POWERPLANT LOCATIONS

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, Eastern Energy Resources Team

Publication_Date: 19970000

Title: POWERPLANT LOCATIONS

Edition: 20010000

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: SHAPE

Online_Linkage: <http://www.usgs.gov>

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset contains the locations of electric power plants in Florida. The fuel types include: anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, blast furnace gas, coke oven gas, natural gas, refinery gas, fueloil, jet fuel, liquefied petroleum, kerosene, petroleum coke, refuse, wood, and nuclear.

Purpose:

The USGS serves the Nation as an independent fact-finding agency that collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding about natural resource conditions, issues, and problems. The value of the USGS to the Nation rests on its ability to carry out studies on a national scale and to sustain long-term monitoring and assessment of natural resources. Because it has no regulatory or management mandate, the USGS provides impartial science that serves the needs of our changing world. The diversity of scientific expertise enables the USGS to carry out large-scale, multi-disciplinary investigations that build the base of knowledge about the Earth. In turn, decision makers at all levels of government--and citizens in all walks of life--have the information tools they need to address pressing societal issues.

United States Geological Survey, Eastern Energy Resources Team via: Energy Information Administration, form EIA-767 (1994) and form EIA-767 (1997)

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19970000

Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.429040

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.872251

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.983191

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.492815

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE

Theme_Keyword: Electric power plants

Theme_Keyword: fuel types

Theme_Keyword: Research

Theme_Keyword: Planning

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: Southeast United States

Place_Keyword: Electric power plant locations

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: NONE

Temporal_Keyword: 1990's

Access_Constraints: NONE

Use_Constraints:

THE DATA INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION ARE BASED ON INTERPRETATION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGALLY BINDING.

This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for the descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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Native_Data_Set_Environment: For more information, visit: <http://www.usgs.gov>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, Eastern Energy Resources Team

Publication_Date: 19970000

Title: Unavailable

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

All power plants are labeled correctly and have plntids. The data collected from the EIA 767 are very accurate.Relied on the integrity of the attribute information within the original data layer.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Certain node/geometry and topology (GT)-polygon/chain relationships are collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements. Some of these requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains must connect to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through nodes, left and right GT-polygons are defined for each chain element and are consistent throughout the transfer, and the chains representing the limits of the file (neatline) are free of gaps. The neatline is generated by connecting the four corners of the digital file, as established during initialization of the digital file. All data outside the enclosed region are ignored and all data crossing these geographically straight lines are clipped at the neatline. (Exception: During the QA/QC process all data is examined and if errors are found and corrections are possible, then data is corrected accordingly. This process is documented in the Process_Step.) Data within a specified tolerance of the neatline are snapped to the neatline. Neatline straightening aligns the digitized edges of the digital data with the generated neatline, that is, with the longitude/latitude lines in geographic coordinates. All internal polygons are tested for closure. Certain attributes and/or entities, e.g. closure line, convey data quality information. When information to be encoded in the subfield is known to be not applicable (undefined, not relevant), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s"; and when the information to be encoded is relevant but unknown (or missing), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s."

Completeness_Report:

The completeness of the dataset is known to be suspect. Power plants generating less than 100 MW and power plants that do not provide power to the public are omitted from the EIA-767 dataset. Therefore there are several power plants that do not have location data. Certain node/geometry and topology (GT)-polygon/chain relationships are collected or generated to satisfy topological requirements. Some of these requirements include: chains must begin and end at nodes, chains must connect to each other at nodes, chains do not extend through nodes, left and right GT-polygons are defined for each chain element and are consistent throughout the transfer, and the chains representing the limits of the file (neatline) are free of gaps. The neatline is generated by connecting the four corners of the digital file, as established during initialization of the digital file. All data outside the enclosed region are ignored and all data crossing these geographically straight lines are clipped at the neatline. (Exception: During the QA/QC process all data is examined and if errors are found and corrections are possible, then data is corrected accordingly. This process is documented in the Process_Step.) Data within a specified tolerance of the neatline are snapped to the neatline. Neatline straightening aligns the digitized edges of the digital data with the generated neatline, that is, with the longitude/latitude lines in geographic coordinates. All internal polygons are tested for closure. Certain attributes and/or entities, e.g. closure line, convey data quality information. When information to be encoded in the subfield is known to be not applicable (undefined, not relevant), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s"; and when the information to be encoded is relevant but unknown (or missing), then the subfield is valued by a string of "9s." Not all TRI sites reported in the conterminous U.S. are included. For example, sites with no assigned locational coordinates cannot be included.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, Eastern Energy Resources Team

