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Attribute Accuracy Report Attribute accuracy is tested by manual comparison of the source with symbolized display of digital files. Please report errors to Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems.
Logical Consistency Report Spatial topology meets "Data Standards for Maine Geographic Information Systems", June 2002. Spatial topology is clean and free of errors. The coverage has been BUILT with REGIONS topology. Mapping for Census Tracts 23001010100, 23001020100, 23001020300 in Androscoggin County, and Census Tracts 23005000100, 23005000200, 23005000300, 23005000500, 23005000600, 23005001000, 23005001100, 23005001200, 23005001300 in Cumberland County, is available in the Maine GIS layer BLKS00 published at http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/.
Completeness Report The dataset is complete.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report Approximate horizontal accuracy is 12 meters or +/- 40 feet, assuming source data meets National Map Accuracy Standards.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value 12
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation Compilation base data meets National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:24,000 scale.
Source Scale Denominator 24000
Type of Source Media online
Beginning Date 19480101
Beginning Time Unknown
Ending Date 20050822
Ending Time Unknown
Source Currentness Reference source dates
Source Citation Abbreviation metwp24
Source Contribution RHPCAREA was created by joining a database table to METWP24.
Source Scale Denominator 999999
Calendar Date 200401
Time of Day Unknown
Source Currentness Reference publication date
Source Citation Abbreviation medhsorhpc
Source Contribution Area designations for RHPCAREA were provided from tabular data of the Maine Department of Human Services, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Process Description RHPCAREA data was created by joining a database table to METWP24 based on the GEOCODENUM attribute. The REGIONDISSOLVE command was used to create the MHREGIONS, PCAA, DCAA, and MHAA regions based on their respective attribute item.
Process Date 20040225
Contact Organization Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Position GIS Coordinator
Address Type mailing address
Address State House Station 145
City Augusta
State or Province ME
Postal Code 04333-0145
Country USA
Contact Voice Telephone 207 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone 207 287-4563
Hours of Service Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Cloud Cover 0
Direct Spatial Reference Method Vector
Point and Vector Object Count 7380
[smcaptur]  true
Grid Coordinate System Name 
UTM Zone Number 19
Scale Factor at Central Meridian 0.9996
Longitude of Central Meridian -69
Latitude of Projection Origin 0
False Easting 500000
False Northing 0
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method 
Abscissa Resolution 1
Ordinate Resolution 1
Planar Distance Units meters
Horizontal Datum Name North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis 6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio 298.257
Entity Type Label RHPCAREA.PCAA
Entity Type Definition regions feature class
Entity Type Definition Source Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Attribute Label label
Attribute Definition Primary Care Analysis Area number and qualifier
Attribute Definition Source ORHPC
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label name
Attribute Definition name of Primary Care Analysis Area
Attribute Definition Source ORHPC
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label pcaa
Attribute Definition Primary Care Analysis Area number
Attribute Definition Source ORHPC
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Entity Type Label RHPCAREA.DCAA
Entity Type Definition regions feature class
Entity Type Definition Source Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Attribute Label dcaa
Attribute Definition Dental Care Analysis Area number
Attribute Definition Source ORHPC
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label label
Attribute Definition Dental Care Analysis Area number and qualifier
Attribute Definition Source ORHPC
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label name
Attribute Definition name of Dental Care Analysis Area
Attribute Definition Source ORHPC
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Entity Type Label RHPCAREA.MHAA
Entity Type Definition regions feature class
Entity Type Definition Source Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Attribute Label label
Attribute Definition Mental Health Analysis Area number and qualifier
Attribute Definition Source ORHPC
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label mhaa
Attribute Definition Mental Health Analysis Area number
Attribute Definition Source ORHPC
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label name
Attribute Definition name of Mental Health Analysis Area
Attribute Definition Source ORHPC
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Entity Type Label RHPCAREA.MHREGIONS
Entity Type Definition regions feature class
Entity Type Definition Source Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Attribute Label mhregions
Attribute Definition Mental Health Region number
Attribute Definition Source ORHPC
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Entity Type Label RHPCAREAPoly
Entity Type Definition polygon feature class
Entity Type Definition Source Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Attribute Label cntycode
Attribute Definition Code corresponds to the federal (FIPS) code established for each of Maine's sixteen counties. The county code is also represented in the first two digits of Maine's official Standard Geographic Code (geocode), a five digit code that uniquely identifies Minor Civil Divisions and Indian Reservation land in the Maine.
