BoundaryOther_BNDHASH

Metadata also available as

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: GIS Database Administrator
Publication_Date: 20030617
Publication_Time: unknown
Title: BoundaryOther_BNDHASH
Edition: 2025A
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name:
Vermont village, town, county, state and RPC boundaries, from best available sources
Issue_Identification: 2025A
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Montpelier, VT
Publisher: VT Center for Geographic Information
Other_Citation_Details: Tile Structure - STATE
Description:
Abstract:
The BNDHASH dataset depicts Vermont village, town, county, and Regional Planning Commission (RPC) boundaries.
It is a composite of generally 'best available' boundaries from various data sources (refer to ARC_SRC and SRC_NOTES attributes). However, this dataset DOES NOT attempt to provide a legally definitive boundary.
The layer was originally developed from TBHASH, which was the master VGIS town boundary layer prior to the development and release of BNDHASH. By integrating village, town, county, RPC, and state boundaries into a single layer, VCGI has assured vertical integration of these boundaries and simplified maintenance. BNDHASH also includes annotation text for town, county, and RPC names.
BNDHASH includes the following feature classes:
1) BNDHASH_POLY_VILLAGES = Vermont villages 2) BNDHASH_POLY_TOWNS = Vermont towns 3) BNDHASH_POLY_COUNTIES = Vermont counties 4) BNDHASH_POLY_RPCS = Vermont's Regional Planning Commissions 5) BNDHASH_POLY_VTBND = Vermont's state boundary 6) BNDHASH_LINE = Lines on which all POLY feature classes are built
The master BNDHASH data is managed as an ESRI geodatabase feature dataset by VCGI. The dataset stores village, town, county, RPC, and state boundaries as seperate feature classes with a set of topology rules which binds the features. This arrangement assures vertical integration of the various boundaries. VCGI will update this layer on an annual basis by reviewing records housed in the VT State Archives - Secretary of State's Office. VCGI also welcomes documented information from VGIS users which identify boundary errors.
NOTE - VCGI has NOT attempted to create a legally definitive boundary layer. Instead the idea is to maintain an integrated village/town/county/RPC/state boundary layer which provides for a reasonably accurate representation of these boundaries (refer to ARC_SRC and SRC_NOTES). BNDHASH includes all counties, towns, and villages listed in "Population and Local Government - State of Vermont - 2000" published by the Secretary of State. BNDHASH may include changes endorsed by the Legislature since the publication of this document in 2000 (eg: villages merged with towns). Utlimately the Vermont Secratary of State's Office and the VT Legislature are responsible for maintaining information which accurately describes the locations of these boundaries. BNDHASH should be used for general mapping purposes only.
* Users who wish to determine which boundaries are different from the original TBHASH boundaries should refer to the ORIG_ARC field in the BOUNDARY_BNDHASH_LINE (line feature with attributes). Also, updates to BNDHASH are tracked by version number (ex: 2003A). The UPDACT field is used to track changes between versions. The UPDACT field is flushed between versions.
Purpose:
Depict Vermont's village, town, county, RPC, administrative, and state boundary lines.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20250221
Time_of_Day: Unknown
Currentness_Reference: 2025A update
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annual
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.454162
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.465281
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.018361
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.722789
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Vermont
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme_Keyword: villages
Theme_Keyword: towns
Theme_Keyword: county
Theme_Keyword: RPC
Theme_Keyword: LEPC
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Vermont
Access_Constraints:
VCGI and the State of Vermont make no representations of any kind, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied with respect to the data.
Use_Constraints:
Although every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of features and their attributes, VCGI is not accountable for any errors or misuse of the data. The data should be used for general mapping purposes only!
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: VT Center for Geographic Information
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 1 National Life Dr, Dewey Building, 2nd Floor
City: Montpelier
State_or_Province: VT
Postal_Code: 05620-2001
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (802) 585-0820
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: None
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vcgi@vermont.gov
Hours_of_Service: 7:45AM-4:30PM, M-F
Data_Set_Credit: VCGI
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: N/A
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description: No restrictions
Native_Data_Set_Environment: ESRI ArcGIS software
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
VCGI has verified that all features have valid attribute values. Values have been validated against the VGIS Geographic Area Codes (geocodes) standard and data product.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Dataset checked for correct topology based on topology rules. Validated that BNDTYPE attribute is consistent within BNDHASH_LINE.
Completeness_Report:
VCGI has verfied all villages, towns, counties, and RPCs are represented in the BHDHASH data layer. As noted, BNDHASH was developed from TBHASH (which has been archived). Boundaries have been derived from 'best available' sources, however, town and other boundaries are notoriously difficult to accurately locate. As a result, this data should be used with caution and for general mapping purposes only!
KNOWN ISSUES AND SPECIAL NOTES: There are a number of town boundary and other boundary issues that have been identified and documented by VCGI, however, for various reasons VCGI has been unable to resolve them. Some of these issues have been identified by other organizations.
