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Connecticut Airports Master Polygon
SDE Feature Class - depgis.DEP.AIRPORT_MASTER_POLY
FGDC, ESRI Metadata
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+ Resource Description
Citation
Information used to reference the data.
Title: Connecticut Airports Master Polygon
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aeronautical Information Services (data compiler)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 20081707
Edition: 2008
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Other citation details:
The USGS is a collector of the data (compiler). The FAA is a collector of the data (compiler). The State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection is the creator and maintainer of the data layer (editor) and producer (publisher) of this information for use. The 2008 Edition includes those geographic features published in 1994 that are relavant today. However, the 2008 Edition differs from information published in 1994 and 2005 as a result of corrections and improvements to feature geometry and feature attribute information. Previously undetected errors have been corrected.  Feature attribute information (data fields) have been modified and new ones added. Except for periodic corrections, this layer includes information that is relatively static and does not change over time. Data compiled at 1:24,000 scale.
Description
A characterization of the data, including its intended use and limitations.
Abstract:
Airports Polygon is a 1:24,000-scale, feature-based layer that includes all airport features depicted on all of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps that cover the State of Connecticut and are listed on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) "Airport Data (5010) & Contact Information" June 5, 2008 report.  Airports in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island that are near the Connecticut state boundary are included. Airports that are listed by FAA and are visible on aerial photography (Connecticut 2004 Orthophotos and Connecticut 2006 NAIP Color Orthophotos from National Agriculture Imagery Program) are included. Airports that are listed by FAA but are not visible on aerial photography are not included. All airports listed by FAA are included in a separate point feature-based layer, Airport FAA CT. The airport point locations were generated from latitude and longitude coordinates contained in the FAA report and all the attribute information in the report was included. The airport layer is based partly on information from USGS topographic quadrangle maps published between 1969 and 1984 which does not represent airports in Connecticut at any one particular point in time. The layer does depict current conditions as to airports listed by FAA and having location identification codes and visible on aerial photography of 2004 and 2006. The layer delineates airports and heliports. It includes airport name, airport location code, type of facility, public or private use of facility and state the airport is located in. It does not include airport elevation, flight schedule, runway capacity, or ownership information. Features are polygonal and generally depict landing strips and perimeters for large and small airports and helicopter landing pads. Attribute information allows to cartographic representation (symbolize) and labeling of these features on a map. This layer was originally published in 1994 and slightly updated in 2005.
Purpose:
Airports Polygon is 1:24,000-scale base map data. It depicts the location of airports listed by FAA in June, 2008 and visible on aerial photography. For base map purposes, use this layer with other 1:24,000-scale base map data such as Hydrography Master, Roads and Trails Master, Railroads Master, and Towns Master. Not intended for maps printed at map scales greater or more detailed than 1:24,000 scale (1 inch = 2,000 feet.). This layer is largely cartographic in nature and does  not include specific information about individual airports.
Supplemental information:
In 2004, the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection developed automated procedures to systematically maintain feature topology and attribute integrity for a set of related transportation data produced by the agency during the 1980's and 1980's from the 1:24,000-scale USGS DLGs. These layers include Roads and Trails Master, Roads and Trails, Railroads Master, Railroads, Buffered Roads Master, Buffered Roads, Airports Master, and Airports. Automated procedures were developed using ArcInfo Workstation 8.3 software and the Arc Macro Language (AML) as a scripting environment and recorded in an AML file named MAKECOVER.AML for the transportation category of data for the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection. For additional information related to the original source of data from the U.S. Geological Survey, refer to the Data User Guides and Standards for 1:24,000-Scale Digital Line Graphs and Quadrangle Maps available from the U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program.
Language of dataset: en
Point Of Contact
Contact information for the individual or organization that is knowledgeable about the data.
Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Person: Howie Sternberg
Phone: 860-424-3540
Fax: 860-424-4058
Email: dep.gisdata@ct.gov
Hours of service: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 Eastern Standard Time
Address type: mailing and physical address
Address:
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State or Province: Connecticut
Postal code: 06106-5127
Country: USA
Data Type
How the data are represented, formatted and maintained by the data producing organization.
