Geographic Information
1:250,000 Quad Boundaries
1:250,000 Quad Boundaries
Shapefile - quad250
FGDC, ESRI Metadata
Description Spatial Data Structure Data Quality Data Source Data Distribution Metadata
+ Resource Description
Citation
Information used to reference the data.
Title: 1:250,000 Quad Boundaries
Originators: Robert Harmon--Idaho Department of Water Resources
Publisher: Idaho Department of Water Resources
Publication place: Boise, Idaho
Publication date: 198989
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: https://research.idwr.idaho.gov
Description
A characterization of the data, including its intended use and limitations.
Abstract: 
USGS 250K quad boundaries in Idaho.
Purpose: 
Provides baseline boundary information for 1:250,000 qradrangles
Dataset credit: 
Idaho Department of Water Resources | GIS Section
Boise, Idaho
Language of dataset: en
Point Of Contact
Contact information for the individual or organization that is knowledgeable about the data.
Organization: Idaho Department of Water Resources
Person: Geospatial Technology
Person: Linda Davis
Organization: Idaho Department of Water Resources
Position: GIS Analyst
Phone: (208) 287-4800
Fax: (208) 287-6700
Email: gisinfo@idwr.idaho.gov
Hours of service: 8:00 to 5:00
Address type: mailing
Address: 
322 East Front Street
City: Boise
State or Province: Idaho
Postal code: 83720
Country: USA
Data Type
How the data are represented, formatted and maintained by the data producing organization.
File or table name: quad250
Data type: vector digital data
Data format: Shapefile
Native dataset environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324
Time Period of Data
Time period(s) for which the data corresponds to the currentness reference.
Date: unknown
Currentness reference: 
Not expected to change
Status
The state of and maintenance information for the data.
Data status: Complete
Update frequency: None planned
Key Words
Words or phrases that summarize certain aspects of the data.
Theme:
Keywords: USGS quadrangle boundaries
Keyword thesaurus: ESRI Geography Network Thesaurus
Place:
Keywords: Idaho
Keyword thesaurus: None
Data Access Constraints
Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing or using the data after access is granted.
Access constraints: 
Public
Use constraints: 
The spatial information is provided "as is". IDWR cannot accept any responsibility for errors, omissions, or positional accuracy in the digital data or underlying records. There are no warranties, expressed or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, accompanying any of these products. However, notification of any errors would be appreciated.
Data Security Information
Handling restrictions imposed on the data because of national security, privacy or other concerns.
Security classification: Level 1: Public
Security handling: Public data is accessible to all requester categories, including the General Public, with limited to no restrictions.
Cross Reference
Information about other, related data sets that are likely to be of interest.
Title: 250K quadrangle series
Originators: USGS
Publisher: USGS
Publication place: Reston, Virginia
Data type: map
Data location: https://www.usgs.gov/products/maps/overview
+ Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System
Reference system from which linear or angular quantities are measured and assigned to the position that a point occupies.
Projected coordinate system:
Name: Custom
Map units: meters
Geographic coordinate system:
Name: GCS North American 1983
Coordinate System Details
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar coordinate encoding method: coordinate pair
Coordinate representation:
Abscissa resolution: 0.000000
Ordinate resolution: 0.000000
Planar distance units: meters
Geodetic model
Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of flattening ratio: 298.257222
Spatial Domain
The geographic areal domain of the data that describes the western, eastern, northern, and southern geographic limits of data coverage.
Bounding Coordinates
In Projected or local coordinates
Custom
Boundary Coordinate
Left 2163473.040461 (meters)
Right 2836385.654365 (meters)
Top 1985390.745857 (meters)
Bottom 1088972.421090 (meters)
In Unprojected coordinates (geographic)
GCS North American 1983
Boundary Coordinate
West -118.599596 (longitude)
East -109.402329 (longitude)
North 49.069366 (latitude)
South 40.930592 (latitude)
+ Data Structure and Attribute Information
Overview
Summary of the information content of the data, including other references to complete descriptions of entity types, attributes, and attribute values for the data.
