PennDOT - Cities and Towns, 2001

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• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Cartographic Information Division

Publication_Date: 20010219

Title: PennDOT - Cities and Towns, 2001

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Harrisburg, PA

Publisher: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Online_Linkage:

<ftp://www.pasda.psu.edu/pub/pasda/padot2001/boundary/padot-city-town_2001.zip>

Description:

Abstract:

Pennsylvania's city municipal boundaries as delineated for PennDOT Type 10 general highway maps.

Purpose:

Public information and support for transportation planning, design and development.

Supplemental_Information: This data is intended for use at 1:24,000 or smaller scale.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:

20010219

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Bi-annual

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.5201963804333

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.9547105409534

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.154641570863

South_Bounding_Coordinate:

39.8150582887562

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword:

culture > boundaries > political > civil divisions > municipal > cities

Theme_Keyword:

culture > boundaries > political > civil divisions > municipal > towns

Theme_Keyword: municipal boundaries

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword:

Pennsylvania

Access_Constraints:

None.

Use_Constraints:

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THE USER AGREES AND UNDERSTANDS THAT IT MAY NOT FURTHER DISTRIBUTE THE FILES TO A THIRD PARTY.<p>

If you have any questions or problems, contact the ORGANIZATION where you acquired the data.<p>

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information Division

Contact_Person: Bob Grugan

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: P.O. Box 3654

City: Harrisburg

State_or_Province: PA

Postal_Code: 17101-3654

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

(717) 772-3305

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microstation Design File (.DGN)

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Verified visually by comparison against source materials.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Topology exists

Completeness_Report:

Contains all officially recognized cities and the only incorporated town in the Commonwealth.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Digitized from sources conforming to National Mapping Accuracy Standards for 1:24,000 scale maps.

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 100

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

Estimated accuracy is +/- 100 Feet.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Digitized from 7.5 minute USGS topographic quadrangles on stable base (mylar) and type 10 General Highway Series (GHS) in Bentley Microstation system. Converted to ESRI Shapefile format for distribution.

Process_Date:

1999

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:

58

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.0002743

Longitude_Resolution: 0.0002743

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:

298.26

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: City or town

Entity_Type_Definition: Incorporated village with population greater than 10,000

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

U.S. Bureau of Census

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

COUNTY: County code number (see below for county codes and names)
MUNICIPAL_: Municipality code number
MUNICIPAL1: Municipality name
FIPS_MUN_C: FIPS municipality code number
FED_AID_UR: Federal urban aid code (see below for federal urban aid designation)
FIPS_COUNT: FIPS county code number (see below for FIPS county codes,
county names, and district numbers)
FIPS_AREA: FIPS metropolitan code
FIPS_NAME: FIPS metropolitan area name
FIPS_SQ_MI: FIPS land area in square miles
FIPS_MUN_P: FIPS municipal population
FED_ID_NUM: Federal ID number
FIPS_MUN_1:
FIPS_MUN_2:
CLASS_OF_M: Type of municipality

The attributes below are system generated attributes
Please disregard.

FeatureID: Feature ID
MAPID: MGE map ID number
MSLINK: MGE link ID number
SHAPE: Feature geometry

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: PennDOT

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Borough

Entity_Type_Definition: Incorporated village with population less than 10,000

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Census

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY

Attribute_Definition: County code number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Self-evident

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

<pre> PennDOT Code County Name

01 Adams 02 Allegheny 03 Armstrong 04 Beaver 05 Bedford 06 Berks 07 Blair 08 Bradford 09 Bucks 10 Butler 11 Cambria 12 Cameron 13 Carbon 14 Centre 15 Chester 16 Clarion 17 Clearfield 18 Clinton 19 Columbia 20 Crawford 21 Cumberland 22 Dauphin 23 Delaware 24 Elk 25 Erie 26 Fayette 27 Forest 28 Franklin 29 Fulton 30 Greene 31 Huntingdon 32 Indiana 33 Jefferson 34 Juniata 35 Lackawanna 36 Lancaster 37 Lawrence 38 Lebanon 39 Lehigh 40 Luzerne 41 Lycoming 42 McKean 43 Mercer 44 Mifflin 45 Monroe 46 Montgomery 47 Montour 48 Northampton 49 Northumberland 50 Perry 51 Pike 52 Potter 53 Schuylkill 54 Snyder 55 Somerset 56 Sullivan 57 Susquehanna 58 Tioga 59 Union 60 Venango 61 Warren 62 Washington 63 Wayne 64 Westmoreland 65 Wyoming 66 York 67 Philadelphia </pre>