Attribute Definition Source Federal Information Processing Standards Publication Series of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label county
Attribute Definition Maine county name
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label dcaa
Attribute Definition Dental Care Analysis Area number
Attribute Definition Source ORHPC
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label dcaa_hpsa
Attribute Definition Federally designated Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas
Attribute Definition Source Federal Division of Shortage Designation - Compiled by ORHPC
Enumerated Domain Value Designated
Enumerated Domain Value Definition designated Health Professional Shortage Area
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label geocode
Attribute Definition 5 character code corresponding to the "Standard Geographic Code for Maine Counties and Minor Civil Divisions", 1971
Attribute Definition Source For a current digital copy of "Standard Geocodes for Maine Minor Civil Divisions" in .dbf or comma delimited text format see http://megis.maine.gov/catalog "Tables".
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label geocodenum
Attribute Definition numeric data type equivalent to GEOCODE field
Attribute Definition Source For a current digital copy of "Standard Geocodes for Maine Minor Civil Divisions" in .dbf or comma delimited text format see http://megis.maine.gov/catalog "Tables".
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label land
Attribute Definition identifies land and non-land areas
Enumerated Domain Value y
Enumerated Domain Value Definition polygon represents land
Enumerated Domain Value n
Enumerated Domain Value Definition polygon represents fresh, estuarine or marine
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label mhaa
Attribute Definition Mental Health Analysis Area number
Attribute Definition Source ORHPC
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label mhaa_hpsa
Attribute Definition Federally designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas
Attribute Definition Source Federal Division of Shortage Designation - Compiled by ORHPC
Enumerated Domain Value Designated
Enumerated Domain Value Definition designated Health Professional Shortage Area
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label mhregions
Attribute Definition Mental Health Region number
Attribute Definition Source ORHPC
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label mua_mup
Attribute Definition Federally designated Medically Underserved Areas and Populations
Attribute Definition Source Federal Division of Shortage Designation - Compiled by ORHPC
Enumerated Domain Value Medically Underserved Area
Enumerated Domain Value Medically Underserved Population - Standard
Enumerated Domain Value Medically Underserved Population - Governor's Designation
Enumerated Domain Value Medically Underserved Area (by Census Tract)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition designated for Census Tracts 23001010100, 23001020100, 23001020300
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label pcaa
Attribute Definition Primary Care Analysis Area number
Attribute Definition Source ORHPC
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label pcaa_hpsa
Attribute Definition Federally designated Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas
Attribute Definition Source Federal Division of Shortage Designation - Compiled by ORHPC
Enumerated Domain Value Designated
Enumerated Domain Value Definition designated Health Professional Shortage Area
Enumerated Domain Value Homeless (Designated by Census Tract)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition HPSA Homeless designation for Census Tracts 23005000100, 23005000200, 23005000300, 23005000500, 23005000600, 23005001000, 23005001100, 23005001200, 23005001300
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label tag
Attribute Definition item used to select a single feature for labeling purposes
Enumerated Domain Value y
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Use point for labeling.
Enumerated Domain Value n
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Do not use point for labeling.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label town
Attribute Definition town or reservation name as listed in "Standard Geographic Code for Maine Minor Civil Divisions"
Attribute Definition Source For a current digital copy of "Standard Geocodes for Maine Minor Civil Divisions" in .dbf or comma delimited text format see http://megis.maine.gov/catalog "Tables" link.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Entity Type Label RHPCAREAArc
Entity Type Definition arc feature class
Entity Type Definition Source Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)
Attribute Label fmnote
Attribute Definition 25 character field defined 25 25 C; this FM item contains free text notes on updates to the location of a feature; can be used as cross reference to Other Citation Details in the Source Information section of FGDC metadata.
Attribute Definition Source Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Metadata subcommittee (More information on FM items, codes, definitions, and the use of feature metadata is available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm, Maine GIS Standards & Guidelines link.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label fmprocss
Attribute Definition 12 character field defined 12 12 C; this FM item refers to a PROCESS OR ACTION which is explanatory of quality or accuracy of a feature; can be used for cross reference in the Process Description or Source Produced Citation Abbreviation elements, part of the Data Quality/Process Step and Source Information sections of FGDC metadata.
Attribute Definition Source Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Metadata subcommittee (More information on FM items, codes, definitions, and the use of feature metadata is available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm, Maine GIS Standards & Guidelines link.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label fmsrc
Attribute Definition 12 character field defined 12 12 C; this FM item names a SOURCE (general or specific) used for the location of a feature; standardized codes for this item can be used for cross reference in the Source Citation Abbreviation element, part of the Data Quality/Source Information section of FGDC metadata.