Entity and attribute overview: 
>
>            QUAD250.PAT:
>
>            COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME
>
>		1 AREA 	  	4     12     F     3
>		5 PERIMETER   	4     12     F     3
>		9 QUAD250#    	4      5     B     -
>		13 QUAD250-ID  	4      5     B     -
>		17 ACRES       	4     12     F     1
>		21 QUAD_NAME  	15    15     C     -
>
Entity and attribute detailed citation: 
none
Direct spatial reference method: Vector
Attributes of quad250
Detailed descriptions of entity type, attributes, and attribute values for the data.
Name: quad250
Type of object: Feature Class
Number of records: 32
Attributes
FID
Definition: 
Internal feature number.
Alias: FID Type: OID Width: 4 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute values: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute definition source: 
ESRI
Shape
Definition: 
Feature geometry.
Alias: Shape Type: Geometry Width: 0 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute values: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute definition source: 
ESRI
AREA
Alias: AREA Type: Double Width: 16 Precision: 15 Scale: 3
PERIMETER
Alias: PERIMETER Type: Double Width: 16 Precision: 15 Scale: 3
ACRES
Alias: ACRES Type: Double Width: 14 Precision: 13 Scale: 1
QUAD_NAME
Alias: QUAD_NAME Type: String Width: 15 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
ESRI Feature Description
Description of spatial objects in the data using the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) terminology.
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) terms
Feature class
ESRI feature type: Simple
Topology: FALSE
Feature count: 32
Spatial index: TRUE
Linear referencing: FALSE
+ Data Quality and Accuracy Information
General
Information about the fidelity of relationships, data quality and accuracy tests, omissions, selection criteria, generalization, and definitions used to derive the data.
Logical consistency report: 
ESRI feature type: Simple, Geometry: Polygon, Topology:
Completeness report: 
All 250K quads in Idaho are included.
Attribute Accuracy
Accuracy of the identification of data entities, features and assignment of attribute values.
Attribute accuracy report: 
Acres were calculated by ARC/INFO.
QUAD_NAME--100%
Positional Accuracy
Accuracy of the positional aspects of the data.
Horizontal accuracy report: 
Checkplots of quad boundaries were made and checked against USGS quad
index map. Occasionally, boundaries are checked when used on any maps.
+ Data Source and Process Information
Data Sources
Information about the source data used to construct or derive the data.
Data source information
None
Title: 1:250,000 scale quadrangle maps
Originators: U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher: USGS
Publication place: Reston, Virginia
Publication date: Unknown
Data type: map
Map scale denominator: 250000
Media: paper
Source contribution: 
quadrangle boundaries
Date: unknown
Currentness reference: 
Dates from individual maps.
Process Steps
Information about events, parameters, tolerances and techniques applied to construct or derive the data.
Process step information
Process Step 1
Process description: 
ARC GENERATE was used to create quadrangle boundaries in geographic
coordinates (lat/long).
Process date: 1989
Process Step 2
Process description: 
Ran DENSIFY to introduce vertices at approximately every point where 7.5
quad boundaries should be (0.1306 degrees).
Process date: 1989
Process Step 3
Process description: 
BUILT and projected into lambert.
Process date: 1989
Process Step 4
Process description: 
Added quad_name to PAT and populated in ARCEDIT.
Process date: 1989
Process Step 5
Process description: 
Added acres to PAT, generated by ARC/INFO.
Process date: 1990
Process Step 6
Process description: 
Projected into Idaho Transverse Mercator.
Process date: 1995
Process Step 7
Process description: 
First draft of metadata created by Terra Frei using FGDCMETA.AML ver.
1.2 05/14/98 on ARC/INFO data set /d7/state/state/quad250
Process date: 19980716
Process Step 8
Process description: 
Metadata imported.
Data Source used
c:\temp\xml332.tmp
Process Step 9
Process description: 
Dataset copied.
ESRI geoprocessing history
Description of ESRI geoprocessing commands, settings, and tolerances applied to the data.
