File Name: \waternet\data\water*.* METADATA FOR NATIONAL WATERWAY NETWORK
VERSION 2 RELEASE 12
IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
Citation
Originator: Vanderbilt Engineering Center for Transportation
Operations and Research
Vanderbilt University
Publication Date: 2010
Title: National Waterway Network
Publication Information
Publication Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Data
Center
Larger Work Citation
Originator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Data
Center
Publication Date: 2010
Title: United States Waterway Data
Publication Information
Publication Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation
Data Center
Description
Abstract: The National Waterway Network is a comprehensive
network database of the nation's navigable waterways.
The data set covers the 48 contiguous States plus the
District of Columbia, Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and
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 National Waterway Network is a geographic
database of navigable waterways in and around the United
States, for analytical studies of waterway performance, for
compiling commodity flow statistics, and for mapping
purposes.
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 180 USACE ports are geo-coded in the node
database.
Time Period of Content
Range of Dates/Times
Beginning Date: 1994
Ending Date: present
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status
Progress: In work
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Continually
Spatial Domain
Bounding Coordinates
West Bounding Coordinate: -179.803406
East Bounding Coordinate: 179.135193
North Bounding Coordinate: 72.199722
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
Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints: None
Point of Contact
Contact Person Primary
Contact Person: Susan Hassett
Contact Organization: Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
Contact Address
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: P.O. Box 61280
City: New Orleans
State or Province: LA
Postal Code: 70161-1280
Country: United States of America
Contact Voice Telephone: 504.862.1426
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 504.862.1423
Contact Electronic Mail Address: CEIWR-NDCWCSC.WEBMASTER@usace.army.mil
Data Set Credit: The National Waterway 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.
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.
Logical Consistency Report:
Completeness Report:
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
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date: varies
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 Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: stable-base material
Source Time Period of Content
Range of Dates/Times
Beginning Date: 1978
Ending Date: 1994
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: DLG
Source Contribution: Inland navigable waterways spatial
and type attributes
Source Citation
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date: unknown
Title: National Atlas
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Publication Information
Publication Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 1.2M
Type of Source Media: stable-base material
Source Time Period of Content
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date: 1980
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: NA
Source Contribution: Inland navigable waterways spatial
and type attributes
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 Scale Denominator: 100,000
Source Time Period of Content
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date: 1990
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: TIGER
Source Contribution: Inland navigable waterways spatial
and type attributes
Source Citation
Originator: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration
Publication Date: varies
Title: NOAA Navigation Charts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: paper map
Publication Information
Publication Place: Washington D.C.
Publisher: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration
Source Scale Denominator: varies
Type of Source Media: stable-base material
Source Time Period of Content
Range of Dates/Times
Beginning Date: unknown
Ending Date: 1994
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: NOAA
Source Contribution: Inland and offshore navigable
waterways spatial and type attributes
Source Citation
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date: varies
Title: 1:100,000 Quad maps
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: paper map
Publication Information
Publication Place: Reston, Virginia
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: stable-base material
Source Time Period of Content
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date: varies
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: QUADS
Source Contribution: Inland navigable waterways spatial
and type attributes
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 Scale Denominator: no scale
Type of Source Media: stable-base material
Source Time Period of Content
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date: unknown
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: USACE WLN
Source Contribution: Corps of Engineers links and nodes
on inland and offshore navigable waterways.
Source Citation
Originator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Publication Date: unknown
Title: USACE Mile Markers
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: table
Publication Information
Publication Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Source Scale Denominator: none
Type of Source Media: stable-base material
Source Time Period of Content
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date: unknown
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: USACE MM
Source Contribution: Inland navigable waterways locational
mile markers.
Source Citation
Originator: Oak Ridge National Laboratories
Publication Date: 1993
Title: Inland Waterways
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Publication Information
Publication Place: none
Publisher: none
Source Scale Denominator: none
Type of Source Media: unknown
Source Time Period of Content
Range of Dates/Times
Beginning Date: unknown
Ending Date: 1994
Source Currentness Reference: ending date
Source Citation Abbreviation: ORWW
Source Contribution: Addition and correction of Inland
navigable waterways attributes.
Conflation of inland and offshore waterways.
