Identification Information

Abstract Historical map of Rio Grande river between Texas and Mexico. U.S.- Mexican Boundary Survey. The original map is a xerox of a map entitled Boundary between the United States & Mexico. Agreed upon by the Joint Commission under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; Surveyed in 1852, under the direction of Bvt. Major W.H. Emory, Corps of Topographical Engineers, Chief Astronomer and Surveyor, by Mr. M. von HIppel, Asst. Surveyor.
Purpose Historical Study of Rio Grande river course.
Supplemental Information Title: Rio Grande

Time Period of Content

Single Date/Time

Calendar Date 1852-12-31

Currentness Reference ground condition

Status

Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency None planned

Spatial Domain

Bounding Coordinates

West Bounding Coordinate -106.287822481287
East Bounding Coordinate -105.854171333041
North Bounding Coordinate 31.5785680971824
South Bounding Coordinate 31.2534698536174

Keywords

Theme

Thesaurus none
Keyword Rio Grande River

Theme

Thesaurus ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Keyword inlandWaters

Place

Thesaurus none
Keyword New Mexico
Keyword Texas

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints None

Point of Contact

Contact Information

Contact Person Primary

Contact Person
Contact Organization

Contact Organization Primary

Contact Organization Natural Heritage New Mexico
Contact Person

Contact Position GIS Coordinator

Contact Address

Address Type mailing address
Address UNM Biology Dept.
Address MSC03 2020
Address 1 University of New Mexico
City Albuquerque
State or Province NM
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA

Contact Voice Telephone 505-277-3822

Contact Facsimile Telephone 505-277-3844

Contact Electronic Mail Address nhnm@unm.edu

Hours of Service 9AM - 5PM, Mountain Time

Contact Instructions

Native Data Set Environment Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850

Data Quality Information

Attribute Accuracy Report

Report Unknown

Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment

Attribute Accuracy Value
Attribute Accuracy Explanation

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report

Report The root-mean square error is generally .003 map units or less.

Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation

Logical Consistency Report Chain-node topology present. Tolerances were chosen to prevent errors in labels, intersections, tics, overshoots, and undershoots. Tests were performed to detect these types of errors and necessary corrections were made.

Completeness Report Data completeness reflects the content of the source file.

Lineage

Source Information

Source Citation

Citation Information

Originator United States Government

Publication Date 1852

Publication Time

Title Boundary between the United States & Mexico

Geospatial Data Presentation Form map

Publication Information

Publication Place United States
Publisher United States Government

Other Citation Details

Source Scale Denominator 60000

Type of Source Media paper

Source Time Period of Content

Source Currentness Reference publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation none

Source Contribution Linework digitized from xerox copy of original map.

Process Step

Process Description Line work digitized from xerox copy. Tics were latitude and longitude points taken from the original map. Tics on the northeastern and southeastern corners were projected from the points on the map. The digitized cover was then transform in ARC/Info. Polygons were created from the linework and the coverage was projected into UTM coordinates.

Process Date 2000

Process Time

Process Contact

Contact Information

Contact Person Primary

Contact Person
Contact Organization

Contact Organization Primary

Contact Organization Earth Data Analysis Center
Contact Person

Contact Position RGIS Clearinghouse Manager

Contact Address

Address Type mailing address
Address MSC01 1110
Address 1 University of New Mexico
City Albuquerque
State or Province NM
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA

Contact Voice Telephone 505-277-3622

Contact Facsimile Telephone 505-277-3614

Contact Electronic Mail Address clearinghouse@edac.unm.edu

Hours of Service 8AM - 5PM, Mountain Time

Contact Instructions

Process Step

Process Description Metadata imported from shape file msp1844.shp.xml .
Process Date 2009-04-04
Process Time 17:06:57
Process Contact

Spatial Data Organization Information

Indirect Spatial Reference Method Unknown

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 8

SDTS Terms Description

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type String
Point and Vector Object Count 7

SDTS Terms Description

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count Unknown

Spatial Reference Information

Spatial Reference

Name North American Datum of 1927
Code EPSG:4267
URL http://www.epsg-registry.org/export.htm?gml=urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4267

Spatial Reference

Name Clarke 1866
Code EPSG:7008
URL http://www.epsg-registry.org/export.htm?gml=urn:ogc:def:ellipsoid:EPSG::7008

Spatial Reference

Name Universal Transverse Mercator, 13
Code EPSG:26713
URL http://www.epsg-registry.org/export.htm?gml=urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::26713

Entity and Attribute Information

Detailed Description

Entity Type

Entity Type Labelriobravo
Entity Type Definition Arc attributes
Entity Type Definition Source ESRI

Attribute

Attribute Label FID

Attribute Definition Internal feature number.