CityPts

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cities, city points, Texas, TX, location, State of Texas

Summary
This feature class is a component of TPWD 'base' data. 'Base' data includes current, statewide geospatial information intended to provide context for mapping purposes.


Description

Points for cities, towns villages, and CDP's (Census Designated Place) in Texas.

Credits

Use limitations
This data was prepared for inclusion in the TPWD Base SDE database by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department GIS Lab. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, its employees, and personnel, make no warranty as to its accuracy. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, its employees, and personnel MAKE NO WARRANTY FOR FITNESS OF USE FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WITH RESPECT TO THIS DATA. THIS IS NOT A SURVEYED PRODUCT. Title 1 Part 10 Chapter 201 Rule §201.6 of the Texas Administrative Code suggests data showing the full extent of Texas be projected in the Texas State Mapping System. This feature class as provided by TPWD is unprojected.

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Topics and Keywords  ▼►

Themes or categories of the resource  location

Place keywords  Texas, TX, State of Texas

Theme keywords  cities, city points, location

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Citation  ▼►

* Title CityPts
Publication date 2010-06-01

Presentation formats  * digital map

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Dataset languages  English (UNITED STATES)

Status  completed
Spatial representation type  * vector

Supplemental information 
Points were created by placing a point within each city area polygon closest to the centroid of the city limits.
* Processing environment Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.3.3600

ArcGIS item properties 
* Name CityPts
* Size 0.040
* Location file://\\GIS-CBANKSXP\E\PDaugherty\data\Data_Downloads\CityPts.shp
* Access protocol Local Area Network
* Content type  Downloadable Data

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Extents  ▼►

Extent 
Description 
publication date
Temporal extent 
Date and time 2010-06-01

Extent 
Geographic extent 
Bounding rectangle 
Extent type  Extent used for searching
* West longitude -106.613287
* East longitude -93.598109
* North latitude 36.493680
* South latitude 25.874197
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system 
* West longitude -106.613287
* East longitude -93.598109
* South latitude 25.874197
* North latitude 36.493680
* Extent contains the resource Yes

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Point of contact 
Organization's name Texas Parks and Wildlife Department GIS Lab
Contact's role  point of contact

Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 512-389-8070
Fax 512-389-8300

Address 
Type both
Delivery point 4200 Smith School Road
City Austin
Administrative area TX
Postal code 78744-3292
Country US
e-mail address mailto:gislab@tpwd.state.tx.us?subject=CityPts

Hours of service 8 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri
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Resource Maintenance  ▼►

Resource maintenance 
Update frequency  as needed

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Resource Constraints  ▼►

Constraints 
Limitations of use 
This data was prepared for inclusion in the TPWD Base SDE database by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department GIS Lab. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, its employees, and personnel, make no warranty as to its accuracy. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, its employees, and personnel MAKE NO WARRANTY FOR FITNESS OF USE FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WITH RESPECT TO THIS DATA. THIS IS NOT A SURVEYED PRODUCT. Title 1 Part 10 Chapter 201 Rule §201.6 of the Texas Administrative Code suggests data showing the full extent of Texas be projected in the Texas State Mapping System. This feature class as provided by TPWD is unprojected.
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Spatial Reference  ▼►

ArcGIS coordinate system 
* Type Geographic
* Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
* Coordinate reference details 
Geographic coordinate system 
Well-known identifier 4269
X origin -399.99999999999989
Y origin -399.99999999999989
XY scale 11258999068426.24
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 8.9831528411952117e-009
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Left longitude -180
Well-known text GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],AUTHORITY["EPSG",4269]]

Reference system identifier 
* Value 4269
* Codespace EPSG
* Version 7.4.1

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Spatial Data Properties  ▼►

Vector  ▼►
* Level of topology for this dataset  geometry only

Geometric objects 
Feature class name CityPts
* Object type  point
* Object count 1510

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ArcGIS Feature Class Properties  ▼►
 
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Point
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 1510
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE

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Data Quality  ▼►

Geoprocessing history  ▼►

Distribution  ▼►

Distributor  ▼►
Contact information 
Individual's name Marian O'Brien
Organization's name Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Contact's position GIS Analyst
Contact's role  distributor

Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 512-389-8315
Fax 512-389-8300

Address 
Type both
Delivery point 4200 Smith School Road
City Austin
Administrative area TX
Postal code 78744-3292
Country US
e-mail address mailto:marian.obrien@tpwd.state.tx.us?subject=CityPts

Hours of service 8 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri
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Distribution format 
* Format name Shapefile

Transfer options 
* Transfer size 0.040

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Fields and Subtypes  ▼►

Details for object CityPts  ▼►
* Type Feature Class
* Row count 1510

Field FID  ▼►
* Alias FID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description 
Internal feature number.
* Description source 
ESRI
* Description of values Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

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Field Shape  ▼►
* Alias Shape
* Data type Geometry
* Width 0
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
Feature geometry.
Description source 
ESRI
Description of values Coordinates defining the features.

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Field NameCAPS  ▼►
* Alias NameCAPS
* Data type String
* Width 35
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
Name of place in capital letters
Description source 
TXDOT
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Field Name  ▼►
* Alias Name
* Data type String
* Width 35
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
Name of place in mixed case
Description source 
TXDOT
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Field Type  ▼►
* Alias Type
* Data type String
* Width 10
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
Type of place (city, town, village, CDP)
Description source 
TXDOT
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Field CntySeat  ▼►
* Alias CntySeat
* Data type String
* Width 2
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description 
County Seat Status
Description source 
TXDOT
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Field Pop2008Est  ▼►
* Alias Pop2008Est
* Data type Integer
* Width 9
* Precision 9
* Scale 0
Field description 
Estimated population July 2008
Description source 
Texas State Data Center and office of the State Demographer
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Metadata Details  ▼►

Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)

Scope of the data described by the metadata  dataset
Scope name  * dataset

* Last update 2012-11-09

ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS 1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata NAP

Created in ArcGIS 2010-06-01T13:20:22
Last modified in ArcGIS 2012-11-09T10:53:30

Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2012-11-09T10:53:30


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Metadata Contacts  ▼►

Metadata contact 
Organization's name Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Contact's role  point of contact

Contact information  ▼►
Phone 
Voice 512-389-8070
Fax 512-389-8300

Address 
Type both
Delivery point 4200 Smith School Road
City Austin
Administrative area TX
Postal code 78744-3292
Country US
e-mail address mailto:gislab@tpwd.state.tx.us?subject=CityPts

Hours of service 8 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri
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Metadata Constraints  ▼►

Security constraints 
Classification  unclassified

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Thumbnail and Enclosures  ▼►

Thumbnail 
Thumbnail type  JPG

Enclosure 
Enclosure type  File
Description of enclosure original metadata
Original metadata document, which was translated yes
Original file name source_metadata.xml

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Identification  ▼►

Citation
Citation Information
Publication Date 2010-06-01
Title
Base.POLITICAL.CityPts
Geospatial Data Presentation Form vector digital data
Online Linkage Service=sde:sqlserver:GIS-DBBETA\tpwd_gisdev; Database=Base; User=Political; Version=sde.DEFAULT

Description
Abstract 
Points for cities, towns villages, and CDP's (Census Designated Place) in Texas.
Purpose 
This feature class is a component of TPWD 'base' data. 
'Base' data includes current, statewide geospatial information intended to provide context for mapping purposes.
Supplemental Information 
Points were created by placing a point within each city area polygon closest to the centroid of the city limits.
Time Period of Content
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date 2010-06-01
Currentness Reference 
publication date
Status
Progress Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency As needed

Spatial Domain
Bounding Coordinates
West Bounding Coordinate -106.613287
East Bounding Coordinate -93.598109
North Bounding Coordinate 36.493680
South Bounding Coordinate 25.874197

Keywords
Theme
Theme Keyword city points
Theme Keyword cities
Theme Keyword location

Place
Place Keyword Texas
Place Keyword State of Texas
Place Keyword TX

Access Constraints 
None.
Use Constraints 
This data was prepared for inclusion in the TPWD Base SDE database by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department GIS Lab.  The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, its employees, and personnel, make no warranty as to its accuracy. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, its employees, and personnel MAKE NO WARRANTY FOR FITNESS OF USE FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WITH RESPECT TO THIS DATA. THIS IS NOT A SURVEYED PRODUCT. 

