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<H3>GISDATA.nhdpt_point</H3>
<H4>Frequently-asked questions:</H4>
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<A href="#what">What does this data set describe?</A>
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<LI><A href="#what.1">How should this data set be cited?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#what.2">What geographic area does the data set cover?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#what.3">What does it look like?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#what.4">Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#what.5">What is the general form of this data set?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#what.6">How does the data set represent geographic features?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#what.7">How does the data set describe geographic features?</A></LI>
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<A href="#who">Who produced the data set?</A>
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<LI><A href="#who.1">Who are the originators of the data set?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#who.2">Who also contributed to the data set?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#who.3">To whom should users address questions about the data?</A></LI>
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<LI><A href="#why">Why was the data set created?</A></LI>
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<A href="#how">How was the data set created?</A>
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<LI><A href="#how.1">Where did the data come from?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#how.2">What changes have been made?</A></LI>
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<A href="#quality">How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?</A>
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<LI><A href="#quality.1">How well have the observations been checked?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#quality.2">How accurate are the geographic locations?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#quality.3">How accurate are the heights or depths?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#quality.4">Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#quality.5">How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?</A></LI>
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<A href="#getacopy">How can someone get a copy of the data set?</A>
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<LI><A href="#getacopy.0">Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#getacopy.1">Who distributes the data?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#getacopy.2">What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#getacopy.3">What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#getacopy.4">How can I download or order the data?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#getacopy.5">Is there some other way to get the data?</A></LI>
<LI><A href="#getacopy.6">What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?</A></LI>
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<LI><A href="#metaref">Who wrote the metadata?</A></LI>
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<A name="what"><H3>What does this data set describe?</H3></A>
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<DIV><I>Title:</I></DIV>
<DIV STYLE="margin-left:'0.4in'">GISDATA.nhdpt_point</DIV>
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<DIV><I>Abstract:</I></DIV>
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<PRE ID="original">REQUIRED: A brief narrative summary of the data set.</PRE>
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<A name="what.1"><B>How should this data set be cited?</B></A>
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REQUIRED: The name of an organization or individual that developed the data set., REQUIRED: The date when the data set is published or otherwise made available for release., GISDATA.nhdpt_point.
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<I>Online links:</I>
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<A name="what.2"><B>What geographic area does the data set cover?</B></A>
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<DIV>Bounding coordinates:</DIV>
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<DIV><I>West:</I>
-91.420684</DIV><DIV><I>East:</I>
-74.170764</DIV><DIV><I>North:</I>
40.946429</DIV><DIV><I>South:</I>
25.285862</DIV></DIV>
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<A name="what.3"><B>What does it look like?</B></A>
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<A name="what.4"><B>Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?</B></A>
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<DIV STYLE="margin-left:'0.2in'"><I>Calendar date:</I>
REQUIRED: The year (and optionally month, or month and day) for which the data set corresponds to the ground.</DIV>
<DIV STYLE="margin-left:'0.2in'"><I>Currentness reference:</I></DIV>
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<PRE ID="original">REQUIRED: The basis on which the time period of content information is determined.</PRE>
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<A name="what.5"><B>What is the general form of this data set?</B></A>
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<DIV STYLE="margin-left:'0.2in'"><I>Geospatial data presentation form:</I>
vector digital data</DIV>
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<A name="what.6"><B>How does the data set represent geographic features?</B></A>
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<B>How are geographic features stored in the data set?</B>
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                  This is a Vector data set.
                
                  It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
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<LI>Entity point
(4027)</LI>
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<B>What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?</B>
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                    Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. 
