Election Districts, Tompkins County NY, 2006

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Identification_Information

Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Tompkins County ITS GIS Division
Originator: Tompkins County Board of Elections
Publication_Date: 20061103
Title: Election Districts, Tompkins County NY, 2006
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Election Districts
Issue_Identification: 2006
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Tompkins County, New York
Publisher: Tompkins County ITS: GIS Division
Online_Linkage: https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/catalog/cugir-007933
Description:
Abstract: Local, county, state, and national 2006 election district boundaries in Tompkins County, New York.
Purpose: Election districts determine representation in local, county, state, and national governments.
Supplemental_Information: The County, State, and national election districts are derived from the local (Town/Village/City) election districts.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20061103
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.69665
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.237816
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.627173
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.262976
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: legislative district
Theme_Keyword: voting district
Theme_Keyword: senate district
Theme_Keyword: boundary
Theme_Keyword: ward
Theme_Keyword: election
Theme_Keyword: election district
Theme_Keyword: representative district
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme_Keyword: society
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CUGIR Category
Theme_Keyword: boundaries
Theme_Keyword: society
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Tompkins County, New York
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: The following statement must be included with any products that use or are derived from this data set: "Data contained in this product was originally produced by the Tompkins County ITS GIS Division and may not be reproduced or redistributed without the express written consent of the originator. The originator does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information portrayed by the data."
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Tompkins County ITS GIS Division
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 128 East Buffalo Street
City: Ithaca
State_or_Province: New York
Postal_Code: 14850
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (607) 274-5416
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (607) 274-5420
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@tompkins-co.org
Hours_of_Service: M-F 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Contact_Instructions: Ordering Instructions: Submit a written request to the Tompkins County ITS GIS Division.
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/79/33/preview.png
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: preview of the dataset
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG

Data_Quality_Information

Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Some recently-modified districts lack values for population (POP2000) and registered voters (REGVOTE02), which are recorded as zero. In 2006, a portion of district ITH-7 became the new district ITH-15. Both districts have the same values for POP2000 and REGVOTE02, since it was not possible to determine what portion of the former ITH-7 population is in each of the new districts.
Logical_Consistency_Report: All polygons are closed.
Completeness_Report: Complete coverage for Tompkins County.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Accuracy is limited to the accuracy of the 1991 Tompkins County Planimetric Base Map series.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Election districts are legally defined by local, county, and state governments after each national census, through a process known as redistricting. To create the Election Districts data set, the various legal resolutions and maps were gathered for the towns, City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York State, and United States. The district boundaries for the local (towns and City) election districts were created first, using the 1991 Tompkins County Digital Planimetric Base Map and the most recent Tompkins County tax parcel data set. Attributes for the local election districts were then populated with the appropriate County, State, and Federal election district identifiers. Next, the County election districts (also known as legislative districts), the State Assembly and State Senate, and the US Senate and US House of Representative districts were created as regions.
Process_Date: 200611

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 74

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: 3102
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999938
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -76.583333
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 40.000000
False_Easting: 820208.333333
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000124
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000124
Planar_Distance_Units: survey feet
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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information

Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: TCElectDist2006
Entity_Type_Definition: Local, county, state, and national election districts in Tompkins County for the year 2006.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Tompkins County ITS: GIS Division 2006
Attributes:
Name Description Values
TOWN Town identifier; used to create a unique identifier for town and City election districts. coded values
WARD Representative ward in the City of Ithaca. Three-digit number
DISTRICT Town or City district number. Three-digit number
LEGDIST Tompkins County legislative district number Three-digit number
ASMDISTNY New York State Assembly District. number
SENDISTNY New York State Senate District. number
REPDISTUS United States House of Representatives District. number
SENDISTUS United States Senate District, as legally defined by the United States Senate. Two-letter state code
DISTNAME Name of the election district Text string
ICSDELDIST Ithaca City School District election district. Text string
POP2000 Population in each district per 2000 US Census. 0 to Unbounded
ELDISTKEY Unique identifier consisting of the Town field, the Ward field, and the District field. For Towns, the Ward is 000. For example, district 2 of ward 3 in the City of Ithaca would have an ElDistKey of 001003002, and district 1 in the Town of Enfield would have an ElDistKey of 005000001. Text string
REGVOTE02 Number of registered voters in the respective Town/City election district for 2002 (from the Tompkins County Board of Elections). 0 to Unbounded
Shape_Length Length of feature in internal units (US Survey feet). Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape_Area Area of feature in internal units squared (square US Survey feet). Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Distribution_Information

Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Albert R. Mann Library
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: Cornell University
City: Ithaca
State_or_Province: New York
Postal_Code: 14853
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 607-255-5406
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mann-ref@cornell.edu
Distribution_Liability: Cornell University provides these geographic data "as is". Cornell University makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. Cornell University further makes no warranty either expressed or implied, regarding the condition of the product or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these files have been processed successfully on computers at Cornell University, no warranty is made by Cornell University regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty.
Standard_Order_Process:
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Format_Name: Shapefile
Format_Information_Content: zipped shapefile
File_Decompression_Technique: zip
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Format_Information_Content: generated KML, via WFS
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Format_Name: GeoJSON
Format_Information_Content: generated GeoJSON, via WFS
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Fees: None

Distribution_Information

Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Tompkins County ITS: GIS Division
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 128 E Buffalo St
City: Ithaca
State_or_Province: NY
Postal_Code: 14850
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 607 274-5418
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 607 274-5420
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@tompkins-co.org
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Distribution_Liability: Tompkins County does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information portrayed in this data. The end user of the data and products derived from it agrees to accept the data "as is", with the full knowledge that errors and omissions may exist. The end user further agrees to hold harmless Tompkins County for any liability or damages that may result from an improper or inappropriate use of the data.
Standard_Order_Process:
Non-digital_Form: Custom maps can be ordered in digital PDF or paper format from the Tompkins County GIS Website at: http://www.tompkins-co.org/gis/staff/orderform.html
Fees: See fee structure at: http://www.tompkins-co.org/gis/staff/fees.html
Ordering_Instructions: Fill out online request form at: http://www.tompkins-co.org/gis/staff/orderform.html
Turnaround: 1-2 business days

Metadata_Reference_Information

Metadata_Date: 20210712
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Albert R. Mann Library
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: Albert R. Mann Library
City: Ithaca
State_or_Province: New York
Postal_Code: 14853
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 607-255-5406
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mann-ref@cornell.edu
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time