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FIPS-CNTY

Attribute_Definition: FIPS code

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

<pre> District PennDOT FIPS</br> Number County Name County Code</br>

1-0 Crawford 20 039</br> 1-0 Erie 25 049</br> 1-0 Forest 27 053</br> 1-0 Mercer 43 085</br> 1-0 Venango 60 121</br> 1-0 Warren 61 123</br>

2-0 Cameron 12 023</br> 2-0 Centre 14 027</br> 2-0 Clearfield 17 033</br> 2-0 Clinton 18 035</br> 2-0 Elk 24 047</br> 2-0 Juniata 34 067</br> 2-0 Mifflin 44 087</br> 2-0 McKean 42 083</br> 2-0 Potter 52 105</br>

3-0 Bradford 08 015</br> 3-0 Columbia 19 037</br> 3-0 Lycoming 41 081</br> 3-0 Montour 47 093</br> 3-0 Northumberland 49 097</br> 3-0 Snyder 54 109</br> 3-0 Sullivan 56 113</br> 3-0 Tioga 58 117</br> 3-0 Union 59 119</br>

4-0 Lackawanna 35 069</br> 4-0 Luzerne 40 079</br> 4-0 Pike 51 103</br> 4-0 Susquehanna 57 115</br> 4-0 Wayne 63 127</br> 4-0 Wyoming 65 131</br>

5-0 Berks 06 011</br> 5-0 Carbon 13 025</br> 5-0 Lehigh 39 077</br> 5-0 Monroe 45 089</br> 5-0 Northampton 48 095</br> 5-0 Schuylkill 53 107</br>

6-0 Bucks 09 017</br> 6-0 Chester 15 029</br> 6-0 Delaware 23 045</br> 6-0 Montgomery 46 091</br> 6-0 Philadelphia 67 101</br>

8-0 Adams 01 001</br> 8-0 Cumberland 21 041</br> 8-0 Dauphin 22 043</br> 8-0 Franklin 28 055</br> 8-0 Lancaster 36 071</br> 8-0 Lebanon 38 075</br> 8-0 Perry 50 099</br> 8-0 York 66 133</br>

9-0 Bedford 05 009</br> 9-0 Blair 07 013</br> 9-0 Cambria 11 021</br> 9-0 Fulton 29 057</br> 9-0 Huntingdon 31 061</br> 9-0 Somerset 55 111</br>

10-0 Armstrong 03 005</br> 10-0 Butler 10 019</br> 10-0 Clarion 16 031</br> 10-0 Indiana 32 063</br> 10-0 Jefferson 33 065</br>

11-0 Allegheny 02 003</br> 11-0 Beaver 04 007</br> 11-0 Lawrence 37 073</br>

12-0 Fayette 26 051</br> 12-0 Greene 30 059</br> 12-0 Washington 62 125</br> 12-0 Westmoreland 64 129</br> </pre>

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FED-AID

Attribute_Definition: Federal urban aid code

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

<pre> Federal Aid Designation Code 1 RURAL

2 SMALL URBAN (Pop. 5,000 - 49,999)

3 URBANIZED (Pop. 50,000 - 199,999)

4 URBANIZED (Pop.200,000 or more) </pre>

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: Land and Water Building

City: University Park

State_or_Province: PA

Postal_Code: 16802

Country: USA

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

pasda@psu.edu

Resource_Description:

PennDOT city & town boundaries 1999

Distribution_Liability:

The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.

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File_Decompression_Technique: Zip compression

Digital_Transfer_Option:

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Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<ftp://www.pasda.psu.edu/pub/pasda/padot2001/boundary/padot-city-town_2001.zip>

Access_Instructions:

<http://www.pasda.psu.edu>

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File_Decompression_Technique: Zip compression

Digital_Transfer_Option:

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Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<ftp://www.pasda.psu.edu/pub/pasda/padot2001/boundary/padot-misc-features_1999_gmw.zip>

Access_Instructions:

<http://www.pasda.psu.edu>

Fees:

none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 19990927

Metadata_Review_Date: 19991025

Metadata_Future_Review_Date:

20000425

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)

Contact_Person: Christopher Pfeiffer

Contact_Position: Metadata Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 141 Land and Water Building

City: University Park

State_or_Province: PA

Postal_Code: 16802

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 814-865-8792

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 814-865-3378

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:

cxp7@psu.edu

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998