Keywords
Theme:
County boundary, boundaries, administrative, political, society, location
Place:
Wisconsin
Description
Abstract
This polygon shapefile represents boundaries of the 72 counties in Wisconsin. The data is derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 1990 TIGER/Line files.
Purpose
This data set provides a generalized representation of the 72 counties in Wisconsin. The level of accuracy does not support detailed local analysis. The data are intended for use with ArcView, ArcInfo, or other GIS software which support shapefile format data.
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Status of the data
Complete
Data update frequency: None planned
Data update frequency: None planned
Time period for which the data is relevant
Date and time:
REQUIRED: The year (and optionally month, or month and day) for which the data set corresponds to the ground.
Beginning date and time:
1990
Ending date and time:
Present
Description:
Publication date of source data
Publication Information
Who created the data: U.S. Census Bureau
Date and time:
1992 at time Unknown
Publisher and place:
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR), Madison, WI
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Data storage and access information
File name: GIS.WI_Counties
Type of data: map
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/maps/gis/geolibrary.html
Data processing environment: ArcView version 3.1
...\dvgislib\wi_tile\baseld_1\ctypw91c\ctyppoly.shp
Type of data: map
Location of the data:
Accessing the data
Data format: ESRI shapefile
ftp://gomapout.dnr.state.wi.us/geodata/county_bnds/county_bnds.zip
Network location:
Access instructions: Download from DNR ftp site.
Available media: CD-ROMConstraints on accessing and using the data
Access constraints:
None
Use constraints:
None
Details about this document
Contents last updated: 20070730
at time 13475000
Contents last reviewed: 20040116
Who completed this document
REQUIRED: The person responsible for the metadata information.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
mailing address:
(608) 264-8916 (voice)
(608) 266-0870 (fax)
Sara.Brenner@dnr.state.wi.us
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
mailing address:
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
USA
(608) 264-8916 (voice)
(608) 266-0870 (fax)
Sara.Brenner@dnr.state.wi.us
Hours of service:
Normal business hours or as available
Standards used to create this document
Standard name: FGDC CSDGM
Standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Time convention used in this document: local time
Metadata profiles defining additonal information
ESRI Metadata Profile: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Time convention used in this document: local time
Metadata profiles defining additonal information
Horizontal coordinate system
Projected coordinate system name: Waupaca County Coordinate System
Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_North_American_1983_HARN
Details
Map Projection Name: Transverse Mercator
Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.999996
Longitude of Central Meridian: -88.816667
Latitude of Projection Origin: 43.420278
False Easting: 607000.000000
False Northing: 0.000000
Longitude of Central Meridian: -88.816667
Latitude of Projection Origin: 43.420278
False Easting: 607000.000000
False Northing: 0.000000
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Distance Units: Meters
Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution: 0.000064
Ordinate Resolution: 0.000064
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum 1983,
1991 adjustment
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 1980
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.25722210088
Altitude System Definition
Resolution: 1.000000
Encoding Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Bounding coordinates
Horizontal
In decimal degrees
West:
-92.9644
East:
-86.6662
North:
47.0448
South:
42.4569
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Lineage
FGDC lineage
Process step 1
Process description: Upload of Wisconsin county-level TIGER/Line files and conversion to ARC/INFO format was carried out by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Applied Population Lab (APL) and Land Information & Computer Graphics Facility (LICGF). The coverages were projected from latitude/longitude to WTM. County-level coverages were appended to form Wisconsin statewide coverages. For more information, contact the APL/LICGF.
Process date: 1990 at time Unknown
Process date: 1990 at time Unknown
Who did this process
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
mailing address:
(608) 264-8914 (voice)
(608) 266-0870 (fax)
John.Laedlein@dnr.state.wi.us
mailing address:
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
USA
(608) 264-8914 (voice)
(608) 266-0870 (fax)
John.Laedlein@dnr.state.wi.us
Hours of service:
Normal business hours or as available
Process step 2
Process description: DNR/GEO received the ARC/INFO coverages from the APL/LICGF. GEO staff used the ARC/INFO DISSOLVE command to create the statewide County Boundaries coverage from the APL/LICGF Minor Civil Divisions coverage. Limited modifications to coverage and item names were made to achieve consistency with other DNR data sets. DNR county number codes were added; several errors in these codes were discovered in 1996 and corrected. The county boundaries polygon shapefile was generated in 1998.
