WashCOGIS.GIS.Transportation
Data format: SDE Feature Dataset File or table name: WashCOGIS.GIS.Transportation Coordinate system: State Plane Coordinate System Theme keywords: Foundational Elements, Road Centerlines, Addresses
Abstract: The transportation dataset includes road centerlines, address points, and related features. The data was derived from many sources. Road Centerline data was first acquired by screen digitizing roads using 1995 orthophotography. Major improvement projects were completed when new orthophotography was acquired in 2000 and again in 2005. Washington County actively maintains road centerline data for all areas except the City of West Bend. Address point data was first acquired from a variety of sources in 2006. Washington County actively maintains situs address points for all areas except the City of West Bend. The City of West Bend maintains address points and road centerlines for their municipality in a format nearly identical to that used by Washington County. The countywide dataset is obtained when combing the City and County data.

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- Identification Information
- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information

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Identification Information:
  Citation:
    Citation information:
      Originators: Washington County Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a Division of the Planning and Parks Department
      *Title:
        WashCOGIS.GIS.Transportation
      *File or table name: WashCOGIS.GIS.Transportation
      Publication date: Unpublished Material
      *Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data
  Description:
    Abstract:

        The transportation dataset includes road centerlines, address points, and related features.  The data was derived from many sources.  Road Centerline data was first acquired by screen digitizing roads using 1995 orthophotography.  Major improvement projects were completed when new orthophotography was acquired in 2000 and again in 2005.  Washington County actively maintains road centerline data for all areas except the City of West Bend.   Address point data was first acquired from a variety of sources in 2006.  Washington County actively maintains situs address points for all areas except the City of West Bend.  The City of West Bend maintains address points and road centerlines for their municipality in a format nearly identical to that used by Washington County.  The countywide dataset is obtained when combing the City and County data.

    Purpose:

        The primary purpose of the road centerline data is cartographic mapping and address geocoding.  Routing applications are planned.  The primary purpose of the situs address points is for use within the Washington County Sheriff Department dispatch center and other address geocoding applications.

    *Language of dataset: en
  Time period of content:
    Time period information:
      Single date/time:
        Calendar date: present
    Currentness reference:

        publication date

  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance and update frequency: Continually
  Spatial domain:
    Bounding coordinates:
      *West bounding coordinate: -88.422905
      *East bounding coordinate: -88.026103
      *North bounding coordinate: 43.548134
      *South bounding coordinate: 43.188017
    Local bounding coordinates:
      *Left bounding coordinate: 2420539.542200
      *Right bounding coordinate: 2523327.670800
      *Top bounding coordinate: 568242.005800
      *Bottom bounding coordinate: 439147.774200
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme keywords: Foundational Elements, Road Centerlines, Addresses
      Theme keyword thesaurus: None
    Place:
      Place keywords: Wisconsin, Washington County, Town of Addison, Town of Barton, Town of Erin, Town of Farmington, Town of Germantown, Town of Hartford, Town of Jackson, Town of Kewaskum, Town of Polk, Town of Trenton, Town of Wayne, Town of West Bend, Village of Jackson, Village of Kewaskum, Village of Slinger, Village of Newburg, Village of Germantown, Village of Richfield, City of Hartford, City of West Bend
      Place keyword thesaurus: None
  Access constraints: None
  Use constraints:

      This data is for informational use only and is not intended to be a substitute for a land or engineering survey.

  Point of contact:
    Contact information:
      Contact organization primary:
        Contact person: Eric Damkot
        Contact organization: Washington County Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a Division of the Planning and Parks Department
      Contact position: GIS Manager
      Contact address:
        Address type: mailing and physical address
        Address:

            333 E Washington Street

        Address:

            PO BOX 2003

        City: West Bend
        State or province: WI
        Postal code: 53095-2003
      Contact voice telephone: 262-335-4445
      Contact facsimile telephone: 262-335-6868
      Contact electronic mail address: eric.damkot@co.washington.wi.us
      Hours of service: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
  *Native dataset format: SDE Feature Dataset
  *Native data set environment:
    Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850

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Data Quality Information:
  Attribute accuracy:
    Attribute accuracy report:

        All attributes have been checked for accuracy and are believed to be correct.   Road names and address ranges were verified against the MSAG and in some cases existing road and address maps maintained by each local municipality.  When possible, data are compared to accepted values or domains.  All errors are flagged and manually corrected.

