PilotAreaMunicipalities
	Data format: Personal GeoDatabase Feature Class File or table name: PilotAreaMunicipalities Coordinate system: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
Abstract: Massachusetts cities and towns (102) in the greater Boston area comprising the NOAA 133 Cities Pilot Area. Polygons are extracted from the statewide municipalities layer owned and maintained by MassGIS

FGDC and ESRI Metadata:

• Identification Information
• Data Quality Information
• Spatial Data Organization Information
• Spatial Reference Information
• Entity and Attribute Information
• Distribution Information
• Metadata Reference Information
• Binary Enclosures

Metadata elements shown with blue text are defined in the Federal Geographic Data Committee's (FGDC) Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM). Elements shown with green text are defined in the ESRI Profile of the CSDGM. Elements shown with a green asterisk (*) will be automatically updated by ArcCatalog. ArcCatalog adds hints indicating which FGDC elements are mandatory; these are shown with gray text.

Identification Information:

Citation:

Citation information:

Originators: REQUIRED: The name of an organization or individual that developed the data set.

*Title:

PilotAreaMunicipalities

*File or table name: PilotAreaMunicipalities

Publication date: REQUIRED: The date when the data set is published or otherwise made available for release.

*Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data

*Online linkage: \\aleph\qroot\clients\c338.noaa\2002-0176.120CitiesDataDev\Data.Acquisition\delivery\2003.0826.to.noaa\BaseLayers.mdb

Description:

Abstract:

Massachusetts cities and towns (102) in the greater Boston area comprising the NOAA 133 Cities Pilot Area.  Polygons are extracted from the statewide municipalities layer owned and maintained by MassGIS

Purpose:

REQUIRED: A summary of the intentions with which the data set was developed.

*Language of dataset: en

Time period of content:

Time period information:

Single date/time:

Calendar date: REQUIRED: The year (and optionally month, or month and day) for which the data set corresponds to the ground.

Currentness reference:

REQUIRED: The basis on which the time period of content information is determined.

Status:

Progress: REQUIRED: The state of the data set.

Maintenance and update frequency: REQUIRED: The frequency with which changes and additions are made to the data set after the initial data set is completed.

Spatial domain:

Bounding coordinates:

*West bounding coordinate: -71.677825

*East bounding coordinate: -70.571461

*North bounding coordinate: 42.741227

*South bounding coordinate: 42.001441

Local bounding coordinates:

*Left bounding coordinate: 185439.140617

*Right bounding coordinate: 276034.593758

*Top bounding coordinate: 943403.187514

*Bottom bounding coordinate: 861638.437486

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme keywords: REQUIRED: Common-use word or phrase used to describe the subject of the data set.

Theme keyword thesaurus: REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.

Access constraints: REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing the data set.

Use constraints:

REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for using the data set after access is granted.

*Native dataset format: Personal GeoDatabase Feature Class

*Native data set environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data Quality Information:

Lineage:

Process step:

Process description:

Dataset copied.

Spatial Data Organization Information:

*Direct spatial Rreference method: Vector

Point and vector object information:

SDTS terms description:

*Name: PilotAreaMunicipalities

*SDTS point and vector object type: G-polygon

*Point and vector object count: 186

ESRI terms description:

*Name: PilotAreaMunicipalities

*ESRI feature type: Simple

*ESRI feature geometry: Polygon

*ESRI topology: FALSE

*ESRI feature count: 186

*Spatial index: TRUE

*Linear referencing: FALSE

Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:

Coordinate system name:

*Projected coordinate system name: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Massachusetts_Mainland_FIPS_2001

*Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_North_American_1983

Planar:

Grid coordinate system:

*Grid coordinate system name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983

State Plane Coordinate System:

*SPCS zone identifier: 2001

Lambert conformal conic:

*Standard parallel: 41.716667

*Standard parallel: 42.683333

*Longitude of central meridian: -71.500000

*Latitude of projection origin: 41.000000

*False easting: 200000.000000

*False northing: 750000.000000

Planar coordinate information:

*Planar coordinate encoding method: coordinate pair

Coordinate representation:

*Abscissa resolution: 0.000128

*Ordinate resolution: 0.000128

*Planar distance units: meters

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

Vertical coordinate system definition:

Altitude system definition:

*Altitude resolution: 0.000010

*Altitude encoding method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity and Attribute Information:

Detailed description:

*Name: PilotAreaMunicipalities

Entity type:

*Entity type label: PilotAreaMunicipalities

*Entity type type: Feature Class

*Entity type count: 186

Attribute:

*Attribute label: OBJECTID

*Attribute alias: OBJECTID

*Attribute definition:

Internal feature number.