Process date: 1991-1998
Process date: 1991-1998
Who did this process
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
mailing address:
(608) 264-8914 (voice)
(608) 266-0870 (fax)
John.Laedlein@dnr.state.wi.us
mailing address:
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
USA
(608) 264-8914 (voice)
(608) 266-0870 (fax)
John.Laedlein@dnr.state.wi.us
Hours of service:
Normal business hours or as available
Process step 3
Process description: Dataset copied.
Source used: K:\dvgislib\wi_tile\baseld_1\ctypw91c\ctyppoly
Source used: K:\dvgislib\wi_tile\baseld_1\ctypw91c\ctyppoly
Process step 4
Process description: Dataset copied.
Source used: E:\WorkSpace\Ian\Data\Oasis_Download\ctyppoly
Source used: E:\WorkSpace\Ian\Data\Oasis_Download\ctyppoly
Process step 5
Process description: Dataset copied.
Sources
Source 1:
TIGER/Line files
(1990 TIGER)
Media: Unknown
Scale denominator: 100000
Contribution: Line geometry and basic attribution
Scale denominator: 100000
Contribution: Line geometry and basic attribution
Currentness of this source
Beginning date and time:
1990
Ending date and time:
Present
ESRI geoprocessing history
1. FeatureClassToFeatureClass_1
Date and time:
20070730
at time 134755
Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\FeatureClassToFeatureClass
Tool location: C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\FeatureClassToFeatureClass
Command issued
FeatureClassToFeatureClass E:\lrsys\avdata\State\WI_County_Boundaries.shp "Database Connections\GIS Connection to SDE.sde\GIS.Miscellaneous" WI_Counties # "AREA AREA true false false 19 Double 3 18 ,First,#,E:\lrsys\avdata\State\WI_County_Boundaries.shp,AREA,-1,-1;PERIMETER PERIMETER true false false 19 Double 3 18 ,First,#,E:\lrsys\avdata\State\WI_County_Boundaries.shp,PERIMETER,-1,-1;CTYPW91C_ CTYPW91C_ true false false 9 Long 0 9 ,First,#,E:\lrsys\avdata\State\WI_County_Boundaries.shp,CTYPW91C_,-1,-1;CTYPW91C_I CTYPW91C_I true false false 9 Long 0 9 ,First,#,E:\lrsys\avdata\State\WI_County_Boundaries.shp,CTYPW91C_I,-1,-1;CTY_NAME CTY_NAME true false false 20 Text 0 0 ,First,#,E:\lrsys\avdata\State\WI_County_Boundaries.shp,CTY_NAME,-1,-1;CTY_FIPS CTY_FIPS true false false 9 Long 0 9 ,First,#,E:\lrsys\avdata\State\WI_County_Boundaries.shp,CTY_FIPS,-1,-1;DNR_CTY_NO DNR_CTY_NO true false false 9 Long 0 9 ,First,#,E:\lrsys\avdata\State\WI_County_Boundaries.shp,DNR_CTY_NO,-1,-1;DNR_REGN DNR_REGN true false false 13 Text 0 0 ,First,#,E:\lrsys\avdata\State\WI_County_Boundaries.shp,DNR_REGN,-1,-1;LARGEST_PY LARGEST_PY true false false 9 Long 0 9 ,First,#,E:\lrsys\avdata\State\WI_County_Boundaries.shp,LARGEST_PY,-1,-1" WAUPACA "Database Connections\GIS Connection to SDE.sde\GIS.Miscellaneous\GIS.WI_Counties"
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Spatial data description
Vector data information
ESRI description
GIS.WI_Counties
ESRI feature type: Simple
