County Commission Districts

Frequently-anticipated questions:

• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set?
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  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 data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
  1. Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
  2. Who distributes the data?
  3. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
  4. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   GIS Program/Bernalillo County Public Works Division, 20120106, County Commission Districts: Bernalillo County, Albuquerque, NM.

   Online Links:

   • <http://ims.bernco.gov/website/metadata/zDownloadData/BC/BERNCO.zip>

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -107.196942

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -106.149234

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.223125

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.865504

3. What does it look like?

   <http://ims.bernco.gov/website/metadata/PDFs/BC/CountyCommissionDistricts.pdf> (PDF)

   Preview Map: Bernalillo County Commission district polygons labeled with the "BCCommissionDistrict" attribute.

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

   Calendar_Date: 06-Jan-2012

   Currentness_Reference: publication date

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 (5)

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

      The map projection used is Transverse Mercator.

      Projection parameters:

      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999900

      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -106.250000

      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 31.000000

      False_Easting: 1640416.666667

      False_Northing: 0.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000250
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000250
      Planar coordinates are specified in survey feet

      The horizontal datum used is D_North_American_1983_HARN.
      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.
      

      Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

      Altitude_System_Definition:

      Altitude_Resolution: 0.000003

      Altitude_Encoding_Method:

      Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   CountyCommissionDistricts

   County Commission Districts (Source: GIS Program/Bernalillo County Public Works Division-GIS/BCPWD)

   OBJECTID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   SHAPE

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   BCCommissionDistrict

   Bernalillo County Commission district. (Source: GIS/BCPWD)

   BCCommissionName

   Bernalillo County commissioner. (Source: GIS/BCPWD)

   SHAPE_Length

   Length of feature in internal units. (Source: ESRI)

   Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

   SHAPE_Area

   Area of feature in internal units squared. (Source: ESRI)

   Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • GIS Program/Bernalillo County Public Works Division

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   Nathan D. Hendrix, GIS Program/Bernalillo County Public Works Division; Larry Romero, Bernalillo County Clerk's Office; Trey Lefleur, Bernalillo County Clerk's Office

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   Jon Phillips
   Bernalillo County Public Works Division
   GIS Program Manager
   2400 Broadway SE, Building N
   Albuquerque, NM 87102
   USA
   

   (505) 224-1690 (voice)
   (505) 848-1510 (FAX)
   jphillips@bernco.gov
   

   Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 4:30pm MST, Monday - Friday

Why was the data set created?

This data set is maintained at the request of the Bernalillo County Clerk's Office.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   (source 1 of 1)

   GIS Program/Bernalillo County Public Works Division, 20120106, Voting Precincts: Bernalillo County, Albuquerque, NM.

   Source_Contribution:

   The Bernalillo County Commission district boundaries were created by dissolving this source by the "BCCommissionDistrict" and "BCCommissionName" attributes.

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

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

   Meets GIS/BCPWD QC acceptance criteria.

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?

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

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

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Please acknowledge the GIS Program/Bernalillo County Public Works Division when using this data set as a source.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   Bernalillo County Public Works Division
   c/o GIS Program
   2400 Broadway SE, Building N
   Albuquerque, NM 87102
   USA
   

   gis@bernco.gov
   

   Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 4:30pm MST, Monday - Friday

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

   CountyCommissionDistricts

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   This information is for reference only. Bernalillo County assumes no liability for errors associated with the use of these data. Users are solely responsible for confirming data accuracy when necessary.

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

     Data format:	File Geodatabase (GDB)

   • Cost to order the data:
   • Special instructions:

     Data set is free to download from <http://www.bernco.gov/Download-GIS-Data>. The GIS Program/Bernalillo County Public Works does not perform specific editing or processing requests.

5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

   Users will need ArcGIS software (ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox) to interact with the data.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 12-Jan-2012

Metadata author:

Lainey Greiner
Bernalillo County Public Works Division
GIS Specialist
2400 Broadway SE, Building N
Albuquerque, NM 87102
USA

(505) 224-1692 (voice)
(505) 848-1510 (FAX)
egreiner@bernco.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8:00am - 4:30pm MST, Monday - Friday

Metadata standard:

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

Metadata extensions used:

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