METADATA FOR COMMERCIALLY NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS

VERSION 2 RELEASE 1

Identification Information

Citation:
Originator: Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research Vanderbilt University
U.S. Dept. of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (comp.)
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: Commercially Navigable Waterways
Larger Work Citation:
Originator: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Projects Administration, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Publication Date: 2002
Title: National Pipeline Mapping System
Edition: 2002
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Washington DC
Publisher: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Description
Abstract: The Commercially Navigable Waterways database is a subset
of the National Waterway Network (as produced by the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics and available at www.bts.gov/gis).
Lines with FUNC_CLASS equal to "S", "B", or "D" were extracted from
the BTS National Waterways Network and are considered "commercially
navigable". The Commercially Navigable Waterways data set is a
comprehensive network database of the nation's commercially
navigable waterways. The data set covers the 48 contiguous States
plus the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and the
water links between. The nominal scale of the data set varies with
the source material. The majority of the information is at
1:100,000 with larger scales used in harbor/bay/port areas and
smaller scales used in open waters.

Purpose: The Commercially Navigable Waterways data set is a
geographic database of commercially navigable waterways in and
around the United States as defined in the Office of Pipeline
Safety "Pipeline Integrity Management in High Consequence Areas"
rulemaking for hazardous liquid operators with 500 or more miles
of pipeline.

Supplemental Information: Links in the waterway network represent actual shipping lanes or serve as representative paths in open water where no defined shipping lanes exist. Nodes may represent physical entities such as river confluences, ports/facilities, and intermodal terminals, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE nodes), or may be inserted for analytical purposes. Approximately 224 USACE ports are geo-coded in the node database.

Time_Period_of_Content
Range_of_Dates/Times
Beginning_Date: 1994
Ending_Time: present
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -176.887500
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 179.803407
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72.199720
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -55.905212
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: network
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Theme_Keyword: waterway
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Puerto Rico
Place_Keyword: Gulf of Mexico
Place_Keyword: Great Lakes
Place_Keyword: Intracoastal waterway
Place_Keyword: US
Place_Keyword: USA
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword: sea level
Stratum_Keyword: ground
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 2002

Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None

Point of Contact
Contact Person Primary
Contact Person: Amy Nelson
Contact Organization: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Contact Address
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, East Building, 2nd Floor, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
City: Washington
State or Province: D.C.
Postal Code: 20590
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone:202.493.0591
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 202.366.4566
Contact Electronic Mail Address: amy.nelson@dot.gov
Data Set Credit: The Commercially Navigable Waterways dataset was derived from the National Waterway Network. The National Waterways Network was created on behalf of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Bureau of Census, and the U.S. Coast Guard by Vanderbilt University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Additional agencies with input into network development include Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Maritime Administration, Military Traffic Management Command, Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Federal Railroad Administration.

Native Data Set Environment:
Microsoft Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 6; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.0.642
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator:
Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research Vanderbilt University
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (comp.)
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: Commercially Navigable Waterways (line)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Data Center
Online_Linkage: <http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/ndc/>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Publication_Date: 2002
Title: National Transportation Atlas Databases (NTAD) 2002
Edition: 2002
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/>

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DATA QUALITY INFORMATION

Attribute Accuracy
Attribute Accuracy Report: Attribute accuracy is tested by manual comparison of the source with hard copy printouts and/or symbolized display of digital line graphs on an interactive computer graphic system; selected attributes that cannot be visually verified on plots or on screen, are interactively queried and verified on screen.
Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
Attribute_Accuracy_Value: unknown
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The "shape source" field in the link database, and the "node source" field in the node database indicate the data sources used to derive link and node placements. The accuracy of each network element is correlated to the data source used to derive that element. For example, links and nodes derived from 1:100,000 scale DLGs are more accurate than links and nodes derived from 1:500,000 scale NOAA Navigational Charts. Links with unknown/missing sources are usually schematic representations of USACE links. Off-Shore: NOAA Charts vary in scale. Larger scale charts were used in harbor/port areas, while smaller scale charts were used in open water. For channels, sea lanes, and Intracoastal Waterways, shape points were placed as needed to ensure that link segments fall within waterway boundaries. Inland: Links digitized from 1:100,000 DLG files, or large scale NOAA charts are the most accurate representations. Shape points were placed as needed to ensure that link segments fall between waterway shorelines. Links derived from Corps milepoints have shape points approximately one mile apart. The Corps milepoints were mainly derived from 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 scale maps. Therefore, the shape points derived from Corps milepoints are often as accurate as shape points derived from 1:100,000 DLG files. However, line segments connecting the shape points may not accurately represent the curvature of the waterway.

