Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Lancaster County GIS Department
      Publication_Date: 2001
      Title: Lancaster County Parcel 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_parcels
  Description:
    Abstract: Polygon coverage representing the real Lancaster County property, as mapped by the assessment office.
    Purpose: Data created for Lancaster County planning.  Intended for illustration and demonstration purposes only.
    Supplemental_Information:
      Category: Planimetric
      Department: Assessment
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 200110
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Weekly
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.725787
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.869240
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.322005
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.715735
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Theme_Keyword: property boundaries
      Theme_Keyword: parcels
      Theme_Keyword: cadastral cadastre
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Place_Keyword: Lancaster County
      Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania
      Place_Keyword: PA
    Stratum:
      Stratum_Keyword: parcels
  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
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.1.649
Data_Quality_Information:
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Topology exists for coverage.  The same number of polygons exist in the exported shapefile.  No polygon overlap.
  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"=400'.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Lancaster County Assessment Office
          Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
          Title: Lancaster County tax maps
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 19200
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 6/2001
            Time_of_Day: unknown
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: tax maps
      Source_Contribution: features for digitization
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Features digitized from 1 inch to 400 foot tax maps   Updated weekly through the Assessment office

        Assessment officeNote: This database is an extracted subset of the assessment database created for the County by Cole Layer Trumble. CLT started with the old assessment database, then added now data items as needed to complete the county-wide reevaluation project.Interpretation of the parcel layer was done by Intelligraphics, Inc. Quality control was to be completed by the vendor. However, due to the time constraints involved, quality control was completed by the Assessment office. An error reporting program was devised. Each tile was checked individually and all errors were corrected manually by the Assessment office staff.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: aerials
      Process_Date: 200110
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: 172574
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
          Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
            Standard_Parallel: 39.933333
            Standard_Parallel: 40.966667
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -77.750000
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 39.333333
            False_Easting: 1968500.000000
            False_Northing: 0.000000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000512
          Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000512
        Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet
    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: parcel
    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 of polygon
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PARCEL_
      Attribute_Definition: polygon identification number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PARCEL_ID
      Attribute_Definition: polygon identification number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PIN
      Attribute_Definition: Parcel Identification Number composed of X and Y values of the parcel centroid in Pennsylvania State Plane (South) Coordinates
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: X_Y
      Attribute_Definition: X and Y values of parcel centroid (Pa. State Plane Coordinates)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ACCOUNT
      Attribute_Definition: The official county tax parcel identification number as of 2001
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DIST_
      Attribute_Definition: District number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MAP
      Attribute_Definition: Map Number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: BLOCK
      Attribute_Definition: The block number or text
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LOT
      Attribute_Definition: Lot number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: C_T
      Attribute_Definition: Condo, trailer or garage number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: MASTERCARD
      Attribute_Definition: For internal use, Yes/No code for condo data availability
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DEED_AREA
      Attribute_Definition: The legal area of the parcel, in acres
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SOURCE
      Attribute_Definition: Source of the DEED-AREA value
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: AC
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Acreage
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: CAC
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Calculated acreage
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: CACP
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Calculated partial acreage
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: CACT
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Caculated total acreage
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: REF_BLOCK
      Attribute_Definition: Developer's block number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: REF_LOT
      Attribute_Definition: Developer's lot number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PARENT_PIN
      Attribute_Definition: Original Parcel ID number from which the current PIN was derived
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: EFF_DATE
      Attribute_Definition: Date the new polygon point became effective
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SUBPLAN
      Attribute_Definition: Plan Number assigned by recorder of deeds
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OLD_PIN
      Attribute_Definition: Historical Parcel Identification Number.  This item is a redefinition of several attributes: DIST#, MAP, BLOCK, LOT, C/T
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HOUSE_NO
      Attribute_Definition: Parcel address - house number
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HOUSE_TO_N
      Attribute_Definition: Parcel address - to house number (in the case of multiple dwellings)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HOUSE_NO_S
      Attribute_Definition: Parcel address - house number suffix (in the case of multiple dwellings)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STREET_DIR
      Attribute_Definition: Parcel address - street direction
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STREET_NAM
      Attribute_Definition: Parcel address - street name
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STREET_SFX
      Attribute_Definition: Parcel address - street suffix
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: STR_POST_D
      Attribute_Definition: Parcel address - street post directional
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OWNER_NAME
      Attribute_Definition: Name of parcel owner, last name first
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OWNERADD1
      Attribute_Definition: Parcel owner's mailing address - street address or name of parcel owner
      Attribute_Definition: Polygon perimeter
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OWNERADD2
      Attribute_Definition: Parcel owner's mailing address - street address or name of parcel owner
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OWNERADD3
      Attribute_Definition: Parcel owner's mailing address - street address or name of parcel owner
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OWNER_CITY
      Attribute_Definition: Parcel owner's mailing address - city
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OWNERSTATE
      Attribute_Definition: Parcel owner's mailing address - state