1) Barnard/Stockbridge boundary: Barnard's parcel data (2000) depicts a jog in the southwest corner of town which overlaps Stockbridge. VCGI chose to stick with the current representation (straight line) since the jog could not be validated.
2) Williamstown/Northfield boundary: The VT General Assembly, through Act M16 1988, commissioned a survey to accurately establish the boundary lines between Williamstown/Northfield and Brookfield/Roxbury. These boundaries also define the boundary between Orange and Washington Counties. The Williamstown/Northfield survey was completed in 1989 and was ratified by the General Assembly via Act M-7 1989. VCGI has a hardcopy of the survey (Dubois & King, Inc.). VCGI contacted the surveyor to get a digital copy of the boundaries, however, the surveyor wasn't able to locate the digital file. VCGI visually check the BNDHASH Williamstown/Northfield boundary relative to the hardcopy survey and determined that the BNDHASH boundary is reasonably accurate.
3) Act 129 1994 Brandon/Goshen: VCGI used an ArcView 3.2a COGO extension to determine that the existing BNDHASH boundary was within 50 meters of the line defined in Act 129. As a result, the boundary was not modified.
4) Act M-20 1988 Hinesburg/Starksboro: VCGI did not modify the BNDHASH line because the description in the act was too difficult to translate.
5) Northfield/Warren town line: Parcel data from these two towns overlap eachother. As a result, VCGI used what was depicted on the 24K USGS topo map, which is consistent with what Warren had in their 1992 parcel data.
6) Ludlow/Mt. Holly boundary: Parcel data from these two towns overlap each other. An effort was made to determine the boundary based on the 1994 Legislative Act, H. 602, but this boundary was never surveyed. Used most recent 2015 Ludlow parcel data instead.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The accuracy of each feature depends on its source data (refer to ARC_SRC and SRC_NOTES). In general, parcel level data can be considered more accurate than lines digitized from RF 24,000 scale topographic maps (which are very approximate). However, town boundaries are notoriously difficult to accurately locate. Where two adjoining towns have parcel-level data, the common boundary can often disagree by hundreds of meters. VCGI used the most recent parcel data, however, this does not mean that it is more accurate spatially. It is assumed that more recent parcel data is more accurate. VCGI has used survey data (when available in digital format) to update boundaries when available. These are assumed to be the most accurate.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: GIS Database Administrator
Publication_Date: 19931216
Publication_Time: unknown
Title: TBHASH
Edition: 1993
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: TBHASH
Issue_Identification: 1993
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Waterbury VT 05676
Publisher: GIS Database Administrator
Source_Scale_Denominator: Various
Type_of_Source_Media: Various
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19740000
Beginning_Time: Unknown
Ending_Date: 1990000
Ending_Time: Unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TBHASH
Source_Contribution:
BNDHASH was based on TBHASH. Coverage TBHASH was a composite of generally 'best available' town boundaries, from various data sources. These include VGIS data layers BoundaryTown_TB24, TWNBND, and TB (from parcel data), and coverage CCTB for Chittenden County. All of these sources were digital, in Arc/Info format. Detailed documentation is available for each data layer; brief descriptions are given below. TB24 - Data source is USGS RF 24000 scale topographic maps, pre-1990 dates, original media 95% paper, 5% mylar, digital files obtained from EPA Region 1. TWNBND - Covers Addison, Orange, Rutland, and Windham counties (plus a few adjacent towns). Various data sources, including town parcel maps, Green Mountain National Forest Survey maps, State Archive survey documents, and orthophotos (lines photointerpreted, with guidance from USGS topographic maps). Where none of the above existed for a town, lines were inferred from existing data. All previously mentioned data sources were at RF 5000 scale. Source dates varied; orthophotos for the four counties were flown between 1974 & 1982. Media included paper, tin sheets (GMNF maps), and digital (DXF and Arc/Info). Quality control was visual overlay with source map where applicable. TB \<town> coverages from parcel data - 24 towns. Source was town tax parcel maps (orthophoto-based), usually at RF 5000 scale (village or more densely populated areas were often at RF 2500 or 1250 scale. Source media was mylar or paper; a few towns were converted from digital DXF files. The feature accuracy is only as good as the town's original tax maps. There were often edgematching problems at adjacent sheets of different scales. Quality control consisted of proof plot overlays reviewed by town project coordinators, and independant review by VCGI. CCTB - Chittenden county town boundaries, compiled by CCRPC. Sources may vary. Many are RF 5000 scale (or larger) orthophoto-based tax parcel maps. Others are RF 24000 scale USGS topographic quads and RF 20000 scale 1978 orthophoto composites. Dates vary. Media was paper and digital (the original source of these data was a TB coverage from the University of Vermont School of Natural Resources). TBHASH was first released in 12/16/1993 (Alice Doyle, VCGI).
