CONTOURS_24K_USGS_WATSEKA: Elevation Contours from 7.5-Minute Topographic Quadrangle Maps, Grouped into the 30' x 1° Watseka Quadrangle, Indiana and Illinois (United States Geological Survey, 1:24,000, Line Shapefile)

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Keywords
Theme: Indiana Geological Survey (IGS), cartography, geographic information system (GIS), hypsography, line, quadrangle, topographic map, topology, vector
Theme: elevation
Place: Watseka Quadrangle, Indiana, Illinois, Benton County, Jasper County, Newton County, Tippecanoe County, White County

Description
Abstract
CONTOURS_24K_USGS_WATSEKA is a shapefile containing elevation contours produced at a scale of
1:24,000, grouped into a 30' x 1° quadrangle block. Elevation values are in feet.

The following is extracted from metadata of the United States Geological Survey for the original DLGs:

"Digital line graph (DLG) data are digital representations of cartographic information. DLGs of map
features are converted to digital form from maps and related sources... All DLG data distributed by
the USGS are DLG - Level 3 (DLG-3), which means the data contain a full range of attribute codes,
have full topological structuring, and have passed certain quality-control checks."

Purpose
This shapefile is a digital representation of elevation contours shown on 7.5-minute (1:24,000 scale)
topographic quadrangle maps of the United States Geological Survey. It has been processed into a GIS layer
with simplified attributes for ease of use.

The following is extracted from metadata of the United States Geological Survey for the original DLGs:

"DLGs depict information about geographic features on or near the surface of the Earth, terrain, and
political and administrative units. These data were collected as part of the National Mapping Program."

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Status of the data

Time period for which the data is relevant

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Data storage and access information

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