FGDC-Compliant Metadata for COUNTIES
 
 
Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Originator: Gregory, Mark
    Publication_Date: 1997
    Publication_Time: 
    Title: Digital atlas of Oklahoma
    Edition: 1.0
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital map
    Series_Information:
      Series_Name: Open-File Report 
      Issue_Identification: 97-23
    Publication_Information:
      Publication_Place: Oklahoma City, OK
      Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
    Other_Citation_Details: 
    Online_Linkage: 

 Description: County boundaries, county names, and FIPS codes.

 Abstract:

   This data set consists of digital county boundaries for the State
   of Oklahoma. The boundaries were derived from U.S. Geological
   Survey 1:100,000-scale Digital Line Graph data sets. Two
   attributes are associated with each county polygon. The first is
   the FIPS code and the second is the county name.
     
 Introduction:

   This data set consists of digital county boundaries for the State
   of Oklahoma. The boundaries were derived from U.S. Geological
   Survey 1:100,000-scale Digital Line Graph (DLG) data sets
   (1994). Two attributes are associated with each county polygon. The
   first is the FIPS code and the second is the county name.

 Purpose:

   This data set was developed to provide a standard set of county
   boundaries for state agencies and public use.

 Supplemental_Information:
 
   Process_Description: The 1:100,000-scale DLG boundary files were
   downloaded by anonymous ftp,
   ftp://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/DLG/100K. The directories are
   organized alphabetically by quadrangle name. The DLG data sets are
   located in the 'boundary' subdirectory.

   The 416 files were unblocked and converted to an ARC/INFO (ESRI,
   1995) file format. Major and minor code pairs were added. The data
   sets were combined using the ARC/INFO command APPEND (ESRI,
   1995). Attributes containing the state code and a county FIPS code
   were added. The data sets were edited so only polygons with a major
   and minor code combination of 91 and 40 (polygons within Oklahoma)
   remained. The county FIPS code was calculated. The data sets were
   processed with the ARC/INFO command CLEAN (ESRI, 1995).  The
   ARC/INFO command DISSOLVE (ESRI, 1995) was used with the county
   FIPS code to delete unwanted boundaries. The data sets were
   combined into three datasets, based upon Universal Transverse
   Mercator grid zones using the ARC/INFO command APPEND (ESRI,
   1995). The ARC/INFO command DISSOLVE (ESRI, 1995) was used with the
   county FIPS code to delete unwanted boundaries. The data sets were
   projected to the current projection.  The ARC/INFO command APPEND
   (ESRI, 1995) was used to combine the data sets and the ARC/INFO
   command CLEAN (ESRI, 1995) was used with a fuzzy tolerance of 10
   meters. The ARC/INFO command DISSOLVE (ESRI, 1995) was used with
   the county FIPS code to create one polygon for each county.

   A small portion of the state boundary was manually digitized from
   the 1:100,000-scale paper map, U.S. Geological Survey topographic
   quadrangle, Wichita Falls, Texas.
  

 Revisions:
  
   Revision 1.0, 12/27/96, Mark Gregory. Digital atlas of Oklahoma
   version.

   Reviews_Applied_to_Data:
  
   The Digital Atlas of Oklahoma was reviewed by 13 technical
   reviewers. Because of the large volume of data (nearly 1.3 million
   points, lines or polygons divided into 861 separate data sets) the
   reviewers could not thoroughly check the accuracy of all geographic
   features in the data sets. Reviewers were asked to check the
   topological consistency, tolerances, attribute frequencies and
   statistics, projection, and geographic extent. The reviewers were
   asked to check the metadata and other documentation files for
   completeness and accuracy. Users should exercise caution and
   judgment in applying these data, and be aware that errors may be
   present in any or all of the digital map data layers.

 
 Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets:
    
   This data set is one of 25 digital map data sets covering Oklahoma
   on the CD-ROM titled "Digital atlas of Oklahoma". The 14 data sets
   listed below are statewide.

