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1997 Municipal and Private Open Space
SDE Feature Class - depgis.DEP.MUNICIPAL_PRIVATE_OPEN_SPACE
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+ Resource Description
Citation
Information used to reference the data.
Title: 1997 Municipal and Private Open Space
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data compiler, editor and publisher)
Publication date: 1997
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Other citation details:
Data compiled from overlays of muncipal parcels onto USGS 1:24,000 scale topographic quadrangle maps.

Data should be used at a 1:24,000 scale  (1"=2,000'). 
Description
A characterization of the data, including its intended use and limitations.
Abstract:
1997 Municipal and Private Open Space Property is polygon feature-based data that includes land owned in fee simple interest by the municipalities, land trusts, and other private entities within the State of Connecticut.  These data are based on information collected from each Connecticut municipality up to 1997 and mapped at 1:24,000 scale.  Generally, partial interests such as easements or development rights are not included in this layer.  Types of property (categories) in this layer include cemeteries, conservation land, existing preserved open space, general recreation land, preservation land, recreation land, schools and uncategorized land.  This layer is not current and has not been updated since its creation in 1997.
Purpose:
Municipal and Private Open Space Property contains parcels owned by municipalities, land trusts and other private entities throughout the state.  Generally, these parcels are open space and include schools, cemeteries, recreation, conservation and preservation land.  This layer can be used with the Federal Property and DEP Property layers for a more comprehensive understanding of open space and recreation land throughout the State of Connecticut.