                    Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees. </DIV>
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<DIV>The horizontal datum used is D_WGS_1984.</DIV><DIV>The ellipsoid used is WGS_1984.</DIV><DIV>The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.</DIV><DIV>The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257224.</DIV><BR />

                  Vertical coordinate system definition:
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                      Altitude system definition:
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<DIV><I>Altitude resolution:</I>
1.000000</DIV><DIV><I>Altitude encoding method:</I>
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates</DIV></DIV>
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<A name="what.7"><B>How does the data set describe geographic features?</B></A>
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<DIV><B><TT STYLE="font-size:15">GISDATA.nhdpt_point</TT></B></DIV>
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<DIV><B><TT>OBJECTID</TT></B></DIV>
<DIV STYLE="margin-left:'0.4in'"><SPAN><PRE ID="original">Internal feature number.</PRE><SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT></SPAN>  (Source: <SPAN><PRE ID="original">ESRI</PRE><SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT></SPAN>)</DIV>
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<DIV STYLE="margin-left:'0.4in'"><I>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</I></DIV>
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<DIV><B><TT>GISDATA.nhdpt_point.AREA</TT></B></DIV>
<DIV><B><TT>PERIMETER</TT></B></DIV>
<DIV><B><TT>NHDPT_</TT></B></DIV>
<DIV><B><TT>NHDPT_ID</TT></B></DIV>
<DIV><B><TT>COM_ID</TT></B></DIV>
<DIV><B><TT>FTYPE</TT></B></DIV>
<DIV><B><TT>FCODE</TT></B></DIV>
<DIV><B><TT>GNIS_ID</TT></B></DIV>
<DIV><B><TT>NAME</TT></B></DIV>
<DIV><B><TT>POLYGONID</TT></B></DIV>
<DIV><B><TT>SCALE</TT></B></DIV>
<DIV><B><TT>ANGLE</TT></B></DIV>
<DIV><B><TT>SHAPE</TT></B></DIV>
<DIV STYLE="margin-left:'0.4in'"><SPAN><PRE ID="original">Feature geometry.</PRE><SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT></SPAN>  (Source: <SPAN><PRE ID="original">ESRI</PRE><SCRIPT>fix(original)</SCRIPT></SPAN>)</DIV>
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<LI>REQUIRED: The name of an organization or individual that developed the data set.</LI>
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<PRE ID="original">REQUIRED: A summary of the intentions with which the data set was developed.</PRE>
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<A name="how"><H3>How was the data set created?</H3></A>
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<A name="how.1"><B>Where did the data come from?</B></A>
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<A name="how.2"><B>What changes have been made?</B></A>
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<A name="quality"><H3>How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?</H3></A>
<OL>
<LI>
<A name="quality.1"><B>How well have the observations been checked?</B></A>
<BR /><BR />
</LI>
<LI>
<A name="quality.2"><B>How accurate are the geographic locations?</B></A>
<BR /><BR />
</LI>
<LI>
<A name="quality.3"><B>How accurate are the heights or depths?</B></A>
<BR /><BR />
</LI>
<LI>
<A name="quality.4"><B>Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?</B></A>
<BR /><BR />
</LI>
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<A name="quality.5"><B>How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?</B></A>
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<A name="getacopy.0"><B>Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?</B></A>
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<DIV STYLE="margin-left:'0.2in'"><I>Access constraints:</I>
REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing the data set.</DIV>
<DIV STYLE="margin-left:'0.2in'"><I>Use constraints:</I></DIV>
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<PRE ID="original">REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for using the data set after access is granted.</PRE>
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<B>Distributor 1</B> of 1
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<A name="getacopy.1"><B>Who distributes the data set?</B></A>
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<A name="getacopy.2"><B>What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?</B></A>
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<DIV STYLE="margin-left:'0.2in'">Downloadable Data</DIV>
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<A name="getacopy.3"><B>What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?</B></A>
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<A name="getacopy.4"><B>How can I download or order the data?</B></A>
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<A name="getacopy.5"><B>Is there some other way to get the data?</B></A>
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<A name="getacopy.6"><B>What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?</B></A>
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        Dates:<BR />
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<DIV><I>Last modified:</I>
20030508</DIV></DIV>
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<I>Metadata author:</I><BR />
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<DIV>REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.</DIV><DIV>REQUIRED: The organization responsible for the metadata information.</DIV><DIV>
REQUIRED: The city of the address., REQUIRED: The state or province of the address. REQUIRED: The ZIP or other postal code of the address.</DIV>
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<DIV>REQUIRED: The telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual. (voice)</DIV></DIV>
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<I>Metadata standard:</I><BR />
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FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
(FGDC-STD-001-1998)</DIV>
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<I>Metadata extensions used:</I><BR />
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