  Logical consistency report:

      All features have been verified to be topologically correct with nodes at all at-grade intersections.  Any duplicate or coincident linework has been removed.  There are no overshoots or undershoots.  Washington County has worked with the City of West Bend to clearly define areas of mapping responsibility to reduce edge matching issues when the data are combined.

  Completeness report:

      This dataset is believed to include all drivable roads and ramps in Washington County with the exception of the City of West Bend.  Washington County makes every effort to find existing and new addresses.  Because Washington County does not assign addresses this task is difficult and some addresses may have been missed.  The City of West Bend data is periodically updated from records maintained by the City of West Bend Community Development Department.  City data obtained from the County may not be as current as the remainder of the County.  For the most current City of West Bend information contact the City directly.

  Positional accuracy:
    Horizontal positional accuracy:
      Horizontal positional accuracy report:

          Horizontal accuracy is dependent on the quality and accuracy of the source orthophotography and the individual doing the on-screen digitizing.  New roads are generally added based on the location of the right of way, if the road is not constructed in the center of the right of way the digitized centerline will be off.  In some cases a structure could not be seen on orthophotography for a known valid address, in these cases the address point was placed on the visible driveway entrance or the center of the parcel.

  Lineage:
    Source information:
      Source citation:
        Citation information:
          Originators: Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, Washington County, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, United States Geological Survey, AeroMetric Engineering, Ayres & Associates
          Title:
            Digital Orthophotography
          Publication date: Unpublished Material
          Geospatial data presentation form: raster digital data
      Source citation abbreviation:
        Orthophotography
      Source contribution:

          Digital Orthophotography used to screen digitize and geographically place features.

      Source time period of content:
        Time period information:
          Multiple dates/times:
            Single date/time:
              Calendar date: 1995
            Single date/time:
              Calendar date: 2000
            Single date/time:
              Calendar date: 2005
        Source currentness reference:
          ground condition
    Source information:
      Source citation:
        Citation information:
          Originators: Washington County Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a Division of the Planning and Parks Department
          Title:
            Washington County Tax Roll
      Source citation abbreviation:
        Washington County Cadastral
      Source contribution:

          Some site address information, linked to property parcels

      Source time period of content:
        Time period information:
          Single date/time:
            Calendar date: Various
    Source information:
      Source citation:
        Citation information:
          Originators: Multiple
          Title:
            Address Lists
          Other citation details:
            Multiple address lists and maps were obtained and aided in the creation of this data. The originators and completeness of these lists varied greatly. Sources where address lists were obtained included Intrado, We Energies, local utilities, local governments, etc...
      Source citation abbreviation:
        Address Information
      Source contribution:

          Valid addresses located in Washington County and their approximate location.

      Source time period of content:
        Time period information:
          Single date/time:
            Calendar date: Various
    Source information:
      Source citation:
        Citation information:
          Originators: City of West Bend Community Development Department, GIS Division
          Title:
            City of West Bend Road and Address Point Data
      Source citation abbreviation:
        City of West Bend Data
      Source contribution:

          Road centerlines and address points maintained by the City of West Bend.  These data are not checked by Washington County and needed to complete a countywide coverage.

      Source time period of content:
        Time period information:
          Single date/time:
            Calendar date: unknown
        Source currentness reference:
          publication date
    Source information:
      Source citation:
        Citation information:
          Originators: USDA/FSA - Aerial Photography Field Office
          Title:
            USDA-FSA-APFO NAIP MrSID
          Publication date: 2008
          Geospatial data presentation form: raster digital data
      Source scale denominator: 12000
      Source citation abbreviation:
        NAIP Imagery
      Source contribution:

          Digital 1 meter resolution aerial imagery acquired during the summer of 2008 (leaf-on).

