MunicipalBoundaries_polys

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

The North Carolina Department of Transportation Geographic Information Systems Unit

Publication_Date: 2007 June

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title: MunicipalBoundaries_polys

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: 2006.0

Issue_Identification: N/A

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Raleigh, North Carolina

Publisher:

The North Carolina Department of Transportation Geographic Information Systems Unit

Online_Linkage:

<http://www.ncdot.org/it/gis/DataDistribution/DOTData/default.html>

Description:

Abstract:

The North Carolina Department of Transportation - GIS Unit developed the digital GIS Municipal Boundaries - Powell Bill 2006 data set from the 2006 Powell Bill boundaries which incorporated municipalities in North Carolina that participate in the Powell Bill Program are required to submit to NCDOT on a regular basis. Boundaries of municipalities which do not participate in the Powell Bill Program are also included in the layer. These boundaries are periodically updated from maps and GIS data submitted by the local towns or counties to the North Carolina Department of Transportation - GIS Unit. Sources for the boundaries vary in scale and format based on what was supplied.

Purpose:

This data were created to assist governmental agencies and others in making resource management decisions through use of a Geographic Information System (GIS). Municipal boundaries are recognized as a base cartographic layer for location analysis.

Supplemental_Information:

2006 Powell Bill Information: 505 Cities/Towns are participating in the Powell Bill Program. This includes Butner, which is federal property and is not considered an incorporated town.
45 Cities/Towns are not participating in the Powell Bill Program, but are incorporated and are included in the layer.
Total: 550 Cities/Towns.
Powell Bill Participants are responsible for submitting paper maps to the NCDOT Powell Bill Administration annually, if there have been changes to their boundaries since the previous year. For the Powell Bill Participants, the NCDOT GIS Unit updates the boundaries for the municipalities that have submitted maps. For Non-Powell Bill Participants, the NCDOT GIS Unit updates the boundaries periodically. Sources for these updates come from contacting the local government agencies.
Attributes for all municipalities are updated on an annual basis, where applicable.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2006 July

Time_of_Day: unknown

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -84.129944

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.534512

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.555940

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.744089

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: Municipal

Theme_Keyword: Boundaries

Theme_Keyword: Incorporated

Theme_Keyword: Cities

Theme_Keyword: Towns

Theme_Keyword: Powell Bill

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: North Carolina

Place_Keyword: Statewide

Place_Keyword: Municipal

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

The North Carolina Department of Transportation shall not be held liable for any errors in this data. This includes errors of omission, commission, errors concerning the content of the data, and relative and positional accuracy of the data. This data cannot be constructed to be a legal document. Primary sources from which this data was compiled must be consulted for verification of information contained in this data. This data may not be resold.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

NC Department of Transportation Geographic Information Systems Unit

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 3401 Carl Sandburg Ct

City: Raleigh

State_or_Province: North Carolina

Postal_Code: 27610

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-212-6000

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-212-5999

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gishelp@dot.state.nc.us

Hours_of_Service: 8am to 5pm, M-F

Contact_Instructions: Phone or e-mail.

Data_Set_Credit:

The data is maintained by the Data Compilation Section of the North Carolina Department of Transportation - GIS Unit.

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: None

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Security_Handling_Description: None

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

There are no measurement, precision, spatial or data schema standards assigned to this data set. Some informal attribute validation was applied.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Topology was verified to check for overlapping polygons.