This layer has not been updated since 1997 and may not be accurate.  For more accurate and current open space parcel data, please see the Protected Open Space and the Protected Open Space Phase 1 feature classes.  However, please note that the definition of Protected Open Space is not the same.  As a result, cemeteries, developed recreation facilities, and schools are not included in the more current Protected Open Space layers.
Dataset credit:
James Bogar, Cartographer, and Howard W. Sternberg III, Environmental Analyst, State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
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
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.MUNICIPAL_PRIVATE_OPEN_SPACE
Data type: vector digital data
Data format: SDE Feature Class
Native dataset environment: This data is published 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.
Date: 1997
Currentness reference:
ground condition
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: open space, municipal property, recreation, preserved land
Keyword thesaurus: None
Theme:
Keywords: planningCadastre, boundaries, environment
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:
None.  There are no restrictions or legal prerequisites for using the data.  Once acquired, any modification made to the data must be noted in the metadata.  When printing this information on a map or using it in a software application, please acknowledge the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection as the original source for this information.
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Graphic illustration of the data.
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+ 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
Left732429.989000 (survey feet)
Right1263044.805500 (survey feet)
Top944195.931250 (survey feet)
Bottom554854.670000 (survey feet)
In Unprojected coordinates (geographic)
GCS North American 1983
BoundaryCoordinate
West-73.735108 (longitude)
East-71.781551 (longitude)
North42.052384 (latitude)
South40.979767 (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 polygon features for all DEP owned property such as State Parks, State Forests, Wildlife Areas, etc.  Information encoded about these features includes property type classification, two standard cartographic symbology classification schemes, and feature acreage.  Use the AV_LEGEND attribute to symbolize features by type on a map. Use the IMS_LEGEND attribute to more generally symbolize the features by type. 
Direct spatial reference method: Vector
Indirect spatial reference method: State of Connecticut, United States
Attributes of 1997 Municipal and Private Open Space
Detailed descriptions of entity type, attributes, and attribute values for the data.
Name: depgis.DEP.MUNICIPAL_PRIVATE_OPEN_SPACE
Type of object: Feature Class
Geometry type: Polygon
Number of records: 7769
Description:
Municipally owned open space land
Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
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
CATEGORY
Definition:
Generalized type of property used for symbology classification.
Alias: CATEGORY Type: String Width: 30 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
Cemetery
A cemetery, either private or municipally owned.
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Conservation
Land that is considered a conservation area.
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Existing Preserved Open Space
Existing preserved open space land.
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
General Recreation
Land used for general recreation purposes.
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Preservation
Any land that is considered preserved.
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Recreation
Land used for recreation.
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
School
Land than contains a school or a school facility.
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Uncategorized
Any parcel that does not fit the above classifications.
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
NAME
Definition:
Name of the facility
Alias: NAME Type: String Width: 70 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute values: Text that is specific to each facility.
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
OWNERSHIP
Definition:
Type of ownership of parcel.
Alias: OWNERSHIP Type: String Width: 10 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
Municipal
Municipally owned land
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Private
Privately owned land
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
FNCT
Definition:
Code value for each parcel.  This field is decoded by the DESC attribute.
Alias: FNCT Type: String Width: 3 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
M-1
Code for DESC value:  "Municipal, open to public without fee"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
M-2
Code for DESC value:  "Municipal, open to public with fee"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
M-3
Code for DESC value:  "Municipal, members or owners only"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
M-C
Code of DESC value:  "Municipal cemetery"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
MS
Code for DESC value:  "Municipal School"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
MS1
Code for DESC value: "Municipal school open to public without fee"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
P
Code for DESC value:  "Private, access unknown"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
P-1
Code for DESC value:  "Private, open to public without fee"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
P-2
Code for DESC value:  "Private, open to public with fee"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
P-3
Code for DESC value:  "Private, members or owners only"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
P-C
Code for DESC value:  "Private cemetery"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
PS
Code for DESC value:  "Private school"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
DESCRIPT
Definition:
Decodes the FNCT attribute.  Description of parcel in terms of its use.
Alias: DESCRIPT Type: String Width: 50 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
Municipal cemetery
Municipal cemetery; decodes FNCT value of "M-C"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Municipal school
Municipal school; decodes FNCT value of "MS"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Municipal school open to public without fee
