Molokai Digital Elevation Model

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• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
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• Distribution_Information
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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Western Geographic Science Center

Publication_Date: May 2004

Title: Molokai Digital Elevation Model

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Online_Linkage: <http://hawaii.wr.usgs.gov/molokai/data.html>

Description:

Abstract:

A Digital Elevation Model (DEM) is digital cartographic/geographic data in raster form. The terrain elevations for ground positions are sampled at regularly spaced horizontal intervals. DEMs are derived from hypsographic data (contour lines) and/or photogrammetric methods using USGS 7.5-minute, 15-minute, 2-arc-second (30- by 60-minute), and 1-degree (1:250,000-scale) topographic quadrangle maps.

NED data for the conterminous United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Pacific Islands, and the Samoan Islands is expressed in geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude). It is horizontally referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) and vertically referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). The resolution is one arc-second (approximately 30 meters). NED data is also available at 1/3 arc-second resolution (approximately 10 meters) for some areas of the conterminous United States.

Purpose:

These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at a regional level. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:24,000-scale data.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2001

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -157.331451

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.686235

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 21.341804

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.943103

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: Digital Elevation Model

Theme_Keyword: DEM

Theme_Keyword: National Elevation Dataset

Theme_Keyword: NED

Theme_Keyword: shaded relief

Place:

Place_Keyword: Hawaiian Islands

Place_Keyword: Hawaii

Place_Keyword: Hawai'i

Place_Keyword: Molokai

Place_Keyword: Maui

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints:

None. Acknowledgment to the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Henry Wolter

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Liaison, Hawaii and Pacific Basin Islands

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 677 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 415

City: Honolulu

State_or_Province: HI

Postal_Code: 96813

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-587-2409

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808-587-2401

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hwolter@usgs.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

No tests for attribute consistency were performed on this data set. Through inspection and queries, attempts were made to ensure completeness and consistency of attribute values.

Completeness_Report:

The completeness of the data is unknown but should be consistent with the level of information normally shown on U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000- and 1:25,000-scale elevation maps.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Title:

U.S. Geological Survey Digital Elevation Model and National Elevation Dataset

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DEM, NED

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

DEMs were mosaicked to form a seamless dataset for the island of Molokai

Data processed by Connie Hoong choong@usgs.gov, 808-587-2427 USGS, 677 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 415, Honolulu, HI, 96816

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Raster_Object_Information:

Raster_Object_Type: Pixel

Row_Count: 4332

Column_Count: 6649

Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 4

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -159.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 10.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 10.000000

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Band_1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ObjectID

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: Value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Red

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Overview_Description:

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.000

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060426

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Person: Henry Wolter

Contact_Position: Liaison, Hawaii and Pacific Basin Islands

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 677 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 415

City: Honolulu

State_or_Province: HI

Postal_Code: 96813

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 808-587-2409

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 808-587-2401

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hwolter@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

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