cnty100

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)
Publication Date: 20050506
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: cnty100
Edition: v2
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: 1:100000
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

Description:

Abstract:
CNTY100 contains state and county boundaries for Maine, mapped at 1:100,000 scale. The dataset has polygon topology and was created in Arc/Info from METWP100 by a select on arcs coded TYPE = state, county, and coastline. Polygons in the coverage are labeled with COUNTY, CNTYCODE, TAG, LAND, ISLAND. The Islands of Moosehead Lake and the lake boundary were preserved for cartographic reference. Arcs in the coverage are coded for TYPE, LAND, and ISLAND. Please note recommended feature level metadata items FMSRC, FMSRCORG, FMSRCDAT, FMPROCSS, FMUPDORG, FMUPDDAT have been added to the arc coding of this coverage to replace the item SOURCE. These items are intended for use in providing specific information about the source of changes to the location of arc features in the dataset and contain codes that cross reference the elements Source Citation Abbreviation, Source Publication Date, Process Step, Process Contact and Process Date in Federal Geographic Data Committee(FGDC) compliant metadata for the dataset. For more information and tables related to feature level metadata see http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm
Purpose:
The dataset provides a ready reference for county boundaries, names and county codes at 1:100,000 scale. Not for use at scales larger than 1:100,000. Data at this scale is suitable for use in regional studies and planning.
Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1/1/1997
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 8/1/2000
Ending Time: Unknown

Currentness Reference: source dates

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -71.00354
East Bounding Coordinate: -66.85005
North Bounding Coordinate: 47.43994
South Bounding Coordinate: 42.97109

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Maine GIS Thesaurus-Theme
Theme Keyword: county codes
Theme Keyword: fips
Theme Keyword: counties

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Keyword Thesaurus
Theme Keyword: boundaries

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: none
Use Constraints:
Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes. Digital maps retain the accuracy of their source materials. The best use of data mapped at scales of 1:500,000 and 1:250,000 is in statewide planning and studies; at 1:100,000 in regional planning and studies; at 1:62,500 and 1:24,000 in detailed studies and local planning; and at 1:12,000 and 1:5,000 or larger scales in parcel level studies and detailed local planning. In the use of Maine GIS data, please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the correct copy of both data and metadata from the Maine GIS Data Catalog. Updates, corrections, and feedback, incorporated in the Maine GIS database are made in accordance with "Data Standards for Maine Geographic Information Systems", 2002, and coordinated by MEGIS.
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Person: GIS Coordinator

Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 174
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0174
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/
Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)
Publication Date: 20010601
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: metwp100
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: 1:100000
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

Cross Reference:

Citation Information:

Originator: Maine State Planning Office (MESPO), Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) (comp.)
Publication Date: 20000701
Title: CNTYCODES
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/

Attribute Accuracy:

Attribute Accuracy Report: The attributes have been carefully examined for accuracy based on existing source material and limitations of scale.

Logical Consistency Report: Spatial topology meets "Data Standards for Maine Geographic Information Systems", June 2002
Completeness Report: Data set is complete.
Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
Approximate horizontal accuracy is 51 meters, assuming source data meets National Map Accuracy Standards. Horizontal positional accuracy for the digital data has been tested by on screen visual comparison to the source.
Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value: 51
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation: Data was derived from digital data that meets National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:100,000 scale.

Lineage:

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS)
Publication Date: 20010601
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: metwp100
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: 1:100000
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

Source Scale Denominator: 100000
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1/1/1948
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 5/1/2001
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: source dates

Source Citation Abbreviation: metwp100
Source Contribution: State, county, town, coastal and island boundaries, town names, and geocodes, for Maine at 100,000 scale.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Publication Date: 19941228
Title: (FIPS55-3) CODES FOR NAMED POPULATED PLACES, PRIMARY COUNTY DIVISIONS, AND OTHER LOCATIONAL ENTITIES OF THE UNITED STATES
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data
Series Information:

Series Name: Federal Information Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS)
Issue Identification: FIPSPUB55-3

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Washington DC
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology

Other Citation Details:
The Federal Information Processing Standards Publication Series of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the official publication relating to standards and guidelines adopted and promulgated under the provisions of Section 111(d) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 as amended by the Computer Security Act of 1987, Public Law 100-235.
Online Linkage: http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip55-3.htm

Source Scale Denominator: 999999
Type of Source Media: paper and online
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 12/28/1994
Time of Day: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation: fips55-3
Source Contribution: Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 55-3 provides codes for COUNTIES and EQUIVALENT ENTITIES. It also provides comparable codes for counties and equivalent legal and statistical entities.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: U.S. Department of Commerce (USDOC) Bureau of Census, Geography Division
Publication Date: 19910701
Title: (TIGERS90) TIGER/Line Files 1990
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:

