50 Foot Contour Lines

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• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set?
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
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  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  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?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
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  3. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
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  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   County, King, 20050301, 50 Foot Contour Lines: King County, King County, WA.

   Other_Citation_Details: None

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.555674

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.063256

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.788750

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.073200

3. What does it look like?

   <http://www.metrokc.gov/gis/sdc/content/internal/images/cont50.jpg> (JPG)

   JPG File of layer overlain on base of WA counties or local cities

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

   Calendar_Date: 2000

   Currentness_Reference: publication date

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):

      • String (86817)

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

      The map projection used is Lambert Conformal Conic.

      Projection parameters:

      Standard_Parallel: 47.500000

      Standard_Parallel: 48.733333

      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.833333

      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 47.000000

      False_Easting: 1640416.666667

      False_Northing: 0.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.001000
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.001000
      Planar coordinates are specified in survey feet

      The horizontal datum used is D_North_American_1983_HARN.
      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?

   cont50

   Line feature attribute table (Source: ESRI)

   OBJECTID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   ELEVATION

   Elevation in feet (Source: USGS DEM)

   Range of values
   Minimum:	0
   Maximum:	7960
   Resolution:	1

   SHAPE

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   SHAPE.len

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • King County

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   Mike Leathers
   King County GIS Center
   GIS Data Coordinator
   201 S Jackson St, Suite 706
   Seattle, WA 98104
   USA
   

   206-263-4867 (voice)
   

Why was the data set created?

Provides generalized terrain and elevation information. More accurate and detailed isolines are available in the CONTOUR### layers, but the CONT layers, though less accurate, draw more quickly and their generalized quality may be more useful in some cartographic applications. The CONT series also cover a slightly larger extent beyond the King County boundary than do the CONTOUR series layers.

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 2)

   (process 2 of 2)

   Metadata imported.

   Data sources used in this process:

   • C:\DOCUME~1\LEATHE~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml277.tmp

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?

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

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

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

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

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

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

King County data are made available with the understanding that they shall be used exclusively by the obtainer or his/her authorized agents. Digital products may not be reproduced or redistributed in any form or by any means without the express written authorization of King County.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   Cheryl Wilder
   KCGIS Center
   Data Sales Coordinator
   201 S Jackson St, Suite 700
   Seattle, WA 980914
   USA
   

   206-263-5220 (voice)
   

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   /plibrary2/topo/shapes/arc/cont50.shp

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   King County disclaims any warranty of use of any digital product or data beyond that for which it was designed.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	ESRI Shapefile Size: 107.120
     Network links:	\\Root\kclib\plibrary2\topo\shapes\arc\cont20.shp
     Media you can order:	Not available (format CD or DVD Read-only media, if offline)

   • Cost to order the data:

     Contact KCGIS Client Services for the cost of reproduction - <http://www.metrokc.gov/gis/services/index.htm>

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 11-May-2006

Metadata author:

King County GIS Center
c/o Mike Leathers
GIS Data Coordinator
201 S Jackson St, Suite 700
Seattle, WA 98104
USA

206-263-4867 (voice)
firstname.lastname@kingcounty.gov

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used: