cnty24_sheep.shp is the same as cnty24.shp, except it does except it contains only features that intersect or are fully contained within the Sheepscot watershed. --------------------- SMMS METADATA REPORTChoose this link for a metadata search or this link to browse the Data Catalog. cnty24 Identification_Information Data_Quality_Information Spatial_Data_Organization_Information Spatial_Reference_Information Entity_and_Attribute_Information Distribution_Information Metadata_Reference_Information Identification Information Section Index Citation: Citation Information: Originator: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) Publication Date: 20021125 Publication Time: Unknown Title: cnty24 Edition: v1 Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data Series Information: Series Name: Maine GIS Data Catalog; Maine GIS SDE Server Publication Information: Publication Place: Augusta ME Publisher: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) Other Citation Details: 24000 Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/ Description: Abstract: CNTY24 contains state and county boundaries for Maine, mapped at 1:24,000 scale. The coverage has polygon topology and was created in Arc/Info from METWP24 by a select on arcs coded TYPE = state, county, and coastline. Polygons in the coverage are labelled with COUNTY, CNTYCODE, TAG, LAND, ISLAND. Arcs in the coverage are coded for TYPE and LAND. Please note recommended feature level metadata items FMSRC, FMSRCORG, FMSRCDAT, FMPROCSS, FMUPDORG, FMUPDDAT have been added to the arc coding of this coverage. These items are intended for use in providing specific information about the source of changes to the location of arc features in the coverage and contain codes that cross reference the elements Source Citation Abbreviation, Source Publication Date, Process Step, Process Contact and Process Date in Federal Geographic Data Committee(FGDC) compliant metadata for the coverage. For more information and tables related to feature level metadata see http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm . Purpose: The coverage provides a ready reference for county boundaries, names and county codes at 1:24,000 scale. Not for use at scales larger than 1:24,000. Data at this scale is suitable for detailed studies and local planning.. Time Period of Content: Time Period Information: Range of Dates/Times: Beginning Date: 1/1/1948 Beginning Time: Unknown Ending Date: 6/30/2002 Ending Time: Unknown Currentness Reference: source dates Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed Spatial Domain: Bounding Coordinates: West Bounding Coordinate: -71.00335 East Bounding Coordinate: -66.84954 North Bounding Coordinate: 47.4399 South Bounding Coordinate: 42.97077 Keywords: Theme: Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Theme Theme Keyword: county codes Theme Keyword: county names Theme Keyword: fips Theme Keyword: political boundaries Theme Keyword: boundaries Theme Keyword: counties Theme Keyword: BOUNDARIES Theme Keyword: 24000 Place: Place Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Place Place Keyword: Maine Stratum: Stratum Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Stratum Stratum Keyword: human dimensions Access Constraints: Secondary distribution by permission only. Please see Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) License Agreement at http://megis.maine.gov/ . Any secondary distribution must have this documentation appended. Use Constraints: Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes. Digital maps retain the accuracy of their source materials. The best use of data mapped at scales of 1:500,000 and 1:250,000 is in statewide planning and studies; at 1:100,000 in regional planning and studies; at 1:62,500 and 1:24,000 in detailed studies and local planning; and at 1:12,000 and 1:5,000 or larger scales in parcel level studies and detailed local planning. In the use of Maine GIS data, please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata from the Maine GIS Data Catalog. The Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) provides notice of updates and corrections directly to the Maine GIS Technical Group and Maine GIS Users, through the MEGISTECH and MEGISUSER list servers. To subscribe please contact the MEGIS technical support line at (207) 287-6144. To request data correction in, or provide updates to, Maine GIS data a feedback form is available at http://megis.maine.gov/, or you may contact MEGIS directly. MEGIS is not responsible for local edits to data or metadata. Updates, corrections, and feedback, incorporated in the Maine GIS database are made in accordance with "Data Standards for Maine Geographic Information Systems", 2002, and coordinated by MEGIS in consultation with the Maine GIS Executive Council. Point of Contact: Contact Information: Contact Organization Primary: Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems Contact Address: Address Type: mailing address Address: State House Station 145 City: Augusta State or Province: ME Postal Code: 04333-0145 Country: USA Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 287-6144 Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 287-4563 Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST Data Set Credit: