Pantex spatial database development was part of the Risk Assessment Project of the MOX Fuel Processing Facility of Pantex. This spatial database includes the spatial data sets for the Pantex facility and the surrounding area. The spatial database will be presented in three different formats. All of the actual data sets, which include a number of Arc/Info coverages, grids, and images will be presented in the format of a CD-ROM. Some of the data sets will be presented in the maps. An Internet map server will be set up to interactively present the data sets.

The method and the procedure of the development of the Pantex spatial database were documented in a separated document, The Development of the Pantex Spatial Database.

This CD-ROM contains regional data sets in seven major categories in the range which consists of a 50-mile radius with the Pantex MOX fuel processing facility at the center. All of the regional data sets are originally retrieved from public domain sources (such as the Internet or CD-ROMs) and have been processed into a consistent format. The CD-ROM also contains the Pantex facility site CAD drawing files, which were provided by the Pantex Facility.

The regional spatial data sets are presented in the format of coverages, grids and images. All of the final data sets are in  State Plane coordinates:

For most of the data types, the preliminary data sets from which the final regional data were retrieved are also provided in this CD-ROM, usually they contain larger ranges and might in different projections. An Arcview project is also provided in each data directory to help display the spatial data.

This document is intended to serve as a data dictionary for the Pantex Spatial Database CD-ROM. A description of each file and some sample graphics are also provided. The following naming conventions are used throughout the document:

File Type:

[pC]Point Coverage
[AC] Arc Coverage
[PC] Polygon Coverage
[Gr] Grid
[Img] Image
[CAD] CAD drawing file
[Proj] Arcview Project file
[DBF] DBase Table
[AML] AML file

(SP) State Plane Projection
(ALB) Albers Equal Area Projection
(UTM) Universal Transverse Mercator Projection
(LAM) Lambert Conformal Conic Projection
(GEO) Geographic Coordinates

In addition to the spatial data, some of the files that were used to help develop or display the spatial database were also included, such as projection files, aml files, legend files, and the template for the regional map. These files can be found in the devkit directory.

Table of Contents

Spatial Database

• Aquifer
• Census
• Digtal Line Graph (DLG)
• Landuse
• Pantex Site CAD
• Raster Image
• Soil
• Vegetation

Devkit

• Aml
• counties
• cutter
• Legend
• Projection

Readme

• Directory aquifer

This directory contains aquifer data in Texas panhandle region, two major and two minor. Aquifer Ogallala and Dockum (major)have direct overlap with the study region. Aquifer Blaine and Edtri (minor) are in the surrounding region. The aquifer data were downloaded from TNRIS Anonymous FTP site

The following are the data in the directory aquifer and brief descriptions of the data.

aqdockum [PC] Aquifer Dockum in the study region (SP)

aqogalla [PC] Aquifer Ogallala in the study region (SP)

Aquifer Dockum and Ogallala in the study region (Click on the thumbnail for the larger display)

blaine [PC] Aquifer Blaine (LAM)

blainesp [PC] Aquifer Blaine (SP)

dockum [PC] Aquifer Dockum (LAM)

dockumsp [PC] Aquifer Dockum (SP)

edtri [PC] Aquifer Edtri (LAM)

edtrisp [PC] Aquifer Edtri (SP)

ogalla [PC] Aquifer Ogallala (LAM)

ogallasp [PC] Aquifer Ogallala (SP)

Aquifers in the surrounding region (Click on the thumbnail for the larger display)

aquifer.apr [Proj] Arcview project file which displays the aquifers in the study region and surrounding area.

• Directory census

This directory contains census data in the block level of the 20 counties in the Pantex facility surrounding area. The data were developed from the TIGER92 census data that can be download from TNRIS Anonymous FTP site. Census data in the tract level for the each of the twenty counties are also included in this directory. These data are in Lambert Conformal Conic Projection. The names of the twenty counties are list below:

• Armstrong
• Briscoe
• Carson
• Castro
• Dallam
• Deafsmith
• Donley
• Gray
• Hall
• Hansford
• Hartley
• Hutchinson
• Moore
• Ochiltre
• Oldham
• Potter
• Randall
• Roberts
• Sherman
• Swisher

The following are the data in the directory census and brief descriptions of the data.

bigcenlam [PC] Census data in block level for twenty counties around the Pantex facility (LAM)

bigcensp [PC] Census data in block level for twenty counties around the Pantex facility (SP)

Census data in block level for twenty counties around the Pantex facility (Click on the thumbnail for the larger display)

r_cen [PC] Census data in block level for the study region (SP)

bigcenbk.dbf [DBF] Census data in the block level for 20 counties around the Pantex facility (without spatial attributes data)

bigcensp.dbf [DBF] Census data in the block level for 20 counties around the Pantex facility (with spatial attributes data)

txcensus [DBF] Census data in the block level for whole Texas (without spatial attributes data)

census.apr [Proj] Arcview project file which displays 20 counties census data in block level

