BoundaryOther_HOUS2012

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Vermont State Legislature
Publication_Date: 20120430
Publication_Time: unknown
Title: BoundaryOther_HOUS2012
Edition: 2012
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Vermont House Districts - 2012 (Act 151 Redistricting)
Issue_Identification: 2012
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Waterbury, VT
Publisher: VCGI
Other_Citation_Details: Tile Structure - STATE
Description:
Abstract:
Vermont General Assembly is periodically re-apportioned to reflect the state's changing population patterns. The current apportionment process is guided by Title 17, Chapter 34A of the Vermont Statutes Annotated. The Legislative Apportionment Board, an appointed body, proposes a draft apportionment plan. The General Assembly may refer to this plan in its enactment of legislative apportionment for the ensuing decade. The redistricting process of the Vermont State House and Senate is regulated by Act 151., which is an act relating to professional regulation and redistricting the Senate and the House of Representatives. The House district lines for this layer were downloaded from the 2012 Legislative Reapportionment web site (see link above) H. 789 was the final bill passed by the House and Senate that defined new House district boundaries.
Purpose: Vermont House districts
Supplemental_Information:
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20120430
Time_of_Day: Unknown
Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
Every 10 years, after the Decennial Census, the VT legislature can revise these district boundaries.
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 House districts
Theme_Keyword: districts
Theme_Keyword: House districts
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Vermont
Access_Constraints:
VCGI and the State of VT 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: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: VT Legislative Council
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 115 State Street
City: Montpelier
State_or_Province: VT
Postal_Code: 05633-5301
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 802.828.2231
Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: None
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: None
Hours_of_Service: 9am-5pm, M-F
Data_Set_Credit: Steve Sharp
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: N/A
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description: No Security Considerations
Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcGIS
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: VT State Legislature
Publication_Date: 20120430
Publication_Time: unknown
Title: Act 151 Redistricting
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Vermont House Districts (Act 151 Redistricting)
Issue_Identification: 1.0
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Montpelier, VT
Publisher: VT State Legislature
Other_Citation_Details: Act 151 Redistricting
Online_Linkage: <http://www.leg.state.vt.us/Reapportionment/>
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Accurate against Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), FIPS Publication 6-4, and FIPS-55 at the 100% level for the codes and base names. The remaining attribute information has been examined but has not been fully tested for accuracy.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The Census Bureau performed automated tests to ensure logical consistency and limits of shapefiles. Segments making up the outer and inner boundaries of a polygon tie end-to-end to completely enclose the area. All polygons are tested for closure. The Census Bureau uses its internally developed geographic update system to enhance and modify spatial and attribute data in the Census MAF/TIGER database. Standard geographic codes, such as FIPS codes for states, counties, municipalities, county subdivisions, places, American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian areas, and congressional districts are used when encoding spatial entities. The Census Bureau performed spatial data tests for logical consistency of the codes during the compilation of the original Census MAF/TIGER database files. Most of the codes for geographic entities except states, counties, urban areas, Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), American Indian Areas (AIAs), and congressional districts were provided to the Census Bureau by the USGS, the agency responsible for maintaining FIPS 55. Feature attribute information has been examined but has not been fully tested for consistency. For the TIGER/Line Shapefiles, the Point and Vector Object Count for the G-polygon SDTS Point and Vector Object Type reflects the number of records in the shapefile attribute table. For multi-polygon features, only one attribute record exists for each multi-polygon rather than one attribute record per individual G-polygon component of the multi-polygon feature. TIGER/Line Shapefile multi-polygons are an exception to the G-polygon object type classification. Therefore, when multi-polygons exist in a shapefile, the object count will be less than the actual number of G-polygons.
Completeness_Report:
Data completeness of the TIGER/Line Shapefiles reflects the contents of the Census MAF/TIGER database at the time the TIGER/Line Shapefiles were created.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
BoundaryOther_HOUS2012 was developed by the Legislative Reapportionment Board using Maptitude Redistricting software and the 2010 Decennial Census population data. Boundaries do not always line up with other VGIS data such as town boundaries, roads, and surface waters.
Completeness_Report:
BoundaryOther_House2012 was obtained in shapefile format from Duncan Goss, Director of Information Technology at the Legislative Council.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title: Census MAF/TIGER database
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 201001
Ending_Date: 201007
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MAF/TIGER
Source_Contribution:
The selected geographic and cartographic information (line segments) are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) database.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
TIGER/Line Shapefiles are extracted from the Census MAF/TIGER database by nation, state, county, and entity. Census MAF/TIGER data for all of the aforementioned geographic entities are then distributed among the shapefiles each containing attributes for line, polygon, or landmark geographic data.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Census MAF/TIGER
Process_Date: 2010
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Vermont Legislative Council (Duncan Goss) used software called Maptitude for Redistricting to support the Legislative Reapportionment Board and the relevant Legislative committees to develop the final district boundaries.
Process_Date: 2012
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Vermont Center for Geographic Information staff received shapefiles of the final House and Senate boundaries from Duncan Goss of the Legislative Council and transformed them to VT State Plane Meters, NAD 83 shapefiles.
Process_Date: 20120511
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The Vermont Center for Geographic Information staff edited the attribute data of HOUSE2012 in order to fill in values in the NAME field (originally only contained values for a few features). Staff referred to information posted at the VT Legislature's website indicating the full names of the districts.
Process_Date: 20170907

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference: POLY
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: 104
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System
State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 4400
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999964
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -72.500000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 1 / 298.25722210
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Polygon
Entity_Type_Definition: Closed 2-D representation
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: VCGI
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DISTRICT
Attribute_Definition:
The Legislature designated abbreviation of the Senate District. Type (C), Width (12), Decimals (0)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Vermont Statutes
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: MEMBERS
Attribute_Definition:
Number of Representatives from the district. Type (I), Width (2), Decimals (0)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Vermont Legislature Website
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LOCKED
Attribute_Definition: Unknown
Attribute_Definition_Source: Unknown
Attribute_Domain_Values: none (all fields blank)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition:
Full name of the district. Type (c), Width (43), Decimals (0)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Vermont Legislature Website
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POPULATION
Attribute_Definition:
Total 2010 Census population within the district. Type (I), Width (4), Decimals (0)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Vermont Legislature Website
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: IDEAL_VALU
Attribute_Definition:
An "ideal district", determined by dividing the population of the state by the total number of representative districts. Type (I), Width (4), Decimals (0)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Unknown
Attribute_Domain_Values: 8344 (1-member districts) and 4172 (2-member districts)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DEVIATION
Attribute_Definition:
Difference between POPULATION and IDEAL_VALU Type (I), Width (4), Decimals (0)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Unknown
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: F_DEVIATIO
Attribute_Definition:
Difference between POPULATION and IDEAL_VALU divided by IDEAL_VALU Type (D), Width (7), Decimals (4)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Unknown
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: 9am - 5pm, M-F
Resource_Description: layername
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 into ZIP file format)
Format_Information_Content: geospatial data
File_Decompression_Technique: ZIP extraction tool
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
https://maps.vcgi.vermont.gov/gisdata/vcgi/packaged_zips/BoundaryOther_HOUS2012.zip
Access_Instructions: Download from web site.
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: USB drive
Fees:
No charge when downloading from the internet, and when no custom processing is required.
Ordering_Instructions: Send an email describing data request to vcgi@vermont.gov
Turnaround: About 5 days.
Custom_Order_Process: Send an email describing data request to vcgi@vermont.gov
Technical_Prerequisites: GIS Software
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20120511
Time_of_Day: Unknown
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20120511
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: N/A
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: No security considerations
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