Credit should always be given to the data source and/or originator when the data is transferred or printed. Native Data Set Environment: (MEGIS) ArcInfo version 8.3, Solaris 7, pathname = /home11/crypt83/state/cnty24, file size 6.36 MB; Maine GIS SDE, sdeusers, sde, Bureau of Information Services (BIS) Oracle 9i Cross Reference: Citation Information: Originator: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) Publication Date: 20020701 Publication Time: Unknown Title: metwp24 Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data Series Information: Series Name: Maine GIS Data Catalog; Maine GIS SDE Server Publication Information: Publication Place: Augusta ME Publisher: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems Other Citation Details: 24000 Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/ Data Quality Information Section Index Attribute Accuracy: Attribute Accuracy Report: The coverage attributes have been carefully examined for accuracy based on existing source material and limitations of scale. LABEL ERRORS and NODE ERRORS have been resolved. The coverage has been CLEANED and BUILT with POLYGON topology. Logical Consistency Report: Spatial topology meets "Data Standards for Maine Geographic Information Systems", June 2002, no overshoots, slivers, unresolved line segment intersections, open or unlabelled polygons. Completeness Report: Data set is complete. Positional Accuracy: Horizontal Positional Accuracy: Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: Approximate horizontal accuracy is 12 meters, assuming source data meets National Map Accuracy Standards. Horizontal positional accuracy for the digital data has been tested by on screen visual comparison to the source. Lineage: Source Information: Source Citation: Citation Information: Originator: U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Publication Date: 19941228 Title: (FIPS55-3) CODES FOR NAMED POPULATED PLACES, PRIMARY COUNTY DIVISIONS, AND OTHER LOCATIONAL ENTITIES OF THE UNITED STATES Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data Series Information: Series Name: Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) Issue Identification: FIPSPUB55-3 Publication Information: Publication Place: Washington DC Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology Other Citation Details: The Federal Information Processing Standards Publication Series of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the official publication relating to standards and guidelines adopted and promulgated under the provisions of Section 111(d) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 as amended by the Computer Security Act of 1987, Public Law 100-235. Online Linkage: http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip55-3.htm Source Scale Denominator: 999999 Type of Source Media: paper and online Source Time Period of Content: Time Period Information: Single Date/Time: Calendar Date: 12/28/1994 Time of Day: Unknown Source Currentness Reference: publication date Source Citation Abbreviation: fips55-3 Source Contribution: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 55-3 provides codes for named populated places, primary county divisions (such as townships and census county divisions), American Indian and Alaska Native areas, and several kinds of facilities. It also provides comparable codes for counties and equivalent legal and statistical entities. Source Information: Source Citation: Citation Information: Originator: Maine State Planning Office (MESPO) Publication Date: 19710513 Title: (GEOCODE) Standard Geographic Codes for Maine Minor Civil Divisions Edition: v1 Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data Publication Information: Publication Place: Augusta ME Publisher: Maine State Planning Office Other Citation Details: This citation is for the first official Standard Geographic Code endorsed and adopted by the Governor of Maine, on July 1, 1971. Geocodes have undergone subsequent revisions, all of which were "officially" rolled back to this 1971 list by Maine's Information Services Policy Board (ISPB), as of January 2000. In 1971, all Maine state agencies were requested to implement these five digit geocodes, in agency information systems, to build a base of data for Maine's Minor Civil Divisions (MCDs) and to promote data sharing. Data coded by MCD may subsequently be summarized by any other type of region, administrative district, natural area, etc. The first two digits of the geocode represent the federal code (FIPS) for Maine counties, the remaining three digits uniquely identify each of Maine's MCDs and Reservations. As an information service to state agencies and the public, geocodes for Maine, are now maintained, updated and made available for download, in comma delimited text and .dbf format, through the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) Data Catalog at http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/ , "Tables" link. Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/ Source Time Period of Content: Time Period Information: Single Date/Time: Calendar Date: 7/1/1971 Time of Day: Unknown Source Currentness Reference: publication date Source Citation Abbreviation: geocode Source Contribution: In 1971, all Maine state agencies were requested to implement these five digit geocodes, in agency information systems, to build a base of data for Maine's Minor Civil Divisions (MCDs) and to promote data sharing. Data coded by MCD may subsequently be summarized by any other type of region, administrative district, natural area, etc. The first two digits of the geocode represent the federal (FIPS) code for Maine counties, the remaining three digits uniquely identify each of Maine's MCDs and Reservations. As an information service to state agencies and the public, geocodes for Maine, are now maintained, updated and made available for download, in comma delimited text and .dbf format, through the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems homepage at . Source Information: Source Citation: Citation Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Publication Date: multiple dates Publication Time: Unknown Title: (24k) USGS 1:24,000 scale quadrangles Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map Series Information: Series Name: National Mapping Program Standard Series Topographic Maps Issue Identification: USGS 7.5 Minute Map Series Publication Information: Publication Place: Reston VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other Citation Details: 24000 Publication date is unique to each quadrangle in the map series. Standard 7.5x7.5 minute quadrangles cover geographic areas of 49 to 71 square miles. 1 inch at map scale represents 2000 feet. Online Linkage: http://mapping.usgs.gov/mac/maplists/howtoselectmaps.html Source Scale Denominator: 24000 Type of Source Media: stable-base material (mylar) Source Time Period of Content: Time Period Information: Range of Dates/Times: Beginning Date: 1/1/1948 Beginning Time: Unknown Ending Date: Present Ending Time: Unknown Source Currentness Reference: publication date Source Citation Abbreviation: 24k Source Contribution: USGS 1:24,000 scale quadrangles represent both natural (contours, coast, ponds, rivers, streams) and manmade (boundaries, roads and other transportation) features of the land. The maps are compiled to National Map Accuracy Standards (+or- 12 meters, or 40 feet, for 1::24,000). Standard 7.5x7.5 minute quadrangles cover geographic areas of 49 to 71 square miles. 1 inch at map scale represents 2000 feet. Publication dates are unique to each quadrangle. USGS quadrangles are available in provisional, full publication and photorevised formats. Map revision is costly and budgetary constraints have limited the publication of revised maps. Over 700 USGS 1::24000 scale quadrangles have been scanned and vectorized to create a set of basemaps for Maine GIS. Where USGS quadrangles are the source of Maine GIS maps, specific information on quadrangle publication dates (which range from 1948 to present) is available and quadrangle (tile) names can be derived by overlay or intersect with the MEGIS statewide tile index, INDEX24. Source Information: Source Citation: Citation Information: Originator: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) Publication Date: 20020701 Publication Time: Unknown Title: metwp24 Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data Series Information: Series Name: Maine GIS Data Catalog; Maine GIS SDE Server Publication Information: Publication Place: Augusta ME Publisher: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems Other Citation Details: 24000 Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/ Source Scale Denominator: 24000 Source Time Period of Content: Time Period Information: Range of Dates/Times: Beginning Date: 1948 Beginning Time: Unknown Ending Date: 6/30/2002 Ending Time: Unknown Source Currentness Reference: source dates Source Citation Abbreviation: metwp24 Source Contribution: USGS24k arcs were "put" from METWP24 to complete the Knox county line in Penobscot Bay, and the state line east and south of Washington county. Source Information: Source Citation: Citation Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Publication Date: multiple dates Publication Time: Unknown Title: (100k) USGS 1:100000 scale quadrangles Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map Series Information: Series Name: National Mapping Program Standard Series Topographic Maps Issue Identification: USGS 30 x 60 Minute Map Series Publication Information: Publication Place: Reston VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other Citation Details: Publication date is unique to each quadrangle in the map series. Standard 30x60 minute quadrangles cover geographic areas of 1578 to 2167 square miles. 