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Original release of TBHASH.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: BoundaryTown_TB24
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TWNBND
Process_Date: 19931216
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Alice Doyle
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: Project Manager
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Revision of TBHASH. Changed TOWNNAME of SHERBURNE to KILLINGTON. Updated FIPS6 from 21105 to 21047. Update annotation. Revised metadata. Loaded into VGIS Data Warehouse.
Process_Date: 20010622
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve Sharp
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Release 2003A. Major update of TBHASH. Renamed to BNDHASH. Integration of villages, counties, and RPC boundaries to create a vertically integrated layer with the best available village, town, county, RPC, and state BND data. These features are now managed as ArcInfo coverage REGIONS. Detailed summary below.
This was the initial release of BNDHASH, which replaced TBHASH. VCGI has performed an extensive review of various information sources in order to identify village, town, county, and RPC boundary changes. Sources included records maintained by the Secretary of State at the Vermont State Archives in Montpelier. The VT Agency of Transportation also provided information regarding boundary errors or changes. Finally, VCGI asked all RPCs to provide information regarding boundary changes or errors (BCRC,CCRPC,LCPC,TRORC,WRC provided information). Refer to the details below:
Significant Boundary Changes - Summary (2003A) ---------------------------------------------- Most of the village, town, and county boundary changes were minor tweaks based on better information or Legislative Act and Resolves noted in the State Archives. However, there were a few significant changes (some of which have been wrong for a long time).
1) Belvidere/Bakersfield (Lamoille/Franklin County) boundary: In 1896 Act 125 "An Act to Annex certain portions of Avery's Gore to the Town of Belvidere" was enacted by the VT General Assembly. This was once a Gore between Belvidere and Bakersfield that was annexed to Belvidere via Act 125 of 1896. However, USGS topographic maps and other maps did not depict this boundary change accurately. This is also a county boundary (Franklin/Lamoille), which makes the change more significant. VCGI correct this boundary error by using Belvidere's parcel data (provided by the Lamoille County RPC), which apparently was developed in consultation with town officials. However, VCGI did not independently validate this delineation via a ground survey or any other source.
2) Perley's Gore: In 1986 the VT General Assembly, through Act M-13 "An Act relating to Establishing a boundary line between the towns of Enosburg, Bakersfield, and Montgomery", modified these town boundaries to correct an error in the original survey used to established the boundaries. VCGI modified the boundary based on information provied by VTrans. The boundary change provided by VTrans only modified the border between Bakersfield and Enosburg (jog to allocate TH-31 completely to Enosburg). This change is consistent with Act M-13, however, VCGI did not independently validate the change against "Plan of Perley's Gore, December 1985, By Harvey W. Chaffee, RLS No. 558".
3) Pownal/VT/NY state line: The VT/NY state line in Pownal was modified to match Pownal's parcel data.
State Archives (2003A) ---------------------- VCGI reviewed a document maintained by the Secretary of State entitled "Vermont Municipalities: An Index to their Charters and Special Acts - 1986 - 1997". This document included a listing of all village (merged with towns), town, and county boundary changes between 1986 and 1997. VCGI made all necessary changes to the BNDHASH boundary lines based on this information. VCGI also searched the VT Legislative "Acts and Resolves" online for boundary changes between 1998 and 2003 (<http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/acts.cfm>). Four changes were identified, including:
- <http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2004/acts/ACTM004.HTM> MERGING THE VILLAGE OF MILTON INTO THE TOWN OF MILTON - <http://www.leg.state.vt.us/DOCS/2002/ACTS/ACTM009.HTM> ALTERATION OF THE TOWN LINE BETWEEN THE CITY OF RUTLAND AND THE TOWN OF RUTLAND - <http://www.leg.state.vt.us/DOCS/1998/ACTS/ACTM011.HTM> MERGER OF THE TOWN OF RICHFORD AND THE VILLAGE OF RICHFORD
VTrans Data (2003A) ------------------- VTrans provided VCGI with a town boundary layer called TB_MASTER. VCGI ran a spatial overlay operation between TB_MASTER and the original TBHASH layer to identify boundary changes. Changes were implemented in BNDHASH and included:
1) Burlington/Colchester/South Burlington/Winooski - boundaries shared with Burlington updated based on good boundary supplied by Jay Appleton of City of Burlington.
2) Waterbury/Moretown/Duxbury - corner updated to work better geometrically, match to the USGS 1:24,000 topo map.
3) Worcester/Stowe/Middlesex/Waterbury - corner moved to make this a true 4 corner and not angled off. The intersection matches the 1:24,000 USGS Topo Maps and looks better geometrically.
4) Perley's gore as noted in "Significant Boundary Changes" above.
Process_Date: 20030617
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve Sharp
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Added ADMIN attribute to REGION.TOWNS attribute table. ADMIN identifies which Administrative District (created by Executive Order #7-95) the town is located in. Updated metadata to reflect changed. Loaded data into VGIS Data Warehouse.
