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Connecticut Town Line
SDE Feature Class - depgis.DEP.CONNECTICUT_TOWN_LINE
FGDC, ESRI Metadata
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+ Resource Description
Citation
Information used to reference the data.
Title: Connecticut Town Line
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 19940101
Edition: 2005
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Other citation details:
The USGS is the collector of the data (compiler). The State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection is the creator and maintainer of the data layer (editor) and producer (publisher) of this information for use. The 2005 Edition essentially includes the same set of geographic features published in 1994. However, the 2005 Edition differs from information published in 1994 primarily as a result of minor corrections and improvements to feature geometry and feature attribute information. Some feature attribute information (data fields) have been slightly modified and made easier to use. This layer includes information that is relatively static and does not change over time. Data is not updated. Data compiled at 1:24,000 scale.
Description
A characterization of the data, including its intended use and limitations.
Abstract:
Connecticut Town Line includes the line features of a layer named Town. Town is a 1:24,000-scale, polygon and line feature-based layer that includes state, county and town (municipal) boundary features depicted on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut. This layer only includes information for Connecticut. Line features include State, county, and town (municipal) boundaries. Polygon features depict the geographic areas for individual towns (municipalities). A town may be represented by more than one polygon feature. For example, in addition to representing the portion of a town on the mainland, a polygon feature may also define an island along the coast of Long Island Sound. The layer is based on information from USGS topographic quadrangle maps published between 1969 and 1984 and latitude and longitude coordinates that define the boundary between the states of Connecticut and New York in Long Island Sound. Attribute information is comprised of codes to classify and cartographically symbolize political boundaries by type and identify the geographic areas encompassed by individual towns. Polygon feature attributes include state, county, and town codes and names. Feature length and geographic area are encoded for linear and polygon features, respectively. This layer was originally published in 1994. With the exception of the Middletown-Portand town boundary, the 2005 edition, includes the same features originally published in 1994. The Middletown-Portand was corrected and changed from its location, as depicted on the USGS topographic quadrangle maps, from along the banks of the Connecticut River in Portand to the middle of the Connecticut River south of Wilcox Island to the Pecausett Meadows area in Portland. Some attribute information has been slightly modified and made easier to use.
Purpose:
Town is 1:24,000-scale base map data. It depicts the location of all state, county and town (municipal) boundaries published on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut. For base map purposes, use this layer with other 1:24,000-scale base map data such as Hydrography, Waterbody, Named Waterbody, Roads and Trails, Railroads, and Airports. All of these layers include information for Connecticut. Town may be used as a possible data source for other 1:24,000-scale layers having features that should coincide with the political boundaries on the USGS topographic quadrangle maps. Not intended for maps printed at map scales greater or more detailed than 1:24,000 scale (1 inch = 2,000 feet.)
Supplemental information:
The Town layer only includes town boundaries. It does not include the boundary lines of individual boroughs such as the Borough of Stonington, for example. The boundaries of individual boroughs are included in the layer named Town Master from USGS, which is also published by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection. In 2004, the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection developed automated procedures to maintaining feature topology and attribute integrity for the Town Master from USGS layer and layers derived from the Town Master from USGS layer such as the Town Master layer. Using ArcInfo Workstation 8.3 software and Arc Macro Language (AML) scripting environment, the automated procedures were recorded in an AML file named MAKECOVER.AML for the political boundary category of data published by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection. The MAKECOVER.AML maintains the features and feature attribute data for the Town Master from USGS, Town Master, Town, Connecticut, and Connecticut Mainland layers. Use the Town Master layer when mapping town boundaries in Connecticut and nearby portions of Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. For additional information related to the original source of data from the U.S. Geological Survey, refer to the Data User Guides and Standards for 1:24,000-Scale Digital Line Graphs and Quadrangle Maps available from the U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program.
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.CONNECTICUT_TOWN_LINE
Data type: vector digital data
Data format: SDE Feature Class
Native dataset 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.
Time Period of Data
Time period(s) for which the data corresponds to the currentness reference.