Municipal school property that is open to the public without a fee; decodes FNCT value of "MS1"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Municipal, members or owners only
Municipal property that is open to members or owners only; decodes FNCT value of "M-3"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Municipal, open to public with fee
Municipal property that is open to the public subject to a fee; decodes FNCT value of "M-2"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Municipal, open to public without fee
Municipal property that is open to the public without a fee; decodes FNCT value of "M-1"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Private cemetery
Privately owned cemetery; decodes FNCT value of "P-C"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Private school
Private school; decodes FNCT value of "PS"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Private, access unknown
Private property, access is unknown; decodes FNCT value of "P"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Private, members or owners only
Private property open to members or owners only; decodes FNCT value of "P-3"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Private, open to public with fee
Private property that is open to the public subject to a fee; decodes FNCT value of "P-2"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Private, open to public without fee
Private property that is open to the public without a fee; decodes FNCT value of "P-1"
Definition Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
ACRE_GIS
Definition:
Area of feature in acres.
Alias: ACRE_GIS Type: Double Width: 8 Precision: 16 Scale: 5
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
SHAPE
Definition:
Feature geometry.
Alias: SHAPE Type: Geometry Width: 4 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute values: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute definition source:
ESRI
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.MUNICIPAL_PRIVATE_OPEN_SPACE
ESRI feature type: Simple
Geometry type: Polygon
Topology: FALSE
Feature count: 7769
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.MUNICIPAL_PRIVATE_OPEN_SPACE
Type: G-polygon
Count: 7769
+ 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:
No topological rules were applied.  No consistency is assumed or implied.  Features were digitized by using the tablet digitizing method.  
Completeness report:
The completeness of the data reflects the best available parcel acquisition records submitted to the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection from Connecticut's Municipalities up to 1997.  However, there may be omissions due to file errors, incomplete files, missing files, or staff error in the file retrieval process.  No indication of completeness percentage is possible.
Attribute Accuracy
Accuracy of the identification of data entities, features and assignment of attribute values.
Attribute accuracy report:
Attributes in the DEP Property layer have valid values.  Values are within defined domains.  DESC values are based on and decode FNCT values.  OWNERSHIP denotes whether the parcel is privately or municipally owned.  FNCT values begin with an "M" for municipal, or a "P" for private and this field relates to the OWNERSHIP field in that respect.  CATEGORY values are used for the purpose of generating a legend.  The values in the above fields have been checked for accuracy by comparing each value to its corresponding value in the related field.  ACRE_GIS, SHAPE_AREA, and SHAPE_LENGTH are all software calculated.  ACRE_GIS is the feature area in acres, while SHAPE_AREA and SHAPE_LENGTH are the feature area and length in feet.
Positional Accuracy
Accuracy of the positional aspects of the data.
Horizontal accuracy report:
No overall positional accuracy level can be established since a variety of sources and methods were used to map and compile the parcel features.  Consequently, the information can be assumed to be no more positionally accurate than the least accurate method, which involved tablet or heads-up digitizing at 1:24000 scale.
+ Data Source and Process Information
Data Sources
Information about the source data used to construct or derive the data.
Data source information
Source 1, Municipal Maps and Surveys
Title: Municipal Maps and Surveys
Originators: State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Publication date: 2004
Map scale denominator: Varied
Media: Paper or mylar maps
Source contribution:
This source represents the original data submitted to the State of Connecticut by the municipalities.  Data format varied and was not consistent in any way.  
Date: unknown
Currentness reference:
publication date
Source 2, Municipal Property Mylars
Title: Municipal Property Mylars
Originators: State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Publication date: 2002
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: Mylar
Source contribution:
Municipally owned property delineated at 1:24000 scale from hand drawn delineations on topographic maps, survey maps and sketches.  
Date: 1997
Currentness reference:
publication date
Source 3, Municipal Open Space Property Coverage
Title: Municipal Open Space Property Coverage
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Municipally owned property in an ArcInfo coverage format (NAD27).
Source 4, Municipal Open Space Property Shapefile
Title: Municipal Open Space Property Shapefile
Originators: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Publication date: 1999
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Municipally owned open space property in Shapefile format (NAD83).
Date: 1999
Currentness reference:
publication date
Source 5, Municipal Open Space Property Feature Class
Title: Municipal Open Space Property Feature Class
Originators: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Publication date: 20100525
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Municipally owned open space property in Geodatabase Feature Class format.  
Date: 20100525
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
Process description:
Create 1:24,000-scale Municipal Property Mylars - The initial Municipal Property Coverage was based on information mapped and subsequently digitized from a series of 1:24,000-scale Mylar overlays maintained by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The following briefly describes a mapping effort comprised of delineating the outer property boundary of municipal properties (facilities) such as cemeteries, schools, preserved open space and recreation areas, and other uncategorized open space areas on Mylar overlays. This was an ongoing mapping effort at DEP in the mid 1990's.

