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CAPE_TOWN_GEO: Boundaries of towns on Cape Cod, MA

 

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Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Cape Cod Commission
Publication_Date: 1997
Title: CAPE_TOWN_GEO: Boundaries of towns on Cape Cod, MA
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Boston, MA
Publisher: MassGIS
Online_Linkage: <http://www.state.ma.us/mgis/>
Online_Linkage: <http://www.capecodcommission.org/>
Online_Linkage:
<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-221/data/basemaps/boundaries/ccc/cape_town_geo.zip>
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Benjamin W. Hallett
Originator: Valerie Paskevich
Originator: Lawrence Poppe
Originator: Stephen G. Brand
Originator: Dann S. Blackwood
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:
A Pictorial Survey of the Bedrock Beneath Western Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Edition: 1.0
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 03-221
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Woods Hole, MA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-221>
Description:
Abstract:
This coverage is from the Cape Cod Commission GIS department's data layers that are the result of data development at the CCC GIS since 1988. These themes, delivered to MassGIS for general distribution statewide, are those most extensively used by the Commission's programs and have been created primarily to support the Commission's Regional Policy Plan and Local Comprehensive Plans with each of the fifteen towns of Cape Cod.
Purpose:
This data layer provides boundaries of the towns on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Supplemental_Information:
Most of the coverages the Cape Cod Commission provided to MassGIS were digitized from paper maps using a Calcomp 9100 digitizer and ESRI's ARC/INFO. Source material varies by layer. Some original manuscripts were obtained from the 1990 APCC Atlas; others came from town sources. Other layers were produced with on-screen digitizing in ArcEdit. Attribute information for parcel and zoning coverages came from town planning and engineering departments' and assessors' databases. MassGIS performed quality checking on all layers and standardized all attribute tables before creating the libraries.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1997
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.687628
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.928113
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.082163
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.514607
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Theme_Keyword: Cape Cod Commission
Theme_Keyword: MassGIS
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
Theme_Keyword: USGS
Theme_Keyword: Coastal and Marine Geology Program
Theme_Keyword: CMGP
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System
Theme_Keyword: ArcView shapefile
Theme_Keyword: towns
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: General
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: New England
Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
Place_Keyword: Barnstable County
Place_Keyword: Bourne
Place_Keyword: Sandwich
Place_Keyword: Mashpee
Place_Keyword: Falmouth
Place_Keyword: Barnstable
Place_Keyword: Dennis
Place_Keyword: Yarmouth
Place_Keyword: Wellfleet
Place_Keyword: Truro
Place_Keyword: Brewster
Place_Keyword: Eastham
Place_Keyword: Provincetown
Place_Keyword: Orleans
Place_Keyword: Cape Cod
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Public domain data is freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: MassGIS
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 900
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (617) 626-1000
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (617) 626-1249
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: cape_town
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Image showing the town boundaries on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF
Data_Set_Credit:
Cape Cod Commission for digitization and creation of the dataset.
Security_Information:
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700
Cross_Reference:

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on the data.
Completeness_Report:
This data set is complete as it is a copy of the dataset available from the MassGIS website.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Cape Cod Commission
Publication_Date: 1997
Title:
CCPARBND: Parcel level coastlines and town boudaries of Cape Cod
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CCPARBND
Source_Contribution:
This is the Town outlines and boundaries of Cape Cod as digitized by the Cape Cod Commission. The distributed dataset was registered to the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System (NAD83), Mainland Zone (Fipszone 2001).
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The downloaded dataset was reprojected from the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System (NAD83), Mainland Zone (Gipszone 2001) to geographic NAD83.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CCPARBND.DBF
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CCPARBND.SHP
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CCPARBND.SHX
Process_Date: 20030609
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cape_town_geo.dbf
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cape_town_geo.shp
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cape_town_geo.shx
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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: 181

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees
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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: cape_town_geo
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
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: AREA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CCPARBND_
Attribute_Definition:
Field carried over from Arc/Info processing. It has no relevance to the use of the data layer.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CCPARBND_I
Attribute_Definition:
Field carried over from Arc/Info processing. It has no relevance to the use of the data layer.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TOWN
Attribute_Definition: Village name
Attribute_Definition_Source: MassGIS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Character string
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ACRES
Attribute_Definition: Identifies historic villages.
Attribute_Definition_Source: MassGIS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: y
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Village is considered historic.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: MassGIS
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Attributes are carried over from the ArcInfo processing and are not relative to the usage of the dataset.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Cape Cod Commission
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Route 6A
City: Barnstable
State_or_Province: MA
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508)
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508)
Resource_Description: Location and names of Cape Cod villages
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data.

Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: Shapefile
File_Decompression_Technique: self-archived executable zip file
Transfer_Size: 0.153
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.state.ma.us/mgis/ftpcape.htm>
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
Use of these data requires software that supports ArcView® GIS shapefiles.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: EOEA - MassGIS
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 900
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (617) 626-1000
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (617) 626-1249
Resource_Description: Outline of Massachusetts Military Reservation
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data.

Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: Shapefile
File_Decompression_Technique: self-archived executable zip file
Transfer_Size: 0.153
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.state.ma.us/mgis/ftpcape.htm>
Fees: None
Technical_Prerequisites:
Use of these data requires software that supports ArcView® GIS shapefiles.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Resource_Description: Outline of Massachusetts Military Reservation
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been used by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the U.S. Geological Survey as to the accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of this data.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 0.153
Fees:
MassGIS data are free to download from the MassGIS web site.
Technical_Prerequisites:
Use of these data requires software that supports ArcView® GIS shapefiles.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20031126
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Valerie Paskevich
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02543-1598
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (508) 548-8700 x2281
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (508) 457-2310
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vpaskevich@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

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