      Source time period of content:
        Time period information:
          Single date/time:
            Calendar date: 2008
        Source currentness reference:
          ground condition
    Process step:
      Process description:

          Road Centerline Creation Phase I:  A county wide road map was generated in AutoCad Map 2000i using the 1995 digital raster orthophotographs to capture centerlines of all major highways, town roads, city streets and ramps.  The centerlines were then tagged with the appropriate attributes.  Alleys, driveways, field entrances and cul-du-sacs were captured as geographic elements without attributes.  This project was completed through a contract with Ruekert|Mielke.  Roads in the City of West Bend were not included in this project.

      Process date: 2000
      Source used citation abbreviation:
        Orthophotography
      Source used citation abbreviation:
        Washington County Cadastral
      Source used citation abbreviation:
        Address Information
    Process step:
      Process description:

          Road Centerline Creation Phase II:  All road features were updated based on 2000 orthophotography.  All new road features since the last capture were added to the existing map, which was redelivered in its entirety.  All graphic features were converted from AutoCAD DWG to MicroStation DGN file format.  The attribute features for the centerlines were added to the existing MGE project using ASCII Loader.  The other features (driveway, cul-de-sac, field entrance, and alleys) were tagged with the appropriate feature tags only, and did not include additional attributes in the database.  This project was completed through a contract with Ruekert|Mielke.  Roads in the City of West Bend were not included in this project.

      Process date: 2002
      Source used citation abbreviation:
        Orthophotography
      Source used citation abbreviation:
        Washington County Cadastral
      Source used citation abbreviation:
        Address Information
    Process step:
      Process description:

          Road centerline data were maintained by the Washington County Planning and Parks Department, GIS Division.  As subdivisions, certified survey maps, and condominiums were recorded, the roads contained within were estimated by splitting the right of way.  Field entrances, cul-de-sacs, alleys, driveways were not updated.

      Process software and version: Microstion J and Intergraph MGE
      Process date: 2002-2004
    Process step:
      Process description:

          The Washington County Planning and Parks Department, GIS Division migrated all data to ESRI software and formats.  Created topological rules and verified the topological integrity of the road centerline data.  Field entrances, cul-de-sacs, alleys, driveways were migrated to ESRI, but not updated.  Intergraph GeoMedia software was used to pass the data from MGE to ESRI.

      Process software and version: Microstation J, MGE 8, GeoMedia 5, ArcGIS 8.3
      Process date: 2004
    Process step:
      Process description:

          The Washington County Planning and Parks Department completed a major initiative to update all road centerline data to match the 2005 orthophotography.  No effort was made to update field entrances, cul-de-sacs, alleys, or driveways.

      Process software and version: ArcGIS 9.x
      Process date: 2005
      Source used citation abbreviation:
        Orthophotography
    Process step:
      Process description:

          Road Centerline Cleanup/Address Point Creation Project:  Road Centerline attributes including name, prefix and type were compared to the MSAG and updated as necessary.  Centerline address ranges were compared to the MSAG to check if 1) centerline range is within the MSAG range for the street name, 2) centerline ranges do not have gaps or overlaps, 3) centerline ranges do not leave gaps or overlaps with MSAG ranges, 4) a single centerline feature range does not span multiple MSAG records.  All identified errors were corrected.  Check for any MSAG street name or ranges that are not represented in the centerline feature class.  Add centerline feature or expand address range as necessary to match the MSAG record.

          To create the address point features, a structure point was created representing the center of the primary habitable building as seen on the 2005 orthophotography.  The various sources of addresses were normalized.  Where there was one address with location information and one structure point located on the parcel, the address was assigned to the structure point.  All other structure points were assigned an address manually using the normalized address list and local address maps as a guide.  Structure points still lacking an address were again compared to the source address lists.  If the address could not be resolved, an on-site visit was conducted to verify the address.  Any address remaining in the normalized list and the original list from Intrado not represented by an address point was flagged and manually resolved.  In some cases the point for the ambiguous addresses were placed on the centerline at its theoretical location and not on a structure.

          This project was completed through a contract with RA Smith.  As part of the project, major revisions to the transporation data schema were made.