       ADMINBD  --  Administrative boundaries
       COUNTY   --  County boundaries
       LATITUD  --  One degree lines of latitude
       LONGITU  --  One degree lines of longitude
       OKNAMES  --  Geographic names statewide
       QUAD100  --  Index of USGS 1:100,000-scale quadrangles
       QUAD250  --  Index of USGS 1:250,000-scale quadrangles
       SHDRLF   --  Shaded-relief image of Oklahoma
       STHOUSE  --  Oklahoma State House of Representatives district
                    boundaries 
       STSENAT  --  Oklahoma State Senate district boundaries
       USCONGR  --  104th U.S. Congressional district boundaries
       USGSSIT  --  Locations of USGS stream gages and weather stations
       WATRSHD  --  Watershed boundaries and codes
       WEATHER  --  Locations of weather stations
 
  The 11 data sets listed below are divided by county.
 
       BIGTXT   --  Text for some cities and highways
       CENSUS   --  Block group boundaries and selected demographic data 
       ELEVCON  --  Land-surface elevation contours
       ELEVPTS  --  Land-surface elevation points
       NAMES    --  Geographic names by county 
       QUAD24   --  Index of USGS 1:24,000-scale quadrangles
       ROADS    --  Highways, streets, and address ranges
       SCHDIST  --  School district boundaries
       STREAMS  --  Streams, rivers, and lakes
       TINYTXT  --  Text for some highways and roads
       TNRGSEC  --  Public land survey system
    
    
 References_Cited:

    Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), 1995,
          ARC/INFO Command Reference: Redlands, CA.

    U.S. Geological Survey, 1994, Digital Line Graph data sets, by
    anonymous ftp, 
           URL: ftp://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/DLG/100K/(see
           Process_description: for directory tree).

 Notes:

   Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive
   purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the
   U.S. Government.
 
   Although this data set has been used by the U.S. Geological Survey,
   U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied
   is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the
   data and related materials.
 
   The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and
   no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the
   use of this data, software, or related materials.
 
   Although this Federal Geographic Data Committee-compliant metadata
   file is intended to document the data set in nonproprietary form,
   as well as in ARC/INFO format, this metadata file was developed
   using the DOCUMENT program of ARC/INFO. Therefore, this metadata
   file may include some ARC/INFO-specific terminology. Users are
   cautioned not to be confused by this terminology. This metadata
   file should contain enough information to eliminate any confusion
   caused by the use of ARC/INFO-specific terminology.
 
 
  Time_Period_of_content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 1997
    Currentness_Reference:

      Publication date. 
 
  Status:
    Progress:  Completed

    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:

    None planned.
 
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.466753
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -96.252630
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.794715
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.149058

   Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:  none
      Theme_Keyword:
   
    county boundaries, Oklahoma
 
 
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:  none
      Place_Keyword:  Oklahoma
 
  Access_Constraints:

    None.
 
 Use_Constraints:
   
   This data set was primarily constructed from U.S. Geological Survey
   DLG data (1995) at a map scale of 1:100,000. A small portion of the
   State boundary was manually digitized from a 1:100,000-scale
   U.S. Geological Survey map, Wichita Fall, Texas. The DLG for this
   portion of the study area was not available. Boundaries represented
   at this map scale (1:100,000) are indicative of general locations
   and should not be interpreted as site specific.
 
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
    Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact Person: Mark Gregory
        Contact_Organization: Department of Agronomy, Oklahoma
        State University
      Contact_Position:
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address:271 Agricultural Hall
        City: Stillwater
        State_or_Province: Oklahoma
        Postal_Code:74078-0507
        Country: United States of America
      Contact_Voice_Telephone:(405) 744-6417
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:(405) 744-5269
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:mg@soil.agr.okstate.edu
      Contact_Instructions: none
 
 
  Data_Set_Credit:

    Compilation of this data set and the associated metadata was funded
    by the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station, Oklahoma State
    University, Stillwater, OK 74078.

 
  Security Information:
    Security_Classification_System: Public
    Security_Classification:  UNCLASSIFIED
    Security_Handling_Description: None
 
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Operating System: UNIX, ARC/INFO
  Version 7.0.3,,(Mon Mar 13 22:21:55 PST 1995)
 
  Cross_Reference:
    Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
    Publication_Date: 1994
    Publication_Time: 
    Title: Digital Line Graph data from 1:100,000-scale maps
    Edition: 
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital map
    Series_Information:
      Series_Name: 
      Issue_Identification: 
    Publication_Information:
      Publication_Place: 
      Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
    Other_Citation_Details: 
    Online_Linkage: ftp://edcftp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/data/DLG/100K/
 
Data_Quality_Information:
 
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology present.
 
