Virginia Spatial Metadata Lite Element Descriptions

Virginia Spatial Metadata Lite Element Descriptions
*FGDC* *Identifier*	*Virginia Lite Element Name*	*Field Type*	Entry Choices	*Description*	*Example Element Entry*
1.2.1	Abstract	text	free text	A summary of what is in the data set.	Transportation infrastructure is a significant concern for industrial and manufacturing facilities. The locations of commercial and general aviation airports relative to available industrial sites and buildings is an important piece of information frequently asked for by prospects considering Virginia for their next manufacturing facility.
1.2.2	Purpose	text	free text	A summary of why the data set was developed.	The purpose of this data set is to provide a geographic representation of the location of each general aviation and commercial airport in the Commonwealth. This data combined with infrastructure, utility, environmental sensitivity, labor, demographics and quality of life data are used to select sites and buildings for industrial development based on a prospect's needs.
1.2.3	Supplemental Information	text	free text	Other descriptive information about the data set.	Some changes were created by combining fine watershed detail delineated for two Planning District Commissions in Virginia by the ISSL. Labels were removed, moved, or added as required. The three character hu code was assigned within each drainage basin beginning upstream and proceeding sequentially to each hu downstream.
1.4.1	Progress	text	"complete" "in work" "planned"	The status of the data set development.	Complete
1.4.2	Maintenance and Update Frequency	text	"Continually" "Daily" "Weekly" "Monthly" "Annually" "Unknown" "As needed" "Irregular" "None planned" free text	The frequency with which changes and additions are made to the data set after the initial data set is completed.	Continually
1.5.1.1	West Bounding Coordinate	real	-180.0 < West Bounding Coordinate < 180.0	Western-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in longitude, in decimal degrees.	-83.7500
1.5.1.2	East Bounding Coordinate	real	-180.0 < East Bounding Coordinate < 180.0	Eastern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in longitude, in decimal degree.	-75.1250
1.5.1.3	North Bounding Coordinate	real	-90.0 < North Bounding Coordinate < 90.0	Northern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in latitude, in decimal degree.	39.5000
1.5.1.4	South Bounding Coordinate	real	-90.0 < South Bounding Coordinate < 90.0	Southern-most coordinate of the limit of coverage expressed in latitude, in decimal degree.	36.5000
1.6.1	Theme Keywords	text	free text	Words or phrases summarizing the theme of the data set.	Airport, aviation
1.6.2	Place Keywords	text	free text	Words or phrases summarizing the place of the data set.	Virginia, Commonwealth
1.6.4	Temporal Keyword	text	free text	Words or phrases summarizing the period of time covered by the data set.	1994
1.7	Access Constraints	text	free text	Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing the data set. These include any access constraints applied to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any special restrictions or limitations on obtaining the data set.	Data licensed for public agency use only.
1.8	Use Constraints	text	"none" free text	Restrictions and legal prerequisites for using the data set after access is granted (ex. transferring to others).	none
2.3	Completeness Report	text	free text	Information about omissions, selection criteria, generalization, definitions used, and other rules used to derive the data set that may affect the completeness of content of the data.	All general aviation and commercial airports in the Commonwealth of Virginia are included.
2.4.1.2.1	Horizontal Positional Accuracy Repor	text	free text	A statement or explanation of the accuracy of the horizontal position of the spatial objects in the data set and a description of the tests conducted to determine the horizontal spatial accuracy of the data set.	The horizontal positional accuracy meets 1:24,000 national map accuracy standards.
2.4.2.1	Vertical Positional Accuracy Report	text	free text	An explanation of the accuracy of the vertical positions of spatial objects and a description of the tests conducted to determine the vertical spatial accuracy of the data set.	Not applicable
2.5.1.2	Source Scale Denominator	integer	1200 4800 12000 24000 100000 250000 1000000	The denominator of the scale fraction of source map(s). Example: on a 1:24000 scale map, the Source Scale Denominator is 24000; on a “100 scale” map (1 inch = 100 feet) the Source Scale Denominator is 1200. If no source maps were used, enter zero (e.g. GPS data). If multiple source map scales were used, enter the Source Scale Denominator of the smallest scale map (largest denominator).	~24,000
3.2	Direct Spatial Reference Method	text	"point" "vector" "raster"	The system of objects used to represent space in the data set.	Vector

If Geographic Coordinates

4.1.1.3

Geographic coordinate Units

text

“Decimal “Degrees”

“Decimal minutes”

"Decimal Seconds"

“Degrees and decimal minutes”

“Degrees, minutes, and decimal seconds”

“Radians”,

”Grads”

The units of measure used for the latitude and longitude values.

Not applicable

If UTM

4.1.2.2.2.1

UTM Zone Number

text

17

18

free text

Identifier for the UTM zone number(s) used. "17" represents zone 17 extended to cover the entire state of Virginia.

Not applicable

If State Plane

4.1.2.2.4.1

SPCS Zone Identifier

integer

4501,

4502

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) four-digit numeric code for the State Plane Coordinate Systems. In Virginia,
North = 4501,
S outh = 4502.

Not applicable

4.1.2.4.4

Planar Distance Units

text

"meters" "feet"
"decimal degrees"
free text

The horizontal distance units. User may specify additional units not listed in entry choices.

Not applicable

*FGDC Identifier*	*Virginia Lite Element Name*	*Field Type*	*Domain*	*Description*	*Example Element Entry*
4.1.4.1	Horizontal Datum Name	text	"NAD27" "NAD83"	The datum used in the horizontal coordinate system. NAD27 = North American Datum 1927 NAD83 = North American Datum 1983.	NAD83
4.2.1.1	Altitude Datum Name	text	"NGVD29" "NAVD88" "not applicable" free text	The datum used in the horizontal coordinate system. NAD27 = North American Datum 1927, NAD83 = North American Datum 1983. The datum used in the vertical coordinate system, if applicable. NGVD29 = National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NAVD88 = North American Vertical Datum of 1988.	Not applicable
4.2.1.3	Altitude Distance Units	text	"meters" "feet" free text	Units in which altitude is measured.	Not applicable

*FGDC Identifier*	*Virginia Lite Element Name*	*Field Type*	*Domain*	*Description*	*Example Element Entry*
5.1.2.1	Attribute Label	text	free text	The name of the ten most important fields	Name
5.1.2.2	Attribute Definition	text	free text	The description of the ten most important field attributes.	The name of each Airport

*FGDC Identifier*	*Virginia Lite Element Name*	*Field Type*	*Domain*	*Description*	*Example Element Entry*
6.1-10.1.1	Distributor Contact Person	text	free text	A person who can receive inquiries regarding the distribution of the data set.	J. Q. Public
6.1-10.1.2	Distributor Organization	text	free text	The name of the organization that can receive inquiries regarding the distribution of the data set.	Virginia Department of Transportation
6.1-10.5	Distributor Voice Phone	text	free text	The voice phone number, including area code, of the Distributor.	(804)371-8100
6.1-10.7	Distributor Fax Phone	text	free text	The facsimile telephone number, including area code, of the Distributor.	(804)371-8280
6.1-10.8	Distributor E-mail Address	text	free text	The Internet mail address of the Distributor.	jpublic@anyagency.state.va.us
6.4.2.1.7	Transfer Size	text	free text	An estimate of the size of a transfer file in megabytes.	Not applicable