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This page last updated: 05/07/2008
Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
| Originator | Metropolitan Council |
| Abstract | This layer defines the district boundaries for the Metropolitan Council members. NOTES: - The current Metropolitan Council Districts were enacted in 2003. - Council member names and spellings are taken directly from the Metropolitan Council web site and press releases. - Hanover, New Prague, Northfield, and Rockford have been removed from the district boundaries. - Only the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Eagan have significant populations split into more than one Council District. - The actual descriptions of Metropolitan Council District boundaries were taken from Minnesota Statutes 2003, 473.123 http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/473/123.html - Adjustments for district boundaries that fall on city/township boundaries are updated on a quarterly basis with data from counties. |
| Browse Graphic | View a sample of the data. |
| Time Period of Content Date | 05/07/2008 |
| Currentness Reference | The attributes and municipal boundaries within this layer are up to date as of the currentness reference date above. The current boundaries were set by redistricting legislation in 2003 and are kept up to date with minor adjustments to city/township boundary changes on a quarterly basis. |
| Access Constraints | None |
| Use Constraints | By acceptance of this data, the user agrees to include a copy of this metadata record, including the liability disclaimer, whenever the user transmits or provides the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user. We recommend that other interested parties download this dataset from the Data Finder web site (www.datafinder.org) to ensure that the most current data is obtained. |
| Distributor Organization | Metropolitan Council |
| Ordering Instructions | This dataset is distributed on the internet by clicking below after 'Online Linkage'. Doing so will tell your browser to download a 'ZIP' file which will contain the following: - ArcView shape files - metadata for the dataset (.htm) - NOTICE.RTF, an important notice about this dataset that can be read by any word processing software. This dataset can also be viewed and downloaded from the MetroGIS DataFinder Cafe at http://www.datafinder.org/cafe/ . The Cafe allows users to subset or clip datasets using an existing feature, such as a city or school district boundary or an ad-hoc, user defined area. Additionally, this dataset is available for direct use via one or more map services. More information about what a web mapping service is can be found at http://www.datafinder.org/services/ The specific map service and layer name for this dataset can be found by clicking the blue or green boxes under the map service column of the DataFinder Catalog at http://www.datafinder.org/catalog/ . |
| Online Linkage | Click here to download data. (See Ordering Instructions above for details.) By clicking here, you agree to the notice in "Distribution Liability" in Section 6 of this metadata. |
Go to Section:
1. Identification Information
2. Data Quality Information
3. Spatial Data Organization Information
4. Spatial Reference Information
5. Entity and Attribute Information
6. Distribution Information
7. Metadata Reference Information
| Section 1 | Identification Information | Top of page | ||
| Originator | Metropolitan Council | |||
| Title | Metropolitan Council Districts | |||
| Abstract | This layer defines the district boundaries for the Metropolitan Council members. NOTES: - The current Metropolitan Council Districts were enacted in 2003. - Council member names and spellings are taken directly from the Metropolitan Council web site and press releases. - Hanover, New Prague, Northfield, and Rockford have been removed from the district boundaries. - Only the cities of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Eagan have significant populations split into more than one Council District. - The actual descriptions of Metropolitan Council District boundaries were taken from Minnesota Statutes 2003, 473.123 http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/473/123.html - Adjustments for district boundaries that fall on city/township boundaries are updated on a quarterly basis with data from counties. |
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| Purpose | This layer was developed as a general reference for Metropolitan Council districts. | |||
| Time Period of Content Date | 05/07/2008 | |||
| Currentness Reference | The attributes and municipal boundaries within this layer are up to date as of the currentness reference date above. The current boundaries were set by redistricting legislation in 2003 and are kept up to date with minor adjustments to city/township boundary changes on a quarterly basis. | |||
| Progress | Complete | |||
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | As needed | |||
| Spatial Extent of Data | Twin Cities 7 County Metropolitan Area. This includes the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington in Minnesota. | |||
| Bounding Coordinates | -94.012 -92.732 45.415 44.471 |
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| Place Keywords | Twin Cities, Anoka County, Carver County, Dakota County, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Scott County, Washington County | |||
| Theme Keywords | Metropolitan Council Districts, Council Districts, Metropolitan Council, administrative boundaries | |||
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus | None | |||
| Access Constraints | None | |||
| Use Constraints | By acceptance of this data, the user agrees to include a copy of this metadata record, including the liability disclaimer, whenever the user transmits or provides the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user. We recommend that other interested parties download this dataset from the Data Finder web site (www.datafinder.org) to ensure that the most current data is obtained. |
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| Contact Person Information | Mark Kotz,
GIS Database Administrator Metropolitan Council 390 Robert Street North St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1805 Phone: 651-602-1644 FAX: 651-602-1674 E-mail: mark.kotz@metc.state.mn.us | |||
| Browse Graphic | View a sample of the data. | |||
