The current municipality boundaries for York County, South Carolina

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Title:

The current municipality boundaries for York County, South Carolina

Abstract:

This data indicates current city limits for municipalities in York County.

1. How should this data set be cited?

   City of Rock Hill GIS, Unpublished Material, The current municipality boundaries for York County, South Carolina.

   Online Links:

   • Server=sql1; Service=5151; Database=sdeyrkco; User=gis; Version=sde.DEFAULT

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.431925

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.867844

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.164874

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.854322

3. What does it look like?

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

   Calendar_Date: 19-May-2004

   Time_of_Day: unknown

   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

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?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • G-polygon (13)

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

      Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983

      State_Plane_Coordinate_System:

      SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 3900

      Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

      Standard_Parallel: 32.500000

      Standard_Parallel: 34.833333

      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81.000000

      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 31.833333

      False_Easting: 1999996.000000

      False_Northing: 0.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000256
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000256
      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.
      

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   sdeyrkco.GIS.bdjur_pol_city

   Municipality boundaries for York County South Carolina. (Source: York County tax maps, annexation maps, and other available data.)

   OBJECTID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   CITY_CODE

   City code designation (Source: City of Rock Hill GIS)

   Jurisdiction value representing city.

   SYMBOL

   Shade symbol for mapping (Source: City of Rock Hill GIS)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   CITY_NAME

   City name (Source: City of Rock Hill GIS)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   LABEL

   Alternate city name (Source: City of Rock Hill GIS)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   Shape.area

   ESRI software maintained area (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   Shape.len

   ESRI software maintained length (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

   Municipal boundaries determined through the use of York County digital tax maps, city of Rock Hill annexation information, and other annexation information from the Catawba Regional Council on Governments.

   Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Municipal boundaries for York County.

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

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   City of Rock Hill GIS

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

   Jim Kiley
   City of Rock Hill
   GIS Program Analyst
   PO Box 11706
   Rock Hill, SC 29731-1706
   USA
   

   803.325.2552 (voice)
   803.329.7228 (FAX)
   jkiley@ci.rock-hill.sc.us
   

   Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM

   Contact_Instructions:

   Please provide a detailed e-mail (jkiley@ci.rock-hill.sc.us) for quickest response. The data can be e-mailed to you.

To indicate corporate boundaries in York County

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   City Limits (source 1 of 1)

   Rock, City of Hill, Unknown, Annexation documents: The City of Rock Hill, Rock Hill, South Carolina.

   Other_Citation_Details: Unknown

   Type_of_Source_Media: Digital

   Source_Scale_Denominator: 1200

   Source_Contribution: City of Rock Hill

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 1992 (process 1 of 2)

   This data was originally created by the City of Rock Hill, using streets, parcels, annexation maps, and creeks and is updated with new annexations.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Jim Kiley
   City of Rock Hill
   GIS Program Analyst
   PO Box 11706
   Rock Hill, SC 29731-1706
   USA
   

   803.325.2552 (voice)
   803.329.7228 (FAX)
   jkiley@ci.rock-hill.sc.us
   

   Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM

   Contact_Instructions: Please provide a detailed e-mail for quickest response.

   Date: 2004 (process 2 of 2)

   This data represents municipal boundaries in York County.

   Person who carried out this activity:
   

   Jim Kiley
   City of Rock Hill
   GIS Program Coordinator
   PO Box 11706
   Rock Hill, SC 29731-1706
   USA
   

   803.325.2552 (voice)
   803.329.7228 (FAX)
   jkiley@ci.rock-hill.sc.us
   

   Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM

   Contact_Instructions:

   This dataset can be downloaded at the York County Government web site (www.yorkcountygov.com ) for no charge. The City of Rock Hill and York County do not warrant the accuracy of this data and specifically disclaim any warranty for merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

   Data sources used in this process:

   • Annexation map

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

   City of Rock Hill GIS, Unknown, Corporate Boundaries in York County South Carolina.

1. How well have the observations been checked?

   Boundary for municipalities taken from annexation documents, other annexation information submitted by Catawba Regional Council on Governments, and York County digital tax map information.

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

   This data was originally created by the City of Rock Hill, using streets, parcels, annexation maps, and creeks.

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

   Unknown

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

   Complete

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

   Topologically clean

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

Access_Constraints:

This dataset is read-only to all and editable by the GIS Office of the City of Rock Hill.

Use_Constraints:

The City of Rock Hill does not warrant the accuracy of this data and specifically disclaim any warranty for merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

   Jim Kiley
   City of Rock Hill
   GIS Program Analyst
   PO Box 11706
   Rock Hill, SC 29731-1706
   USA
   

   803.325.2552 (voice)
   803.329.7228 (FAX)
   jkiley@ci.rock-hill.sc.us
   

   Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM

   Contact_Instructions:

   Please provide a detailed e-mail (jkiley@ci.rock-hill.sc.us) for quickest response. The data can be e-mailed to you.

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

   City limits in York County South Carolina

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   The City of Rock Hill and York County do not warrant the accuracy of this data and specifically disclaim any warranty for merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in non-digital form:

     E-mail Jim Kiley at jkiley@ci.rock-hill.sc.us to request a map.

   • Cost to order the data: E-mail Jim Kiley at jkiley@ci.rock-hill.sc.us

   • How long will it take to get the data?

     36 hours

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

   Please provide a detailed e-mail for quickest response at jkiley@ci.rock-hill.sc.us.

Dates:

Last modified: 21-May-2004
Last Reviewed: 28-Oct-2003
To be reviewed: 28-Oct-2004

Metadata author:

Jim Kiley
City of Rock Hill
GIS Program Analyst
PO Box 11706
Rock Hill, SC 29731-1706
USA

803.325.2552 (voice)
803.329.7228 (FAX)
jkiley@ci.rock-hill.sc.us

Hours_of_Service: 8 AM to 5 PM

Contact_Instructions: Please provide a detailed e-mail for quickest response.

Metadata standard:

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

Metadata extensions used:

• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>