rr_plsa

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

The original PSL layer is a polygon coverage ("PSLA coverage") depicting the township, range and sections contained in the Public Land Survey System grid for the State of California. Rr_psla.shp was created by Circuit Rider Productions, Inc. Rr_psla represents the portion of the Public Land Survey System grid polygon coverage that is within the watershed boundaries of the Russian River basin. This metadata file incorporates information that is specific to this layer as well as information that is available in the original metadata file for the PSL layer. Portions of this metadata file that borrow text from PSL are indicated in quotation marks.

Publication_Date:

September 2002.

Title: rr_plsa

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: \\GISGOAT\rrgis\Base\rr_plsa.shp

Description:

Abstract: "The 'PLS' layer is a polygon coverage depicting the township, range and sections contained in the Public Land Survey System grid for the State of California. Townships are roughly six miles square, and are numbered north and south from an established baseline. Likewise, ranges are numbered east and west from an established meridian. California uses three baseline/meridians, these being Humboldt, Mt. Diablo, and San Bernardino, abbreviated HB&M, MDB&M, and SBB&M. Township and range values are combined in the redefined item TOWN-RANGE to facilitate dissolve and dropline functions.

Many places in the State are not gridded into sections. Most of these cases involve Spanish and Mexican landgrant areas that were honored by the government of the United States when California became a State, and were subsequently excluded from the section survey process. Names of landgrants may be found under the item LANDGRANT. Other areas were not sectioned because of difficulties in surveying wetlands and mountainous terrain. These areas are identified in the item COMMENTS as 'wetlands' or 'not sectioned'. "

Purpose: "The PLS layer can be of help in defining position and scale on small-scale plots. It is of course irreplaceable if the user is locating other features by means of township/range/section identifiers. There is also a centroid (point) coverage available that is not in the library. This represents each section as a point and carries all the township/range/section info as well as X and Y coordinates."

Supplemental Information: "The following are subjective comments regarding this data. The layer is as complete as the USGS 100K quad sheets. The PLS coverage does not include 'projected' sections into landgrant, wetland, or unsectioned areas. The feature accuracy is good and attribute accuracy is very good. It also has all pertinent section information."

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:

November 1993

Currentness_Reference:

November 1993

Status:

Progress: Complete.

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:

None scheduled.

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.387866

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.522658

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.399217

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.298024

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

None.

Theme_Keyword:

Public land survey, Land grant, Russian River, Sonoma County, Mendocino County, Watershed

Access_Constraints:

None.

Use_Constraints:

The responsibility of the risks associated in regards to the results and representations of using this type of spatial data is understood by the user. In all cases, the user should refer to the associated metadata files or the original source data for accuracy, currentness and appropriate contact information. CRP shall not have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by information contained in this file.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.1.649

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset moved.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\rrgis\Miscellaneous\rr_plsa

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 2403

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 10

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -123.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000256

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000256

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: rr_plsa

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.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA

"The area of the polygon in square coverage units."

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERIMETER

"The length of the polygon perimeter of the polygon in coverage units."

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PLSA_

"The software-assigned unique integer identification number."

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PLSA_ID

"A user-assigned identification number."

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SECTION

"Section number (less than 36)"

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MERIDIAN

"Name of the baseline and meridian."

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TOWNSHIP

"Township number and ordinal direction (N = north, S = south)."

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RANGE

"Range number and ordinal direction (E=east, W=west)."

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SOURCE

"Unused at this time."

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COMMENT

"Description of the polygon if not a surveyed section or land grant."

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LANDGRANT

"Name of the land grant, if any."

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TOWN_RANGE

"Concatenation of Township followed by Range."

Distribution_Information:

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 1.708

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20021001

Metadata_Contact: David Bennett

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Circuit Rider Productions, Inc.

Contact_Person: David Bennett

Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 9619 Old Redwood Highway

City: Windsor

State_or_Province: CA

Postal_Code: 95492

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 707.838.6641

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile