Tax Parcels for the Town of Bolton, Warren County NY

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Title: Tax Parcels for the Town of Bolton, Warren County NY

Abstract:

Tax parcel boundaries with a selected set of information from the assessors' RPS database.

1. How should this data set be cited?

   Warren County Planning Department, 5/13/03, Tax Parcels for the Town of Bolton, Warren County NY: Warren County Planning Department, Lake George, NY.

   Online Links:

   • \\FRANKENFELDS\shapefiles\final\bo_parcels.shp

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.751725

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.522216

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.676785

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.455449

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Calendar_Date: March 3, 2003

   Currentness_Reference: ground condition

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • G-polygon (3410)

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983

      State_Plane_Coordinate_System:

      SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 3101

      Transverse_Mercator:

      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999900

      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -74.500000

      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 38.833333

      False_Easting: 492125.000000

      False_Northing: 0.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000128
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000128
      Planar coordinates are specified in survey feet

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.
      

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   bo_parcels

   FID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   NEWPIN

   NEWNUMBER

   OLDNUMBER

   SWIS_CODE

   SCHOOLDIST

   FRONTFEET

   DEPTHFEET

   ACRES

   GISACRES

   PROPCLASS

   OWNER1

   OWNER2

   ADDRESS

   CITYSTATE

   ZIPCODE

   LOCATION

   DEED_BOOK

   DEED_PAGE

   CURLANDASS

   CURTOTLASS

   ZIPCODE2

   NBHOODCODE

   ZONINGCODE

   STORIES

   YEAR_BUILT

   BATHROOMS

   BEDROOMS

   SQFTLIVING

   SALEDATES

   SALEPRICES

   TOWN

   SEWER

   WATER

   UTILITY

   STYLE

   HEAT

   FUEL

   SALEDATES

   SALEPRICES

   TOWN

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Warren County Planning Department

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

   Sara Frankenfeld
   Warren County Planning Department
   GIS Administrator
   1340 State Route 9
   Lake George, NY 12845
   

   518-761-6410 (voice)
   518-761-6411 (FAX)
   frankenfelds@co.warren.ny.us
   

Assessment

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   (source 1 of 1)

   Source_Scale_Denominator: 1" = 50', 1" = 100', 1" = 200', 1" = 400'

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   (process 1 of 1)

   Metadata imported.

   Data sources used in this process:

   • C:\DOCUME~1\FRANKE~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml20.tmp

1. How well have the observations been checked?

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints:

This data is provided "as is". This data has been collected for County purposes and in providing this data Warren County makes no warranties or guarantees, expressed or implied, including warranties of title, non-infringement, merchantability and that of fitness for a particular purpose concerning this data. No representation is made concerning the completeness or accuracy of any data contained herein. Warren County shall not be responsible for any claims attributable to errors, omissions or other inaccuracies and in no event shall Warren County be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any nature caused to any person, party or entity as a result of use of this data. User assumes all risks and responsibility for determining whether this data is sufficient for purposes intended.

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2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   Downloadable Data

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4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

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Dates:

Last modified: 13-May-2003

Metadata author:

Warren County Planning Department
c/o Sara Frankenfeld
GIS Administrator
1340 State Route 9
Lake George, NY 12845

518-761-6410 (voice)
518-761-6411 (FAX)

Metadata standard:

FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

Metadata extensions used:

• <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>