Bronx 1902 Water Bodies is a polygon theme representing water bodies in and around the Bronx in 1902. The features were digitized from the map series entitled "Map or plan of that part of the Borough of the Bronx, City of New York, lying easterly of the Bronx River : compiled from surveys made under the direction of the Commissioner of Street Improvements of the 23 24 Wards and the Board of Public Improvements " published in 1902 from the Bronx Office of the President.
Purpose
This map set was digitized for general use. This dataset may be used in a GIS.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
ground condition
Time Instant
1902
Bounding Box
West
-73.885517
East
-73.744268
North
40.910705
South
40.789099
Theme Keyword
New York (N.Y.)--Maps.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Maps.
Bronx (New York, N.Y.)--Maps.
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Theme Keyword
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
inlandWaters
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword
rivers
streams
lakes
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
none
Place Keyword
Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
New York (N.Y.)
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Temporal Keyword
2012
1902
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
None
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Digital Social Science Center, Columbia University Libraries.
Delivery Point
420 W. 118th St. 215 IAB, MC 3301
City
New York
State
NY
Postal Code
10027
Country
USA
Contact Telephone
(212) 854-6012
Contact Electronic Mail Address
data@library.columbia.edu
Data Quality Information
Lineage
Source
Originator
Bronx (New York, N.Y.). Office of the President.
Publication Date
1902
Title
Map or plan of that part of the Borough of the Bronx, City of New York, lying easterly of the Bronx River : compiled from surveys made under the direction of the Commissioner of Street Improvements of the 23 24 Wards and the Board of Public Improvements / prepared by the President of the Borough of the Bronx ; Louis F. Haffen, President of the Borough of the Bronx ; Frederick Greiffenberg, topographical engineer ; William W. Klein, assistant engineer ; Josiah A. Briggs, Chief engineer of the Borough of the Bronx.
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
map
Publication Information
Publication Place
New York
Publisher
Office of the President of the Borough of the Bronx, Topographical Bureau
Other Citation Details
1 map on 6 sheets : col. ; 150 x 146 cm., sheets 79 x 56 cm.
Relief shown by contours.
Also shows original shoreline.
"New York, December, 1902."
Oriented with north to the upper right.
Includes ill.
Source Scale Denominator
7200
Type of Source Media
paper
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1902
Source Currentness Reference
publication date
Contribution
All data
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
59
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid Name
WGS_1984
Semi-major Axis
6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257224
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
water_bodies
Entity Type Definition
water features
Attributes
OBJECTID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
ESRI
NAME
Name
Shape_Length
Perimeter of feature in feet (Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
ESRI
Shape_Area
Area of feature in sq feet
Distribution Information
Format Name
geopackage
Distributor
Digital Social Science Center, Columbia University Libraries
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20130214
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Digital Social Science Center, Columbia University Libraries.
Contact Position
GIS/Metadata Librarian
Contact Address
Address
420 W. 118th St. 215 IAB, MC 3301
City
New York
State or Province
NY
Postal Code
10027
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
(212) 854-6012
Contact Electronic Mail Address
data@library.columbia.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
