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Metadata:Identification Information:Citation:Citation Information:Originator:Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Cartographic Information DivisionPublication Date:2004Title:Pennsylvania Municipality boundaries, 2004Geospatial Data Presentation Form:vector digital dataPublication Information:Publication Place:Harrisburg, PAPublisher:Pennsylvania Department of TransportationOnline Linkage:DownloadOnline Linkage:DownloadDescription:Abstract:Boundaries of municipalities within Pennsylvania as delineated for the PennDOT Type 10 general highway maps. Additional information comes from the Pennsylvania Bureau of Municipal Services. This layer contains all classifications of municipality including first and second class townships, boroughs, cities and the town.Purpose:Public information and support for transportation planning, design and development.Supplemental Information:This data is intended for use at 1:24,000 or smaller scale. This layer supercedes and replaces previous versions of padot-borough, padot-city-town, and padot-township.Time Period of Content:Time Period Information:Single Date/Time:Calendar Date:200401Currentness Reference:publication dateStatus:Progress:CompleteMaintenance and Update Frequency:Bi-annualSpatial Domain:Bounding Coordinates:West Bounding Coordinate:-80.519349East Bounding Coordinate:-74.689583North Bounding Coordinate:42.269479South Bounding Coordinate:39.719860Keywords:Theme:Theme Keyword Thesaurus:NoneTheme Keyword:boundariesTheme Keyword:congressionalTheme Keyword:municipal boundariesTheme Keyword:townshipTheme Keyword:boroughTheme Keyword:cityTheme Keyword:townPlace:Place Keyword Thesaurus:NonePlace Keyword:PennsylvaniaAccess Constraints:None.Use Constraints:The user shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend the COMMONWEALTH, 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.

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Point of Contact:Contact Information:Contact Organization Primary:Contact Organization:Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Planning and Research, Geographic Information DivisionContact Person:Bob GruganContact Address:Address Type:mailing addressAddress:P.O. Box 3654City:HarrisburgState or Province:PAPostal Code:17101-3654Country:USAContact Voice Telephone:(717) 772-3305Contact Electronic Mail Address:jgrugan@state.pa.usData Quality Information:Attribute Accuracy:Attribute Accuracy Report:Verified visually by comparison against source materials from the Bureau of Municipal Services.Logical Consistency Report:Topology existsCompleteness Report:Contains all officially recognized boroughs in the Commonwealth.Positional Accuracy:Horizontal Positional Accuracy:Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:Digitized from sources conforming to National Mapping Accuracy Standards for 1:24,000 scale maps.Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment:Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value:100Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation:Estimated accuracy is +/- 100 Feet.Lineage:Source Information:Source Citation:Citation Information:Originator:Pennsylvania Department of TransportationPublication Date:1999Title:Type 10 general highway mapGeospatial Data Presentation Form:mapPublication Information:Publication Place:Harrisburg, PAPublisher:Pennsylvania Dept. of TransportationSource Scale Denominator:24000Type of Source Media:stable-base materialSource Time Period of Content:Time Period Information:Single Date/Time:Calendar Date:1999Source Currentness Reference:ground conditionSource Citation Abbreviation:Type 10 mapsSource Contribution:features for digitizationProcess Step:Process Description:Digitized to Bentley Microstation format from maps from local municipalities, and the Type 10 General Highway Series (GHS) maps. Converted to ESRI Shapefile format for distribution. Additional information was added as obtained from the Bureau of Municipal Services.Source Used Citation Abbreviation:Type 10 mapsProcess Date:2004Spatial Data Organization Information:Direct Spatial Reference Method:VectorPoint and Vector Object Information:SDTS Terms Description:SDTS Point and Vector Object Type:G-polygonPoint and Vector Object Count:5019Spatial Reference Information:Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:Geographic:Latitude Resolution:0.000000Longitude Resolution:0.000000Geographic Coordinate Units:Decimal degreesGeodetic Model:Horizontal Datum Name:North American Datum of 1927Ellipsoid Name:Clarke 1866Semi-major Axis:6378206.400000Denominator of Flattening Ratio:294.978698Entity and Attribute Information:Detailed Description:Entity Type:Entity Type Label:padot_municipalities_2002Entity Type Definition:Incorporated municipalityEntity Type Definition Source:Pennsylvania Municipality Planning CodeAttribute:Attribute Label:FIDAttribute Definition:Internal feature number.Attribute Definition Source:ESRIAttribute Domain Values:Unrepresentable Domain:Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.Attribute:Attribute