New Hampshire Congressional District Boundaries - 2022

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Earth Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire
Publication_Date: 20230202
Title: New Hampshire Congressional District Boundaries - 2022
Edition: One
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Durham, New Hampshire
Publisher: Earth Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire
Other_Citation_Details: None
Online_Linkage: Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Earth Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire
Publication_Date: 19860101
Title: NH GRANIT Database
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Durham, New Hampshire
Publisher: Earth Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire
Online_Linkage: https://granit.unh.edu/
Description:
Abstract:
The New Hampshire Congressional District Boundaries, 2022, contains the US district boundaries generated based on the 2020 US Census population count. Boundaries were derived by applying district codes retrieved from the NH Secretary of State web site to the geometry provided by the GRANIT town boundary layer (PBNH).
Purpose:
These data may be used to represent New Hampshire's Congressional Districts.
Supplemental_Information: Data distribution tile: statewide
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20230202
Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: After each decennial census
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.5947
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.6647
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.3034
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.6936
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Congressional
Theme_Keyword: District
Theme_Keyword: Boundary
Theme_Keyword: Political
Theme_Keyword: State
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Northeast
Place_Keyword: New England
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: Not for legal use
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Earth Systems Research Center
Contact_Person: GRANIT Database Manager
Contact_Position: GRANIT Database Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Morse Hall, University of New Hampshire
City: Durham
State_or_Province: NH
Postal_Code: 03824
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 603-862-1214
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 603-862-0188
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: granit@unh.edu
Hours_of_Service: 9AM-5PM, EST
Data_Set_Credit: GRANIT database
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Shapefile
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The primary attribute associated with each polygon is the US Congressional District code. Verification was by visual inspection of the data set against the town listing provided by the NH Secretary of State.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon and arc-node topology exists.
Completeness_Report: Data is complete for the tile.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The data were generated from standard USGS 1:24,000/1:25,000-scale Digital Line Graphs, and thus meet National Map Accuracy standards.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The data were generated from standard USGS 1:24,000-1:25,000-scale Digital Line Graphs, and thus meet National Map Accuracy standards.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NH GRANIT
Publication_Date: 19920101
Title: NH Political Boundaries at 1:24,000 Scale
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Durham, NH
Publisher: NH GRANIT, University of New Hampshire
Other_Citation_Details: None
Online_Linkage: https://granit.unh.edu/
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Earth Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire
Publication_Date: 1986
Title: GRANIT Database
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Durham, NH
Publisher: Earth Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire
Online_Linkage: https://granit.unh.edu/
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: Digital
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19530101
Ending_Date: 19900101
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: PBNH
Source_Contribution: Provided basic geometry.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NH Secretary of State
Publication_Date: 2022
Title: "2022 - New Hampshire Congressional Districts"
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: .pdf document
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Concord, NH
Publisher: NH Secretary of State
Other_Citation_Details: None
Online_Linkage: http://sos.nh.gov/Voting_Districts.aspx
Source_Scale_Denominator: N/A
Type_of_Source_Media: Digital
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2022
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TOWNLISTINGS
Source_Contribution:
Provided the listing of towns in each of NH's 2 Congressional Districts.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Attribute was added to PBNH to capture the Congressional District for each town. TOWNLISTINGS was used to populate the field. Results were "dissolved" to geneerate the Congressional District Boundaries.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: PBNH, TOWNLISTINGS
Process_Date: 20230202
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Version 1
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Earth Systems Research Center
Contact_Person: GRANIT Database Manager
Contact_Position: GRANIT Database Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Morse Hall, University of New Hampshire
City: Durham
State_or_Province: NH
Postal_Code: 03824
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 603-862-1214
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 603-862-0188
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: granit@unh.edu
Hours_of_Service: 9AM-5PM, EST
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 2
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
SPCS_Zone_Identifier: New Hampshire
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999967
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -71.666667
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 42.500000
False_Easting: 984249.999900
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 2.0013 (2.1325 for 25K)
Ordinate_Resolution: 2.0013 (2.1325 for 25K)
Planar_Distance_Units: Feet
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 80
Semi-major_Axis: 20925604.4720406
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.26
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: CongDists2022
Entity_Type_Definition: Defines US Congressional Districts in NH
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: USCongress
Attribute_Definition: Congressional District
Attribute_Definition_Source: None
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Congressional District 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: None
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Congressional District 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: None
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Earth Systems Research Center
Contact_Person: GRANIT Database Manager
Contact_Position: GRANIT Database Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Morse Hall, University of New Hampshire
City: Durham
State_or_Province: NH
Postal_Code: 03824
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 603-862-1214
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 603-862-0188
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: granit@unh.edu
Hours_of_Service: 9AM-5PM, EST
Resource_Description: CongDists2022 - shapefile
Distribution_Liability:
Digital data in NH GRANIT represent the efforts of the contributing agencies to record information from the cited source materials. Earth Systems Research Center, under contract to the NH Office of Strategic Initiatives, and in consultation with cooperating agencies, maintains a continuing program to identify and correct errors in these data. OSI, ESRC, and the cooperating agencies make no claim as to the validity or reliability or to any implied uses of these data.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ESRI shapefile
Transfer_Size: 413 kb
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: https://granit.unh.edu/
Fees:
No charge when downloaded from the internet. Cost of reproduction for provision on CD/ROM or other media.
Ordering_Instructions:
Mail or fax a copy of the GRANIT "Data Request Form" from the GRANIT Data Catalog. Delivery Time: Two weeks
Technical_Prerequisites:
Ability to read/import shapefiles
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20230202
Metadata_Review_Date: 20230202
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Earth Systems Research Center
Contact_Person: GRANIT Database Manager
Contact_Position: GRANIT Database Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: Morse Hall, University of New Hampshire
City: Durham
State_or_Province: NH
Postal_Code: 03824
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 603-862-1214
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 603-862-0188
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: granit@unh.edu
Hours_of_Service: 9AM-5PM, EST
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

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