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Connecticut US Congress Districts

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (data publisher)
Originator: State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly (data compiler, editor and publisher)
Publication_Date: 20130111
Title:
Connecticut US Congress Districts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Online_Linkage: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Description:
Abstract:
Connecticut US Congress Districts is a 1:100,000-scale, polygon feature-based layer that defines the Reapportionment of US Congressional District boundaries as reflected in the 2011Plan of Congressional Districting  for the State of Connecticut. Attribute information is comprised of codes that identify individual U.S Congressional Districts.
Purpose:
Connecticut US Congress Districts Districts is not intended for maps printed at map scales greater or more detailed than 1:100,000 scale (1 inch = 1.578 mile).
Supplemental_Information:
For additional information, contact the Connecticut General Assembly or the Connecticut Secreatary of State.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20120219
Currentness_Reference:
US Congress Redistricting Plan date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.742161
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.781124
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.052598
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.950009
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: US Congressional District
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
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. 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 (1 inch =  1.578 mile). Although this data set  has been used by the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and 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 Energy and 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, Connecticut General Assembly and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection as the source for this information. For example, include the following data source description when printing this layer on a map: US Congressional Districts - From the US Congress Districts layer, compiled and published by the CT General Assembly and CT DEEP. Source map scale is 1:100,000.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Contact_Person: GIS Section
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: deep.gisdata@ct.gov
Hours_of_Service: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 Eastern Standard Time
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://www.cteco.uconn.edu/metadata/dep/browsegraphic/uscongressdstricts.gif
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Full view of Connecticut US Congressional Districts
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
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:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All attributes have valid values. 
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. It is not known whether automated procedures or other software tests or topology rules were performed to guarantee desired topology other than visual inspection.
Completeness_Report:
The data is complete and reflects the 2011 US Congressional District boundaries for the State of Connecticut at 1:100,000 scale.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The horizontal positional accuracy of this data is unknown.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly (data compiler, editor and publisher)
Publication_Date: 20120119
Title:
Special Master's Draft Report & Congressional District Plan
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assebly
Other_Citation_Details:
Adopted by the Connecticut Supreme Court February 10, 1012. Available form the Connecticut Secretary of the State.
Online_Linkage: http://www.cga.ct.gov/red2011/special_master.asp
Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20120219
Source_Currentness_Reference:
US Congress Redistricting Plan date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source 1 - Specila Master Draft Plan.shp
Source_Contribution:
This data source is a shapefile named Special Master Draft Plan.shp with district boundaries defined in Geographic Coordinates (latitute and longitude), North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). It was downloaded from the Connecticut State Assembly website.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data publisher)
Originator: State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly (data compiler, editor and publisher)
Publication_Date: 20010101
Title:
Connecticut US Congress Districts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Online_Linkage: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000
Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20130111
Source_Currentness_Reference:
US Congress Redistricting Plan date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source 2 - US_Congress_Districts.shp
Source_Contribution:
This data source is a shapefile named US_Congress_Districts.shp with district boundaries defined in the Connecticut State Plane Coordinate System, NAD83. Map units are in feet.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (data publisher)
Originator: State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly (data compiler, editor and publisher)
Publication_Date: 20120111
Title:
Connecticut US Congress Districts
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Online_Linkage: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000
Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20130111
Source_Currentness_Reference:
US Congress Redistricting Plan date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source 3 - US_Congress_Districts
Source_Contribution:
US_Congress_Disctricts is in GeoDatabase Feature Class format.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Datum conversion - Using ArcGIS software, the shapefile named Special Master Draft Plan.shp, having a file date of January 12, 2012, was converted from geographic coordinates to the Connecticut State Plane Coordinate System of 1983 (NAD83) to create shapefile named US_Congress_Districts.shp.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source 1 - Special Master Draft Plan.shp
Process_Date: 2013
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source 2 - US_Congress_Districts.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Contact_Person: GIS Section
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State_or_Province: Connecticut
Postal_Code: 06106
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 860-424-3540
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: deep.gisdata@ct.gov
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Convert to GeoDatabase Feature Class format - Defined new Feature Class named US_Congress_Districts and imported the attribute definitions, loaded features and imported metadata from US_Congress_Districts.shp shapefile. 

Spatial Reference Properties for Feature Class:

Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Connecticut_FIPS_0600_Feet
XY Domain MinX: 100000; MaxX: 2247483.645
XY Domain MinY: 200000; MaxY: 2347483.645
Precision: 1000
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source 2 - US_Congress_Districts.shp
Process_Date: 2013
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:
Source 3 - US_Congress_Districts
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Contact_Person: GIS Section
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State_or_Province: Connecticut
Postal_Code: 06106
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 860-424-3540
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: deep.gisdata@ct.gov
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference_Method:
Connecticut US Congressional district numbers
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 5
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
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_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000
Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Connecticut US Congress Districts
Entity_Type_Definition:
US Congressional Districts for Connecticut represented as polygon features.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly
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: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition:
Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DISTRICT
Attribute_Definition:
US Congressional District
Attribute_Definition_Source:
State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Text value ranging from 1 to 5.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NDISTRICT
Attribute_Definition:
US Congressional District Number
Attribute_Definition_Source:
State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Numeric value ranging from 1 to 5.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.area
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.len
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The US Congressional District Number ranges from 1 to 5, uniquely identifies each district, and is stored as both text and numeric attribute values in the DISTRICT and NDISTRICT fields, respectively.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly (data compiler, editor and publisher)
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and 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: deep.gisdata@ct.gov
Hours_of_Service: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 Eastern Standard Time
Resource_Description: Connecticut US Congress Districts
Distribution_Liability:
Although this data set  has been used by the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and 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: Shapefile, Feature Class
Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS
File_Decompression_Technique: Zip file
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: 20130729
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and 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: deep.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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