Process_Date: 20031010
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve Sharp
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Release 2004A. Added four missing villages (Groton, Northfield, South Ryegate, and Townshend) to REGION.VILLAGES. Dropped Upper Vally-Lake Sunapee Commission from REGION.RPC. Added new item/field to BNDHASH.AAT file called BNDTYPE (similar to old TBHASH TBLINE attribute). Loaded revised data into VGIS Data Warehouse. Detailed summary below.
Significant Boundary Changes - Summary (2004A) ---------------------------------------------
1) Villages: The following villages have been added REGION.VILLAGES subclass A) Groton Village B) Northfield Village C) South Ryegate Village Lighting District D) Townshend Village
NOTES: A) Groton, Ryegate, and Townshend village are not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. As a result, their FIPS10 values are a concatenate of the FIPS6 + 999.
B) Groton Village: "Groton Village is listed here, even though the town voated to assume all village functions in 1965 and 1967. The Census Bureau no longer recognizes is as a village. Vermont law suggests that merger is the only way out for a village. Groton is still a village de jure, which is why we include it here." Source Publication: "Population and Local Government - State of Vermont - 2000 - Published by Deborah L. Markowitz, Secretary of State".
C) South Ryegate Village Lighting District: "Although its name is 'Lighting District', this municipality is treated as a village for most purposes, except that the Census doesn't appear to have counted its population separately from the town for many years. The vagueness of the date of its organization is ude to poor recordkeeping." Source Publication: "Population and Local Government - State of Vermont - 2000 - Published by Deborah L. Markowitz, Secretary of State".
2) RPC Boundaries: The Upper Valley-Lake Sunapee Commission (UV) no longer serves any towns in Vermont (as of 7/1/2004). The towns formerly served by UV have been reallocated to Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Planning Commission. BNDHASH's REGION.RPC subclass has been updated to reflect this change.
Legislative "Acts and Resolves - 2004 Session" (2004A) ----------------------------------------------------- VCGI searched the VT Legislative "Acts and Resolves" online for boundary changes acted upon during the 2004 session (<http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/acts.cfm>). Two acts were identified, including:
- <http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2004/acts/ACTM019.HTM> BALTIMORE, CAVENDISH, AND WEATHERSFIELD TOWN LINES
NOTES: VCGI attempted to get a copy of the Baltimore/Cavendish/Weathersfield survey from the State Archives as specified in the Act, however, the Archives had not received any information from the either the towns or surveyor as specified in the Act.
Process_Date: 20040713
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve Sharp
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Release 2004B. Dropped Bradford Village. Corrected spelling of "Buels Gore". Loaded revised data into VGIS Data Warehouse.
Significant Boundary Changes - Summary (2004B) ---------------------------------------------
1) Villages: Bradford Village has been dropped from REGION.VILLAGES. Supporting documentation <http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2004/acts/ACTM010.HTM>
Minor Updates (2004B) --------------------- 1) Fixed a spelling error. The TOWNNAME "BUELLS GORE" was changed to "BUELS GORE" in the REGION.TOWNS feature class.
Process_Date: 20041217
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve Sharp
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Release 2005A. Loaded revised data into VGIS Data Warehouse.
Significant Boundary Changes - Summary (2005A) ---------------------------------------------
1) MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS, IRA, POULTNEY, TINMOUTH, AND WELLS TOWN LINES. Got a DWG file from the surveyor. <http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACTM002.HTM> - ACTION: Used CAD file provided by surveyor to revised boundary. THE BOUNDARY HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM WHAT WAS IN THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF BNDASH. CAD file included with BNDHASH distribution under the ./cadfiles folder.
2) Baltimore, Cavendish, Weathersfield town line. There was no survey on file at the state archives as of 7/2004. Contacted surveyor (Gary Rapanotti 875-5000) got a DWG file of the new line. <http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2004/acts/ACTM019.HTM>
- ACTION: Used CAD file provided by surveyor to revise boundary. CAD file included with BNDHASH distribution under the ./cadfiles folder.

Minor Updates (2005A)
---------------------
1) Newport City boundary. Used revised boundary provided by VTrans to revised boundary.
2) RRPC town boundary corrections. Used parcel boundary data to revise boundaries for Pittsford, Proctor, Brandon, Rutland Town, and West Rutland Town.
3) WRC town boundary corrections. Corrected boundary between Rockingham and Athens based on data provided 4) Create an LEPC region subclass using the information developed by Tom Williams at VCGI other misc items
5) Changed "Warren's Gore" to "Warren Gore".
6) Added a mixed case townname to region.towns attribute table.

Process_Date: 20051117
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve Sharp
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Release 2006A. Loaded revised data into VGIS Data Warehouse.
