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Northeastern United States Index State Polygon
SDE Feature Class - depgis.DEP.NORTHEASTINDEX_STATE_POLY
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+ Resource Description
Citation
Information used to reference the data.
Title: Northeastern United States Index State Polygon
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data compiler, editor and publisher)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
MassGIS (data compiler and publisher)
Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (data compiler and publisher)
Complex Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire (data compiler and publisher)
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (data compiler and publisher)
State of New York (data compiler and publisher)
Rhode Island Geograhic Information System (data compiler and publisher)
Vermont Center for Geograhic Information (data compiler and publisher)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 20080708
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Description
A characterization of the data, including its intended use and limitations.
Abstract:
Northeastern United States Index State Polygon includes generalized State boundaries for Northeastern United States. Includes data for Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The index version is a faster drawing representation of counties for use in interactive map applications. The data layer was created by merging towns within the same state. The source was Northeast United States Index Town  Polygon which was, in turn, derived from Northeast United States Town Boundary Polygon. In the index version boundary lines have been minimally generalized to reduce vertices. Features such as small and medium offshore islands were eliminated. It may contain some boundary line and county name errors for states other than Connecticut.
Purpose:
Northeastern United States Index State Polygon data are intended for geographic display of states at statewide and regional levels. Use it to map and label states in an interactive map where drawing speed is important. Not suitable for analytic or similar GIS uses. This information should be displayed at scales appropriate for 1:100,000-scale data and smaller. The State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (CTDEP) assembled this regional data layer using data from other states in order to create a single, seamless representation of political boundaries within the vicinity of Connecticut that could be easily incorporated into mapping applications as background information.
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.NORTHEASTINDEX_STATE_POLY
Data type: vector digital data
Data format: SDE Feature Class
Native dataset environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500
Time Period of Data
Time period(s) for which the data corresponds to the currentness reference.
Date: 2008
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: boundaries
Keyword thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Place:
Keywords: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT
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 1:100,000 scale. 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 as the data publisher. For example, include the following data source description when printing this layer on a map: Political Boundaries - From the Northeastern United States Index State Boundary layer, published by CT DEP.
+ Graphic Example
Browse Graphic
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: 0.000500
Ordinate resolution: 0.000500
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
Left-903899.563250 (survey feet)
Right2523785.550750 (survey feet)
Top2937496.500625 (survey feet)
Bottom-187522.669375 (survey feet)
In Unprojected coordinates (geographic)
GCS North American 1983
BoundaryCoordinate
West-80.390502 (longitude)
East-66.629197 (longitude)
North47.508619 (latitude)
South38.745042 (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:
Attributes identify and describe the geographic areas and boundaries between states and counties for the States of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Use the BOUNDARY attribute to cartographically represent state and county boundary lines. Use the LAND_CLASS attribute to cartographically distinguish land from water polygon features. Use the STATE_COD, STATE_NAME, COUNTY_NAME or MAP_LABEL attributes to label polygon features with state and county names. Use the LABEL_FLAG attribute to identify polygons large enough to label with county names at larger scales using the MAP_LABEL attribute. Or use the CT_LABEL_Y and CT_LABEL_N attributes to label just Connecticut counties or all but Connecticut counties without querying for the appropriate features and labeling them with the MAP_LABEL values, which is a slower technique. Use the CT_LEGEND, MA_LEGEND, ME_LEGEND, and other similarly named polygon attributes to classify and highlight features in the corresponding state. This dataset includes a large water polygon feature that may impact polygon drawing performance. To improve drawing performance, exclude all water features by using the following expression in a layer definition query: LAND_CLASS = "Land"
Direct spatial reference method: Vector
Indirect spatial reference method: Includes State code, State name, County code, and County name for the States of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Attributes of Northeast United States Index State Polygon
Detailed descriptions of entity type, attributes, and attribute values for the data.
Name: depgis.DEP.NORTHEASTINDEX_STATE_POLY
Type of object: Feature Class
Geometry type: Polygon
Number of records: 76
Description:
Includes line features representing State boundaries; the shoreline; island shorelines; and lines enclosing open water areas along the outer limits of the data extent.
Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Attributes
SHAPE
Definition:
Feature geometry.
Alias: SHAPE Type: Geometry Width: 4 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute values: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute definition source:
ESRI
LAND_CLASS
Definition:
Land Class - Distinguishes land from water. This dataset includes a large water polygon feature that may impact polygon drawing performance. To improve drawing performance, exclude all water features by using the following expression in a layer definition query: LAND_CLASS = "Land"
Alias: LAND_CLASS Type: String Width: 10 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
Land
Land Feature - Mainland or island
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Water
Water Feature - Marine and selected large fresh waterbody
Definition Source:
CT DEP
CT_LEGEND
Definition:
Connecticut Legend - Classifies features to highlight and differentiate Connecticut from other states.
Alias: CT_LEGEND Type: String Width: 20 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
Connecticut
State of Connecticut
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Other States
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Water
Water
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
MA_LEGEND
Definition:
Massachusetts Legend - Classifies features to highlight and differentiate Massachusetts from other states.
Alias: MA_LEGEND Type: String Width: 20 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
Massachusetts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Other States
Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Water
Water
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
ME_LEGEND
Definition:
Maine Legend - Classifies features to highlight and differentiate Maine from other states.
Alias: ME_LEGEND Type: String Width: 20 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
Maine
State of Maine
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Other States
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Water
Water
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
NH_LEGEND
Definition:
New Hampshire Legend - Classifies features to highlight and differentiate New Hampshire from other states.