Series Name: TIGER/Line Files
Issue Identification: Census 1990

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Washington DC
Publisher: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, Geography Division

Other Citation Details: Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing System (TIGER)
Online Linkage: http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/

Source Scale Denominator: 100000
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 4/1/1990
Time of Day: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation: tigers90
Source Contribution: These geographic/cartographic computer-readable files are used as a base for geographic information systems but are not recommended for detailed applications requiring higher positional accuracy.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Maine State Planning Office (MESPO)
Publication Date: 19710513
Title: (GEOCODE) Standard Geographic Codes for Maine Minor Civil Divisions
Edition: v1
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: tabular digital data
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Augusta ME
Publisher: Maine State Planning Office

Other Citation Details:
This citation is for 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's Minor Civil Divisions (MCDs) and to promote data sharing. Data coded by MCD may subsequently be summarized by any other type of region, administrative district, natural area, etc. The first two digits of the geocode represent the federal code (FIPS) for Maine counties, the remaining three digits uniquely identify each of Maine's MCDs and Reservations. As an information service to state agencies and the public, geocodes for Maine, are now maintained, updated and made available for download, in comma delimited text and .dbf format, through the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) Data Catalog at http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/ , "Tables" link.
Online Linkage: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 7/1/1971
Time of Day: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation: geocode
Source Contribution:
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's Minor Civil Divisions (MCDs) and to promote data sharing. Data coded by MCD may subsequently be summarized by any other type of region, administrative district, natural area, etc. The first two digits of the geocode represent the federal (FIPS) code for Maine counties, the remaining three digits uniquely identify each of Maine's MCDs and Reservations. As an information service to state agencies and the public, geocodes for Maine, are now maintained, updated and made available for download, in comma delimited text and .dbf format, through the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systemshttp://megis.maine.gov/catalog/
Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Publication Date: multiple dates
Publication Time: Unknown
Title: (24k) USGS 1:24,000 scale quadrangles
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:

Series Name: National Mapping Program Standard Series Topographic Maps
Issue Identification: USGS 7.5 Minute Map Series

Publication Information:

Publication Place: Reston VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other Citation Details: 24000 Publication date is unique to each quadrangle in the map series. Standard 7.5x7.5 minute quadrangles cover geographic areas of 49 to 71 square miles. 1 inch at map scale represents 2000 feet.
Online Linkage: http://mapping.usgs.gov/mac/maplists/howtoselectmaps.html

Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: stable-base material (mylar)
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1/1/1948
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: Present
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation: 24k
Source Contribution:
USGS 1:24,000 scale quadrangles represent both natural (contours, coast, ponds, rivers, streams) and manmade (boundaries, roads and other transportation) features of the land. The maps are compiled to National Map Accuracy Standards (+or- 12 meters, or 40 feet, for 1:24,000). Standard 7.5x7.5 minute quadrangles cover geographic areas of 49 to 71 square miles. 1 inch at map scale represents 2000 feet. Publication dates are unique to each quadrangle. USGS quadrangles are available in provisional, full publication and photorevised formats. Map revision is costly and budgetary constraints have limited the publication of revised maps. Over 700 USGS 1:24000 scale quadrangles have been scanned and vectorized to create a set of basemaps for Maine GIS. Where USGS quadrangles are the source of Maine GIS maps, specific information on quadrangle publication dates (which range from 1948 to present) is available and quadrangle (tile) names can be derived by overlay or intersect with the MEGIS statewide tile index, INDEX24.
Source Information:

Source Citation:

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/

Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: online
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1/1/1948
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 8/22/2005
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: source dates

Source Citation Abbreviation: metwp24
Source Contribution: USGS24k arcs were "put" from METWP24 to complete the Knox county line in Penobscot Bay, and the state line east and south of Washington county.