Attribute Definition Source Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Metadata subcommittee (More information on FM items, codes, definitions, and the use of feature metadata is available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm, Maine GIS Standards & Guidelines link.
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label fmsrcdat
Attribute Definition default Arc/Info date field defined 8,10,D; this FM item refers to the DATE OF THE SOURCE attributed in FMSRC; can be used as cross reference to Publication Date, part of the Data Quality/Source Information section of FGDC metadata
Attribute Definition Source Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Metadata subcommittee (More information on FM items, codes, definitions, and the use of feature metadata is available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm, Maine GIS Standards & Guidelines link
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label fmsrcorg
Attribute Definition 12 character field defined 12 12 C; the FM item FMSRCORG refers to the ORIGINATOR OF THE SOURCE used in the location of a feature; codes for this item are standardized acronyms (ME prefix for Maine state agencies, US prefix for USA federal agencies, all lower-case, no hyphens, no punctuation, confirmed), cross references can be made between this item and the element Originator, part of the Data Quality/Source Information section of FGDC metadata.
Attribute Definition Source Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Metadata subcommittee (More information on FM items, codes, definitions, and the use of feature metadata is available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm, Maine GIS Standards & Guideline link
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label fmupddat
Attribute Definition default Arc/Info date field defined 8, 10, D; the FM item FMUPDAT refers to the date of update on the location of a feature; can be used as cross reference to Process Date, part of the Data Quality/Process Step sections of FGDC metadata
Attribute Definition Source Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Metadata subcommittee (More information on FM items, codes, definitions, and the use of feature metadata is available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm, Maine GIS Standards & Guidelines link
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label fmupdorg
Attribute Definition 12 character field defined 12, 12, C, the FM item FMUPDORG refers to the EDIT ORGANIZATION responsible for the location of a feature; codes for this are standardized acronyms (ME prefix for Maine state agencies, US prefix for USA federal agencies, all lower-case, no hyphens, no punctuation, confirmed), cross references can be made between this item and the element Process Contact, part of the Data Quality/Process Step sections of FGDC metadata
Attribute Definition Source Maine GIS Technical Group, Feature Metadata subcommittee (More information on FM items, codes, definitions, and the use of feature metadata is available at http://megis.maine.gov/standards/flmeta/fmbrief.htm, Maine GIS Standards & Guidelines link
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label land
Attribute Definition identifies whether arc is overlies the mainland or estuarine marine waters
Enumerated Domain Value y
Enumerated Domain Value Definition arc overlies the mainland
Enumerated Domain Value n
Enumerated Domain Value Definition arc overlies estuarine or marine waters
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label length
Attribute Definition length of an arc in meters
Attribute Definition Source default ArcInfo software computed
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Attribute Label type
Attribute Definition type of arc
Enumerated Domain Value coastline
Enumerated Domain Value Definition arc represents the digitized Mean High Water (MHW) mark of Maine's mainland coast and coastal islands
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source Maine GIS COAST
Enumerated Domain Value offshore
Enumerated Domain Value Definition offshore limit line - Originally drafted at 1:250,000 by the Bureau of Land management (BLM) for managing Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing programs, the protraction diagram limit line was later plotted at 1:100,000 scale and provided in digital form to the US Census Bureau for use their TIGER Line Files. While this line is located approximately three nautical miles from the shoreline, it is technically the protraction diagram limit line not the actual three mile limit line and is used for closure purposes only in Maine GIS maps depicting coastal waters of Maine
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source TIGERS90 and TIGERS00
Enumerated Domain Value state
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Maine state boundary
Enumerated Domain Value town
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Maine Minor Civil Division or Reservation boundary
Enumerated Domain Value county
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Maine county line
Enumerated Domain Value other
Enumerated Domain Value Definition features within town boundaries, i.e. Baxter State Park, Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, Reservation, and other boundaries that do not represent 'town', 'county', 'state', 'coastline', 'connector' or 'offshore' features
Beginning Date of Attribute Values 
Entity and Attribute Overview RHPCAREA has been developed to present maps of ORHPC administrative boundaries, analysis areas, and health professional shortage areas. The dataset contains REGION layers, in addition to the POLYGON attribute table. These can be used to map Mental Health Regions (MHREGIONS), Primary Care Analysis Areas (PCAA), Dental Care Analysis Areas (DCAA), and Mental Health Analysis Areas (MHAA). The POLYGONS have attributes designating Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) for PCAA, DCAA, and MHAA. In addition the POLYGONS have attributes designating Medically Underserved Areas and Medically Underserved Populations (mua_mup). Names and labeling for the individual areas for the PCAA, DCAA, and MHAA fields in the POLYGON attribute tables are available in the REGION layers.