*Attribute definition source:

ESRI

*Attribute type: OID

*Attribute width: 4

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute domain values:

*Unrepresentable domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

*Attribute label: Shape

*Attribute alias: Shape

*Attribute definition:

Feature geometry.

*Attribute definition source:

ESRI

*Attribute type: Geometry

*Attribute width: 0

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute domain values:

*Unrepresentable domain:

Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

*Attribute label: AREA

*Attribute alias: AREA

*Attribute type: Double

*Attribute width: 8

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

*Attribute number of decimals: 11

Attribute:

*Attribute label: PERIMETER

*Attribute alias: PERIMETER

*Attribute type: Double

*Attribute width: 8

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

*Attribute number of decimals: 11

Attribute:

*Attribute label: TOWNS_

*Attribute alias: TOWNS_

*Attribute type: Integer

*Attribute width: 4

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: TOWNS_ID

*Attribute alias: TOWNS_ID

*Attribute type: Integer

*Attribute width: 4

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: TOWN_ID

*Attribute alias: TOWN_ID

*Attribute type: Integer

*Attribute width: 4

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: TOWN

*Attribute alias: TOWN

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 21

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: FIPS_STCO

*Attribute alias: FIPS_STCO

*Attribute type: Integer

*Attribute width: 4

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: CCD_MCD

*Attribute alias: CCD_MCD

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 3

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: FIPS_PLACE

*Attribute alias: FIPS_PLACE

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 5

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: POP80

*Attribute alias: POP80

*Attribute type: Integer

*Attribute width: 4

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: POP90

*Attribute alias: POP90

*Attribute type: Integer

*Attribute width: 4

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: ISLAND

*Attribute alias: ISLAND

*Attribute type: SmallInteger

*Attribute width: 2

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: POP_CH

*Attribute alias: POP_CH

*Attribute type: Integer

*Attribute width: 4

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: FOURCOLOR

*Attribute alias: FOURCOLOR

*Attribute type: SmallInteger

*Attribute width: 2

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: FIPS_MCD

*Attribute alias: FIPS_MCD

*Attribute type: Integer

*Attribute width: 4

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: FIPS_COUNT

*Attribute alias: FIPS_COUNT

*Attribute type: SmallInteger

*Attribute width: 2

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: CAPTURE120

*Attribute alias: CAPTURE120

*Attribute type: String

*Attribute width: 8

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute:

*Attribute label: Shape_Length

*Attribute alias: Shape_Length

*Attribute definition:

Length of feature in internal units.

*Attribute definition source:

ESRI

*Attribute type: Double

*Attribute width: 8

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute domain values:

*Unrepresentable domain:

Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

*Attribute label: Shape_Area

*Attribute alias: Shape_Area

*Attribute definition:

Area of feature in internal units squared.

*Attribute definition source:

ESRI

*Attribute type: Double

*Attribute width: 8

*Attribute precision: 0

*Attribute scale: 0

Attribute domain values:

*Unrepresentable domain:

Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Distribution Information:

Resource description: Downloadable Data

Standard order process:

Digital form:

Digital transfer information:

*Transfer size: 0.502

*Dataset size: 0.502

Metadata Reference Information:

*Metadata date: 20030825

*Language of metadata: en

Metadata contact:

Contact information:

Contact organization primary:

Contact person: REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.

Contact organization: REQUIRED: The organization responsible for the metadata information.

Contact address:

Address type: REQUIRED: The mailing and/or physical address for the organization or individual.

City: REQUIRED: The city of the address.

State or province: REQUIRED: The state or province of the address.

Postal code: REQUIRED: The ZIP or other postal code of the address.

Contact voice telephone: REQUIRED: The telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual.

*Metadata standard name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

*Metadata standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

*Metadata time convention: local time

Metadata extensions:

*Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

*Profile name: ESRI Metadata Profile

Binary Enclosures:

Thumbnail:

Enclosure type: Picture