Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Hazardous Waste Site Polygon Data, 1996

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Publication Date: 19960101
Title: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Hazardous Waste Site Polygon Data, 1996
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: shapefile
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Atlanta, GA
Publisher: Geospatial Research, Analysis, and Services Program (GRASP)

Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/eh/sfpop.html

Description:

Abstract:
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Hazardous Waste Site Polygon Data, 1996 consists of 2042 polygons for selected hazardous waste sites that were compiled in January 1996. The Hazardous Waste Site ATSDR layer was created by linking HAZ_SITES_ATSDR_BASE with additional data. Most polygons represent sites considered for cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund). Typical sites are either on the EPA National Priorities List (NPL) or are being considered for inclusion on the NPL. This dataset is distributed by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).
Purpose: To provide a polygon dataset of hazardous waste sites in the United States, which can be used to identify nearby populations and assess their potential risk

Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 1996/01/01

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -176.631973
East Bounding Coordinate: 144.763215
North Bounding Coordinate: 68.363380
South Bounding Coordinate: 13.433567

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Indexing Vocabulary Version 2.1 (GCMD Format)
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Environmental Protection > Superfund Program (CERCLA)
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Hazardous Exposures > Waste Sites

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: General
Theme Keyword: CERCLA
Theme Keyword: Environment
Theme Keyword: EPA
Theme Keyword: GRASP
Theme Keyword: Hazardous Waste Site
Theme Keyword: Hazardous
Theme Keyword: National Priorities List
Theme Keyword: NPL
Theme Keyword: Superfund

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: EI Gateway Vocabulary
Theme Keyword: Hazards

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Data Granularity
Theme Keyword: Country

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GIS Format
Theme Keyword: GIS

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Project
Theme Keyword: Superfund Locations and Populations

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: SEDAC Topic
Theme Keyword: Hazard Vulnerability

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NBII Node
Theme Keyword: Northeast Information Node (NIN)

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CSA-NBII Biocomplexity
Theme Keyword: Environments
Theme Keyword: Waste Disposal Sites

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Mission
Theme Keyword: Environment and Health (EH)

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Topic
Theme Keyword: Environment
Theme Keyword: Health
Theme Keyword: Society

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: WDC Theme
Theme Keyword: Hazards
Theme Keyword: Health
Theme Keyword: Population

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Valids
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts > Environmental Assessments

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, version 2.0
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Equatorial
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Mid-Latitude
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > North America
Place Keyword: Continent/Region > Polar
Place Keyword: Country/Island > United States

Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints:
The Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program (GRASP) holds the copyright of this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial sale or free redistribution without explicit written permission from GRASP. Users should acknowledge GRASP and CIESIN as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new datasets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this dataset. GRASP and CIESIN also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing efforts.
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: Geospatial Research, Analysis & Services Program (GRASP)

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1825 Century Blvd
City: Atlanta
State or Province: GA
Postal Code: 30345
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: +1 404-498-0407
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 404-498-0042
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gisdata@cdc.gov

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University
Publication Date: 20080607
Title: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Priorities List (NPL) Sites Point Data with CIESIN Modifications, 2008
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University

Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/eh/sfpop.html

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Publication Date: 19960101
Title: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Hazardous Waste Site Polygon Data, 1996
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: shapefile
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Atlanta, GA
Publisher: Geospatial Research, Analysis, and Services Program (GRASP)

Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/eh/sfpop.html

Logical Consistency Report:
Each site boundary is stored in an individual shapefile and the components of the shapefile (.shp, .dbf, .shx) are stored in a Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, a secure file control system. A history of each edit made to a shapefile (with corresponding comments) is maintained. On a daily basis, these shapefiles are used to generate a Hazardous Waste Site polygon layer within the GRASP Geobase. Any problems that are encountered during the creation of the Hazardous Waste Site layer are logged to a report that is accessible via the GRASP Intranet Web Site.
Completeness Report:
A variety of data are used to define each site boundary that GRASP analyzes. These varying pieces of data include digital spatial data, USGS quad sheets, aerial photographs, topographic maps, GPS coordinates, and verbal descriptions. Although all pieces of information do not exist for each site, GRASP staff synthesizes information from as many sources as possible to develop an accurate site boundary.
Cloud Cover: 0

Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:

SDTS Terms Description:

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: G-poly/n
Point and Vector Object Count: 2042

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude Resolution: 0.000000

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: 298.257000

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: ATSDRHazardousWasteSitePolygonData1996

Attribute:

Attribute Label: SHAPE_fid
Attribute Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Shape
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Shape_Area
Attribute Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: Shape_Leng
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: cerclis_id
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: city
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: county
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: intromap_u
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: refresh_da
Attribute Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: region
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: site_id
Attribute Definition:
SITE_ID should contain the EPA facility ID (e.g. GAD123456789), ATSDR Cost Recovery Number (e.g. GAXCR123456) or unique GRASP ID (e.g. GASAIDS897). The GRASP ID is composed of the two-character state abbreviation + "SAIDS" + project number derived from the project management database.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: site_name

Attribute:

Attribute Label: state
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: update_dat
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: zipcode
Attribute Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:

Unrepresentable Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Distributor:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) User Services

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8920
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu

Resource Description: CIESIN_SEDAC_SLP_HWSPD96
Distribution Liability:
CIESIN follows procedures designed to ensure that data disseminated by CIESIN are of reasonable quality. If, despite these procedures, users encounter apparent errors or misstatements in the data, they should contact SEDAC User Services at +1 845-365-8920 or via email at ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu. Neither CIESIN nor NASA verifies or guarantees the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any data provided. CIESIN provides this data without warranty of any kind whatsoever, either expressed or implied. CIESIN shall not be liable for incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of the use of any data provided by CIESIN.
Standard Order Process:

Ordering Instructions: The data are available from the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) in Shapefile (SHP) format via direct download at http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/eh/sfpop.html.

Standard Order Process:

Digital Form:

Digital Transfer Information:

Format Name: SHP
File Decompression Technique: Unzip
Transfer Size: 1.650000

Digital Transfer Option:

Online Option:

Computer Contact Information:

Network Address:

Network Resource Name: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/repository/health/data/ATSDRHazardousWasteSitePolygonData1996.zip

Access Instructions: The shapefiles are accessible via direct download.

Available Time Period:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 2009

Metadata Date: 2009/09/08
Metadata Review Date: 2010/05/19
Metadata Future Review Date: 2011/05/19
Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Metadata Administration

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, P.O. Box 1000, 61 Route 9W
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8988
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: metadata@ciesin.columbia.edu

Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time