NH Political Districts

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ken Gallager, NH Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI)

Publication_Date: 20171201

Title: NH Political Districts

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

<URL:http://www.granit.unh.edu/cgi-bin/nhsearch?dset=nhpolitdists/nh>

Description:

Abstract:

The shapefile contains the basic building blocks for voting districts in New Hampshire. For cities and for the town of Derry, where there are voting wards, the ward boundaries are shown and polygons are identified by ward. For towns and cities where there are no wards, the entire municipality is shown and named.

Purpose: New Hampshire political districts - detailed boundaries

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20120901

Ending_Date: 20171026

Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -72.594653

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -70.664745

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.307191

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.693632

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword: boundaries

Theme_Keyword: society

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Voting districts

Theme_Keyword: Political districts

Theme_Keyword: Voting wards

Theme_Keyword: New Hampshire

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: Not for legal use.

Data_Set_Credit:

Municipal boundaries from New Hampshire GRANIT base map data. Ward boundaries digitized by NH Office of Energy and Planning, 2012.

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143

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: 324

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: NAD 1983 StatePlane New Hampshire FIPS 2800 Feet

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9999666666666667

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -71.66666666666667

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 42.5

False_Easting: 984250.0

False_Northing: 0.0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000007286182768240225

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000007286182768240225

Planar_Distance_Units: foot_us

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: NHPolitDists

Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

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: FIPS

Attribute_Definition: FIPS 2-digit county code followed by 3-digit municipality code

Attribute_Definition_Source: FIPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 01005

Range_Domain_Maximum: 19995

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME

Attribute_Definition: Name of municipality

Attribute_Definition_Source: OSI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Name of municipality

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNTY

Attribute_Definition: Name of county of voting district

Attribute_Definition_Source: OSI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Name of county of voting district

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape_Leng

Attribute_Definition: Length of perimeter of district

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Length of perimeter of district

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape_Area

Attribute_Definition: Area of district in internal units squared

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Area of district in internal units squared

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUSUB

Attribute_Definition: 5 digit county subdivision code (e.g. municipality)

Attribute_Definition_Source: US Census Bureau

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: 5 digit county subdivision code

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WARD

Attribute_Definition:

Either name of municipality with "entire town", or name of municipality plus ward number

Attribute_Definition_Source: OSI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Name of municipality or name of municipality plus ward number

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: Morse Hall, University of New Hampshire

City: Durham

State_or_Province: NH

Postal_Code: 03824

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 603-862-1792

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: granit@unh.edu

Contact_Instructions: email preferred

Distribution_Liability: None

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Shapefile

Format_Version_Number: ESRI

Transfer_Size: 1.403

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20171201

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NH Office of Strategic Initiatives

Contact_Person: GIS Manager

Contact_Position: Principal Planner

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 107 Pleasant Street; Johnson Hall, 3rd Floor

City: Concord

State_or_Province: NH

Postal_Code: 03301

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (603) 271-2155

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: OSIinfo@osi.nh.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time