National Park Service - Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve 24k Quads

2011-08-30 14:59:45 UTC

01/01/2001

Abstract:
This data set contains small-scale base GIS data layers compiled by the
National Park Service Servicewide Inventory and Monitoring Program and
Water Resources Division for use in a Baseline Water Quality Data
Inventory and Analysis Report that was prepared for the park.The report
presents the results of surface water quality data retrievals for the park
from six of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
national databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality
database management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3) Hydrography; (3)
Industrial Facilities Discharges; (4) Drinking Water Supplies; (5) Water
Gages; and (6) Water Impoundments.The small-scale GIS data layers were
used to prepare the maps included in the report that depict the locations
of water quality monitoring stations, industrial discharges, drinking
intakes, water gages, and water impoundments.The data layers included in
the maps (and this dataset) vary depending on availability, but generally
include roads, hydrography, political boundaries, USGS 7.5' minute
quadrangle outlines, hydrologic units, trails, and others as appropriate.
The scales of each layer vary depending on data source but are
generally 1:100,000.
Purpose:
The small-scale GIS data layers were used to prepare maps included in a
Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis Report for the park.
The maps depict the locations of water quality monitoring stations,
industrial discharges, drinking intakes, water gages, and water
impoundments.
Use_Constraints:
These data are small-scale (generally 1:100,000 or
smaller).They are intended to be used as a set.The
data are not intended to be used with other data sets,
particularly larger-scale data, as they may not align
spatially.

Distribution_Liability:
The National Park Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect
use of the data described and/or contained herein.These data and related
graphics (i.e. 'GIF or JPG' format files) are not legal documents and are
not intended to be used as such.The information contained in these data is
dynamic and may change over time.The data are not better than the original
sources from which they were derived.It is the responsibility of the data
user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of
geospatial data in general and these data in particular.The related
graphics are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is
not appropriate to use the related graphics as data.The National Park
Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy,
reliability, or completeness of these data.It is strongly recommended that
these data are directly acquired from an NPS server and not indirectly
through other sources which may have changed the data in someway.
Although these data have been processed successfully on computer
systems at the National Park Service, no warranty expressed or implied is
made regarding the utility of the data on other systems for general or
scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such
warranty.This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and
aggregate use with other data.

(source: http://bsi.montana.edu/prairiemap/datalayers)

Dean Tucker

dean_tucker@nps.gov

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