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OWNER_ZIP
      Attribute_Definition: Parcel owner's mailing address - zip code
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LANDUSECD
      Attribute_Definition: Assessment land use code, see parcelcode.htm document enclosed in the download archive.  Indicates type of water source for parcel
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SALE_PRICE
      Attribute_Definition: Sale price of latest sale
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DEED_ACRES
      Attribute_Definition: Deed acreage
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LANDASSESS
      Attribute_Definition: Assessed value of the land
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: BLDGASSESS
      Attribute_Definition: Assessed value of the buildings
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TOTLASSESS
      Attribute_Definition: Sum of land and building assessed values
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: TAX_EXEMPT
      Attribute_Definition: Indicates taxable status of each parcel
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 01
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fully exempt
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 02
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Partial exempt
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 03
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Taxable
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ACT_319
      Attribute_Definition: Clean and Green status of parcel
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 01
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Active
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 02
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Eligible
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 03
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Withdrawn
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ACTIVEFLAG
      Attribute_Definition: Status of each assessment record
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DEED_BK_PG
      Attribute_Definition: Deed reference for PARCEL
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SALE_DATE
      Attribute_Definition: Date of latest sale
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DEED_DATE
      Attribute_Definition: Date of Current Deed
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: NEIGHBORHO
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ADDRESS
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
      Contents of PARCEL.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              PARCEL#             4,5,B
      Parcel Identification 21            PARCEL-ID           4,5,B
      Pin                 25              PIN                 25,25,C
      X-Y                 50              X-Y                 15,15,C
      District Number     65              DIST#               3,3,C
      Map                 68              MAP                 6,6,C
      Block               74              BLOCK               5,5,C
      Lot                 79              LOT                 5,5,C
      C/T                 84              C/T                 4,4,C
      Neighborhood        88              FROM                4,4,N,
      Deed-Area           92              DEED-AREA           12,12,N,3
      Source              104             SOURCE              6,6,C
      Ref-Block           110             REF-BLOCK           6,6,C
      Ref-Lot             116             REF-LOT             5,5,C
      Parent-PIN          121             PARENT-PIN          23,23,C
      Effective Date      144             EFF-DATE            8,10,D
      Parcel Identifier   152             OLD_PIN             23,23,C
      House Number        175             HOUSE_NO            6,6,C
      House to Number     181             HOUSE_TO_NO         6,6,C
      House Number Suffix 187             HOUSE_NO_SFX        4,4,C
      Street Direction    191             STREET_DIR_PRFX     2,2,C
      Street Name         193             STREET_NAME         40,40,C
      Street Suffix       233             STREET_SFX          4,4,C
      Street Post Directional 237         STR_POST_DIR        2,2,C
      Owner
      Owner
      Owner
      Owner
      Owner City          341             OWNER_CITY          19,19,C
      Owner State         360             OWNERSTATE          4,4,C
      Owner Zip           364             OWNER_ZIP           12,12,C
      Land Use Code       376             LANDUSECD           3,3,C
      Sale Price          379             SALE_PRICE          12,12,I
      Deeded Acreage      391             DEED_ACRES          9,9,N,2
      Land Assessed Value 400             LANDASSESS          11,11,I
      Building Assessed Value  411        BLDGASSESS          11,11,I
      Total Assessed Value  422           TOTALASSESS         12,12,I
      Tax Exempt Status   434             TAX_EXEMPT          3,3,C
      Act 319 Status      437             ACT_319             4,4,C
      Active Flag         441             ACTIVEFLAG          2,2,C
      Deed Book Page      443             DEED_BK_PG          9,9,C
      Date of Sale        452             SALE_DATE           8,8,I
      Date of Current Date 460            DEED_DATE           8,8,IItem Descriptions and Codes:
      AREA The area of the polygon.
      PERIMETER The perimeter of the polygon.
      PARCEL# The Polygon
      PARCEL-ID The Polygon
      PIN The new Parcel Identification Number. The X and Y values of the parcel centroid in Pennsylvania State Plane coordinates.
      X-Y The X and Y values of the parcel centroid in Pennsylvania State Plane coordinates.
      DIST# The district number.
      MAP The map number.
      BLOCK The block number or text.
      LOT The lot number.
      C/T The condo, trailer or garage number.
      NEIGHBORHOOD
      DEED-AREA  The legal area of the parcel, in acres.
      SOURCE The source of the DEED-AREA value. Valid values are:
      AC (acreage)
      CAC (calculated acreage)
      CACP (calculated partial acreage)
      CACT (calculated total acreage).
      REF-BLOCK The developer
      REF-LOT The developer
      PARENT-PIN The original PIN from which the current PIN was derived.
      EFF-DATE The date the new polygon point became effective.
      OLD-PIN  The historical Parcel Identification Number. This is a Redefinition of several attributes:
      DIST#
      MAP
      BLOCK
      LOT
      C/T
      HOUSE_NO Parcel address - house number.
      HOUSE_TO_NO Parcel address - to house number (in the case of multiple dwellings).
      HOUSE_NO_SFX Parcel address - house number suffix(in the case of multiple dwellings).
      STREET_DIR_PRFX Parcel address - street direction.
      STREET_NAME Parcel address - street name.
      STREET_SFX Parcel address - street suffix.
      STR_POST_DIR Parcel address - street post directional.
      OWNER_NAME Name of parcel owner, last name first.
      OWNERADD1 Parcel owner
      OWNERADD2 Parcel owner
      OWNERADD3 Parcel owner
      OWNER_CITY Parcel owner
      OWNERSTATE Parcel owner
      OWNER_ZIP  Parcel owner
      LANDUSECD Assessment Land Use Code, see attached index. Indicates type of water source for parcel.
      SALE_PRICE Sale price of latest sale.
      DEED_ACRES Deed acreage.
      LANDASSESS Assessed value of land.
      BLDGASSESS Assessed value of buildings.
      TOTALASSESS Sum of land and building assessed values.
      TAX_EXEMPT Indicates taxable status of each parcel.
      01 - Fully Exempt
      02 - Partial Exempt
      03 - Taxable
      ACT_319 Act 319, "Clean and Green" Status of each parcel.
      01 - Active
      02 - Eligible
      03 - Withdrawn
      ACTIVEFLAG Status of each assessment record.
      Y - Yes
      N - No
      DEED_BK_PG Deed reference for parcel.
      SALE_DATE Date of latest sale.
      DEED_DATE Date of current deed.
    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
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    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_parcel
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.
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        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: CD-ROM
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            Recording_Density: 650
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      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: 3-1/2 inch floppy disk
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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
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  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
