Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access

# Lancaster County road edges

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## Metadata:

- Identification_Information
- Data_Quality_Information
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
- Spatial_Reference_Information
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information
- Distribution_Information
- Distribution_Information
- Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Lancaster County GIS Department
      Publication_Date: 1998
      Title: Lancaster County road edges
      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_rdedge_p>`
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This polygon coverage represents photogrammetrically interpreted roadedges for all roads.
    Purpose:
      Data created for Lancaster County planning. Intended for illustration and demonstration purposes only.
    Supplemental_Information:
      Category: Planimetric Department: Reflight
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 1999
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: unknown
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.724028
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.869788
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.322585
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.714972
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Theme_Keyword: roads
      Theme_Keyword: road edges
      Theme_Keyword: road type
      Theme_Keyword: shoulder
      Theme_Keyword: berm
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Place_Keyword: Lancaster County
      Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania
      Place_Keyword: PA
  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`

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. rdtype attribute not updated in 1998 data update.
  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"=200'.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Aerial Data Reduction Associates, Inc.
          Publication_Date: 1993
          Title: Orthophotographs of Lancaster County - 1993
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote sensing image
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 19200
      Type_of_Source_Media: stable-base material
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1993
            Time_of_Day: Unknown
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: aerials
      Source_Contribution: features for digitization
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Features digitized from aerial photography. Supplemented and revised by Lancaster GIS staff from information gathered through assessment, fieldwork and surveys.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: aerials
      Process_Date: 1998

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: 17493

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Grid_Coordinate_System:
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
        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: rdedge_p
    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: RDEDGE_
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: RDEDGE_ID
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: RDCODE
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: RDTYPE
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SOURCE_NAM
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: UPD_NAME
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SOURCE_DAT
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: UPD_DATE
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SOURCE_MAP
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: UPD_MAP
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SOURCE_MET
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: UPD_FEATUR
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: UPD_ACTION
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

          Contents of RDEDGE.PAT
          Variable            Begin Column      Defined Item Name       Item Definition
          Poly Area           1                 AREA                    4,12,F,3
          Poly Perimeter      5                 PERIMETER               4,12,F,3
          Internal Number     9                 RDEDGE#                 4,5,B
          User-ID             13                RDEDGE-ID               4,5,B
          Road Code           17                RDCODE                  4,5,B
          Road Type           21                RDTYPE                  1,1,C
          Seg-ID-Co           22                SEG-ID-CO               2,2,C
          Seg-id-SR           24                SEG-ID-SR               2,2,C
          Seg-id-num          26                SEG-ID-NUM              4,4,C
          Rtenum              30                RTENUM                  7,7,C
          Source              37                SOURCE                  3,3,C
          Source Date         40                SOURCE-DATE             6,6,C
          Update Date         46                UPD-DATE                6,6,C
          Update Name         52                UPD-NAME                15,15,C
          Update Type         67                UPD-TYPE                3,3,C
          Item Descriptions and Codes
          RDCODE                    County street code which uniquely identifies a street name.
          This is the relate item to the ROAD_CODE.LUT which stores
          the street name (25 character) and vanity name (25 character)
          RDTYPE                    Code indicating the classification of the street.
          A = Private drive
          B = Borough and City Roads.
          C = County Roads.
          D = Dirt Roads.
          S = State Roads.
          T = Township Roads.
          O = Other.
          R = Ramp
          Z = Internal non-road polygon
          RTENUM                    Official route number for state and county roads.
          SOURCE                    See BLDGS coverage.

    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_rdedge_p>`

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.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ARC/INFO Export
        Format_Version_Number: 7.2.1
        Transfer_Size: 17.207
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: CD-ROM
          Recording_Capacity:
            Recording_Density: 650
            Recording_Density_Units: MB
          Recording_Format: ISO 9660
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: 3-1/2 inch floppy disk
          Recording_Capacity:
            Recording_Density: 1.44
            Recording_Density_Units: MB
          Recording_Format: PC
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: Arcview Shapefile
        Format_Version_Number: 3.1
        Transfer_Size: 17.207
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: CD-ROM
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: DXF
        Transfer_Size: 17.207
    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
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Transfer_Size: 17.207
    Fees:
      8 1/2" x 11" - $5 11" x 17" - $25

      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:
    Complete instructions and forms available from <http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/GIS.htm>

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20010718
  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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