Product Description

Abstract: This polygon shapefile represents potential area of ash generated by active volcanoes around the world. It is produced by DTN meteorologists and updated once a day.

Purpose: This shapefile can be used to plan flight routes and manage aircraft around volcano threats.

Description: This polygon shapefile represents potential area of ash generated by active volcanoes around the world. It is produced by DTN meteorologists and updated once a day. This shapefile can be used to plan flight routes and manage aircraft around volcano threats.


Product Specification

Shapefile Name: VASHyymmddhh

Fields. Features in this product have the following attributes:

Name Type Format Description

PolygonNum

Number (10)

n/a

Polygon identifier

PointNum

Number (10)

n/a

Number of vertices in polygon

Latitude

Number (18)

decimal degrees

Latitude of first vertex

Longitude

Number (18)

decimal degrees

Longitude of first vertex

Name

String (40)

n/a

Volcano name

ValidTime

String (20)

mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

Valid date and time of volcanic ash area

TotalPts

Number (10)

n/a

Number of vertices in polygon

Location

String (60)

n/a

Descriptive location of volcano

VolcanoLat

Number (18)

decimal degrees

Latitude of volcano

VolcanoLon

Number (18)

decimal degrees

Longitude of volcano

StatusCode

Number (3)

n/a

Coded volcano activity status: 0 = INACTIVE, 1 = ACTIVE

Status

String (8)

n/a

Descriptive volcano activity status: INACTIVE or ACTIVE.

RawTxt1

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt2

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt3

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt4

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt5

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt6

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt7

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt8

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt9

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt10

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt11

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt12

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt13

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt14

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt15

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt16

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt17

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt18

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt19

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory

RawTxt20

String (220)

n/a

Text of volcano advisory


GeoDatabase Specification

Spatial Table Name: VASH

Views. The following spatial views are available on this spatial table:

Microsoft SQL Server Oracle

VASH_View

CrntVASH_View

VASH_View

CrntVASH_View

Columns. Features in this spatial table have the following attributes:

 

Name ArcSDE Data Type

PolygonNum

Integer

PointNum

Integer

Latitude

Double

Longitude

Double

Name

String(40)

ValidTime

String(20)

TotalPts

Integer

Location

String(60)

VolcanoLat

Double

VolcanoLon

Double

StatusCode

SmallInt(4)

Status

String(8)

RawTxt1

String(220)

RawTxt2

String(220)

RawTxt3

String(220)

RawTxt4

String(220)

RawTxt5

String(220)

RawTxt6

String(220)

RawTxt7

String(220)

RawTxt8

String(220)

RawTxt9

String(220)

RawTxt10

String(220)

RawTxt11

String(220)

RawTxt12

String(220)

RawTxt13

String(220)

RawTxt14

String(220)

RawTxt15

String(220)

RawTxt16

String(220)

RawTxt17

String(220)

RawTxt18

String(220)

RawTxt19

String(220)

RawTxt20

String(220)

Category: Shapefiles