls, lists the data sources for each data layer. Therefore, the attribute accuracy meets the standards developed for each source data type. DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: National Park Service Water Resources Division Contact_Person: Dean Tucker Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: NPS Water Resources Division, 1201 Oak Ridge Drive, Suite 250 City: Fort Collins State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80525 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 970-225-3516 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 970-225-9965 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dean_tucker@nps.gov Hours_of_Service: M-F 0700-1600 (Mountain) Resource_Description: Tallgrass Prairie National PreserveWater Quality Data Distribution_Liability: The National Park Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related graphics (i.e. "GIF or JPG" format files) are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. The related graphics are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not appropriate to use the related graphics as data. The National Park Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from an NPS server and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. Although these data have been processed successfully on computer systems at the National Park Service, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on other systems for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name:ARCView shapefile Digital_Transfer_Option Online_Option Computer_Contact_Information Network_Address Network_Resource_Name: http://www.nps.gov/gis Ordering_Instructions: Data is available via ftp from http://www.nps.gov/gis Fees: none if data is downloaded via ftp. METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION Metadata_Date: 20010101 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: NC State University Contact_Person: Bill Slocumb Contact_Position: Research Associate Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing address Address: NCSU Campus Box 7106 City: Raleigh State_or_Province: NC Postal_Code: 27695-7106 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-515-3432 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-515-3439 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Bill_Slocumb@ncsu.edu Hours_of_Service: 0900-1600 Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998