1 inch at map scale represents 1.6 miles. The following information from the Mid-continent Mapping Center (MCMC) may be pertinent in the use of 100k data: "The 100k quadrangles were primarily produced using 15 minute copy. However, P (provisional) maps and other 7.5 minute copy were also used." Online Linkage: http://mapping.usgs.gov/mac/maplists/ Source Scale Denominator: 100000 Type of Source Media: stable-base material (mylar) Source Time Period of Content: Time Period Information: Range of Dates/Times: Beginning Date: 1/1/1984 Beginning Time: Unknown Ending Date: 12/31/1986 Ending Time: Unknown Source Currentness Reference: publication date Source Citation Abbreviation: 100k Source Information: Source Citation: Citation Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) (comp., ed.) Publication Date: 1995 Publication Time: Unknown Title: coast Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data Series Information: Series Name: Maine GIS Data Catalog; Maine GIS SDE Server Publication Information: Publication Place: Augusta ME Publisher: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) Other Citation Details: 24000 Source Scale Denominator: 24000 Type of Source Media: online Source Time Period of Content: Time Period Information: Range of Dates/Times: Beginning Date: 1/1/1948 Beginning Time: Unknown Ending Date: 12/31/1999 Ending Time: Unknown Source Currentness Reference: source dates Source Citation Abbreviation: coast Source Information: Source Citation: Citation Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Publication Date: multiple dates Title: (PHOTOREV)USGS 1:24000 scale photorevised quadrangles Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map Series Information: Series Name: National Mapping Program Standard Series Topographic Maps Photorevised Issue Identification: USGS 7.5 Minute Map Series Publication Information: Publication Place: Reston VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other Citation Details: 24000 Publication date is unique to each quadrangle in the map series. A schedule of updates to USGS 1:24000 scale quadrangles has produced "photorevisions" of the hard copy maps. 7.5x7.5 minute quadrangles cover geographic areas of 49 to 71 square miles. 1 inch at map scale represents 2000 feet. Online Linkage: http://mapping.usgs.gov/mac/maplists/ Source Scale Denominator: 24000 Type of Source Media: stable-base material (mylar) Source Time Period of Content: Time Period Information: Single Date/Time: Calendar Date: 1/1/1978 Time of Day: Unknown Source Currentness Reference: publication date Source Citation Abbreviation: photorev Process Step: Process Description: CNTY24 version 1, contains state and county boundaries for Maine. The coverage has polygon topology and was created in Arc/Info from METWP24 by a select on arcs coded TYPE = state, county, and coastline. Polygons in the coverage were labelled with COUNTY, CNTYCODE, TAG, LAND, ISLAND. Arcs in the coverage were coded for SOURCE, TYPE and LAND. Coverage attributes were carefully examined for accuracy based on existing source material and limitations of scale. LABEL ERRORS and NODE ERRORS were resolved. The coverage was CLEANED and BUILT with POLYGON topology. Source Used Citation Abbreviation: metwp24 Process Date: 20021125 Process Contact: Contact Information: Contact Organization Primary: Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems Contact Address: Address Type: mailing address Address: State House Station 145 City: Augusta State or Province: ME Postal Code: 04333-0145 Country: USA Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 287-6144 Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 287-4563 Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST Cloud Cover: 0 Spatial Data Organization Information Section Index Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector Point and Vector Object Information: SDTS Terms Description: SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Area chain Point and Vector Object Count: 6259 Spatial Reference Information Section Index Horizontal Coordinate System Definition: Planar: Grid Coordinate System: Grid Coordinate System Name: Universal Transverse Mercator 1983 Universal Transverse Mercator: UTM Zone Number: 19 Transverse Mercator: Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.9996 Longitude of Central Meridian: -69 Latitude of Projection Origin: 0 False Easting: 500000 False Northing: 0 Planar Coordinate Information: Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair Coordinate Representation: Abscissa Resolution: 1 Ordinate Resolution: 1 Planar Distance Units: m 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 Section Index Detailed Description: Entity Type: Entity Type Label: CNTY24.AAT Entity Type Definition: arc attribute table Entity Type Definition Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) Attribute: Attribute Label: CNTY24_ Attribute Definition: feature identification number Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info user defined Attribute: Attribute Label: CNTY24_ID Attribute Definition: feature identification number Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info user defined Attribute: Attribute Label: FMPROCSS Attribute Definition: This 12 digit character field records a PROCESS OR NOTE WHICH IS EXPLANATORY OF THE QUALITY OR ACCURACY of the feature. Codes for this item can be used for cross reference in the compound element Process Step in FGDC metadata for the coverage. Attribute Definition Source: Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Level Metadata Subcommittee has used this coverage as a pilot for a recommendation that standard items be added to each feature to record the source, and date, of feature location. Standardized codes for these items, will be available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm . The use of these codes as cross reference in FGDC metadata elements is recommended. Attribute Domain Values: Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: put Enumerated Domain Value Definition: copies selected features, coordinate information, user-id, and attributes (with the same item definition) to a coverage Attribute: Attribute Label: FMSRC Attribute Definition: This 12 digit character field (12,12,C) names the SOURCE (GENERAL OR SPECIFIC) used for the location of the feature. Codes for this item concatenated with the FMSRC can be used for cross reference in the element Source Citation Abbreviation in FGDC metadata for the coverage. Attribute Definition Source: Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Level Metadata Subcommittee has used this coverage as a pilot for a recommendation that standard items be added to each feature to record the source, and date, of feature location. Standardized codes for these items are available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm . The use of these codes as cross reference in FGDC metadata elements is recommended. Attribute Domain Values: Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: 24k Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 1:24,000 USGS7.5 minute series maps Enumerated Domain Value: 100k Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 1:100,000 USGS 30 x 60 minute series maps Enumerated Domain Value: coast Enumerated Domain Value Definition: MEGIS library layer COAST Enumerated Domain Value: legaldescr Enumerated Domain Value Definition: legal description-indicates the feature was drafted or digitized using a narrative legal description. Enumerated Domain Value: photorev Enumerated Domain Value Definition: photorevised-U.S. Geological Survey photorevised data. On a paper quadrangle these features are indicated in purple ink. Enumerated Domain Value: roughsrvy Enumerated Domain Value Definition: DESCRPSRC rough survey-a boundary, area, point, line, elevation, or other feature whose relative position is determined by rough measurement from a known point. Attribute: Attribute Label: FMSRCDAT Attribute Definition: This 10 digit, mm/dd/yyyy default ArcInfo date field (8,10,D) represents the PUBLICATION DATE OF THE SPECIFIC SOURCE used for the location of the feature, e.g. quandrangle date. Dates in this item are used for cross reference in the element Publication Date part of the compount element Source Information in FGDC metadata for the coverage. Attribute Definition Source: Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Level Metadata Subcommittee has used this coverage as a pilot for a recommendation that standard items be added to each feature to record the source, and date, of feature location. Standardized codes for these items are available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm . The use of these codes as cross reference in FGDC metadata elements is recommended. Attribute: Attribute Label: FMSRCORG Attribute Definition: A 12 digit character field (12,12,C), this field provides a standardized acronym (ME prefix for Maine state agencies, lower-case, no punctuation) for the ORIGIN OF THE SOURCE used for the location of a feature; can be used as a cross reference to the element Originator, and concatenated with the code in FMSRC form a Source Citation Abbreviation in FGDC metadata for the coverage. Attribute Definition Source: Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Level Metadata Subcommittee has used this coverage as a pilot for a recommendation that standard items be added to each feature to record the source, and date, of feature location. Standardized codes for these items are available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm . The use of these codes as cross reference in FGDC metadata elements is recommended. Attribute Domain Values: Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: usgs Enumerated Domain Value Definition: US Geological Survey Enumerated Domain Value: uscb Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Bureau of Census (USDOC) Attribute: Attribute Label: FMUPDDAT Attribute Definition: This 10 digit, mm/dd/yyyy default ArcInfo date field (8,10,D) represents the DATE OF EDIT ON THE LOCATION of the feature. Dates in this item are used for cross reference in the element Process Date part of the compound element Process Step in FGDC metadata for the coverage. Attribute Definition Source: Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Level Metadata Subcommittee has used this coverage as a pilot for a recommendation that standard items be added to each feature to record the source, and date, of feature location. Standardized codes for these items are available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm . The use of these codes as cross reference in FGDC metadata elements is recommended. Attribute: Attribute Label: FMUPDORG Attribute Definition: This 12 digit character field, captures information on the ORGANIZATION INITIATING THE EDIT of the feature location. Codes for this item are used as cross reference to the element Process Contact part of the compound element Process Step in FGDC metadata for the coverage. Attribute Definition Source: Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Level Metadata Subcommittee has used this coverage as a pilot for a recommendation that standard items be added to each feature to record the source, and date, of