      Process date: 2006
      Source used citation abbreviation:
        Orthophotography
      Source used citation abbreviation:
        Washington County Cadastral
      Source used citation abbreviation:
        Address Information
    Process step:
      Process description:

          Made major revisions to the transportation data model and migrated all data to that model.  Validated road centerline data through the use of topological rules.  Worked cooperatively with the City of West Bend on model design, defining areas of mapping responsibility, and edge matching issues.

      Process software and version: ArcGIS 9.1
      Process date: 2007
    Process step:
      Process description:

          Road centerline data is maintained by the Washington County Planning and Parks Department, GIS Division.  As subdivisions, certified survey maps, and condominiums are recorded, the roads contained within were estimated by splitting the right of way.  Field entrances, cul-de-sacs, alleys, driveways are not updated.  Address points are created when known.  Washington County does not assign addresses.  The completeness of the updated address points is dependent on the information the local municipalities provide to the County.  Railroad information was added by digitizing the center of track location as observed on orthophotography.  Only the main lines are included.  This dataset does not include railroad spurs.  NAIP Imagery is sometimes used to verify the location of features constructed between the 2005 orthophotography acquisition and the most recent NAIP dataset.

      Process software and version: ArcGIS 9.x
      Process date: 2004-Present
      Source used citation abbreviation:
        Washington County Tax Roll
      Source used citation abbreviation:
        Address Information
      Source used citation abbreviation:
        NAIP Imagery
    Process step:
      Process description:

          The City of West Bend maintains road centerline and address point data for areas within the City.  Periodically the West Bend data is purged from the countywide dataset and replaced with updated data provided by the City.

      Process software and version: ArcGIS 9.x
      Process date: Periodic
      Source used citation abbreviation:
        City of West Bend Data

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Spatial Data Organization Information:
  *Direct spatial reference method: Vector
  Point and vector object information:
    SDTS terms description:
      *Name: WashCOGIS.GIS.Alley
      *SDTS point and vector object type: String
      *Point and vector object count: 43
    SDTS terms description:
      *Name: WashCOGIS.GIS.Driveway
      *SDTS point and vector object type: String
      *Point and vector object count: 32178
    SDTS terms description:
      *Name: WashCOGIS.GIS.Cul_De_Sac
      *SDTS point and vector object type: G-polygon
      *Point and vector object count: 644
    SDTS terms description:
      *Name: WashCOGIS.GIS.Field_Entrance
      *SDTS point and vector object type: String
      *Point and vector object count: 2237
    SDTS terms description:
      *Name: WashCOGIS.GIS.Railroad_Centerlines
      *SDTS point and vector object type: String
      *Point and vector object count: 19
    SDTS terms description:
      *Name: WashCoGIS.GIS.AddressPt
      *SDTS point and vector object type: Entity point
      *Point and vector object count: 51663
    SDTS terms description:
      *Name: WashCoGIS.GIS.MultiAddressPt
      *SDTS point and vector object type: Entity point
      *Point and vector object count: 9970
    SDTS terms description:
      *Name: WashCoGIS.GIS.RoadCenterline
      *SDTS point and vector object type: String
      *Point and vector object count: 9194

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Spatial Reference Information:
  Horizontal coordinate system definition:
    Coordinate system name:
      *Projected coordinate system name: NAD_1927_StatePlane_Wisconsin_South_FIPS_4803
      *Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_North_American_1927
    Planar:
      Grid coordinate system:
        Grid coordinate system name: State Plane Coordinate System
        State Plane Coordinate System:
          *SPCS zone identifier: 4803
          Lambert conformal conic:
          *Standard parallel: 42.733333
          *Standard parallel: 44.066667
          *Longitude of central meridian: -90.000000
          *Latitude of projection origin: 42.000000
          *False easting: 2000000.000000
          *False northing: 0.000000
      Planar coordinate information:
        *Planar coordinate encoding method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate representation:
          *Abscissa resolution: 0.000100
          *Ordinate resolution: 0.000100
        *Planar distance units: survey feet
    Geodetic model:
      *Horizontal datum name: North American Datum of 1927
      *Ellipsoid name: Clarke 1866
      *Semi-major axis: 6378206.400000
      *Denominator of flattening ratio: 294.978698
  Vertical coordinate system definition:
    Altitude system definition:
      *Altitude resolution: 0.000010
      *Altitude encoding method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

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Entity and Attribute Information:
  Overview description:
    Entity and attribute overview:

        Entity information in this map includes road centerlines and address points which are actively maintained by Washington County.  Railroad centerlines were created, but rarely updated.  Additional information for alleys, driveways, field entrances and cu-du-sacs are included, but have not been updated since 2000.  Road name and address attributes are maintained for road centerlines and address points.

