Scenic Land Strips

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• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
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  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
  1. Where did the data come from?
  2. What changes have been made?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
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• Who wrote the metadata?

Highway scenic land strips were purchased with funds from the Federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965. The nation's first lady at the time, Lady Bird Johnson, pushed for a bill to thwart the proliferation of billboards and junkyards along the nation's highways because "ugliness is so grim".

1. How should this data set be cited?
   
   
   CTDOT - Rights-of-way, November 9, 2009, Scenic Land Strips.
   
   
   Online links:

   • http://www.ct.gov/dot

   
   
2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
   
   
   Bounding coordinates:

   West: -73.153816

   East: -71.882813

   North: 41.980618

   South: 41.356352
   
   
3. What does it look like?
   
   
   http://www.cteco.uconn.edu/metadata/dot/browsegraphic/dotsceniclandstripsdetailview.gif (GIF)

   Detail view of Scenic Land Strips in along Route 2 in Glastonbury, Connecticut
   
   
4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
   
   
   Calendar date: 2009
   Currentness reference:

   publication date

   
   
5. What is the general form of this data set?
   
   
   Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data
   
   
6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   
   
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
      
      
      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • G-polygon (33)
      
      
   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
      
      
      The map projection used is Lambert Conformal Conic.

      
      

      Projection parameters:

      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 coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair.

      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000042.

      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000042.

      Planar coordinates are specified in survey feet.

      
      

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.

      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.

      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.

      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.

      
      Vertical coordinate system definition:

      Altitude system definition:

      Altitude resolution: 1.000000

      Altitude encoding method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

      
      
7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
   
   
   Scenic Land Strips

   OBJECTID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)
                     

   
   

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   
   

   SHAPE

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)
                     

   
   

   Coordinates defining the features.

   
   

   TOWN

   ROAD_NUMBER

   FILE_NUMBER

   PROJECT_ID

   LAND_STATUS

   ROW_MAP_NUMBER

   GIS_SQ_ACRES

   SHAPE.area

   SHAPE.len

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   
   
   • CTDOT - Rights-of-way
   
   
2. Who also contributed to the data set?
   
   
3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   
   
   Richard Allen

   State of Connecticut, Department of Transporation

   Administrator - Office of Rights-of-Way

   (860) 594-2378 (voice)

   (860) 594-2494 (FAX)

   Richard.Allen@ct.gov

The purpose was to acquire land adjacent to state highways for preserving and enhancing scenic beauty.

1. Where did the data come from?
   
   
2. What changes have been made?
   
   

1. How well have the observations been checked?
   
   
2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
   
   
3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
   
   
4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
   
   
5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
   
   

None

Who distributes the data set?


What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?


Scenic Land Strips


What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?


How can I download or order the data?


Is there some other way to get the data?


What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?