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City Limits of Washington State, February 2012

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Identification Information

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    Citation:
      Citation Information:
        Originator: GIS and Roadway Data Office, Washington State Department of Transportation
        Publication Date: 20120229
        Title: City Limits of Washington State, February 2012
        Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
        Publication Information:
          Publication Place: Olympia, Washington, USA
          Publisher: Washington State Department of Transportation
    Description:
      Abstract:
        Polygons depict the boundaries of Washington State's incorporated municipalities, as recorded by the Washington State Office of Financial Management. Attributes include city names as provided by the Washington State Office of Financial Management, and Federal Information Processing Standard codes(FIPS) as provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The Washington State Office of Financial Management provided FIPS codes for cities incorporated after the National Institute of Standards and Technology's FIPS code publication date. GNIS (Geographic Name Information System) codes provided by the Washington State Department of Revenue have been included for this quarter. For this particular update, all annexations approved by Office of Financial Management for Second Quarter of 2012 are included.
      Purpose: This data set is used as a reference layer for geographic information systems at the Washington State Department of Transportation.
      Supplemental Information: The calendar date under time period of content is the date of annexation approval and certification by the Washington State Office of Financial Management.
    Time Period of Content:
      Time Period Information:
        Single Date/Time:
          Calendar Date: 2/29/2012
          Time of Day: Unknown
      Currentness Reference: ground condition
    Status:
      Progress: Complete
      Maintenance and Update Frequency: Quarterly
    Spatial Domain:
      Bounding Coordinates:
        West Bounding Coordinate: -124.492632
        East Bounding Coordinate: -116.847121
        North Bounding Coordinate: 49.023764
        South Bounding Coordinate: 45.511276
    Keywords:
      Theme:
        Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
        Theme Keyword: cities
        Theme Keyword: incorporated
      Place:
        Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
        Place Keyword: Pacific Northwest
        Place Keyword: Washington
    Access Constraints: none
    Use Constraints: none
    Point of Contact:
      Contact Information:
        Contact Organization Primary:
          Contact Organization: WSDOT GIS and Roadway Data Office
          Contact Person: Kandie Rackleff
        Contact Position: GIS Analyst
        Contact Address:
          Address Type: mailing address
          Address: PO Box 47384
          City: Olympia
          State or Province: WA
          Postal Code: 98504-7384
          Country: USA
        Contact Voice Telephone: 360-570-2366
        Contact Electronic Mail Address: racklek@wsdot.wa.gov
    Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
    Cross Reference:
      Citation Information:
        Originator: GIS Implementation Team, Washington State Department of Transportation
        Publication Date: 20071206
        Title: Major Cities of Washington State
        Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
        Publication Information:
          Publication Place: Olympia, Washington, USA
          Publisher: Washington State Department of Transportation

Data Quality Information

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    Attribute Accuracy:
      Attribute Accuracy Report:
        City names spellings are as specified by the Washington State Office of Financial Management. Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) codes are as provided by download from the National Institute of Standards and Technology web site. The Washington State Office of Financial Management has provided FIPS codes for cities incorporated after the 1998 FIPS code publication date. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) codes provided by the Washington State Department of Revenue have been added.
    Completeness Report: The data represents every city known to be incorporated in the State of Washington as of the date shown in Time Period of Content.
    Positional Accuracy:
      Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
        Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
          City limit boundaries were digitized from a variety of map sources including USGS quadrangles and WSDOT city maps. Generally, the data approach National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:24,000 scale: most well-defined points may be expected to fall within 40 feet of their true locations. Where a city limit follows the edge of a public right of way, the city limit line has been offset approximately 75 feet from the line representing the street on WSDOT-digitized 1:24,000-scale base data. Where a city limit adjoins a street not represented in WSDOT data, the city limit's position including the 75 foot offset has been estimated by measurement from the nearest available reference features in the base data (other roads, railroads, boundaries, section lines, pipelines, streams, etc.) Where a city limit follows a section line, this data set depicts it following that line as located on WSDOT's 1:24,000-scale base data, whether or not a right of way is coincident with the section line. In some cases, city limits follow a right of way centerline, and are shown coincident with the line representing that road in WSDOT's 1:24,000-scale base data. This occurs only on some old city limits established prior to the outlaw of such practice. Where a city limit follows the edge of a railroad right of way, the city limit has been offset a standard 100 feet from the line representing the railroad on WSDOT-digitized 1:24,000-scale base data.
    Lineage:
      Source Information:
        Source Citation:
          Citation Information:
            Originator: GIS/Cartography Section, Washington State Department of Transportation
            Publication Date: Unpublished Material
            Title: cities.dgn
            Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
        Source Scale Denominator: 24000
        Type of Source Media: online
        Source Time Period of Content:
          Time Period Information:
            Single Date/Time:
              Calendar Date: 9/7/2007
              Time of Day: Unknown
          Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
        Source Citation Abbreviation: cities.dgn
        Source Contribution: The graphics depicting the city boundaries and the names of the cities.
      Process Step:
        Process Description: Dataset updated to include annexations in the second quarter of 2012.
        Process Date: 20120315
        Process Contact:
          Contact Information:
            Contact Person Primary:
              Contact Person: Kandie Rackleff
              Contact Organization: GIS and Roadway Data Office, Washington State Department of Transportation
            Contact Position: GIS Analyst
            Contact Address:
              Address Type: mailing address
              Address: PO Box 47384
              City: Olympia
              State or Province: WA
              Postal Code: 98504-7384
              Country: USA
            Contact Voice Telephone: 360-570-2366
            Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-570-2400
            Contact Electronic Mail Address: racklek@wsdot.wa.gov
    Cloud Cover: 0

