Flood Threat Recognition System Stations

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What does this data set describe?

Title: Flood Threat Recognition System Stations
Abstract:
This point dataset represents the location of monitoring stations which are part of the Regional Flood Control's Flood Threat Recognition System (FTRS). Each station is a rain gauge monitor but may also be a water level gauge or a meteorological monitor.
Supplemental_Information:
Point features are placed in the field using GPS which then are uploaded directly into the stations SDE layer using an ArcPad application.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Clark County Regional Flood Control District, Unknown, Flood Threat Recognition System Stations: Clark County Regional Flood Control District, Clark County, Nevada.

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -115.686905
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -114.033860
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.960268
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.126505

  3. What does it look like?

    <http://www.ccrfcd.org/images/gis_metadata/stations.jpg> (JPEG)
    Flood Threat Recognition System Stations

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

    Beginning_Date: unknown
    Beginning_Time: unknown
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition

  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):

      • Entity point (186)

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

      The map projection used is Transverse Mercator.

      Projection parameters:
      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999900
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -115.583333
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 34.750000
      False_Easting: 656166.666667
      False_Northing: 26246666.666667

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000328
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000328
      Planar coordinates are specified in survey feet

      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.

      Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Altitude_System_Definition:
      Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
      Altitude_Encoding_Method:
      Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    gismo.RFCGIS.stations_x
    FTRS Stations (Source: CCRFCD)

    STAQA
    QA value for point location (Source: CCRFCD)

    Frequency of measurement: Unknown

    STATIONS_I
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    LOCI
    Digits representing section, township, range: nn.nn.nn (Source: CCRFCD)

    Frequency of measurement: Unknown

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    ELEV
    elevation of station (Source: CCRFCD)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    OWNER
    Owner of station (Source: CCRFCD)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    ValueDefinition
    NPSNational Park Service
    RFCDRegional Flood Control District

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    NAME
    Name of location of station (Source: CCRFCD)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    TYPE
    Type of station (Source: CCRFCD)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    ValueDefinition
    1Full meteorological station
    2Water level and rain gauge
    3Rain gauge only

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    STN_ID
    station identifier (Source: CCRFCD)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Coordinates defining the features.

    SHAPE
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

    Coordinates defining the features.

    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

    Coordinates defining the features.

    INSTALL
    Installation date (Source: CCRFCD)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    GISMO_RFCG
    Internal (Source: CCRFCD)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    PERIMETER
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    STATIONS_
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    stations
    Flood Threat Recognition System monitoring gauges

    GISMO_RFCG

    PERIMETER

    STATIONS_

    STATIONS_I

    ELEV
    Elevation of gauge (Source: CCRFCD)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    OWNER
    Owner of gauge (Source: CCRFCD)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    ValueDefinition
    RFCDRFCD owns and maintains gauge
    USGSUSGS owns gauge
    NPSNational Park Service

    NAME
    Place identifier of gauge (Source: CCRFCD)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    TYPE
    Type of gauge (Source: CCRFCD)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    ValueDefinition
    1Full meteorological gauge (wind speed, humidity, rain level, temperature)
    2Rain level only
    3Water level and rain level

    STN_ID
    Unique gauge identifier (Source: CCRFCD)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    INSTALL
    Gauge installation date (Source: CCRFCD)

    Frequency of measurement: As needed

    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

    Coordinates defining the features.

    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: FTRS stations are usually symbolized using the TYPE field.

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?

    CCRFCD

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

    Clark County Regional Flood Control District
    Systems Administrator
    600 S. Grand Central Pkwy
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89110
    USA

    702-685-0000 (voice)
    702-685-0001 (FAX)
    Administrator@regionalflood.org

    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (Pacific Standard Time)

Why was the data set created?

This stations dataset was developed for display of Flood Threat Recognition System monitoring station locations in Clark County, Nevada. The stations dataset is usually displayed using the TYPE field.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    (process 1 of 3)
    Metadata imported.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • C:\DOCUME~1\stancrfc\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml16.tmp

    (process 2 of 3)
    Metadata imported.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • T:\RFCD\GISDocs\Metadata Templates\stations.shp.xml

    (process 3 of 3)
    Metadata imported.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • T:\RFCD\GISDocs\Metadata Templates\stations.shp.xml

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

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

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    NA

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    NA

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

    NA

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

    NA

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

    NA

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

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

Access_Constraints: NA
Use_Constraints: NA

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    Clark County Regional Flood Control District
    Systems Administrator

    702-685-0000 (voice)
    702-685-0001 (FAX)
    Administrator@regionalflood.org

    Hours_of_Service: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (Pacific Standard Time)
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Downloadable Data

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    None

  4. How can I download or order the data?

  5. Is there some other way to get the data?

    None

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

    None

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 29-Sep-2009
Metadata author:
Clark County Regional Flood Control District
Systems Administrator
600 S. Grand Central Pkwy
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106-4511
USA

702-685-0000 (voice)
702-685-0001 (FAX)
Administrator@regionalflood.org

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (Pacific Standard Time)
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
Metadata extensions used:

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