Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access

Abstract:

Boundaries of municipalities within Pennsylvania as delineated for the PennDOT Type 10 general highway maps.  Additional information comes from the Pennsylvania Bureau of Municipal Services.  This layer contains all classifications of municipality including first and second class townships, boroughs, cities and the town.
			The shape file reflects a name change from Osborne borough to Glen Osborne borough in Allegheny county and a name change from Abington Township to Waverly Township in Lackawanna county. The shape file also reflects various municipal boundary line tweaks that have occurred since the 2011_01 update.

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.  This layer supercedes and replaces previous versions of padot-borough, padot-city-town, and padot-township.

Currentness_Reference:

publication date

Use_Constraints:

The user shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend the COMMONWEALTH, 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.

The COMMONWEALTH excludes any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

The COMMONWEALTH 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.

The COMMONWEALTH 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.

The USER is granted permission to translate and add value to the FILES for the use of the FILES on its computer hardware; provided, however, that the USER annually notify the UNIVERSITY / COMMONWEALTH of any customizing or value-adding work done.

Any customized or value added versions of the files will contain the following disclaimer:

THIS IS NOT A PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION APPROVED FILE. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RETAINS THE MASTER FILES.

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

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

Address:

P.O. Box 3654

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Verified visually by comparison against source materials from the Bureau of Municipal Services.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Topology exists

Completeness_Report:

Contains all officially recognized boroughs in the Commonwealth.

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

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

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

Estimated accuracy is +/- 100 Feet.

Source_Contribution:

features for digitization

Process_Description:

Digitized to Bentley Microstation format from maps from local municipalities, and the Type 10 General Highway Series (GHS) maps.  Converted to ESRI Shapefile format for distribution.  Additional information was added as obtained from the Bureau of Municipal Services.

Process_Description:

Metadata imported.

Process_Description:

Metadata imported.

Process_Description:

Dataset copied.

Process_Description:

Metadata imported.

Process_Description:

Dataset copied.

Process_Description:

Dataset moved.

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Definition:

MGE Map ID

Attribute_Definition:

Two digit county code

Attribute_Definition_Source:

PADOT - see table below

Attribute_Definition:

Municipality id (non-unique, combine with county code to create unique code)

Attribute_Definition_Source:

padot

Attribute_Definition:

Municipality name

Attribute_Definition_Source:

PA Bureau of Municipal Services

Attribute_Definition:

Municipality from Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)

Attribute_Definition_Source:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute_Definition:

Federal Urban Aid Code

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

RURAL

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Small Urban (pop.5,000-49,999)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Urbanized (pop. 50,000-199,999)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Urbanized (pop greater than 200,000)

Attribute_Definition:

County Code from Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)

Attribute_Definition_Source:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Attribute_Definition:

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) code from Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)

Attribute_Definition_Source:

National Institute for Standards and Technology

Attribute_Definition:

FIPS MSA Name

Attribute_Definition_Source:

National Institute for Standards and Technology

Attribute_Definition:

US Census 1996 population estimate

Attribute_Definition_Source:

US Census

Attribute_Definition:

Federal ID Number

Attribute_Definition:

Classification of Municipality

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Bureau of Municipal Services

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

First class township - Municipal corporation differing from boroughs, cities and towns primarily by the historical situation surrounding incorporation, pop densiity greater than 300 persons/sq. mile

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

PA. Bureau of Municipal Services

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

First class township - Municipal corporation differing from boroughs, cities and towns primarily by the historical situation surrounding incorporation, pop less than 300 persons/sq. mile

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

PA. Bureau of Municipal Services

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Borough - Incorporated village with population less than 10,000

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

PA Bureau of Municipal Services

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

City - Incorporated village with population greater than 10,000

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

PA Bureau of Municipal Services

Address:

Land and Water Building

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.

Address:

115 Land and Water Building

PennDOT - Pennsylvania Municipality boundaries