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State Highway Map Collection, Wisconsin 1916-2020

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Identification Information

Citation
Title
State Highway Map Collection, Wisconsin 1916-2020
Originator
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Creation Date
1916-01-01
Publication Date
1916-01-01
Edition
1916-2020
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Statewide
Series
Series Title
Wisconsin State Highway Maps
Issue
Abstract
This collection of digitized historic Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) highway maps (not georeferenced) are dated between1916-2020. The print maps were scanned to digital formats (PDF and TIFF) by various agencies from original print material held at the WisDOT Digital Cartography Unit archives.
Purpose
This collection of scanned maps is intended for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or (if georeferenced) to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data.
Supplemental Information
These are archived copies of the digital maps held at UW-Madison.
Temporal Extent
Time Period
Begin
1916-01-01T00:00:00
End
2020-12-31T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-92.889345
East
-86.763994
North
47.080722
South
42.491922
ISO Topic Category
transportation
society
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNS
Theme Keyword
Transportation - Maps
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although these maps are 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 the data, maps, or related materials.
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
irregular
Language
eng
Credit
Wisconsin Department of Transportation/Division of Transportation System Development/Bureau of Technical Services/Surveying Mapping Section/Digital Cartography unit
Point of Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Department of Transportation/Division of Transportation System Development/Bureau of Technical Services/Surveying Mapping Section/Digital Cartography unit
Position Name
Cartographic specialist
Delivery Point
3502 Kinsman Boulevard
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53704
Country
US
Email
dotbtscartography@dot.wi.gov
Point of Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
Code Space
Version

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Process Step
Description
Provided access to archived maps/data at UW-Madison.
Process Date
2022-09-22T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
TIFF
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Distributor
Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
raster
Vector Object Count
7110

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
ECA5EE51-092D-49A4-AF89-555347DDDA36
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
Wisconsin Department of Transportation/Division of Transportation System Development/Bureau of Technical Services/Surveying Mapping Section/Digital Cartography unit
Position Name
Cartographic specialist
Delivery Point
3502 Kinsman Boulevard
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53704
Country
US
Email
dotbtscartography@dot.wi.gov
Metadata Date Stamp
2022-09-22
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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