Significant Boundary Changes - Summary (2006A) --------------------------------------------- - NONE
Minor Updates (2006A) --------------------- 1) Minor topological corrections. 2) Changed 'Alburg' to 'Alburgh' in TOWNS and VILLAGES feature classes. The Vermont Board of Libraries approvided the towns request to add the 'h' (<http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060419/NEWS/60419002>). The Board had not posted the April 2006 minutes as of 7/7/2006 to the following website <http://dol.state.vt.us/gopher_root5/libraries/bol/BOL.HTML>.
Process_Date: 20060721
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve Sharp
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Revised BNDHASH (2007A). Loaded revised data into VGIS Data Warehouse.
Significant Boundary Changes - Summary (2007A) --------------------------------------------- 1) Bakersfield/Fairfield surveyed boundary (CAD file). M-9. AN ACT RELATING TO ESTABLISHING THE TOWN LINE BETWEEN BAKERSFIELD AND FAIRFIELD. <http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/acts/ACTM009.HTM> 2) Burke/Kirby surveyed boundary (CAD file). M-12. AN ACT RELATING TO ESTABLISHING THE TOWN LINE BETWEEN BURKE AND KIRBY. b. <http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/acts/ACTM012.HTM> 3) Brookfield/Roxbury surveyed boundary (CAD file). Survey: Douglas Henson (656). Project # 98123. Survey Date: 12/3/1998 - Revised 2/5/2007. Lamoureux & Dickinson. 802-878-4450. Plat Sheet #1
Minor Updates (2007A) --------------------- 1) CCRPC town boundary corrections. Colchester/Milton town line and Hinesburg/Richmond/Williston town line. 2) NWRPC town boundary corrections. Saint Albans City/Town line. 3) TRORC town boundary corrections. Pittsfield/Chittenden town line. Plymouth town line.
Process_Date: 20080212
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve Sharp
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Annual review of data. VCGI did not identify any Legislative or other legal changes to municipal or village boundaries since the previous BNDHASH update (2007A). RPCs did not submit any corrections. Therefore no changes were made to BNDHASH in 2008.
Process_Date: 20080819
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve Sharp
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Revised BNDHASH (2010A). Loaded revised data into VGIS Data Warehouse.
Significant Boundary Changes - Summary (2010A) --------------------------------------------- 1) Barnard/Pomfret surveyed boundary. Survey: Robert W Farnsworth (No. 21). Barnard/Pomfret State Road Area. Drawing number 08-1969. Data provided by Two Rivers RPC in VT. Provided as shapefile and PDF. 2) Adjusted US/CA border based on USGS boundary monument shapefile. Provided to VCGI by USGS. Note from USGS. The official boundary file I provided was obtained by the International Boundary Commission. The horizontal positions obtained by Canada and the US for the same monuments varied up to 33 feet. The temporary solution was to average between the two solutions. Bottom line is that the data varies at places. There is an ongoing joint project between CN and US to correctly GPS the positions. The problem with creating a corrected file is that the Official Boundary File is used as the join line for datasets between the two countries. If you do not use that file there will be data gaps or duplicate coverages.
Minor Updates (2010A) --------------------- 1) Change Ferrisburg to Ferrisburgh per GNIS and VT Board of Libraries 2) Made minor adjustments to VT/NY border based on monumenation provided by VTrans.
Process_Date: 20101112
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve Sharp
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Revised BNDHASH (2011A). The Boundary_BNDHASH_region_admin FC has been dropped because it was never adopted by the state. Loaded revised data into VGIS Data Warehouse.
Significant Boundary Changes - Summary (2011A) --------------------------------------------- 1) Saint George / Shelburne Town line. Adjusted to match Survey Town Line Agreement between Towns of: Shelburne & St. George Chittenden County State of Vermont conducted by a licensed land surveyor employed by Civil Engineering Associates, Inc. and dated March 9, 2011. Boundary codified by VT Legislature in 2011 H. 452 (ACT 0015). Recieved copy of survey boundary in shapefile format from CCRPC. 2) Braintree / Rochester town line. Adjusted based on latest matching Braintree/Rochester parcel data provided by TRORC. 3) MA / VT boundary. Adjusted MA / VT boundary based on survey point data provided by MassGIS <http://www.mass.gov/mgis/townssurvey.htm> which was derived from 68-volume MA "Harbor and Lands Commission Town Boundary Atlas".
Minor Updates (2011A) --------------------- 1) Tweaked Norwich/Harford boundary based on the latest parcel data to correct a problem. 2) Updated LEPC boundaries based on new information. 3) Adjusted boundaries for several villages to match 2011 boundary information provided by VTrans from their HMS system.
Process_Date: 20120216
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steve Sharp
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Revised BNDHASH (2016A). Renamed BNDHASH_REGION_* to BNDHASH_POLY_* feature classes. Created Geodatabase Domains for all coded attribute values. Identified differences between VCGI BNDHASH and VTrans TownIndex layer via Union, and exported as feature class to address inconsistencies. Made appropriate edits and loaded revised data into VCGI Open Geodata Portal. Incorporated RPC updates in the error identification layer and resolved based on best available data.
