Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access

Lancaster County Parcel Boundaries

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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
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_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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Digital_Transfer_Option:
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Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
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Digital_Form:
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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
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Digital_Transfer_Information:
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Fees:
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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:
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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
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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