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County Boundaries, Wisconsin 2015

Identification Information

Citation
Title
County Boundaries, Wisconsin 2015
Originator
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Publication Date
2015-07-02
Identifier
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Statewide
Abstract
This polygon feature class represents boundaries of the 72 counties in Wisconsin. The data is derived from 1:24,000-scale sources. This feature class was last updated in June 2015; refer to the Data Lineage section of the ArcGIS metadata for information about the nature of the update. For more information, contact the WI DNR Bureau of Technology Services.
Purpose
This data set provides a generalized outline of the 72 counties in Wisconsin. It is not intended for use as a representation of statutory county boundaries. The level of accuracy does not support detailed local analysis. The data are intended for use with ArcView, ArcInfo, or other GIS software which support shapefile format data.
Supplemental Information
Augmented original metadata with UW-Madison specific elements. For complete metadata documentation, please visit:https://data-wi-dnr.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/county-boundaries-24k
Temporal Extent
Time Instant
2015-01-01T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-92.964215
East
-86.70883
North
47.083097
South
42.457983
ISO Topic Category
location
boundaries
society
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNIS
Theme Keyword
Polygon
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Boundaries
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Theme Keyword
political
society
administrative
County boundary
location
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
Refer to WI DNR Legal Notices web page.
Legal Constraints
Access Restrictions
otherRestrictions
Use Restrictions
otherRestrictions
Other Restrictions
Although this data is being distributed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
notPlanned
Language
eng
Credit
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Point of Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Delivery Point
101 S. Webster St.
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53707-7921
Country
US
Email
DNRGEOData@wisconsin.gov
Phone
(608) 264-8914

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3071
Code Space
EPSG
Version
6.13(9.2.0)

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Process Step
Description
In June 2015, DNR staff adjusted a boundary line between the Village of Pulaski in Brown County and the Town of Maple Grove in Shawano County.
Process Step
Description
Linework from the Wisconsin 24K State Boundaries data layer was used for portions of county boundaries that form the periphery of the state. Linework from the 1:24,000-scale Landnet layer were used for portions of county boundaries that coincide with PLSS lines. Portions of county boundaries in surface water features in the interior of the state were digitized on-screen using 1:24,000-scale digital raster graphics. Linework from the 1:24,000-scale Hydrography layer were used for the portion of the shoreline around Sturgeon Bay in Door County. In all cases, the US Geological Survey's 1:24,000-scale digital raster graphics were used as the authority for the location of county boundary lines.
Process Date
2004-01-01T00:00:00
Process Step
Description
In 2007, offset errors were discovered in the linework representing portions of Washington Island and Rock Island in Door County. The erroneous linework was replaced with the corresponding linework from the 1:24,000-scale Hydrography data. In the course of this work, other slight offsets were found and fixed; several of these were lines representing the boundary between Wisconsin and Michigan.
Process Date
2007-01-01T00:00:00
Process Step
Description
Two polygons to the west of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior (coded as being part of Bayfield County) were found to be shoals rather than islands. The polygons were part of the 24K Hydrography database used as the original source for most of the Great Lakes shoreline in Wisconsin, and were erroneously included in the 24K County Boundaries data. DNR staff removed the polygons from the Wisconsin County Boundaries polygon (region) feature class in November, 2010.
Process Date
2010-01-01T00:00:00
Process Step
Description
Changed file name from WI_County_Bnds to WI_Counties_2015.
Process Date
2015-11-16T00:00:00
Source
Title
7.5-minute (1:24,000-scale) Topographic Map Series
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey
Description
Line geometry

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
UW-Madison
Distributor
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Online Access
https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/WI_Counties_2015.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@Wisconsin
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
72

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
044A3692-9198-4DF4-9F8B-58997B57A5FE
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
Arthur H. Robinson Map Library
Position Name
metadata technician
Delivery Point
550 N. Park St.
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53706
Country
US
Email
askmap@library.wisc.edu
Phone
608-262-1471
Metadata Date Stamp
2018-05-15
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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