County boundaries of Pennsylvania

Metadata:

• 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: Wayne L. Myers, Joseph A. Bishop

Publication_Date: 1999

Title: County boundaries of Pennsylvania

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: University Park, PA

Publisher:

Pennsylvania Gap Analysis Program. Environmental Resources Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Publication_Date: 199605

Title: Pennsylvania GIS Compendium

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Harrisburg, PA

Publisher: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Online_Linkage: pacounty

Description:

Abstract:

Intended to be used as a background layer for the Pennsylvania GAP Analysis program this polygon layer shows county boundaries of the Commonwealth.

Purpose:

Part of the Pennsylvania Gap Analysis progression, this dataset was designed to facilitate the interpretation of Pennsylvania's surface vegetation and habitat models for vertebrate species in the Commonwealth. Included in PAKAGE to be used as background layer.

Supplemental_Information:

Further information about the Pennsylvania Gap Analysis Project at: <http://www.erri.psu.edu/web/projects/gappage.htm>

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Currentness_Reference: publication date of source

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.00815292

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.19768625

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.75504061

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.87123889

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: gap analysis

Theme_Keyword: county boundaries

Theme_Keyword: boundaries

Theme_Keyword: political

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

For use at scales of 1:100,000 or smaller.

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: Joseph A. Bishop

Contact_Organization: Environmental Resources Research Institute

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address:

Environmental Resources Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, Land and Water Building

City: University Park

State_or_Province: Pennsylvania

Postal_Code: 16802

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 814-863-0291

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jab190@psu.edu

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Verified by visual verification

Logical_Consistency_Report: Topology exists.

Completeness_Report: Complete coverage for the state of Pennsylvania.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

From sources conforming to National Mapping Accuracy Standards for 1:25000 scale mapping

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 15

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Estimate in meters based on accuracy of source data.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Environmental Resources Research Institute

Publication_Date: 1996

Title: Pennsylvania county boundaries, Compendium edition

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital vector data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Harrisburg, PA

Publisher: Pennsylvania Dept. Of Environmental Protection

Online_Linkage: <ftp://www.pasda.psu.edu/pub/pasda/compendium/countbnd.zip>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Publication_Date: 199605

Title: Pennsylvania GIS Compendium

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Harrisburg, PA

Publisher: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Online_Linkage: <ftp://www.pasda.psu.edu/pub/pasda/compendium>

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1996

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: countbnd

Source_Contribution: boundary information

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

countbnd layer was reprojected to Lambert and converted to Shapefile format

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: countbnd

Process_Date: 1999

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Joseph A. Bishop

Contact_Organization: Environmental Resources Research Institute

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address:

Environmental Resources Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, Land and Water Building

City: University Park

State_or_Province: Pennsylvania

Postal_Code: 16802

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 814-863-0291

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jab190@psu.edu

Cloud_Cover: 0

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: 67

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 33

Standard_Parallel: 45

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 39

False_Easting: 0

False_Northing: 0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 30

Ordinate_Resolution: 30

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.9786982

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: county.shp

Entity_Type_Definition: Attribute table of shapefile

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA

Attribute_Definition: Area of polygon in square meters.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CNTY_FIPS

Attribute_Definition:

U.S. Census FIPS Code for county within Pennsylvania. When appended to STATE_FIPS (42) creates unique FIPS code for county.

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTBND_

Attribute_Definition: Unique integer identifier for polygons

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTBND_I

Attribute_Definition: Unique key for county

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MCDCOUNTY

Attribute_Definition: Minor civil division 8-letter abbreviation for county

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME

Attribute_Definition: County name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NUM

Attribute_Definition: PADOT county id number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERIMETER

Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of polygon in meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POP1990

Attribute_Definition: County population based on 1990 census data

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: STATE_FIPS

Attribute_Definition: U.S. Census Bureau FIPS code for state.

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Shapefile attribute table includes system attributes and those specified in the detail description.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

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 Research Building

City: University Park

State_or_Province: PA

Postal_Code: 16802

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 814-863-0104

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pasda@psu.edu

Resource_Description: pacounty

Distribution_Liability:

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.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ArcView Shapefile

Format_Version_Number: 3.x

File_Decompression_Technique: Zip compression

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

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

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20000217

Metadata_Review_Date: 20000329

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access

Contact_Person: Christopher Pfeiffer

Contact_Position: Metadata Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 141 Land and Water Research 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