City Limits of Washington State, November 2012
Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
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Identification Information
Section Index
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: GIS and Roadway Data Office, Washington State Department of Transportation
Publication Date: 20121130
Title: City Limits of Washington State, November 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 First Quarter of 2013 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: 11/30/2012
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
Section Index
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 first quarter of 2013.
Process Date: 20121130
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
Section Index
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: 281
Spatial Reference Information
Section Index
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
Section Index
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
Section Index
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
Section Index
Metadata Date: 12/6/2012
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
