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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation System Standards, National Aeronautical Charting Office (AVN-500)
Publication_Date: December 22, 2005
Title: Seattle TAC 65.tif
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart
Issue_Identification:
VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Charts are scanned color images of FAA VFR Terminal Area Aeronautical Charts.
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Silver Spring, Maryland
Publisher: National Aeronautical Charting Office
Other_Citation_Details:
The FAA's National Aeronautical Charting Office (NACO) offers a variety of aeronautical charts and aeronautical data. For information about available products please contact the NACO Distribution Division or visit our website.
Online_Linkage: <http://www.naco.faa.gov/>
Description:
Abstract:
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart series is designed to meet the needs of users who require georeferenced raster images of FAA visual flight rules terminal area charts. VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart data is included with the Sectional Raster Aeronautical Chart DVD and is only available by purchasing a subscription to the Sectional Raster Aeronautical Chart DVD. A VFR terminal area raster aeronautical chart is a scanned image of an FAA VFR terminal area chart. All information that is part of the paper VFR terminal area chart is included in the raster image. Please note that the VFR Flyway Chart is not provided with the data and is not available. The image inside the neat line is georeferenced to the surface of the earth. Georeferencing information for insets should be disregarded (unless the inset constitutes the body of the chart, New York Inset for example), only the main body of the chart is accurately georeferenced. The raster data may be viewed using a geographic information system to take advantage of the georeferenced nature of the data or the data can be viewed using commonly available image viewing software. Three different Sectional Raster Aeronautical Chart DVDs are produced every 28 days which include the VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical chart data. These three DVDs are provided by region. These three regions are;East, West, and Alaska. VFR Terminal Area Chart coverage by region is as follows, (East) Atlanta, Baltimore-Washington, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas and Fort Worth, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Memphis, Miami, Minneapolis St. Paul, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, St. Louis, Tampa and Orlando (West) Dallas and Fort Worth, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis St. Paul, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle (Alaska) Anchorage and Fairbanks.
Purpose:
The VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart series has been developed to meet the needs of many users. The data has the flexibility of being useful for both industry and individuals. Additional digital data may easily be overlaid on the raster image. Data such as weather, temporary flight restrictions, obstacles, or other geospatial data can be combined with VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart data to support a variety of needs.
Supplemental_Information:
Most VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Charts are provided as a single file. Some charts however are provided as two parts, a west side and an east side (e.g. Tampa and Orlando), a north side and a south side (e.g. Anchorage and Fairbanks), or a main body and an inset (e.g. New York and the New York Inset). The files are 200 dots per inch and 8-bit color. The data is provided as a GeoTIFF and distributed via DVD-R media as part of the Sectional Raster Aeronautical Chart Series. The data is valid for the 28-day cycle printed on the DVD label. Each file name is structured as follows; chart name and edition number (In cases such as Tampa and Orlando or Anchorage and Fairbanks each half will be identified by coverage such as Tampa 26.tiff or Orlando 26.tiff).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: December 22, 2005
Ending_Date: June 7, 2006
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
DVD Updated every 28 Days (The latest DVD will contain all current VFR Terminal Area Chart data - individual paper VFR Terminal Area Charts from which the DVD data is derived have varying update cycles. Please consult the VFR Dates of Latest Edition for currency information)
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.637786
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.500274
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.160261
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.708001
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Terminal Aeronautical Chart
Theme_Keyword: VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart
Theme_Keyword: TAC
Theme_Keyword: Visual Flight Rules
Theme_Keyword: VFR
Theme_Keyword: transportation
Theme_Keyword: scanner
Theme_Keyword: digital image
Theme_Keyword: aeronautical chart
Theme_Keyword: VFR Terminal Area Chart
Access_Constraints: None.
Use_Constraints:
The data is only valid for the 28-day cycle dates published on the DVD. The VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart data will become obsolete upon the publication of the next Sectional Raster Aeronautical Chart DVD (every 28 days). Even though paper VFR Terminal Area Chart data are normally valid for navigation use for periods greater than 28 days, VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart data are only valid for 28 days. A user must use VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart data only from the current DVD to ensure that obsolete navigation data is not used. Caution: These charts are primarily designed for VFR navigational purposes and do not purport to indicate the presence of all power transmission and telecommunications lines, terrain, or obstacles which may be encountered below reasonable and safe altitudes. Note: Refer to current DoD (NIMA) charts and flight information publications for information outside of U.S. airspace. Airspace classification and operational requirements may differ between Mexico and the United States (see DoD Area Planning AP/1). Note: Refer to current Canadian charts and flight information publications for information within Canadian Airspace. Airspace classification (see Canada Flight Supplement) and operational requirements (see DoD Area Planning AP/1) may differ between Canada and the United States. Information on VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Charts will change; consolidated updates of chart changes are available every 56 days in the FAA Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD). Also consult Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) and other Flight Information Publications (FLIPs) for latest changes.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation System Standards, National Aeronautical Charting Office
Contact_Position: Staff Cartographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: Federal Aviation Administration
Address: National Aeronautical Charting Office
Address: AVN-510, SSMC-4, Station 2335
Address: 1305 East-West Highway
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910-3281
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 800 626-3677
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: 9-AMC-Aerochart@faa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 24
Contact_Instructions:
Please provide a brief description of your concern as well as information on how you can be contacted (name and telephone number or e-mail address).
Data_Set_Credit:
Acknowledgement of the Federal Aviation Administration would be appreciated in products derived from these data. When product developers or other customers acknowledge the Federal Aviation Administration as the source of the data, the FAA seal or initials cannot be used to imply that a product is endorsed, approved, or authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: None
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description: None
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The entire VFR terminal area chart is scanned. There may be two files for each corresponding paper VFR terminal area chart. Each VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart is produced with the intention of replicating the source chart as closely as possible. Users may note that a certain amount of "noise" can be discerned when small areas are blown up or viewed in zoomed-in conditions. This noise is in the form of random specks or pixels of color and halos due to any number of factors, such as, the quality of the source, the use of screens and patterns in the litho, and the unevenness of ink due to saturation and absorption. Discontinuities or breaks in linear features may also be present due to improper calibration of the scanner, the condition of the source, and resampling.
Completeness_Report:
Image completeness is checked by visually inspecting each VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The data has been georeferenced. The root mean square error of the transformation will not exceed two pixels.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Federal Aviation Administration
Title: VFR Terminal Area Chart
Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Contribution:
The area of coverage for a VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart is the entire printed area of a standard Federal Aviation Administration VFR Terminal Area Chart including the chart border (tabulations, legend, notes, etc.) and insets. However, the VFR Flyway portion of the paper chart is not included.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The data is generated using a 2nd order polynomial transformation and at least 5 points. Nearest neighbor processing is used to resample the data for the generation of the GeoTIFF file.
Cloud_Cover: N/A