Process Step:

Process Description:
CNTY100 version 1, contains state and county boundaries for Maine. The coverage has polygon topology and was created in Arc/Info from METWP100 by a select on arcs coded TYPE = state, county, and coast. Polygons in the coverage were labeled with COUNTY, CNTYCODE, TAG, LAND, ISLAND. The Islands of Moosehead Lake and the lake boundary were preserved for cartographic reference. Arcs in the coverage were coded for SOURCE, TYPE, LAND and ISLAND. USGS24k arcs were "put" from METWP24 to complete the Knox county line in Penobscot Bay, and the state line east and south of Washington county. Coverage attributes were carefully examined for accuracy based on existing source material and limitations of scale. LABEL ERRORS and NODE ERRORS were resolved. The coverage was CLEANED and BUILT with POLYGON topology.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation: metwp100
Source Used Citation Abbreviation: metwp24
Process Date: 20000711
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Person: GIS Coordinator

Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 174
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0174
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 207 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207 287-3842
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST

Process Step:

Process Description: The item CNTYCODENUM was added to provide a text type and numeric type field for the county code.
Process Date: 20050506
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Person: GIS Coordinator

Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 174
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0174
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 207 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207 287-3842
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST

Cloud Cover: 0

Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:

SDTS Terms Description:

SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Area chain
Point and Vector Object Count: 1477

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Planar:

Grid Coordinate System:

Grid Coordinate System Name: Universal Transverse Mercator 1983
Universal Transverse Mercator:

UTM Zone Number: 19
Transverse Mercator:

Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude of Central Meridian: -69
Latitude of Projection Origin: 0
False Easting: 500000
False Northing: 0

Planar Coordinate Information:

Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Coordinate Representation:

Abscissa Resolution: 1
Ordinate Resolution: 1

Geodetic Model:

Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: CNTY100Arc
Entity Type Definition: arc feature class
Entity Type Definition Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: FMPROCSS
Attribute Definition:
12 digit character field records a PROCESS OR NOTE WHICH IS EXPLANATORY OF THE QUALITY OR ACCURACY of the feature. Codes for this item can be used for cross reference in the compound element Process Step in FGDC metadata.
Attribute Definition Source:
Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Level Metadata Subcommittee has used this coverage as a pilot for a recommendation that standard items be added to each feature to record the source, and date, of feature location. Standardized codes for these items, and a sample coding utility (an Arctool for the Arcedit environment) will be available through the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems. The use of these codes as cross reference in FGDC metadata elements will be recommended.
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: put
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: copies selected features, coordinate information, user-id, and attributes (with the same item definition) to a coverage

Attribute:

Attribute Label: FMSRC
Attribute Definition:
12 digit character field (12,12,C) names the SOURCE (GENERAL OR SPECIFIC) used for the location of the feature. Codes for this item concatenated with the FMSRC can be used for cross reference in the element Source Citation Abbreviation in FGDC metadata.
Attribute Definition Source:
Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Level Metadata Subcommittee has used this coverage as a pilot for a recommendation that standard items be added to each feature to record the source, and date, of feature location. Standardized codes for these items, and a sample coding utility (an Arctool for the Arcedit environment) will be available through the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems. The use of these codes as cross reference in FGDC metadata elements will be recommended.
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: 100kdlg
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 1:100,000 scale Digital Line Graphs from U.S. Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain Value: tigers90
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: TIGER Line Files 1990 from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census
Enumerated Domain Value: 24k
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: USGS 1:24,000 data

Attribute:

Attribute Label: FMSRCDAT
Attribute Definition:
10 digit, mm/dd/yyyy default ArcInfo date field (8,10,D) represents the PUBLICATION DATE OF THE SPECIFIC SOURCE used for the location of the feature, e.g. quadrangle date. Dates in this item are used for cross reference in the element Publication Date part of the compound element Source Information in FGDC metadata.
Attribute Definition Source:
Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Level Metadata Subcommittee has used this coverage as a pilot for a recommendation that standard items be added to each feature to record the source, and date, of feature location. Standardized codes for these items, and a sample coding utility (an Arctool for the Arcedit environment) will be available through the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems. The use of these codes as cross reference in FGDC metadata elements will be recommended.
Attribute:

Attribute Label: FMSRCORG
Attribute Definition:
12 digit character field (12,12,C), this field provides a standardized acronym (ME prefix for Maine state agencies, lower-case, no punctuation) for the ORIGIN OF THE SOURCE used for the location of a feature; can be used as a cross reference to the element Originator, and concatenated with the code in FMSRC form a Source Citation Abbreviation in FGDC metadata.
Attribute Definition Source:
Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Level Metadata Subcommittee has used this coverage as a pilot for a recommendation that standard items be added to each feature to record the source, and date, of feature location. Standardized codes for these items are available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm . The use of these codes as cross reference in FGDC metadata elements is recommended.
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: usgs
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: US Geological Survey
Enumerated Domain Value: uscb
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Bureau of Census (USDOC)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: FMUPDDAT
Attribute Definition:
10 digit, mm/dd/yyyy default ArcInfo date field (8,10,D) represents the DATE OF EDIT ON THE LOCATION of the feature. Dates in this item are used for cross reference in the element Process Date part of the compound element Process Step in FGDC metadata.
Attribute Definition Source:
Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Level Metadata Subcommittee has used this coverage as a pilot for a recommendation that standard items be added to each feature to record the source, and date, of feature location. Standardized codes for these items, and a sample coding utility (an Arctool for the Arcedit environment) will be available through the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems. The use of these codes as cross reference in FGDC metadata elements will be recommended.
Attribute:

