Watercourses for the Red River Basin (Canada and US)

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: Canada Centre for Remote Sensing

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 20010311

Title: Watercourses for the Red River Basin (Canada and US)

Edition: First

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Ottawa (Ontario) & Reston (Virginia)

Publisher: Canada Centre for Remote Sensing & U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage:

\\PCDISASTERS\G$\aa_project\rr_vec2002\hydro_CAN-US\water_line\can_us_watercourses.shp

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Description:

Abstract:

Watercourse vectors for the Red River Basin area. This product is a merged vector dataset containing the National Topograghic Database (NTDB) watercourse entity covering the Canadian portion of the Red River basin in the province of Manitoba at the 1:50 000 scale and the RAD drainage covering the U.S. portion of the Red River basin in the state North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota at the 1:100 000 scale.

Purpose:

Dataset was assembled as part of the Joint Canada/US Framework project for the Red River Basin. This dataset provides a base of properly structured vector data designed and suited for geographic information system (GIS) applications. These vectors are intended for geographic display and analysis at the local level, and for small regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at the scales appropriate for 1:50,000 - 1:100,000 scale data.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1978

Ending_Date: 1999

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -101.000425

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.704509

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 50.500067

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.223949

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Watercourse

Theme_Keyword: Hydrography

Theme_Keyword: Drainage

Theme_Keyword: Stream

Theme_Keyword: River

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Red River

Place_Keyword: Manitoba

Place_Keyword: North Dakota

Place_Keyword: South Dakota

Place_Keyword: Minnesota

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Canada

Access_Constraints:

Data accessible only by members of the Joint Canada/US Framework project for the Red River Basin due to Canadian copyright laws.

Use_Constraints:

Members of the Joint Canada/US Framework project should acknowledge of the Centre for Topographic Information in Sherbrooke, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, and the U.S. Geological Survey when citing the data source. The data cannot be redistributed.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Terry Pultz

Contact_Organization: Canada Centre for Remote Sensing

Contact_Position: Research Scientist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 588 Booth Street, Suite 205

City: Ottawa

State_or_Province: Ontario

Postal_Code: K1A 0Y7

Country: Canada

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (613) 947-1316

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (613) 947-1385

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: terry.pultz@ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca

Contact_Instructions: E-mail contact preferred.

Browse_Graphic:

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

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

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Source attributes of intererest were maintained and unaltered.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Topological checks were performed on this data to ensure valid arc-node topology. All topological-building operations were done using a fuzzy tolerence equivalent to approximately 1 meter (0.00001 degree). Dataset was visually check for inconsistencies but the source data was assumed to be correct.

Completeness_Report:

The data completeness reflects the content of the original NTDB (Canada) and NHD (US) files.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

<http://www.CTIS.rncan.gc.ca/> <http://mapping.usgs.gov/standards/>

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Publication_Date: 1999

Title: National Hydrography Dataset (NHD)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Other_Citation_Details:

<http://mapping.usgs.gov/standards/> <http://nhd.usgs.gov>

Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000

Type_of_Source_Media: electronic mail system

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: RAD (special extract from the NHD)

Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Centre for Topographic Information in Sherbrooke, <http://www.CTIS.rncan.gc.ca/>

Publication_Date: Varies according to NTS mapsheets

Title: National Topographic Database (NTDB)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Sherbrooke, Québec

Publisher: Centre for Topographic Information

Other_Citation_Details:

NTS mapsheets number appended for the Canadian portion of the Red River Basin - NTS# (Edition, Version, Accuracy (m)) : 62I07 (2,4,50), 62I06 (2,3,100), 62I04 (2,2,100), 62I03 (3,3,10), 62I02 (3,3,10), 62H13 (2,3,30), 62H14 (2,1,30), 62H15 (3,0,10), 62H12 (2,3,100), 62H11 (4,5,25), 62H10 (2,4,50), 62H05 (2,3,100), 62H06 (2,4,100), 62H07 (3,1,50), 62H04 (4,4,25), 62H03 (2,3,100), 62H02 (2,0,30), 62H09 (2,2,50), 62H08 (2,3,50), 62H01 (2,2,50), 52E04 (2,2,50), 62G16 (5,6,10), 62G09 (2,4,100), 62G08 (2,4,100), 62G01 (2,5,100), 62G10 (2,4,100), 62G07 (2,1,100), 62G02 (2,2,100), 62G06 (2,4,30), 62G03 (2,1,100), 62G05 (2,2,100), 62G04 (2,3,100), and 62F01 (2,3,100)