File or table name: depgis.DEP.AIRPORT_MASTER_POLY
Data type: vector digital data
Data format: SDE Feature Class
Native dataset environment: These data are maintained by the State of Connecticut using ArcGIS software developed by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) in a Microsoft Windows operating system environment.
Time Period of Data
Time period(s) for which the data corresponds to the currentness reference.
Currentness reference:
publication date
Status
The state of and maintenance information for the data.
Data status: Complete
Update frequency: None planned
Key Words
Words or phrases that summarize certain aspects of the data.
Theme:
Keywords: large scale, transportation, airport, heliport, seaplane, base map
Keyword thesaurus: None
Theme:
Keywords: transportation
Keyword thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Place:
Keywords: Connecticut, CT
Keyword thesaurus: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of The United States, and Associated Areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Place:
Keywords: United States of America, USA
Keyword thesaurus: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions (Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Data Access Constraints
Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing or using the data after access is granted.
Access constraints:
None. The data is in the public domain and may be redistributed.
Use constraints:
No restrictions or legal prerequisites for using the data. The data is suitable for use at appropriate scale, and is not intended for maps printed at scales greater or more detailed than 1:24,000 scale (1 inch = 2,000 feet). Although this data set  has been used by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection as to the accuracy of the data and or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection in the use of these data or related materials. The user assumes the entire risk related to the use of these data. Once the data is distributed to the user, modifications made to the data by the user should be noted in the metadata. When printing this data on a map or using it in a software application, analysis, or report, please acknowledge the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program and  the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aeronautical Information Services as the source for this information. For example, include the following data source description when printing this layer on a map: Airports - From the Airports Polygon layer, compiled and published by CT DEP, USGS and FAA. Source map scale is 1:24,000.
+ Graphic Example
Browse Graphic
Graphic illustration of the data.
Browse graphic 1
Open - Full View of Connecticut Airports Master Polygon. These data include some nearby airports in Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island published on the USGS 7.5 minute topographic maps that cover Connecticut.
Graphic Image

Browse graphic 2
Open - Detail view of Connecticut Airports Master Polyon features with airport names labeled with brown text.
Graphic Image
+ Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System
Reference system from which linear or angular quantities are measured and assigned to the position that a point occupies.
Projected coordinate system:
Name: NAD 1983 StatePlane Connecticut FIPS 0600 Feet
Map units: survey feet
Geographic coordinate system:
Name: GCS North American 1983
Coordinate System Details
Map projection
Map projection name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Standard parallel: 41.200000
Standard parallel: 41.866667
Longitude of central meridian: -72.750000
Latitude of projection origin: 40.833333
False easting: 999999.999996
False northing: 499999.999998
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar coordinate encoding method: coordinate pair
Coordinate representation:
Abscissa resolution: 0.000250
Ordinate resolution: 0.000250
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
Vertical Coordinate System
Reference system from which vertical distances (altitudes or depths) are measured.
Altitude system definition:
Altitude resolution: 1.000000
Altitude encoding method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Spatial Domain
The geographic areal domain of the data that describes the western, eastern, northern, and southern geographic limits of data coverage.
Bounding Coordinates
In Projected or local coordinates
NAD 1983 StatePlane Connecticut FIPS 0600 Feet
BoundaryCoordinate
Left733137.625000 (survey feet)
Right1264554.375000 (survey feet)
Top964467.375000 (survey feet)
Bottom577223.935000 (survey feet)
In Unprojected coordinates (geographic)
GCS North American 1983
BoundaryCoordinate
West-73.733353 (longitude)
East-71.775151 (longitude)
North42.108009 (latitude)
South41.041178 (latitude)
+ Data Structure and Attribute Information
Overview
Summary of the information content of the data, including other references to complete descriptions of entity types, attributes, and attribute values for the data.
