USGS Urban coverage shapefile

[Stephen Woodbridge]

Also try these. The first has some contact info for getting the data
near the bottom if this is the same data you are looking for.

http://minerals.usgs.gov/sddp/doc/faq/urbanareas.faq.html
http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&q=USGS+Urban+coverage+shapefile&btnG=Google+Search

-Steve

Thomas Chesky wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Does anybody know how to get the boundary of USGS Urban ortho coverage
> in shapefile (or WKT etc.) format. I could only found the coverage index
> in raster format on the USGS site (seamless.usgs.gov) I'd like to be
> able to tell having a lat/lon coordinates whether it falls into one of
> the Urban coverage areas. The USGS WMS server provides boudary rectangle
> only (in GetCapabilities), which obviously will not solve my problem as
> the coverages are not rectangles.
>
> There must be something like this otherwise how could USGS create the
> raster coverage index.
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thomas
>
> ps I emailed USGS as well but not yet received any reply
>
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