Title 1 Part 10 Chapter 201 Rule §201.6 of the Texas Administrative Code suggests data showing the full extent of Texas be projected in the Texas State Mapping System. This feature class as provided by TPWD is unprojected.
Point of Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization Texas Parks and Wildlife Department GIS Lab
Contact Address
Address Type mailing and physical address
Address 4200 Smith School Road
City Austin
State or Province TX
Postal Code 78744-3292
Country UNITED STATES

Contact Voice Telephone 512-389-8070
Contact Facsimile Telephone 512-389-8300
Contact Electronic Mail Address mailto:gislab@tpwd.state.tx.us?subject=CityPts
Hours of Service 8 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri

Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000

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Data Quality  ▼►

Lineage
Process Step
Process Description 
Dataset copied.
Process Date 20100122 16021600

Process Step
Process Description 
Dataset copied.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation
\\Gis-datasrvr\Gis_Data\GIS_Shared\EnterpriseGIS_Workgroup\counties
Process Date 20100122 16041700

Process Step
Process Description 
Dataset copied.
Process Date 20100205 09083300

Process Step
Process Description 
Dataset copied.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation
W:\GIS_Shared\EnterpriseGIS_Workgroup\DataLayersList\OfficialShape\County
Process Date 2010-02-11
Process Time 11144300

Process Step
Process Description 
Metadata imported.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation
M:\EnterpriseGIS_Workgroup\DataLayersList\Metadata\BaseMetadataTemplate.xml
Process Date 2010-06-01
Process Time 12514900

Process Step
Process Description 
Dataset copied.
Source Used Citation Abbreviation
\\Gis-datasrvr\GIS_Shared\EnterpriseGIS_Workgroup\DataLayersList\shp\Cities_Counties\CityPts
Process Date 2010-06-01
Process Time 13202200

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Spatial Reference  ▼►

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

Vertical Coordinate System Definition
Altitude System Definition
Altitude Resolution 1.000000
Altitude Encoding Method Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

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Entities and Attributes  ▼►

Distribution Information  ▼►

Distributor
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Contact Person Cynthia R. Banks
Contact Position GIS Data Librarian
Contact Address
Address Type mailing and physical address
Address 4200 Smith School Road
City Austin
State or Province TX
Postal Code 78744-3292
Country UNITED STATES

Contact Voice Telephone 512-389-8073
Contact Facsimile Telephone 512-389-8300
Contact Electronic Mail Address mailto:cynthia.banks@tpwd.state.tx.us?subject=CityPts
Hours of Service 8 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri

Resource Description Downloadable Data
Standard Order Process
Digital Form
Digital Transfer Information
Transfer Size 3.104

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Metadata Reference  ▼►

Metadata Date 2010-12-10
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Contact Address
Address Type mailing and physical address
Address 4200 Smith School Road
City Austin
State or Province TX
Postal Code 78744-3292
Country UNITED STATES

Contact Voice Telephone 512-389-8070
Contact Facsimile Telephone 512-389-8300
Contact Electronic Mail Address mailto:gislab@tpwd.state.tx.us?subject=CityPts
Hours of Service 8 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri

Metadata Standard Name FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention local time

Metadata Access Constraints None
Metadata Use Constraints
None
Metadata Security Information
Metadata Security Classification Unclassified

Metadata Extensions
Online Linkage http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile Name ESRI Metadata Profile

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