feature location. Standardized codes for these items are available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm . The use of these codes as cross reference in FGDC metadata elements is recommended. Attribute: Attribute Label: FNODE_ Attribute Definition: from-node identifier of linear feature Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed Attribute: Attribute Label: LAND Attribute Definition: identifies whether arc is over water or land area Attribute Domain Values: Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: y Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Arc over land area Enumerated Domain Value: n Enumerated Domain Value Definition: arc over water area Attribute: Attribute Label: LENGTH Attribute Definition: length of the linear feature in meters Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed Attribute: Attribute Label: LPOLY_ Attribute Definition: internal number of polygon to the left of the linear feature Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed Attribute: Attribute Label: RPOLY_ Attribute Definition: internal number of polygon to the right of the linear feature Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed Attribute: Attribute Label: TNODE_ Attribute Definition: to-node identifier of linear feature Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed Attribute: Attribute Label: TYPE Attribute Definition: type of boundary represented by arc Attribute Domain Values: Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: state Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine state line Enumerated Domain Value: county Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county line Enumerated Domain Value: coastline Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine coast line or island Detailed Description: Entity Type: Entity Type Label: CNTY24.PAT Entity Type Definition: polygon attribute table Entity Type Definition Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) Attribute: Attribute Label: AREA Attribute Definition: area of feature in square meters (value of zero for point data, not maintained in shapefile format) Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed Attribute: Attribute Label: CNTY24_ Attribute Definition: internal feature number Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed Attribute: Attribute Label: CNTY24_ID Attribute Definition: feature identification number Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info user defined Attribute: Attribute Label: CNTYCODE Attribute Definition: Code corresponds to the federal (FIPS) code established for each of Maine's sixteen counties. The county code is also represented in the first two digits of Maine's official "Standard Geographic Code (geocode) a five digit code that uniquely identifies minor civil divisions and indian reservations in the Maine. Attribute Definition Source: National Bureau of Standards Attribute Domain Values: Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: 01 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Androscoggin Enumerated Domain Value: 03 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Aroostook Enumerated Domain Value: 05 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Cumberland Enumerated Domain Value: 07 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Franklin Enumerated Domain Value: 09 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Hancock Enumerated Domain Value: 11 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Kennebec Enumerated Domain Value: 13 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Knox Enumerated Domain Value: 15 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Lincoln Enumerated Domain Value: 17 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Oxford Enumerated Domain Value: 19 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Penobscot Enumerated Domain Value: 21 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Piscataquis Enumerated Domain Value: 23 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sagadahoc Enumerated Domain Value: 25 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Somerset Enumerated Domain Value: 27 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Waldo Enumerated Domain Value: 29 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Washington Enumerated Domain Value: 31 Enumerated Domain Value Definition: York Attribute: Attribute Label: COUNTY Attribute Definition: Maine county name Attribute Domain Values: Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: Androscoggin Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: Aroostook Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: Cumberland Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: Franklin Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: Hancock Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: Kennebec Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: Knox Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: Lincoln Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: Oxford Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: Penobscot Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: Piscataquis Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: Sagadahoc Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: