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Connecticut FAA Airports

Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Originator: Federal Aviation Administration (data compiler, editor, publisher)
Publication_Date: 2009
Title:: Connecticut FAA Airports
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: http://www.ct.gov/deep

Description:

Abstract:

Point feature locations for airport, heliport, seaplane base, and ultralight locations in Connecticut. Information obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) website.

Purpose:

For labeling airport locations on maps published by CT DEP. These data are used for cartographic purposes and not intended serve as a current and complete inventory of Connecticut airports.

Supplemental_Information:

Information obtained from the FAA website and converted to spatial data format using latitude and longitude coordinates included in data downloaded from FAA.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2009

Currentness_Reference:

publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.543927
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.813867
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.046865
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.042941

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Theme_Keyword: airport
Theme_Keyword: heliport
Theme_Keyword: seaplane
Theme_Keyword: FAA

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: transportation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of The United States, and Associated Areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Place_Keyword: Connecticut
Place_Keyword: CT

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions (Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Place_Keyword: United States of America
Place_Keyword: USA

Access_Constraints: None. The data is in the public domain and may be redistributed.

Use_Constraints:

No restrictions or legal prerequisites for using the data. Although this data set  has been used by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection as to the accuracy of the data and or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection in the use of these data or related materials. The user assumes the entire risk related to the use of these data.

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://www.cteco.uconn.edu/metadata/dep/browsegraphic/airportsfaafullview.gif
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:: Full view of Connecticut FAA Airports
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://www.cteco.uconn.edu/metadata/dep/browsegraphic/airportsfaadetailview.gif
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:: Detail view of Connecticut FAA Airports
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

These data are maintained by the State of Connecticut using ArcGIS software developed by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) in a Microsoft Windows operating system environment.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

All attributes orginated from FAA at time data was downloaded by CT DEP from FAA website in 2009.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 153

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 41.200000
Standard_Parallel: 41.866667
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -72.750000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 40.833333
False_Easting: 999999.999996
False_Northing: 499999.999998

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000250
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000250

Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet

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: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Connecticut FAA Airports
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:: FAA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.