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Designated Urban Areas Wisconsin 1990

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Identification Information

Citation
Title
Designated Urban Areas Wisconsin 1990
Originator
United States Census Bureau
Publisher
Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Place of Publication
Madison , WI , US
Creation Date
1990-01-01
Publication Date
1990-01-01
Identifier
https://geodiscovery.uwm.edu/catalog/ark:-77981-gmgscf9j622
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
This polygon data layer represents designated urban areas for Wisconsin in 1990. The dataset was originally published by the Legislative Technology Services Bureau in 2000 using data from the United States Census Bureau.
Purpose
This layer is intended for reference and mapping purposes and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data.
Supplemental Information
Metadata created by AGSL staff for internal and discovery use. For official metadata contact the resource Point of Contact. Also see CD1_readme_state.docx.
Temporal Extent
Bounding Box
West
-92.964434
East
-86.666231
North
47.083196
South
42.45693
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
planningCadastre
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GeoNames
Theme Keyword
Polygon
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Metropolitan areas
Cities and towns
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
Please see the UWM Libraries statement on Copyright and Digital Collections.
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the American Geographical Society Library at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, 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
Legislative Technology Services Bureau United States Census Bureau
Point of Contact
Contact
Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Delivery Point
17 West Main Street
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53703-3305
Country
US
Email
Gis@legis.wisconsin.gov
Phone
(608) 283-7165

Spatial Reference Information

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

Data Quality Information

Lineage
Process Step
Description
Projected data and changed name of file from wi_urban.shp to Wisconsin_DesignatedUrbanAreas_1990.shp.
Process Date
2019-08-21T00:00:00

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Distributor
Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Online Access
Protocol
Name

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
334

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
ark:/77981/gmgscf9j622
Dataset URI
https://geodata.uwm.edu/public/gmgscf9j622/Wisconsin_DesignatedUrbanAreas_1990.zip
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
American Geographical Society Library – UWM Libraries
Position Name
GIS Staff
Delivery Point
2311 E Hartord Ave
City
Milwaukee
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53211
Country
US
Email
gisdata@uwm.edu
Phone
(414)-229-6282
Metadata Date Stamp
2019-08-21
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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