Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural
        Statistics Service, Research and Development Division, Geospatial
        Information Branch, Area Frame Section
      Publication_Date: 1989
      Title: Stratification of Connecticut - 1989
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Fairfax, Virginia
        Publisher:
          U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural
          Statistics Service
      Online_Linkage: <http://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/>
  Description:
    Abstract:
      The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National
      Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) area sampling frame is a
      delineation of all parcels of land for the purpose of later sampling the
      parcels.  The area frame is constructed by visually interpreting
      satellite imagery to divide a state into homogenous land use areas
      (strata) based on percent cultivated.  The strata are typically
      defined as low, medium or high percent cultivated, non-agricultural
      land, urban use, agri-urban, or water.  The boundaries of the
      strata usually follow identifiable features such as roads, railroads
      and waterways.  The strata boundaries do not coincide with any
      political boundaries, with the exception of state boundaries.
    Purpose:
      These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the state
      level.  The data should be displayed and analyzed at a scale of
      1:100,000 or smaller (e.g., 1:250,000, etc.).  The strata data are
      provided "as is".  USDA/NASS does not warrant results you may obtain
      using the strata data.
    Supplemental_Information: N/A
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Multiple_Dates/Times:
        Single_Date/Time:
          Calendar_Date: 2006
        Single_Date/Time:
          Calendar_Date: 2003
        Single_Date/Time:
          Calendar_Date: 1989
        Single_Date/Time:
          Calendar_Date: 1988
    Currentness_Reference:
      2006:  Topology check performed (gaps and overlaps) and strata merged.
      2003:  Conversion of strata boundaries from paper to digital.
      1989:  Publication of area sampling frame strata boundaries.
      1988:  Creation of original area sampling frame strata boundaries.
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.729263
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.766759
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.060183
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.947647
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
        ISO 19115 Topic Category - farming, 001.
        ISO 19115 Topic Category - environment, 007.
        National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
        Agriculture, 1986, Area Frame Design for Agricultural Surveys,
        Washington, D.C., NASS/USDA.
      Theme_Keyword: Stratification
      Theme_Keyword: Area sampling frame
      Theme_Keyword: Land use classes (strata)
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
        U.S. Department of Commerce, 1986, Codes for the Identification of the
        States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of The United
        States, and Associated Areas (Federal Information Processing Standard
        5-2):  Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and
        Technology.
      Place_Keyword: United States
      Place_Keyword: USA
      Place_Keyword: Connecticut
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints:
    None.  Acknowledgment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National
    Agricultural Statistics Service would be appreciated in products derived
    from these data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Area Frame Section staff
        Contact_Organization: USDA/NASS/RDD/AFS
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: 1400 Independence Ave SW, Room 6034
        City: Fairfax
        State_or_Province: VA
        Postal_Code: 22030
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-877-8000
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: HQ_RD_OD@nass.usda.gov
  Data_Set_Credit: Area Frame Section staff


Data_Quality_Information:
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Checks for topological consistency were performed on this data set.
  Completeness_Report:
    There are no known gaps or missing data.  This data set includes the area
    in square miles and number of acres for each strata.  The area
    sampling frame strata boundaries may not be coincident with strata
    boundaries of adjacent states.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        The sources used for digitizing strata boundaries are 1:100,000 scale
        topographic raster data
      Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 5.0
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: N/A
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
          Publication_Date: 1990
          Title: US DLG vector files
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Reston, VA.
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
      Type_of_Source_Media: online files
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1990
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: US GeoData
      Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
          Publication_Date: 1995
          Title: Mosaiced topographic raster
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: San Diego, CA
            Publisher: Horizons Technology, Inc.
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 100,000
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1995
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: SureMaps
      Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: NASA
          Publication_Date: 1985 - 1986
          Title: Landsat imagery
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Lanham, Maryland
            Publisher: NASA
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1985
            Ending_Date: 1986
        Source_Currentness_Reference: scene date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: LandsatPaper
      Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: National High Altitude Program
          Publication_Date: 1984 - 1987
          Title: Aerial Photos
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Unknown
            Publisher: USDA, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 58000
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1984
            Ending_Date: 1987
        Source_Currentness_Reference: date flown
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: AerialPhoto
      Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS)
          Publication_Date: 1952 - 1958
          Title: USGS Topographic Quadrangles
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington, DC
            Publisher: U.S. Geologic Survey
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1952
            Ending_Date: 1958
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TopoQuad24
      Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS)
          Publication_Date: 1984
          Title: USGS Topographic Maps
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington, DC
            Publisher: U.S. Geologic Survey
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000
      Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1986
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TopoMap100
      Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Connecticut Dept. of Transportation
          Publication_Date: 1970 - 1986
          Title: General County Highway Map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Unknown
            Publisher: Connecticut State Highway Dept.
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 63360
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1970
            Ending_Date: 1986
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CoHwyMap
      Source_Contribution: spatial information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          Publication_Date: 1987
          Title: June Enumerative Survey
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Fairfax, VA
            Publisher: National Agricultural Statistics Service
      Type_of_Source_Media: Survey summary data
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1987
        Source_Currentness_Reference: Survey date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: JES
      Source_Contribution: Attribute information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          Publication_Date: 1988
          Title: New England States Primary Sampling Unit Tolerance Guide
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington, DC
            Publisher: NASS/USDA
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1988
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: PSUpaper
      Source_Contribution: attribute information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          Publication_Date: 1987
          Title: Area Frame Design for Agricultural Surveys
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington, DC
            Publisher: NASS/USDA
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1987
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: AFSpaper
      Source_Contribution: attribute information
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The area sampling frame for Connecticut was constructed in 1988
        for use in 1989 and was based on 30-meter pixel resolution Landsat
        imagery prints, 1:58000 NHAP Aerial Photos, 1:63360 County Highway
        Maps, 1:100000 and 1:24000 topographic maps and JES surveys.
        The shapefile was converted (digitized) from paper to digital using
        mosaiced 1:100,000 scale topographic raster data and vector DLG data.
        Individual county strata files were merged (dissolved) by strata
        into a single state strata file.
        The coordinates for the strata polygons were projected to UTM
        zone 18 (meters), WGS 1984 datum.  The spatial data file format is
        Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcView shapefile format.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGeoData
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: SureMaps
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TopoQuad24
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TopoMap100
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: LandsatPaper
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CoHwyMap
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: AerialPhoto
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: JES
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: PSUpaper
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: AFSpaper
      Process_Date: 1988, 2003, 2006
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
    U.S. Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent
    Entities of The United States, Its Possessions, and
    Associated Areas (Federal Information Processing Standard
    6-4): Washington, D.C.  National Institute of Standards and
    Technology.
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-Polygon
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 6 (944 prior to dissolving boundaries)