Geometry type: Polygon
Topology: FALSE
Feature count: 0
Spatial Index: TRUE
Linear referencing: FALSE
Geometry type: Polygon
Topology: FALSE
Feature count: 0
Spatial Index: TRUE
Linear referencing: FALSE
SDTS description
GIS.WI_Counties:
GT-polygon composed of chains, 129
Feature class: SDTS feature type, feature count
Details for ctyppoly.dbf
Type of object: Feature Class
Number of records: 0
Description
Shapefile Attribute Table
Source: WiDNR
Source: WiDNR
Attributes
OBJECTID
Alias: OBJECTID
Data type: OID
Width: 4
Precision: 10
Scale: 0
Definition:
Data type: OID
Width: 4
Precision: 10
Scale: 0
Definition:
Internal feature number.Definition Source:
ESRI
GIS.WI_Counties.AREA
Alias: GIS.WI_Counties.AREA
Data type: Double
Width: 8
Precision: 19
Scale: 3
Data type: Double
Width: 8
Precision: 19
Scale: 3
PERIMETER
Alias: PERIMETER
Data type: Double
Width: 8
Precision: 19
Scale: 3
Data type: Double
Width: 8
Precision: 19
Scale: 3
CTYPW91C_
Alias: CTYPW91C_
Data type: Integer
Width: 4
Precision: 9
Scale: 0
Data type: Integer
Width: 4
Precision: 9
Scale: 0
CTYPW91C_I
Alias: CTYPW91C_I
Data type: Integer
Width: 4
Precision: 9
Scale: 0
Data type: Integer
Width: 4
Precision: 9
Scale: 0
CTY_NAME
Alias: CTY_NAME
Data type: String
Width: 20
Precision: 0
Scale: 0
Data type: String
Width: 20
Precision: 0
Scale: 0
CTY_FIPS
Alias: CTY_FIPS
Data type: Integer
Width: 4
Precision: 9
Scale: 0
Data type: Integer
Width: 4
Precision: 9
Scale: 0
DNR_CTY_NO
Alias: DNR_CTY_NO
Data type: Integer
Width: 4
Precision: 9
Scale: 0
Data type: Integer
Width: 4
Precision: 9
Scale: 0
DNR_REGN
Alias: DNR_REGN
Data type: String
Width: 13
Precision: 0
Scale: 0
Data type: String
Width: 13
Precision: 0
Scale: 0
LARGEST_PY
Alias: LARGEST_PY
Data type: Integer
Width: 4
Precision: 9
Scale: 0
Data type: Integer
Width: 4
Precision: 9
Scale: 0
SHAPE
Alias: Shape
Data type: Geometry
Width: 4
Precision: 0
Scale: 0
Definition:
Data type: Geometry
Width: 4
Precision: 0
Scale: 0
Definition:
Feature geometry.Definition Source:
ESRI
SHAPE.AREA
Alias: SHAPE.AREA
Data type: Double
Width: 0
Precision: 0
Scale: 0
Data type: Double
Width: 0
Precision: 0
Scale: 0
SHAPE.LEN
Alias: SHAPE.LEN
Data type: Double
Width: 0
Precision: 0
Scale: 0
Data type: Double
Width: 0
Precision: 0
Scale: 0
Cty_name
Definition:
Full County NameDefinition Source:
U.S. Census Bureau
Cty_fips
Definition:
Federal FIPS code for the CountyDefinition Source:
U.S. Census Bureau
Dnr_cty_no
Definition:
DNR County number. Codes are assigned sequentially to counties in alphabetical order; e.g., Adams County = "1", Ashland County = "2"... St. Croix County = "56", Sauk County = "57", Sawyer County = "58"... Wood County = "72".Definition Source:
WiDNR
Dnr_regn
Definition:
DNR Administrative Region including the countyDefinition Source:
WiDNR
Largest_py
Definition:
Largest polygon used to represent the countyDefinition Source:
WiDNR