Municipal Property Mylar overlays for each 1:24,000-scale, 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle map were made by placing a blank sheet of 2 millimeter Mylar on each topographic quadrangle map and manually drafting the neat lines (boundaries) of the topographic quadrangle map on the Mylar. The neat lines were drafted in India ink and are the basis for manually registering (lining up) the overlay to the corresponding topographic quadrangle map. These overlays were not prepared with the intent of creating a data source for digitizing. Rather, they were meant to be used with and the basis for other 1:50,000 and 1:125,000 scale-overlays for regional assessments of dedicated open space, acreage calculations, and map publication purposes. These Mylars were susceptible to expansion and contraction under varying humidity conditions due to a 2-millimeter thickness. Also, the neat lines drawn on the overlays registered each overlay to the paper topographic quadrangle map and not a stable-base Mylar of the topographic quadrangle map. 

Although most municipally owned open space parcels are not shown on the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps, some cemeteries are depicted.  These cemetery parcels were transferred to Mylar by registering the overlays to the topographic quadrangle maps and tracing the boundaries of these cemeteries published on the USGS topographic quadrangle maps.  Each polygon was labeled and matched to the quadrangle neat lines, if necessary. All line work was done in ink. 

Parcels other than cemeteries were drawn onto the mylar using a best fit method by reducing the size of the original parcel map to approximate a scale of 1:24,000 and then tracing this onto the mylar.  The media and sources of the municipal parcel maps within each town varied and no record was kept regarding the exact office or department from which the data originated.  

Subsequent to the completion of this layer in 1997, no further updates were performed, except for municipal properties that were transferred to the Dept. of Environmental Protection as part of the DEP's land exchange program.  
Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Phone: 860-424-3540
Address type: mailing address
Address:
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State or Province: CT
Postal code: 06447
Country: United States
Process date: 1988-1997
Process software and version: None
Data Source used
Source 1, Municipal Maps and Surveys
Title: Municipal Maps and Surveys
Originators: State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Publication date: 2004
Map scale denominator: Varied
Media: Paper or mylar maps
Source contribution:
This source represents the original data submitted to the State of Connecticut by the municipalities.  Data format varied and was not consistent in any way.  
Date: unknown
Currentness reference:
publication date
Data Source produced
Source 2, Municipal Property Mylars
Title: Municipal Property Mylars
Originators: State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Publication date: 2002
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: Mylar
Source contribution:
Municipally owned property delineated at 1:24000 scale from hand drawn delineations on topographic maps, survey maps and sketches.  
Date: 1997
Currentness reference:
publication date
Process Step 2
Process description:
Create 1:24,000-scale Municipal Open Space Property Coverage - The initial Municipal Open Space Property Coverage was based on information mapped and subsequently digitized from a series of 1:24,000-scale Mylar overlays maintained by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The Municipal Open Space Property Mylars.

The Municipal Open Space Property Coverage was first created in 1994 using information from the 1:24,000-scale Mylar overlays. The process of creating the coverage involved developing and testing methods to accurately register the Municipal Property Mylar overlays to a digitizing tablet; digitize boundary lines delineated on the overlays that do not coincide with other 1:24,000-scale base-map features (roads, streams, shorelines and town boundaries); use linear features from 1:24,000-scale base-map layers (road, streams, shorelines and town boundaries) as data sources when coincident with property boundaries; edge-match boundaries along quadrangle neat lines; append boundary lines to form and close polygon features; and attribute polygon features. Line feature topology was established with ArcInfo Fuzzy and Dangle tolerances verified at 4 and 10 feet, respectively. Polygon feature topology was established to ensure that no polygons overlapped. Digitizing was performed using PC ArcInfo 3.4d. All other processing tasks were accomplished using either ArcInfo 5 or 6.

Polygon attributes distinguish municipal parcels from one another and include the CATEGORY, FNCT, DESC and  NAME to uniquely identify, name, and classify properties and facilities by municipal function (Cemetery, Conservation, Existing Preserved Open Space, General Recreation, Preservation, Recreation, School, and Uncategorized).

