soils

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Frequently-anticipated questions:

What does this data set describe?

Title: soils
Abstract:
These are soil types boundaries within the association lands in the Komati Downstream Development Project
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Swaziland Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise, 15/12/2003, soils: 15-12-2003 1015122003, SKPE, Tshaneni.

    Online Links:

    • \\server\c\pda\GIS_Data\Vector\Land\assocs.shp

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 96000
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 51000
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: -2866000
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: -2896000

  3. What does it look like?

    soils.shp (GIF)
    Polygons of Proiect Soils class in the Komati Downstream Development Project

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar_Date: unknown
    Time_of_Day: unknown
    Currentness_Reference: publication date

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • G-polygon (1155)

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      The map projection used is Transverse Mercator.

      Projection parameters:
      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 1.000000
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 31.000000
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
      False_Easting: 0.000000
      False_Northing: 0.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000064
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000064
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      The horizontal datum used is CAPE 84 Datum.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke1880.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is longitude 31.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/293.466308.

      Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
      Altitude_System_Definition:
      Altitude_Datum_Name: N/A
      Depth_System_Definition:
      Depth_Datum_Name: N/A

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    soils

    FID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

    Coordinates defining the features.

    AREA

    PERIMETER

    SOILS_CL_A

    SOILS_CL_1

    ID

    PROJECT

    HECTARES

    COMMUNITY

    LABEL

    SOIL

    VEGETABLES

    SUGARCANE

    CITRUS

    PASTURE

    MAIZE

    COTTON

    BANANA

    DRAINAGE

    AREA

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Swaziland Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise
    c/o Bongumenzi Makhanya
    Information Systems Officer
    P. O. Box 5836, Mbabane
    Mbabane, Hhohho H100
    Swaziland

    +268 3232 270/3/4 (voice)
    +268 323 2271 (FAX)
    bongumenzim@swade.co.sz

    Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 5:00pm
    Contact_Instructions: Monday - Friday, NOT on public holidays

Why was the data set created?

To show the spatial extent of project soils to be used for Farmer project especially sugarcane

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    (source 1 of 1)
    Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
    Source_Scale_Denominator: Original

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: Not complete (process 1 of 3)
    Data as collected through field GPS and verification using 1999 Aerial photographs with members of the inner council for authorisation.

    Person who carried out this activity:

    Swazilland Komati Project Enterprise
    c/o Bheki Ginindza
    Manager

    (process 2 of 3)
    Metadata imported.

    Data sources used in this process:

    • C:\temp\metadata.xml

    (process 3 of 3)
    Dataset copied.

    Data sources used in this process:

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    90%

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    Sub metre

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

    N/A

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: No access contraints
Use_Constraints: Used with SWADE' permission

  1. Who distributes the data set?[Distributor contact information not provided.]

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Downloadable Data

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

  4. How can I download or order the data?

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 18-Aug-2005
Metadata author:
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REQUIRED: The telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual. (voice)

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
Metadata extensions used:

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