Source_Scale_Denominator: 50000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1978

Ending_Time: 1996

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CTI

Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

NTDB: The 33 NTS mapsheets for the NTDB watercourses (water_c_l.shp) entity were obtained from CTI via FTP. The vectors were received in shapefile format and UTM projection (NAD83, GRS80) and imported to coverages for further processing using ArcGIS. Of the 33 mapsheets 32 of them were in UTM zone 14. The NTS mapsheet 52e04 is located in UTM zone 15 but this mapsheet was reprojected Zone 14 before appending. The 33 mapsheets were merged using the APPEND command in ArcGIS. The topology was cleaned with a dangle length=0m and fuzzy tolerance=1m and the data visually checked for fit and obvious errors. The Canadian Red River Basin Watercourse dataset was reprojected to Decimal Degree (NAD83, GRS80) for the next step. RAD: The RAD hydrography dataset is a special extract from the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD). The drainage files (rad_drain.shp) were appended for the entire Red River Basin (within a 5km buffer). Files were received in shapefiles format in geographic decimal degrees (NAD83, GRS80). Files were imported to coverages for the next step.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

CANADA-US MERGING PROCESS: 1) The Canadian and US coverage files in NAD83 Geographic Decimal Degrees format were appended using the "joincover" script taken from the ERSI website and developped by Sam Henderson . More information on script can be obtained from the following website <http://www.surv.ufl.edu/~sam/joincovers/index.htm> . This application prepares coverages with different attiributes for the APPEND command, it finds all possible items in the feature attribute tables and make them similar by adding and pulling. It does not drop any items and creates a file containing a "superset" of all attributes of the original files. Topology of vectors is updated using a dangle=0 and fuzzy tolerence=0.00001 (degrees) before appending. 2) Merged Canada-US watercourse was exported to Shapefile geographic decimal degrees for final distributes purposes. 3) Attributes correspondance was evaluated but is was decided not to crosswalk attributes. The full set of Canadian an US watercourse attributes were retained for the exeception of Canadian watercourse attributes relating to feature geometry and some internal GIS attributes (see list below). ORIGINAL NTDB ATTRIBUTES: NAME, width, output, type, n. dec WAT_BODY_A 4,10,B,0 WAT_BODY_1 4,10,B,0 ENTITYNAME 40,40,C,0 NTS 6,6,C,0E DITION 4,10,B,0 VERSION 4,10,B,0 THEME 2,2,C,0 ID 4,10,B,0 CODE_GENER 4,10,B,0 ATC 4,10,B,0 ATG 4,10,B,0 ATZ 4,10,B,0 ATE 4,10,B,0 ACCURACY 4,10,B,0 TYPE_ 4,10,B,0 ELEVATION 8,19,F,3 CENTROID_X 8,19,F,3 CENTROID_Y 8,19,F,3

ORIGINAL RAD ATTRIBUTES: NAME, width, output, type, n. dec OBJECTID_1 4,10,B,0 DEFAULTNAM 4,10,B,0 DEFAULTN_1 4,10,B,0 DRAIN_ 8,19,F,3 DRAIN_ID 8,19,F,3 COM_ID 8,19,F,3 RCH_COM_ID 8,19,F,3 WB_COM_ID 8,19,F,3 FTYPE 24,24,C,0 FCODE 4,10,B,0 METERS 8,19,F,3 OBJECTID 4,10,B,0 FID_LEN 8,19,F,3 SHAPE_LEN 8,19,F,3

ATTRIBUTES SUPERSET (NTDB + RAD): FNODE_ TNODE_ LPOLY_ RPOLY_ WA_C_L_ WA_C_L_ID ENTITYNAME NTS EDITION VERSION THEME ID CODE_GENER ATC ATG ATZ ATE ACCURACY TYPE ELEVATION OBJECTID_1 DEFAULTNAM DEFAULTN_1 DRAIN_ DRAIN_ID COM_ID RCH_COM_ID WB_COM_ID FTYPE FCODE METERS OBJECTID FID_LEN SHAPE_LEN