Entity and attribute overview:
Includes polygonal airport features such as airports and heliports published on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps, listed by Federal Aviation Administration and visible on aerial photography . Information encoded about features includes airport feature type classification, a standard symbology classification scheme, airport location code, airport name, airport use and state.
Entity and attribute detailed citation:
For additional information related to the original source of data from the U.S. Geological Survey, refer to the Data User Guides and Standards for 1:24,000-Scale Digital Line Graphs and Quadrangle Maps available from the U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program. For additional information related to the FAA, refer to the "Airport Data (5010) & Contact Information" June 5, 2008 report or the Excel spreadsheet version, NfdcFacilities for CT. NFDC Airport Facilities Data Dictionary provides definition of the attributes in NfdcFacilities.
Direct spatial reference method: Vector
Indirect spatial reference method: State of Connecticut, United States of America
Attributes of Connecticut Airport Master Polygon
Detailed descriptions of entity type, attributes, and attribute values for the data.
Name: depgis.DEP.AIRPORT_MASTER_POLY
Type of object: Feature Class
Geometry type: Polygon
Number of records: 96
Description:
Airports and heliports as polygon features
Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program
Attributes
OBJECTID
Definition:
Internal feature number.
Alias: OBJECTID Type: OID Width: 4 Precision: 10 Scale: 0
Attribute values: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute definition source:
ESRI
NAME
Definition:
Official facility name. (ex. Chicago O'Hare Intl)
Alias: NAME Type: String Width: 50 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute values: Unique name text.
Attribute definition source:
Federal Aviation Administration
SHAPE
Definition:
Feature geometry.
Alias: SHAPE Type: Geometry Width: 4 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute values: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute definition source:
ESRI
AV_LEGEND
Definition:
ArcView Legend. Text field for symbolizing airport feature types on a map. Landing facility type. (ex. Airport, Balloonport, Seaplane Base, Gliderport, Heliport, Stolport, Ultralight) 
Alias: AV_LEGEND Type: String Width: 20 Precision: 0 Scale: 0Output width: 20
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
Airport(definition not provided)
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Heliport(definition not provided)
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection and FAA
LOCATIONID
Definition:
Location identifier unique 3-4 character alphanumeric identifier assigned to the landing facility. (ex. 'ORD' for Chicago O'Hare)
Alias: LOCATIONID Type: String Width: 10 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute values: Unique location id text.
Attribute definition source:
Federal Aviation Administration
STATE
Definition:
State postal abbreviation
Alias: STATE Type: String Width: 2 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
USE_
Alias: USE_ Type: String Width: 10 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
SHAPE.area
Alias: SHAPE.area Type: Double Width: 0 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
SHAPE.len
Alias: SHAPE.len Type: Double Width: 0 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
ESRI Feature Description
Description of spatial objects in the data using the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) terminology.
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) terms
depgis.DEP.AIRPORT_MASTER_POLY
ESRI feature type: Simple
Geometry type: Polygon
Topology: FALSE
Feature count: 96
Spatial index: TRUE
Linear referencing: FALSE
SDTS Feature Description
Description of point and vector spatial objects in the data using the Spatial Data Transfer Standards (SDTS) terminology.
Spatial data transfer standard (SDTS) terms
depgis.DEP.AIRPORT_MASTER_POLY
Type: G-polygon
Count: 96
+ Data Quality and Accuracy Information
General
Information about the fidelity of relationships, data quality and accuracy tests, omissions, selection criteria, generalization, and definitions used to derive the data.
Logical consistency report:
Polygon features conform to the following topological rules. Polygons are single part. There are no duplicate polygons. Polygons do not self overlap. Polygons do not overlap other polygons. Polygons are bound by lines. Line features conform to the following topological rules. Lines are single part. There are no duplicate lines. Lines do not self overlap. Lines do not overlap other lines. Lines intersect only at nodes, and nodes anchor the ends of all lines. Lines do not overshoot or undershoot other lines they are supposed to meet and intersect. The tests of logical consistency were not performed.
