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Counties Wisconsin 2010

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Counties Wisconsin 2010
Originator
Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Publication Date
2010-01-01
Identifier
https://geodiscovery.uwm.edu/catalog/ark:-77981-gmgs8p5v88q
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
This polygon data layer represents counties in Wisconsin in 2010. The dataset was originally published by the United States Census Bureau and then by the Legislative Technology Services Bureau in 2011.[The TIGER/Line Files are shapefiles and related database files (.dbf) that are an extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the U.S. Census Bureau's Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB). The MTDB represents a seamless national file with no overlaps or gaps between parts, however, each TIGER/Line File is designed to stand alone as an independent data set, or they can be combined to cover the entire nation. The primary legal divisions of most States are termed counties. In Louisiana, these divisions are known as parishes. In Alaska, which has no counties, the equivalent entities are the organized boroughs, city and boroughs, and municipalities, and for the unorganized area, census areas. The latter are delineated cooperatively for statistical purposes by the State of Alaska and the Census Bureau. In four States (Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia), there are one or more incorporated places that are independent of any county organization and thus constitute primary divisions of their States. These incorporated places are known as independent cities and are treated as equivalent entities for purposes of data presentation. The District of Columbia and Guam have no primary divisions, and each area is considered an equivalent entity for purposes of data presentation. The Census Bureau treats the following entities as equivalents of counties for purposes of data presentation: Municipios in Puerto Rico, Districts and Islands in American Samoa, Municipalities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The entire area of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas is covered by counties or equivalent entities. The 2010 Census boundaries for counties and equivalent entities are as of January 1, 2010, primarily as reported through the Census Bureau's Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS).]
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. [In order for others to use the information in the Census MAF/TIGER database in a geographic information system (GIS) or for other geographic applications, the Census Bureau releases to the public extracts of the database in the form of TIGER/Line Shapefiles.]
Supplemental Information
Augmented original metadata with AGSL specific elements. For official metadata contact the resource Point of Contact.
Temporal Extent
Bounding Box
West
-92.964427
East
-86.6661
North
47.083098
South
42.456927
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GeoNames
Theme Keyword
Polygon
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Boundaries, State
Boundaries
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
Please see the UWM Libraries statement on Copyright and Digital Collections.[The TIGER/Line Shapefile products are not copyrighted however TIGER/Line and Census TIGER are registered trademarks of the U.S. Census Bureau. These products are free to use in a product or publication, however acknowledgement must be given to the U.S. Census Bureau as the source. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles are for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes does not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.Coordinates in the TIGER/Line shapefiles have six implied decimal places, but the positional accuracy of these coordinates is not as great as the six decimal places suggest.]
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. [No warranty, expressed or implied is made with regard to the accuracy of these data, and no liability is assumed by the U.S. Government in general or the U.S. Census Bureau in specific as to the spatial or attribute accuracy of the data. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty and no responsibility is assumed by the U.S. government in the use of these files. The boundary information in the TIGER/Line Shapefiles is for statistical data collection and tabulation purposes only; their depiction and designation for statistical purposes do not constitute a determination of jurisdictional authority or rights of ownership or entitlement and they are not legal land descriptions.]
Other Restrictions
None
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
Legislative Technology Services Bureau [United States Census Bureau]
Point of Contact
Contact
Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Delivery Point
17 West Main Street
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53703-3305
Country
US
Email
Gis@legis.wisconsin.gov
Phone
(608) 283-7165

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3071
Code Space
EPSG
Version
6.13(9.2.0)

Data Quality Information

Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
Result
Completeness Commission
Result
Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
Result
Lineage
Process Step
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.]
Process Date
2010-01-01T00:00:00
Process Step
Description
Changed name of file from Counties.shp to Wisconsin_Counties_2010.shp.
Process Date
2019-09-16T00:00:00
Source
Title
Census MAF/TIGER database
Description
[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.]

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Distributor
Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Online Access
Protocol
Name

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
72

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
ark:/77981/gmgs8p5v88q
Dataset URI
https://geodata.uwm.edu/public/gmgs8p5v88q/Wisconsin_Counties_2010.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
2019-09-16
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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