Significant Boundary Changes - Summary (2016A) --------------------------------------------- 1) NH / VT boundary. Adjusted NH / VT boundary based on VTrans edits in accordance with border markers established by Supreme Court 289 U.S. 593 decision identifying boundary as low water mark on western side of Connecticut River. 2) Ludlow / Mt. Holly boundary. Used most recent 2015 Ludlow parcel data as a stopgap given the absence of usable ground survey boundary line. 3) Rutland / West Rutland boundary. Updated boundary based on Richard Lunna survey data (CAD file) from 1998. 4) Removed merged villages. Northfield Village/Town 2013 North Westminster / Westminster 2010 Cabot Village/Town 2010
Minor Updates (2016A) --------------------- 1) Adjusted boundaries in several cases where VTrans provided documentation in their TownIndex layer to justify edits based on combination of HMS index, VHD, new parcel data, or survey data. 2) Resolved peninsula issue between Ryegate, NH, and Newbury. 3) Used recent parcel data to adjust boundaries.
Process_Date: 20161102
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Jenny Bower
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Technician
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Added and populated fields to some feature classes for inclusion of codes per VT Geographic Area Codes Standard. More specifically, added STATEGEOID field to BNDHASH_poly_vtbnd, CNTYGEOID field to BNDHASH_poly_counties, TOWNGEOID field to BNDHASH_poly_towns, and VILLGEOID field to BNDHASH_poly_villages.
Process_Date: 20180630
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Ivan Brown
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Updated/revised the dataset per various resources (including town parcel-maps, surveys, signing, and property transfer) from various organizations (including VTrans, E911, and towns). Town-name Enosburg was changed to Enosburgh to follow GNIS standard. To reflect its dissolution, Waterbury Village was removed from BNDHASH_POLY_VILLAGES feature-class.
Process_Date: 20181105
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Joe Dippel
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Posted the updated dataset to the Vermont Open Geodata Portal--as edition 2018B.
Process_Date: 20190306
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Ivan Brown
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Village of Perkinsville removed as per 2020 Municipal Act 9. Kirby-Burke boundary corrected to plat on file with Secretary of State. Shelburne-South Burlington line adjusted to field evidence. Barton Village boundary adjusted per 2017 Municipal Act 23. Other minor alignment adjustments to match current data provided by Vtrans. 'Rutland" changed to 'Rutland Town', and all abbreviations of 'St.' changed to 'Saint' to conform to 2020 Geographic Naming Standard update. Updated per name change of Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission to Mount Ascutney Regional Commission--which is effective January 1, 2021.
Process_Date: 20201231
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: David N. Fox
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Posted the updated dataset to the Vermont Open Geodata Portal--as edition 2020A.
Process_Date: 20210110
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Ivan Brown
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Adjusted Mount Holly SW lines and associated lines in Mount Tabor and Weston. USFS survey data indicated the new location of the line, and Mount Holly Planning Commission field verified the locations of several monuments that corroborated these locations. The USFS data was used to adjust the lines. Some of this data also supports the current location VCGI has for the Mount Holly Ludlow line.
Adjusted Athens Grafton line. Several ANR surveys indicated a misalignment, and new line matches well with most recent Grafton parcel data.
Process_Date: 20210901
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: David N. Fox
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Posted the updated dataset to the Vermont Open Geodata Portal--as edition 2021A.
Process_Date: 20220203
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Ivan Brown
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Removed Village of Essex Junction and added City of Essex Junction (Essex Junction became a city on 2022-07-01) to BNDHASH_poly_towns. In BNDHASH_poly_towns, the City of Essex Junction doesn't yet have FIPS6 and TOWNGEOID attributes (attributes are Nulls)--as that information is not yet available. Released as edition 2022A.
Process_Date: 20220701
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person:
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
In BNDHASH_poly_towns, attributed TOWNGEOID of City of Essex Junction and inserted apostrophes to names per VT Geographic Area Names and Codes Standard. In BNDHASH_poly_rpcs, made minor changes to INITIALS field. Released as edition 2023A.
Process_Date: 20230308
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person:
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Removed Village of Lyndonville from BNDHASH_poly_villages and BNDHASH_lines feature classes per Municipal Act effective 2023-07-01 approving the merger of the Town of Lyndon and the Village of Lyndonville. Released as edition 2024A.
Process_Date: 20240216
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: C. Miles
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Updated BNDTYPE field in the Boundary_BNDHASH_line layer for 2 line segments along the Connecticut River missing STATE attribution. Removed BNDHASH_poly_lepc (Local Emergency Planning Committee) feature class.
Process_Date: 20240613
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: C. Miles, I. Brown
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Two minor boundary adjustments made along the southeastern border between Landgrove and Londonderry (impacting BNDHASH_line, BNDHASH_poly_towns, BNDHASH_poly_counties, and BNDHASH_poly_rpcs layers) and along the southwestern border between Saint Albans Town and Saint Albans City (impacting BNDHASH_line and BNDHASH_poly_towns layers). Boundary adjustments were made using land surveys available through the Vermont Land Survey Library, referenced in the SCR_NOTES field in the BNDHASH_line layer. Released as edition 2025A.