    Entity and attribute detail citation:

        See the Washington County transportation model for detailed information.

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Distribution Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact information:
      Contact organization primary:
        Contact person: Eric Damkot
        Contact organization: Washington County Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a Division of the Planning and Parks Department
      Contact position: GIS Manager
      Contact address:
        Address type: mailing and physical address
        Address:

            333 E Washington St Suite 2300

        Address:

            PO Box 2003

        City: West Bend
        State or province: WI
        Postal code: 53095-2003
      Contact voice telephone: 262-335-4445
      Contact facsimile telephone: 262-335-6868
      Contact electronic mail address: eric.damkot@co.washington.wi.us
      Hours of service: 8:00 - 4:30 CST
  Resource description: Transportation/Address Information
  Distribution liability:

      This information is not certified by Washington County.  Any use/application of this information is the responsibility of the user and such use/application is at their own risk.  Washington County disclaims all liability regarding fitness of the information for any use.

  Standard order process:
    Digital form:
      Digital transfer information:
        Format name: DGN
        Format version number: 8
        Format information content:

            Geometries, and Metadata

      Digital transfer option:
        Offline option:
          Offline media: CD-ROM
          Recording capacity:
            Recording density: 700
            Recording density Units: MB
          Recording format: ISO 9660
          Compatibility information:
            CD-ROM drive must be multi-read
    Digital form:
      Digital transfer information:
        Format name: Shape File
        Format information content:

            Geometry, Attributes and Metadata

      Digital transfer option:
        Offline option:
          Offline media: CD-ROM
          Recording capacity:
            Recording density: 700
            Recording density Units: MB
          Recording format: ISO 9660
          Compatibility information:
            CD-ROM drive must be multi-read
    Digital form:
      Digital transfer information:
        Format name: Personal Geodatabase
        Format information content:

            Geometry, attributes, relationships and metadata

      Digital transfer option:
        Offline option:
          Offline media: CD-ROM
          Recording capacity:
            Recording density: 700
            Recording density Units: MB
          Recording format: ISO 9660
          Compatibility information:
            CD-ROM drive must be multi-read
    Fees: $75 (includes all delivery fees). Fees are generally waived for all local, regional, state, and federal governments. At the discretion of Washington County Department heads, fees can be waived for individuals or groups doing business with Washington County.
    Ordering instructions:

        Order by mail, e-mail, phone or in person. Payment must be received before data will be shipped. See the GIS data and Fees page at http://www.co.washington.wi.us/gis for additional information.

    Turnaround: Typically within one week
  Custom order process:

      Any modification to a standard product constitutes a custom product.  Custom products will be charged $45/hr (minimum 1 hour) plus the $75 standard charge.  Contact the Washington County GIS, a division of the Planning and Parks Department for more information.

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Metadata Reference Information:
  *Metadata date: 20091001
  *Language of metadata: en
  Metadata contact:
    Contact information:
      Contact organization primary:
        Contact person: Eric Damkot
        Contact organization: Washington County Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a Division of the Planning and Parks Department
      Contact position: GIS Manager
      Contact address:
        Address type: mailing and physical address
        Address:

            333 E Washington St Suite 2300

        Address:

            PO Box 2003

        City: West Bend
        State or province: WI
        Postal code: 53095-2003
      Contact voice telephone: 262-335-4445
      Contact facsimile telephone: 262-335-6868
      Contact electronic mail address: eric.damkot@co.washington.wi.us
  *Metadata standard name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  *Metadata standard version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  *Metadata time convention: local time
  Metadata extensions:
    *Online linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
    *Profile name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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