Spatial Data Organization Information

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    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: 0

Spatial Reference Information

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    Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
      Planar:
        Map Projection:
          Map Projection Name: Lambert Conformal Conic
          Lambert Conformal Conic:
            Standard Parallel: 45.833333
            Standard Parallel: 47.333333
            Longitude of Central Meridian: -120.5
            Latitude of Projection Origin: 45.333333
            False Easting: 1640416.666667
            False Northing: 0
        Planar Coordinate Information:
          Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
          Coordinate Representation:
            Abscissa Resolution: 0.000328
            Ordinate Resolution: 0.000328
          Planar Distance Units: survey feet
      Geodetic Model:
        Horizontal Datum Name: D_North_American_1983_HARN
        Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
        Semi-major Axis: 6378137
        Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222
    Vertical Coordinate System Definition:
      Altitude System Definition:
        Altitude Resolution: 1.000000
        Altitude Encoding Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity and Attribute Information

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    Detailed Description:
      Entity Type:
        Entity Type Label: PoliticalAdministrative.BASE.Cities
        Entity Type Definition: Boundaries of incorporated municipalities of Washington State as recorded by the Washington State Office of Financial Management.
        Entity Type Definition Source: Washington State Department of Transportation, Office of Cartography and GIS
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: CityCode
        Attribute Definition: 1990 federal census place code for cities in Washington State
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: CityFIPS
        Attribute Definition: Identifying code of all Washington cities
        Attribute Definition Source: USGS
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: CountyFIPS
        Attribute Definition: Identifying code of all Washington Counties
        Attribute Definition Source: USGS
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: CountySeat
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: GNIS
        Attribute Definition: Geographic Names Information System
        Attribute Definition Source: USGS
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: LastUpdate
        Attribute Definition: This is the ending date of the quarter the city boundary was last modified.
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: MajorCity
        Attribute Definition:
          A city is considered to be a major city if the city holds a county seat; is one of the two largest cities in the county, according to population. There are no more than 5 "major" cities in a county.
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: NAME
        Attribute Definition: Name of incorporated city
        Attribute Definition Source: Washington Office of Finanacial Management
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: OBJECTID
        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: Shape.area
      Attribute:
        Attribute Label: Shape.len
    Overview Description:
      Entity and Attribute Overview:
        Each incorporated place is represented by one or more polygons constructed from a legal description of its boundaries. Polygons are attributed with the name of the incorporated entity, Federal Information Processing Standards code and Geographic Names Information System code . County Seats are also indicated in a separate column. A field was added called LastUpdate and the contents are the ending date of the quarter in which the city boundary was last changed.

Distribution Information

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    Distributor:
      Contact Information:
        Contact Organization Primary:
          Contact Organization: Washington State Department of Transportation, Office of Information Technology
          Contact Person: Jordyn Mitchell
        Contact Position: GIS Database Administrator
        Contact Address:
          Address Type: mailing address
          Address: PO Box 47430
          City: Olympia
          State or Province: WA
          Postal Code: 98504-7430
          Country: USA
        Contact Voice Telephone: 360-705-7645
        Contact Electronic Mail Address: mitchejo@wsdot.wa.gov
    Distribution Liability:
      The Washington State Department of Transportation shall not be liable for any activity involving this data with regard to lost profits or savings or any other consequential damages; or the fitness for use of the data for a particular purpose; or the installation of the data, its use, or the results obtained.
    Standard Order Process:
      Fees: none
      Ordering Instructions: Download individual data sets from http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/mapsdata/geodatacatalog/default.htm
    Available Time Period:
      Time Period Information:
        Single Date/Time:
          Calendar Date: Unknown
          Time of Day: Unknown

Metadata Reference Information

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    Metadata Date: 3/15/2012
    Metadata Review Date:
    Metadata Future Review Date:
    Metadata Contact:
      Contact Information:
        Contact Person Primary:
          Contact Person: Kandie Rackleff
          Contact Organization: GIS and Roadway Data Office, Washington State Department of Transportation
        Contact Position: GIS Analyst
        Contact Address:
          Address Type: mailing address
          Address: PO Box 47384
          City: Olympia
          State or Province: WA
          Postal Code: 98504-7384
          Country: USA
        Contact Voice Telephone: 360-570-2366
        Contact Facsimile Telephone: 360-570-2400
        Contact Electronic Mail Address: racklek@wsdot.wa.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
    Metadata Extensions:
      Online Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
      Profile Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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