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Election Data, Wisconsin 2008

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Election Data, Wisconsin 2008
Originator
Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Publication Date
2016-03-11
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Statewide
Abstract
This polygon data layer represents election data by ward for Wisconsin in 2008[This file was created by disaggregating the State of Wisconsin's 2008 General Election Results to the 2001 municipal ward layer.]
Purpose
[This data was created to perform generalizations on voting patterns in the State of Wisconsin. Municipal annexations, population growth and general errors associated with the process of disaggregating data may be present within this data. Due to the previously mentioned factors election data totals may not match the Wisconsin State Elections Board official results. Please make note of these factors while using this data.]
Supplemental Information
Augmented original metadata with UW-Madison specific elements. For complete metadata documentation and online dataset download, please visit: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/ltsb/gis/data/
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2016-03-11T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-92.964438
East
-86.666231
North
47.083194
South
42.45693
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNIS
Theme Keyword
Districts
Election Data
Assembly
2008
Legislative
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Theme Keyword
Polygon
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Voting
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
None
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
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.
Other Restrictions
None
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
WI Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Point of Contact
Contact
WI Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Delivery Point
17 West Main Street, Suite 200
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53703-3305
Country
US
Email
GIS@legis.wisconsin.gov
Phone
(608) 266-6640 ext. 1
Point of Contact
Contact
Tony Van Der Wielen
Position Name
GIS Team Manager
Delivery Point
17 West Main Street, Suite 200
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53703-3305
Country
US
Email
GIS Team Manager
Phone
(608) 266-6640 ext. 1

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3071
Code Space
EPSG
Version

Data Quality Information

Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
Lineage
Process Step
Description
2001 Ward Collection Project Census 2000 TIGER data was placed into the WISE-LR application and delivered to all 72 Wisconsin Counties. Each county used the WISE-LR application to add municipal annexations and create Supervisory, Aldermanic and municipal wards. Data was collect from each county and new block, ward, municipal and county statewide files were created. This data was then placed into the redistricting appliction autoBound for Legislative district creation.
Process Step
Description
Census 2000 TIGER files were translated using GISTools TIGER2SHP. The files were combined and converted into statewide coverages.
Process Step
Description
Changed name of file from ‘2008_Election_Data_by_Ward.shp’ to WI_ElectionData_2008
Process Date
2016-03-11T00:00:00
Source
Title
Redistricting Census 200 TIGER/Line Files
Originator
United States Census Bureau
Source
Title
2001 Ward Collection Project (WISE-LR Data)
Originator
Legislative Technology Services Bureau

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Distributor
Wisconsin Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Online Access
https://gisdata.wisc.edu/public/WI_ElectionData_2008.zip
Protocol
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
Name
GeoData@UW-Madison
Function
download

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
6278

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
5C772DA4-6689-42F6-B8CB-2118F64C0F89
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
Arthur H. Robinson Map Library
Position Name
metadata technician
Delivery Point
550 N. Park St
City
Madison
Administrative Area
Wisconsin
Postal Code
53706
Country
US
Email
askmap@library.wisc.edu
Phone
(608) 262-1471
Metadata Date Stamp
2019-09-10
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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