Completeness report:
The layer is incomplete in the sense that it does not include features for all FAA listed airports, heliports and seaplane bases. It is complete in the sense that it includes all FAA listed airports and heliports for which a representation can be located on aerial photography as of 2006. This data is not updated.
Attribute Accuracy
Accuracy of the identification of data entities, features and assignment of attribute values.
Attribute accuracy report:
All attributes have valid values. Values are within defined domains. The basis for all attribute fields except State is the FAA report spreadsheet, NfdcFacility.xls, for Connecticut facilities. The attribute accuracy of the FAA data is not known. These values were manually entered.
Positional Accuracy
Accuracy of the positional aspects of the data.
Horizontal accuracy report:
This portions of this data that came from the 1994 (2005 edition) airport layer comply with United States National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:24,000 scale maps. According to this standard, not more than 10 percent of the points tested are to be in error by more than 1/50 inch (40 feet) measured on the publication scale of a USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle map. The remaining was screen digitized and the positional accuracy is unknown.
+ Data Source and Process Information
Data Sources
Information about the source data used to construct or derive the data.
Data source information
Source 1 - Airport_Master
Title: Connecticut Airports Master
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 19940101
Edition: 2005
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Airport features for all Connecticut quadrangle maps combined in a single, statewide layer. Airport_Master is in GeoDatabase Feature Class format.
Beginning date: 1969
Ending date: 1984
Currentness reference:
Publication dates of the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut through 1984.
Source 2 - FAA Report
Title: Airport Data (5010) & Contact Information formatted as Excel spreadsheet, NfdcFacilities.xls
Originators: Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aeronautical Information Services
Publication date: 20080605
Data type: spreadsheet
Map scale denominator: Not applicable
Media: online
Source contribution:
A list of all FAA airport facilities in Connecticut and information about them such as facility name, facility identifier, type of facility, use of facility and latitude/longitude coordinates.
Date: 20080605
Currentness reference:
publication date
Source 3 - Orthophoto 2004
Title: Connecticut 2004 Orthophoto
Originators: State of Connecticut, Departments of Environmental Protection, Public Safety, Transportation
Publication date: 20040514
Data type: raster digital data
Map scale denominator: 12000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Geographically rectified, digital photography of the State of Connecticut suitable for use in a geographic information system as a visual source of features in the landscape. Used for digitizing airport features.
Date: 2000
Date: 2004
Date: 2005
Currentness reference:
ground condition
Source 4 - Orthophoto NAIP 2006
Title: Connecticut 2006 NAIP Color Orthophotography
Originators: USDA-FSA-APFO Aerial Photography Field Office
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publisher: USDA-FSA-APFO Aerial Photography Field Office
Publication place: Salt Lake City, Utah
Publication date: 2007
Data type: raster digital data
Map scale denominator: 40000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Geographically rectified, digital photography of the State of Connecticut suitable for use in a geographic information system as a visual source of features in the landscape. Used for digitizing airport features.
Date: 20060716
Date: 20060717
Date: 20060805
Date: 20060813
Date: 20060814
Date: 20060816
Currentness reference:
ground condition
Source 5 - Airports_Polygon
Title: Airports Polygon
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication date: 20080717
Data type: vector digital data
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Updated airport polygon features for the State of Connecticut in GeoDatabase Feature Class format.
Currentness reference:
publication date
Source 6 - Airports_FAA_CT
Title: Airports FAA CT
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher)
Publication date: 20080717
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Updated airport point features for the State of Connecticut in GeoDatabase Feature Class format.
Date: 20080605
Currentness reference:
publication date
Process Steps
Information about events, parameters, tolerances and techniques applied to construct or derive the data.
Process step information
Process Step 1
Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Person: Diana Danenberg
Phone: 860-424-3540
Address type: mailing and physical address
Address:
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State or Province: Connecticut
Postal code: 06106
Country: USA
Process date: 2008
Process software and version: ArcInfo 9.2
ESRI geoprocessing history
Description of ESRI geoprocessing commands, settings, and tolerances applied to the data.
