Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Chris Daly of the PRISM Group at Oregon State University
      Publication_Date: 200609
      Title: Polygons of Average Temperature, 1971-2000
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Corvallis, Oregon, USA
        Publisher: The PRISM Group, Oregon State University
  Description:
    Abstract: This coverage contains data representing areas (polygons) of Average Temperature for the period 1971-2000.  The data has been converted from grids to polygons.
    Purpose: Display and/or analyses requiring spatially distributed Average Temperature for the climatological period 1971-2000
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 20060922
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -125.00
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.00
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.100000
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 28.900000
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: average temperature
      Theme_Keyword: temperature
      Theme_Keyword: polygon
  Access_Constraints: No restrictions apply
  Use_Constraints: Acknowledgement of the following agencies in products derived from these data: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Water and Climate Center, the PRISM Group at Oregon State University, and the Oregon Climate Service at Oregon State University.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: The PRISM Group at Oregon State University
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: Oregon Climate Service
        Address: Strand Agriculture Hall, Room 326
        Address: College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
        Address: Oregon State University
        City: Corvallis
        State_or_Province: Oregon
        Postal_Code: 97331-2209
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-737-5705
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: oregon@coas.oregonstate.edu
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722
Data_Quality_Information:
  Logical_Consistency_Report: There are no two adjacent polygons(areas) with the same RANGE value
  Completeness_Report: There is no minimum area size for each polygon.
  Lineage:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Polygons of Average Temperature were created from 30 arc-seconds PRISM derived grids using ArcGIS.
      Process_Date: 20060922
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: PRISM ASCII national files were downloaded from http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/. Using Raster Calculator in the ARCGIS Toolbox - Temperature calculation – First divide by 100 to get degrees Celsius. Use that result in the next calculation and multiply by 9. Use that result in the next calculation and divide by 5. Use that result in the next calculation and add 32. [(degrees Celsius x 9)/5] + 32. A file geodatabase was created for each state. The state boundary was exported for each state and buffered by 8 kilometers. Each temperature raster was extracted by mask, by state. The Raster to Polygon tool was used to create vector polygons from the raster data. The vectors were clipped to the State boundary. A State FIPS field was added and populated for each state. All of the state files were merged together to create a national seamless layer, and re-projected from GCS83 to WGS84. The national file was exported to SDE. See the PRISM web site for more information on the original files http://www.ocs.oregonstate.edu/prism.

      Process_Date: 20120501
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: 0.008333333
      Longitude_Resolution: 0.008333333
      Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
      Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: area of equal averagetemperature
      Entity_Type_Definition: Each polygon represents an area with a constant value for the average temperature, as determined by the PRISM model.
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: The PRISM Group
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TEMP_F
      Attribute_Definition: average temperature
      Attribute_Definition_Source: The PRISM Group
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: -9999
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No Data
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: The PRISM Group
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: -160
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 160
          Attribute_Units_of_Measure: degrees F
          Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 2 degrees F
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: This dataset contains polygons that represent areas of equal average temperature in 2 degrees F increments, labelled as attribute RANGE.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: The PRISM Group
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: The National Resource Conservation Service
      Contact_Address: National Cartography and Geospatial Center
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: 501 W. Felix St, Bldg 23
        City: Fort Worth
        State_or_Province: Texas
        Postal_Code: 76115
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-800-672-5559
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
  Distribution_Liability: This digital data set publication was prepared by the PRISM Group at Oregon State University. Neither the PRISM Group nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or misuse of the data, or for damage, transmission of viruses or computer contamination through the distribution of these data sets or for the usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the PRISM Group or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the PRISM Group or any agency thereof.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: SHP
        Format_Version_Number: none
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: none
    Fees: none
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20060925
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Wayne Gibson
        Contact_Organization: The PRISM Group, Oregon State University
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: Oregon Climate Service
        Address: Strand Ag Hall Room 326
        Address: Oregon State University
        Address: College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
        City: Corvallis
        State_or_Province: Oregon
        Postal_Code: 97331-2209
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541-737-5705
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Extensions:
    Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
