Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (comp.)
      Publication_Date: 2000
      Title: U.S. State Boundaries
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Suitland, MD
        Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau (BOC)
      Other_Citation_Details:
        Compiled by the University of Tennessee
        Center for Transportation Research
        GIS GROUP from TIGER/Line machine readable files.
      Online_Linkage: http://www.census.gov
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
          Publication_Date: 2003
          Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2003
          Edition: 2003
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington DC
            Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
          Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/gis/
  Description:
    Abstract: The State Boundary with Detailed Shorelines database was created using TIGER/LINE 2000 shapefile data gathered from ESRI's Geography Network.  The individual county shapefiles were processed into Arc/Info coverages and then appended together to create complete state coverages.  BTS Hydrographic data was integrated to create detailed shorelines.
    Purpose: The United States State Boundaries database is a geographic database of state political boundaries.  The database includes boundaries for all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and Washington D.C.
    Supplemental_Information: The BTS State Boundary Database contains TIGER 2000 geometry and attributes. To find out more about TIGER/Line files and other Census TIGER data base derived data sets visit http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2000
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -179.168567
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: 179.748709
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.389610
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 17.881241
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: state
      Theme_Keyword: polygon
      Theme_Keyword: line
      Theme_Keyword: boundary
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: United States of America
      Place_Keyword: USA
      Place_Keyword: United States
      Place_Keyword: US
    Stratum:
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Stratum_Keyword: ground
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Temporal_Keyword: 2003
      Temporal_Keyword: 2000
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: Acknowledgement of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
        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
  Security_Information:
    Security_Classification_System: none
    Security_Classification: Unclassified
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 6; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (comp.)
      Publication_Date: 2000
      Title: U.S. State Boundaries
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Suitland, MD
        Publisher: U.S. Bureau of the Census (BOC)
      Online_Linkage: http://www.census.gov
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
          Publication_Date: 2003
          Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2003
          Edition: 2003
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington DC
            Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
          Online_Linkage: http://www.bts.gov/gis
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Attributes for the State Boundary data set were created using ARC/INFO, a Geographic Information System. All area and distance values were calculated to the nearest 50m.
    Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
      Attribute_Accuracy_Value: unknown
  Logical_Consistency_Report: All node-link and polygon topological relationships are created and verified using computer algorithms.  Unique entity identifiers were similarly verified by computer algorithm.
  Completeness_Report: Completeness report not provided.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Consistent with TIGER 2000
      Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: unknown
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: University of Tennessee Center for Transportation Research GIS GROUP
          Publication_Date: 2001
          Title: Nationwide State Boundary Database with Detailed Shorelines
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Title: TIGER
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 100,000
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: state
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: 1)  Downloaded zipped shapefiles from www.geographynetwork.com; 2)  Converted the Shapefiles to Coverages; 3)  Integrated Hydrographic Features into State Borders to create detailed shorelines.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER
      Process_Date: June 2000
      Process_Time: 3 Months
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: When UTN processed the TIGER dataset for State, County and Hydrographic (line and polygons) it created a 3-mile buffer around Texas shorelines.  This buffer removed the island off the coast of Texas.  To correct this error, BTS used ARC/INFO to remove the 3-mile buffer to capture the islands along Texas.  To capture the islands the state dataset needed to be reselected, by selecting the code = 1.  This process created a few inaccurate polygons and they were removed.  To create the final datasets, the datasets were dissolved and regions created on STFIPS and County FIPS.
      Process_Date: March 2003
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 52
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: state
      Entity_Type_Definition: ESRI Shapefile of U.S. State Boundaries
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI and BTS
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 51
        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: Polygon
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A "polygon" is an area feature comprised of points and line segments.
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ESRI and BTS
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STFIPS
      Attribute_Definition: State FIPS code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: NIST
      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: STATE
      Attribute_Definition: State name
      Attribute_Definition_Source: NIST
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard, Publication 6-4
          Codeset_Source: National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STPOSTAL
      Attribute_Definition: U.S. Postal Service two letter state abbreviation.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: USPS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Codeset_Domain:
          Codeset_Name: Official List of State Postal Abbreviations
          Codeset_Source: U.S. Postal Service
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: VERSION
      Attribute_Definition: Version of the database.  
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: REVISION
      Attribute_Definition: Feature revision number.  An initial value of 00 is assigned to each record.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20590
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-3282
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202-266-3640
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: answers@bts.gov
  Resource_Description: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2003
  Distribution_Liability: None
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
        Format_Version_Number: 2003
        File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied.  However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.
        Transfer_Size: 43.235
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://www.bts.gov/gis
          Access_Instructions: Anyone with access to the World Wide Web may connect to the BTS server.  To access a specific database, go to the address listed above in the Network Resource Name.  The visitor can create a package of the dataset for download in a .zip format (i.e. MS-DOS zip archive).  This archived package is stored in a temporary file that can then be copied to the visitor's home directory.
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: CD-ROM
          Recording_Capacity:
            Recording_Density: 650
            Recording_Density_Units: megabytes
          Recording_Format: ISO 9660
    Fees: None
    Ordering_Instructions: Call 202-366-DATA, fax 202-366-3640, or E-mail (answers@bts.gov) BTS to request the National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2003 CD-ROM.  This and other BTS products may be ordered from the BTS Internet website (http://www.bts.gov/gis/).
  Technical_Prerequisites: Software that can process GIS files.
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2003
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20030424
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 400 Seventh Street, SW
        City: Washington
        State_or_Province: DC
        Postal_Code: 20590
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202-366-3282
      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_Security_Information:
    Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
  Metadata_Extensions:
    Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
