Virginia's Scenic Rivers - Designated, Qualifying, and Worthy of Further Study

Table of Contents

Identification Information
Data Quality Information
Spatial Data Organization Information
Spatial Reference Information
Entity and Attribute Information
Distribution Information
Metadata Reference Information


 
 

IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION

 
 
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Virginia Dept of Conservation and Recreation - DSWC
      Originator: USGS
      Publication_Date: 20070327
      Title: Virginia's Scenic Rivers - Designated, Qualifying, and
        Worthy of Further Study
      Edition: 1.1
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Richmond, Virginia
        Publisher: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
      Other_Citation_Details:
      Online_Linkage: 
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: 
          Publication_Date: 
          Title: 
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: 
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          Online_Linkage: 
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This data set contains the river segments and bodies of
      water which have been either accepted into the scenic
      rivers program, qualify after evaluation for acceptance but
      have not yet joined the program, and those that are worthy
      of further study to determine suitability. The
      linework is from the standard USGS 1:100,000 DLGs of
      hydrology, 1995 US Census Tiger files, and EPA Stream Reach dataset.
    Purpose:
      The Scenic Rivers Act of 1970 was passed to protect and
      preserve certain rivers or sections of rivers possessing
      natural or pastoral beauty. The DCR Dept of Planning and 
      Recreation Resources (DPRR) works with citizens and local
      governments to study potential rivers, evaluates proposed 
      rivers, reviews and comments on permit applications regarding
      impacts to scenic rivers, expands the information base about 
      these rivers, and assists local governments to protect these rivers.
    Supplemental_Information:
      The Scenic Rivers dataset was developed to serve as a
      thematic layer on maps appearing in the Virginia Outdoors
      Plan. The original dataset was developed in ArcInfo and was
      further edited for the 2007 plan using ArcView 3.3 and ArcMAP 9.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 1996
        Ending_Date: most recent Va Outdoors Plan
    Currentness_Reference: 2007
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.6755
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.9792
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.9351
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.6007
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: scenic
      Theme_Keyword: scenic river
      Theme_Keyword: river
      Theme_Keyword: stream
      Theme_Keyword: DCR
      Theme_Keyword: VOP
      Theme_Keyword: virginia outdoors plan
      Theme_Keyword: Virginia
      Theme_Keyword: recreation
      Theme_Keyword: preservation
      Theme_Keyword: hydrology
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: virginia
  Access_Constraints:
  Use_Constraints:
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Va Department of Conservation and Recreation
        Contact_Person: David Boyd
      Contact_Position: Conservation Lands GIS Planner
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 217 Governor Street
        City: Richmond
        State_or_Province: VA
        Postal_Code: 23219
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-371-4801
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-371-2674
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: david.boyd@dcr.virginia.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    ArcView version 3.2 shapefile format
    
 
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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION

 
 
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      The assigning of scenic river designation to the proper
      portion of the predefined hydrology data set as found in
      this data set has been done by the state agency with the
      authority and resources to do so. The DCR Department of
      Planning and Recreation Resources has received a set of
      maps showing the location and extent of these scenic rivers
      and river segments for the purposes of a review of the
      product. No problems have been noted to date. The coding
      is, therefore, considered correct and absolute for the
      stated scale. Quality control was performed in 2002 to weed
      out duplicate arcs and verify segment name labels. Complete
		dataset was updated 2006/2007.
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    All arcs in this data set are either scenic river segments
    or are used to define scenic river areal units. There are
    no other arcs or polygons.
  Completeness_Report:
    This data set is complete in its representation of two of
    the levels of scenic river status for Virginia as found in
    the 2007 Virginia Outdoors Plan - the legislatively
    designated scenic river components and the
    desireable/qualifying but not yet designated components. It
    does not include, by request of the DPRR, potential
    components as identified in the Plan. It may well require
    updating after the next Virginia Outdoors Plan publication
    or draft publication.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        The horizontal accuracy can be determined by considering
        the lowest common denominator of all source datasets. These
        include 1:100,000 scale DLG's (original dataset used), 1995
        US Census Tiger files, and EPA Stream Reach files
        (supplemented original data in 2002). This dataset was
        created as a reference dataset and no tests have been
        performed to quantify horizontal accuracy.
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        N/A
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Virginia Dept of Conservation and Recreation - DSWC
          Publication_Date: 20070327
          Title: Virginia's Scenic Rivers - Designated, Qualifying, and
            Worthy of Further Study
          Edition: 1.1
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Richmond, Virginia
            Publisher: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
          Other_Citation_Details:
          Online_Linkage: 
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator: 
              Publication_Date: 
              Title: 
              Publication_Information:
                Publication_Place: 
                Publisher: 
              Online_Linkage: 
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 
      Type_of_Source_Media: 
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1996
            Ending_Date: 20070327
        Source_Currentness_Reference: most recent Va Outdoors Plan
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DLG, Tiger, USGS reach
      Source_Contribution:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Virginia Dept of Conservation and Recreation - DSWC
          Publication_Date: 20020627
          Title: Virginia's Scenic Rivers - Designated, Qualifying, and
            Worthy of Further Study
          Edition: 1.1
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Richmond, Virginia
            Publisher: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
          Other_Citation_Details:
          Online_Linkage: 
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator: 
              Publication_Date: 
              Title: 
              Publication_Information:
                Publication_Place: 
                Publisher: 
              Online_Linkage: 
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 
      Type_of_Source_Media: 
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1996
            Ending_Date: 2002-06-27
        Source_Currentness_Reference: most recent Va Outdoors Plan
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DLG, Tiger, USGS reach
      Source_Contribution:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Attribute Tagging - arcs of a 1:100,000 base hydrology data
        set which represented linear water features which are
        designated scenic were coded with a scenic river indicator
        and named.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DLG, TIGER, USGS Reach
      Process_Date: 2002
      Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: 
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Va Department of Conservation and Recreation
            Contact_Person: David Boyd
          Contact_Position: Conservation Lands GIS Planner
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 217 Governor Street
            City: Richmond
            State_or_Province: VA
            Postal_Code: 23219
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-371-4801
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-371-2674
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: david.boyd@dcr.virginia.gov
          Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00
 