Lineage
Source Information
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date: Unknown
Title: USGS Digital Line Graph (DLG-3) Series
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: 1980
Title: National Atlas
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source Citation:
Originator: U.S. Bureau of Census
Publication Date: 1990
Title: TIGER/Line files
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Washington, DC
Publisher: U.S. Bureau of Census

Source Citation:
Originator: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Publication Date: Unknown
Title: NOAA Navigation Charts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington D.C.
Publisher: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: 1:100,000 Quad maps
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source Citation:
Originator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Publication Date: Unknown
Title: Waterway Link Network
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Source Citation:
Originator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Publication Date: Unknown
Title: USACE Mile Markers
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Oak Ridge National Laboratories
Publication_Date: 1993
Title: Inland Waterways
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Source Citation:
Originator: Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
Publication_Date: 1994
Title: Vanderbilt Waterway Network
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
Publication_Date: 1994
Title: National Waterway Network ver 2.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
Publication_Date: 1997
Title: National Waterway Network ver 2.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Source Information:
Originator: Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
Publication_Date: 1998
Title: National Waterway Network ver 2.3
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher:
US Army Corps of Engineers Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Extraction of spatial and type attributes for waterway features from NA, DLG and TIGER
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: dlg
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: na
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USACE
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WLN
Process_Date: 1994
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ORWW
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Bruce Peterson
Contact_Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
State_or_Province: TN
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6155744419
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 6155743895
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gto@stc10.ctd.ornl.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Specification of offshore, coastal and Great Lake network nodes and links on NOAA, followed by direct digitization of specified nodes and links.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA

Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mike Dimaiuta
Contact_Organization:
Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Box , Station B
City: Nashville
State_or_Province: TN
Postal_Code: 37235
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6153223683
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 6153223365
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dimaiuma@vuse.vanderbilt.edu

Process Step
Process Description: Merging of inland and offshore waterway networks. A specialized program was written to merge the two networks. In general, Vanderbilt node locations were accepted as authoritative when both data sets had the same elements. This meant moving an Oak Ridge link incident to that node. If the link was classified geographically ocean or Great Lakes, and a Vanderbilt link or chain existed with the same ID and endpoints, the Oak Ridge link was discarded, after transfer of Oak Ridge attributes. If the Oak Ridge link was within 2 km of the new end nodes' location: and 1) if a duplicate Vanderbilt link existed with a higher source code, it replace the Oak Ridge link, or 2) the Oak Ridge link was moved by a logistic adjustment to the new location. (This causes modest disruption to the preponderance of the shape, yet assured that the angle of approach to the displaced end node location was preserved.) If the link was functionally classed "deep draft" and a duplicate Vanderbilt link had an authoritative source code, the Oak Ridge link was replaced. Otherwise an additional shape point was added at the end to snap to the new node location without disrupting the original link shape. If the link had a Vanderbilt duplicate with the same ID, the Oak Ridge link was so flagged to be manually resolved. The composite network was then cleaned manually, resolving all cases of still remaining duplicate links and deciding case-by-case how to smooth or otherwise accommodate a highly displaced Oak Ridge shape into the Vanderbilt digitized node location, using TIGER shorelines as a background.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ORWW
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: VUWW
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: WWAY10
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Bruce Peterson
Contact_Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak RIdge
State_or_Province: TN
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6155744419
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 6155743895
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gto@stc10.ctd.ornl.gov

Process Step
Process Description: Heads-up digitizing of WWAY10 to add shape points to inland waterways where straight links still existed. Incorporation of comments from users (Vanderbilt, ORNL, and USACE Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center) of WWAY10 and error correction.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WWAY10
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DLG
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: WWAY11
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mike Dimaiuta
Contact_Organization:
Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation Operations and Research
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Box , Station B
City: Nashville
State_or_Province: TN
Postal_Code: 37235
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6153223683
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 6153223365
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dimaiuma@vuse.vanderbilt.edu

