U.S. Major Roads

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
U.S. Major Roads

Abstract:
U.S. Major Roads represents interstate, U.S. and state highways, major streets, and other major thoroughfares within the United States.

Supplemental information:
Largest scale when displaying the data: 1:50,000.

  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Geographic Data Technology, Inc. (GDT), ESRI, 20021201, U.S. Major Roads: ESRI Data & Maps 2003, ESRI, Redlands, California, USA.

    Online links:

    Other citation details:
    Location: \usa

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    Bounding coordinates:
    West: -166.556503
    East: -66.968765
    North: 71.298882
    South: 19.058083

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar date: 200201
    Currentness reference:
    publication date

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • String (1242353)

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    mjrrds
    The lines represent the interstates, highways, and other major thoroughfares within United States.
    (Source:
    Geographic Data Technology, Inc.
    )

    FID
    Internal feature number.
    (Source:
    ESRI
    )

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    Shape
    Feature geometry.
    (Source:
    ESRI
    )

    Coordinates defining the features.

    LENGTH
    The length of the road feature in miles based on Albers Equal Area Projection.
    (Source:
    ESRI
    )

    Calculated lengths for the features.

    HWYNAME
    The primary name of the road.
    (Source:
    Geographic Data Technology, Inc.
    )

    Names for the features.

    FCC
    The Feature Classification Code of the road.
    (Source:
    Department of Commerce, Census Bureau
    )

    Formal codeset
    Codeset name: Census Feature Classification Codes (also called "FCC")
    Codeset source: Department of Commerce, Census Bureau

    STATEFIPS
    The FIPS code (two-digit number) for the state in which the road feature is located.
    (Source:
    Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    )

    Formal codeset
    Codeset name: Federal Information Processing Standards
    Codeset source: National Institute of Standards and Technology

    ALT1_NAME
    The alternate name of the road.
    (Source:
    Geographic Data Technology, Inc.
    )

    Names for the features.

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Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)


  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Data Team
    ESRI
    380 New York Street
    Redlands, California 92373-8100
    USA

    909-793-2853 (voice)
    909-793-5953 (FAX)
    info@esri.com
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Why was the data set created?

U.S. Major Roads provides an invaluable reference and cartographic layer that make it easy to identify areas in other data sets. U.S. Major Roads overlays accurately on streets and other boundary data.

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How was the data set created?

  1. Where did the data come from?

    GDT Dynamap/2000 v. 12.0 (source 1 of 1)

    Geographic Data Technology, Inc., 200201, Dynamap/2000 v. 12.0: Dynamap/2000® v. 12.0, Geographic Data Technology, Inc., Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.

    Type of source media: CD–ROM
    Source scale denominator: 100000
    Source contribution:
    Attribute and geospatial data

  2. What changes have been made?

    Date: 200201 (change 1 of 6)
    GDT maintains Highways data from its internal, master database that includes nationwide street and road network data and Census data. Technicians then begin a state-by-state editing process that includes (but is not limited to): Eliminating errant segments–Occasionally, we have discovered cases where the highway, as digitized, deviates considerably from the actual course. In these cases, GDT technicians digitize the correct segments and delete the erroneous ones.
    
    Feature reclassification–Another drawback to TIGER-derived files was their feature classification codes (FCCs). These codes were an attempt to classify streets and roads based on maintenance, a procedure that varied dramatically in different geographic areas. To correct this problem and create a consistent nationwide highway system, GDT reclassified almost every street and road in the nation based on its use.
    
    Highways names are applied according to a layered hierarchy. Where a highway segment has more than one name, the higher-level name will always be used, and always in this order: Interstates, then U.S. Highways, State Highways and Local Names.
    
    The data GDT uses to define highways and ensure completeness is culled from the following sources:
    · Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways. Published by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Lists all interstates.
    · U.S. Numbered Highways. Published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officers. Lists all state and U.S. highways.
    · State highway maps. Highway maps from state travel and tourism agencies and/or state departments of transportation.

    Data sources produced in this process:
    • GDT Dynamap/2000 v. 12.0

    Date: 20021024 (change 2 of 6)
    The following steps were performed by ESRI: Extracted data set from GDT Dynamap/2000 v. 12.0. Removed unneeded attributes and Puerto Rico features. Converted Hawaii to North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). Generalized to a tolerance of 0.00001 decimal degrees. Unsplit features based on concatenation of several attributes. Removed tiny and isolated ramp features less than 0.0005 decimal degrees in length. Recalculated LENGTH values. Created ArcView legend file (.avl), ArcGIS™ layer file (.lyr) file, projection file (.prj), and spatial indices.

    Data sources used in this process:
    • GDT Dynamap/2000 v. 12.0

    (change 3 of 6)
    Dataset copied.

    (change 4 of 6)
    Dataset copied.

    (change 5 of 6)
    Dataset copied.

    Data sources used in this process:
    • \\SAINGIS\C$\Biodiversity.mdb

    (change 6 of 6)
    Dataset copied.

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How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    The geospatial part of this data set was extracted from the Census Version TIGER/Line® files (CD–ROM edition). To improve the accuracy, GDT ran a process against the entire nationwide database.
    
    The data set was generalized to a tolerance of 0.00001 decimal degrees. The positional accuracy is unknown.

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    After processing, the data set is checked for drawing display and number of records and file sizes compared with source materials.

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    No duplicate features are present.

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How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access constraints: Access granted to Licensee only.
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    Offline Data

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    See use constraints.

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    • Availability in digital form:


    • Data format:
      in format SHP
      The SHP file contains the geospatial data. The SHX file contains the index of the geospatial data. The DBF file contains the attribute data in dBASE® format. The PRJ file contains the coordinate system information (optional). The AVL file contains the legend information (optional). The SBN and SBX files contain the spatial index of the geospatial data (optional). The XML file (*.shp.xml) contains the metadata describing the data set (optional).
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  5. Is there some other way to get the data?

  6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

    To use this data requires software that supports ArcView® GIS shapefiles.

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 20030811

Metadata author:
Data Team
ESRI
380 New York Street
Redlands, California 92373-8100
USA

909-793-2853 (voice)
909-793-5953 (FAX)
info@esri.com
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Pacific time, Monday–Friday

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:
  • http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

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