ESRI geoprocessing command information
1 Process
Date: 20061204 Time: 123936
Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyFeatures
Command issued: CopyFeatures F:\GeoData\Transportation\geodatabase\Transportation_Master.mdb\Airport_Master "Database Connections\depdbs11@dep.sde\depgis.DEP.Airport_Master" DEPVECTORSTATIC 10000 0 0
2 DeleteFeatures_1
Date: 20080804 Time: 081045
Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\DeleteFeatures
Command issued: DeleteFeatures C:\DataProd\Transportation\database\Airport.mdb\Airport_Poly C:\DataProd\Transportation\database\Airport.mdb\Airport_Poly
3 CopyFeatures_3
Date: 20080804 Time: 143734
Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyFeatures
Command issued: CopyFeatures C:\Transportation\Airport.mdb\Airport_Master_Poly "Database Connections\10.18.8.94.depgis@DEP_Direct.sde\depgis.DEP.Airport_Master_Poly" DEPVECTORSTATIC 10000 0 0
4 CopyFeatures_14
Date: 20081215 Time: 154640
Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyFeatures
Command issued: CopyFeatures "Database Connections\10.18.8.94.depgis@DEP.sde\depgis.DEP.AIRPORT_MASTER_POLY" "Database Connections\062174-svr.depgis@DEP.sde\depgis.DEP.AIRPORT_MASTER_POLY" DEPFEATUREDYNAMIC 0 0 0
+ Data Distribution Information
General
Description of the data known by the party from whom the data may be obtained, liability of party distributing data, and technical capabilities required to use the data.
Resource description:
Connecticut Airports Master Polygon
Distribution liability:
Although this data set  has been used by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection as to the accuracy of the data and or related materials.  The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection in the use of these data or related materials. The user assumes the entire risk related to the use of these data. Once the data is distributed to the user, modifications made to the data by the user should be noted in the metadata.
Technical prerequisites:
Geographic information sytem (GIS), computer-aided drawing or other mapping software is necessary to display, view and access the information.
Distribution Point of Contact
Contact information for the individual or organization distributing the data.
Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Enviromental Protection
Phone: 860-424-3540
Fax: 860-424-4058
Email: dep.gisdata@ct.gov
Hours of service: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 Eastern Standard Time
Address type: mailing and physical address
Address:
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State or Province: Connecticut
Postal code: 06106-5127
Country: USA
Standard Order Process
Common ways in which data may be obtained.
Digital form:
Format name: Shapefile, Feature Class, Coverage
Format version number: ArcGIS
Size of the data: 0.075
Transfer size: 0.075
File decompression technique: Zip file
Digital transfer option:
Online option:
Computer information:
Network address:
Network resource name: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Fees: An online copy of the data may be accessed without charge.
Custom Order Process
Description of custom distribution services available.
Custom order process:
The data distributor does not provide custom GIS analysis or mapping services. Data is available in a standard format and may be converted to other formats, projections, coordinate systems, or selected for specific geographic regions by the party receiving the data.
+ Metadata Reference
Metadata Date
Dates associated with creating, updating and reviewing the metadata.
Last updated: 20111222
Language of metadata: en
Metadata Point of Contact
Contact information for the individual or organization responsible for the metadata information.
Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Person: Diana Danenberg
Phone: 860-424-3540
Fax: 860-424-4058
Email: dep.gisdata@ct.gov
Hours of service: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 Eastern Standard Time
Address type: mailing and physical address
Address:
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State or Province: Connecticut
Postal code: 06106-5127
Country: USA
Metadata Standards
Description of the metadata standard used to document the data and reference to any additional extended profiles to the standard used by the metadata producer.
Standard name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Time convention: local time
Metadata profiles defining additonal information:
Profile: ESRI Metadata Profile
FGDC Plus Metadata Stylesheet
Stylesheet: FGDC Plus Stylesheet
File name: FGDC Plus.xsl
Version: 2.2
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