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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kansas Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 19930913
Title: WATERSHED DISTRICT
Online_Linkage: http://gisdasc.kgs.ukans.edu
Description:
Abstract: Boundaries show on this map are derived from legal descriptions contained in petitions to the Kansas Secretary of State for the creation or extension of watershed districts and in petitions to the Chief Engineer of the Division of Water Resources, Kansas Board of Agriculture, for transfers or mergers between adjacent watersheds. These petitions and other records relating to watershed districts in Kansas are maintained by the Division of Water Resources in the Kansas Department of Agriculture. Most of the legal descriptions were converted to digital geographic coordinates of longitude and latitude using the KGS's LEO II software. Exterior boundaries of the lands included in each watershed were compiled using the Dpoly software, also developed at the KGS. Portions of some boundaries were digitized directly from 1:24,000 scale topographic maps, from the United States Geological Survey. Some incorporated cities are explicitly excluded from watersheds in the legal descriptions. The digital representation of the boundaries of these cities, as used in this coverage, were extracted from the 1990 Pre-Census TIGER files distributed by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Purpose: To produce a series of datasets representing the watershed district boundaries.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19930913
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -102.5
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -94.6
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.0
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.0
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: SCS, DWR, Erosion, Floodwater, Conservation Management, 'Admin-Bound'
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Kansas Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Gina Ross
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
University of Kansas
1930 Constant Avenue, West Campus
City: Lawrence
State_or_Province: KS
Postal_Code: 66047-3726
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 785-864-3965
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 785-864-5317
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aspiazu@jerez.kgs.ukans.edu
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: wtrsheds
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Watershed District Boundaries
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Arc/Info
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Datasets delivered to the Data Access and Support Center are quality assurance tested for major documentation and topological errors using macros. The databases are evaluated based on questions similar to the following:
Does the database's documentation properly explain the dataset? Does the data import properly into its native dataset environment? Is consistent methodology used throughout the data? Are all of the database's fields and values legitimate compared to the documentation? Is the database's topology free of errors that could impair the functionality of the data? Once the data is tested a report is written describing the evaluation. A copy of the report is then forwarded to the data originator for his/her review. If errors are found, the data originator is expected to make any necessary corrections and then provide those corrected coverages. After these steps have been taken data is considered archivable and made available for distribution. Data that is archived by DASC has been tested and corrected. Completeness_Report: Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Publication_Date: Title: Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: Source_Currentness_Reference: Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Source_Contribution: Process_Step: Process_Description: Process_Date: Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic Lambert_Conformal_Conic: Standard_Parallel: 1st Standard Parallel 33.0 2nd Standard Parallel 45.0 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -98 18 45 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 36 52 30 False_Easting: 0 meters False_Northing: 0 meters Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.500 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000 Planar_Distance_Units: Meters Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The watershed coverage has both an arc and polygon attribute tables, plus three additional support tables. The polygon tables contains three items (WSHED# - watershed district number, SUBWHED# - sub-watershed within WSHED#, and COUNTY - 2 character county abbrev. in which the polygon resides). The WATERSHED.NAME table documents major identifying properties of the watershed districts. It is related to the polygon table (PAT) via the common WSHED# item; the relationship is many-to-one from the PAT. The items contained in the name table are: WSNAME - formal name of the watershed, AREA - estimated original acreage by SCS, AREA.1 - estimated amended acreage, due to extensions, STRUCTURES.ST - number of approved structures, funded by State Conservation Service, STRUCTURES-FED - number of approved federal structures, funded Federally under Public Law 566, REMARKS - relevant comments. The WATERSHED.DATES tables encodes the dates of significant events that happened in the history of each watershed district, such as filing or approval dates by regulatory entities. It is related to the PAT via the