Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Steve Hanser, USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station, Boise, ID Publication_Date: 2008 Title: Landfills in the Western United States Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Other_Citation_Details: Leu, M., S.E. Hanser, S.T. Knick. 2008. The human footprint in the west: a large-scale analysis of anthropogenic impacts. Ecological Applications 18(5): 1119-1139. Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ Description: Abstract: Locations of landfills and waste transfer stations in 11 western states. Data was obtained from state and federal agencies in GIS, tabular, and map format. Purpose: Provide locations of landfills and transfer stations in the western United States. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2003 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -125.723740 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -99.988351 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.206107 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.020402 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Landfills Theme_Keyword: Waste transfer stations Theme_Keyword: Transfer stations Theme_Keyword: Solid waste Theme_Keyword: Waste Theme_Keyword: Dump Theme_Keyword: Dumps Theme_Keyword: Trash Theme_Keyword: Environmental quality Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Washington Place_Keyword: Oregon Place_Keyword: California Place_Keyword: Idaho Place_Keyword: Nevada Place_Keyword: Utah Place_Keyword: Arizona Place_Keyword: Montana Place_Keyword: Wyoming Place_Keyword: Colorado Place_Keyword: New Mexico Place_Keyword: Western US Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Not intended for use at scales greater than 1:250000 Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steven Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk St. City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8:00am-5:00pm MST Data_Set_Credit: Steven Hanser, USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station, Boise, ID Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Dependent upon the source data. Logical_Consistency_Report: No tests conducted. Completeness_Report: Dependent upon the source data. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: California Integrated Waste Management Board Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: Solid Waste Information System Database Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data Online_Linkage: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/SWIS Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Solid Waste Information System Database Source_Contribution: Landfill and transfer station locations in CA Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center Clearinghouse's Digital Wyoming Atlas Publication_Date: 1997 Title: Wyoming landfills Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Online_Linkage: http://www.wygisc.uwyo.edu/atlas/download/landfill.html Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1997 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: WY Landfills Source_Contribution: Landfill locations in Wyoming Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Colorado Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division Publication_Date: 2003 Title: Solid waste sites Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Online_Linkage: http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hm/gis/swsites.zip Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CO solid waste sites Source_Contribution: Landfills, solid waste sites in CO Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: K. J. Lanfear Publication_Date: 1986 Title: Map of Landfill Locations Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Online_Linkage: http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?landfill Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1986 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ID, MT, NM, & UT landfills Source_Contribution: Landfill locations for ID, MT, NM, and UT Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Publication_Date: Unknown Title: NV landfills Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Other_Citation_Details: Contact: Brenda Harpring, Environmental Scientist 333 W. Nye Lane Carson City, NV 89706 Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: unknown Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NV landfills Source_Contribution: Landfill locations in NV Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Department of Environmental Control Publication_Date: Unknown Title: OR landfills Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet Other_Citation_Details: Contact: Cameron Oster Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: OR landfills Source_Contribution: Landfill locations in OR, spatially referenced by township/range/section (T/R/S) Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Washington State University Department of Ecology Publication_Date: Unknown Title: Facility Site Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Online_Linkage: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/services/gis/data/data.htm Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: WA Landfills Source_Contribution: Landfill locations in WA Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Arizona Department of Environmental Control Publication_Date: 1999 Title: Active Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Online_Linkage: http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/waste/solid/images/map.gif Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1999 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: AZ landfills Source_Contribution: Landfill locations in AZ Process_Step: Process_Description: Database added as an event theme in ArcGIS and converted to shapefile format. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Solid Waste Information System Database Process_Date: 2003 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS-FRESC Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: All landfill and transfer stations were selected with the following string: ("OPERATIONA" = 'Active') AND ("ACTIVITY" = 'Solid Waste Landfill' OR "ACTIVITY" = 'Large Volume Transfer/Proc Facilit' OR "ACTIVITY" = 'Limited Volume Transfer Operation' OR "ACTIVITY" = 'Limited Volume Transfer Operation' OR "ACTIVITY" = 'Medium Volume Transfer/Proc Fac' OR "ACTIVITY" = 'Small Volume Transfer Station' OR "ACTIVITY" = 'Solid Waste Disposal Site'. Selection was exported to new shapefile. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Solid Waste Information System Database Process_Date: 2003 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS-FRESC Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: T/R/S's corresponding to landfill locations were selected in ArcGIS Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: OR landfills Process_Date: 2003 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS-FRESC Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: The center point of selected sections were exported to a new shapefile and used as the OR landfill locations. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: OR landfills Process_Date: 2003 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS-FRESC Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Landfill locations were digitized in ArcGIS using 2000 TIGER/Line highway as a reference layer at 1:250000 scale Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: AZ Landfills Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 2000 TIGER/Line highway Process_Date: 2003 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS-FRESC Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Shapefiles for each state were merged into a single coverage and clipped based on the study region Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Solid Waste Information System Database Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WY landfills Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CO solid waste sites Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ID, MT, NM, & UT landfills Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NV landfills Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: OR landfills Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WA landfills Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: AZ landfills Process_Date: 2003 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS-FRESC Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 837069 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 2127 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area Albers_Conical_Equal_Area: Standard_Parallel: 38.000000 Standard_Parallel: 41.000000 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -114.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 34.000000 False_Easting: 0.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.004096 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.004096 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: landfills_hf Entity_Type_Definition: Attribute table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USGS-BRD Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Geographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-5204 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tzarriel@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Landfills in the Western United States Distribution_Liability: We make every effort to provide and maintain accurate, complete, usable, and timely information on our web sites. 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