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Municipal Boundaries Wisconsin July 2019

Identification Information

Citation
Title
Municipal Boundaries Wisconsin July 2019
Originator
Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Publication Date
2019-08-12
Identifier
https://geodiscovery.uwm.edu/catalog/ark:-77981-gmgsrj48t80
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Abstract
This polygon data layer represents municipal boundaries for Wisconsin in July 2019. The dataset was originally published by the Legislative Technology Services Bureau on August 12, 2019.[Wisconsin municipal boundaries (cities, towns, and villages) collected in July 2019. This data has been collected in regards to state statute 15(4)(br)1.County clerks will transmit municipal, municipal ward, and county supervisory districts in GIS format to LTSB by January 15th and July 15th per statute 5.15(4)(br)1: "...no later than January 15 and July 15 of each year, the county clerk shall transmit to the Legislative Technology Services Bureau a report confirming the boundaries of each municipality, ward, and supervisory district in the county together with a map of the county, in an electronic format approved by the Legislative Technology Services Bureau. Each report shall be current to the nearest January 1 or July 1 preceding the date of the report”.Municipal clerks need to notify the county clerk within 5 days of any boundary change per statute 5.15(4)(b): "Within 5 days after adoption or enactment of an ordinance or resolution under this section or any amendment thereto, the municipal clerk shall transmit one copy of the ordinance or resolution or the amendment to the county clerk of each county in which the municipality is contained, accompanied by the list and map specified in par. (a). Each copy shall identify the name of the municipality and the county or counties in which it is located."Municipal data collected in the January collections will be used by LTSB to update municipal boundaries the U.S. Census Bureau’s TIGER database via the Boundary Annexation Survey (BAS). Counties and municipalities are no longer required to submit boundary changes directly to the Census Bureau. LTSB will submit data to the Census Bureau for the state as a whole.Section 13.96(1)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes requires LTSB to “upon receipt of municipal boundary information at each reporting interval, reconcile and compile the information received to produce a statewide data base consisting of municipal boundary information for the entire state”.Section 13.96(1)(c) states that LTSB shall “Participate, on behalf of this state, in geographic boundary information programs when offered by the U.S. bureau of the census”.LTSB will publish Municipal Ward, Municipal Boundaries, and County Supervisory Districts to the LTSB Open Data Portal.This data has been collected with the WISE-Decade software platform.]
Purpose
This layer is intended for reference and mapping purposes and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data.
Supplemental Information
Augmented original metadata with AGSL specific elements. For official metadata contact the resource Point of Contact.
Temporal Extent
Bounding Box
West
-92.964315
East
-86.666104
North
47.083029
South
42.456895
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
Place Keyword
Wisconsin
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GeoNames
Theme Keyword
Polygon
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
FGDC
Theme Keyword
Boundaries
Administrative and political divisions
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
Please see the UWM Libraries statement on Copyright and Digital Collections.
Legal Constraints
Use Limitation
Although this data is being distributed by the American Geographical Society Library at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, no warranty expressed or implied is made by the University as to the accuracy of the data and related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the University in the use of this data, or related materials.
Other Restrictions
None
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Language
eng
Credit
Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Point of Contact
Contact
Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Delivery Point
17 West Main Street
City
Madison
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53703-3305
Country
US
Email
Gis@legis.wisconsin.gov
Phone
(608) 283-7165

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
3070
Code Space
EPSG
Version
9.6.3

Data Quality Information

Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
Result
Lineage
Process Step
Description
Changed name of file from WI_Cities_Towns__Villages_July_2019.shp to Wisconsin_MunicipalBoundaries_201907.shp

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Format Version
1.0
Distributor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Distributor
Legislative Technology Services Bureau
Online Access
Protocol
Name

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
1911

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
ark:/77981/gmgsrj48t80
Dataset URI
https://geodata.uwm.edu/public/gmgsrj48t80/Wisconsin_MunicipalBoundaries_201907.zip
Metadata Point of Contact
Name
American Geographical Society Library – UWM Libraries
Position Name
GIS Staff
Delivery Point
2311 E Hartord Ave
City
Milwaukee
Administrative Area
WI
Postal Code
53211
Country
US
Email
gisdata@uwm.edu
Phone
(414)-229-6282
Metadata Date Stamp
2020-03-18
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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