National Waterway Network (line)

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research Vanderbilt University
Originator:
Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
Publication_Date: 2006
Title: National Waterway Network (line)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Data Center
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: 2006
Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2006
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:
The National Waterway Network is a comprehensive network database of the nation's navigable waterways. The data set covers the 48 contiguous states plus the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and water links between. The nominal scale of the dataset varies with the source material. The majority of the information is at 1:100,000 with larger scales used in harbor/bay/port areas and smaller scales used in open waters.
Purpose:
The National Waterway Network is a geographic database of navigable waterways in and around the United States, for analytical studies of waterway performance, for compiling commodity flow statistics, and for mapping purposes.
Supplemental_Information:
Links in the waterway network represent actual shipping lanes or serve as representative paths in open water where no defined shipping lanes exist. Nodes may represent physical entities such as river confluences, ports/facilities, and intermodal terminals, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE nodes), or may be inserted for analytical purposes. Approximately 180 USACE ports are geo-coded in the node database.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2006
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.000000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.000000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72.199317
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -55.905212
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: waterway network
Theme_Keyword: network
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Theme_Keyword: waterway
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USA
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Great Lakes
Place_Keyword: Intracoastal waterway
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword: 2006
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Acknowledgment of Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS) National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2006 would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jay Wieriman
Contact_Organization: Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: P.O. Box 61280
City: New Orleans
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70161-1280
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 504.862.1426
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 504.862.1423
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: CEIWR-NDCWCSC.WEBMASTER@usace.army.mil
Data_Set_Credit:
The National Waterway Network was created on behalf of the 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: Unclassified
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
Publication_Date: 2006
Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2006
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/>