Publication_Date: 19970000

Title: Unavailable

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map

Source_Scale_Denominator: 100,000

Type_of_Source_Media: Map

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19970000

Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS, EERT

Source_Contribution:

Data representing boundries for the U.S. House Voting Districts for the State of Florida

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The process step describes, in general, the process used in the production of data sets. The originating agencies created the original spatial coverage. GeoPlan, during the QA/QC process included the following aspects: (1) Tolerances were set to FGDL Standards (2) Precision was set to Double (3) Projected from GEOGRAPHIC to FGDL ALBERS (4) DESCRIPT item added based upon FUELTYPE item (5) NUCLEAR item added (designation of nuclear plants found in EIA-767 report) (6) Changed records to UPPERCASE (7) Edited items UTILITYNAM, PLANTNAME, FUEL_TYPE, and COUNTY to spell-out the full names/information for each. (8) Dropped items: FIPS:ST, FIPS:CO (<-see STATECTY), FIPS, and STATE.

Process_Date: 20000000

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 24.000000

Standard_Parallel: 31.500000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -84.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 24.000000

False_Easting: 400000.00000

False_Northing: 0.00000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024

Planar_Distance_Units: METERS

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: PWRPLT.DBF

Entity_Type_Definition: Database File

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ANTS

Attribute_Definition: anthracite coal

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS record

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BFG

Attribute_Definition: blast furnace gas

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BITS

Attribute_Definition: bituminous coal (surface)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BITSU

Attribute_Definition: bituminous coal (surface/underground)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BITU

Attribute_Definition: bituminous coal (underground)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BITUS

Attribute_Definition: bituminous coal (underground/surface)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COG

Attribute_Definition: coke oven gas

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FO2

Attribute_Definition: fuel oil

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FO6

Attribute_Definition: fuel oil

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: JF

Attribute_Definition: jet fuel

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: KER

Attribute_Definition: kerosene

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LIGS

Attribute_Definition: lignite coal

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LPG

Attribute_Definition: liquefied petroleum gas

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NG

Attribute_Definition: natural gas

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PC

Attribute_Definition: petroleum coke

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REF

Attribute_Definition: refuse

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RG

Attribute_Definition: refinery gas

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SUBS

Attribute_Definition: subbituminous coal

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WD

Attribute_Definition: wood

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NUCLEAR

Attribute_Definition: nuclear

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FUELTYPE

Attribute_Definition:

primary fuel used. Other fuels used are denoted by a value of "11" in the item field(s) for the specific fuel type(s).

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DESCRIPT

Attribute_Definition:

BASED upon FUELTYPE. 11 indicates that the specified fuel type is used. -99 indicates that the specified fuel type is not used. 0 was not defined in the metadata, but may indicate that the specified fuel type is not used.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATECTY

Attribute_Definition: STATE AND COUNTY FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM (FIPS)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UTILITYID

Attribute_Definition: UTILITY ID as defined in EIA-767 database.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PLANTID

Attribute_Definition: POWER PLANT ID as defined in EIA-767 database.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CITYLIM

Attribute_Definition: CITY LIMITS

Attribute_Definition_Source: Same

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unknown

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Operator

Contact_Organization: FLORIDA GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical

Address:

431 Architecture Building PO Box 115706

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32611-5706

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (352) 3920997, Operator

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: <http://www.fgdl.org/fgdldocs/document/techsupp.htm>

Hours_of_Service: 24 Hours / Day

Contact_Instructions:

Please visit the web site, <http://www.fgdl.org>, for all questions or concerns.

Distribution_Liability:

Florida Geographic Data Library is a product of the University of Florida GeoPlan Center with support from the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. THE FGDL DATA AS PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE CREATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER (COLLECTIVELY THE "MATERIALS") ARE COPYRIGHTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER FOR THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (THE "DATA PROVIDERS"). DO NOT REPRODUCE, REDISTRIBUTE OR RESELL THE MATERIALS, OR PROVIDE THE MATERIALS FOR FREE TO CUSTOMERS OR CLIENTS, OR PLACE THE MATERIALS FOR DOWNLOAD ON A WEBSITE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN USING FGDL DATA OR SOFTWARE IN PROJECTS, MAPS, ETC.; YOU AGREE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FGDL AS A DATA SOURCE. THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS". THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE QUALITY OR SUITABILITY OF THE MATERIALS, EITHER EXPRESSLY OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER MAKES NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE TRUTH, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE DATA PROVIDED BY THE FGDL CONTRIBUTING ORGANIZATIONS. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GEOPLAN CENTER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF USING, MODIFYING, CONTRIBUTING OR DISTRIBUTING THE MATERIALS.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 2001

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Operator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical

Address: MS 956 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-648-6432

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998