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Connecticut Other Geographic Name Table

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data compiler, editor and publisher)
Originator: U.S. Geologica Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
Publication_Date: 2006
Title:
Connecticut Other Geographic Name Table
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Online_Linkage: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Description:
Abstract: 
Includes other known alternate names for the geographic names in the Geographic Names table (GeoName). May include one or more alternate name.
Purpose: 
This table provides alternate names for point features in the Geographic Names (Geographic_Name) feature class. Use the Geographic Name Number (GEONAME_NO) attribute to join records in this table to records in the associated Geographic Name table (GeoName). The GeoName table is joined to the Geographic_Name feature class.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1974
Time of Day: Present
Currentness_Reference: 
ground condition
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.766107
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.737737
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.127877
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.879362.
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Also known as
Theme_Keyword: Alternate geograhic name
Theme_Keyword: Other geographic name
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: location
Place:
Place_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_Keyword: Connecticut
Place_Keyword: CT
Place:
Place_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.
Place_Keyword: United States of America
Place_Keyword: USA
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.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Contact_Person: Howie Sternberg
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State_or_Province: Connecticut
Postal_Code: 06106-5127
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 860-424-3540
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 860-424-4058
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dep.gisdata@ct.gov
Hours_of_Service: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 Eastern Standard Time
Data_Set_Credit: 
Many feature names are derived from the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Board of Geographic Names. The names of rivers, streams, brooks, reservoirs, lakes and ponds were originally compiled and mapped from various sources, including GNIS, by James Bogar, a Cartographer with the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection.
Native_Data_Set_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.
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Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: 
Table records conform to the following rules. Duplicate records with identical GEONAME_NO attribute values are allowed for features having more than one alternate name.
Lineage:
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Connecticut Other Geographic Name Table
Entity_Type_Definition:
Other or alternate geographic names for features in the master table of all Geographic Names (GeoName)
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
US Geological Survey and the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
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: GEONAME_NO
Attribute_Definition: 
Geographic Name Number - The GEONAME_NO value from the Geographic Name data table for a feature with an additional (other) name. Duplicate records with identical GEONAME_NO attribute values are allowed for features having more than one alternate name.
Attribute_Definition_Source: 
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Numeric value
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OTHER_NAME
Attribute_Definition: 
Other Geographic Name - An alternate name for the geographic feature. Typically a local name. Depending on the circumstance, can also be the name published on the 1:24,000-scale USGS topographic quadrangle map if the name in the Geographic Names (GeoName) table differs from information published on the USGS topographic quadrangle map.
Attribute_Definition_Source: 
US Geological Survey and State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Text value
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: depgis.DEP.GeoName_To_GeoNameOther
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: 
This metadata includes a complete description of the entity types, attributes, and attribute values for this data set. No other reference material exists.
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Enviromental Protection
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State_or_Province: Connecticut
Postal_Code: 06106-5127
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 860-424-3540
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 860-424-4058
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dep.gisdata@ct.gov
Hours_of_Service: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 Eastern Standard Time
Resource_Description: Connecticut Other Geographic Name Table
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.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: Table
Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS
File_Decompression_Technique: Zip
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_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: 
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.
Technical_Prerequisites:
Geographic information sytem (GIS), computer-aided drawing or other mapping software is necessary to display, view and access the information.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20111208
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Contact_Person: Howie Sternberg
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State_or_Province: Connecticut
Postal_Code: 06106-5127
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 860-424-3540
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 860-424-4058
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dep.gisdata@ct.gov
Hours_of_Service: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 Eastern Standard Time
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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