Attribute Label: FMUPDORG
Attribute Definition:
12 digit character field, captures information on the ORGANIZATION INITIATING THE EDIT of the feature location. Codes for this item are used as cross reference to the element Process Contact part of the compound element Process Step in FGDC metadata.
Attribute Definition Source:
Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Level Metadata Subcommittee has used this coverage as a pilot for a recommendation that standard items be added to each feature to record the source, and date, of feature location. Standardized codes for these items, and a sample coding utility (an Arctool for the Arcedit environment) will be available through the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems. The use of these codes as cross reference in FGDC metadata elements will be recommended.
Attribute:

Attribute Label: ISLAND
Attribute Definition: identifies arcs that represent islands
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: y
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Arc represents coastal, lake, or river-mouth island
Enumerated Domain Value: n
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: non-island arc

Attribute:

Attribute Label: LAND
Attribute Definition: identifies whether arc is over water or land area
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: y
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Arc over land area
Enumerated Domain Value: n
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: arc over water area

Attribute:

Attribute Label: TYPE
Attribute Definition: type of boundary represented by arc
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: state
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine state line
Enumerated Domain Value: county
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county line
Enumerated Domain Value: town
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine minor civil division line
Enumerated Domain Value: coast
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine coast line or island

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: CNTY100Poly
Entity Type Definition: polygon feature class
Entity Type Definition Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)

Attribute:

Attribute Label: CNTYCODE
Attribute Definition:
Code corresponds to the federal (FIPS) code established for each of Maine's sixteen counties. The county code is also represented in the first two digits of Maine's official "Standard Geographic Code (geocode) a five digit code that uniquely identifies minor civil divisions and indian reservations in the Maine.
Attribute Definition Source: National Bureau of Standards
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: 01
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Androscoggin
Enumerated Domain Value: 03
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Aroostook
Enumerated Domain Value: 05
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Cumberland
Enumerated Domain Value: 07
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Franklin
Enumerated Domain Value: 09
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Hancock
Enumerated Domain Value: 11
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Kennebec
Enumerated Domain Value: 13
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Knox
Enumerated Domain Value: 15
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Lincoln
Enumerated Domain Value: 17
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Oxford
Enumerated Domain Value: 19
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Penobscot
Enumerated Domain Value: 21
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Piscataquis
Enumerated Domain Value: 23
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sagadahoc
Enumerated Domain Value: 25
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Somerset
Enumerated Domain Value: 27
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Waldo
Enumerated Domain Value: 29
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Washington
Enumerated Domain Value: 31
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: York

Attribute:

Attribute Label: CNTYCODENUM
Attribute Definition: numeric data type equivalent to CNTYCODE field

Attribute:

Attribute Label: COUNTY
Attribute Definition: Maine county name
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: Androscoggin
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: Aroostook
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: Cumberland
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: Franklin
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: Hancock
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: Kennebec
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: Knox
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: Lincoln
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: Oxford
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: Penobscot
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: Piscataquis
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: Sagadahoc
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: Somerset
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: Waldo
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: Washington
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name
Enumerated Domain Value: York
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Maine county name

Attribute:

Attribute Label: ISLAND
Attribute Definition: identifies polygons that represent islands
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: y
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: polygon represents coastal, lake or river mouth island
Enumerated Domain Value: n
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: non-island polygon

Attribute:

Attribute Label: LAND
Attribute Definition: identifies land and non-land areas
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: y
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Polygon represents land area.
Enumerated Domain Value: n
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Polygon represents fresh, estuarine, or marine water area.

Attribute:

Attribute Label: TAG
Attribute Definition: item used to select a single feature for labeling purposes
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: y
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Use point for labeling.
Enumerated Domain Value: n
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Do not use point for labeling.

