Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access

Abstract:

Data was created to portray the boundaries of the 130 Municipalities in Allegheny County the attribute table includes additional descriptive informations including Council of Government (COG) affiliation, School District, Congressional District, FIPS Code, County Municipal Code and County Council District.

Purpose:

Data was developed as part of the effort to establish large scale base data to support a Geographic Information System in Allegheny County.

Currentness_Reference:

publication date

Use_Constraints:

All parties acknowledge that the data is for informational purposes only. The existing digital data is shipped as is and there is no guarantee as to its completeness or accuracy. Allegheny County Division of Computer Services Geographic Information Systems Group is not responsible for any reliance upon said data.

Address:

621 County Office Building

Address:

542 Forbes Ave.

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Data is based on Allegheny County base data which was produced at a scale of 1"=200'. Attributes are updated on an ongoing basis as needed by the Office of Property Assessments.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Verified visually.

Completeness_Report:

Contains data for all of the 130 municipalities in Allegheny County.

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Data is based on county base data horizontal positional accuracy.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Data is based on county base data vertical positional accuracy.

Process_Description:

During Y2K efforts of 1999-2000, data was transferred to Microsoft NT Server running ArcInfo 7 and was made available to county users across the network from a single location.

Process_Description:

Additional attributes were added to support the needs of county departments. Boundaries were updated based on river lines and areas, street centerlines and edge of pavement from 2004 updates. Ongoing updates will be made to municipal boundaries as updates and corrections are made to parcel boundaries. PennDOT Municipal Boundaries were used as a reference.

Process_Description:

As parcels were being completed and updated, municipal boundaries were adjusted to more accurately reflect their locations.

Process_Description:

Metadata updated

Process_Description:

Metadata updated.

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Definition:

Area of feature in internal units squared.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Address:

621 County Office Building

Address:

542 Forbes Avenue

Ordering_Instructions:

Call for Details

Address:

115 Land and Water building

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.

Address:

621 County Office Building

Address:

524 Forbes Avenue

Allegheny County Municipal boundaries 2020