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Buildings

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
Boston Water and Sewer Commission
Publication Date
1996
Publication Time
Unknown
Title
Buildings
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Online Linkage
https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-bwscbuildinga
Abstract
Planimetric data compiled from 1-foot orthophotos.
Purpose
Compiled as part of a planimetric basemap for assessing and planning water and sewer infrastructure
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
ground condition
Time Instant
1996
Bounding Box
West
-71.186699
East
-70.953650
North
42.399237
South
42.228240
ISO Topic Category
planningCadastre
structure
Theme Keyword
Municipal
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
HGL Category Keyword Thesaurus
Theme Keyword
Infrastructure
Buildings
Planimetric
Footprints
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Place Keyword
Boston
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
For academic use by harvard community only.
Use Restrictions
For academic use by harvard community only.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Harvard Geospatial Library
Contact Electronic Mail Address
hgl@harvard.edu
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.0.642
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count
99067
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000000
Longitude Resolution
0.000000
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name
Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis
6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257222
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
building
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
AREA
PERIMETER
BUILDING_
BUILDING_I
FEATURE_ID
FEATURE_CO
BUILDING_1
NAME
Distribution Information
Format Name
SHP
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20010910
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Harvard Geospatial Library
Contact Person
Data Team
Contact Address
Address
1280 Massachusetts Avenue
City
Cambridge
State or Province
MA
Postal Code
02138
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
none
Contact Electronic Mail Address
hgl@harvard.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Extensions
Online Linkage
http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile Name
ESRI Metadata Profile
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