Source Citation
Originator: Vanderbilt Engineering Center for
Transportation Operations and Research
Publication Date: 1994
Title: Vanderbilt Waterway Network
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Publication Information
Publication Place: none
Publisher: none
Source Scale Denominator: varies
Type of Source Media: stable-base material
Source Time Period of Content
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date: 1994
Source Currentness Reference: source date
Source Citation Abbreviation: VUWW
Source Contribution: Offshore and coastal
waterways spatial and operational attributes
Source Citation
Originator: Vanderbilt Engineering Center for
Transportation Operations and Research
Publication Date: 1994
Title: National Waterway Network ver 2.0
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Publication Information
Publication Place: none
Publisher: none
Online Linkage: none
Source Scale Denominator: varies
Type of Source Media: stable-base material
Source Time Period of Content
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date: 1994
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: WWAY10
Source Contribution: Offshore, inland, and coastal
waterways spatial and operational attributes
Source Citation
Originator: Vanderbilt Engineering Center for
Transportation Operations and Research
Publication Date: 1997
Title: National Waterway Network ver 2.0
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: digital map
Publication Information
Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Online Linkage: none
Source Scale Denominator: varies
Type of Source Media: stable-base material
Source Time Period of Content
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date: 1997
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: WWAY20
Source Contribution: Offshore, inland, and coastal
waterways spatial and operational attributes
Source Citation
Originator: Vanderbilt Engineering Center for
Transportation Operations and Research
Publication Date: 1998
Title: National Waterway Network ver 2.3
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: digital map
Publication Information
Publication Place: New Orleans, LA
Publisher: US Army Corps of Engineers
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
Online Linkage: none
Source Scale Denominator: varies
Type of Source Media: stable-base material
Source Time Period of Content
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date: 1998
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation: WWAY21
Source Contribution: Offshore, inland, and coastal
waterways spatial and operational attributes
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 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
Postal Code:
Country: United States of America
Contact Voice Telephone: 6155744419
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 6155743895
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gto@stc10.ctd.ornl.gov
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
Process Date: 1995
Source Produced Citation Abbreviation: none
Process Contact
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: United States of America
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
Process Date: 1994
Source Produced Citation Abbreviation: WWAY10
Process Contact
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
Postal Code:
Country: United States of America
Contact Voice Telephone: 6155744419
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 6155743895
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gto@stc10.ctd.ornl.gov
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
Process Date: 1995
Source Produced Citation Abbreviation: WWAY11
Process Contact
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: United States of America
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
Source Used Citation Abbreviation:
Process Date: 1998
Source Produced Citation Abbreviation: WWAY21
Process Contact
Contact Person Primary
Contact Person: Susan Hassett
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: United States of America
Contact Voice Telephone: 504.862.1426
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 504.862.1423
Contact Electronic Mail Address: CEIWR-NDCWCSC.WEBMASTER@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
Source Used Citation Abbreviation:
Process Date: 1998
Source Produced Citation Abbreviation: WWAY22
Process Contact
Contact Person Primary
Contact Person: Susan Hassett
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: United States of America
Contact Voice Telephone: 504.862.1426
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 504.862.1423
Contact Electronic Mail Address: CEIWR-NDCWCSC.WEBMASTER@usace.army.mil
SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Node, network
Point and Vector Object Count: 6287
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Network chain,
non-planar graph
Point and Vector Object Count: 6906
SPATIAL REFERENCE INFORMATION
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution: various
Longitude Resolution: various
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTE INFORMATION
Overview Description
Entity and Attribute Overview:
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_label: WATERWAY.LNK
Entity_Type_Definition: Line Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
Field Field Field Field Beg End Field
Number Name Type Length Pos Pos Description
1 RECTYPE C 1 1 1 Record Type: always 'L'
2 VERSION C 2 2 3 File version number
3 REVISION C 2 4 5 Record revision number
4 MODDATE I 8 6 13 Record modification date
5 FEATURID I 10 14 23 Attribute identification code
6 LINKID I 10 24 33 Unique line identifier
7 ANODE I 10 34 43 Node identification for
the beginning node of the
line
8 BNODE I 10 44 53 Node identification for
the ending node of the
line
9 DESCRIPT C 35 54 88 Name or identification for
the line feature
10 STFIPS1 C 2 89 90 Primary State FIPS Code
11 STFIPS2 C 2 91 92 Secondary State FIPS Code
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RECTYPE
Attribute_Definition: One character which defines the
type of file from a data set.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: L
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VERSION
Attribute_Definition: File version number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REVISION
Attribute_Definition: Record revision number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MODDATE
Attribute_Definition: Record Modification Date
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATURID
Attribute_Definition: Attribute identification code
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LINKID
Attribute_Definition: Unique link identification
number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
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: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
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: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: USGS Name or identification for the
link
Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Topographic Maps
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STFIPS1
Attribute_Definition: Primary State FIPS Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: FIPS Pub 6-4
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: Federal Information Processing
Standard Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
99 - Non U.S. Area
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STFIPS2
Attribute_Definition: Secondary State FIPS Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: FIPS Pub 6-4
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: Federal Information Processing
Standard
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
99 - Non U.S. Area
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_label: WATERWAY.NOD
Entity_Type_Definition: Node Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
Field Field Field Field Beg End Field
Number Name Type Length Pos Pos Description
1 RECTYPE C 1 1 1 Record Type: always 'N'
2 VERSION C 2 2 3 File version number
3 REVISION C 2 4 5 Record revision number
4 MODDATE I 8 6 13 Record modification date
5 FEATURID I 10 14 23 Attribute identification code
6 NODEID I 10 24 33 Unique node identifier
7 LONGITUD I 10 34 43 Longitude (6 implied
decimal places)
8 LATITUDE I 10 44 53 Latitude (6 implied
decimal places)
9 DESCRIPT C 35 54 88 Name or identification of
the node
10 STFIPS C 2 89 90 State FIPS Code
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RECTYPE
Attribute_Definition: One character which defines the
type of file from a data set.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VERSION
Attribute_Definition: File version number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REVISION
Attribute_Definition: Record revision number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MODDATE
Attribute_Definition: Record Modification Date
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATURID
Attribute_Definition: Node attribute identification code
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NODEID
Attribute_Definition: Unique node identification number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUD
Attribute_Definition: The longitude of the node expressed
as a signed integer with six implied decimal places.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values: integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: The latitude of the node expressed
as a signed integer with six implied decimal places
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values: integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT
Attribute_Definition: Name or identification for the node
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STFIPS
Attribute_Definition: State FIPS Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: FIPS Pub 6-4
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: Federal Information Processing
Standard
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
99 - Non U.S. Area
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_label: WATERWAY.GEO
Entity_Type_Definition: Line Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
Field Field Field Field Beg End Field
Number Name Type Length Pos Pos Description
1 RECTYPE C 1 1 1 Record Type: always 'G'
2 VERSION C 2 2 3 File version number
3 REVISION C 2 4 5 Record revision number
4 MODDATE I 8 6 13 Record modification date
5 LINKID I 10 14 23 Unique line identifier
6 blank 20 24 43 blank
7 NPOINT I 3 44 46 Number of coordinate pairs
that make up the line - the
coordinate pairs then
follow - up to four
coordinate pairs per line,
field length ten each per
longitude and latitude with
six implied decimals
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RECTYPE
Attribute_Definition: One character which defines the
type of file from a data set.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: G
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VERSION
Attribute_Definition: File version number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REVISION
Attribute_Definition: Record revision number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MODDATE
Attribute_Definition: Record Modification Date
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LINKID
Attribute_Definition: Unique link identification code
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: blank
Attribute_Definition:
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NPOINT
Attribute_Definition: Number of coordinate pairs that
make up the line - the coordinate pairs then follow -
up to four coordinate pairs per, field length ten
each per longitude and latitude with six implied
decimals places
Attribute_Definition_Source: calculated
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUD
Attribute_Definition: The longitude of the node or shape
point expressed as a signed integer with six implied
decimal places.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values: integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: The latitude of the node or shape
point expressed as a signed integer with six implied
decimal places.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values: integer
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_label: WATERWAY.TL1
Entity_Type_Definition: Line Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
Field Field Field Beg End Field Field
Number Name Width Pos Pos Type Description
1 RECTYPE 1 1 1 C Record Type: Always 'T'
2 VERSION 2 2 3 C File Version Number
3 REVISION 2 4 5 C Record revision number
4 MODDATE 8 6 13 I Record modification date
5 FEATURID 10 14 23 I Attribute identification code
6 LINKNAME 35 24 58 C USACE link description
7 AMILE 10 59 68 N Milepost at the ANODE
8 BMILE 10 69 78 N Milepost at the BNODE
9 LLEN 7 79 85 N Link length in miles
10 LENSRC 1 86 86 C Source of link length
11 SHAPESRC 6 87 92 C Source of line shape
12 LINKTYPE 10 93 102 C Type of link
13 CTRLD 10 103 112 I Control depth, in feet
14 WTWY 10 113 122 I Four-digit waterway code
15 GEO 1 123 123 C Geographic Class
16 FUNC 2 124 125 C Functional Class
17 WTYPE 6 126 131 I Waterway type
18 CHART 15 132 146 C Chart number
19 NUMPR 9 147 155 I Number of coordinate pairs
20 WHOMOD 3 156 158 C Who modified the link
21 HEADING 1 159 159 C Compass Direction
22 STATE 2 160 161 C State Postal Abbreviation
23 NON_US 2 162 163 C Non U.S. Area Abbreviation
24 LINKID 10 164 173 I Unique line identification
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RECTYPE
Attribute_Definition: One character which defines the
type of file from a data set
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: T
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VERSION
Attribute_Definition: File version number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REVISION
Attribute_Definition: Record revision number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MODDATE
Attribute_Definition: Record Modification Date
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATURID
Attribute_Definition: Attribute identification code
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DESCRIP2
Attribute_Definition: Original link description (superceded
description field in waterway.lnk table)
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AMILE
Attribute_Definition: Milepost at the ANODE, inland Corps
links, only
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values: real, with one explicit
decimal place
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BMILE
Attribute_Definition: Milepost at the BNODE, inland Corps
links, only
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values: real, with one explicit
decimal place
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LLEN
Attribute_Definition: Line length, in miles
Attribute_Definition_Source: calculated
Attribute_Domain_Values: real, with one explicit
decimal place
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LENSRC
Attribute_Definition: Indication of how the length was
calculated
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
V - Vanderbilt; length was calculated using
GIS software
M - Milepoints; length was calculated by
subtracting 'B' milepoint from 'A'
milepoint
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPESRC
Attribute_Definition: Indicates the data source used for
each link
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
CM - Corps Milepoints
DD - Digitized from 1:100K DLGs (CD-ROM)
DN - Digitized from NOAA Charts
DQ - Digitized from 1:100K USGS Quads
J - Rough shape (guessed)
JR - Original shape modified by ORNL
JV - Original shape modified by Vanderbilt
M - Missing / Unknown
NA - Digitized from 1:2M National Atlas Points
RR - ORNL link modified by ORNL
RV - ORNL link modified by Vanderbilt
VR - Vanderbilt link modified by ORNL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LINKTYPE
Attribute_Definition: Indicates the originator of the link
or the type of feature represented by the link
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
CORPS - Corps of Engineers original link
CWIS - Corps of Engineers civil works
improvement addition
ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
VANDERBILT - Vanderbilt University
LOCK - Corps of Engineers lock
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNTRLD
Attribute_Definition: Control depth of link, in feet,
Corps links only
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values: integer
NOTE: control depth = -1 where unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WTWY
Attribute_Definition: 4-digit waterway code from Corps
Master_port_waterway
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values: integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GEO
Attribute_Definition: Geographic Class
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values: Attribute: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
G = Great Lakes
O = Ocean / Offshore
I = Inland
Attribute_Label: FUNC
Attribute_Definition: Functional Class
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values: Attribute: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
N no traffic, non-navigable
S shallow draft (i.e., no deep draft
ocean vessels)
D deep draft
B both
U special vessels only (fishing,
pleasure craft, etc; normally no
freight traffic)
Attribute_Label: WTYPE
Attribute_Definition: Waterway Type
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values: integer
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
1 - Harbor (including harbor channels), Bay
2 - Intracoastal Waterway
3 - Sealane
4 - Sealane with separation zone
5 - Open water
6 - River, creek, thoroughfare, lake
7 - Estuary
8 - Channel (not including harbor channels)
9 - Canal
10 - Great Lakes direct link (major ports)
11 - Great Lakes indirect link
12 - Corps of Engineers Lock
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CHART
Attribute_Definition: 4 or 5 digit NOAA chart number or
15 character 1:100K USGS Quad Map ID
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NUMPR
Attribute_Definition: Number of coordinate pairs that
make up the link
Attribute_Definition_Source: calculated
Attribute_Domain_Values: integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WHOMOD
Attribute_Definition: Composite code designating what
organization modified the link
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
first character: V - Vanderbilt addition
R - Oak Ridge addition
J - guessed
H - screen digitization from
DLGs or TIGER
W - Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
second character: 0 original
1 94 May
2 94 June
3 94 July
blank after July 1994
third character: R attributes modified by
ORNL
A attributes modified by
Vanderbilt
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HEADING
Attribute_Definition: Compass Direction
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N, S, E, W
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE
Attribute_Definition: State Postal Abbreviation
Attribute_Definition_Source: FIPS Pub 6-4
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: Federal Information Processing
Standard
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
XX - Non U.S. Area
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NON_US
Attribute_Definition: Abbreviation for non US areas
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
AC - Arctic Ocean
AT - Atlantic Ocean
BS - Bering Sea
CB - Caribbean Sea
CD - Canada
GM - Gulf of Mexico
PC - Pacific Ocean
PM - Panama
XX - Undefined Area
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LINKID
Attribute_Definition: Unique link identification code
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_label: WATERWAY.TN1
Entity_Type_Definition: Node Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
Field Field Field Beg End Field Field
Number Name Width Pos Pos Type Description
1 RECTYPE 1 1 1 C Record Type: Always 'T'
2 VERSION 2 2 3 C File Version Number
3 REVISION 2 4 5 C Record revision number
4 MODDATE 8 6 13 I Modification date for the
attribute
5 FEATURID 10 14 23 I Attribute identification code
6 PORT 15 24 38 C Unique port code
7 STATE 2 39 40 C State Abbreviation
8 NON_US 2 41 42 C Non U.S. Area Abbreviation
9 WHO_MOD 3 43 45 C Who modified the link
10 SRC 5 46 50 C Source of the node
11 NODEID 10 51 60 I Unique node identification
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RECTYPE
Attribute_Definition: One character which defines the
type of file from a data set
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: T
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VERSION
Attribute_Definition: File version number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REVISION
Attribute_Definition: Record revision number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MODDATE
Attribute_Definition: Record Modification Date
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATURID
Attribute_Definition: Attribute identification code
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PORT
Attribute_Definition: Port identification code
Attribute_Definition_Source: USACE
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATE
Attribute_Definition: Assigned
Attribute_Definition_Source: FIPS Pub 6-4
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Codeset Domain:
Codeset Name: Federal Information Processing
Standard
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
XX - Non US Area
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NON_US
Attribute_Definition: Abbreviation for non US areas
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
AC - Arctic Ocean
AT - Atlantic Ocean
BS - Bering Sea
CB - Caribbean Sea
CD - Canada
GM - Gulf of Mexico
PC - Pacific Ocean
PM - Panama
XX - Undefined Area
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WHO_MOD
Attribute_Definition: Composite code designating what
organization modified the link to which this node is
attached and how
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
first character: V - Vanderbilt addition
R - Oak Ridge addition
J - guessed
H - screen digitization from
DLGs or TIGER
Q - digitized from USGS quad
maps
A - digitized from NOAA
charts
second character: 0 original
1 94 May
2 94 June
3 94 July
blank after July 1994
third character: R attributes modified by
ORNL
A attributes modified by
Vanderbilt
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SRC
Attribute_Definition: Source of the node
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
V1 - Digitized from NOAA Charts
V2 - Digitized from 1:100K USGS Quads
V3 - Imputed from ORNL port
V4 - Imputed from Corps port
V5 - Digitized from 1:100K DLGs
V6 - Digitized from State or World Boundary
V7 - Imputed from Corps Lock location
O1 - Oak Ridge estimate
C - Corps
M - Missing / Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NODEID
Attribute_Definition: Unique node identification code
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive integer
NOTE: The following two (2)dBase format files contain the same
attribute fields described above.
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_label: WATERTL1.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition: Link Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Dbase IV format
Name Type Size
RECTYPE Text 1
VERSION Text 2
REVISION Text 2
MODDATE Text 8
FEATURID Number (Long) 8 revised on 8/21/03
LINKNAME Text 35
RIVERNAME Text 35
AMILE Number (Double) 8
BMILE Number (Double) 8
LENGTH Number (Double) 8
LENGTH_SRC Text 1
SHAPE_SRC Text 6
LINKTYPE Text 10
CTRL_DEPTH Number (Long) 8 revised on 8/21/03
WATERWAY Text 10
GEO_CLASS Text 1
FUNC_CLASS Text 2
WTWY_TYPE Number (Long) 8 revised on 8/21/03
CHART_ID Text 15
NUM_PAIRS Number (Long) 8 revised on 8/21/03
WHO_MOD Text 3
HEADING Text 1
STATE Text 2
NON_US Text 2
LINKID Number (Long) 4
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_label: WATERTN1.DBF
Entity_Type_Definition: Node Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Dbase IV format
Name Type Size
RECTYPE Text 1
VERSION Text 2
REVISION Text 2
MODDATE Text 8
FEATURID Number (Double) 8
PORT_ID Text 15
PORT_NAME Text 35
STATE Text 2
NON_US Text 2
WHO_MOD Text 3
NODE_SRC Text 5
NODEID Number (Double) 8
DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION
Distributor
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization: US Army Corps of Engineers
Institute of Water Resources
Contact Address
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center
P.O. Box 61280
City: New Orleans
State or Province: Louisiana
Postal Code: 70161-1280
Country: United States of America
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 504 862 1404
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 1 504 862 1423
Contact Electronic Mail Address:
CEIWR-NDCWCSC.WEBMASTER@usace.army.mil
Resource Description: United States Waterway Data
Distribution Liability: None
Standard Order Process
Digital Form
Digital Transfer Information
Format Name: BTS (Bureau of Transportation Statistics
standard format for spatial data)
Format Information Content: The BTS standard format for
spatial data is an interim format for distributing
National Transportation Atlas Databases pending final
approval of an SDTS Transportation Network Profile
(TNP). The BTS standard format consists of a linked
set of ASCII fixed record length files. File formats
and data dictionary for the BTS standard format are
described in the document, National Transportation
Atlas Data Dictionary and Database Formats, September
1995. Copies of this documentation are distributed
with each National Transportation Atlas Database.
File Decompression Technique: No compression applied.
However, if using digital transfer online option, note
access instructions.
Transfer Size: 6.2 megabytes
Digital Transfer Option
Online Option
Computer Contact Information
Network Address
Network Resource Name:
http://www.bts.gov/cgi-bin/gis/ntad_dload.pl/waterway
Access Instructions: Anyone with access to the Internet
World Wide Web may connect to the BTS server. To
access a specific database, go to the address listed
above in the Network Resource Name. The BTS server
allows visitors to create a downloadable package in
any of three common archive formats: .zip - an MS-DOS
zip archive; .tgz - a gzip-ed unix tar archive;
and .tar - a unix tar archive. This archived
package is placed in a temporary file which can then
be copied off the BTS server to the visitor's home
directory.
Online Computer and Operating System: Sun Ultra running
Solaris 2.5.1 operating system.
Offline Option
Offline Media: CD-ROM
Recording Capacity
Recording Density: 650
Recording Density Units: megabytes
Recording Format: ISO 9660
Compatibility Information: CD-ROM is available in
either MS-DOS or UNIX compatible record formats.
Fees: none
Ordering Instructions: Call, mail, fax, or E-mail BTS and
request the National Transportation Atlas Databases 2010
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Custom Order Process: none
METADATA REFERENCE INFORMATION
Metadata Date: 19990228
Metadata Review Date: 2008
Metadata Contact:
Contact Organization Primary
Contact_Organization:
Contact_Address
Address Type: mailing address
Address: Susan Hassett
Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center, BOX 61280
City: New Orleans
State or Province: LA
Postal Code: 70161-1280
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 504.862.1426
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 1 504.862.1423
Contact Electronic Mail Address: CEIWR-NDCWCSC.WEBMASTER@usace.army.mil
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital
Geospatial Metadata
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