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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION

 
 
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete Chain
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3751
 
Spatial_Reference_Information: 
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: 
    Planar: 
      Map_Projection: 
        Map_Projection_Name:  Decimal Degrees (Unprojected)
        Map_Projection_Parameters: 
          Standard_Parallel:  
          Standard_Parallel:  
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:  
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:  
          False_Easting:  0.00000
          False_Northing:  0.00000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 0.0
          Ordinate_Resolution: 0.0
        Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
      Semi-major_Axis:
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 
 
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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION

 
 
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: scenicrivers.dbf
      Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Name
      Attribute_Definition: name of river segment
      Attribute_Definition_Source: VA DCR
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field
 
    Attribute: 

      Attribute_Label:  Status

      Attribute_Definition:  designation status

      Attribute_Definition_Source:  VA DCR

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

        Enumerated_Domain:

          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Designated

          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Legislatively designated components

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

        Enumerated_Domain:

          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Qualified

          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Evaluated and found worthy of designation

      Attribute_Domain_Values:

        Enumerated_Domain:

          Enumerated_Domain_Value:  Potential

          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:  Identified as being worthy of further study

 
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
      The arcs representing scenic rivers are coded with either
      DESIGNATED, QUALIFIED or WORTHY indicating designated or
      qualified segments, and those worthy of further study.
      Water bodies that are scenic have the same codes. Names
      were assigned using Va DCR PRR staff and in some cases USGS
      DRG labels.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
 
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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION

 
 
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Virginia Dept. of Conservation & Recreation - DNH
        Contact_Person: David Boyd
      Contact_Position: Conservation Lands GIS Planner
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: 
        City: Richmond
        State_or_Province: Virginia
        Postal_Code: 23219
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804 371 4801
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804 371 2674
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: david.boyd@dcr.virginia.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00
  Resource_Description:
    Scenic Rivers of Virginia
  Distribution_Liability:
    Although all data referred to in this documentation have
    been used by the VADCR, no warranty, expressed or implied,
    is made by the VADCR, or the original data sources as to
    the accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not
    constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is
    assumed by the VADCR in the use of these data. Users must
    assume responsibility to determine the use of these data.
    The boundaries are not to be used for a LEGAL definition of
    these areas. Please contact the proper management agency
    with questions concerning land management and policies.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form: 
      Digital_Transfer_Information:  
        Format_Name:  ArcView 3.2 Shapefile
        Format_Version_Number:  ArcView 3.2 Shapefile 
        Transfer_Size:  
      Digital_Transfer_Option: 
        Online_Option: 
          Computer_Contact_Information: 
            Network_Address: 
              Network_Resource_Name:  DCR ftp site
          Access_Instructions: 
            Email distribution contact above, or download via DCR website
          Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: 
        Offline_Option: 
          Offline_Media:  
          Recording_Format:  
          Compatibility_Information:  for any windows/dos PC
    Fees:  none
    Ordering_Instructions:  download via DCR’s Conservation Lands Website
  Custom_Order_Process: 
    If you cannot use this layer in the stated projection and datum, and
    you cannot reproject it yourself, it can  be requested from DCR in
    another projection.  Likewise, it can be provided in formats other than
    an ARC/INFO export file.  Any variance from the standard form as described
    in this file, however, will mean a delay in the distribution.
 
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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

 
 
  Metadata_Date: 1996
  Metadata_Review_Date: 20070327
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Va Department of Conservation and Recreation
        Contact_Person: David Boyd
      Contact_Position: Conservation Lands GIS Planner
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
        Address: 217 Governor Street
        City: Richmond
        State_or_Province: VA
        Postal_Code: 23219
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-371-4801
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-371-2674
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: david.boyd@dcr.virginia.gov
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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