Beginning date: 1969
Ending date: 1984
Currentness reference:
Publication dates of the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut through 1984.
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: DLG, large scale, political boundary, state, county, town
Keyword thesaurus: None
Theme:
Keywords: boundaries
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:
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 1:24,000 scale (1 inch = 2,000 feet). 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 and the U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program as the source for this information. For example, include the following data source description when printing this layer on a map: Political Boundaries - From the Town layer, compiled and published by CT DEP and USGS. Source map scale is 1:24,000.
+ Graphic Example
Browse Graphic
Graphic illustration of the data.
Browse graphic 1
Open - Full view of Connecticut Town polygon and line features
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Browse graphic 2
Open - Detail view of Connecticut Town polygon and line features
Graphic Image
+ 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
Left730512.188000 (survey feet)
Right1263094.375000 (survey feet)
Top944279.125000 (survey feet)
Bottom544018.813000 (survey feet)
In Unprojected coordinates (geographic)
GCS North American 1983
BoundaryCoordinate
West-73.742172 (longitude)
East-71.781365 (longitude)
North42.052612 (latitude)
South40.949970 (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 polygonal and linear features for political boundary information published on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps. Polygon and line features primarily represent town areas and boundaries, respectively, with attributes that distinguish state, county, and town (municipal) areas and boundaries. Information encoded about features includes Town Boundary polygon and arc (line) type classification, standard symbology classification schemes, state, town, county codes, feature area feature area in acreage and square miles, and feature length in miles. Use the AV_LEGEND attribute to symbolize features by type. Use the IMS_LEGEND attribute to more generally symbolize the features by type. Label polygon feature with the TOWN attribute to display town names on a map.
Entity and attribute detailed citation:
For additional information related to the original source of data from the U.S. Geological Survey, refer to the Data User Guides and Standards for 1:24,000-Scale Digital Line Graphs and Quadrangle Maps available from the U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program.
Direct spatial reference method: Vector
Indirect spatial reference method: Connecticut town names and numbers
Attributes of Connecticut Town Line
Detailed descriptions of entity type, attributes, and attribute values for the data.
Name: depgis.DEP.CONNECTICUT_TOWN_LINE
Type of object: Feature Class
Geometry type: Polyline
Number of records: 1431
Description:
Includes line features representing the Connecticut state boundary, Connecticut county boundaries, Connecticut town boundaries, the Connecticut coastline; and the shorelines for Connecticut islands in Long Island Sound.
Source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program
Attributes
LENGTH_MI
Definition:
Calculated length of feature in miles. Note, LENGTH_MI values are not automatically updated after modifying feature geometry (shape). Values must be recalculated after features are edited, simplified, generalized, clipped, dissolved, etc.
Alias: LENGTH_MI Type: Double Width: 8 Precision: 38 Scale: 8Output width: 8
Attribute values: Numeric 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
Shape
Definition:
Feature geometry.
Alias: TBARC_COD Type: Double Width: 8 Precision: 16 Scale: 5
Attribute values: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute definition source:
ESRI
TBARC_COD
Definition:
Town Boundary Arc Code - Numeric values that identify town boundary line feature types.
Alias: TOWN_ARC Type: String Width: 30 Precision: 0 Scale: 0Output width: 10
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
0
Closure Line
Definition Source:
CT DEP, USGS
101
Connecticut State Boundary
Definition Source:
CT DEP, USGS
102
Connecticut Coastline
Definition Source:
CT DEP, USGS
103
Connecticut Island Coastline
Definition Source:
CT DEP, USGS
104
Connecticut Town Boundary
Definition Source:
CT DEP, USGS
107
Connecticut County Boundary
Definition Source:
CT DEP, USGS
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program
TOWN_ARC
Definition:
Town Boundary Type - Text values that correspond to numeric TBARC_COD attribute values. TOWN_ARC is the English language equivalent of (decodes) the TBARC_COD field.