Completeness_Report:

These data represent the locations and identities of incorporated municipalities in North Carolina according to the North Carolina State Demographics Unit. Butner is unincorporated, but is included in this dataset because it is a Powell Bill Participant.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The accuracy of the individual municipal boundaries in this data set vary according to the sources of the boundaries and other resources used as reference to digitize the boundaries. Sources for the boundaries vary in scale and format based on whatever the municipality supplied. Other resources used as reference are submitted do the Department of Transportation - GIS Unit by local government agencies in GIS format.
The Department of Transportation - GIS Unit should be contacted for specific information on a particular municipality.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: North Carolina Department of Transportation

Publication_Date: 2006 July

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title: Powell Bill Participants

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Series_Information:

Series_Name: N/A

Issue_Identification: N/A

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Other_Citation_Details: Published map series

Type_of_Source_Media: Paper maps

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2006 July

Time_of_Day: unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Powell Bill Participants

Source_Contribution: Powell Bill Administration

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Local government agencies

Publication_Date: 2006

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title: Non-Powell Bill Participants

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: GIS Layers and paper maps

Series_Information:

Series_Name: N/A

Issue_Identification: N/A

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: N/A

Publisher: N/A

Type_of_Source_Media: Paper Maps and GIS Layers

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2006

Time_of_Day: unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Non-Powell Bill Participants

Source_Contribution: Local Government Agencies

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The North Carolina Department of Transportation collects town and city maps of various scales from municipalities participating in the Powell Bill Program. Maps and GIS Layers of municipalities that do not participate in the Powell Bill Program are also collected periodically.

Process_Date: 2006 July

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The North Carolina Department of Transportation - GIS Unit Data Compilation Section digitizes the boundaries. The digital files are compared for accuracy against the originals.

Process_Date: 2007 June

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Attributes are updated in a separate database and are joined to the boundaries after the digitizing process is complete.

Process_Date: 2007 June

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata is updated

Process_Date: 2007 June

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: 550

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.004096

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.004096

Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 34.333333

Standard_Parallel: 36.166667

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -79.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 33.750000

False_Easting: 2000000.002617

False_Northing: 0.000000

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_Datum_Name: None

Altitude_Resolution: 9999

Altitude_Distance_Units: None

Altitude_Encoding_Method: Attribute values

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: MunicipalBoundaries_polys

Entity_Type_Definition: Multi-part polygons

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NCDOT - GIS Unit

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE_Area

Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real 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: MB_NAME

Attribute_Definition: Name of city or town

Attribute_Definition_Source: North Carolina State Demographics Unit

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: 550 municipalities in North Carolina

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MB_NAME_U

Attribute_Definition: Capitalized MB_NAME

Attribute_Definition_Source: MB_NAME

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: 550 municipalities in North Carolina

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CNTY_1

Attribute_Definition: County that contains the largest land area of each municipality

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCDOT GIS Unit County Boundaries and SHAPE_Area

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: 100 Counties in North Carolina

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CNTY_2

Attribute_Definition:

County that contains the second largest land area of each municipality

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCDOT GIS Unit County Boundaries and SHAPE_Area

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: 100 Counties in North Carolina

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CNTY_3

Attribute_Definition:

County that contains the third largest land area of each municipality

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCDOT GIS Unit County Boundaries and SHAPE_Area

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: 100 Counties in North Carolina

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CNTY_4

Attribute_Definition:

County that contains the fourth largest land area of each municipality

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCDOT GIS Unit County Boundaries and SHAPE_Area

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: 100 Counties in North Carolina

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DOT_DIV

Attribute_Definition:

DOT Division that contains the majority land area of each municipality, used for maintaining layer

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCDOT GIS Unit DOT Division Boundaries and SHAPE_Area

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: DOT Division Codes

Codeset_Source: North Carolina Department of Transportation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TOWN_CODE

Attribute_Definition: DOT Town Code

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCDOT

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: DOT Town Codes

Codeset_Source: North Carolina Department of Transportation

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CENSUSTYPE

Attribute_Definition: Census Category

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Census Types

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: U.S. Census Bureau

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: City, Town, Village

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2000

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2010

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INCORP

Attribute_Definition: Status of Incorporation

Attribute_Definition_Source: North Carolina State Demographics Unit

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Incorporation Status

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North Carolina State Demographics

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

I: Incorporated Municipality
F: Federal Property

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INC_DATE

Attribute_Definition: Date of Incorporation

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCDOT, local government agencies

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dates

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North Carolina State Demographics or Local Government Agencies