Somerset Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: Waldo Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: Washington Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Enumerated Domain Value: York Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name Attribute: Attribute Label: ISLAND Attribute Definition: identifies polygons that represent islands Attribute Domain Values: Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: y Enumerated Domain Value Definition: polygon represents coastal, lake or river mouth island Enumerated Domain Value: n Enumerated Domain Value Definition: non-island polygon Attribute: Attribute Label: LAND Attribute Definition: identifies land and non-land areas Attribute Domain Values: Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: y Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Polygon represents land area. Enumerated Domain Value: n Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Polygon represents fresh, estuarine, or marine water area. Attribute: Attribute Label: PERIMETER Attribute Definition: perimeter of feature in meters (value of zero for point data, not maintained in shapefile format) Attribute Definition Source: default Arc/Info software computed Attribute: Attribute Label: TAG Attribute Definition: item used to select a single feature for labeling purposes Attribute Domain Values: Enumerated Domain: Enumerated Domain Value: y Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Use point for labeling. Enumerated Domain Value: n Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Do not use point for labeling. Overview Description: Entity and Attribute Overview: CNTY24 contains state and county boundaries for Maine. The coverage has polygon topology and was created in Arc/Info from METWP24 by a select on arcs coded TYPE = state, county, and coastline. Polygons in the coverage are labelled with COUNTY, CNTYCODE, TAG, LAND, ISLAND. Arcs in the coverage are coded for TYPE and LAND. Please note recommended feature level metadata items FMSRC, FMSRCORG, FMSRCDAT, FMPROCSS, FMUPDORG, FMUPDDAT have been added to the arc coding of this coverage to replace the item SOURCE. These items are intended for use in providing specific information about the source of changes to the location of arc features in the coverage and contain codes that cross reference the elements Source Citation Abbreviation, Source Publication Date, Process Step, Process Contact and Process Date in Federal Geographic Data Committee(FGDC) compliant metadata for the coverage. For more information and tables related to feature level metadata see http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm . Distribution Information Section Index Distributor: Contact Information: Contact Organization Primary: Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems Contact Address: Address Type: mailing address Address: State House Station 145 City: Augusta State or Province: ME Postal Code: 04333-0145 Country: USA Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 287-6144 Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 287-4563 Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST Distribution Liability: Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems, no warranty expressed or implied is made by MEGIS regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Neither the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems, nor any of its contributors, are liable for misuse of the data, for damage, for transmission of viruses, or for computer contamination through the distribution of these data sets. Standard Order Process: Digital Form: Digital Transfer Information: Format Name: ARCE Format Version Number: ARC Version 8.3 Format Specification: ARC/INFO Export Format ASCII File Structure: Case Sensitive: false Format Information Content: An Arc/Info export file is an interchange format used to transfer spatial data, INFO data files, and other ESRI ARC/INFO files between various machine types. Export files have the suffix .e00 and contain, in fixed-length ASCII format, all spatial information available for each feature. The command IMPORT is available in A/I to convert the export file to original format, i.e. coverage, grid, or other spatial data file. Import will add a spatial data file and a related INFO file to a machine directory. ESRI's ArcView is packaged with an import utility called IMPORT71 for the same export file conversion. The utility is also available through the FREE software link on the Maine GIS Data Catlaog under "CDProducts" at http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/ or from ESRI at http://www.esri.com/. CARE MUST BE TAKEN after import, not to separate the spatial information from its related INFO file. Since export files are in ASCII format make sure any file transfer method like FTP is executed under ASCII mode. Binary transfer will not work correctly. Digital Transfer Option: Online Option: Access Instructions: Anyone with an Internet browser can view and download these data from http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/. Please follow instructions on the website for the Internet Data Catalog. Digital Transfer Option: Online Option: Access Instructions: Where file size and Internet access permit, data