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Pennsylvania: Pittston sheet, 1947 reprint
- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- United States. Geological Survey
- Publication Date
- September 1893
- Publication Time
- 1947 reprint
- Title
- Pennsylvania: Pittston sheet, 1947 reprint
- Edition
- 1893
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- raster digital data
- Series Information
- Series Name
- USGS 1:62,500 Pennsylvania Series
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Washington, D.C.
- Publisher
- US Geological Survey
- Other Citation Details
- Alternate title: Pittston, PA. Polyconic projection. Relief shown by 20 feet contour interval and spot heights. Surveyed in 1890. Surveyed by reconnaissance methods. Triangulation by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and S. S. Gannett. Verso: The topographic maps of the United States.
- Online Linkage
- https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/69947cbe-73c1-4b58-8454-1538fdcfdd78/file/fff96e68-8d71-4874-a445-efd2f2e9c71e
- Abstract
- This is a scanned historical map of the Pittston Quadrangle in Pennsylvania shown at a scale of 1:62,500. This map was created by the US Geological Survey.
- Purpose
- The historical geological map can be used in Geographic Information Systems to analyze historical information.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Time Instant
- 1893
- Bounding Box
- West
- -76
- East
- -75.75
- North
- 41.5
- South
- 41.25
- Theme Keyword
- historical maps
- Topography
- Contour
- Boundaries
- Administrative and political boundaries
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- none
- Place Keyword
- Pittston
- Lackawanna County
- Luzerne County
- Wyoming County
- Pennsylvania
- United States
- MC G3821.C2.s62.U5G4 Pittston (1947)
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- none
- Temporal Keyword
- Access Restrictions
- none
- Use Restrictions
- Data set is not for use in litigation.
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- As needed
- Point of Contact
- Contact Person
- Tsering Wangyal Shawa
- Delivery Point
- Digital Map and Geospatial Information Center, Guyot Hall, Princeton University
- City
- Princeton
- State
- NJ
- Postal Code
- 08544
- Country
- USA
- Contact Telephone
- 609-258-6804
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 609-258-4607
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- shawatw@princeton.edu
- Hours of Service
- 8:45am-5:00pm Monday-Friday
- Native Data Set Environment
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535
- Data Quality Information
- Completeness Report
- complete
- Lineage
- Source
- Originator
- Geologic Survey of New Jersey
- Publication Date
- 1887
- Publication Time
- Unknown
- Title
- A Topographic Map of the Vicinity of Trenton: New Brunswick and Bordentown
- Edition
- 1
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- map
- Series Information
- Series Name
- New Jersey Geological Survey Atlas Sheets
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- [Trenton, NJ]
- Source Scale Denominator
- 63360
- Type of Source Media
- paper
- Source Temporal Extent
- Time Period Information
- Single Date/Time
- Calendar Date
- 1880s
- Source Currentness Reference
- publication date
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Direct Spatial Reference Method
- Raster
- Raster Object Information
- Raster Object Type
- Pixel
- Row Count
- 8194
- Column Count
- 6655
- Vertical Count
- 1
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Planar
- Grid Coordinate System
- Grid Coordinate System Name
- State Plane Coordinate System
- State Plane Coordinate System
- SPCS Zone Identifier
- 2900
- Transverse Mercator
- Planar Coordinate Information
- Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
- row and column
- Coordinate Representation
- Abscissa Resolution
- 1.000000
- Ordinate Resolution
- 1.000000
- Planar Distance Units
- survey feet
- 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
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Planar
- Grid Coordinate System
- Grid Coordinate System Name
- State Plane Coordinate System
- State Plane Coordinate System
- SPCS Zone Identifier
- 2900
- Transverse Mercator
- Planar Coordinate Information
- Planar Coordinate Encoding Method
- row and column
- Coordinate Representation
- Abscissa Resolution
- 1.000000
- Ordinate Resolution
- 1.000000
- Planar Distance Units
- survey feet
- 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
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Entity Type
- Attributes
- (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
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- Count
- Contrast
- (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- Band_2
- Attributes
- ObjectID
- Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
- Value
- Count
- Contrast
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- Band_3
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- ObjectID
- Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
- Definition Source
- ESRI
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- Distribution Information
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20051118
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Person Primary
- Contact Person
- Contact Organization
- Princeton University Library
- Contact Position
- GIS Librarian
- Contact Address
- Address
- Digital Map and Geospatial Information Center, Guyot Hall, Princeton University
- City
- Princeton
- State or Province
- NJ
- Postal Code
- 08544
- Country
- USA
- Contact Voice Telephone
- 609-258-6804
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 609-258-4607
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- shawatw@princeton.edu
- Hours of Service
- 8:45am-5:00pm Monday-Friday
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata Extensions
- Online Linkage
- http://gisserver.princeton.edu/browsemaps/North_America/United_States/New_Jersey/NJ_Historical_Geological_Survey_Atlas_Sheets