GEOCODES
Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information
Identification Information
Section Index
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Maine State Planning Office (MESPO), Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) (comp., ed.)
Publication Date: 20071030
Title: GEOCODES
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Maine GIS
Issue Identification: SDE server; Internet Data Catalog; Tables
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Augusta ME
Publisher: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/
Description:
Abstract:
GEOCODES is a table that lists standardized names and unique identifiers for Maine minor civil divisions and reservations, which represents the first official Standard Geographic Code endorsed and adopted by the Governor of Maine, on July 1, 1971. Geocodes have undergone subsequent revisions, all of which were "officially" rolled back to this 1971 list by Maine's Information Services Policy Board (ISPB), as of January 2000. In 1971, all Maine state agencies were requested to implement these five digit geocodes, in agency information systems, to build a base of data for Maine and to promote data sharing. Fields include: COMMONNAME, COUNTY, GEOCODE, STATUS, CODE1982, CODE1971, NOTES. The first two digits of the geocode represent the federal code (FIPS55-3) for Maine counties, the remaining three digits were assigned by Maine to uniquely identify each of Maine's MCDs and Reservations. As an information service to state agencies and the public, and in cooperation with the Maine State Planning Office, these "official" geocodes for Maine, are now maintained, updated and made available through the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS). Periodic revision is necessary to reflect changes that occur, for example incorporation of a new minor civil division in 1998 required the addition of a new geocode. All fields are data type TEXT.
Purpose:
The table provides unique identifiers and standardized names for Maine minor civil divisions and reservations. The table is used in the Maine GIS Data Catalog for the "Select by Town" and "Select by County" pick lists.
Supplemental Information:
Available for download in .dbf and .txt format in Maine GIS final data directories at /home11/crypt83/tables and through the Maine GIS Data Catalog "Tables" link http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/ .
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 7/1/1971
Ending Date: 10/30/2007
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: as needed
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Keyword Thesaurus
Theme Keyword: boundaries
Theme Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme Keyword: society
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Theme
Theme Keyword: geocodes
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Place
Place Keyword: Maine
Place Keyword: United States
Stratum:
Stratum Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Keyword
Stratum Keyword: human dimensions
Access Constraints:
Secondary distribution by permission only. Please see Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) License Agreement at http://megis.maine.gov/ . Any secondary distribution must have this documentation appended.
Use Constraints: Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes. Please confirm that you are using the correct copy of data from the Maine GIS Data Catalog.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 145
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0145
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 287-3842
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Data Set Credit: Credit should always be given to the data source and/or originator when the data is transferred or printed.
Native Data Set Environment:
Maine Office of Information Technology (OIT) Oracle 9i, Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS), Maine GIS SDE, SDEUSER, SDE.DEFAULT, Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/ "Tables" link, Maine GIS server /home11/crypt83/tables in comma delimited .txt and .dbf format, ~ .26 MB
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)
Publication Date: 20070701
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: metwp24
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Maine GIS
Issue Identification: SDE server; Internet Data Catalog
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Augusta ME
Publisher: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Other Citation Details: 1:24000
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/
Data Quality Information
Section Index
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description:
Edits were posted to the MEGIS.Boundaries METWP24 from MEDOC Land Use Regulation Commission to reflect the following legislated updates:
Data Updates:
Edits were posted to the MEGIS.Boundaries METWP24 from MEDOC LURC to reflect the following legislated updates:
NAME CHANGES:
Centerville to Centerville Twp (effective July 1, 2004, LD 1624 First Regular Session 121st)
T17 R5 WELS to Cross Lake Twp (effective 6/8/2004, LD 1925, P&S 2003 C46 Second Special Session of the 121st)
T5 R9 NWP to Ebeemee Twp (effective 12/23/2004, LD 1924, P&S 2003 C46 Second Special Session of the 121st)
STATUS CHANGE:
