Twentieth-Century Land Surface Changes in the Delaware Water Gap Basin, a GIS Snapshot Approach

Late nineteenth and early twentieth-century historical Digital Raster Graphics of the Delaware Water Gap watershed, Pennsylvania

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Geological Survey, Mid-Continent Geographic Center. Dalia Varanka, Ed.

Publication_Date: 200511

Title:

Late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century historical Digital Raster Graphics of the Delaware Water Gap watershed, Pennsylvania

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Description:

Abstract:

These are scanned historical topographic maps of the twentieth century that represent the Delaware Water Gap watershed and some areas immediately surrounding the watershed, due to overlap of quadrangle and watershed boundaries. Parts of the watershed are depicted on 10 15-minute and 23 7.5-minute topographic maps. Not all published editions of these maps were available, and thus included in this database.

Purpose:

This data was developed to study long-term land use changes as a factor in environmental monitoring. This data set has also been applied to research in water quality, land use change, and temporal GIS studies.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1893

Ending_Date: 1999

Currentness_Reference: Publication date, with documented production dates

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.50

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.6250

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.50

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.875

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: society

Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters

Theme_Keyword: elevation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Delaware Water Gap watershed

Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:

1400 Independence Road mailing and physical

Address: 1400 Independence Road

City: Rolla

State_or_Province: MO

Postal_Code: 65401

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 573-308-3897

Data_Set_Credit:

John R. Evans (USGS), Mark Barnes (USGS), USGS Library, New York Public Library, Free Library of Philadelphia

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Topological and geometric relationships are consistant with those established by USGS topographic mapping standards.

Completeness_Report:

The following image files were included in this study:

ariel1928wla.tif
ariel1928wlb.tif
ariel1928_1953wl.tif
ariel1928_1960wl.tif
ariel1932_1942wl.tif
ariel1932wl.tif
newfoundland6673.tif
newfoundland1999
bushkill1947wl.tif
bushkill4468.tif
bushkill4473.tif
bushkill4483.tif
bushkill1993
skytop1943.tif
skytop1947.tif
skytop1997
east_stroudsburg1944.tif
east_stroudsburg1993
twelvemile_pond1943.tif
twelvemile_pond1947.tif
twelvemile_pond1997
delaware_water_gap1891.tif
delaware_water_gap1893.tif
delaware_water_gap1893_1897.tif
delaware_water_gap1893_1899.tif
delaware_water_gap1893_1904.tif
delaware_water_gap1893_1907.tif
delaware_water_gap1893_1909.tif
delaware_water_gap1893_1912.tif
delaware_water_gap1893_1915.tif
delaware_water_gap1893_1915.tif
delaware_water_gap1893_1920.tif
delaware_water_gap1893_1922.tif
delaware_water_gap1893_1930.tif
delaware_water_gap1936a.tif
delaware_water_gap1936b.tif
delaware_water_gap1942.tif
delaware_water_gap1942_1951.tif
portland1942.tif
portland1955.tif
portland5571.tif
portland5584.tif
portland1997
stroudsburg5581.tif
stroudsburg1999
FranklinFurnace1903
branchville1954.tif
branchville1971.tif
branchville1997
hawley1935awl.tif
hawley1935bwl.tif
hawley1938wl.tif
hawley1938_1947.tif
pecks_pond196673.tif
pecks_pond196683.tif
pecks_pond1997
promised_land1968.tif
promised_land1997
milford1913.tif
milford1915wl.tif
milford1915_1920.tif
milford1915_1926.tif
milford1915_1934.tif
milford1915_1944.tif
milford1915_1950.tif
milford1944armywl.tif
edgemere1965.tif
edgemere6573.tif
edgemere6583.tif
edgemere1992
milford1958.tif
milford195869.tif
milford195883.tif
milford1995
pond_eddy1965.tif
pond_eddy6573.tif
pond_eddy1997
shohola1965.tif
shohola1973.tif
shohola1983.tif
shohola1997
pocono1921.tif
pocono1923wl.tif
pocono1923_1928.tif
pocono1923_1938.tif
pocono1923_1948a.tif
pocono1923_1948b.tif
pocono1943wl.tif
buck_hill_falls1966.tif
buck_hill_falls1973.tif
buckhillfalls1997
mount_pocono1966.tif
mount_pocono1973.tif
port_jervis1906.tif
port_jervis1908.tif
port_jervis1908_1911.tif
port_jervis1908_1917.tif
port_jervis1908_1923.tif
port_jervis1908_1930.tif
port_jervis1908_1936.tif
port_jervis1908_1944.tif
port_jervis_south1943.tif
port_jervis_south1969.tif
port_jervis_south1995
culvers_gap1943.tif
culvers_gap1954.tif
culvers_gap1971.tif
culvers_gap1997
flatbrookville1943.tif
flatbrookville1954a.tif
flatbrookville1954b.tif
flatbrookville1971.tif
flatbrookville1997
lake_maskenozha1943.tif
lake_maskenozha1995
wind_gap1914.tif
wind_gap1914b.tif
wind_gap1914c.tif
wind_gap1916wl.tif
wind_gap1916_1922.tif
wind_gap1916_1929.tif
wind_gap1916_1937.tif
wind_gap1916_1943.tif
wind_gap1916_1950.tif
wind_ gap1943wl.tif
brodheadsville1999
saylorsburg1960_83
wallpack1893_27.tif

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Data falls within National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS) of the edition date of the map. The most recent NMAS is 40 feet for the 7.5-minute series (1:24,000) and 104 feet for the 15-minute series (1:62,500).

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Geological Survey. Specific credits are available within the printed collar of the source maps.

Publication_Date: 1893-1997

Title: USGS topographic maps

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: paper

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1883

Ending_Date: 1999

Source_Currentness_Reference:

Time period of content information is stated on the collar of each map.

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: topo

Source_Contribution:

The maps show historical topography depicted by USGS instructions to surveyors and cartographers.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Topographic maps were scanned at 800dpi and resampled to 250dpi. Images were georeferenced to UTM coordinates.

Process_Date: 2004

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 18

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 75 W

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0

False_Easting: 500,000 meters

False_Northing: 0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 8 feet

Ordinate_Resolution: 8 feet

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Mid-Continent Geographic Science Center

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 1400 Independence Road

City: Rolla

State_or_Province: MO

Postal_Code: 65401

Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 573-308-3897

Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made by the USGS regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USGS will warrant the delivery of this product in computer-readable format and will offer appropriate adjustment of credit when the product is determined unreadable by correctly adjusted computer input peripherals or when the physical medium is delivered in damaged condition. Requests for adjustment of credit must be made within 90 days from the date of this shipment from the ordering site.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 200509

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 1400 Independence Road

City: Rolla

State_or_Province: MO

Postal_Code: 65401

Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 573-308-3897

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: Version Number FGDC-STD-001-1998.