Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access

Lancaster County municipal boundaries

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Lancaster County GIS and Planning Departments
Publication_Date: 2000
Title: Lancaster County municipal boundaries
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Lancaster, PA
Publisher: Lancaster County GIS Department
Other_Citation_Details: Created based on 1 inch to 1600 foot aerial photography
Online_Linkage: <http://pasdadev.erri.psu.edu/lanc/lancdownload2.cgi/lancco_muni>
Description:
Abstract:
Polygon coverage representing Lancaster County, PA, municipalities.
Purpose:
Data created for Lancaster County planning. Intended for illustration and demonstration purposes only.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.721893
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.875
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.315701
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.7211
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: municipalities
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Lancaster County
Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania
Place_Keyword: PA
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
For use at 1:2400 or smaller scale.

For educational/demonstration purposes only. The Originator, Publisher and Distributor exclude any and all implied warranties and make no warranty or representation with respect to the data files or accompanying documentation, including quality, performance, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. These data files and documentation are provided 'as is' and the User assumes the entire risk as to their quality and performance

These data are not to be redistributed for commercial profit. Reproduction or redistribution of this digital data set without permission of the Originator/Publisher is expressly forbidden. The Originator and Publisher should be clearly cited in any product derived from this data. Any modifications to this data must be described in any digital or hardcopy product derived from this data.

Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Linda McCawley
Contact_Organization: Lancaster County GIS Department
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 50 North Duke St., PO Box 83480
City: Lancaster
State_or_Province: PA
Postal_Code: 17608-3480
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 717-391-7550
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mccawlel@co.lancaster.pa.us

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: Topology exists. Working in Library
Completeness_Report: Complete from aerial photography.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Accuracy conforms to National Mapping Accuracy Standards of planimetric and topographic mapping data at a design scale of 1"=200'.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Aerial Data Reduction Associates, Inc.
Publication_Date: 1993
Title: Orthophotographs of Lancaster County - 1993
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote sensing image
Source_Scale_Denominator: 19200
Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1993
Time_of_Day: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: aerials
Source_Contribution: features for digitization
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Features digitized from aerial photography. Supplemented and revised by Lancaster GIS staff from information gathered through assessment, fieldwork and surveys.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: aerials
Process_Date: 1998

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: 86

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System
State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 3702
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 2
Ordinate_Resolution: 2
Planar_Distance_Units: feet
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Muniabb
Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon attribute table
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area of polygon
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: perimeter length
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MUNI_
Attribute_Definition: Internal ID number
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MUNI_ID
Attribute_Definition: Polygon ID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DIST_
Attribute_Definition:
Municipal district number, see 'District No.' in 'Index to GIS Municipal Codes'.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MUNICIPALI
Attribute_Definition: Name of Municipality
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COST
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REGION
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: X_COORD
Attribute_Definition: X coordinate of centroid in State Plane Coordinates
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Y_COORD
Attribute_Definition: Y coordinate of centroid in State Plane Coordinates
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ABBREVIATI
Attribute_Definition:
Lancaster County GIS and Planning Office abbreviation for municipality
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Contents of MUNI.PAT:
Variable            Begin Column    Defined Item Name   Item Definition
Poly Area           1               AREA                8,18,F,5
Polygon Perimeter   9               PERIMETER           8,18,F,5
Internal Number     17              MUNI#               4,5,B
User-ID             21              MUNI-ID             4,5,B
District Number     25              DIST#               3,3,C
Municipality        28              MUNICIPALITY        45,45,C
Cost                73              COST                5,5,I
Region              78              REGION              3,4,I
X-Coordinate        81              X-COORD             8,18,F,5
Y-Coordinate        89              Y-COORD             8,18,F,5Item Descriptions and Codes
DIST#  Municipal district number, see "District No." in "Index to GIS Municipal Codes".
MUNICIPALITY  Name of municipality that polygon is located in.
COST
REGION
X-COORD
Y-COORD
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Lancaster County GIS

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
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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://pasdadev.erri.psu.edu/lanc/lancdownload2.cgi/lancco_muniabb>

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve Gochenaur
Contact_Organization: Lancaster County GIS Department
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 50 North Duke St., PO Box 83480
City: Lancaster
State_or_Province: PA
Postal_Code: 17608-3480
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 717-391-7550
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gochenas@co.lancaster.pa.us
Distribution_Liability:
Not for commercial use or resale. The User shall save Lancaster County, the Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State University harmless from any suits, claims or actions arising out of the use of the data files or accompanying documentation, or arising out of any defect in the data files or accompanying documentation. Lancaster County, the Commonwealth and the Pennsylvania State University excludes any and all implied warranties and makes no warranty or representation with respect to the data files or accompanying documentation, including quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. These data files and documentation are provided AS IS and the User assumes the entire risk as to their quality and performance.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARC/INFO Export
Format_Version_Number: 7.2.1
Transfer_Size: 17.207
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: MB
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: 3-1/2 inch floppy disk
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 1.44
Recording_Density_Units: MB
Recording_Format: PC
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: Arcview Shapefile
Format_Version_Number: 3.1
Transfer_Size: 17.207
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: DXF
Transfer_Size: 17.207
Fees:
$25 for premastered CD containing shapefiles. Custom requests for small area DXF files available for $40/hour processing fee, $10/CD or $1/floppy media charge.
Ordering_Instructions:
Complete instructions and forms available from <http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/GIS.htm>
Standard_Order_Process:
Non-digital_Form:
Hard copy maps can be ordered and created from Lancaster County GIS
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 17.207
Fees:
8 1/2" x 11" - $5 11" x 17" - $25

Standard map 33 1/2" x 45" - $75; discount rate $50 Mylar map 33 1/2" x 45" - $100; discount rate $75

Custom maps available at a charge of $40/hr.

Copies of existing maps $25.00

Ordering_Instructions:
Acquire, complete and return Map Request form available at: <http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/GISforms.htm>
Custom_Order_Process:
Complete instructions and forms available from <http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/GIS.htm>

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20020107
Metadata_Review_Date:
Metadata_Future_Review_Date:
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Linda McCawley
Contact_Organization: Lancaster County GIS Department
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 50 North Duke St., PO Box 83480
City: Lancaster
State_or_Province: PA
Postal_Code: 17608-3480
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 717-391-7550
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mccawlel@co.lancaster.pa.us
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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