Alias: AV_LEGEND Type: String Width: 30 Precision: 0 Scale: 0Output width: 30
Attribute values: See Enumerated Domain Value Definitions for TBARC_COD attribute.
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection and U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program
AV_LEGEND
Definition:
ArcView Legend. A text field for symbolizing different feature types on a map.
Alias: IMS_LEGEND Type: String Width: 30 Precision: 0 Scale: 0Output width: 30
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
Coastline
Includes features with TBARC_COD attribute values 102, and 103.
Definition Source:
CT DEP
County Boundary
Includes features with TBARC_COD attribute value 107.
Definition Source:
CT DEP
State Boundary
Includes features with TBARC_COD attribute value 101.
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Town Boundary
Includes features with TBARC_COD attribute value 104.
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
IMS_LEGEND
Definition:
Internet Mapping Software Legend. A text field for classifying and symbolizing feature types in a simple manner for an Internet map.
Alias: COASTA_COD Type: SmallInteger Width: 2 Precision: 5 Scale: 0Output width: 30
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
Coastline
Includes features with TBARC_COD attribute values 102 and 103.
Definition Source:
CT DEP
State
Includes features with TBARC_COD attribute value 101.
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Town
Includes features with TBARC_COD attribute values 104 and 107.
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
COASTA_COD
Definition:
Coastal Arc Code - Identifies line features that are landward and seaward of a series of connecting hydrography line features that define a shoreline along the coast. These connecting hydrography line features that define the shoreline along the coast are referred to as Coastline Arcs and have a COASTA_COD value of 2. Coastline Arc features from the Hydrography layer have been incorporated into the Town Master layer to enclose town polygon features along the coast. Coastline Arcs define a cartographic boundary that separates inland (landward) features from coastal (seaward) features. This shoreline boundary does not represent a line of demarcation between tidal and non-tidal waters or between fresh, saline and brackish waters. Rather, these features define a standard shoreline boundary that is often incorporated into other layers compiled at 1:24,000 scale for consistency.
Alias: COAST_ARC Type: String Width: 30 Precision: 0 Scale: 0Output width: 1
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
1
Inland Arcs - Line features that are inland (landward) of the line of Coastline Arcs, which have COASTA_COD values of 2.
Definition Source:
CT DEP
2
Coastline Arcs - Line features that define a coastline that separates inland from coastal features. This is a cartographic boundary that often defines the shoreline in other 1:24,000-scale datalayers published by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection. Note, this boundary line does not represent a line of demarcation between tidal and non-tidal waters or between fresh, saline and brackish waters.
Definition Source:
CT DEP
3
Island Interior Arcs - Line features that separate (define a portion of the boundary of) smaller polygon features within Coastal Island polygons. For example, a State or Town boundary line that cuts through an island.
Definition Source:
CT DEP
4
Island Coastline Arcs - Line features that define the shorelines for Coastal Island Polygon features. Coastal Island Polygon features have a COASTP_COD value of 2.
Definition Source:
CT DEP
5
Open Water Arcs - Line features seaward of the line of Coastline Arcs that outline Coastal Water Polygon features. Coastal Water Polygon features are polygon features with a COASTP_COD value of 3. In this layer, Open Water Arcs mostly define unofficial town boundaries in Long Island Sound for towns along the Connecticut coastline. These boundaries are partially based on town boundary information published on the USGS topographic quadrangle maps and extend from the Connecticut coastline to the Connecticut - New York state boundary in Long Island Sound.
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
COAST_ARC
Definition:
Coastal Arc - Text values that correspond to numeric COASTA_COD attribute values. COAST_ARC is the English language equivalent of (decodes) the COASTA_COD field.
Alias: STATE_COD Type: String Width: 2 Precision: 0 Scale: 0Output width: 30
Attribute values: See Enumerated Domain Value Definitions for COASTA_COD attribute. .
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
STATE_COD
Definition:
Connecticut State Code - Identifies features located in Connecticut
Alias: STATE_FLG Type: String Width: 5 Precision: 0 Scale: 0Output width: 2
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
CT
Connecticut feature
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
STATE_FLG
Definition:
State Boundary Flag - Identifies line features representing state boundaries for Connecticut, Massachussets, New York and Rhode Island
Alias: FIPS_FLG Type: String Width: 5 Precision: 0 Scale: 0Output width: 5
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
False
Not a State boundary
Definition Source:
CT DEP
True
State boundary
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
FIPS_FLG
Definition:
FIPS County Boundary Flag - Identifies line features representing county boundaries for Connecticut, Massachussets, New York and Rhode Island
Alias: CONN_FLG Type: String Width: 5 Precision: 0 Scale: 0Output width: 5
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
False
Not a FIPS boundary
Definition Source:
CT DEP
True
FIPS boundary
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
CONN_FLG
Definition:
Connecticut State Boundary Flag - Identifies line features representing the state boundariy for Connecticut.
Alias: TOWN_FLG Type: String Width: 5 Precision: 0 Scale: 0Output width: 5
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
False
Not a Connecticut State boundary
Definition Source:
CT DEP
True
Connecticut State boundary
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
TOWN_FLG
Definition:
Connecticut Town Boundary Flag - Identifies line features that define Connecticut Town boundaries, including unofficial boundaries between Connecticut towns in Long Island Sound.
Alias: CNTY_FLG Type: String Width: 5 Precision: 0 Scale: 0Output width: 5
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
False
Not a Connecticut Town boundary
Definition Source:
CT DEP
True
Connecticut Town boundary
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
CNTY_FLG
Definition:
Connecticut County Boundary Flag - Identifies line features representing Connecticut County boundaries, including features that define the Connecticut coastline.
Alias: TNO_LEFT Type: SmallInteger Width: 2 Precision: 5 Scale: 0Output width: 5
Attribute domain values
ValueDefinition
False
Not a Connecticut County boundary
Definition Source:
CT DEP
True
Connecticut County boundary
Definition Source:
CT DEP
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
TNO_LEFT
Definition:
Town Number Left - ID number for the Connecticut town (municipality) on the left side of feature. Values are based on the Town Codes issued by the State of Connecticut, Office of the State Controller.
Alias: TOWN_LEFT Type: String Width: 16 Precision: 0 Scale: 0Output width: 3
Attribute values: Numeric values ranging from 1 to 169 for Connecticut Towns. Zero value (0) assigned to features out of State.
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
TOWN_LEFT
Definition:
Town Left - Text values that correspond to numeric TNO_LEFT attribute values. TOWN_LEFT is the English language equivalent of (decodes) the TNO_LEFT field
Alias: TNO_RIGHT Type: SmallInteger Width: 2 Precision: 5 Scale: 0Output width: 16
Attribute values: See Enumerated Domain Value Definitions for TNO_LEFT attribute.
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
TNO_RIGHT
Definition:
Town Number Right - ID number for the Connecticut town (municipality) on the right side of feature. Values are based on the Town Codes issued by the State of Connecticut, Office of the State Controller.
Alias: TOWN_RIGHT Type: String Width: 16 Precision: 0 Scale: 0Output width: 3
Attribute values: Numeric values ranging from 1 to 169 for Connecticut Towns. Zero value (0) assigned to features out of State.
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
TOWN_RIGHT
Definition:
Town Right - Text values that correspond to numeric TNO_RIGHT attribute values. TOWN_RIGHT is the English language equivalent of (decodes) the TNO_RIGHT field.
Alias: SHAPE Type: Geometry Width: 4 Precision: 0 Scale: 0Output width: 16
Attribute values: See Enumerated Domain Value Definitions for TNO_RIGHT attribute.
Attribute definition source:
State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
SHAPE
Definition:
Feature geometry.
Alias: SHAPE.len Type: Double Width: 0 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute values: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute definition source:
ESRI
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.CONNECTICUT_TOWN_LINE
ESRI feature type: Simple
Geometry type: Polyline
Topology: FALSE
Feature count: 1431
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.CONNECTICUT_TOWN_LINE
Type: String
Count: 1431
+ 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 performed by the State of Connecticut using ESRI ArcInfo software to maintain feature topology in ArcInfo coverage format. The data is topologically clean. The ArcInfo Clean function was repeatedly used following edits to verify topology and enforce a minimum distance between vertices of 4 feet (fuzzy tolerance) and a minimum allowed overshoot length of 10 feet (dangle length).
Completeness report:
The completeness of the data reflects the USGS National Mapping Division standards for feature content of the data sources, which are the Large Scale (7.5 minute) Digital Line Graph (DLG) files available from the USGS. For Connecticut, the Large Scale DLG files used to create this layer are for the 1:24,000-scale topographic quadrangle maps published between 1969 and 1984.  The data is complete in the sense that it accurately reflects the contents of the most recently published USGS topographic quadrangle maps available at the time the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection began creating the layer. More recent quadrangle maps have been published by the USGS since 1984; however, the State of Connecticut did not incorporate this information into the layer. This data is not updated.
Attribute Accuracy
Accuracy of the identification of data entities, features and assignment of attribute values.
Attribute accuracy report:
This data retains the political boundary (linear) feature types identified by the USGS and adds new polygon feature types of importance to the State of Connecticut for the purpose of mapping areas of the State of Connecticut and its counties and towns. All attributes have valid values. Values are within defined domains. The accuracy test for the TBARC_COD and TBPOLY_COD attribute values was conducted by comparing the political boundaries published on the source topographic quadrangle maps with 1:24,000-scale check plots or interactive displays of the data on a computer graphic system. These checkplots and computer displays depicted the features in different colors based on their respective TBARC_COD and TBPOLY_COD values for comparison with the paper quadrangle maps. The TOWN_ARC, TOWN_POLY, AV_LEGEND, and IMS_LEGEND attribute values are based on TBARC_COD and TBPOLY_COD values. TOWN_POLY is the English language equivalent of (decodes) the TBPOLY_COD field for polygon features. TOWN_ARC is the English language equivalent of (decodes) the TBARC_COD field for line features. AV_LEGEND and IMS_LEGEND are broad classifications of TBPOLY_COD and TBARC_COD values for polygon and line features, respectively. Based on the TBPOLY_COD and TBARC_COD attribute values, the TOWN_POLY, TOWN_ARC, AV_LEGEND, and IMS_LEGEND fields were populated through table joins to lookup tables. These decode values were not manually entered. The COASTA_COD line attributes for the shoreline features were transferred with the Coastal Arc (coastline) features copied from the Hydrography Master layer. All other polygon and line features were manually selected and assigned COASTP_COD and COASTA_COD values based on their relative landward and seaward orientation to Coastline Arcs. The COAST_POLY and COAST_ARC attributes decode the COASTP_COD and COASTA_COD attribute values and were populated through table joins to lookup tables. The COAST_POLY field decodes the COASTP_COD field for polygon features. The COAST_ARC field decodes the COASTA_COD field line features. The STATE_COD, FIPS, TOWN_NO, and CNTY_COD polygon attributes were manually entered and visually inspected and compared to information on the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps. The TOWN attribute is the English equivalent of (decodes) the TOWN_NO polygon attribute and was populated though a table join to a town lookup table. The STATE_FLG, FIPS_FLG, CONN_FLG, TOWN_FLG, CNTY_FLG, TNO_LEFT, and TNO_RIGHT line attributes were programmatically attributed, basing line attribute values on polygon and line feature topology relationships. The ACREAGE (area in acres) and AREA_SQMI (area in square miles) fields were automatically calculated for each polygon feature based on computer generated feature area in square feet. The LENGTH_MI (length in miles) field was automatically calculated for each line feature base on computer generated feature length.
Positional Accuracy
Accuracy of the positional aspects of the data.
Horizontal accuracy report:
This data complies with United States National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:24,000 scale maps. According to this standard, not more than 10 percent of the points tested are to be in error by more than 1/50 inch (40 feet) measured on the publication scale of a USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle map.
+ Data Source and Process Information
Data Sources
Information about the source data used to construct or derive the data.
Data source information
Source 1 - Town Master from USGS
Title: Connecticut Town Master from USGS layer
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 19940101
Edition: 2005
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Town Master from USGS is a 1:24,000-scale, polygon and line feature-based layer that includes all political boundary features depicted on all of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps that cover the State of Connecticut. Line features include State, county, town (municipal), and borough boundaries. Polygon features depict the geographic areas for individual towns (municipalities) and cities and boroughs within individual towns. This layer is the primary data source for a set of political boundary layers published by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection. The Town Master, Town, Connecticut, and Connecticut Mainland layers are all ultimately derived from the polygon and line features of the Town Master from USGS layer. Note, the town boundary between Middletown and Portand was corrected and changed from its location, as depicted on the USGS topographic quadrangle maps, from along the banks of the Connecticut River in Portand to the middle of the Connecticut River south of Wilcox Island to the Pecausett Meadows area in Portland. Additionally, coastline and island feature information from the Hydrography Master layer was incorporated into the Town Master from USGS layer in order to enclose the land areas encompassed by towns adjacent to Long Island Sound and to define the islands that are part of these coastal towns. Features derived from the Hydrography Master layer are attributed with specific COASTA_COD and COASTP_COD values. Town Master from USGS is in ArcInfo Coverage format.
Beginning date: 1969
Ending date: 1984
Currentness reference:
Publication dates of the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut through 1984.
Source 2 - Town
Title: Connecticut Town
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 19940101
Edition: 2005
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Town is in ArcInfo Coverage format.
Beginning date: 1969
Ending date: 1984
Currentness reference:
Publication dates of the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut through 1984.
Source 3 - Connecticut_Town_Line.shp
Title: Connecticut Town Line
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 19940101
Edition: 2005
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
A line feature-based layer representing all state, county, and town (municipal) boundary features depicted on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut. This layer only includes information for Connecticut. Connecticut_Town_Line.shp is in Shapefile format.
Beginning date: 1969
Ending date: 1984
Currentness reference:
Publication dates of the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut through 1984.
Source 4 - Connecticut_Town_Line
Title: Connecticut Town Line
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 19940101
Edition: 2005
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
A line feature-based layer representing all state, county, and town (municipal) boundary features depicted on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut. This layer only includes information for Connecticut. Connecticut_Town_Line is in GeoDatabase Feature Class format.
Beginning date: 1969
Ending date: 1984
Currentness reference:
Publication dates of the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut through 1984.
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 2005 Edition of Town - The State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection developed an automated procedure to maintain feature topology and attribute integrity for the Town layer by creating (deriving) the layer from a layer named Town Master from USGS. This procedure is documented in an Arc Macro Language (AML) script named MAKECOVER.AML for the political boundary category of data for the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection. This procedure combined the geometry of certain features and ensured consistent attribute values by programmatically joining lookup data tables to decode numeric code fields and basing certain line attributes on topological relationships between line and polygon features. Topology-based values were obtained for following line attributes: STATE_FLG, FIPS_FLG, CONN_FLG, TOWN_FLG, CITY_FLG, BORO_FLG, CNTY_FLG, TNO_LEFT, TOWN_LEFT, TNO_RIGHT, TOWN_RIGHT, CITY_LEFT, and CITY_RIGHT. For example, given that each line feature inherently has a (from-to) direction, the value for the TNO_LEFT (Town Number Left) line attribute is based the value of the TOWN_NO (Town Number) attribute for the polygon to the left of the boundary line feature. And the TNO_RIGHT (Town Number Right) line attribute is based the value of the TOWN_NO (Town Number) attribute for the polygon to the right of the boundary line feature. The direction of the line feature is arbitrary and usually reflects the direction with which the feature was digitized. Additionally, the MAKECOVER.AML also encoded Boolean type fields that flag (tag) line features such as state boundaries, county boundaries, town boundaries, etc. For example, the CNTY_FLG (Connecticut County Boundary Flag) field stores either a value of "True" or "False" to distinguish county boundaries from other boundaries and is attributed by comparing the value of the CNTY_COD (Connecticut County Code) attribute of the polygon to the left and right of every line feature. If the two CNTY_COD polygon attribute values differ, then the line feature separates towns in two different counties (making it a county boundary) so the CNTY_FLG line attribute is assigned a value of "True". In 2005, all Boolean fields such as STATE_FLG, FIPS_FLG, CONN_FLG, TOWN_FLG, CITY_FLG, and BORO_FLG were converted from storing previously used 1 an 0 numeric values to represent true and false conditions to storing "True" and "False" text string values, respectively. The MAKECOVER.AML creates the Town layer by extracting and processing features from the Town Master from USGS layer. All polygon and line features from the Town Master from USGS layer that defined boundaries in Connecticut were extracted and output to a separate ArcInfo Coverage named TOWN. Subsequently, the CONN_CITY, CONN_BORO polygon attributes and CITY_FLG, BORO_FLG, CITY_LEFT and CITY_RIGHT line attributes were removed and polygon features were dissolved to eliminate smaller city and borough polygon features that were part of (contained within) larger town area polygon features. The MAKECOVER.AML was executed in 2005 in order to derive the Town layer from the 2005 Edition of the Town Master from USGS layer. The name of the resulting ArcInfo coverage created by this automated process is TOWN.

Note, all information is based on boundary lines depicted on USGS topographic quadrangle maps with the exception of most of the state boundary in Long Island Sound. The boundary line between the states of Connecticut and New York is described in Special Laws of Connecticut, Volume 16, pages 1104-1108, Senate Bill #322, An Act Establishing The Boundary Line Between Connecticut and New York. This Special Act documents the latitude and longitude coordinates of the state boundary monuments on the ground and points in the waters of Long Island Sound. These geodetic positions are based on Clark's spheroid of 1866 and are in degrees, minutes and seconds (DMS). The following boundary points enumerated in this act were used to define the state boundary in Long Island Sound.

Point No. 170: Latitude 40 57 03.228, Longitude -73 36 46.418
Point No. 171: Latitude 41 15 31.321, Longitude -72 05 24.685
Point No. 172: Latitude 41 17 26.341, Longitude -72 01 10.937
Point No. 173: Latitude 41 18 37.835, Longitude -71 55 47.626
Point No. 174: Latitude 41 18 16.249, Longitude -71 54 28.477
Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Person: Howie Sternberg
Phone: 860-424-3540
Address type: mailing and physical address
Address:
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State or Province: Connecticut
Postal code: 06106
Country: USA
Process date: 2005
Process software and version: ArcInfo 8.3
Data Source used
Source 1 - Town Master from USGS
Title: Connecticut Town Master from USGS layer
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 19940101
Edition: 2005
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Town Master from USGS is a 1:24,000-scale, polygon and line feature-based layer that includes all political boundary features depicted on all of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps that cover the State of Connecticut. Line features include State, county, town (municipal), and borough boundaries. Polygon features depict the geographic areas for individual towns (municipalities) and cities and boroughs within individual towns. This layer is the primary data source for a set of political boundary layers published by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection. The Town Master, Town, Connecticut, and Connecticut Mainland layers are all ultimately derived from the polygon and line features of the Town Master from USGS layer. Note, the town boundary between Middletown and Portand was corrected and changed from its location, as depicted on the USGS topographic quadrangle maps, from along the banks of the Connecticut River in Portand to the middle of the Connecticut River south of Wilcox Island to the Pecausett Meadows area in Portland. Additionally, coastline and island feature information from the Hydrography Master layer was incorporated into the Town Master from USGS layer in order to enclose the land areas encompassed by towns adjacent to Long Island Sound and to define the islands that are part of these coastal towns. Features derived from the Hydrography Master layer are attributed with specific COASTA_COD and COASTP_COD values. Town Master from USGS is in ArcInfo Coverage format.
Beginning date: 1969
Ending date: 1984
Currentness reference:
Publication dates of the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut through 1984.
Data Source produced
Source 2 - Town
Title: Connecticut Town
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 19940101
Edition: 2005
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Town is in ArcInfo Coverage format.
Beginning date: 1969
Ending date: 1984
Currentness reference:
Publication dates of the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut through 1984.
Process Step 2
Process description:
Export to Shapefile format - Converted line feature data from an ArcInfo coverage named TOWN to a Shapefile named Connecticut_Town_Line.shp. Excluded the FNODE#, TNODE#, LPOLY#, RPOLY#, LENGTH, TOWN#, and TOWN-ID attributes from the Shapefile because their values are only maintained by ArcInfo software with data that is in ArcInfo Coverage format.
Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Person: Howie Sternberg
Phone: 860-424-3540
Address type: mailing and physical address
Address:
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State or Province: Connecticut
Postal code: 06106
Country: USA
Process date: 2005
Process software and version: ArcGIS 8.3
Data Source used
Source 2 - Town
Title: Connecticut Town
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 19940101
Edition: 2005
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
Town is in ArcInfo Coverage format.
Beginning date: 1969
Ending date: 1984
Currentness reference:
Publication dates of the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut through 1984.
Data Source produced
Source 3 - Connecticut_Town_Line.shp
Title: Connecticut Town Line
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 19940101
Edition: 2005
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
A line feature-based layer representing all state, county, and town (municipal) boundary features depicted on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut. This layer only includes information for Connecticut. Connecticut_Town_Line.shp is in Shapefile format.
Beginning date: 1969
Ending date: 1984
Currentness reference:
Publication dates of the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut through 1984.
Process Step 3
Process description:
Convert to GeoDatabase Feature Class format - Defined new Feature Class named Connecticut_Town_Line; and imported the attribute definitions, loaded features and imported metadata from Connecticut_Town_Line.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
Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Person: Howie Sternberg
Phone: 860-424-3540
Address type: mailing and physical address
Address:
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State or Province: Connecticut
Postal code: 06106
Country: USA
Process date: 2006
Process software and version: ArcGIS 9.1
Data Source used
Source 3 - Connecticut_Town_Line.shp
Title: Connecticut Town Line
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 19940101
Edition: 2005
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
A line feature-based layer representing all state, county, and town (municipal) boundary features depicted on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut. This layer only includes information for Connecticut. Connecticut_Town_Line.shp is in Shapefile format.
Beginning date: 1969
Ending date: 1984
Currentness reference:
Publication dates of the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut through 1984.
Data Source produced
Source 4 - Connecticut_Town_Line
Title: Connecticut Town Line
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher)
U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 19940101
Edition: 2005
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 24000
Media: disc
Source contribution:
A line feature-based layer representing all state, county, and town (municipal) boundary features depicted on the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut. This layer only includes information for Connecticut. Connecticut_Town_Line is in GeoDatabase Feature Class format.
Beginning date: 1969
Ending date: 1984
Currentness reference:
Publication dates of the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle maps for the State of Connecticut through 1984.
ESRI geoprocessing history
Description of ESRI geoprocessing commands, settings, and tolerances applied to the data.
ESRI geoprocessing command information
1 Process
Date: 20061204 Time: 120437
Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyFeatures
Command issued: CopyFeatures F:\GeoData\Political\geodatabase\Political_Boundary.mdb\Connecticut_Town_Line "Database Connections\depdbs11@dep.sde\depgis.DEP.Connecticut_Town_Line" DEPVECTORSTATIC 10000 0 0
2 CopyFeatures_29
Date: 20081215 Time: 154836
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.CONNECTICUT_TOWN_LINE" "Database Connections\062174-svr.depgis@DEP.sde\depgis.DEP.CONNECTICUT_TOWN_LINE" 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:
Connecticut Town Line
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, ArcInfo Coverage
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: 20111207
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: 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
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.