Parish Boundary, 2004, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: City-Parish Planning Commission
Publication Date: 20040528
Title: Parish Boundary, 2004, East Baton Rouge, 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 dataset depicts polygon boundary of East Baton Rouge Parish. This dataset was derived from many data sources such as aerial photographs and mylars and conveys the best currently (2004) available representation of East Baton Rouge Parish.
Purpose: This data set provides a representation of parish polygon for the purposes of portraying nominal and statistical attributes for EBR Parish.

Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 2004

Currentness Reference: The currentness of the Parish Boundary is based on ground conditions existing as of 2004.

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: Parish Boundary
Theme Keyword: Boundaries
Theme Keyword: Administrative Boundary
Theme Keyword: Planning
Theme Keyword: Parish
Theme Keyword: Governamental Units

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: Louisiana
Place Keyword: East Baton Rouge Parish
Place Keyword: Baton Rouge
Place Keyword: Louisiana
Place Keyword: LA
Place Keyword: United States of America
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 Parish Boundary layer is 100% accurate as per 1996 Aerial Photography.
Completeness Report: The Parish Boundary was digitized based on 1996 Aerial Photographs. Upon reciept of the new set of aerial photographs in 2004, Planning Commission would update the layer.
Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report: The positional accuracy of the Parish Boundary is estimated to be +/- one (1) foot.

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: The Parish Boundary was first digitized by Planning Commission using 1996 Aerial Photographs
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: 1

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: ParishBoundary

Overview Description:

Entity and Attribute Overview:
Parish Boundary dataset layer depicts polygon boundary of East Baton Rouge Parish. This dataset was derived from many data sources such as Aerial Photographs and mylars and conveys the best currently (2004) available representation of East Baton Rouge Parish.

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.