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Connecticut Planning Region Index

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What does this data set describe?

Title:
Connecticut Planning Region Index

Abstract:
Connecticut Planning Region Index is a 1:125,000-scale polygon feature-based layer that includes a polygon feature for every Connecticut Regional Planning Organization. There are 14 polygon features in this layer. The corresponding Regional Planning Organization number and name attributes uniquely identify individual polygon features. The Regional Planning Organization number values are based on an alphabetic sort of Regional Planning Organization names and range from 1 to 14.

Supplemental information:
For additional information, contact the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management.

  1. How should this data set be cited?

    State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher), State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management (data compiler), U.S Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler), 19860101, Connecticut Planning Region Index: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

    Online links:
    Other citation details:
    The USGS is the collector of the mapped boundary data (compiler). The State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management is the source for the list of towns (municipalities) in each planning region (compiler). The State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is the creator and maintainer of the data layer (editor) and producer (publisher) of this information for use. The 2012 Edition reflects the consolidation of two organizations into the Lower Connecticut River Council of Governments. This layer includes information that might change over time. Data is updated as needed and compiled at 1:125,000 scale.

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    Bounding coordinates:
    West: -73.742172
    East: -71.781365
    North: 42.052612
    South: 40.988796

  3. What does it look like?

    http://www.cteco.uconn.edu/metadata/dep/browsegraphic/planningregionindex.gif (GIF)
    Full view of Connecticut Planning Region Index

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar date: 2012
    Currentness reference:
    Edition date

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      Indirect spatial reference:
      Connecticut Region Planning Organization names and numbers

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):
      • G-polygon (14)

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      The map projection used is Lambert Conformal Conic.

      Projection parameters:
      Lambert Conformal Conic
      Standard parallel: 41.200000
      Standard parallel: 41.866667
      Longitude of central meridian: -72.750000
      Latitude of projection origin: 40.833333
      False easting: 999999.999996
      False northing: 499999.999998

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair.
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000250.
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000250.
      Planar coordinates are specified in survey feet.

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.

      Vertical coordinate system definition:
      Altitude system definition:
      Altitude resolution: 1.000000
      Altitude encoding method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    Connecticut Planning Region Index
    Includes one polygon feature for each Connecticut Regional Planning Organization. (Source: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection and State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management)

    OBJECTID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)
                      

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    SHAPE
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)
                      

    Coordinates defining the features.

    RPO_COD
    Regional Planning Organization Code - ID number for the Regional Planning Organization based on an alphabetic sort of Regional Planning Organization names. (Source: State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Managment)
                      

    ValueDefinition
    1
    Capitol Region Council of Governments
    2
    Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency
    3
    Council of Governments of the Central Naugatuck Valley
    4
    Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency
    5
    Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency
    6
    Housatonic Council of Elected Officials
    7
    Litchfield Hills Council of Elected Officials
    8
    Midstate Regional Planning Agency
    9
    Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments
    10
    Northwestern Connecticut Council of Governments
    11
    South Central Regional Council of Governments
    12
    Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments
    13
    South Western Regional Planning Agency
    14
    Valley Regional Planning Agency
    15
    Windham Region Council of Governments
    16
    Undefined

    REGPLANORG
    Regional Planning Organization Name - Text values that correspond to numeric RPO_COD attribute values. REGPLANORG is the English language equivalent of (decodes) the RPO_COD field. (Source: State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Managment)
                      

    See Enumerated Domain Value Definitions for RPO_COD attribute.

    SHORT_NAME
    Short name for Regional Planning Organization - An abbreviation of the REGPLANORG attribute for labeling maps. (Source: State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Managment)
                      

    ValueDefinition
    Capitol Region
    Capitol Region Council of Governments
    Central Connecticut
    Central Connecticut Regional Planning Agency
    Central Naugatuck Valley
    Council of Governments of the Central Naugatuck Valley
    Connecticut River Estuary
    Connecticut River Estuary Regional Planning Agency
    Greater Bridgeport
    Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency
    Housatonic
    Housatonic Council of Elected Officials
    Litchfield Hills
    Litchfield Hills Council of Elected Officials
    Midstate
    Midstate Regional Planning Agency
    Northeastern
    Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments
    Northwestern
    Northwestern Connecticut Council of Governments
    South Central
    South Central Regional Council of Governments
    Southeastern
    Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments
    South Western
    South Western Regional Planning Agency
    Valley
    Valley Regional Planning Agency
    Windham
    Windham Region Council of Governments
    Undefined
    Undefined

    SHAPE.area
    SHAPE.len
    Entity and attribute overview:
    Includes one polygon feature for each Connecticut Regional Planning Organization, uniquely identified with a numeric code and organization name attribute. Label polygon features with the SHORT_NAME attribute to label and display Planning Region names on a map.

