Bernalillo County Cities & Communities

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 Technology Section/Bernalillo County Planning & Development Services, 20181108, Bernalillo County Cities & Communities.

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://amus.bernco.gov/website/Downloads/DownloadGISData/CitiesCommunities.pdf> (PDF)

   Preview Map: City and community polygons in Bernalillo County labeled with the "Name" field.

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

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):

      • GT-polygon composed of chains (6)

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

      The map projection used is NAD 1983 HARN StatePlane New Mexico Central FIPS 3002 Feet.

      Projection parameters:

      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9999

      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -106.25

      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 31.0

      False_Easting: 1640416.666666667

      False_Northing: 0.0

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.00025
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.00025
      Planar coordinates are specified in foot_us

      The horizontal datum used is D North American 1983 HARN.
      The ellipsoid used is GRS 1980.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.0.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222101.
      

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   CitiesCommunities

   Cities & Communities (Source: GIS Technology Section/Bernalillo County Planning & Development Services)

   OBJECTID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   SHAPE

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   Name

   Name of city, town, or village. (Source: GIS Technology Section)

   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 Technology Section/Bernalillo County Planning & Development Services

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

   Monica Gonzales, GIS Technology Section/Bernalillo County Planning & Development Services

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   GIS Technology Section/Bernalillo County Planning & Development Services
   2400 Broadway Blvd SE Bldg N
   Albuquerque, NM 87102
   US
   

   (505) 848-1500 (voice)
   gis@bernco.gov
   

Why was the data set created?

Created for general use.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   CABQ Municipal Limits (source 1 of 2)

   AGIS/City of Albuquerque Planning Department, 20181108, CABQ Municipal Limits.

   Type_of_Source_Media: None

   Source_Contribution:

   The boundary for the City of Albuquerque was provided by this source.

   Bernalillo County Parcel Lines (source 2 of 2)

   GIS Technology Section/Bernalillo County Planning & Development Services, 20181108, Bernalillo County Parcel Lines.

   Type_of_Source_Media: None

   Source_Contribution:

   Boundaries were adjusted to follow features in this source where possible.

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 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 Technology Section/Bernalillo County Planning & Development Services when using this feature class as a source.

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   GIS Technology Section/Bernalillo County Planning & Development Services
   2400 Broadway Blvd SE Bldg N
   Albuquerque, NM 87102
   US
   

   (505) 848-1500 (voice)
   gis@bernco.gov
   

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

   Downloadable Data

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:
     Network links:	<http://amus.bernco.gov/website/Downloads/DownloadGISData/BERNCO.zip>

   • Cost to order the data:
   • Special instructions:

     Data set is free to download from https://www.bernco.gov/planning/download-gis-data.aspx. The GIS Technology Section/Bernalillo County Planning & Development Services does not perform specific editing or processing requests.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 30-Oct-2020

Metadata author:

GIS Technology Section/Bernalillo County Planning & Development Services
Attn: Tim Gaulden
GIS Analyst
2400 Broadway Blvd SE Bldg N
Albuquerque, NM 87102
US

(505) 224-1646 (voice)
tgaulden@bernco.gov

Metadata standard:

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