State and County boundaries of the state of Iowa

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: James D. Giglierano and Madhukar Mohan
Publication_Date: 1990-11-01
Title: State and County boundaries of the state of Iowa
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage:
<ftp://ftp.igsb.uiowa.edu/gis_library/IA_State/Admin_Political_Boundary/county.zip>
Description:
Abstract:
This coverage contains polygons representing the county boundaries of the state of Iowa. COUNTY was developed from a set of 99 individual coverages of the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) for each county in the state. The PLSS coverages were digitized from paper copies of 7.5' topographic quadrangle maps. River boundaries were also digitized from 7.5' maps roads.
Purpose:
This digital, geographically referenced data set was developed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to carry out agency responsibilities related to management, protection, and development of Iowa's natural resources.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1991
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -96.684901
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.069432
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.557019
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.332776
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Counties
Place:
Place_Keyword: Iowa`
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jim Giglierano
Contact_Organization: Iowa Department of Natural Resources - Iowa Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 109 Trowbridge Hall
City: Iowa City
State_or_Province: IA
Postal_Code: 52240
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 319-335-1575
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jgiglierano@igsb.uiowa.edu
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Data_Quality_Information:
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Based on NMAS accuracy standards for USGS 1:24,000 scale maps, digitizer resolution, ARC/INFO fuzzy tolerances, and estimated operator error, the positional accuracy of this coverage is estimated to be around 22 meters. Positional error was estimated using a root-sum-squared error calculation.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Paper copies of 7.5' topographic quadrangle maps
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset moved.
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\Library\NAD27_shape\county
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
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: 99
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 15
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -93.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: county
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:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTY_
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTY_ID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CO_NUMBER
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CO_FIPS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ACRES_SF
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ACRES
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FIPS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTY
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ST
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
AREA: Area of county in square meters PERIMETER: Length of county perimeters in meters COUNTY_: Ineternal polygon identifier COUNTY_ID: Sequential polygon identifier CO_NUMBER: County number (1-99) CO_NAME: County Names CO_FIPS: County FIPS code (1-197) ACRES_SF: Area of county in acres using the US survey foot standard ACRES: Area of county in acres using the international metric (SI) s
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Iowa DNR - Iowa Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Casey Kohrt
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 109 Trowbridge Hall
City: Iowa City
State_or_Province: Iowa
Postal_Code: 52240
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 319-335-1353
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 319-
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis_library@igsb.uiowa.edu
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
This digital, geographically referenced data set was developed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to carry out agency responsibilities related to management, protection, and development of Iowa's natural resources. It resides in the Natural Resources Geographic Information System library. Although efforts have been made to make it useful to the Department, the Department assumes no responsibility for errors in the information. Similarly the Department assumes no responsibility for the consequences of inappropriate uses or interpretations of the data made by anyone to whom this data has been made available. The Department bears no responsibility to inform users of any changes made to this data. Anyone using this data is advised that precision implied by the coverage may far exceed actual precision. Comments on this data are invited and the Department would appreciate that documented errors be brought to staff attention. The development of the coverages in the NRGIS Library represents a major investment of staff time and effort. As a professional responsibility, we expect that the Iowa DNR will receive proper credit when you utilize these GIS coverages and that the original documentation will remain with any redistribution of these coverages.
Standard_Order_Process:
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Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.560
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<ftp://ftp.igsb.uiowa.edu/gis_library/IA_state/Admin_Political_Boundary/county.zip>
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20031103
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Iowa Department of Natural Resources - Iowa Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Casey Kohrt
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
City: Iowa City
State_or_Province: Iowa
Postal_Code: 52240
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 319-335-1353
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: none
Metadata_Use_Constraints: none
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