    Entity and attribute detail citation:
    Regional Planning Organizations are identifed and listed at http://www.opm.state.ct.us/igp/rpos/rpo.htm
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Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)


  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    GIS Section
    State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
    79 Elm Street
    Hartford, Connecticut 06106-5127
    USA

    860-424-3540 (voice)
    860-424-4058 (FAX)
    deep.gisdata@ct.gov
    Hours of Service: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 Eastern Standard Time
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Why was the data set created?

Connecticut Planning Region Index is a general purpose index map of Connecticut Planning Regions based on mapped information compiled at 1:125,000 scale (1 inch equals approximately 2 miles) and a list of towns in each region available from the State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management. The layer is designed to be used to depict Connecticut Planning Regions at small scales or on small maps printed on regular size (8.5 x 11 inch) paper, for example. This Planning Region Index layer does not accurately represent planning region boundaries because it was digitized at 1:125,000 scale. Do not display, map or analyze this index layer with information collected at larger scales. To depict more accurate 1:24,000-scale Connecticut state, county, town, and planning region boundaries on a map, use the layer named Town, which is also published by the State of Connecticut Department of Energy and  Environmental Protection. The 2012 Edition reflects consolidation of two organizations into the Lower Connecticut River Council of Governments.

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How was the data set created?

  1. Where did the data come from?

    Source 1 - Town_Index.shp (source 1 of 3)

    State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher), U.S Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler), 19860101, Connecticut Town Index: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

    Online links:
    Type of source media: disc
    Source scale denominator: 125000
    Source contribution:
    Town_Index.shp was originally in ArcInfo Coverage format and digitized in 1986 using the Connecticuct State Plane Coordinate System, North American Datum of 1927 (NAD27). In 1999, the data was converted to ESRI Shapefile format and to the Connecticut State Plane Coordinate System, North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). The 2005 edition includes complete metadata. Town_Index.shp is in Shapefile format. Prior to 2005, this shapefile was named Town.shp. Town_Index is based on boundary information published on a 1;125,000-scale U.S. Gelogical Survey planimetric map of the State of Connecticut. The planimetry for this map was revised in 1974.

    Source 2 - Planning_Region_Index.shp (source 2 of 3)

    State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher), State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management (data compiler), U.S Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler), 19860101, Connecticut Planning Region Index: State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

    Online links:
    Type of source media: disc
    Source scale denominator: 125000
    Source contribution:
    Planning_Region_Index.shp is in Shapefile format. Prior to 2005, this shapefile was named PlanOrg.shp. The 2005 edition includes complete metadata.

    Source 3 - Planning_Region_Index (source 3 of 3)

    State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (data editor and publisher), State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management (data compiler), U.S Geological Survey, National Mapping Program (data compiler), 19860101, Connecticut Planning Region Index: State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

    Online links:
    Type of source media: disc
    Source scale denominator: 125000
    Source contribution:
    Planning_Region_Index is in GeoDatabase Feature Class format.

  2. What changes have been made?

    Date: 2012 (change 1 of 2)
    Create Planning Region Index layer - Planning Region Index is derived from the 1:125,000-scale Town Index layer, which is also published by the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. To derive planning region polygon features from town polygon features, town features were attributed with regional planning organization number and name values. Town polygon features in the same region were then merged to form fourteen polygon features, one for each planning region. The TOWN_NO and TOWN attributes from the Town Index layer were replaced with RPO_COD and REGPLANORG attributes that store regional planning organization number and name, respectively. 

    Person responsible for change:
    GIS Section
    State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
    79 Elm Street
    Hartford, Connecticut 06106
    USA

    860-424-3540 (voice)
    deep.gisdata@ct.gov

    Data sources used in this process:
    • Source 1 - Town_Index.shp

    Data sources produced in this process:
    • Source 2 - Planning_Region_Index.shp

    Date: 2012 (change 2 of 2)
    Convert to GeoDatabase Feature Class format - Defined new Feature Class named Planning_Region_Index; and imported the attribute definitions, loaded features and imported metadata from Planning_Region_Index.shp shapefile. 
    
