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Municipalities Brown County, WI 2015

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Municipalities Brown County, WI 2015
Originator
Brown County
Publisher
Brown County
Publication Date
2015-01-01
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Coastal
Abstract
This data layer represents municipalities for Brown County, Wisconsin in 2015. [The feature class MUNICIPAL was derived from the parcel base map. This product is a compilation of cadastral data from many sources. These sources include, but are not limited to, U.S. General Land Office survey notes, deeds, plats, survey maps, easements, survey notes from land surveyors, town road records and right-of-way plats. The maps are different scales and were made on dates ranging from the early 1800's to the present. Deeds and other written documentation date from the early 1800's to the present. Deeds and other records date from the early 1800's to the present. Survey practices were used to construct the frame work and are followed where interpretation of information was required. This product is intended to provide a representation of the shape and location of the municipal boundary and is suitable for the intended use.]
Purpose
This layer is intended for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. [Municipal boundaries are used for a number of purposes including base mapping, GIS analysis, and the registration or adjustment of other vector datasets.]
Supplemental Information
For online dataset download, please visit: http://www.co.brown.wi.us/departments/?department=85713eda4cdcsubdepartment=89ce08984445
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2015-01-01
Bounding Box
West
-88.257849
East
-87.762152
North
44.680135
South
44.240096
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
Place Keyword
Brown County
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNIS
Theme Keyword
Polygon
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Cities and towns
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
Online data downloaded directly from Brown County: [Disclaimer and Data Usage Agreement: By clicking the 'Submit' button, you agree that all boundaries shown in the mapping are general representations only and should NOT be used for legal documentation, boundary survey determinations, or property-related issues. All data are based on sources believed to be reliable, but Brown County distributes this information on an "As Is" basis. no warranties are implied. Data may be downloaded and used free-of-charge provided Brown County is credited as the data source.]
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
Brown County
Point of Contact
Contact
Jeff DuMez
Position Name
LIO/GIS Coordinator
Delivery Point
305 East Walnut Street, Room 320
City
Green Bay
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
54305
Country
US
Email
DuMez_JD@co.brown.wi.us
Phone
920-448-6295

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
7591
Code Space
EPSG
Version
9.5.5

Data Quality Information

Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
Lineage
Process Step
Description
Changed name of file from 'MunicipalDistrict' to Brown_Municipalities_2015
Process Date
2015-05-18T00:00:00
Process Step
Description
Exported original feature class into a new file geodatabase to maintain the original file format of the data and to conform with UW-Madison's data distribution plan.
Process Date
2015-05-18T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
File Geodatabase Feature Class
Format Version
10.5
Distributor
Arthur H. Robinson Map Library, UW-Madison
Distributor
Brown County
Online Access
https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/Brown_Municipalities_2015.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@UW-Madison
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
34

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
B2C31670-AEC7-4FE6-B070-5255E3588CD7
Metadata Date Stamp
2019-05-06
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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