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Capitol Region Council of Governments 2009 Orthophoto Index

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Capitol Region Council of Governments 2009 Orthophoto Index

Abstract:
Capitol Region Council of Government 2009 Orthophoto Index contains polygon features that delineate the boundaries used in the creation of the 2009 digital orthophotography for the Capitol Region Council of Government in Connecticut. This index may be used to determine the names of the GeoTIFFs acquired for the 2009 Capitol Region Council of Governments Orthophotography. Aerial photography was acquired during the spring of 2009. It is 3 inch orthorectified imagery, 3Band (natural color), leaf off. The ground resolution for this imagery is 3 inches per image pixel.

  1. How should this data set be cited?

    Capitol Region Council of Governments, State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management, 20100101, Capitol Region Council of Governments 2009 Orthophoto Index.

    Online links:
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    Bounding coordinates:
    West: -72.970871
    East: -72.271451
    North: 42.040870
    South: 41.573368

  3. What does it look like?

    http://www.cteco.uconn.edu/metadata/dep/browsegraphic/orthoindex2009crcogfullview.gif (GIF)
    Full view of Capitol Region Council of Government 2009 Orthophoto Tile Index

    http://www.cteco.uconn.edu/metadata/dep/browsegraphic/orthoindex2009crcogdetailview.gif (GIF)
    Detail view of Capitol Region Council of Government 2009 Orthophoto Tile Index

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar date: 2009
    Currentness reference:
    ground condition when photography was acquired

  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 (943)

    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 0.000328.
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000328.
      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?

    Capitol Region Council of Governments 2009 Orthophoto Index
    OBJECTID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)
                      

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    TILE
    Orthophoto tile name

    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)
                      

    Coordinates defining the features.

    Shape.area
    Shape.len
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Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)


  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

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Why was the data set created?

This index may be used to determine the names of the GeoTIFFs acquired for the 2009 Capitol Region Council of Governments Orthophotography. 

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How was the data set created?

  1. Where did the data come from?

  2. What changes have been made?

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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 observations, including topology?

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How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access constraints: None. The data is in the public domain and may be redistributed. Please include this metadata record in any redistributions.
Use constraints:
None. No restrictions or legal prerequisites for using the data.

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  1. Who distributes the data set?

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

    Capitol Region Council of Governments 2009 Orthophoto Index

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

  4. How can I download or order the data?

    • Availability in digital form:


    • Data format:
      in format Shapefile, Feature Class (version ArcGIS)
      Network links:http://www.ct.gov/deep

    • Cost to order the data: An online copy of the data may be accessed without charge.


  5. Is there some other way to get the data?

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

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 20111208

Metadata author:
Howie Sternberg
State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06106-5127
USA

860-424-3540 (voice)

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata(FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:
  • http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

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