    Spatial Reference Properties for Feature Class:
    
    Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Connecticut_FIPS_0600_Feet
    XY Domain MinX: 100000; MaxX: 2247483.645
    XY Domain MinY: 200000; MaxY: 2347483.645
    Precision: 1000

    Person responsible for change:
    GIS Section
    State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
    79 Elm Street
    Hartford, Connecticut 06106
    USA

    860-424-3540 (voice)

    Data sources used in this process:
    • Source 2 - Planning_Region_Index.shp

    Data sources produced in this process:
    • Source 3 - Planning_Region_Index

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How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    All attributes have valid values. Values are within defined domains. The Regional Planning Organization number and name polygon attributes were manually entered.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    The horizontal positional accuracy of this data is unknown. Avoid displaying or printing this information at map scales greater than 1:125,000 (1 inch equals approximately 2 miles).

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

    The completeness of the data  reflects the feature content of two data sources - a 1:125,000-scale planemetric map of Connecticut published by the U.S Geological Survey and a list of towns in each planning region available from the State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management. This data is updated as needed based on information from the State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Managment.

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

    Polygon features conform to the following topological rules. Polygons are single part. There are no duplicate polygons. Polygons do not self overlap. Polygons do not overlap other polygons. Establishment of logical consistency was orginally performed by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection using ESRI ArcInfo software to manually create and control feature topology. The original minimum distance between vertices (ArcInfo Coverage fuzzy tolerance) and a minimum allowed overshoot length (ArcInfo Coverage dangle length) were not documented and unknown at the time this metadata was created in 2005. However, the original data was known to be topologically clean. After subsequently converting the data from ESRI ArcInfo Coverage to ESRI Shapefile format, no automated procedures or tests were performed to enforce the topology rules other than visual inspection.

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How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access constraints: None. The data is in the public domain and may be redistributed.
Use constraints:
No restrictions or legal prerequisites for using the data. The data is suitable for use at appropriate scale, and is not intended for maps printed at scales greater or more detailed than 1:125,000 scale (1 inch equals approximately 2 miles). Although this data set has been used by the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection as to the accuracy of the data and or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection in the use of these data or related materials. The user assumes the entire risk related to the use of these data. Once the data is distributed to the user, modifications made to the data by the user should be noted in the metadata. When printing this data on a map or using it in a software application, analysis, or report, please acknowledge the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey, National Mapping Program as the source for this information.  For example, include the following data source description when printing this layer on a map: Planning Regions - From the Planning Region Index layer, compiled and published by CT OPM, CT DEEP and USGS. Source map scale is 1:125,000.

Distributor 1 of 1

  1. Who distributes the data set?

    State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Enviromental Protection
    79 Elm Street
    Hartford, Connecticut 06106-5127
    USA

    860-424-3540 (voice)
    860-424-4058 (FAX)
    deep.gisdata@ct.gov
    Hours of Service: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 Eastern Standard Time

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Connecticut Planning Region Index

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

    Although this data set  has been used by the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and  Environmental Protection, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and  Environmental Protection as to the accuracy of the data and or related materials.  The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the State of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection in the use of these data or related materials. The user assumes the entire risk related to the use of these data. Once the data is distributed to the user, modifications made to the data by the user should be noted in the metadata.

  4. How can I download or order the data?

    • Availability in digital form:


    • Data format:
      in format Shapefile, Feature Class (version ArcGIS)
      Network links:http://www.ct.gov/deep

    • Cost to order the data: An online copy of the data may be accessed without charge.


  5. Is there some other way to get the data?

    The data distributor does not provide custom GIS analysis or mapping services. Data is available in a standard format and may be converted to other formats, projections, coordinate systems, or selected for specific geographic regions by the party receiving the data.

  6. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

    Geographic information sytem (GIS), computer-aided drawing or other mapping software is necessary to display, view and access the information.

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Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 20130729

Metadata author:
GIS Section
State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
79 Elm Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06106-5127
USA

860-424-3540 (voice)
860-424-4058 (FAX)
deep.gisdata@ct.gov
Hours of Service: Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 16:30 Eastern Standard Time

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata(FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:
  • http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

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