• Directory dlg

This directory contains 1:100,000 Digital Line Graph (DLG) files which are digital vector representations of USGS 1:100,000-scale, 30- by 60-minute quadrangle maps. The data were downloaded from the CD-ROM with USGS 1:100,000 -Scale file. It can also be downloaded from theUSGS ftp site. Twelve 30 by 60 minute quadrangle maps were merged to form the big DLG file from which the regional data were retrieved. Eight of these twelve quadrangles were located in UTM zone 14; the other four were located in UTM zone 13. Each of these twelve quadrangles was merged from eight files using AML file dlgmerge.aml provided in the devkit directory. Directory dlg consists of four subdirectories: hydro, roads, rail, mtran. Each has the following meanings:

• hydro - Hydrography
• Streams and water bodies
• Roads - Roads and Trails
• e.g., Interstate and primary State highways
• Rail - Railroads
• e.g., Main line and branch line railroads
• Mtran - Miscellaneous transportation features
• e.g., Airports and pipelines

The following are the data in the directory dlg and brief descriptions of the data.

Directory hydro

Bighydgeo [AC] Hydrography coverage which consists of twelve 30 by 60 minutes quadrangle hydrographs(GEO)

Bighydsp [AC] Hydrography coverage which consists of twelve 30 by 60 minutes quadrangle hydrographs(SP)

r_hyd [AC] Hydrography coverage in the study region (SP).

hydmerge.aml [AML] Aml file used to merge the eight hydrography files in UTM zone14

hydmergw.aml [AML] Aml file used to merge the four hydrography files in UTM zone13

Hydrography coverage in the study region (Click on the thumbnail for the larger display)

Directory roads

Bigroageo [AC] Roads coverage which consists of twelve 30-by-60 minutes quadrangle roads.(GEO)

Bigroasp [AC] Roads coverage which consists of twelve 30-by-60 minutes quadrangle roads.(SP)

r_roa [AC] Roads coverage in the study region (SP)

roamerge.aml [AML] Aml file used to merge the eight roads files in UTM zone14.

roamergw.aml [AML] Aml file used to merge the four roads files in UTM zone13.

Roads coverage in the study region (Click on the thumbnail for the larger display)

• Directory rail

Bigraigeo [AC] Railroads coverage which consists of twelve 30- by -60 minutes quadrangle railroads.(GEO)

Bigraisp [AC] Railroads coverage which consists of twelve 30- by -60 minutes quadrangle railroads.(SP)

r_rai [AC] Railroads coverage in the study region (SP)

raimerge.aml [AML] Aml file used to merge the eight railroads files in UTM zone14.

raimergw.aml [AML] Aml file used to merge the four railroads files in UTM zone13.

Railroad coverage in the study region (Click on the thumbnail for the larger display)

• Directory mtran

Bigmtrgeo [AC] Railroads coverage which consists of twelve 30- by -60 minutes quadrangle miscellaneous transportation features.(GEO)

Bigmtrsp [AC] Railroads coverage which consists of twelve 30- by -60 minutes quadrangle miscellaneous transportation features.(SP)

r_mtr[AC] Miscellaneous transportation features coverage in the study region (SP)

mtrmerge.aml [AML] Aml file used to merge the eight miscellaneous transportation features files in UTM zone14.

mtrmergw.aml [AML] Aml file used to merge the four miscellaneous transportation features files in UTM zone13.

Miscellaneous transportation coverage in the study region (Click on the thumbnail for the larger display)

• dlg.apr [Proj] Arcview project file which displays all of the dlg files.
• Directory landuse

This directory contains land use data, which were compiled from six 1:250k land use coverages downloaded from TNRIS ftp site. The six coverages were merged and the edges were manually corrected in ArcEdit.

The following are the data in the directory landuse and brief descriptions of the data.

biglusp [PC] Land use coverage in Texas panhandle area, which was merged from six (1:250,000) land use files (SP)

r_lu [PC] Land use coverage in the study region. (SP)

Land use coverage in the study region (Click on the thumbnail for the larger display)

• Directory: ptxcad

This directory contains CAD drawings of the Pantex site and facility in the State Plane Coordinates. The CAD files were provided by Pantex facility GIS specialist Gary L Thomas.

The following are the data in the directory ptxcad and brief descriptions of the data.

contours.dgn [CAD] 1 foot contour map of the Pantex site

7mileba.dgn [CAD] Digitized USGS Quad Map

8x11base [CAD] Pantex plant outline used for low detail

buildings.dgn [CAD] Pantex plant map

5foot.dgn [CAD] 5 ft contour map

location.dat, location.ddl and core-dictionary.doc (Microsoft Word for 95) are the database information for sample locations.

