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7.5-Minute Quad Index, New York State, 2012

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Mann Library, Cornell University
Publication Date
20120823
Title
7.5-Minute Quad Index, New York State, 2012
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Online Linkage
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/catalog/cugir-008154
Abstract
This shapefile contains all the USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles that are contained within or partially overlap New York state. It provides related and historical quad names and identifiers from the USGS, NYSDOT, and CUGIR.
Purpose
To provide a definitive list of quads within New York State.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
20120823
Bounding Box
West
-79.875
East
-71.75
North
45.125
South
40.375
Theme Keyword
USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles
NYS DOT quadrangles
quad index
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
ISO Topic Category
location
Theme Keyword
location
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
CUGIR Category
Place Keyword
New York (State)
Place Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
none
Use Restrictions
none
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Person
Keith Jenkins
Delivery Point
Albert R. Mann Library
City
Ithaca
State
New York
Postal Code
14853
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
607-255-5406
Contact Electronic Mail Address
mann-ref@cornell.edu
Hours of Service
M-F 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Data Quality Information
Attribute Accuracy Report
Quad names were checked against data from multiple online sources, and in some cases, checked against printed and scanned USGS topographic maps.
Logical Consistency Report
Boundaries were copied, unedited, from TNM_CELLS
Completeness Report
Includes all 7.5-minute quads from TNM_CELLS where the STATE field included "NY" (possibly along with other states).
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
Shapefiles are accurate to the quality of the original 1:24000 scale map.
Lineage
Source
Originator
United States Geological Survey
Publication Date
20120209
Title
TNM_Cells
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Online Linkage
ftp://nhdftp.usgs.gov/DataSets/Staged/Cells/TNM_Cells.gdb.zip
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
20120209
Source Currentness Reference
file modification date
Contribution
7.5-minute quad boundaries, USGS_ID, USGS_NAME, STATE
Source
Originator
New York State Department of Transportation
Publication Date
unknown
Title
1:24,000 Quadrangle List (By Quad Name)
Online Linkage
http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/quads/drg24/index_quadname.htm
Type of Source Media
online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
20120817
Source Currentness Reference
website access date
Contribution
NYSDOT_ID, ALT_NAMES
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count
1053
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000001
Longitude Resolution
0.000001
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal Degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D North American 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
NY_7_5_Quads
Entity Type Definition
7.5 minute quadrangles for New York State
Entity Type Definition Source
CUGIR
Attributes
USGS_ID
USGS Quad ID (text string)
Definition Source
USGS
USGS_NAME
Current USGS quad name (text string)
Definition Source
USGS
USGS_HIST
Historical notes about the name of the quad (text string)
Definition Source
USGS
STATE
Two-letter abbreviations of any states intersecting the quad (text string)
Definition Source
UTM_ZONE
UTM zone where the quad is located (text string)
Definition Source
NYSDOT_ID
Quad code used by the New York State Department of Transportation (text string)
Definition Source
NYSDOT
CUGIR_NAME
Quad name used by the CUGIR website (identical to the USGS name, except for two Hancock quads that are differentiated by state) (text string)
Definition Source
CUGIR
CUGIR_DEM
CUGIR ID (bucket number) of the corresponding DEM tile (if it exists in CUGIR) (text string)
Definition Source
CUGIR
ALT_NAMES
Any alternate names for the quad (former names, misspellings, etc.) (text string)
Definition Source
CUGIR
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/00/81/54/cugir-008154.zip
Online Access
https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/81/54/fgdc.xml
Online Access
https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/81/54/fgdc.html
Online Access
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wfs?version=1.0.0request=GetFeaturetypeName=cugir008154outputFormat=application%2Fvnd.google-earth.kml%2Bxml
Online Access
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wfs?version=1.0.0request=GetFeaturetypeName=cugir008154outputFormat=application%2Fjson
Online Access
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wms?version=1.1.0request=GetMaplayers=cugir008154bbox=-80.11875,40.2325,-71.50625,45.2675width=256height=149srs=EPSG:4326format=image/png
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20190524
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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