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Topographic Contours (2ft), Town of Groton, 2008

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Tompkins County ITS GIS Division
Publication Date
2011
Title
Topographic Contours (2ft), Town of Groton, 2008
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Online Linkage
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/catalog/cugir-008147
Abstract
Topographic contours at intervals of 2 feet, covering the Town of Groton in Tompkins County, New York. These elevation contours were derived from May 2008 LiDAR data, with points using the NAVD88 vertical datum later converted to feet.
Purpose
This data was originally collected for the purpose of providing support for FEMA's Floodplain Map Modernization Program.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
ground condition
Time Instant
200805
Bounding Box
West
-76.460253
East
-76.261612
North
42.623524
South
42.544413
Theme Keyword
contour lines
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
none
ISO Topic Category
elevation
Theme Keyword
elevation
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
CUGIR Category
Place Keyword
Tompkins County (N.Y.)
Groton (N.Y. : Town)
Place Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
None
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Tompkins County ITS GIS Division
Delivery Point
128 East Buffalo Street
City
Ithaca
State
New York
Postal Code
14850
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
(607) 274-5418
Contact Facsimile Telephone
(607) 274-5420
Contact Electronic Mail Address
gis@tompkins-co.org
Hours of Service
M-F 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Data Quality Information
Logical Consistency Report
Unknown
Completeness Report
The shapefile covers all areas within a 500-foot buffer around the Town of Groton.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
The original LiDAR data horizontal accuracy is in compliance with the National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy (NSSDA) RMSE estimation of elevation data in support of 2ft. contour mapping products as it is referenced in the FEMA guidelines for flood hazard mapping, appendix A.
Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment
Lineage
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
3D LineString
Point and Vector Object Count
3918
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Map Projection
Map Projection Name
NAD 1983 StatePlane New York Central FIPS 3102 Feet
Transverse Mercator
Scale Factor at Central Meridian
0.9999375
Longitude of Central Meridian
-76.58333333333333
Latitude of Projection Origin
40.0
False Easting
820208.3333333333
False Northing
0.0
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution
0.0000000072859718258655464
Ordinate Resolution
0.0000000072859718258655464
Planar Distance Units
Foot_US
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name
GRS 1980
Semi-major Axis
6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257222101
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
Groton2ftContours
Entity Type Definition
Topographic contours
Entity Type Definition Source
Attributes
Contour
elevation (902 to 1602 feet)
Definition Source
Type
contour type (can be used for display purposes)
1
2-foot contour
2
10-foot contour
Definition Source
Distribution Information
Format Name
Shapefile
Format Name
metadata
Format Name
HTML metadata
Format Name
KML
Format Name
GeoJSON
Format Name
OGC:WMS
Distributor
Albert R. Mann Library
Online Access
https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/81/47/cugir-008147.zip
Online Access
https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/81/47/fgdc.xml
Online Access
https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/81/47/fgdc.html
Online Access
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wfs?version=1.0.0request=GetFeaturetypeName=cugir008147outputFormat=application%2Fvnd.google-earth.kml%2Bxml
Online Access
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wfs?version=1.0.0request=GetFeaturetypeName=cugir008147outputFormat=application%2Fjson
Online Access
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wms?version=1.1.0request=GetMaplayers=cugir008147bbox=-76.46621223,42.54203967,-76.25565277,42.62589733width=256height=101srs=EPSG:4326format=image/png
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20190618
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Albert R. Mann Library
Contact Address
Address
Albert R. Mann Library
City
Ithaca
State or Province
New York
Postal Code
14853
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
607-255-5406
Contact Electronic Mail Address
mann-ref@cornell.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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