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: 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: 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. 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Attribute_Definition: Point Attribute Table Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: - Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: AREA Attribute_Definition: Degenerate area of point Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERIMETER Attribute_Definition: Degenerate perimeter of point Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: NAWQA_TOWNS# Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: NAWQA_TOWNS-ID Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Integer Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: SYMBOL Attribute_Definition: Indicates type of town Attribute_Definition_Source: Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-2nd class city, 2-1st class city, 3-home rule, 4-municipality Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: MAIN Attribute_Definition: Attribute_Definition_Source: Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: NAME Attribute_Definition: Name of town Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS 1:250,000 quad maps Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20 characters Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: CLASS Attribute_Definition: Home rule, first or second class Attribute_Definition_Source: Unknown Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 35 characters Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: POP Attribute_Definition: Population size Attribute_Definition_Source: 1990 Census Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6 integers Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: INCORP_DATE Attribute_Definition: incorporation year where applicable Attribute_Definition_Source: Unknown Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4 integers Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: 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 Distribution_Liability: No liability is assumed Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ARCG ARC/INFO Generate format Format_Version_Number: 7.0.4 File_Decompression_Technique: gzip Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: Fees: Free Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 19980306 Metadata_Contact: Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Time_Convention: Local Time Metadata_Security_Information: Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None