Process_Date: 20250221
Process_Time: Unknown
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: C. Miles
Contact_Organization: VCGI
Contact_Position:
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 908
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 298
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 298
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 271
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 0
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 261
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 14
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 37
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Composite object
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 254
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Composite object
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Composite object
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 41
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Composite object
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 14
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Composite object
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 11
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 4400
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999964
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -72.500000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 42.500000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000237
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000237
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
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: BNDHASH_LINE (line attribute table)
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: BNDTYPE
Attribute_Definition: State, county, town, or village boundary type.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
VCGI. State trumps county, which trumps towns, which trumps villages.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: STATE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: State line
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: COUNTY
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: County line
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: TOWN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Town line
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: VILLAGE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Village line
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ARC_SRC
Attribute_Definition: Source of line location.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Various
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Green Mountain National Forest data.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: VT State Archive Survey document (analog/paper).
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Photointerpreted from RF 5000 scale orthophoto OR taken from 24K USGS topographic map
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Inferred from best available data.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Town parcel map data.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: USGS RF 24000 scale topographic maps.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Based on detailed information provided by town officials.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Derived from VTran's HMS Index (Town/Village/UC layer) - Boundaries based on a mix of USGS Topo, VHD hydro, and parcel data.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
VT State Archive Survey document (digital). CAD file. Refer to CADFNAME for name of CAD file. Files are distributed with BNDHASH.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Border monuments based on high precision coordinates (GPS and/or field survey).
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Survey (digital). CAD file. Refer to CADNAME for name of CAD file. Files are distributed with BNDHASH.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Survey (paper/analog). Scanned and georeferenced.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SRC_NOTES
Attribute_Definition: Source notes, either town or more detail on ARC_SRC item.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Various
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Information:
Attribute_Value_Accuracy: Line Source
Attribute_Value_Accuracy_Explanation:
If needed, SRC_NOTES provides additional information on top of ARC_SRC. For example, for parcel-level data SRC_NOTES indicates the town's parcel maps from which the line was derived.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CADFNAME
Attribute_Definition:
Name of CAD file used to digitize this line. Refer to files bundled with BNDHASH under the ./cadfiles directory.
Attribute_Definition_Source: VCGI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SRCORG
Attribute_Definition:
Organization/project which digitized/provided line. This attribute identifies the organization or project which digitized the line. When a TBHASH line is redigitized or moved, the SRCORG code should be updated. The SRCORG codes will serve as a record of "who did it".
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: VCGI - Original TBHASH project 1993
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: VCGI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: VTrans
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Addison County RPC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bennington County RC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Central VT RPC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chittenden County RPC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 14
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Northwest RPC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lamoille County PC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Northeast VT Development Assoc.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 17
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rutland RPC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 18
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Southern Windsor RPC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 19
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Two Rivers-Ottauquechee RPDC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Upper Valley-Lake Sunapee RPC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 21
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Windham PC
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 99
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Refer to SRC_NOTES
Attribute_Definition_Source: Assigned when digitized or moved.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ORIG_ARC
Attribute_Definition:
Flag indicating whether line/arc is the original arc included in the 1993 release of TBHASH.
Attribute_Definition_Source: VCGI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Yes, line is from the original release of TBHASH
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: N = No, this is a new line. Refer to UPD_DATE and ARC_SRC.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: UPDACT
Attribute_Definition:
Flag indicating the type of Update Action taken since the last release. These values are flushed between versions.
Attribute_Definition_Source: VCGI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
ADD. Line has been Added. This boundary was not represented in the previous release.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
NEW. Line is new. This is a new cartographic representation of the boundary based on new arcs pulled into the coverage.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: M
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
MOVED. Line has been moved. The line has been moved/reshaped based on information as noted in ARC_SRC and SRC_NOTES.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: UPD_DATE
Attribute_Definition: Date of Update Action was taken
Attribute_Definition_Source: VCGI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: UPD_NOTES
Attribute_Definition: Update notes
Attribute_Definition_Source: VCGI
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: BNDHASH_POLY_TOWNS (TOWNS attribute table)
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: FIPS6
Attribute_Definition:
DEPRECATED. LEGACY INFORMATION. Unique FIPS code for each Vermont town. Town FIPS6 codes are made up of 6 digits or "cccttt". The first three digits (ccc) are a county FIPS code (001 to 027 by odd numbers, alphabetical by county), however, the VGIS Geocodes Standard DOES NOT pad with leading zeros (ex: 1 instead of 001). The last three digits (ttt) are a Census Place code (in multiples of 005, alphabetical within county). See the Geographic Area Codes standard in the VGIS handbook for a description and a list of geographic area codes used in Vermont. Also, data product GEOCODES is a database of geographic codes used to generate the guideline.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
US government (U.S. Bureau of the Census) and VGIS Geocodes Standard.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TOWNNAME
Attribute_Definition: Name of town in upper case letters.