Process Step
Process Description: Upgrades to link shape and attribute data based on information from US Army Corps of Engineers CWIS projects as published in their digital projects notebook. Includes the addition of new links, removal of unnecessary links/nodes, and splitting of links to more effectively relate the digital waterway network to the physical network as maintained by the Corps of Engineers.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DPN
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WTWY20
Process_Date: 1998
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: WWAY21
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jay Wieriman
Contact_Organization: Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, Box 61280
City: New Orleans
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70161
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 504.862.1402
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 504.862.1423
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Jay.A.Wieirman@usace.army.mil
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Upgrades to link shape and attribute data based on information from US Army Corps of Engineers CWIS projects as published in their digital projects notebook. Includes the addition of new links, removal of unnecessary links/nodes, and splitting of links to more effectively relate the digital waterway network to the physical network as maintained by the Corps of Engineers.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DPN
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: WTWY21
Process_Date: 1998
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: WWAY22

Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jay Wieriman
Contact_Organization: Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, Box 61280
City: New Orleans
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70161
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 504.862.1402
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 504.862.1423
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Jay.A.Wieirman@usace.army.mil

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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: String
Point and Vector Object Count: 6897

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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: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

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Entity and Attribute Information:

Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: CNW_DD.AAT
Entity_Type_Definition: Arc Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI and BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Polyline
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Polylinear shapes as defined by ArcView
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: ArcView Internal Attribute
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RECTYPE
Attribute_Definition: One character which defines the type of file from a data set.
Attribute_Definition: One character which defines the type of file from a data set.
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: L
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: line
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: BTS

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VERSION
Attribute_Definition:
The VERSION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented for all records in the database whenever a new release is distributed. In this release the value is "03".
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REVISION
Attribute_Definition:
The REVISION is a 2-digit number that will be incremented individually for each record whenever a change is made to one of its fields. The initial value for all records will be set to "01".
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 00
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MODDATE
Attribute_Definition:
The MODDATE (or modification date)indicates when each record in the database was last changed. As changes are made to a record, the modification date is entered in the format 'mmddyyy'.
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
date values (The MODDATE values will be date values indicating the last time a record was edited or modified.)

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LINKID
Attribute_Definition: Unique link identification number
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: numeric values. (Unique link identification number)

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATUREID
Attribute_Definition: Attribute identification code
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: numeric values. (Unique link identification number)

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ANODE
Attribute_Definition:
Identifies a record (NODEID) in the node file that corresponds to the starting position of the link
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Calculated

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BNODE
Attribute_Definition:
Identifies a record (NODEID) in the node file that corresponds to the ending position of the link
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Calculated

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIP
Attribute_Definition: USGS Name or identification for the link
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: free text

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STFIPS1
Attribute_Definition: Primary State FIPS Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: NIST
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard- FIPS Pub 6-4
Codeset_Source: National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STFIPS2
Attribute_Definition: Secondary State FIPS Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: NIST
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Federal Information Processing Standard- FIPS Pub 6-4
Codeset_Source: National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AMILE
Attribute_Definition: Milepost at the ANODE, inland Corps links, only
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: measured value

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BMILE
Attribute_Definition: Milepost at the BNODE, inland Corps links, only
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: measured value

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LENGTH
Attribute_Definition: Line length, in miles
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: measured value

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LENGTH_SRC
Attribute_Definition: Indication of how the length was calculated
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: V
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vanderbilt; length was calculated using GIS software
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Milepoints; length was calculated by subtracting 'B' milepoint from 'A' milepoint
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_SRC
Attribute_Definition: Indicates the data source used for each link
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CM
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Corps Milepoints
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digitized from 1:100K DLGs (CD-ROM)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digitized from NOAA Charts
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DQ
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digitized from 1:100K USGS Quads
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: J
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rough shape (guessed)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: JR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Original shape modified by ORNL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: JV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Original shape modified by Vanderbilt
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Missing / Unknown
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Digitized from 1:2M National Atlas Points
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: ORNL link modified by ORNL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: ORNL link modified by Vanderbilt
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: VR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vanderbilt link modified by ORNL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LINKTYPE
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates the originator of the link or the type of feature represented by the link
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CORPS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Corps of Engineers original link
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CWIS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Corps of Engineers civil works improvement addition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ORNL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: VANDERBUILT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vanderbilt University
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: LOCK
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Corps of Engineers lock
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CTRL_DEPTH
Attribute_Definition: Control depth of link, in feet,Corps links only
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: measured value

