Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
      Originator: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
      Publication_Date: 2011
      Title: ports
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Alexandria, VA
        Publisher: US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
      Online_Linkage: <http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ndc/data/datapwd.htm>
      Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
          Publication_Date: 2011
          Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2011
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington, DC
            Publisher: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
          Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>
  Description:
    Abstract: Contains physical information on commercial facilities at the principal U.S. Coastal, Great Lakes and Inland Ports. The data consists of listings of port area's waterfront facilities, including information on berthing, cranes, transit sheds, grain elevators, marine repair plants, fleeting areas, and docking and storage facilities. Collection of data is performed on a rotational basis to ensure on-site accuracy at each facility.
    Purpose: The Navigation Data Center had several objectives in developing the U.S. Waterway Data. These objectives support the concept of a National Spatial Data Provide public access to national waterway data. Foster interagency and intra-agency cooperation through data sharing. Provide a mechanism to integrate waterway data (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Port/Facility and U.S. Coast Guard Accident Data, for example) Provide a basis for intermodal analysis. Assist standardization of waterway entity definitions (Ports/Facilities, Locks, etc.). Provide public access to the National Waterway Network, which can be used as a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data (waterway and modal network/facility databases, for example). Provide reliable data to support future waterway and intermodal applications.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2011
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -166.556892
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -68.772540
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 66.907665
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.639189
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Point
      Theme_Keyword: transportation
      Theme_Keyword: port
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: United States
      Place_Keyword: US Territories
    Stratum:
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Stratum_Keyword: ground
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Temporal_Keyword: 2008
      Temporal_Keyword: 2007
      Temporal_Keyword: 2008
      Temporal_Keyword: 2009
      Temporal_Keyword: 2010
      Temporal_Keyword: 2011
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: None.  Acknowledgment of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics National Transportation Atlas Database 2011 would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Bldg
        City: Alexandria
        State_or_Province: VA
        Postal_Code: 22315-3868
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703.428.9061
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 703.428.6047
  Data_Set_Credit: The National Waterway Network was created on behalf of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Bureau of Census, and the U.S. Coast Guard by Vanderbilt University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  Additional agencies with input into network development include Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Maritime Administration, Military Traffic Management Command, Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Federal Railroad Administration.
  Security_Information:
    Security_Classification_System: none
    Security_Classification: Unclassified
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
      Publication_Date: 2011
      Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2011
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Washington DC
        Publisher: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
      Online_Linkage: <http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/>
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Publication_Information:
          Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Attribute accuracy is tested by manual comparison of the source with hard copy printouts and/or symbolized display of digital line graphs on an interactive computer graphic system; selected attributes that cannot be visually verified on plots or on screen, are interactively queried and verified on screen.
    Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
      Attribute_Accuracy_Value: unknown
  Logical_Consistency_Report: RITA/BTS quality checks were to cross reference the place dataset with the state dataset, to determine that the spatial data and attribute data were accurate
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The accuracy of each point element is correlated to the data source used to derive that element.  For example, links and nodes derived from 1:100,000 scale Digital Line Graphs are more accurate than links and nodes derived from 1:500,000 scale NOAA Navigational Charts.  Elements with an "M" in the source field (indicating an unknown or missing source) are the least accurate.
      Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: unknown
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research Vanderbilt University
          Publication_Date: 2011
          Title: USACE Port Database
          Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2011
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Extraction of the USACE identified port nodes from the National Waterway Network file.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: PORT
      Process_Date: 2006
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 9636
Spatial_Reference_Information:
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    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
      Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
  Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Altitude_System_Definition:
      Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
      Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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      Entity_Type_Label: ports
      Entity_Type_Definition: A description of the physical and Intermodal (infrastructure) characteristics of the: coastal, Great Lakes, and inland ports of the United States.