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.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
RITA/BTS quality checks were completed to cross reference the dataset with the state dataset to determine if the spatial data and attribute data were accurate within each state
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The "shape source" field in the link database, and the "node source" field in the node database indicate the data sources used to derive link and node placements. The accuracy of each network element is correlated to the data source used to derive that element. For example, links and nodes derived from 1:100,000 scale DLGs are more accurate than links and nodes derived from 1:500,000 scale NOAA Navigational Charts. Links with unknown/missing sources are usually schematic representations of USACE links. Off-Shore: NOAA Charts vary in scale. Larger scale charts were used in harbor/port areas, while smaller scale charts were used in open water. For channels, sea lanes, and Intracoastal Waterways, shape points were placed as needed to ensure that link segments fall within waterway boundaries. Inland: Links digitized from 1:100,000 DLG files, or large scale NOAA charts are the most accurate representations. Shape points were placed as needed to ensure that link segments fall between waterway shorelines. Links derived from Corps milepoints have shape points approximately one mile apart. The Corps milepoints were mainly derived from 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 scale maps. Therefore, the shape points derived from Corps milepoints are often as accurate as shape points derived from 1:100,000 DLG files. However, line segments connecting the shape points may not accurately represent the curvature of the waterway.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: varies
Title: USGS Digital Line Graph (DLG-3) Series
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1978
Ending_Date: 1994
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DLG
Source_Contribution: Inland navigable waterways spatial and type attributes
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: National Atlas
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1.2M
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1980
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NA
Source_Contribution: Inland navigable waterways spatial and type attributes
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Bureau of Census
Publication_Date: 1990
Title: TIGER/Line files
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: U.S. Bureau of Census
Source_Scale_Denominator: 100,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1990
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER
Source_Contribution: Inland navigable waterways spatial and type attributes
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Publication_Date: varies
Title: NOAA Navigation Charts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: paper map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington D.C.
Publisher: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Source_Scale_Denominator: varies
Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: unknown
Ending_Date: 1994
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA
Source_Contribution:
Inland and offshore navigable waterways spatial and type attributes
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: varies
Title: 1:100,000 Quad maps
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: paper map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: varies
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: QUADS
Source_Contribution: Inland navigable waterways spatial and type attributes
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: Waterway Link Network
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Source_Scale_Denominator: no scale
Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USACE WLN
Source_Contribution:
Corps of Engineers links and nodes on inland and offshore navigable waterways.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: USACE Mile Markers
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: table
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Source_Scale_Denominator: none
Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USACE MM
Source_Contribution: Inland navigable waterways locational mile markers.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Oak Ridge National Laboratories
Publication_Date: 1993
Title: Inland Waterways
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: none
Publisher: none
Source_Scale_Denominator: none
Type_of_Source_Media: unknown
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: unknown
Ending_Date: 1994
Source_Currentness_Reference: ending date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ORWW
Source_Contribution:
Addition and correction of Inland navigable waterways attributes. Conflation of inland and offshore waterways.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
Publication_Date: 1994
Title: Vanderbilt Waterway Network
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: none
Publisher: none
Source_Scale_Denominator: varies
Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1994
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: VUWW
Source_Contribution:
Offshore and coastal waterways spatial and operational attributes
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
Publication_Date: 1994
Title: National Waterway Network ver 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: none
Publisher: none
Source_Scale_Denominator: varies
Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 199410
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: WWAY10
Source_Contribution:
Offshore, inland, and coastal waterways spatial and operational attributes
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
Publication_Date: 1997
Title: National Waterway Network ver 2.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Online_Linkage: none
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Publication_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: varies
Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1997
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: WWAY20
Source_Contribution:
Offshore, inland, and coastal waterways spatial and operational attributes
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Extraction of spatial and type attributes for waterway features from NA, DLG and TIGER
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DLG
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NA
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USACE
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WLN
Process_Date: 1994
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ORWW
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Bruce Peterson
Contact_Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
State_or_Province: TN
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6155744419
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 6155743895
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gto@stc10.ctd.ornl.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Specification of offshore, coastal and Great Lake network nodes and links on NOAA, followed by direct digitization of specified nodes and links.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA
Process_Date: 1995
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mike Dimaiuta
Contact_Organization:
Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Box , Station B
City: Nashville
State_or_Province: TN
Postal_Code: 37235
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6153223683
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 6153223365
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dimaiuma@vuse.vanderbilt.edu
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Merging of inland and offshore waterway networks. A specialized program was written to merge the two networks. In general, Vanderbilt node locations were accepted as authoritative when both data sets had the same elements. This meant moving an Oak Ridge link incident to that node. If the link was classified geographically ocean or Great Lakes, and a Vanderbilt link or chain existed with the same ID and endpoints, the Oak Ridge link was discarded, after transfer of Oak Ridge attributes. If the Oak Ridge link was within 2 km of the new end nodes' location: and 1) if a duplicate Vanderbilt link existed with a higher source code, it replaced the Oak Ridge link, or 2) the Oak Ridge link was moved by a logistic adjustment to the new location. (This causes modest disruption to the preponderance of the shape, yet assured that the angle of approach to the displaced end node location was preserved.) If the link was functionally classed "deep draft" and a duplicate Vanderbilt link had an authoritative source code, the Oak Ridge link was replaced. Otherwise an additional shape point was added at the end to snap to the new node location without disrupting the original link shape. If the link had a Vanderbilt duplicate with the same ID, the Oak Ridge link was so flagged to be manually resolved. The composite network was then cleaned manually, resolving all cases of still remaining duplicate links and deciding case-by-case how to smooth or otherwise accommodate a highly displaced Oak Ridge shape into the Vanderbilt digitized node location, using TIGER shorelines as a background.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ORWW
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: VUWW
Process_Date: 1994
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: WWAY10
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Bruce Peterson
Contact_Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
State_or_Province: TN
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6155744419
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 6155743895
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gto@stc10.ctd.ornl.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Heads-up digitizing of WWAY10 to add shape points to inland waterways where straight links still existed. Incorporation of comments from users (Vanderbilt, ORNL, and USACE Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center) of WWAY10 and error correction.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WWAY10
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DLG
Process_Date: 1995
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: WWAY11
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mike Dimaiuta
Contact_Organization:
Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Box , Station B
City: Nashville
State_or_Province: TN
Postal_Code: 37235
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6153223683
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 6153223365
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dimaiuma@vuse.vanderbilt.edu
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Upgrades to link shape and attribute data based on information from US Army Corps of Engineers CWIS projects as published in their digital projects notebook. Includes the addition of new links, removal of unnecessary links/nodes, and splitting of links to more effectively relate the digital waterway network to the physical network as maintained by the Corps of Engineers.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DPN
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WTWY20
Process_Date: 1999
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Kevin Little
Contact_Organization:
Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Vanderbilt University, Box 1625, Station B
City: Nashville
State_or_Province: TN
Country: United States of America
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 615.322.3696
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 615.322.3365
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: krl@vuse.vanderbilt.edu