RETAINED ATTRIBUTES: GIS Software required -> FID, Shape Canadian Watercourse Attributes -> NTS, ID, ELEVATION US Drainage Attributes -> COM_ID, RCH_COM_ID, WB_COM_ID, FTYPE, FCODE, METERS, OBJECTID, FID_LEN, SHAPE_LEN

Process_Date: 20020305

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Alice Deschamps

Contact_Organization: Canada Centre for Remote Sensing

Contact_Address:

Address: 588 Booth St., suite 205

City: Ottawa

State_or_Province: Ontario

Postal_Code: K1A 0Y7

Country: Canada

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (613) 947-1279

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: alice.deschamps@ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 32890

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

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

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: Canada: CGVD28 & US: NGVD29

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: can_us_watercourses

Entity_Type_Definition: Watercourses for the Red River Basin

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 32889

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:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Features Geometry.

Codeset_Source: ESRI

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NTS

Attribute_Definition: National Topographic System Number for Canada

Attribute_Definition_Source: NRCan/CTIS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: National Topographic System Mapsheet Numbering (1:50000)

Codeset_Source: CTI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID

Attribute_Definition: Unique feature identification number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NRCan/CTIS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ELEVATION

Attribute_Definition: Altimetric information (unknown= -9999)

Attribute_Definition_Source: NRCan/CTIS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2225

Range_Domain_Maximum: 133

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COM_ID

Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier of the NHD feature.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RCH_COM_ID

Attribute_Definition:

Unique identifier of the transport reach and coastline reach in the NHD.RATRCH table of which the network element is part.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WB_COM_ID

Attribute_Definition:

Unique identifier of the waterbody in the NHD.PATWB table that the network element (artificial path only) flows through. Records in this table may be related to the COM_ID field in the NHD.PATWB region attribute table.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: -9998

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

In the initial release of the NHD, this value is not populated and the value is -9998 (unspecified).

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: -9999

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Network elements that are not artificial paths through waterbodies will have values of -9999 (not applicable) for WB_COM_ID.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FTYPE

Attribute_Definition: Type of NHD network element.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Artificial Path

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Canal / Ditch

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Connector

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pipeline

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Stream / River

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FCODE

Attribute_Definition:

Numeric value that encodes the type and values for a set of characteristics for an NHD feature. This five-digit code has two parts: the first three digits encode the feature type; the last two digits encode values for a set of characteristics associated with the feature.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 33400

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: CONNECTOR: feature type only: no attributess

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 33602

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: CANAL/DITCH: Canal/Ditch Type|unspecified

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 42801

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

PIPELINE: Product|water; Pipeline Type|aqueduct; Relationship to Surface|at or near

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 46000

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: STREAM/RIVER: feature type only: no attributes

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 46001

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

STREAM/RIVER: Hydrographic Category|intermittent; Positional Accuracy|definite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 46004

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

STREAM/RIVER: Hydrographic Category|perennial; Positional Accuracy|definite

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 55800

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: ARTIFICIAL PATH: feature type only: no attributes

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: METERS

Attribute_Definition: Length of the NHD feature, in meters

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 52748

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Uniquer identifier.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID_LEN

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE_LEN

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Information on the National Topographic Databse can be found at the following website <http://www.cits.rncan.gc.ca>. Pdf documents can be downloaded by navigating to Digital Topographic Data/Product Information/Standards and Specifications/NTDB. Information and complete attribute description for the NHD can be found at the official NHD website: <http://nhd.usgs.gov>

Distribution_Information:

Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing and the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the either organism regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. No responsibility is assumed by the the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing and U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 25.443

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20020308

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Alice Deschamps

Contact_Organization: Canada Centre for Remote Sensing

Contact_Position: Reseach Associate

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: 588 Booth St., Suite 205

City: Ottawa

State_or_Province: Ontario

Postal_Code: K1N 0Y7

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (613) 947-1279

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (613) 947-1385

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: alice.deschamps@ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca

Contact_Instructions: E-mail contact preferred.

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