Attribute_Definition_Source: State
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Town names
Codeset_Source: VGIS Geocodes Standard
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TOWNNAMEMC
Attribute_Definition: Name of town in mixed case letters.
Attribute_Definition_Source: State
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Town names
Codeset_Source: VGIS Geocodes Standard
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNTY
Attribute_Definition: County code - redefine of FIPS6
Attribute_Definition_Source:
US government (U.S. Bureau of the Census) and VGIS Geocodes Standard.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TOWNGEOID
Attribute_Definition: Geographic Area Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: VT Geographic Area Codes Standard
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: BNDHASH_POLY_VTBND (VTBND attribute table)
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: STATEGEOID
Attribute_Definition: Geographic Area Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: VT Geographic Area Codes Standard
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: BNDHASH_POLY_VILLAGES (VILLAGES attribute table)
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: FIPS10
Attribute_Definition:
Unique code for each village. FIPS10 is a concatenation of FIPS6 and PLACECE.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
US government (U.S. Bureau of the Census) and VGIS Geocodes Standard.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VILLNAME
Attribute_Definition: Village name
Attribute_Definition_Source:
US government (U.S. Bureau of the Census) and VGIS Geocodes Standard.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PLACECE
Attribute_Definition:
Census place code for villages. This is a redefined item of FIPS10.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
US government (U.S. Bureau of the Census) and VGIS Geocodes Standard.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FIPS6
Attribute_Definition:
Town FIPS code. This is a redefined item of FIPS10. Identifies the town the village is in.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
US government (U.S. Bureau of the Census) and VGIS Geocodes Standard.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VILLGEOID
Attribute_Definition: Geographic Area Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: VT Geographic Area Codes Standard
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: BNDHASH_POLY_COUNTIES (COUNTIES attribute table)
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: CNTY
Attribute_Definition: County code
Attribute_Definition_Source:
US government (U.S. Bureau of the Census) and VGIS Geocodes Standard.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNTYNAME
Attribute_Definition: County name
Attribute_Definition_Source:
US government (U.S. Bureau of the Census) and VGIS Geocodes Standard.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CNTYGEOID
Attribute_Definition: Geographic Area Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: VT Geographic Area Codes Standard
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: BNDHASH_POLY_RPCS (RPCs attribute table)
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: RPC
Attribute_Definition: Regional Planning Commission designation
Attribute_Definition_Source:
VT Geographic Area Codes Standard (code for Mount Ascutney Regional Commission is not yet reflected in the standard per name change of Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission to Mount Ascutney Regional Commission)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: AC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Addison County Regional Planning Commission
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bennington County Regional Commission
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: LC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lamoille County Planning Commissio
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Northeastern Vermont Development Association
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NW
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Northwest Regional Planning Commission
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: RR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rutland Regional Planning Commission
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mount Ascutney Regional Commission
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Windham Regional Commission
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHORTNAME
Attribute_Definition: Regional Planning Commission name - abbreviated version
Attribute_Definition_Source:
VT Geographic Area Codes Standard (entry for Mount Ascutney Regional Commission is not yet reflected in the standard per name change of Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission to Mount Ascutney Regional Commission)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGNAME
Attribute_Definition: Regional Planning Commission name - full version
Attribute_Definition_Source:
VT Geographic Area Codes Standard (entry for Mount Ascutney Regional Commission is not yet reflected in the standard per name change of Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission to Mount Ascutney Regional Commission)
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: VT Center for Geographic Information
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 1 National Life Dr, Dewey Building, 2nd Floor
City: Montpelier
State_or_Province: VT
Postal_Code: 05620-2001
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (802) 585-0820
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: None
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: vcgi@vermont.gov
Hours_of_Service: 7:45AM-4:30PM, M-F
Resource_Description: BoundaryOther_BNDHASH
Distribution_Liability:
VCGI and the State of Vermont make no representations of any kind, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied with respect to the data.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: SHP
Format_Specification: ESRI Shapefile format (compressed to ZIP format)
Format_Information_Content: geospatial data
File_Decompression_Technique: ZIP decompression software
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
Access_Instructions:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media:
Fees:
No charge when downloading from the internet, and when no custom processing is required.
Ordering_Instructions:
Turnaround:
Custom_Order_Process:
Technical_Prerequisites: GIS Software
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20250317
Time_of_Day: Unknown
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20250317
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: VT Center for Geographic Information
Contact_Person: GIS Database Administrator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 1 National Life Dr, Dewey Building, 2nd Floor
City: Montpelier
State_or_Province: VT
Postal_Code: 05620-2001
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (802) 585-0820
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: None
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: Local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: No security considerations
Generated by mp version 2.9.22 on Mon Mar 17 14:20:10 2025