WSHED# item, in a many-to-one relationship from the PAT. The following items are in the date table: DATE - date on which the event occurred, EVENT - contains a code denoting the event which took place, REMARKS - comments pertaining to the event. The last table WATERSHED.DATES.DOC documents the codes used in the EVENT item in the dates table. It contains the event code and a description of the event. To support flexible modeling and querying of this coverage, watershed boundaries are composed of one or more polygons that: Partition the watershed into sub-watersheds, as appropriate, Partition the watershed along county boundaries, Exclude area as appropriate from the watershed; for example, the legal description of many watersheds explicitly excludes certain cities. For cartographic or modeling purposes, it is often desirable to ignore or handle differently the arcs that make up these various sub-regions. Reselects are required to sub-divide or aggregate the watershed. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Data Access and Support Center Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: University of Kansas 1930 Constant Avenue, West Campus City: Lawrence State_or_Province: KS Postal_Code: 66047-3726 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 785-864-3965 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 785-864-5317 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dasc@mongogis.kgs.ukans.edu Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 Distribution_Liability: The State of Kansas Geographic Information Systems Core Database's digital data have been tested and their documentation carefully reviewed. However, the State of Kansas Geographic Information Systems Policy Board's Data Access and Support Center and its representatives make no warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, with respect to the digital data and their documentation, their quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The digital data are distributed on "as is" basis, and the user assumes all risk to their quality, the results obtained from their use, and the performance of the data. In no event will the State of Kansas Geographic Information Systems Policy Board or its representatives be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from and defect in the State of Kansas Geographic Information Systems Core Database's digital data or in their documentation. This disclaimer of warranty is exclusive and in lieu of all others, oral or written, express or implied. No agent or employee is authorized to make any modification, extension, or addition to this warranty. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ARCE Transfer_Size: 2.3 MB Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://gisdasc.kgs.ukans.edu Access_Instructions: The State of Kansas Watersheds databases are stored in ESRI's Arc/Info Interchange Format and can be downloaded from the DASC home page or by connecting directly to the DASC anonymous FTP server at gisdasc.kgs.ukans.edu. To connect to the FTP server use the login name of anonymous and your E-mail address as the password. Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CD-ROM, 3.5 inch floppy disk, 4 mm cartridge tape, or 8 mm cartridge tape Recording_Format: ISO 9660 Fees: Under the Kansas Public Records Law, DASC will attempt only to recover the costs related to the processing and distribution of core database requests. The following is a description of our Basic and Supplemental Conversion Services, as well as costs associated with the distribution of digital data: Basic Conversion Services-DASC will provide coversion services to all Federal/State/municipal tax-support agencies/entities for the cost of media and shipping and handling. Basic conversion services shall include the exportation of the Core Database in their native projection and tiling scheme into DASC supported spatial data exchange formats and technical support for the loading and importation of the data. Basic conversion services are provided to other than tax-supported organizations on a fee-for-service basis. Supplemental Conversion Services-DASC will provide supplemental conversion services to all organizations on a fee-for-service basis. Secondary services shall include the alteration of a Core Database's native projection, tiling scheme, or topological structure. Supplemental services also includes custom map production. Where applicable, recoverable cost include: 1. Labor to process the request 2. Computer processing time to extract/convert database 3. Magnetic media to distribute the data 4. Shipping and handling charges 5. Tax Below are the fees associated with each of the recoverable items: 1. Labor: $35.00/Hour 2. Central Processing Unit (CPU) computer time: $.14/Minute 3. Media: 3.5" HD floppy $.90 DC 2120 Mini data cartridge tape $22.00 8mm-112m Data cartridge tape $19.00 4mm-120m Data cartridge tape $20.00 Compact Disks $15.00 Network Transfer No Charge 4. Shipping and Handling: Varies 5. Tax (State of Kansas): 6.90% Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 19970321 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Data Access and Support Center Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: University of Kansas 1930 Constant Avenue, West Campus City: Lawrence State_or_Province: KS Postal_Code: 66047-3726 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 785-864-3965 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 785-864-5317 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dasc@mongogis.kgs.ukans.edu Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: 1.0 |
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