This layer was not updated subsequent to its publication date in 1997.  
Person: Howie Sternberg
Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Phone: 860-424-3540
Process date: 1994-1997
Process software and version: ArcInfo9
Data Source used
Source 2, Municipal Property Mylars
Title: Municipal Property Mylars
Originators: State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Publication date: 2002
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: Mylar
Source contribution:
Municipally owned property delineated at 1:24000 scale from hand drawn delineations on topographic maps, survey maps and sketches.  
Date: 1997
Currentness reference:
publication date
Data Source produced
Source 3, Municipal Open Space Property Coverage
Title: Municipal Open Space Property Coverage
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Municipally owned property in an ArcInfo coverage format (NAD27).
Process Step 3
Process description:
Datum Conversion - Using ESRI ArcInfo software, the Municipal Open Space Property layer was converted from the Connecticut State Plane Coordinate System of 1927 (NAD 27) to the Connecticut State Plane Coordinate System of 1983 (NAD 83).  The NADCON (North American Datum CONversion) data transformation was used.  A shapefile was then created from the coverage for use with ArcView 3.x.
Person: Howie Sternberg
Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Phone: 860-424-3540
Process date: 1999
Process software and version: ArcInfo
Data Source used
Source 3, Municipal Open Space Property Coverage
Title: Municipal Open Space Property Coverage
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Municipally owned property in an ArcInfo coverage format (NAD27).
Data Source produced
Source 4, Municipal Open Space Property Shapefile
Title: Municipal Open Space Property Shapefile
Originators: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Publication date: 1999
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Municipally owned open space property in Shapefile format (NAD83).
Date: 1999
Currentness reference:
publication date
Process Step 4
Process description:
Attribute Edits for Milford - It was found that 37 parcels located in Milford, Connecticut were named incorrectly.  They contained duplicate names of features in Greenwich.  The names of these parcels were changed to a value of "Unknown" as they were not field researched.  When the data becomes available, these data will be corrected to reflect the actual name of the open space parcel.
Organization: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Phone: 860-424-3540
Fax: 860-424-4058
Address type: mailing and physical address
Address:
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State or Province: Connecticut
Postal code: 06106
Country: United States
Process date: 20100525
Process software and version: ArcGIS 9.3.1
Data Source used
Source 4, Municipal Open Space Property Shapefile
Title: Municipal Open Space Property Shapefile
Originators: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Publication date: 1999
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Municipally owned open space property in Shapefile format (NAD83).
Date: 1999
Currentness reference:
publication date
Data Source produced
Source 5 - Municipal Open Space Property Feature Class
ESRI geoprocessing history
Description of ESRI geoprocessing commands, settings, and tolerances applied to the data.
ESRI geoprocessing command information
1 Process
Date: 20100525 Time: 140511
Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\DeleteFeatures
Command issued: DeleteFeatures "Database Connections\10.18.8.60.depgis@dep_92dc.sde\depgis.DEP.MUNICIPAL_PRIVATE_OPEN_SPACE" "Database Connections\10.18.8.60.depgis@dep_92dc.sde\depgis.DEP.MUNICIPAL_PRIVATE_OPEN_SPACE"
+ 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:
Municipal and Private Open Space
Technical prerequisites:
Geographic information system (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 Environmental 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
Format version number: ArcGIS
File decompression technique: Zip file
Digital transfer option:
Online option:
Computer information:
Network address:
Network resource name: http://www.ct.gov/deep
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: 20111208
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: Jacqueline L. Mickiewicz
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: CT
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
Description: This metadata is displayed using the FGDC Plus Stylesheet, which is an XSL template that can be used with ArcGIS software to display metadata. It displays metadata elements defined in the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (CSDGM) - aka FGDC Standard, the ESRI Profile of CSDGM, the Biological Data Profile of CSDGM, and the Shoreline Data Profile of CSDGM. CSDGM is the US Federal Metadata standard. The Federal Geographic Data Committee originally adopted the CSDGM in 1994 and revised it in 1998. According to Executive Order 12096 all Federal agencies are ordered to use this standard to document geospatial data created as of January, 1995. The standard is often referred to as the FGDC Metadata Standard and has been implemented beyond the federal level with State and local governments adopting the metadata standard as well. The Biological Data Profile broadens the application of the CSDGM so that it is more easily applied to biological data that are not explicitly geographic (laboratory results, field notes, specimen collections, research reports) but can be associated with a geographic location. Includes taxonomical vocabulary. The Shoreline Data Profile addresses variability in the definition and mapping of shorelines by providing a standardized set of terms and data elements required to support metadata for shoreline and coastal data sets. The FGDC Plus Stylesheet includes the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set. It supports W3C DOM compatible browsers such as IE7, IE6, Netscape 7, and Mozilla Firefox. It is in the public domain and may be freely used, modified, and redistributed. It is provided "AS-IS" without warranty or technical support.
Instructions: On the top of the page, click on the title of the dataset to toggle opening and closing of all metadata content sections or click section links listed horizontally below the title to open individual sections. Click on a section name (e.g. Description) to open and close section content. Within a section, click on a item name (Status, Key Words, etc.) to open and close individual content items. By default, the Citation information within the Description section is always open for display.
Download: FGDC Plus Stylesheet is available from the ArcScripts downloads at www.esri.com.