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Minor Civil Divisions Wisconsin 1990

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Identification Information

Citation
Title
Minor Civil Divisions Wisconsin 1990
Originator
Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Creation Date
1990-01-01
Publication Date
1990-01-01
Identifier
https://geodiscovery.uwm.edu/catalog/ark:-77981-gmgsj09w408
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
This polygon data layer represents minor civil divisions for the state of Wisconsin in 1990. The dataset was initially published by the United States Census Bureau and then processed by the Legislative Technology Services Bureau in 2000.
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 CD1_readme_state.docx.
Temporal Extent
Bounding Box
West
-92.964434
East
-86.666231
North
47.083196
South
42.45693
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GeoNames
Theme Keyword
Polygon
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Boundaries
Administrative and political divisions
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
United States Census Bureau Legislative Technology Services 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
Lineage
Process Step
Description
Projected data and changed name of file from wi_mcd90.shp to Wisconsin_MinorCivilDivisions_1990.shp

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
2314

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
ark:/77981/gmgsj09w408
Dataset URI
https://geodata.uwm.edu/public/gmgsj09w408/Wisconsin_MinorCivilDivisions_1990.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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