Overview Description:

Entity and Attribute Overview:
CNTY100 contains state and county boundaries for Maine. The coverage has polygon topology and was created in Arc/Info from METWP100 by a select on arcs coded TYPE = state, county, and coastline. Polygons in the coverage are labeled with COUNTY, CNTYCODE, TAG, LAND, ISLAND. The Islands of Moosehead Lake and the lake boundary were preserved for cartographic reference. Arcs in the coverage are coded for TYPE, LAND, and ISLAND. Please note recommended feature level metadata items FMSRC, FMSRCORG, FMSRCDAT, FMPROCSS, FMUPDORG, FMUPDDAT have been added to the arc coding of this coverage to replace the item SOURCE. These items are intended for use in providing specific information about the source of changes to the location of arc features in the coverage and contain codes that cross reference the elements Source Citation Abbreviation, Source Publication Date, Process Step, Process Contact and Process Date in Federal Geographic Data Committee(FGDC) compliant metadata for the coverage. For more information and tables related to feature level metadata see http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm .
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
The ArcView shapefile and ArcGIS geodatabase formats, commonly used for Maine GIS data, carry default identifiers and attributes that are software generated and/or important for internal recordkeeping. These are listed here to avoid repetition for every layer, and may not be repeated in the attribute descriptions and definitions of each layer. Common software generated identifiers and attributes in Maine GIS data include: FID (feature identifier), Shape (feature geometry), OBJECTID and SHAPE_lengt. In addition, most GIS formats will carry fields for PERIMETER, AREA and/or LENGTH according to feature geometry. These fields are typically available by default, with the units based on coordinate system or projection units of GIS data. Most GIS software packages also provide a means to calculate these values. It is important to test any columns containing PERIMETER, AREA or LENGTH values before using them for analysis purposes. These important values can be carried from format to format and become out-dated. Verify that the values are correct. Also, in your GIS software, please view the properties of data layers for the map units used to calculate these fields, and for the units set for display purposes.

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Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Person: GIS Coordinator

Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
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Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 174
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0174
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 207 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207 287-3842
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST

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Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems, no warranty expressed or implied is made by MEGIS regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Neither the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems, nor any of its contributors, is liable for misuse of the data, for damage, for transmission of viruses, or for computer contamination through the distribution of these data sets.
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Format Name: ESRI Shapefile
Format Version Number: ARC Version 9.x
Format Specification: ArcView Shapefile Format
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MEGIS has made all vector layers, in the Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog, available in ESRI's ArcView shapefile format. A shapefile is a simple non-topological format that stores the geometry and attribute information for a set of geographic features as a set of vector (point, line, polygon) coordinates. Shapefiles draw quickly and directly in ArcView, ArcGIS, ArcExplorer. Shapefiles are a compatible data type for many other types of GIS software. Three files are fundamental to each shapefile: .shp stores the feature geometry (shape and location information); .shx stores the index of the feature geometry; .dbf a dBASE (TM) file stores the attribute information for the features. Other index files may be created to help speed analysis and query: these file formats are .sbn .sbx .ain .aix .fbn and .fbx. In addition you may find projection .prj, and metadata .xml, files associated with shapefiles.
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Data available from this website is in .zip compressed format. WinZip is a Windows based, PKZip-compatible compression utility. You will need a program like this to extract the data. A link to a trial copy WinZip software is available at http://megis.maine.gov/links/.
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Network Resource Name: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

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These data are available to Internet browsers for download from the Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog - http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/

Data available from this website is in .zip compressed format. WinZip is a Windows based, PKZip-compatible compression utility. You will need a program like this to extract the data. A link to a trial copy WinZip software is available at http://megis.maine.gov/links/

If you are not already a GIS user, free software for viewing these files is available from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) - www.esri.com

See http://megis.maine.gov/links/ for a link to ArcExplorer 9.x .

Fees: Data may be downloaded from Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog at no charge.
Turnaround: Data is available for immediate download from the Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog.

Technical Prerequisites:
If you are not already a GIS user, free software for viewing these files is available from Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) http://www.esri.com/
You may also see http://megis.maine.gov/links/ for a link to ArcExplorer 9.x

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Beginning Date: 8/1/2000
Ending Date: Present

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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 174
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0174
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: (207) 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (207) 287-3842
Hours of Service: Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST

Resource Description: http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/
Distribution Liability: Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes.
Standard Order Process:

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Format Name: ARCSDE
Format Version Number: ArcSDE 9.x
Format Information Content: Oracle 9i

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Access Instructions: Please contact the Maine Office of GIS (MEGIS) for access instructions.

Fees: Access is available through Maine's wide area network; WAN users may contact the Maine Office of Information Technology, Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) for a login.

Metadata Date: 5/6/2005
Metadata Review Date: 1/14/2010
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Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Person: GIS Coordinator

Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: State House Station 174
City: Augusta
State or Province: ME
Postal Code: 04333-0174
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 207 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 207 287-3842
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
Metadata Access Constraints: None
Metadata Use Constraints: None