 Completeness_Report:
 
   This data set includes the county boundaries as published on the
   1:100,000 scale U.S. Geological Survey quadrangles covering a
   portion of the State of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma quadrangle maps
   include Ada, Altus, Alva, Anadarko, Antlers, Ardmore, Bartlesville,
   Beaver, Boise City, Bristow, Buffalo, Elk City, Enid, Eufaula,
   Fairview, Foss Reservoir, Guymon, Idabel, Keystone Lake, Lawton,
   Mcalester, Muskogee, Oklahoma City North, Oklahoma City South,
   Pauls Valley, Pawhuska, Ponca City, Shawnee, Stilwell, Tishomingo,
   Tulsa, Watonga, and Woodward. The Arkansas quadrangle maps include
   De Queen, Fayetteville, Mena, and Fort Smith. The Colorado
   quadrangle maps include Kim and Springfield. The Kansas quadrangle
   maps include Hugoton, Liberal, Protection, and Neosho. The New
   Mexico quadrangle map is Capulin Mountain. The Texas quadrangle
   maps include Burkburnett, Gainesville, Paris, Perryton, Sherman,
   Spearman, Vernon, Wellington, and Wichita Falls.

   Data were derived from U.S. Geological Survey 1:100,000 scale DLG
   data, with the exception of the Wichita Falls, Texas, data that was
   manually digitized.

 Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
 
  None. 
 
      Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: Unknown.
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:  Resolution as reported
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
 
    None.
  
  Lineage: See Supplemental_Information:
  
  Cloud_Cover:
  
    Not applicable.
 
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
 
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:  Vector
 
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  Point
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  77
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  String
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  254
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:  GT-polygon composed of chains
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:  78
 
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Planar
        Map_Projection:
          Map_Projection_Name:  'Albers Conical Equal Area'
          Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
          Standard_Parallel: 29.5
          Standard_Parallel: 45.5
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23
          False_Easting: 0
          False_Northing: 0
        Planar_Coordinate_Information:
          Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
          Coordinate_Representation:
            Abscissa_Resolution: 50 meters
            Ordinate_Resolution: 50 meters
          Planar_Distance_Units:  METERS
      Geodetic_Model:
        Horizontal_Datum_Name:  NAD83
        Ellipsoid_Name:  GRS1980
        Semi-major_Axis: UNKNOWN
        Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: UNKNOWN
 
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label:  COUNTY.PAT
      Entity_Type_Definition:  Polygon attribute table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: 1:100,000-scale DLG
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  -
      Attribute_Definition:  Polygon attribute table
      Attribute_Definition_Source: 1:100,000-scale DLG 
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
        Enumerated_Domain_Value:  -
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  AREA
      Attribute_Definition:  Area of polygon in square coverage units
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Computed
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
        Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Positive real numbers
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  PERIMETER
      Attribute_Definition:  Perimeter of polygon in coverage units
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Computed
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
        Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Positive real numbers
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  COUNTY#
      Attribute_Definition:  Internal feature number
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  Computed
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
        Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Sequential unique positive integer
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  COUNTY-ID
      Attribute_Definition:  User-assigned feature number
      Attribute_Definition_Source:  User-defined
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
        Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Integer
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  FIPS
      Attribute_Definition:  5-digit FIPS code for county
      Attribute_Definition_Source: 1:100,000-scale DLG
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
        Enumerated_Domain_Value:  40001 through 40153, all odd integers
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  NAME
      Attribute_Definition:  Name of County
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Federal Information Processing
                                   Standard (FIPS) 
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
        Enumerated_Domain_Value:  text
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MAJOR1
      Attribute_Definition: COUNTY#
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Redefined
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
        Enumerated_Domain_Value:
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label:  MINOR1
      Attribute_Definition: COUNTY-ID
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Redefined
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
        Enumerated_Domain_Value:
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MAJOR2
      Attribute_Definition:3-digit FIPS county code
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Redefined
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
        Enumerated_Domain_Value:   
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MINOR2
      Attribute_Definition: Blank item for DLG 
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Calculated
      Attribute_Domain_Values: 0
        Enumerated_Domain:
        Enumerated_Domain_Value:
 Overview_Description:
   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
     
   Each county polygon has two attributes. The first attribute, FIPS,
   is a unique five-digit code used to identify the county. The first
   two numbers of the FIPS code is 40 for Oklahoma. The last three
   digits are unique for each county. The second attribute, NAME, is
   the county name. Below are the Oklahoma county names and associated
   FIPS codes.

