New Mexico Ghost Towns
Metadata from the RGIS Metadata Repository
Identification Information
- Title New Mexico Ghost Towns
- Date 2014-03-25
- Date Type Publication
- Cited Responsible Party
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- Organization Name UNM Earth Data Analysis Center.
- Role identify
- Presentation Form vector digital data
- Abstract This data provides locations and non-spatial attributes of many ghost towns in the State of New Mexico, compiled from various
sources. Locations
provided with varying degrees of accuracy.
- Purpose This data set is intended to provide the general locations and conditions of ghost
towns within the State of New Mexico. Locations are provided with varying degrees of
accuracy, and should not be used for navigation. It is wise to consult with a local before
attempting to visit any of these places.
- Supplemental Information There are 241 ghost towns that have unknown coordinates. These were omitted from this file.
- Data Set Credit UNM EDAC
- Status Complete
- Point of Contact
- Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed
- Descriptive Keywords Ghost towns, New Mexico, History, Archaeology, 1800, 1900, Mining, Ranching, Tourism
- Access Constraints None
- Use Constraints Not to be used for navigation
- Language English
- Topic Category society
- Extent
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- Geographic Bounding Box
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- West Bound -108.989501
- East Bound -103.167492
- North Bound 36.988889
- South Bound 32.283982
- Temporal Extent
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- DateTime 2014
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Distribution Information
- Distributor
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- Individual Name
- Organization Name Earth Data Analysis Center
- Position Name Clearinghouse Manager
- Role Point of contact
- Voice 505-277-3622 ext. 230
- Facsimile 505-277-3614
- Address
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- Delivery Point MSC01 1110
- Delivery Point 1 University of New Mexico
- City Albuquerque
- Administrative Area NM
- Postal Code 87131-0001
- Country USA
- Electronic Mail Address clearinghouse@edac.unm.edu
- Transfer Options
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- Online Resource ZIP
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Spatial Reference Information
- Spatial References
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- Spatial Reference D North American 1983
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- Online Reference EPSG:4269
- Spatial Reference GRS 1980
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- Online Reference EPSG:7019
- Indirect Spatial Reference Unknown
- Geometric Object Type Entity point
- Geometric Object Count 265
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Data Quality Information
- Attribute Accuracy Report
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- Report To the best of this analyst's knowledge, all records in the set are correct with regard to location and attributes. Information
was gathered from official sources representing the business or organization, and digital orthophotography.
- Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment
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- Attribute Accuracy Value
- Attribute Accuracy Explanation
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
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- Report Unknown
- Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment
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- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value
- Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation
- Logical Consistency Report Unknown
- Completeness Report Unknown. Thorough and comprehensive research was performed, though omissions may exist.
- Lineage
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- Source Information
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- Source Citation
- Source Scale Denominator
- Type of Source Media Unknown
- Source Time Period of Content
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- Beginning Position Unknown
- Ending Position Unknown
- Source Currentness Reference Unknown
- Source Citation Abbreviation Unknown
- Source Contribution Unknown
- Source Information
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- Source Citation
- Source Scale Denominator
- Type of Source Media Unknown
- Source Time Period of Content
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- Beginning Position Unknown
- Ending Position Unknown
- Source Currentness Reference Unknown
- Source Citation Abbreviation Ghost Towns
- Source Contribution Unknown
- Source Information
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- Source Citation
- Source Scale Denominator
- Type of Source Media Unknown
- Source Time Period of Content
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- Beginning Position Unknown
- Ending Position Unknown
- Source Currentness Reference Unknown
- Source Citation Abbreviation Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of New Mexico
- Source Contribution Unknown
- Process Step
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- Process Description The New Mexico data was downloaded from the GNIS website. Historical places were selected, and imported into a spreadsheet.
GNIS names and locations were validated against historical maps, descriptions, and aerial imagery.
- Process Date 2014-01-10
- Process Time
- Process Contact
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- Individual Name
- Organization Name Earth Data Analysis Center
- Position Name Clearinghouse Manager
- Role Point of contact
- Voice 505-277-3622
- Facsimile 505-277-3614
- Address
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- Delivery Point MSC01 1110
- Delivery Point 1 University of New Mexico
- City Albuquerque
- Administrative Area NM
- Postal Code 87131-0001
- Country USA
- Electronic Mail Address clearinghouse@edac.unm.edu
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Metadata Reference Information
- File Identifier ef18c634-2d3d-4a48-b6a2-a71bd9e7a00e
- Metadata Language English
- Hierarchy Level Dataset
- Date Stamp 2024-04-19
- Metadata Standard Name ISO 19115:2003
- Metadata Standard Version 1.0
- Metadata Contact
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- Individual Name
- Organization Name Earth Data Analysis Center
- Position Name Clearinghouse Manager
- Role Point of contact
- Voice 505-277-3622 ext. 230
- Facsimile 505-277-3614
- Address
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- Delivery Point MSC01 1110
- Delivery Point 1 University of New Mexico
- City Albuquerque
- Administrative Area NM
- Postal Code 87131-0001
- Country USA
- Electronic Mail Address clearinghouse@edac.unm.edu
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