Metadata
fox-townsel
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What does this data set describe?
This is a set of county by county point coverages of towns in Illinois. Point locations approximate towns center. This feature class represents selected communities in Fox River basin in Illinois, Some town locations were arbitrarily deleted for cartographic reasons.
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How should this data set be cited?
Illinois Department of Natural Resources, 1994, fox-townsel: IDNR GIS Database towns.
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What geographic area does the data set cover?
Bounding coordinates:West: -88.873279East: -88.096007North: 42.484213South: 41.532553
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What does it look like?
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Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
Calendar date: 1990Currentness reference:Publication date of sources. Contact metadata contact for a list of sources.
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What is the general form of this data set?
Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data
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How does the data set represent geographic features?
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How are geographic features stored in the data set?
This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):- Entity point (18)
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What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
The map projection used is Lambert Conformal Conic.
Projection parameters:Standard parallel: 33.000000Standard parallel: 45.000000Longitude of central meridian: -89.500000Latitude of projection origin: 33.000000False easting: 2999994.000000False northing: 0.000000
Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair.Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000512.Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000512.Planar coordinates are specified in survey feet.
The horizontal datum used is D_Clarke_1866.The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.400000.The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.978698.
Vertical coordinate system definition:Altitude system definition:Altitude resolution: 0.000010Altitude encoding method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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How are geographic features stored in the data set?
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How does the data set describe geographic features?
fox-townselFIDInternal feature number.
(Source:ESRI
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
ShapeFeature geometry.
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Coordinates defining the features.
AREAPERIMETERSUBURBIA_SUBURBIA_ITOWNS_TOWNS_IDPOLITIC_CLPOP_CLASS_POP_CLASS1FIPS_PLACEFIPS_COUNTZIPCODEX_COORDY_COORDNAMENAME_LCTYPETOTALPOPEntity and attribute detail citation:none
Who produced the data set?
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Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Who also contributed to the data set?
> GIS Processing: INHS Staff, ISWS Staff > Documentation: D. Nelson, S. Beaverson, K. Brown > Quality Control: INHS Staff
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To whom should users address questions about the data?
Kingsley AllanIllinois State Water SurveyGIS Manager2204 Griffith Drive
Champaign, Illinois 61820USA
217-333-0545 (voice)217-333-6540 (FAX)kingsley@uiuc.eduHours of Service: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Central Standard Time
Why was the data set created?
These data are appropriate for use in local and regional demographic analysis and for labeling town names on maps.
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How well have the observations been checked?
Each point, its location and attribute record have been verified.
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How accurate are the geographic locations?
Points approximate town center locations.
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How accurate are the heights or depths?
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Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
Six cities not included in the census are included and 6 points included in the 1990 census are known to not be included here.
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How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
Point data. No topology between points.
How can someone get a copy of the data set?
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Who distributes the data set?
Kingsley AllanIllinois State Water SurveyGIS Manager2204 Griffith Drive
Champaign, Illinois 61820USA
217-333-0545 (voice)217-333-6540 (FAX)k-allan@uiuc.eduHours of Service: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday
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What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
An Arc/Info .e00 (export) file of complete coverage is currently available free of charge at the Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse. Refer to the Citation Information portion of this file for access to downloadable data and metadata. Shift-click to download the data set and related documentation. (Data and metadata offered separately via the Illinois Datasets by County browse area, please download both files.)
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What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) provides these geographic data "as is." DNR makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. DNR further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of DNR, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by DNR regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. In no event shall the DNR have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of use of or reliance on the geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by DNR.
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Who wrote the metadata?
2204 Griffith Drive
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