PORTS_NTAD_IN: Ports in Indiana derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 1:100,000, Point Shapefile)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Publication_Date: 2001
Title:
PORTS_NTAD_IN: Ports in Indiana derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 1:100,000, Point Shapefile)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Other_Citation_Details:
Data is available from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, at the following URL:

<http://www.bts.gov/publications/north_american_transportation_atlas_data/>

Online_Linkage: <http://igs.indiana.edu/arcims/statewide/download.html>

Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Ports database is an extract from the National Waterway Network database consisting of 224 points coded as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ports. This dataset is an extraction for Indiana from the national database and contains 6 points representing USACE ports.

Purpose:
This dataset was compiled to provide locations and attributes for ports in Indiana. This dataset is available for viewing and for free downloading on the Indiana Geological Survey statewide GIS Web site titled "A GIS Atlas of Indiana." It is intended for a variety of uses by the public recognizing that the horizontal accuracy does not support high precision applications.

BTS metadata states –

“The Ports database is a geographic database of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ports in and around the United States, for analytical studies of waterway performance, for compiling commodity flow statistics, and for mapping purposes.”

Supplemental_Information:
This dataset, as well as many others, was compiled for mapping and download as part of the Web site titled "A GIS Atlas for Indiana," funded by the Indiana Department of Transportation. Many publicly available datasets were created, edited, and compiled inclusion on the Web site where users can download data or map online using ESRI ArcIMS. Many public data sources, not created in conjunction with the statewide project, were obtained by Web site download, contacting originators, and creating spatial files from tabular data. A range of layer editing was used, specific to each layer, from full creation, to data cleaning, to only reformatting metadata. The level of editing done by BLA or the Indiana Geological Survey (IGS) is fully disclosed in the process steps of this metadata; credit for the information is retained by the originator.

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19940101
Ending_Date: present
Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.1607
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.6882
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.7753
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.7554

Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geography Network Keyword Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters
Theme_Keyword: economy
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Theme_Keyword: ports
Theme_Keyword: shipping
Theme_Keyword: freight
Theme_Keyword: National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD)
Theme_Keyword: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Theme_Keyword: National Waterway Network Database
Theme_Keyword: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Theme_Keyword: North American Transportation Atlas Data (NORTAD)
Theme_Keyword: waterways
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Indiana
Place_Keyword: Clark County
Place_Keyword: Lake County
Place_Keyword: Porter County
Place_Keyword: Posey County

Access_Constraints:
This file is available to anyone, but access may be contingent on written request, specific terms relevant to the agency or person making the request, and (or) current freedom of information statutes in the state of Indiana.

Use_Constraints:
DATA DISCLAIMER

This data set was compiled by Bernardin-Lochmueller and Associates, using data believed to be accurate; however, a degree of error is inherent in all data. This product is distributed "AS-IS" without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to warranties of suitability of a particular purpose or use. No attempt has been made in either the designed format or production of these data to define the limits or jurisdiction of any federal, state, or local government. These data are intended for use only at the published scale or smaller and are for reference purposes only. They are not to be construed as a legal document or survey instrument. A detailed on-the-ground survey and historical analysis of a single site may differ from this data.

Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Bernardin-Lochmueller and Associates
Contact_Person: Neal Schroeder
Contact_Position: Geographer, Environmental Planner
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 6200 Vogel Road
City: Evansville
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47715-4006
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-423-7411
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 812-479-6262
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nschroeder@blainc.com
Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm CST

Data_Set_Credit:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2001, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ports

BTS metadata states –

“The National Waterway Network was created on behalf of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Bureau of Census, and the U.S. Coast Guard by Vanderbilt University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Additional agencies with input into network development include Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Maritime Administration, Military Traffic Management Command, Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Federal Railroad Administration.”

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ESRI ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format, approximately 160 Kb


Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The attribute accuracy is tested by manual comparison of the source with hard copy print-outs and/or symbolized display of digital line graphs on an interactive computer graphic system; selected attributes that cannot be visually verified on plots or on screen, are interactively queried and verified on screen. 

Logical_Consistency_Report:
Unknown. No records exist at Bernardin-Lochmueller & Assoc. regarding the logical consistency of this shapefile. For more information, contact the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (www.bts.gov).

Completeness_Report:
No records were available from BTS on completeness of this file, but it is assumed to be all ports in waterways bordering Indiana.

Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The accuracy of each point element is correlated to the data source used to derive that element.  For example, links and nodes derived from 1:100,000 scale Digital Line Graphs are more accurate than links and nodes derived from 1:500,000 scale NOAA Navigational Charts.  Elements with an "M" in the source field (indicating an unknown or missing source) are the least accurate.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The vertical positional accuracy was not a factor in the production of this shapefile.

Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research, Vanderbilt University
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: USACE Port Database
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Database
Source_Scale_Denominator: 100,000 (varies)
Type_of_Source_Media: Stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20010101
Source_Currentness_Reference: Source date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Waterway
Source_Contribution: Original extraction of ports

Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Publication_Date: 20010101
Title: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ports
Edition: Version 2.0, Revision 3.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Other_Citation_Details:
Data is part of the National Transportation Atlas Database, NTAD
Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/gis/ntatlas/natlas.html>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 100,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19940101
Ending_Date: 20011231
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: PORTS
Source_Contribution: Ports shapefile extracted for Indiana

Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Extraction of the USACE identified port nodes from the National Waterway Network file.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Waterway
Process_Date: 20010101
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: PORT
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Contact_Person: Unknown
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202 366 DATA
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202 366 3640
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov

Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Ports shapefile extracted for Indiana was downloaded from the BTS NTAD website on August 5, 2002. The file was converted to UTM83 coordinates.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: PORT
Process_Date: 20020805
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: PORTS_USACE_IN
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Bernardin-Lochmueller and Associates
Contact_Person: Cinda Bonds
Contact_Position: Environmental Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 6200 Vogel Road
City: Evansville
State_or_Province: Iniana
Postal_Code: 47715
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812-479-6200
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
812-479-6262 Contact_Website: www.blainc.com
Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 CST

Process_Step:
Process_Description:
This metadata was pre-parsed and parsed using CNS (Chew and Spit, v 2.6.1) and MP (Metadata Parser, v 2.7.1) software written by Peter N. Schweitzer (United States Geological Survey). The errors generated by MP were all addressed and corrected.
Process_Date: 20050122
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Bernardin-Lochmueller and Associates
Contact_Person: Cinda Bonds
Contact_Position: Environmental Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 6200 Vogel Road
City: Evansville
State_or_Province: Iniana
Postal_Code: 47715
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 812-479-6200
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
812-479-6262 Contact_Website: www.blainc.com
Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 CST


Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Indiana
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 6


Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 16
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87.000000
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: 0.001024
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.26


Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: PORTS_NTAD_IN.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attributes table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition:
The SHAPE attribute is a data attribute inherent to the ESRI shapefile format. It defines the vector data as point, polyline or polygon. For further information concerning the definition of SHAPE, consult ESRI documentation.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: software generated
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MODDATE
Attribute_Definition: Record Modification Date
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATURID
Attribute_Definition: Unique identifier
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE port Code
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Nnumeric
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: Name of port
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Port
Attribute_Definition: Port identification code
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Who_MOD
Attribute_Definition:
Code designating what organization modified the link to which this node is attached and how
Attribute_Definition_Source: assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: V
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vanderbilt Addition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: V A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vanderbilt Addition and Digitized from NOAA charts
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: A3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digitized from NOAA charts, 94 July
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SRC
Attribute_Definition: Source of port node
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: V1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digitized from NOAA charts
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: V5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digitized from 1:100K DLGs
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NODEID
Attribute_Definition:
Unique point identification code. Links to NODEID in the USACE Waterway Network
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive integer


Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Bernardin-Lochmueller and Associates
Contact_Position: Environmental Division
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 6200 Vogel Road
City: Evansville
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47715-4006
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-423-7411
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
812-479-6262 Contact_Website: www.blainc.com
Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm CST

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:
No claims to accuracy are made on this data. It is intended to be used only for general planning purposes. Detailed planning or analysis will require more accurate data.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The product is provided "AS IS", without any other warranties or conditions, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties for product quality, or suitability to a particular purpose or use. The risk or liability resulting from the use of this product is assumed by the user. Bernardin, Lochmueller and Associates shares no liability with product users indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of revenue or profit, lost or damaged data or other commercial or economic loss. Bernardin-Lochmueller and Assoc. is not responsible for claims by a third party. The maximum aggregate liability to the original purchaser shall not exceed the amount paid by you for the product.


Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040814
Metadata_Review_Date: 20050122
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Bernardin-Lochmueller and Associates
Contact_Person: Cinda Bonds
Contact_Position: Environmental Biologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: 6200 Vogel Road
City: Evansville
State_or_Province: Indiana
Postal_Code: 47715-4006
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 800-423-7411
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
812-479-6262 Contact_Website: www.blainc.com
Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm CST
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints:
This metadata file is intended to accompany the data set identified and received from the BLA/IGS. It should not to be altered or summarized. BLA/IGS does not support secondary distribution. If this data set was received from anyone besides the BLA/IGS, this metadata file and the data set it describes may lack integrity.

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