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation The ArcView shapefile and ArcGIS geodatabase formats, commonly used for Maine GIS data, carry default identifiers and attributes that are software generated and/or important for internal recordkeeping. These are listed here to avoid repetition for every layer, and may not be repeated in the attribute descriptions and definitions of each layer. Common software generated identifiers and attributes in Maine GIS data include: FID (feature identifier), Shape (feature geometry), OBJECTID and SHAPE_lengt. In addition, most GIS formats will carry fields for PERIMETER, AREA and/or LENGTH according to feature geometry. These fields are typically available by default, with the units based on coordinate system or projection units of GIS data. Most GIS software packages also provide a means to calculate these values. It is important to test any columns containing PERIMETER, AREA or LENGTH values before using them for analysis purposes. These important values can be carried from format to format and become out-dated. Verify that the values are correct. Also, in your GIS software, please view the properties of data layers for the map units used to calculate these fields, and for the units set for display purposes.
Entity and Attribute Overview RHPCAREA has been developed to present maps of ORHPC administrative boundaries, analysis areas, and health professional shortage areas. The dataset contains REGION layers, in addition to the POLYGON attribute table. These can be used to map Mental Health Regions (MHREGIONS), Primary Care Analysis Areas (PCAA), Dental Care Analysis Areas (DCAA), and Mental Health Analysis Areas (MHAA). The POLYGONS have attributes designating Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) for PCAA, DCAA, and MHAA. In addition the POLYGONS have attributes designating Medically Underserved Areas and Medically Underserved Populations (mua_mup). Names and labeling for the individual areas for the PCAA, DCAA, and MHAA fields in the POLYGON attribute tables are available in the REGION layers.
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation The ArcView shapefile and ArcGIS geodatabase formats, commonly used for Maine GIS data, carry default identifiers and attributes that are software generated and/or important for internal recordkeeping. These are listed here to avoid repetition for every layer, and may not be repeated in the attribute descriptions and definitions of each layer. Common software generated identifiers and attributes in Maine GIS data include: FID (feature identifier), Shape (feature geometry), OBJECTID and SHAPE_lengt. In addition, most GIS formats will carry fields for PERIMETER, AREA and/or LENGTH according to feature geometry. These fields are typically available by default, with the units based on coordinate system or projection units of GIS data. Most GIS software packages also provide a means to calculate these values. It is important to test any columns containing PERIMETER, AREA or LENGTH values before using them for analysis purposes. These important values can be carried from format to format and become out-dated. Verify that the values are correct. Also, in your GIS software, please view the properties of data layers for the map units used to calculate these fields, and for the units set for display purposes.
Contact Organization (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Position GIS Coordinator
Address Type mailing address
Address State House Station 145
City Augusta
State or Province ME
Postal Code 04333-0145
Country USA
Contact Voice Telephone (207) 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone (207) 287-3842
Hours of Service Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Distribution Liability Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems, no warranty expressed or implied is made by MEGIS regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Neither the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems, nor any of its contributors, is liable for misuse of the data, for damage, for transmission of viruses, or for computer contamination through the distribution of these data sets.
Format Name ESRI Shapefile
Format Version Number ARC Version 9.x
Format Specification ArcView Shapefile Format
Format Information Content MEGIS has made all vector layers, in the Maine GIS Internet Data Catalog, available in ESRI's ArcView shapefile format. A shapefile is a simple non-topological format that stores the geometry and attribute information for a set of geographic features as a set of vector (point, line, polygon) coordinates. Shapefiles draw quickly and directly in ArcView, ArcGIS, ArcExplorer. Shapefiles are a compatible data type for many other types of GIS software. Three files are fundamental to each shapefile: .shp stores the feature geometry (shape and location information); .shx stores the index of the feature geometry; .dbf a dBASE (TM) file stores the attribute information for the features. Other index files may be created to help speed analysis and query: these file formats are .sbn .sbx .ain .aix .fbn and .fbx. In addition you may find projection .prj, and metadata .xml, files associated with shapefiles.
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Contact Organization (MEGIS) Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems
Contact Position GIS Coordinator
Address Type mailing address
Address State House Station 145
City Augusta
State or Province ME
Postal Code 04333-0145
Country USA
Contact Voice Telephone (207) 624-7700
Contact Facsimile Telephone (207) 287-3842
Hours of Service Monday through Friday 0800 - 1700 EST
Distribution Liability Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes.
Format Name ARCSDE
Format Version Number ArcSDE 9.x
Format Information Content Oracle 9i
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