# Louisiana Rivers and Streams from ESRI/GDT source data, Geographic NAD83, LOSCO (1999) [streams]

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## 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: Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinators Office (LOSCO)
      Publication_Date: 1999
      Title:
        Louisiana Rivers and Streams from ESRI/GDT source data, Geographic NAD83, LOSCO (1999) [streams]
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This is a line dataset of rivers and streams in the state of Louisiana. It was derived from an ESRI data set created from Geographic Data Technology, Inc. Dynamap 2000 v7.3 data that was in turn derived from the Bureau of the Census TIGER/Line files.
    Purpose:
      This data set depicts most of the major and minor streams, rivers and other waterways in the state of Louisiana. Its recommended scales of use are the range 1:35,000 - 1:1,200,000

      This data set in geographic coordinates, NAD83 is a reference 'rivers' theme data set for the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO).

    Supplemental_Information:
      These metadata describe the Arc/Info coverage of name 'streams' and the shapefile of the same name that it was derived from.

      The metadata for this data set are encapsulated into several documents and graphics files. The metadata are not complete if you did not receive the following files along with the data set:

          streams.mtd - this document in mp (metadata parser) compatible ASCII text form
          streams.html - this document in HTML form
          streams_faq.html - this document in HTML form
          streams.sgml - this document in SGML form
          streams1.gif - thumbnail graphic of data set

  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 1998
    Currentness_Reference: date ESRI data became available
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -94.043
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.451
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.019
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.115
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Theme_Keyword: rivers
      Theme_Keyword: streams
      Theme_Keyword: waterways
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Place_Keyword: Louisiana
  Access_Constraints:
    These data are only available as part of a larger data distribution package, the 'Louisiana GIS CD: A Digital Map of the State'
  Use_Constraints:
    By use of these data the user acknowledges that the Data and Related Materials contain proprietary and confidential property of ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Redlands, CA) and its licensor(s). The Data and Related Materials are owned by ESRI and its licensor(s) and are protected by United States copyright laws and applicable international copyright treaties and/or conventions. In the case of this data set, the licensor to ESRI is Geographic Data Technology, Inc., Lyme, New Hampshire.

    As a result of ESRI/GDT data redistribution rights restrictions, these data may not be redistributed as a stand-alone dataset. They may only be distributed as part of the 'Louisiana GIS CD: A Digital Map of the State' that has been recognized by ESRI as a 'Value-Added Software Application developed by ESRI Business Partners on a royalty-free basis with proper metadata or source attribution to the respective data vendor(s).'

    Static images including hard-copy renditions of these data that are plotted or printed, and/or .gif or .jpeg images with metadata or source attribution acknowledging ESRI/GDT may be redistributed.

  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office
        Contact_Person: David Gisclair
      Contact_Position: Technical Assistance Program (TAP) Director
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office
        Address: Office of the Governor
        Address: P.O. Box 94095
        City: Baton Rouge
        State_or_Province: LA
        Postal_Code: 70804
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (225) 219-5800
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (225) 219-5802
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: <URL:mailto:tapgis@linknet.idt.net>
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <URL:streams1.gif>
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: thumbnail graphic of data set
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
  Data_Set_Credit:
    LOSCO gratefully acknowledges the ESRI/GDT agency for providing the source data for production of this data set and LSU for providing the information necessary to build this metadata.

### Data_Quality_Information:

  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    Topological and labeling tests, and attribute statistics were obtained with a quality assurance AML (qa_report.aml). This report is used to expose inconsistencies and problems in the data and its attributes, and to verify correction of those errors when corrections are possible.
  Completeness_Report:
    The rivers, streams, and waterways depicted in this dataset are only those that would be present in the primary source dataset which was Bureau of the Census TIGER/Line files which typically have detail standard for 1:100k maps. This data set includes only those streams from the source data set that had names.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: ESRI
          Publication_Date: 1998
          Title: Louisiana Rivers
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator: ESRI
              Publication_Date: 1998
              Title: ESRI Data & Maps
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1998
        Source_Currentness_Reference: date when data became available
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: LARIVERS
      Source_Contribution: shapefile used to create this dataset
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        All unnamed streams were dropped from the LARIVERS data. The remaining stream data set was projected to geographic coordinates, NAD83.
      Process_Date: 1999
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization:
              Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University
            Contact_Person: DeWitt Braud
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing address
            Address: Louisiana State University
            City: Baton Rouge
            State_or_Province: LA
            Postal_Code: 70803
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (225) 388-3455
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dbraud1@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu

### Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 5689

### Spatial_Reference_Information:

  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.00001
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
      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
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

### Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: streams.dbf
      Entity_Type_Definition: attribute table for streams
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: 3001, Inc.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: name
      Attribute_Definition: name of the water feature
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: free text stream or river name
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FCC
      Attribute_Definition: the Feature Classification Code of the water feature
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: H10
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Stream; major category used when the minor category could not be determined
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Census TIGER files
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: H11
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Perennial stream or river
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Census TIGER files
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: length_m
      Attribute_Definition: length of stream in meters
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Louisiana State University
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.00
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 94094.00
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

### Distribution_Information:

  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office
        Contact_Person: David Gisclair
      Contact_Position: Technical Assistance Program (TAP) Director
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office
        Address: Office of the Governor
        Address: P.O. Box 94095
        City: Baton Rouge
        State_or_Province: LA
        Postal_Code: 70804
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (225) 219-5800
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (225) 219-5802
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: <URL:mailto:tapgis@linknet.idt.net>
  Resource_Description: streams
  Distribution_Liability:
    The data herein, including but not limited to geographic data, tabular data, analytical data, electronic data structures or files, are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the data is assumed by the user. No guarantee of accuracy is granted, nor is any responsibility for reliance thereon assumed. In no event shall the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office (LOSCO) be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, loss of anticipated profits or benefits arising out of use of or reliance on the data. The LOSCO does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers or other transformations or conversions, nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the data in any manner or form.

    These data have been developed from the best available sources. Although efforts have been made to ensure that the data are accurate and reliable, errors and variable conditions originating from physical sources used to develop the data may be reflected in the data supplied. Users must be aware of these conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, scale, resolution, rectification, positional accuracy, development methodology, time period, environmental and climatic conditions and other circumstances specific to these data. The user is responsible for understanding the accuracy limitations of the data provided herein. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. The user should refer to the accompanying metadata notes for a description of the data and data development procedures.

    Although these data have been processed successfully on computers at the LOSCO, no guarantee, expressed or implied, is made by LOSCO regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the act of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. Distribution of these data is intended for information purposes and should not be considered authoritative for navigational, engineering, legal and other site-specific uses.

### Metadata_Reference_Information:

  Metadata_Date: 19991130
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: 3001, Inc.
        Contact_Person: Mendi Johnson
      Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 3655 SW 2nd Ave., Suite 3C
        City: Gainesville
        State_or_Province: FL
        Postal_Code: 32607
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (352) 379-3001
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (352) 377-4234
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mjohnson@gnv.3001data.com
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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