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: 0.9996
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
            False_Easting: 500000
            False_Northing: 0
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 30
          Ordinate_Resolution: 30
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.00
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222


Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: Strata/Legend
      Entity_Type_Definition: Homogeneous land use area based on percent cultivated
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics
        Service
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Strata/Legend
      Attribute_Definition: Land use category based on percent cultivated
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics
        Service
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 14
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            >= 25% cultivated, (cultivated categories consist of land used for
            crops, the remaining portion of land in the cultivated strata may
            include pasture, woods, waste, rangeland, etc.)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Stratification for New England's New Area Sampling Frame",
            NASS Area Frame Section, January 1988.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 31
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Agri-urban with > 100 homes per square mile (less than 15%
            cultivated)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Stratification for New England's New Area Sampling Frame",
            NASS Area Frame Section, January 1988.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 32
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Commercial/dense urban with > 100 homes per square mile (city
            center with 0% cultivated)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Stratification for New England's New Area Sampling Frame",
            NASS Area Frame Section, January 1988.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 40
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            < 25% cultivated, (cultivated categories consist of land used for
            crops, the remaining portion of land in the cultivated strata may
            include pasture, woods, waste, rangeland, etc.)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Stratification for New England's New Area Sampling Frame",
            NASS Area Frame Section, January 1988.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 50
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-agricultural (state or national parks, military bases, etc.)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Stratification for New England's New Area Sampling Frame",
            NASS Area Frame Section, January 1988.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 62
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Stratification for New England's New Area Sampling Frame",
            NASS Area Frame Section, January 1988.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Sum_area
      Attribute_Definition: The stratum area in square miles.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics
        Service
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 23.42 (actual value, not range)
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 3647.745 (actual value, not range)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Sum_acres
      Attribute_Definition: The number of acres in a stratum.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics
        Service
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 14988.8 (actual value, not range)
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 2334556.8 (actual value, not range)


Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: USDA/NASS/RDD
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: 1400 Independence Ave SW, Room 6034
        City: Fairfax
        State_or_Province: VA
        Postal_Code: 22030
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-877-8000
      Contact_Instructions: N/A
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
  Distribution_Liability:
    Users of the strata data are solely responsible for interpretations made
    from the product.  The strata data are provided "as is".  USDA/NASS does
    not warrant results you may obtain by using the strata data.  Feel free to
    contact our staff at (HQ_RD_OD@nass.usda.gov) if technical questions arise
    in the use of the strata data.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/>
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: N/A
          Recording_Format: N/A
    Fees: There is no charge for the online option.
    Ordering_Instructions: N/A


Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20070130
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Area Frame Section
        Contact_Organization: USDA/NASS/RDD
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: 1400 Independence Ave SW, Room 6034
        City: Fairfax
        State_or_Province: VA
        Postal_Code: 22030
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-877-8000
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: HQ_RD_OD@nass.usda.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Security_Information:
    Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
    Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
    Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None