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Public Highways Illinois 2008

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Identification Information

Citation
Title
Public Highways Illinois 2008
Originator
Illinois Department of Transportation
Publication Date
2008-01-01
Identifier
https://geodiscovery.uwm.edu/catalog/ark:-77981-gmgs3j3909z
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
This line data layer represents public highways for Illinois in 2008. The dataset was originally published by the Illinois Department of Transportation in 2008.[This coverage contains highway related information included in the IDOT Illinois Highway Information System (IHIS) --Illinois Roadway Information System (IRIS).  Information is collected for all public highways as defined in Illinois Compiled Statutes (605 ILCS 5/2-202).  A separate coverage is provided for each the 102 counties.]
Purpose
This layer is intended for reference and mapping purposes and may be used 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.
Supplemental Information
AGSL staff supplemented original metadata. For official metadata please see IDOT_Hwy_2008_Metadata.docx.
Temporal Extent
Bounding Box
West
-91.555908
East
-87.343493
North
42.516832
South
36.954503
ISO Topic Category
transportation
Place Keyword
Illinois
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GeoNames
Theme Keyword
Line
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Express highways
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
Please see the UWM Libraries statement on Copyright and Digital Collections.
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the American Geographical Society Library at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, 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.
Other Restrictions
None
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
Illinois Department of Transportation
Point of Contact
Contact
Illinois Department of Transportation
Delivery Point
Hanley Building
City
Springfield
Administrative Area
IL
Postal Code
62764
Country
US
Phone
(217) 782-7820

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3436
Code Space
EPSG
Version
8.9.3(9.3.0.0)

Data Quality Information

Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
Result
Lineage
Process Step
Description
Changed name of file from hwy_s.shp to Illinois_PublicHighways_2008.shp.

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Distributor
Illinois Department of Transportation
Online Access
Protocol
Name

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
379780

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
ark:/77981/gmgs3j3909z
Dataset URI
https://geodata.uwm.edu/public/gmgs3j3909z/Illinois_PublicHighways_2008.zip
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
American Geographical Society Library – UWM Libraries
Position Name
GIS Staff
Delivery Point
2311 E Hartord Ave
City
Milwaukee
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53211
Country
US
Email
gisdata@uwm.edu
Phone
(414)-229-6282
Metadata Date Stamp
2020-01-08
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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