Centerville Twp to LURC = 'y' (effective July 1, 2004, LD 1624 First Regular Session 121st)
T2 R9 WELS parcel in LURC jurisdiction, LURC ='y'
LURC parcel boundary added within:
T2 R9 WELS (line screendig from LURC/BSP description of parcel in LURC jurisdiction re: 7/9/1993 Plisgah & Day survey)
Related Table updates:
GEOCODES
Process Date: 20050622
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: (MEDOCLURC) Maine Department of Conservation Land Use Regulation Commission
Contact Person: Ellen Jackson
Contact Position: Programmer Analyst
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: SHS 22
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 287-4943
Contact Electronic Mail Address: Ellen.Jackson@state.me.us
Process Step:
Process Description:
Edits were posted to the MEGIS.Boundaries METWP24 from MEDOT to reflect the following legislated updates:
NAME CHANGES:
Town of Verona to Town of Verona Island (effective March 2004, LD1653 enacts 03/05/2004 enacts P&SL 1861 C25 Sec. 4)
Town of Westport to Town of Westport Island (effective November 2003, LD37 signed 418/2003 enacts P&S1828 C511 Sect. 7)
BOUNDARY CHANGE:
Bridgton/Harrison (effective 4/17/2003, LD793 boundary line between the Town of Bridgton and the
Town of Harrison along Long Lake is reestablished along the
center of the lake)
RELATED Table updates:
GEOCODES
Process Date: 20050617
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: (MEDOT) Maine Department of Transportation
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 16
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 624-3300
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207)624-3301
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Contact Instructions: Contact the Bureau of Planning, Systems Management section. Ask for the GIS Coordinator.
Process Step:
Process Description:
Edits were posted to the MEGIS.Boundaries METWP24 from MEDOT to reflect the following legislated updates:
The creation of Chebeague Island mandated by Private & Special Law, Chapter 47, 2nd regular session of the 122nd Legislature, taking effect July 1, 2007.
Process Date: 20070701
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: (MEDOT) Maine Department of Transportation
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 16
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 624-3300
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207)624-3301
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Contact Instructions: Contact the Bureau of Planning, Systems Management section. Ask for the GIS Coordinator.
Process Step:
Process Description:
Edits were posted to the MEGIS.Boundaries METWP24 to reflect the following legislated updates:
PART A
Sec. A-1. Cathance Township. Wherever the designation No. 14 Twp. appears or reference is made to that unorganized territory, that designation or reference means Cathance Township.
PART B
Sec. B-1. Berry Township. Wherever the designation T 18 ED BPP appears or reference is made to that unorganized territory, that designation or reference means Berry Township.
PART C
Sec. C-1. Big Lake Township. Wherever the designation No. 21 Twp. appears or reference is made to that unorganized territory, that designation or reference means Big Lake Township.
PART D
Sec. D-1. Greenlaw Chopping Township. Wherever the designation T 27 ED BPP appears or reference is made to that unorganized territory, that designation or reference means Greenlaw Chopping Township.
PART E
Sec. E-1. Day Block Township. Wherever the designation T 31 MD BPP appears or reference is made to that unorganized territory, that designation or reference means Day Block Township.
Effective September 12, 2009
Bill can be found here - http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/chapters/PS13.asp
Process Date: 20090912
Process Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 145
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0145
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 287-3842
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Distribution Information
Section Index
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 145
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0145
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 207 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207 287-4563
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: DBF
Format Version Number: Microsoft Access 2002 V.10 SP3
Format Specification: dBase file structure
Format Information Content: The dBase provides a simple interface to dbf-format databases and is widely used in GIS and other applications.
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Access Instructions: Anyone with an internet browser can view and download these data from http://megis.maine.gov/catalog.
Fees: None
Turnaround: Data is available for immediate download from the Maine GIS Data Catalog.
Metadata Reference Information
Section Index
Metadata Date: 1/30/2003
Metadata Review Date: 10/30/2007
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 145
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0145
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 207 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207 287-4563
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
SMMS Metadata report generated Monday, 21/September/2009