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WATERWAY
Attribute_Definition: 4-digit waterway code from Corps Master_port_waterway
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Corps Master_port_waterway
Codeset_Source: USACE

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GEO_CLASS
Attribute_Definition: Geographic Class
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: G
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Great Lakes
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: O
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ocean / Offshore
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: I
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Inland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FUNC_CLASS
Attribute_Definition: Functional Class
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: no traffic, non-navigable
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: shallow draft (i.e., no deep draft ocean vessels)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: D
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: deep draft
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: B
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Both
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: U
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
special vessels only (fishing, pleasure craft, etc; normally no freight traffic)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WTWY_TYPE
Attribute_Definition: Waterway Type
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Harbor (including harbor channels), Bay
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Intracoastal Waterway
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sealane
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sealane with separation zone
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Open water
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: River, creek, thoroughfare, lake
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Estuary
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Channel (not including harbor channels)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Canal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Great Lakes direct link (major ports)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Great Lakes indirect link
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Corps of Engineers Lock
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CHART_ID
Attribute_Definition:
4 or 5 digit NOAA chart number or 15 character 1:100K USGS Quad Map ID
Attribute_Definition_Source: NOAA
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Official NOAA Chart Index
Codeset_Source: NOAA

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NUM_PAIRS
Attribute_Definition: Number of coordinate pairs that make up the link
Attribute_Definition_Source: BTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: calculated value

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WHO_MOD
Attribute_Definition: Composite code designating what organization modified the link
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: first character: V
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Vanderbilt addition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: first character: R
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Oak Ridge addition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: first character: J
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: guessed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: first character: H
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: screen digitization from DLGs or TIGER
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: second character: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 94 May
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: second character: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 94 June
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: second character: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 94 July blank after July 1994
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: third character: R
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: attributes modified by ORNL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: third character: A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: attributes modified by Vanderbilt
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HEADING
Attribute_Definition: Compass Direction
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: S
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: E
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: East
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: W
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: West
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE

Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NON_US
Attribute_Definition: Abbreviation for non US areas
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: AC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Arctic Ocean
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: AT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Atlantic Ocean
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bering Sea
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Caribbean Sea
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Canada
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GM
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Gulf of Mexico
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pacific Ocean
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PM
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Panama
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: XX
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified Area
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USACE

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Distribution Information:

Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, East Building, 2nd Floor, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202.493.0591
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202.366.4566
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: amy.nelson@dot.gov

Resource Description: National Pipeline Mapping System

Distribution Liability: None

Standard Order Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
Format_Version_Number: 2002
File_Decompression_Technique:
No compression applied. However, if using digital transfer online option, note access instructions.
Transfer_Size: 3.045

Digital Transfer Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: www.npms.rspa.dot.gov
Access_Instructions: Anyone with access to the World Wide Web may connect to the NPMS server. To access a specific database, go to the address listed above in the Network Resource Name.The NPMS server
allows visitors to download the files to their personal
computers. 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 202.493.0591, fax 202.366.4566, or E-mail (amy.nelson@dot.gov) to request the Commercially Navigable Waterway data set.
Standard_Order_Process:
Fees: None

Ordering_Instructions:
Call (202.493.0591), fax (202.366.4566), or E-mail (amy.nelson@dot.gov) to request the Commercially Navigable Waterways database.
Technical_Prerequisites: Software that can process GIS files.
Calendar_Date: 2002

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Metadata Reference Information

Metadata_Date: May 2002
Metadata_Contact: Amy Nelson
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, East Building, 2nd Floor, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20590
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 202.493.0591
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 202.366.4566
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: amy.nelson@dot.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile