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Connecticut US Congress Districts
SDE Feature Class - depgis.DEP.US_CONGRESS_DISTRICTS
FGDC, ESRI Metadata
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+ Resource Description
Citation
Information used to reference the data.
Title: Connecticut US Congress Districts
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (data publisher)
State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly (data compiler, editor and publisher)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 20130111
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: 
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.
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 Energy and Environmental Protection
Person: GIS Section
Phone: 860-424-3540
Fax: 860-424-4058
Email: deep.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.US_CONGRESS_DISTRICTS
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.
Date: 20120219
Currentness reference: 
US Congress Redistricting Plan 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: US Congressional District
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 1:100,000 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.
+ Graphic Example
Browse Graphic
Graphic illustration of the data.
Browse graphic 1
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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: 0.000250
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
Left730515.152000 (survey feet)
Right1263159.682000 (survey feet)
Top944273.894000 (survey feet)
Bottom544033.176000 (survey feet)
In Unprojected coordinates (geographic)
GCS North American 1983
BoundaryCoordinate
West-73.742161 (longitude)
East-71.781124 (longitude)
North42.052598 (latitude)
South40.950009 (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: 
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 detailed citation: 
State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly (data compiler, editor and publisher)
Direct spatial reference method: Vector
Indirect spatial reference method: Connecticut US Congressional district numbers
Attributes of Connecticut US Congress Districts
Detailed descriptions of entity type, attributes, and attribute values for the data.
Name: depgis.DEP.US_CONGRESS_DISTRICTS
Type of object: Feature Class
Geometry type: Polygon
Number of records: 5
Description: 
US Congressional Districts for Connecticut represented as polygon features.
Source: 
State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly
Attributes
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: SHAPE Type: Geometry Width: 4 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute values: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute definition source: 
ESRI
DISTRICT
Definition: 
US Congressional District
Alias: DISTRICT Type: String Width: 25 Precision: 0 Scale: 0
Attribute values: Text value ranging from 1 to 5.
Attribute definition source: 
State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly
NDISTRICT
Definition: 
US Congressional District Number
Alias: NDISTRICT Type: Integer Width: 4 Precision: 10 Scale: 0
Attribute values: Numeric value ranging from 1 to 5.
Attribute definition source: 
State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly
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.US_CONGRESS_DISTRICTS
ESRI feature type: Simple
Geometry type: Polygon
Topology: FALSE
Feature count: 5
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.US_CONGRESS_DISTRICTS
Type: G-polygon
Count: 5
+ 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. 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.
Attribute Accuracy
Accuracy of the identification of data entities, features and assignment of attribute values.
Attribute accuracy report: 
All attributes have valid values.
Positional Accuracy
Accuracy of the positional aspects of the data.
Horizontal accuracy report: 
The horizontal positional accuracy of this data is unknown.
+ Data Source and Process Information
Data Sources
Information about the source data used to construct or derive the data.
Data source information
Source 1 - Specila Master Draft Plan.shp
Title: Special Master's Draft Report & Congressional District Plan
Originators: State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly (data compiler, editor and publisher)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assebly
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut
Publication date: 20120119
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.cga.ct.gov/red2011/special_master.asp
Other citation details: 
Adopted by the Connecticut Supreme Court February 10, 1012.  Available form the Connecticut Secretary of the State.
Map scale denominator: 100000
Media: online
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.
Date: 20120219
Currentness reference: 
US Congress Redistricting Plan date
Source 2 - US_Congress_Districts.shp
Title: Connecticut US Congress Districts
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data publisher)
State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly (data compiler, editor and publisher)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut
Publication date: 20010101
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 100000
Media: disc
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.
Date: 20130111
Currentness reference: 
US Congress Redistricting Plan date
Source 3 - US_Congress_Districts
Title: Connecticut US Congress Districts
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (data publisher)
State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly (data compiler, editor and publisher)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 20120111
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 100000
Media: disc
Source contribution: 
US_Congress_Disctricts is in GeoDatabase Feature Class format.
Date: 20130111
Currentness reference: 
US Congress Redistricting Plan date
Process Steps
Information about events, parameters, tolerances and techniques applied to construct or derive the data.
Process step information
Process Step 1
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.
Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Person: GIS Section
Phone: 860-424-3540
Email: deep.gisdata@ct.gov
Address type: mailing and physical address
Address: 
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State or Province: Connecticut
Postal code: 06106
Country: USA
Process date: 2013
Process software and version: ArcGIS
Data Source used
Source 1 - Special Master Draft Plan.shp
Data Source produced
Source 2 - US_Congress_Districts.shp
Title: Connecticut US Congress Districts
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data publisher)
State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly (data compiler, editor and publisher)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut
Publication date: 20010101
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 100000
Media: disc
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.
Date: 20130111
Currentness reference: 
US Congress Redistricting Plan date
Process Step 2
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
Organization: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Person: GIS Section
Phone: 860-424-3540
Email: deep.gisdata@ct.gov
Address type: mailing and physical address
Address: 
79 Elm Street
City: Hartford
State or Province: Connecticut
Postal code: 06106
Country: USA
Process date: 2013
Process software and version: ArcGIS
Data Source used
Source 2 - US_Congress_Districts.shp
Title: Connecticut US Congress Districts
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data publisher)
State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly (data compiler, editor and publisher)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut
Publication date: 20010101
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 100000
Media: disc
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.
Date: 20130111
Currentness reference: 
US Congress Redistricting Plan date
Data Source produced
Source 3 - US_Congress_Districts
Title: Connecticut US Congress Districts
Originators: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (data publisher)
State of Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly (data compiler, editor and publisher)
Publisher: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Publication place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Publication date: 20120111
Data type: vector digital data
Data location: http://www.ct.gov/deep
Map scale denominator: 100000
Media: disc
Source contribution: 
US_Congress_Disctricts is in GeoDatabase Feature Class format.
Date: 20130111
Currentness reference: 
US Congress Redistricting Plan date
ESRI geoprocessing history
Description of ESRI geoprocessing commands, settings, and tolerances applied to the data.
ESRI geoprocessing command information
1 Process
Date: 20061204 Time: 120446
Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyFeatures
Command issued: CopyFeatures F:\GeoData\Political\geodatabase\Political_Boundary.mdb\US_Congress_Districts "Database Connections\depdbs11@dep.sde\depgis.DEP.US_Congress_Districts" DEPVECTORSTATIC 10000 0 0
2 CopyFeatures_95
Date: 20081215 Time: 163036
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.US_CONGRESS_DISTRICTS" "Database Connections\062174-svr.depgis@DEP.sde\depgis.DEP.US_CONGRESS_DISTRICTS" DEPFEATUREDYNAMIC 0 0 0
3 DeleteFeatures_1
Date: 20130111 Time: 134444
Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\DeleteFeatures
Command issued: DeleteFeatures "Database Connections\10.18.8.60.depgis@dep_92dc.sde\depgis.DEP.US_CONGRESS_DISTRICTS" "Database Connections\10.18.8.60.depgis@dep_92dc.sde\depgis.DEP.US_CONGRESS_DISTRICTS"
4 Append_3
Date: 20130111 Time: 134548
Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Append
Command issued: Append C:\Data_load\Political.gdb\US_CONGRESS_DISTRICTS "Database Connections\10.18.8.60.depgis@dep_92dc.sde\depgis.DEP.US_CONGRESS_DISTRICTS" NO_TEST "DISTRICT DISTRICT true false false 25 Text 0 0 ,First,#,C:\Data_load\Political.gdb\US_CONGRESS_DISTRICTS,DISTRICT,-1,-1;NDISTRICT NDISTRICT true false false 4 Long 0 10 ,First,#,C:\Data_load\Political.gdb\US_CONGRESS_DISTRICTS,NDISTRICT,-1,-1;area area false false true 0 Double 0 0 ,First,#;len len false false true 0 Double 0 0 ,First,#" "Database Connections\10.18.8.60.depgis@dep_92dc.sde\depgis.DEP.US_CONGRESS_DISTRICTS"
+ 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 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.
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 Energy and Enviromental Protection
Phone: 860-424-3540
Fax: 860-424-4058
Email: deep.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: 20130729
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 Energy and Environmental Protection
Person: Howie Sternberg
Phone: 860-424-3540
Fax: 860-424-4058
Email: deep.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
Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
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Stylesheet: FGDC Plus Stylesheet
File name: FGDC Plus.xsl
Version: 2.2
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