requests can be made available via File Transfer Protocol (FTP) from the ftp address ftp://ftp.state.me.us/. Digital Form: Digital Transfer Information: Format Name: ESRI Shapefile Format Version Number: ARC Version 8.3 Format Specification: ArcView Shapefile Format ASCII File Structure: Case Sensitive: false Format Information Content: MEGIS will soon make all data in the internet Data Catalog available in ESRI's ArcView shapefile format. This additional format will first be available for E911 data under the TOWNS tab. A shapefile is a simple non-topological format that stores the geometry and attribute information for a set of geographic features as a set of vector (point, line, polygon) coordinates. Shapefiles draw quickly and directly in ArcView; you can create your own data using the shapefile format; an existing ARC/INFO coverage can be converted to a shapefile; other spatial data formats can be converted to shapefiles. Three files are created for each shapefile: .shp stores the feature geometry (shape and location information); .shx stores the index of the feature geometry; .dbf a dBASE (TM) file stores the attribute information for the features. Other index files may be created to help speed analysis and query: these file formats are .sbn .sbx .ain .aix .fbn and .fbx. In addition you may find projection .prj, and metadata .xml, files associated with shapefiles. CAUTION: When you edit an existing theme or shapefile you are creating a new dataset or at least a new version of a dataset; give the dataset a new name or a version identifier to reflect your edits. Be prepared to fully document your sources and to both quantify and qualify the edits you make in order to facilitate coordination with other data sources. PLEASE NOTE: conversion to shapefile format changes some characters ( # - .) to underscores; item names over 10 characters are truncated. An effort will be made over time to consider these limitations in item names, and to eliminate the use of these characters in Maine GIS data development. It should not be assumed that a conversion from shapefile back to coverage would produce the same data file as found in the original coverage format. The results of such a conversion are greatly improved by the use of PRECISION setting DOUBLE, DOUBLE and careful management of tolerances. Digital Transfer Option: Online Option: Access Instructions: Anyone with an internet browser can view and download these data from the http address http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/. Please follow instructions on the website for the internet Data Catalog. Digital Transfer Option: Online Option: Access Instructions: Where file size and internet access permit, data requests can be filled via File Transfer Protocol (FTP) from the ftp address ftp://ftp.state.me.us/. Fees: Data may be downloaded from Maine GIS Data Catalog at no charge. Turnaround: Data is available for immediate download from the Maine GIS Data Catalog. Standard Order Process: Non-digital Form: map Fees: MEGIS does some custom mapping, with available Maine GIS data, as time allows. If you have a custom mapping question please call the technical support line at (207) 287-6144 and ask about an estimate for your mapping needs. Turnaround: 15 working days Custom Order Process: MEGIS provides technical support for Maine GIS data, estimates on custom mapping, and consultation on data and application development, as time permits. You may call (207) 287-6144 with questions about Maine GIS data, and to inquire about assistance with your GIS environment. Available Time Period: Time Period Information: Range of Dates/Times: Beginning Date: 11/25/2002 Beginning Time: Unknown Ending Date: Present Ending Time: Unknown Metadata Reference Information Section Index Metadata Date: 11/25/2002 Metadata Review Date: Metadata Future Review Date: Metadata Contact: Contact Information: Contact Person Primary: Contact Person: Kate King Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems Contact Position: GIS Coordinator Contact Address: Address Type: mailing address Address: State House Station 145 City: Augusta State or Province: ME Postal Code: 04333-0145 Country: USA Contact Voice Telephone: 207 624-9403 Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207 287-4563 Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata Access Constraints: none Metadata Use Constraints: Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata from the Maine GIS Data Catalog. The Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) provides notice of updates and corrections directly to the Maine GIS Technical Group and Maine GIS Users through the MEGISTECH and MEGISUSER list servers. To subscribe please contact the MEGIS technical support line at (207) 287-6144. To request correction in, or updates to, Maine GIS data a feedback form is available at http://megis.maine.gov/, or you may contact MEGIS directly. MEGIS is not responsible for local edits to data or metadata. Updates, corrections, and feedback incorporated in the Maine GIS database are made in accordance with "Data Standards for Maine Geographic Information Systems", 2002, and coordinated by MEGIS in consultation with the Maine GIS Executive Council. MetaWeb Metadata report generated Thursday, 01/April/2004