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Pixel
Row_Count: 5057
Column_Count: 5011
Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
Standard_Parallel: 45.000000
Standard_Parallel: 33.000000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -122.366667
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 47.433333
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 31.979971
Ordinate_Resolution: 31.979971
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
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

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation System Standards, National Aeronautical Charting Office
Contact_Position: Customer Service Representative
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: FAA/National Aeronautical Charting Office
Address: Distribution Division, AVN-530
Address: 6303 Ivy Lane, Suite 400
City: Greenbelt
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20770
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 800 638-8972
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301 436-6829
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST
Resource_Description:
Sectional Raster Aeronautical Chart DVD-R
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: GeoTIFF
Format_Information_Content:
The VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart (.tif) world (.tfw), and metadata (.htm) files are provided for each VFR Terminal Area Chart. In the case of the New York inset all three files (.tif, .tfw, .htm) are provided as well.
File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied
Transfer_Size: 25 MB
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: DVD -R
Fees:
Current product pricing information can be found at URL: <http://naco.faa.gov> Please follow the links for Catalog/Ordering Information followed by the link for prices. Please note that VFR Terminal Area Raster Aeronautical Chart data is included as part of your Sectional Raster Aeronautical Chart subscription and is only available on the Sectional Raster Aeronautical Chart DVD.
Ordering_Instructions:
Customers must order directly from the National Aeronautical Charting Office Distribution Division.
Custom_Order_Process:
Please contact the National Aeronautical Charting Office, Distribution Division to place orders for Sectional Raster Aeronautical Charts. Orders by subscription only.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20051206
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation System Standards, National Aeronautical Charting Office
Contact_Person: Requirements and Technology Staff
Contact_Position: Staff Cartographer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: FAA, National Aeronautical Charting Office, AVN-510
Address: SSMC-4, Station 5541
Address: 1305 East-West Highway
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910-3281
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 800 626-3677
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: 9-AMC-Aerochart@faa.gov
Hours_of_Service: 24
Contact_Instructions:
Please leave detailed information about your concern, as well as information on how we may contact you if we have further questions.
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None
Metadata_Extensions:

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