Alias: NH_LEGEND Type: String Width: 20 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
New Hampshire
State of New Hampshire
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Other States
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Water
Water
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
NJ_LEGEND
Definition:
New Jersey Legend - Classifies features to highlight and differentiate New Jersey from other states.
Alias: NJ_LEGEND Type: String Width: 20 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
New Jersey
State of New Jersey
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Other States
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Water
Water
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
NY_LEGEND
Definition:
New York Legend - Classifies features to highlight and differentiate New York from other states.
Alias: NY_LEGEND Type: String Width: 20 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
New York
State of New York
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Other States
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Water
Water
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
RI_LEGEND
Definition:
Rhode Island Legend - Classifies features to highlight and differentiate Rhode Island from other states.
Alias: RI_LEGEND Type: String Width: 20 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
Rhode Island
State of Rhode Island
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Other States
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Vermont
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Water
Water
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
VT_LEGEND
Definition:
Vermont Legend - Classifies features to highlight and differentiate Vermont from other states.
Alias: VT_LEGEND Type: String Width: 20 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
Vermont
State of Vermont
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Other States
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Water
Water
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
STATE_COD
Definition:
State Code
Alias: STATE_COD Type: String Width: 2 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
'blank'
No State designation. Used to encode open water features.
Definition Source:
CT DEP
CT
State of Connecticut
Definition Source:
CT DEP
ME
State of Maine
Definition Source:
CT DEP
MA
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Definition Source:
CT DEP
NH
State of New Hampshire
Definition Source:
CT DEP
NJ
State of New Jersey
Definition Source:
CT DEP
NY
State of New York
Definition Source:
CT DEP
RI
State of Rhode Island
Definition Source:
CT DEP
VT
State of Vermont
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
STATE_NAME
Definition:
State Name
Alias: STATE_NAME Type: String Width: 20 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
'blank'
No State designation. Used to encode open water features.
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Connecticut
State of Connecticut
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Maine
State of Maine
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Massachusetts
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Definition Source:
CT DEP
New Hampshire
State of New Hampshire
Definition Source:
CT DEP
New Jersey
State of New Jersey
Definition Source:
CT DEP
New York
State of New York
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Rhode Island
State of Rhode Island
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Vermont
State of Vermont
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
LABEL_FLAG
Definition:
Label Flag - Identifies polygons considered to be large and significant enough in size to be labeled on a map with county names. Polygons designated for labeling are assigned LABEL_FLAG values equal to "True", whereas small island polygons along coast, not typically labeled with county names, are assigned LABEL_FLAG values equal to "False". Label selected features with the MAP_LABEL attribute.
Alias: LABEL_FLAG Type: String Width: 10 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
True
Polygon feature you can label with MAP_LABEL attribute
Definition Source:
CT DEP
False
Polygon feature not to label with MAP_LABEL attribute
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
MAP_LABEL
Definition:
Map Label Text - Text values from the CNTY_NAME field used for map labeling purposes. Use the LABEL_FLAG field to query for polygon features to label with this field.
Alias: MAP_LABEL Type: String Width: 50 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute values: Text value
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
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
CT_LABEL_Y
Definition:
Connecticut Map Label - Map label text for Connecticut counties. Use this field to label all Connecticut counties without using the LABEL_FLAG field to query for the appropriate features to label, which is a slower technique.
Alias: CT_LABEL_Y Type: String Width: 50 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute values: CNTY_NAME values only for polygon features where MAP_LABEL = 'True' and STATE_COD = 'CT'.
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
CT_LABEL_N
Definition:
Not Connecticut Map Label - Map label text for all but Connecticut counties. Use this field to label all but Connecticut counties without using the LABEL_FLAG field to query for the appropriate features to label, which is a slower technique.
Alias: CT_LABEL_N Type: String Width: 50 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute values: CNTY_NAME values only for polygon features where MAP_LABEL = 'True' and STATE_COD not equal to 'CT'.
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
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.NORTHEASTINDEX_STATE_POLY
ESRI feature type: Simple
Geometry type: Polygon
Topology: FALSE
Feature count: 76
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.NORTHEASTINDEX_STATE_POLY
Type: G-polygon
Count: 76
+ 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:
This map layer includes boundaries for Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Data completeness has been altered from the original through elimination of features consistant  with the goal of creating simplified, faster drawing data.
Attribute Accuracy
Accuracy of the identification of data entities, features and assignment of attribute values.
Attribute accuracy report:
All attributes have valid values. These attribute values are directly based on or derived from attribute and or spatial (feature location) information supplied by the respective data sources. This information does not depict official boundaries established by the respective state and municipal governments. It may contain some state and county boundary line errors for all states and county name errors for all states other than Connecticut.
Positional Accuracy
Accuracy of the positional aspects of the data.
Horizontal accuracy report:
The horizontal positional accuracy of this data is unkown.
+ Data Source and Process Information
ESRI geoprocessing history
Description of ESRI geoprocessing commands, settings, and tolerances applied to the data.
ESRI geoprocessing command information
1 CopyFeatures_5
Date: 20080715 Time: 134452
Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyFeatures
Command issued: CopyFeatures R:\Archive\NE_Index_Town\NortheastIndexTown.mdb\Northeast_Index_State_Poly "Database Connections\10.18.8.94.depgis@DEP_Direct.sde\depgis.DEP.Northeast_Index_State_Poly" DEPVECTORSTATIC 885000 0 0
2 CopyFeatures_20
Date: 20081215 Time: 161529
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.NORTHEASTINDEX_STATE_POLY" "Database Connections\062174-svr.depgis@DEP.sde\depgis.DEP.NORTHEASTINDEX_STATE_POLY" DEPFEATURESTATIC 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:
Northeastern United States Index State 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
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
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: 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: 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
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