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"Quarter Quad" Boundaries for Arizona

This metadata information is subject to our disclaimer. Metadata information presented here is maintained manually. Therefore date sensitive fields such as feature count and date of last update may not be up-to-date. All metadata is subject to errors inherent in a manual process.


Descriptive name"Quarter Quad" Boundaries for Arizona
File nameazqquads
Spatial domainArizona
AbstractAZQQUADS shows the extents for quarter divisions of UGGS 7.5' quadrangle topographic maps. In other words, this layer serves as an index for DOQQs. Quarter quads are also the spatial units for data delivered by the Arizona Heritage Program.

This layer's attributes include an MDA_Name field that is the image file name for the USGS McDonald Detwhiler and Associates (MDA) 2005-2006 orthophoto images.
Known errors/qualifications
Feature typepolygon
Feature count 7,642
Thumbnail azqquads.pdf PDF file format   (232,992 bytes, with 07/22/2009 data)
ProjectionNAD83 HPGN (Parameters)
Rectificationunknown
Field/value metadata Field metadata    Field design change history
Source organizationALRIS
Source contactAnthony Maslowicz
Source document or file nameaz_qquads
Source date20070912
Source scale
Source formatShape
Source path with layer name
(For data as received)
\sourcedata\alris\az_qquads.shp
Date of last data update
(This date may not be current.)
20070912
Last update byMike List
Date/time last touched
(What does this mean?)
2007-09-13  02:18 PM - Shape
LineagePC reprojected the source data.
On maintenance?No
Maintenance organization
Maintenance description
Library write access PC DOT GIS Division
Maintenance format in our libraryShape - (Coverage log | files) (Shapefiles listing)
GIS library path to file maintenance format \mars1\az\shapes\
Original conversion byMike List
PC DOT GIS Division contactMike List
On Pima County GIS Data FTP Server and PCLAYERS DVD ? No
On Main MapGuide map?No
On SDCP MapGuide map?No
On Other MapGuide map?Yes
MapGuide layer nameUSGS Quarter Quad Grid / MDA Photo Index
MapGuide scale low
MapGuide scale high 1:100,000,000


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