Metro Council Districts, 2004, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: City-Parish Planning Commission
Publication Date: 20040528
Title: Metro Council Districts, 2004, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Edition: GeoMedia Professional Version 5.1
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Publisher: City-Parish Planning Commission

Online Linkage: http://gis.brgov.com/
Online Linkage: http://lagic.lsu.edu/

Description:

Abstract:
This is a graphical polygon dataset depicting the polygon boundaries of the twelve (12) Metropolitan Council Districts within the Parish of East Baton Rouge. The Council Districts are based on voting precincts and census tract data, thus the boundaries change over time. Each council district has a corresponding councilmember. One councilmember is elected by the Metropolitan Council to serve as Mayor Pro Tem. This body is the legislative authority for the City-Parish. The Plan of Government, which created the council, was adopted in 1947 by referrendum and went into effect in 1949. This dataset conveys the best currently (2004) available representation of the Metropolitan Council Districts of EBR Parish.
Purpose:
The Metropolitan Council District dataset defines the boundaries of each of the council districts for governing and voting purposes. This dataset provides a representation of Parish polygons for the purposes of portraying attributes for each of the council districts within the Parish.
Supplemental Information: These metadata describe the dataset 'council districts', which is how the dataset was named on the East Baton Rouge Parishwide GIS.

Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 2004

Currentness Reference: The currentness of the Metropolitan Council District boundaries is based on voting precinct information drawn from census information as of 2000 U. S. Census Bureau.

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -91.3165642663587
East Bounding Coordinate: -90.844180786835
North Bounding Coordinate: 30.7193109768569
South Bounding Coordinate: 30.3124701438036

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Districts
Theme Keyword: Metropolitan
Theme Keyword: Council
Theme Keyword: Boundaries
Theme Keyword: Polygons
Theme Keyword: Governmental Units
Theme Keyword: Voting Precincts

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: Louisiana
Place Keyword: East Baton Rouge Parish
Place Keyword: Baton Rouge
Place Keyword: United States
Place Keyword: America
Place Keyword: LA
Place Keyword: U.S.

Access Constraints: The City-Parish provides this information in good faith with no warranty and does not accept any liability arising from incorrect, incomplete or misleading information or improper use.
Use Constraints:
This information presented by the City-Parish is intended to serve only as a reference for research of Planning Districts and takes no legal responsibility for its accuracy. Users are encouraged to submit comments regarding the information to the Planning Commission GIS Division.
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: City-Parish Planning Commission (CPPC), East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Contact Person: Mihwa Jang

Contact Position: GIS Manager
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: 1755 Florida St, Third Floor
City: Baton Rouge
State or Province: Louisiana
Postal Code: 70802
Country: United States of America

Contact Voice Telephone: 225-389-3144
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 225-389-5342
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gis@brgov.com
Contact Instructions: Business is conducted Monday-Friday, 8 AM- 5 PM (Central Time) except holidays

Data Set Credit:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) New Orleans District
P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160

Native Data Set Environment: This coverage was digitized using Intergraph's GeoMedia Professional 5.1 GIS software.

Logical Consistency Report: The council districts are ascertained to be 100% accurate.
Completeness Report: All council districts within East Baton Rouge Parish of Louisiana are thought to be current as of 2003.
Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: The positional accuracy of these boundaries is estimated to be +/- (1) feet.

Lineage:

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: City-Parish Planning Commission
Publication Date: 20040528
Title: Planning Districts, 2004, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Edition: GeoMedia Professional Version 5.1
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Publisher: City-Parish Planning Commission

Online Linkage: http://gis.brgov.com/
Online Linkage: http://lagic.lsu.edu/

Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Time of Day: Unknown

Process Step:

Process Description:
This dataset was compiled in 2003 according to the latest voting precinct information, which is based on the 2000 U. S. census information, by the City-Parish Department of Public Works, Engineering Division. Digitizing of data was performed by GIS staff of the Planning Commission. The initial process was completed in 2003.
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: City-Parish Planning Commission (CPPC), East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Contact Person: Mihwa Jang

Contact Position: GIS Manager
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: 1755 Florida St, Third Floor
City: Baton Rouge
State or Province: Louisiana
Postal Code: 70802
Country: United States of America

Contact Voice Telephone: 225-389-3144
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 225-389-5342
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gis@brgov.com
Contact Instructions: Business is conducted Monday-Friday, 8 AM- 5 PM (Central Time) except holidays

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: 12

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Planar:

Grid Coordinate System:

Grid Coordinate System Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
State Plane Coordinate System:

SPCS Zone Identifier: 1702

Planar Coordinate Information:

Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair
Planar Distance Units: survey feet

Geodetic Model:

Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: COUNCIL_DISTRICT
Entity Type Definition:
The Metropolitan Council Districts within East Baton Rouge Parish were created during the development of a plan of government for the Parish , which was adopted in 1947 and put in effect in 1949. There are twelve (12) council districts, each with a representative elected by the residents of that district. The Metropolitan Council and the Mayor Pro Tem make decisions on the City-Parish annual budget, zoning regulations, sales taxes, and City-Parish ordinances. They also serve as the governing authority for the Metropolitan Airport, the Captial Transportation Corporation.
Attribute:

Attribute Label: council_district
Attribute Definition:
The Metropolitan Council Districts within East Baton Rouge Parish were created during the development of a plan of government for the Parish , which was adopted in 1947 by referrendum and put in effect in 1949. There are twelve (12) council districts, each with a representative elected by the residents of that district. The Metropolitan Council and the Mayor Pro Tem make decisions on the City-Parish annual budget, zoning regulations, sales taxes, and City-Parish ordinances.
Overview Description:

Entity and Attribute Overview:
The polygons in this file represent 12 metropolitan council districts of East Baton Rouge Parish. Each Council District of the Parish is uniquely assigned by numbers ranging from 1 to 12. The file was created for the purpose of determining the boundaries of the council districts and which parcels are contained therein.

Distributor:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: City-Parish Planning Commission (CPPC), East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Contact Person: Mihwa Jang

Contact Position: GIS Manager
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: 1755 Florida St, Third Floor
City: Baton Rouge
State or Province: Louisiana
Postal Code: 70802
Country: United States of America

Contact Voice Telephone: 225-389-3144
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 225-389-5342
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gis@brgov.com
Contact Instructions: Business is conducted Monday-Friday, 8 AM- 5 PM (Central Time) except holidays

Distribution Liability:
This information presented by the City-Parish is intended to serve only as a reference for research and takes no legal responsibility for its accuracy. The users of this database are advised not to rely solely on the information reflected on the maps. Users are encouraged to submit comments regarding the information to the Planning Commission GIS Division.
Standard Order Process:

Digital Form:

Digital Transfer Information:

Format Name: Geomedia Coverage Format
Format Version Number: Geomedia Professional 5.1

Digital Transfer Option:

Offline Option:

Offline Media: CD-ROM

Ordering Instructions:
Data may be purchased through the City-Parish Planning Commission by requesting for the data at http://brgov.com/DEPT/PLANNING/pdf/apps/A18application.pdf or by contacting Planning Commission at 225-389-3144.
Turnaround: Order Dependent

Standard Order Process:

Non-digital Form: Costs of all the data are specified in the Data Request Form. Please check with CPPC to ensure current information.

Custom Order Process:
Detailed information or data may be purchased through the City-Parish Planning Commission. The request form can be downloaded at http://brgov.com/DEPT/PLANNING/pdf/apps/A18application.pdf or contact Planning Commission at 225-389-3144.

Metadata Date: 5/28/2004
Metadata Review Date: 5/28/2004
Metadata Future Review Date: 5/28/2005
Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: City-Parish Planning Commission (CPPC), East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Contact Person: Mihwa Jang

Contact Position: GIS Manager
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing address
Address: 1755 Florida St, Third Floor
City: Baton Rouge
State or Province: Louisiana
Postal Code: 70802
Country: United States of America

Contact Voice Telephone: 225-389-3144
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 225-389-5342
Contact Electronic Mail Address: gis@brgov.com
Contact Instructions: Business is conducted Monday-Friday, 8 AM- 5 PM (Central Time) except holidays

Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Access Constraints: none
Metadata Use Constraints: This metadata file is intended to accompany the geospatial data set of CPPC. It is not to be altered or summarized. CPPC does not support secondary distribution.