ESRI geoprocessing command information
1 Process
Date: 20130411 Time: 160420
Tool location: c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.1\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\DefineProjection
Command issued: DefineProjection quad250 PROJCS['NAD_1983_Idaho_TM',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',2500000.0],PARAMETER['False_Northing',1200000.0],PARAMETER['Central_Meridian',-114.0],PARAMETER['Scale_Factor',0.9996],PARAMETER['Latitude_Of_Origin',42.0],UNIT['Meter',1.0]]
+ Data Distribution Information
General
Description of the data known by the party from whom the data may be obtained, liability of party distributing data, and technical capabilities required to use the data.
Resource description: 
Downloadable Data
Distribution liability: 
The Idaho Department of Water Resources is  making this data available as a public service. The Idaho Department of Water Resources strives to ensure that all technical data and other information made available to the public is accurate, complete and in conformance with the Idaho Public Records Act. Neither the Department of Water Resources nor the State of Idaho, however, assumes any legal responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information contained on this site. Persons using information from this site for official purposes, or other purposes, for which accuracy and completeness are required, are hereby notified that they should first verify the information with the public records or other primary sources from which the information was obtained.
Distribution Point of Contact
Contact information for the individual or organization distributing the data.
Organization: Idaho Department of Water Resources
Person: Geospatial Technology
Position: GIS Analyst
Phone: (208) 287-4800
Fax: (208) 287-6700
Email: gisinfo@idwr.idaho.gov
Hours of service: 8:00 to 5:00
Instructions: 
Contact via email
Address type: mailing
Address: 
322 East Front Street
City: Boise
State or Province: Idaho
Postal code: 83720
Country: USA
Standard Order Process
Common ways in which data may be obtained.
Digital form:
Format name: ESRI data format, dependent upon request
Size of the data: 0.026
Transfer size: 0.026
Fees: To be determined at time of order
+ Metadata Reference
Metadata Date
Dates associated with creating, updating and reviewing the metadata.
Last updated: 20070110
Language of metadata: en
Metadata Point of Contact
Contact information for the individual or organization responsible for the metadata information.
Organization: Idaho Department of Water Resources
Person: Geospatial Technology
Position: GIS Analyst
Phone: (208) 287-4800
Fax: (208) 287-6700
Email: gisinfo@idwr.idaho.gov
Hours of service: 8:00 to 5:00
Address type: mailing
Address: 
322 East Front Street
City: Boise
State or Province: Idaho
Postal code: 83720
Country: USA
Metadata Access Constraints
Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing or using the data after access is granted.
Access constraints: 
none
Use constraints: 
none
Generated by mp on Thu Jul 16 14:40:49 1998

Generated by mp version 2.4.30 on Tue Mar 21 11:27:15 2000
Metadata Standards
Description of the metadata standard used to document the data and reference to any additional extended profiles to the standard used by the metadata producer.
Standard name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Time convention: local time
FGDC Plus Metadata Stylesheet
Stylesheet: FGDC Plus Stylesheet
File name: FGDC Plus.xsl
Version: 2.3
Description: This metadata is displayed using the FGDC Plus Stylesheet, which is an XSL template that can be used with ArcGIS software to display metadata. It displays metadata elements defined in the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) - aka FGDC Standard, the ESRI Profile of CSDGM, the Biological Data Profile of CSDGM, and the Shoreline Data Profile of CSDGM. CSDGM is the US Federal Metadata standard. The Federal Geographic Data Committee originally adopted the CSDGM in 1994 and revised it in 1998. According to Executive Order 12096 all Federal agencies are ordered to use this standard to document geospatial data created as of January, 1995. The standard is often referred to as the FGDC Metadata Standard and has been implemented beyond the federal level with State and local governments adopting the metadata standard as well. The Biological Data Profile broadens the application of the CSDGM so that it is more easily applied to biological data that are not explicitly geographic (laboratory results, field notes, specimen collections, research reports) but can be associated with a geographic location. Includes taxonomical vocabulary. The Shoreline Data Profile addresses variability in the definition and mapping of shorelines by providing a standardized set of terms and data elements required to support metadata for shoreline and coastal data sets. The FGDC Plus Stylesheet includes the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set. It supports W3C DOM compatible browsers such as IE7, IE6, Netscape 7, and Mozilla Firefox. It is in the public domain and may be freely used, modified, and redistributed. It is provided "AS-IS" without warranty or technical support.
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