| Browse Graphic File Description | Sample map showing the mc_districts layer. | |||
| Associated Data Sets | County and MCD boundary layers compiled by the Metropolitan Council. |
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| Section 2 | Data Quality Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Attribute Accuracy | Attributes for all 16 council districts have been checked and are accurate as of the Currentness Reference date. | |||
| Logical Consistency | The dataset is topologically 'clean'. | |||
| Completeness | Entire seven county geographic area is covered. | |||
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy | The positional accuracy of the dataset has not been tested under the National Standards for Spatial Data Accuracy. NOTE: The 'SOURCE' field in the line attributes will provide an indication of the positional accuracy of the line. See Entity and Attribute Overview in Section 5 for more information. |
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| Lineage | Line work for the mc_districts layer is derived primarily from the city and townships boundary layer assembled by the Metropolitan Council. Some additional lines were derived from heads up digitizing of the TLG street centerline data, Minneapolis neighborhood boundaries, 2004 USGS High Resolution Orthoimagery, and the 1997 Metropolitan Council digital orthophotos. Where divided highways serve as the boundary between districts, the district border was digitized between the representative TLG centerlines. Where divided by city or township boundary, the district border is based on the most current quarterly update of the city and township boundary layer. The actual descriptions of Metropolitan Council District boundaries were taken from Minnesota Statutes 2003, 473.123 http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/473/123.html Council Member names and spellings were taken directly from the Metropolitan Council web site and press releases. Hanover, New Prague, Northfield, and Rockford have been removed from the district boundaries. |
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| Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Native Data Set Environment | ArcGIS 9x | |||
| Geographic Reference for Tabular Data | None | |||
| Spatial Object Type | Vector | |||
| Vendor Specific Object Types | polygon shapes | |||
| Tiling Scheme | One layer for entire seven county region. | |||
| Section 4 | Spatial Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Horizontal Coordinate Scheme | UTM | |||
| Ellipsoid | GRS80 | |||
| Horizontal Datum | NAD83 | |||
| Horizontal Units | Meters | |||
| Distance Resolution | ||||
| UTM Zone Number | 15 | |||
| Section 5 | Entity and Attribute Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Entity and Attribute Overview | Polygon Attributes: |
| Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation | None | |||
| Section 6 | Distribution Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Publisher | Metropolitan Council | |||
| Publication Date | 2003 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Mark Kotz GIS Database Administrator Metropolitan Council 390 Robert Street North St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1805 Phone: 651-602-1644 FAX: 651-602-1674 E-mail: mark.kotz@metc.state.mn.us |
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| Distributor's Data Set Identifier | mc_districts_a | |||
| Distribution Liability | NOTICE The Geographic Information System (GIS) Data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). THE GIS DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The GIS Data were developed by the Metropolitan Council for its own internal business purposes. The Metropolitan Council does not represent or warrant that the GIS Data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate. You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the GIS Data or your reliance on the GIS Data. You should consult the data documentation for this particular GIS Data to determine the limitations of the GIS Data and the precision with which the GIS Data may depict distance, direction, location, or other geographic features. If you transmit or provide the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user, the GIS Data must include a copy of this disclaimer. | |||
| Transfer Format Name | ArcView Shape file | |||
| Transfer Format Version Number | ArcGIS 9x | |||
| Transfer Size | 1 MB for zip file. | |||
| Ordering Instructions | This dataset is distributed on the internet by clicking below after 'Online Linkage'. Doing so will tell your browser to download a 'ZIP' file which will contain the following: - ArcView shape files - metadata for the dataset (.htm) - NOTICE.RTF, an important notice about this dataset that can be read by any word processing software. This dataset can also be viewed and downloaded from the MetroGIS DataFinder Cafe at http://www.datafinder.org/cafe/ . The Cafe allows users to subset or clip datasets using an existing feature, such as a city or school district boundary or an ad-hoc, user defined area. Additionally, this dataset is available for direct use via one or more map services. More information about what a web mapping service is can be found at http://www.datafinder.org/services/ The specific map service and layer name for this dataset can be found by clicking the blue or green boxes under the map service column of the DataFinder Catalog at http://www.datafinder.org/catalog/ . |
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| Online Linkage | Click here to download data. (See Ordering Instructions above for details.) By clicking here, you agree to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. | |||
| Section 7 | Metadata Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Metadata Date | 05/07/2008 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Jessica Deegan,
Sr GIS Tech Metropolitan Council 390 Robert Street North St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1805 Phone: 651-602-1718 FAX: 651-602-1674 E-mail: jessica.deegan@metc.state.mn.us |
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| Metadata Standard Name | Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines | |||
| Metadata Standard Version | 1.2 | |||
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage | http://www.gis.state.mn.us/stds/metadata.htm | |||
This page last updated: 05/07/2008