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 6896

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_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: waterway
Entity_Type_Definition: National Waterway Network (line)
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
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:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Polyline
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Polylinear shapes as defined by ArcView
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ArcView Internal Attribute
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ID
Attribute_Definition: Unique Link identification number
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LENGTH
Attribute_Definition: Link length in Miles
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: real
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: with one explicit decimal place
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: calculated
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: AT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Atlantic Ocean
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bering Sea
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Caribbean Sea
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Canada
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GM
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Gulf of Mexico
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pacific Ocean
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PM
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Panama
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: XX
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified Area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATA
Attribute_Definition: Feature revision number
Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATURID
Attribute_Definition: Unique Identifier
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ANODE
Attribute_Definition:
Identifies a record (NODEID) in the node file that corresponds to the starting position of the link
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BNODE
Attribute_Definition:
Identifies a record (NODEID) in the node file that corresponds to the ending position of the link
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LINKNAME
Attribute_Definition: USACE link description
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Description
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RIVERNAME
Attribute_Definition: Name of the water that the object belong to.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Description
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AMILE
Attribute_Definition: Milepost at the ANODE, inland Corps links, only
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: real, with one explicit decimal place
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BMILE
Attribute_Definition: Milepost at the BNODE, inland Corps links, only
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: real, with one explicit decimal place
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LENGTH1
Attribute_Definition: Line length, in miles
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: real, with one explicit decimal place
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LENGTH_SRC
Attribute_Definition: Indication of how the length was calculated
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: V
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vanderbilt; length was calculated using GIS software
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Milepoints; length was calculated by subtracting 'B' milepoint from 'A' milepoint
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_SRC
Attribute_Definition: Indicates the data source used for each link
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CM
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Corps Milepoints
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digitized from 1:100K DLGs (CD-ROM)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digitized from NOAA Charts
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DQ
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digitized from 1:100K USGS Quads
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: J
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rough shape (guessed)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: JR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Original shape modified by ORNL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: JV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Original shape modified by Vanderbilt
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Missing / Unknown
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digitized from 1:2M National Atlas Points
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: ORNL link modified by ORNL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: ORNL link modified by Vanderbilt
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: VR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vanderbilt link modified by ORNL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LINKTYPE
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates the originator of the link or the type of feature represented by the link
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CORPS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Corps of Engineers original link
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CWIS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Corps of Engineers civil works improvement addition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ORNL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: VANDERBUILT
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CTRL_DEPTH
Attribute_Definition: Control depth of link, in feet,Corps links only
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Measured Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WATERWAY
Attribute_Definition: 4-digit waterway code from Corps Master_port_waterway
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Corps Master_port_waterway
Codeset_Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GEO_CLASS
Attribute_Definition: Geographic Class
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: G
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Great Lakes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: O
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ocean / Offshore
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: I
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Inland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FUNC_CLASS
Attribute_Definition: Functional Class
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no traffic, non-navigable
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: D
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: deep draft
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: B
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Both
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: U
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
special vessels only (fishing, pleasure craft, etc; normally no freight traffic)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WTWY_TYPE
Attribute_Definition: Waterway Type
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Harbor (including harbor channels), Bay
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Intracoastal Waterway
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sealane
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sealane with separation zone
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Open water
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: River, creek, thoroughfare, lake
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Estuary
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Channel (not including harbor channels)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Canal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Great Lakes direct link (major ports)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Great Lakes indirect link
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Corps of Engineers Lock
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CHART_ID
Attribute_Definition:
4 or 5 digit NOAA chart number or 15 character 1:100K USGS Quad Map ID
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Official NOAA Chart Index
Codeset_Source: NOAA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NUM_PAIRS
Attribute_Definition: Number of coordinate pairs that make up the link
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Calaulated Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WHO_MOD
Attribute_Definition: Composite code designating what organization modified the link
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: V
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vanderbilt addition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: R
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Oak Ridge addition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: J
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: guessed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: H
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: screen digitization from DLGs or TIGER
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 94 May
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 94 June
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: R
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: attributes modified by ORNL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: attributes modified by Vanderbilt
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATE_MOD
Attribute_Definition:
The MODDATE (or modification date)indicates when each record in the database was last changed. As changes are made to a record, the modification date is entered in the format 'mmddyyy'.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Date Value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HEADING
Attribute_Definition: Compass Direction
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: E
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: W
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: West
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE
Attribute_Definition: State Postal Abbreviation
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Offical List of State Postal Abbreviation
Codeset_Source: USACE
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FIPS
Attribute_Definition: Primary State FIPS Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard- FIPS Pub 6-4
Codeset_Source: National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FIPS2
Attribute_Definition: State FIPS Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard- FIPS Pub 6-4
Codeset_Source: National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NON_US
Attribute_Definition: Abbreviation for non-US areas
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: AC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Arctic Ocean
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: AT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Atlantic Ocean
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bering Sea
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Caribbean Sea
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Canada
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GM
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Gulf of Mexico
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pacific Ocean
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PM
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Panama
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: XX
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified Area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute:
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:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 00
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 99
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REVISION
Attribute_Definition:
The REVISION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented individually for each record whenever a change is made to one of its fields. Each record is initially set to a value of "00".
Attribute_Definition_Source: RITA/BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
Contact_Person: Geospatial Information Program
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 400 7th Street, SW Room 4117
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-366-3640
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability: None
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
Format_Version_Date: 2006
File_Decompression_Technique:
No compression applied. However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.
Transfer_Size: 3.750
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Access_Instructions:
Due to a significant reduction in resources, the NTAD is no longer available for download. The NTAD cdrom can be ordered from the online bookstore at www.bts.gov. If resources allow, download applications will be restored. When the applications become available, they will be found at www.bts.gov/programs/geographic_information_services.
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Fees: None
Ordering_Instructions:
Call (202-366-DATA), fax (202-366-3640), or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) RITA/BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2006 CD-ROM. This and other RITA/BTS products may be ordered from the RITA/BTS Internet site (<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: 2006

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20060424
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Bureau of Tranportation Statistics (RITA/BTS)
Contact_Person: Geospatial Information Program
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 400 7th Street, SW Room 4117
City: Washington
State_or_Province: DC
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-DATA
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-366-3640
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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