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Blank: Unknown
Known Range: 08/02/1996 - 06/29/2006

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INC_YEAR

Attribute_Definition: Year of Incorporation

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCDOT, local government agencies

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 (unknown); 1705

Range_Domain_Maximum: 2006

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Years

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PB_PART

Attribute_Definition: 2006 Powell Bill Participants

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCDOT Powell Bill Administration

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Indicates Powell Bill Participants for the year 2006

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North Carolina Powell Bill Administration

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Y: municipality that participated in Powell Bill Program for 2006
N: municipality that did not participate in Powell Bill Program for 2006

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2006 July

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2007 July

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CHANGED

Attribute_Definition: Municipal Boundaries that have been updated in the 2006 layer

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCDOT Powell Bill Administration and NCDOT GIS Unit

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Changed in 2006

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: North Carolina Powell Bill Administration

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Changed: Indicates the boundary has been changed since the previous year's boundary in the GIS Layer
Not Changed: Indicates the boundary has not been updated since the previous year or earlier GIS Layer.
Note: Powell Bill Participants are responsible for submitting paper maps to the NCDOT Powell Bill Administration annually, if there have been changes to their boundaries since the previous year. For the Powell Bill Participants, the NCDOT GIS Unit updates the boundaries for the municipalities that have submitted maps. For Non-Powell Bill Participants, the NCDOT GIS Unit updates the boundaries periodically. Sources for these updates come from contacting the local government agencies.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POP_05

Attribute_Definition: July 2005 Municipal Population Estimates

Attribute_Definition_Source: North Carolina State Demographics Unit

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 50

Range_Domain_Maximum: 640,270

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: People

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2005 July

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POP_00

Attribute_Definition: Census Population from April 2000

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 30

Range_Domain_Maximum: 540,167

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: People

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2000 April

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2010

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: POP_GROWTH

Attribute_Definition: Population Growth from 2000 to 2006

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCDOT GIS Unit

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -961

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100,103

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: People = [POP_05] - [POP_00]

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2000 April

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2005 July

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PCT_GROWTH

Attribute_Definition: Population Percentage growth since 2000

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCDOT GIS Unit

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -11.7

Range_Domain_Maximum: 246.6

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: 0.1% = ([POP_GROWTH] / [POP_00]) * 100

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2000 April

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 2005 July

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE_Leng

Attribute_Definition: Shape Length

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

NC Department of Transportation Geographic Information Systems Unit

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 3401 Carl Sandburg Ct

City: Raleigh

State_or_Province: North Carolina

Postal_Code: 27610

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-212-6000

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-212-5999

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gishelp@dot.state.nc.us

Hours_of_Service: 8am to 5pm, M-F

Contact_Instructions: E-mail and phone

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

The North Carolina Department of Transportation shall not be held liable for any errors in this data. This includes errors of omission, commission, errors concerning the content of the data, and relative and positional accuracy of the data. This data cannot be constructed to be a legal document. Primary sources from which this data was compiled must be consulted for verification of information contained in this data. This data may not be resold.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile or Geodatabase

File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied

Transfer_Size: 3.426

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: N/A

Access_Instructions: N/A

Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: N/A

Fees: N/A

Custom_Order_Process: none

Technical_Prerequisites: ESRI Software

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2007 June

Time_of_Day: unknown

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070827

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GIS Unit

Contact_Organization: NC Department of Transportation

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 3401 Carl Sandburg Ct

City: Raleigh

State_or_Province: North Carolina

Postal_Code: 27610

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-212-6000

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-212-5999

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gishelp@dot.state.nc.us

Hours_of_Service: 8am to 5pm, M-F

Contact_Instructions: E-mail: gishelp@dot.state.nc.us

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

The North Carolina Department of Transportation shall not be held liable for any errors in this metadata. This includes errors of omission, commission, errors concerning the content of the data, and relative and positional accuracy of the data. This data cannot be constructed to be a legal document. Primary sources from which this data was compiled must be consulted for verification of information contained in this data. This data may not be resold.