• Directory rasimg

This directory contains raster image, grids and related files retrieved from a 1:250,000 digital raster image CD-ROM provided by Horizons Technology, Inc..

The following are the data in the directory rasimg and brief descriptions of the data.

inigeo_gr [Gr] Digital Raster Image grid of the surrounding area of the Pantex site. (GEO)

inisp_gr [Gr] Digital Raster Image grid of the surrounding area of the Pantex site from where the regional map was retrieved. (SP)

r_img_gr [Gr] Digital Raster Image of the study region. (SP)

color250 The color specification file used in the conversion between grid and image of the raster file.

r_img.tif [IMG] Digital Raster Image for the study region.(SP)

r_img.tfw [IMG] Geo-reference file of the Digital Raster Image.

Rasimg.apr [Proj] Arcview project file, which displays the Digital Raser Image.

  Digital Raster Image for the study region.(Click on the thumbnail for the larger display)

• Directory soil

This directory contains Statsgo soil data in Texas. The soil data were downloaded from TNRIS ftp site.

The following are the data in the directory soil and brief descriptions of the data.

txalb [PC] Statsgo soil coverage for Texas (ALB)

txsp [PC] Statsgo soil coverage for Texas (SP)

r_soil [PC] Statsgo soil coverage for the study region (SP)

soil.apr [Proj] Arcview project file which displays the Statsgo Soil coverages.

Statsgo soil coverage for the study region (Click on the thumbnail for the larger display)

• Directory vegetation

This directory contains vegetation data from two different sources.

Subdirectory nadoc contains vegetation data obtained from North America Land Cover Characteristics Data Base ftp site. Olson Global Ecosystems Legend data set was chosen for the Pantex Spatial database. Subdirectory tnris contains vegetation data obtaioned from TNRIS ftp site for vegetation data.

The following are the data in the directory vegetation and brief descriptions of the data.

naoge1_01l.hdr Head file used for the conversion from nadoc data set to grid file

vege.apr [Proj] Arcview project which displays vegetation coverages

Subdirectory nadoc

bigveg_gr [GR] 1km x1km Vegetation grid of the surrounding area of the Pantex facility.(Lambert_Azimuthal)

bigvegsp [PC] Vegetation coverage from which the regional vegetion data were retrieved (SP)

r_vege1k [PC] 1km x1 km vegetation coverage of the study region (SP)

1km x1 km vegetation coverage of the study region (Click on the thumbnail for the larger display)

Subdirectory tnris

bigveglam [PC] Vegetation coverage of Texas (LAM)

bigvegsp [PC] Vegetation coverage of Texas (SP)

r_vege [PC] Vegetation coverage of the study region [SP]

Vegetation coverage of the study region (Click on the thumbnail for the larger display)

Devkit

Directory Devkit contains files that were used to help develop the Pantex spatial database, such as AML, projection files, the template of the study region, the legend files. This directory is provided for the convenience of future development of the Pantex spatial database.

Directory AML

dlgmerge.aml [AML] AML files used for merges of the DLG files (upon modification)

wshed.aml [AML] AML files used for watershed delineation (upon modification)

Directory counties

ctyln [AC] County line coverage used for identification and calibration of Raster Image

ctylnst[AC] County line coverage used for identification and calibration of Raster Image (SP)

Directory cutter

cutgeodd [PC] The template coverage of the study region in decimal degree of geographic coordinates

cuttergeo [PC] The template coverage of the study region in decimal second of geographic coordinates

cuttergr [Gr] The template grid of the study region in decimal second of geographic coordinates

cutterlam [PC] The template coverage of the study region [LAM]

cuttersp [PC] The template coverage of the study region [SP]

Directory legend

lgd1_lu.avl: The legend file based on Anderson Land Use Code for the land use coverage.

Directory prjfile

This directory contains the projection files used in projection conversions of the Pantex Spatial Database.

albspco: Conversion from [ALB] to [SP]

dlgprj: Conversion from UTM to [ALB] for DLG files

geodssp: Conversion from [GEO] in decimal second to [SP]

geoddsp: Conversion from [GEO] in decimal degree to [SP]

lamalb: Conversion from [LAM] to [ALB]

Lamazisp: Conversion from Lambert_Azimuthal projection to [SP]

Lamstapl: Conversion from [LAM] to [SP]

spgeodd: Conversion from [SP] to [GEO] in decimal degree

spgeods: Conversion from [SP] to [GEO] in decimal second

splam: Conversion from [SP] to [LAM]

utmgeo_e: Conversion from [UTM] zone 14 to [GEO]

utmgeo_w: Conversion from [UTM] zone 13 to [GEO]