VILLAGES_GEO: Approximate location and names of villages on Cape Cod, MA

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Title:

VILLAGES_GEO: Approximate location and names of villages on Cape Cod, MA

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.

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.

1. How should this data set be cited?

   Commission, Cape Cod , 1997, VILLAGES_GEO: Approximate location and names of villages on Cape Cod, MA: MassGIS, Boston, MA.

   Online Links:

   • <http://www.state.ma.us/mgis/>
   • <http://www.capecodcommission.org/>
   • <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-221/basemaps/boundaries/ccc/villages_geo.zip>

   This is part of the following larger work.

   Hallett, Benjamin W. , Paskevich, Valerie, Poppe, Lawrence, Brand, Stephen G. , and Blackwood, Dann S. , 2003, A Pictorial Survey of the Bedrock Beneath Western Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Open-File Report 03-221, U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, Woods Hole, MA.

   Online Links:

   • <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-221>

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.662025

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -69.953658

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.049232

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.528062

3. What does it look like?

   villages_geo (GIF)

   Image showing the approximate location of villages on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

    

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

   Calendar_Date: 1997

   Currentness_Reference: publication date

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • Entity point (69)

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.000000. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.

      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.
      

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   villages_geo

   Shapefile Attribute Table (Source: ESRI)

   FID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   AREA

   PERIMETER

   VILLAGES_

   Field carried over from Arc/Info processing. It has no relevance to the use of the data layer.

   VILLAGES_I

   Field carried over from Arc/Info processing. It has no relevance to the use of the data layer.

   NAME

   Village name (Source: MassGIS)

   Character string

   HISTORIC

   Identifies historic villages. (Source: MassGIS)

   Value	Definition
   y	Village is considered historic.

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

   Attributes are carried over from the ArcInfo processing and are not relative to the usage of the dataset.

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

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   Cape Cod Commission for digitization and creation of the dataset.

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

   MassGIS
   251 Causeway Street, Suite 900
   Boston, MA 02114
   USA
   

   (617) 626-1000 (voice)
   (617) 626-1249 (FAX)
   

This data layer provides the approximate location of the Cape Cod town villages.

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   Villages (source 1 of 1)

   Commission, Cape Cod , 1997, Villages: Names and approximate locations of the villages on Cape Cod, MA.

   Source_Contribution:

   This is the location of the villages located on Cape Cod, MA as digitized by the Cape Cod Commission. The distributed dataset was registered to the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System (NAD83), Mainland Zone (Fipszone 2001).

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 09-Jun-2003 (process 1 of 1)

   The downloaded dataset was reprojected from the Massachusetts State Plane Coordinate System (NAD83), Mainland Zone (Gipszone 2001) to geographic NAD83.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Valerie Paskevich
   U.S. Geological Survey
   GIS Coordinator
   384 Woods Hole Road
   Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
   USA
   

   (508) 548-8700 x2281 (voice)
   (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
   vpaskevich@usgs.gov
   

   Data sources used in this process:

   • VILLAGES.DBF
   • VILLAGES.SHP
   • VILLAGES.SHX

   Data sources produced in this process:

   • villages_geo.dbf
   • villages_geo.shp
   • villages_geo.shx

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?

   This data set is complete as it is a copy of the dataset available from the MassGIS website.

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

   No additional checks for topological consistency were performed on the data.

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

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Public domain data is freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 3)

   Cape Cod Commission
   Route 6A
   Barnstable, MA USA
   

   (508) (voice)
   (508) (FAX)
   

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

   Location and names of Cape Cod villages

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   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.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	Shapefile Size: 0.153
     Network links:	<http://www.state.ma.us/mgis/ftpcape.htm>

   • Cost to order the data: None

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

   Use of these data requires software that supports ArcView® GIS shapefiles.

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1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 2 of 3)

   EOEA - MassGIS
   251 Causeway Street, Suite 900
   Boston, MA 02114
   USA
   

   (617) 626-1000 (voice)
   (617) 626-1249 (FAX)
   

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

   Outline of Massachusetts Military Reservation

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   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.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	Shapefile Size: 0.153
     Network links:	<http://www.state.ma.us/mgis/ftpcape.htm>

   • Cost to order the data: None

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

   Use of these data requires software that supports ArcView® GIS shapefiles.

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1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 3 of 3)

   U.S. Geological Survey
   384 Woods Hole Road
   Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
   USA
   

   (508) 548-8700 (voice)
   (508) 457-2310 (FAX)
   

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

   Outline of Massachusetts Military Reservation

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   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.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	Size: 0.153

   • Cost to order the data:

     MassGIS data are free to download from the MassGIS web site.

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

   Use of these data requires software that supports ArcView® GIS shapefiles.

Dates:

Last modified: 26-Nov-2003

Metadata author:

Valerie Paskevich
U.S. Geological Survey
GIS Coordinator
384 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
USA

(508) 548-8700 x2281 (voice)
(508) 457-2310 (FAX)
vpaskevich@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:

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