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USACE
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ID
      Attribute_Definition: Unique Identifier
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: NAME
      Attribute_Definition: Wharf Name
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LOCATION
      Attribute_Definition: Location of wharf on wharf waterway or in port
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ADDRESS
      Attribute_Definition: Street address for wharf location
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: COUNTY
      Attribute_Definition: County in which wharf is located
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: COUNTYFIPS
      Attribute_Definition: County FIPS Code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS), Publication 6-4
          Codeset_Source: National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TOWN
      Attribute_Definition: Town in which wharf is located
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STATE
      Attribute_Definition: State in which wharf is located
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: WATERWAY
      Attribute_Definition: Waterway on which wharf is located
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PORT_NAME
      Attribute_Definition: Port in which the wharf is located
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MILE
      Attribute_Definition: Waterway mile of wharf location above or below a datum point
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: BANK
      Attribute_Definition: Bank of river for wharf location (Left or Right)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LATDEC
      Attribute_Definition: WHARF LOCATION LATITUDE: DECIMAL
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 90 degrees South
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 90 degrees North
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LONG_DEC
      Attribute_Definition: WHARF LOCATION LONGITUDE: DECIMAL
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 180 degrees West
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 180 degrees East
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OPERATOR1
      Attribute_Definition: Operator of wharf
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OWNER
      Attribute_Definition: Owner of wharf
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PURPOSE
      Attribute_Definition: Purpose for which wharf is used, including commodities handled and/or services performed
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: RWY_CONN
      Attribute_Definition: Railway connections servicing wharf
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PORTSERIES
      Attribute_Definition: Port Series Report Number (One of 57, Hard Copy)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 57
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SEQNO
      Attribute_Definition: Unique number that is generated within each port series number
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Integer
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LOC_CD
      Attribute_Definition: Location code generated by waterborne commerce statistics center (WCSC)
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Official List of Location Codes
          Codeset_Source: Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PWDNO
      Attribute_Definition: Pier, wharf or dock record sequence number from current edition of port series report
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Integer
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OLDPWD
      Attribute_Definition: Pier, wharf or dock record sequence number from previous edition of Port Series Report
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Integer
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DOCKCD
      Attribute_Definition: Location code designating where a dock is located generated by WCSC
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Official List of Location Codes
          Codeset_Source: Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: NDCCODE
      Attribute_Definition: Internal code generated by the navigation data center for data integration and system interoperability
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Integer
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: CNGDST
      Attribute_Definition: Congressional district of structure
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: COMMODITY1
      Attribute_Definition: Commodity code for first commodity handled at wharf
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: COMMODITY2
      Attribute_Definition: Commodity code for second commodity handled at wharf
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: COMMODITY3
      Attribute_Definition: Commodity code for third commodity handled at wharf
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: COMMODITY4
      Attribute_Definition: Commodity code for fourth commodity handled at wharf
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: REMARKS
      Attribute_Definition: Remarks, including description of wharf - related storage facilities and their operators
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DATUM
      Attribute_Definition: Depth/Height Datum Used
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DEPTH1
      Attribute_Definition: Depth alongside wharf's first operational element being described
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DEPTH1A
      Attribute_Definition: Second depth alongside wharf's first operational element being described
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DEPTH2
      Attribute_Definition: Depth alongside wharf's second operational element being described
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DEPTH2A
      Attribute_Definition: Second depth alongside wharf's second operational element being described
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DEPTH3
      Attribute_Definition: Depth alongside wharf's third operational element being described
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DEPTH3A
      Attribute_Definition: Second depth alongside wharf's third operational element being described
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TOTBERTH1
      Attribute_Definition: Berthing distance of wharf's first operational element being described
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TOTBERTH2
      Attribute_Definition: Berthing distance of wharf's second operational element being described
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TOTBERTH3
      Attribute_Definition: Berthing distance of wharf's third operational element being described
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: YEAR
      Attribute_Definition: Year of last survey
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MAPNO
      Attribute_Definition: Port series report map no.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FIRSTNAME
      Attribute_Definition: First name of contact person
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LASTNAME
      Attribute_Definition: Last name of contact person
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character String
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PHONE
      Attribute_Definition: Telephone number of facility operator or contact person
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FAX
      Attribute_Definition: Fax telephone number of facility operator or contact person
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STFIPS
      Attribute_Definition: The 2-character FIPS code of the State or State equivalent
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas, FIPS 5-2.
          Codeset_Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
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      Attribute_Label: VERSION
      Attribute_Definition: The VERSION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented for all records in the database whenever a new release is distributed.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
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    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
        Contact_Person: Office of Geospatial Information Systems
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave. S.E.
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (202) 366-3282
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (202) 366-3640
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  Resource_Description: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2011
  Distribution_Liability: None
  Standard_Order_Process:
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        Format_Version_Number: 2011
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied.  However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.
        Transfer_Size: 20.132
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Access_Instructions: NTAD is available for download at www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services.  The NTAD DVD can also be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov.
        Offline_Option:
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          Recording_Capacity:
            Recording_Density: 650
            Recording_Density_Units: megabytes
          Recording_Format: ISSO 9660
    Fees: None
    Ordering_Instructions: Call (202-366-DATA), or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) RITA/BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2011 DVD. The NTAD DVD can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov.  Individual datasets from the NTAD can also be downloaded from the Office of Geospatial Information Systems website at http://www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services/
  Technical_Prerequisites: Software that can process GIS files.
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2011
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        Contact_Organization: Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
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        Address: 1200 New Jersey Ave. S.E.
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (202) 366-3282
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (202) 366-3640
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
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  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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