    FIPS  NAME
   
    40001 ADAIR
    40003 ALFALFA
    40005 ATOKA
    40007 BEAVER
    40009 BECKHAM
    40011 BLAINE
    40013 BRYAN
    40015 CADDO
    40017 CANADIAN
    40019 CARTER
    40021 CHEROKEE
    40023 CHOCTAW
    40025 CIMARRON
    40027 CLEVELAND
    40029 COAL
    40031 COMANCHE
    40033 COTTON
    40035 CRAIG
    40037 CREEK
    40039 CUSTER
    40041 DELAWARE
    40043 DEWEY
    40045 ELLIS
    40047 GARFIELD
    40049 GARVIN
    40051 GRADY
    40053 GRANT
    40055 GREER
    40057 HARMON
    40059 HARPER
    40061 HASKELL
    40063 HUGHES
    40065 JACKSON
    40067 JEFFERSON
    40069 JOHNSTON
    40071 KAY
    40073 KINGFISHER
    40075 KIOWA
    40077 LATIMER
    40079 LE FLORE
    40081 LINCOLN
    40083 LOGAN
    40085 LOVE
    40087 MCCLAIN
    40089 MCCURTAIN
    40091 MCINTOSH
    40093 MAJOR
    40095 MARSHALL
    40097 MAYES
    40099 MURRAY
    40101 MUSKOGEE
    40103 NOBLE
    40105 NOWATA
    40107 OKFUSKEE
    40109 OKLAHOMA
    40111 OKMULGEE
    40113 OSAGE
    40115 OTTAWA
    40117 PAWNEE
    40119 PAYNE
    40121 PITTSBURG
    40123 PONTOTOC
    40125 POTTAWATOMIE
    40127 PUSHMATAHA
    40129 ROGER MILLS
    40131 ROGERS
    40133 SEMINOLE
    40135 SEQUOYAH
    40137 STEPHENS
    40139 TEXAS
    40141 TILLMAN
    40143 TULSA
    40145 WAGONER
    40147 WASHINGTON
    40149 WASHITA
    40151 WOODS
    40153 WOODWARD

   The attributes, COUNTY and FIPS, in the DLG version are stored in
   the associated file COUNTY.DBF. This file is in a dBASE format and
   can be appended to the polygon attributes using software compatible
   with the dBASE format. The item COUNTY_ is stored in the first
   major code (MAJOR1) and the item COUNTY_ID is stored in the first
   minor code (MINOR1). Either item may be used as the link item when
   joining COUNTY.DBF with the polygon attributes.

   The last three digits of the attribute FIPS are stored in the
   second major code (MAJOR2). The second minor code (MINOR2) is equal
   to 0.


Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
    Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact Person:
        Contact_Organization: Oklahoma Geological Survey
      Contact_Position: Publications
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing
        Address: 100 E. Boyd, RM. N-131
        City: Norman
        State_or_Province: Oklahoma
        Postal_Code: 73019
        Country: United States of America
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (405) 360-2886
      Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM Central Time Zone, Monday through Friday
      Online_Linkage: http://www.ou.edu/special/ogs-pttc/
  Resource_Description: Digital atlas of Oklahoma
  Distribution_Liability: None.
  Standard_Ordering_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: CD-ROM
          Fees: To be determined.

Distribution_Information:
   Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
    Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact Person: Branch of Information Services
        Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
      Contact_Position: Branch of Information Services
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: Box 25286
        City: Denver Federal Center
        State_or_Province: Colorado
        Postal_Code: 80225-0286
        Country: United States of America
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4210
      Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 4 PM Mountain Time Zone, Monday through Friday
  Resource_Description: Open-File Report 97-23
  Distribution_Liability: None.
  Standard_Ordering_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: CD-ROM
          Fees: $32
 
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 19970106
  Metadata_Contact: 
  Metadata_Standard_Name: 
    FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version:  19940608