Label:ShapeAttribute Definition:Feature geometry.Attribute Definition Source:ESRIAttribute Domain Values:Unrepresentable Domain:Coordinates defining the features.Attribute:Attribute Label:COUNTYAttribute Definition:Two digit county codeAttribute Definition Source:PADOT - see table belowAttribute:Attribute Label:MUNICIPAL_Attribute Definition:Municipality id (non-unique, combine with county code to create unique code)Attribute Definition Source:padotAttribute:Attribute Label:MUNICIPAL1Attribute Definition:Municipality nameAttribute Definition Source:PA Bureau of Municipal ServicesAttribute:Attribute Label:FIPS_MUN_CAttribute Definition:Municipality from Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)Attribute Definition Source:National Institute of Standards and TechnologyAttribute:Attribute Label:FED_AID_URAttribute Definition:Federal Urban Aid CodeAttribute Domain Values:Enumerated Domain:Enumerated Domain Value:1Enumerated Domain Value Definition:RURALEnumerated Domain:Enumerated Domain Value:2Enumerated Domain Value Definition:Small Urban (pop.5,000-49,999)Enumerated Domain:Enumerated Domain Value:3Enumerated Domain Value Definition:Urbanized (pop. 50,000-199,999)Enumerated Domain:Enumerated Domain Value:4Enumerated Domain Value Definition:Urbanized (pop greater than 200,000)Attribute:Attribute Label:FIPS_COUNTAttribute Definition:County Code from Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)Attribute Definition Source:National Institute of Standards and TechnologyAttribute:Attribute Label:FIPS_AREA_Attribute Definition:Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) code from Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)Attribute Definition Source:National Institute for Standards and TechnologyAttribute:Attribute Label:FIPS_NAMEAttribute Definition:FIPS MSA NameAttribute Definition Source:National Institute for Standards and TechnologyAttribute:Attribute Label:FIPS_SQ_MIAttribute:Attribute Label:FIPS_MUN_PAttribute Definition:US Census 1996 population estimateAttribute Definition Source:US CensusAttribute:Attribute Label:FED_ID_NUMAttribute Definition:Federal ID NumberAttribute:Attribute Label:CLASS_OF_MAttribute Definition:Classification of MunicipalityAttribute Definition Source:Bureau of Municipal ServicesAttribute Domain Values:Enumerated Domain:Enumerated Domain Value:1TWPEnumerated Domain Value Definition:First class township - Municipal corporation differing from boroughs, cities and towns primarily by the historical situation surrounding incorporation, pop densiity greater than 300 persons/sq. mileEnumerated Domain Value Definition Source:PA. Bureau of Municipal ServicesEnumerated Domain:Enumerated Domain Value:2TWPEnumerated Domain Value Definition:First class township - Municipal corporation differing from boroughs, cities and towns primarily by the historical situation surrounding incorporation, pop less than 300 persons/sq. mileEnumerated Domain Value Definition Source:PA. Bureau of Municipal ServicesEnumerated Domain:Enumerated Domain Value:BOROEnumerated Domain Value Definition:Borough - Incorporated village with population less than 10,000Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source:PA Bureau of Municipal ServicesEnumerated Domain:Enumerated Domain Value:CITYEnumerated Domain Value Definition:City - Incorporated village with population greater than 10,000Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source:PA Bureau of Municipal ServicesDistribution Information:Distributor:Contact Information:Contact Organization Primary:Contact Organization:Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)Contact Address:Address Type:mailing addressAddress:Land and Water BuildingCity:University ParkState or Province:PAPostal Code:16802Country:USAContact Electronic Mail Address:pasda@psu.eduResource Description:PennDOT Pennsylvania Municipality boundaries, 2004Distribution 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. 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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:ArcView ShapefileFormat Version Number:3.xFile Decompression Technique:Zip compressionTransfer Size:7.779Digital Transfer Option:Online Option:Computer Contact Information:Network Address:Network Resource Name:ftp://www.pasda.psu.edu/pub/pasda/padot/boundary_layers/padot-municipalities_2004.zipAccess Instructions:http://www.pasda.psu.eduFees:noneMetadata Reference Information:Metadata Date:20040204Metadata Contact:Contact Information:Contact Organization Primary:Contact Organization:Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)Contact Position:Metadata CoordinatorContact Address:Address Type:mailing addressAddress:115 Land and Water BuildingCity:University ParkState or Province:PAPostal Code:16802Country:USAContact Voice Telephone:814-865-8792Contact Facsimile Telephone:814-865-3378Contact Electronic Mail Address:cxp7@psu.eduMetadata Standard Name:FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial MetadataMetadata Standard Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998