Acquiring  GIS  Data: Utah

  Exercise Setup:
  Introduction:
  Data Storage and Format:
  Data types for ArcMap:
 Internet:
  Finding data:
  Metadata:
  SGID folder prefix:
  Scale:
  Quadrangle Index files:
Quadrangle  Index file- vertical relationship:
  Ohio codes (1:24k quadrangles):
  AGRC quad names:
  Descriptive/ Legal Name for Quadrangles:
  AGRC SGID GIS data file naming convention:
  Finding Data with the SGID:
  Download files with the SGID:
  Additional methods for finding data on the AGRC site:
 Status Update:
  Renaming & Choosing a file name:
  ESRI coverage:
  Importing an E00 Interchange file:
  Importing an E00 with ArcView 3.x:
 Importing an E00 with ArcToolBox (batch mode):
 Importing an E00 with Arc/Info command line:
  Exercise with ArcMap:

Descriptive/ Legal Name for Quadrangles:

 

Along with each AGRC quadrangle grid code and each Ohio code, each quad also has a nominal or legal descriptive name.  Usually the name is based on a city or municipality that is the closest.  The descriptive quadrangle name can be found in the associated attribute table, for each index coverage layer. 

 

Results: ( Quad_names_in_tables_24-100-250 )

 

The above table image shows that the ID field, in the 250k and 24k, and the TILE-NAME field in the 100k tables are the AGRC grid codes.  The NAME fields in all three tables are the legal descriptive name.  The OHIO-CODE (only in the24k table) shows the 1x1 degree grid value.

 

The following image shows the AGRC grid codes, Ohio codes, and the descriptive names on one layout as an example.

 

Results: ( agrc_grd_ohio_name )

 

 

Questions:  From the above information and image of the tables:

 

What are the names of the AGRC grid code and Ohio code for the Cedar City 24k quadrangle?

 

For the Cedar City 100k quadrangle what is the AGRC grid code?

 

Why are the 250k and 100k Cedar City quadrangle grid codes the same?

 

Using this image what is the Ohio code and AGRC grid code of the ‘Park Valley’ Quad?

 

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