1945 and 1959 Residential Land Use

This page last updated: 06/28/2002
Metadata created using Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines



Metadata Summary

Originator Metropolitan Council
Abstract This dataset outlines areas that had residential land use in 1945 and 1959 as shown on a map included in the Metropolitan Land Study, dated April 1960.
Browse Graphic View a sample of the data.
Time Period of Content Date 1959
Currentness Reference Date the data collected for the 1959 land use on the map.
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.

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Full Metadata

1945 and 1959 Residential Land Use

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2. Data Quality Information
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5. Entity and Attribute Information
6. Distribution Information
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Section 1 Identification Information   Top of page
Originator Metropolitan Council
Title 1945 and 1959 Residential Land Use
Abstract This dataset outlines areas that had residential land use in 1945 and 1959 as shown on a map included in the Metropolitan Land Study, dated April 1960.
Purpose The data was collected by scanning and digitizing the Residential Land Use map (Figure 13) from page 30 of the Metropolitan Land Study prepared by the Metropolitan Planning Commission in April 1960, so that it is available in digital form and may be used as a historical reference layer in GIS.
Time Period of Content Date 1959
Currentness Reference Date the data collected for the 1959 land use on the map.
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency None planned
Spatial Extent of Data Portion of Twin Cities 7 County Metropolitan Area defined by the study 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
Place Keywords Twin Cities, Anoka County, Carver County, Dakota County, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Scott County, Washington County
Theme Keywords land use, residential, planning and development
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.
Contact Person Information Tanya Mayer, GIS Coordinator
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1805
Phone: 651.602.1604
FAX: 651.602.1674
E-mail: tanya.mayer@metc.state.mn.us
Browse Graphic View a sample of the data.
Browse Graphic File Description Sample map showing ...
Associated Data Sets 1) stdyarea45_59 - delineation of the Metropolitan Land Study Residential Development study area.
2) 1958 General Land Use Map published for the 'The Challenge of Metropolitan Growth', the Metropolitan Planning Commission's (MPC) 1st report.
3) Industrial Land Use map (Fig. 11, pg.n Land Study, by the MPC.

 
Section 2 Data Quality Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Attribute Accuracy Unknown
Logical Consistency The dataset is topologically 'clean'.
Completeness A portion of the seven county geographic area is covered, as defined by the study area on the original map (stdyarea45_59 shape file).
Horizontal Positional Accuracy The positional accuracy of the dataset has not been tested under the National Standards for Spatial Data Accuracy.
Lineage Original Data for the Residential Land Use map (Fig 13) from the Metropolitan Land Study, 4/1960, showing 1945 and 1959 residential land use was collected from 1945 aerial photographs and 1958 aerial photographs updated with field checks in 1959.

The digital data was collected by scanning and digitizing the Residential Land Use map (Figure 13) from page 30 of the Metropolitan Land Study prepared by the Metropolitan Planning Commission in April 1960.
Source Scale Denominator
 
Section 3 Spatial Data Organization Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Native Data Set Environment ArcInfo Version 8x
Geographic Reference for Tabular Data None
Spatial Object Type Vector
Vendor Specific Object Types arcs, nodes, polygons, label points
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
RESDEVYR:  Residential Development Year 4, 4, C 

Possible Codes = 0, 1945, 1959
Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation Metropolitan Land Study, Metropolitan Planning Report Number Four, April 1960, Twin Cities Metropolitan Planning Commission
 
Section 6 Distribution Information Top of full metadata Top of page
Publisher Metropolitan Council
Publication Date Unpublished material
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
Distributor's Data Set Identifier res_landuse_45_59
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 files
Transfer Format Version Number ArcGIS: 8x
Transfer Size 0.27 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/ .
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 06/28/2002
Contact Person Information Tanya Mayer, GIS Coordinator
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1805
Phone: 651.602.1604
FAX: 651.602.1674
E-mail: tanya.mayer@metc.state.mn.us
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: 06/28/2002